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1689 results for: Keyword - Brown
We found 1971 matches on Roles/Actors, 366 matches on Performance Comments, 81 matches on Event Comments, 59 matches on Author, and 42 matches on Performance Title.

76
12 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Brown, Thompson, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope.
Role: Johnson Actor: Brown
Role: unassigned Actor: Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Ryder (1st appearance in that character); Sir ThomasTesty-Fearon; Dick-Brown; Old Hob-Booth; Friendly-Davies; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Stuart; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Brown

Dance: End: The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd-Byrn, Ratchford, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

77
15 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Sydney-Aickin; Melville-Hull; Counsellor Plausible-Brown; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-Ledger; John-Helme; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Mrs T. Kennedy; Betty Hint-Mrs Morton; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Counsellor Plausible Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17861115, but William-Mrs Brown (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Brown

78
26 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Performance Comment: [Partial cast from score (Longman and Broderip 1787]), and Morning Chronicle, 27 Dec.: Magicians-Darley, Cubitt; Necromancer-Davies; Harlequin-Brown; Zany-Wewitzer; Ballad Singer-Gaudry (who sang "The American Ballad" [i.e. Yankee Doodle]); Hymen-Mrs Martyr; Colombine-Miss Wilkinson; [Larpent MS also lists: Genius of the Wood-; Animals-; Crier-; Shewman-; Master of the Quay-; Mayor-; Giants-; Judge-; Councillor-; Goaler-; Boatman-; Neptune-; Dr Graham-; Bailiff-; Bacchanal-; Nymphs-.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Brown

79
11 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: The Guardian-Pope; Sir Charles Clackit-Quick; Young Clackit-Brown; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Harriet-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Brown

Dance: II: a Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play; End: The Indian's Ransom, as17870217

80
17 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Lewis; Lord Glenmore-Aickin; Governor Harcourt-Fearon; Capt. Harcourt-Davies; Grey-Hull; Vane-Brown; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character); Miss Mortimer-Mrs Inchbald; Cecilia-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Vane Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Lovelace Actor: Brown

Dance: After Monologue: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131

Entertainment: Monologue End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners, as17870410

81
27 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Lewis; Lovel-Brown; Freeman-Macready; Philip-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Sir Harry's Servant-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Bab-Mrs Morton; Kitty (with a song in character; for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: Brown

Dance: End: Leap Year, as17870425; II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Ryder, Mrs Pope

Song: II: a Glee-King, Darley, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Kennedy

82
15 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Performance Comment: As17870424, but Germueil-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character) in place of Brown; Nina-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character) [in place of Mrs Martyr; Prologue-Holman. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the next 6 performances only (see17870612.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the next 6 performances only (see17870612.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Brown, Hull, Thompson, Darley, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Martyr. Cast adjusted from score

Dance: End: The Piping Pedlar- [see17861002]

Song: Afterpiece: an additional song by Piccinni-

83
19 September 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Ryder; Obadiah Prim-Booth; Sir Philip Modelove-Wewitzer; Tradelove-Thompson; Sackbut-Fearon; Freeman-Davies; Aminadab-Stevens; Simon Pure-Brown; Periwinkle-Quick; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Mrs Davenett; Mask'd Lady-Miss Brangin; Ann Lovely-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Simon Pure Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

84
24 September 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Damaetas-Brown; Pan-Cubitt; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Damaetas Actor: Brown

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Doyle, Rock, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

Related Works
Related Work: Physick Lies a Bleeding; or, The Apothecary Turned Doctor Author(s): Thomas Brown
Related Work: The Fatal Retirement Author(s): Anthony Brown
Related Work: Barbarossa Author(s): John Brown
Related Work: Athelstan Author(s): John Brown

85
17 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Edwin; Marshal Fherbelin-Davies; Father Luke-Booth; Olmutz-Cubitt; Rupert-Brown; Adjutant-Gardner; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Webb; Norah-Miss Rowson; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Rupert Actor: Brown

86
30 November 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Ryder; Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Farren; Col. Bully (with a song)-Davies; Razor-Bernard; Lord Rake-Cubitt; Constable-Thompson; Feeble-Stevens; Taylor-Brown; Justice-Booth; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Mrs Wells; Mademoiselle-Mrs Morton; Lady Brute-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871129

87
10 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirable-Pope; Old Mirable-Quick (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Dugard-Macready; Petit-Brown; Bravoes-Cubitt, Thompson, Gardner, Stevens; Duretete-Ryder; Oriana-Mrs Bernard; Lamorce-Mrs Platt; Bissarre-Mrs Abington (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Petit Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

88
21 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Johnstone; Captain Belville-Brown; Rustic-Davies; Irish Haymaker-Rock; William-Mrs Kennedy; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Rosina-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Brown

89
26 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake; or, The Regions of Fancy

Performance Comment: Cast from Public Advertiser, 28 Dec.: Harlequin-Brown; German Baron-Wewitzer; English Father-Fearon; Petit Maitre-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Blurton?]); Pierrot-Cubitt; Clown-Blanchard; Columbine-Mrs Rock; English Father's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Barones-Mrs Davenett. [World, 28 Dec., also lists, without assignment, Mrs Webb and Miss Tweedale.]World, 28 Dec., also lists, without assignment, Mrs Webb and Miss Tweedale.]
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Brown

Dance: [not listed on playbill]. "A dance based on a print entitled The Long Minuet (by H. W. Bunbury) was well attempted" (World, 27 Dec.)

90
05 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Ryder; Gripe-Wewitzer; Thrifty-Booth; Leander-Davies; Octavian-Macready; Shift-Cubitt; Sly-Brown; Lucia-Miss Brangin; Clara-Miss Stuart.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: Brown

Dance: As17871029

91
18 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Sydney-Aickin; Melville-Hull; Counsellor Plausible-Brown; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-Ledger; John-Helme; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Miss Tweedale; Betty Hint-Mrs Morton; Lady Macsycophant-Mrs Platt; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Counsellor Plausible Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Brown

92
21 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Ryder; Frederick-Farren; Clerimont-Macready; James-Cubitt; Decoy-Thompson; Taylor-Wewitzer; Upholsterer-Helme; Sparkle-Brown; Satin-Blurton; Lawyer-Rock; Ramilie-Lewis; Mariana-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Mrs Mountain; Wheedle-Miss Stuart; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Platt; Lappet-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sparkle Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: Mirth by Moonshine, as17870928, but _Ratchford, Mrs _Invill

93
23 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Macready; Dapper-Stevens; Quildrive-Brown; Old Philpot-Quick; Corinna-Miss Brangin; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Quildrive Actor: Brown

Dance: As17880128

94
11 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: She Stoops to Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Ryder (1st appearance in that character); Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Diggory-Booth; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Footman-Brown; Servant-Stevens; Countrymen-Ledger, Painter; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Footman Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17880301

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: Bucks have at You All as spoken in Dublin-Ryder

95
24 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: Omai; or, A Trip round the World

Performance Comment: Towha (the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors)-Helme; Otoo (Father of Omai)-Darley; Omai-Blurton; Harlequin (Servant to Omai)-Brown; Oediddee (Pretender to the Throne)-Mrs Kennedy; Oberea (an Enchantress)-Mrs Martyr; Don Struttolando (Rival to Omai)-Macready; Clown (his Servant)-Wewitzer; Britannia-Mrs Platt; Londina (the Consort destined to Omai)-Mrs Watts; Colombine (Maid to Londina)-Mrs Rock; An English Sailor (with a song)-Edwin.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Brown

96
28 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Faulkland-Lewis; Captain Absolute-Bernard; Sir Anthony Absolute-Fearon; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-Brown; David-Wewitzer; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Quick; Julia-Miss Brunton; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Fag Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford

97
08 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ton; Or, Follies Of Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Ryder; Sir ThomasTesty-Fearon; Dick-Brown; Old Hob-Booth; Friendly-Davies; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Stuart; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Brown

98
14 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Lewis; Lovel-Brown; Freeman-Macready; Philip-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Sir Harry's Servant-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Lady Bab-Mrs Morton; Kitty (with the song)-Mrs Abington; mock minuet-Ryder, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: Brown

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance, as17871107; End: New Divertisement, as17880124

Song: II afterpiece: Ally Croaker in two parts,-Mrs Abington, Johnstone

99
05 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Ryder; Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Jeremy-Evatt; Footman-Brown; Servant-Stevens; Countrymen-Ledger, Painter; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Footman Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

100
09 March 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Ozmyn and Daraxa

Performance Comment: As17930307but General Chorus-_Brown, _Dorion Jun.
Cast
Role: 930307but General Chorus Actor: _Brown, _Dorion Jun.
Role: General Chorus Actor: Danby, Shaw, Welsh, Dorion, Brown, Dorion Jun., Mrs Shaw, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry.

Dance: As17930307