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4002 results for: Keyword - C. Kemble
We found 1770 matches on Event Comments, 1432 matches on Performance Comments, 1412 matches on Roles/Actors, 470 matches on Author, and 115 matches on Performance Title.

201
10 November 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Loveless-Wroughton; Col. Townly-Barrymore; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Probe-Wathen; Lory-Benson; La Varole-Maddocks; Shoemaker-Phillimore; Taylor-Hollingsworth; Mendlegs-Webb; Jeweller-Trueman; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Lord Rakeland-Barrymore; Sir Adam Contest-King; Mr Milden-Packer; Mr Contest-C. Kemble; John-Trueman; William-Evans; Lady Autumn-Miss Tidswell; Lady Contest-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Hamford-Mrs Hopkins; Hannah-Miss Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Mr Contest Actor: C. Kemble

202
25 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Escalus-Benson; Paris-C. Kemble; Montague-Phillimore; Capulet-Aickin; Romeo-Barrymore; Mercutio-Dodd; Benvolio-Whitfield; Tybalt-Caulfield; Friar Lawrence-Packer; Friar John-Maddocks; Balthazar-Banks; Sampson-Hollingsworth; Gregory-Evans; Abram-Jones; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Watch-Webb; Page-Miss Menage; Lady Capulet-Miss Tidswell; Juliet (1st time, and for that night only)-Mrs Jordan; Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Paris Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Song: End IV: a Funeral Procession- to the Monument of the Capulets; with a Dirge-by Linley? Sen. Vocal PartsBannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Master Welsh, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp

203
29 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Packer; Hamlet-Wroughton; Polonius-Dodd (1st appearance in that character); Horatio-Whitfield; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Marcellus-Benson; Bernardo-Phillimore; Ghost of Hamlet's father-Bensley; Players-Maddocks, Hollingsworth; 1st Grave@digger-King (1st appearance in that character); 2nd Grave@digger-Burton; Gertrude-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Ophelia-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character in London]); [in which she will introduce an additional Air by Linley-Mrs Jordan; Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Mr Contest Actor: C. Kemble

Entertainment: Monologue.End: a Serio-Comic, Poetic, Prosaic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

204
07 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Performance Comment: As17960504, but Mahmoud-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Mahmoud Actor: C. Kemble.
Role: Characters Actor: Aickin, Kemble, Braham

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Kera Khan Actor: C. Kemble

205
24 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17951230, but Vapour-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Vapour Actor: C. Kemble.

206
28 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Performance Comment: As17960430, but Mahmoud-C. Kemble; Cassan-Wewitzer; General Chorus-Miss _Arne.
Cast
Role: Mahmoud Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Characters Actor: Aickin, Kemble, Braham

Afterpiece Title: Alive and Merry

207
04 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Cast
Role: Mahmoud Actor: C. Kemble In place of Kemble
Role: Characters Actor: Aickin, Kemble, Braham

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: C. Kemble

Dance: II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

208
06 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-C. Kemble; Meanwell-Davies (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Young Meanwell-Palmer Jun.; Servant-Abbot; Skipwell-R. Palmer; Letty-Mrs Gibbs; Florinda-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Villamour Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

209
26 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-C. Kemble; Captain Brazen-Bannister Jun.; Ballance-Aickin; Worthy-Caulfield; Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Welch Collier-Waldron Jun.; Constable-Ledger; Scale-Burton; Scruple-Usher; Steward-Abbot; Servant-Lyons; Bullock-Fawcett; Recruits-Suett, Wathen; Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Mrs Harlowe; Melinda-Miss Heard; Mob Women-Mrs Booth, Mrs Gaudry; Sylvia-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: La Varenne Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble.

210
02 August 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17960625 but Vapour-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Vapour Actor: C. Kemble.
Role: Virolet Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Zorayda Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: La Varenne Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble

211
18 August 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; Hotspur-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that charaacter); King Henry-Aickin; Prince John of Lancaster-Miss Granger; Worcester-Davies; Douglas-Caulfield; Sir Richard Vernon-Palmer Jun.; Sir Walter Blunt-Trueman; Westmorland-Usher; Northumberland-Abbot; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Ledger; Peto-Lyons; Gadshill-Chippendale; Francis-Waldron Jun.; Carriers-Suett, Wathen; Prince of Wales (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Hostess-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Percy-Miss Logan.
Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: The Children Actor: Master _Kemble, Master Menage.
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble

212
05 September 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Glib-Bannister Jun.; Sir Toby Fuz-Wathen; Sir Macaroni Virtu-R. Palmer; Carpenter-Abbot; Mervin-Palmer Jun.; Patent-Trueman; Prompter-Waldron; Wilson-C. Kemble; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Sweepers-Mrs Booth, Mrs Heard; Miss Fuz-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Wilson Actor: C. Kemble

Monologue: In which will be introduced The Burletta of Orpheus. Orpheus-Davies; Old Shepherd-Fawcett; Rhodope-Mrs Bland

213
24 September 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Count Baldwin-Packer; Biron-Barrymore; Carlos-C. Kemble; Villeroy-Palmer; Sampson-Phillimore; Child-Master Chatterley; Bellford-R. Palmer; Pedro-Trueman; Gentlemen-Caulfield, Maddocks; Servant-Webb; Officer-Cooke; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Nurse-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Song: In III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Miss Leak, Master Welsh

214
01 October 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish-Bannister Jun.; Belville-C. Kemble; William-Maddocks; Countryman-Hollingsworth; Servant-Webb; Alithea-Mrs Goodall; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Belville Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Ballet: End: The Triumph of Love. Corida-Mlle Parisot (by permission of the Proprietor of the king's Theatre); Olympio-Gentili; Aristea-Sga Bossi? DelCaro; Cupid-Master Menage; Discord-Master Chatterley; Nymphs-Mrs Brooker, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett, Miss Bourk, Miss Daniels, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Thompson; Shepherds-Roffey, Whitmell, Thompson, Wells, Banks, Garman, Butler, Nicolini

215
19 October 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-C. Kemble; Sir Philip Modelove-Wewitzer; Obadiah Prim-Hollingsworth; Tradelove-Wathen; Perriwinkle-Suett; Sackbut-R. Palmer; Simon Pure-Caulfield; Aminadab-Grimaldi; Gentlemen-Cooke, Trueman; Stockbrokers-Banks, Maddocks; Servant-Webb; Waiters-Evans, Fisher, Master Gregson; Mrs Prim-Miss Pope; Nancy-Miss Mellon; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Lady-Miss Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: III afterpiece: Dance-Master and Miss Menage

216
03 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17960927, but Charles Surface-Campbell (1st appearance on this stage); Careless-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: C. Kemble.
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: As17961019

Song: As17960927

217
18 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: As17961004, but Sir Miles Mowbray-Wewitzer; David Mowbray-C. Kemble; 1st Servant-Evans.
Cast
Role: David Mowbray Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961116

218
26 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Palmer; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Denman; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Cooke; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Packer, Evans, Maddocks, Grimaldi; Bulcazin Muley-Caulfield; Ganem-Trueman; Pacha-Wewitzer; Ali Beg-Phillimore; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Miss Miller; Floranthe-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Virolet Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

219
28 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Thoroughgood-Aickin; Barnwell-Packer; George Barnwell-C. Kemble; Trueman-Holland; Blunt-R. Palmer; Servant-Evans; Jailor-Maddocks; Maria-Miss Miller; Millwood-Mrs Siddons; Lucy-Miss Pope (Their 1st appearance in those characters [but see below]).but see below]).
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112

220
14 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17960927, but Careless-C. Kemble; Trip-_; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: C. Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. Jamie-Gentili; Glaude-Grimaldi; Fanny-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro [no other performers listed (see17961116)]

221
23 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17961006, but Beverley-Barrymore; Lewson-C. Kemble; Dawson-Phillimore; Waiter-Webb.
Cast
Role: Lewson Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

222
29 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-Whitfield; Bygrove-Aickin; Capt. Bygrove-C. Kemble; Sir J. Millamour-Packer; Sir H. Lovewit-R. Palmer; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell-Miss Farren; Lady Jane-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Miss Neville-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Bygrove Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

223
30 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Escalus-Campbell; Paris-C. Kemble; Montague-Phillimore; Capulet-Aickin; Romeo-Barrymore; Mercutio-Palmer; Benvolio-Whitfield; Tybalt-Caulfield; Friar Lawrence-Packer; Lady Capulet-Miss Tidswell; Nurse-Mrs Booth; Juliet-Miss Miller (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Paris Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

224
17 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Frederick-Barrymore; Duke-Whitfield; Petruchio-C. Kemble; Antonio-Suett; Gentlemen-Caulfield, Cooke, Fisher, Trueman; Peter-Russell; Anthony-Wewitzer; Surgeon-Maddocks; Francisco-Hollingsworth; First Constantia-Mrs Powell; Mother@in@Law to Constantia-Miss Tidswell; Kinswoman-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Maddocks; Second Constantia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

225
08 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17970206, but Axalla-C. Kemble; Dervise-Packer.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Bajazet Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day