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We found 23452 matches on Performance Comments, 6461 matches on Performance Title, 4608 matches on Event Comments, 28 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Hotspur-Aickin; Henry-L'Estrange; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Northumberland-Johnson; Westmoreland-Griffiths; Vernon-R. Palmer; Blunt-Wright; Bardolph-Lloyd; Gadshill-Stephens; Carriers-Parsons, Waldron; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Piercy-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Johnson
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Griffiths
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Johnson; Nephew-L'Estrange; Bates-Fearon; Thomas-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Palmer; Irish Widow, with Epilogue song-Mrs Greville.

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: The Prelude shortened, and is much the better for it (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #246 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Furrow Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Jefferson; Bellmour-Davies; Catesby-Wright; Ratcliffe-Farren; Derby-Hurst; Shore-Reddish; Alicia-Miss Younge; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: May Day; or, The Little Gipsy

Performance Comment: William-Vernon; Clod-Bannister; Dozey-Waldron; Cryer-Wrighten; Furrow-Parsons; Dolly-Mrs Wrighten; The Little Gipsy-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Dunstall; Captain Loveit-Fearon; Jasper-Thompson; Capt. Flash-Lee Lewes; Tag-Mrs Pitt; Miss Biddy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Captain Loveit Actor: Fearon
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Barry; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Clarke; Duke-Mahon; Bedamar-Whitefield; Spinosa-L'Estrange; Elliot-Fearon; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Newton, box-keeper. As Newton superintends the whole Performance of the Play, Farce and Interlude, the greatest care will be taken to gratify the taste of a most generous Public. Tickets to be had of Mrs Newton at the Seven Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-A Young Gentleman (Pupil to Newton; 1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Gonzalez-Lloyd; Garcia-Garland (of Deptford); Selim-Johnson; Perez-Kenny; Alonzo-Dancer; Heli-Smith; King-Comerford; Zara-A Young Lady [unidentified]; Leonora-Miss C. Newton; Almeria (the Mourning Bride)-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Garland

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Ware (of Deptford); Young Wilding-Sparks; Old Wilding-Taylor (of Deptford); Dapper-Dancer; Quildrive-Smith; Beaufort-Johnson; Young Philpot-Garland; Maria (with Theatrical Imitations)-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Garland

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.End 3rd piece: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Comerford; Worthy-Johnson; Captain Brazen-Russell; Justice Ballance-Lewis; Bullock-Newton; ThomasAppletree-Kenny; Costar Pearmain-Dancer; Serjeant Kite-Smith; Sylvia-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs West; Lucy-Miss Taylor; Rose-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Comerford
Role: Captain Brazen Actor: Russell
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs West

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Ross
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Wilks
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs West.

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

Performance Comment: As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick.
Cast
Role: Captain O'Blunder Actor: Broderick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Pylades-Packer; Phoenix-Hurst; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cleone-Miss Sherry; Cephisa-Miss Platt; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin (1st appearance this season); Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Lee Lewes; Lorenzo (with songs)-Mattocks; Duke-Fearon; Launcelot-Quick; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Dayes; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim, as17761009; End IV: Mirth and Jollity, as17761015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wroughton; Acasto-Clarke; Polydore-Aickin; Chaplain-L'Estrange; Ernesto-Fearon; Page-Master Jones; Chamont-Lewis; Serina-Miss Leeson; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: As17761031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Capulet Actor: Clarke
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philot-Woodward; Sir Jasper Wilding-Dunstall; Old Philpot-Quick; Young Wilding-Whitefield; Beaufort-Thompson; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #260 12s. (259.17; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitefield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Cardinal Wolsey-Lee; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Ward; Cromwell-Whitefield; Gardiner-Wilson; Lord Sands-Wewitzer; Lord Chamberlain-Lee Lewes; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Booth; Lord Chancellor-Fearon; Anne Bullen-Miss Ambrose; Patience (with a song)-Miss Dayes; Queen Catherine-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Cast
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: I: the Banquet, with Dancing-Dumay, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Dodd; Sir George Trueman-Aickin; Vellum-Parsons; Fantome-Packer; Gardener (1st time)-Baker; Butler-Baddeley; Coachman-Moody; Lady Trueman-Mrs Hopkins; Abigail-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Cast
Role: Tabby Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: The German Hotel Author(s): Johann Christian Brandes

Dance: In: The Irish Fair, as17761031

Event Comment: [As afterpiece playbill announces the 8th night of The Seraglio. In the Account-Book it is deleted, and The Padlock listed (see 17 Dec.). The change was made probably because of Leoni's illness (see 30 Nov.). This was Barry's last appearance on the stage; he died on 10 Jan. 1777.] Receipts: #187 15s. 6d. (186.11.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Barry; Philotas(1st time)-Ward; Arcas-Fearon; Dionysius-Clarke; Herald-L'Estrange; Melanthon-Hull; Officer-Booth; Calippus-Whitefield; Phocion-Wroughton; Erixene-Miss Ambrose; Euphrasia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: See17761011, but Petruchio-Lewis; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Performance Comment: As17761214, but Azema-Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Scander Actor: Bannister
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Semiramis, announced on playbill of 21 Dec.] Mrs Yates sent Word last Night that her Cold continued--she could not play in Semiramis to-night. [Note added by J. P. Kemble: I have not yet found the rest of Mr. Hopkins Diary for the Year] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #185 17s. 6d. (160.18.0; 24.2.6; 0.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: House@keeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Abington
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Scander Actor: Bannister
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: As17761218

Event Comment: Semiramis [announced on playbill of 28 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on Account of Mrs Yates' illness. Receipts: #130 5s. (107.7.0; 21.7.6; 1.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Farren
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Melmoth

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Scander Actor: Bannister
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Song: As17761226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Fawcett; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Event Comment: [For the dance the playbill lists The Savage Hunters, but "Last night Sga Ricci being suddenly taken ill...Gallet and Mlle Dupre undertook at a short notice to dance The Triumph of Love" (Morning Post, 10 Jan.).] Receipts: #217 10s. 6d. (190.14.0; 25.7.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17761231, but Mrs Fainall (1st time)-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Miss Hopkins.
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: As17761212

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted there. In Act III The Procession and Ceremony at the Tomb of Cresphontesv. [Peile is identified on playbill of 16 Apr. 1777.] Receipts: #247 17s. 6d. (246.16.6; 1.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Peile]); Poliphontes-Hull; Narbas-Clarke; Euricles-Whitefield; Erox-L'Estrange; High Priest-Fearon; Ismene-Miss Leeson; Merope-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Event Comment: [Afterpiece: In 3 acts, "with the Dialogue contracted, and the Airs least approved of left out" [(Public Advertiser, 7 Feb.).] Receipts: #233 5s. (231.8.6; 1.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: As17770206, but Mrs Whitefield's name listed in playbill.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17771025, but Randal-_; Martin-_; Patrico-_; Beggars-_; Beggar Women-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: As17770214, but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs Farrell (1st appearance in the Oratorios).

Song: With additional airs-

Music: End Part I: solo on the German flute-DeCamp; End Part II: concerto on the violin, as17770214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Prodigal Son

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Performance Comment: Song by $Arnold-Saville; song by $Giordani-Reinhold; song by $Dr Arne-Mrs Farrell; song-Tenducci; song by $Saccini-Miss Harrop; accompanied violin obligato-Lamotte; to conclude with My Heart is inditing-(from Coronation Anthems).
Cast
Role: Dr Arne Actor: Mrs Farrell

Song: In I: song by Dr Arne, as17770314

Music: solo on the violoncello-Cervetto; concerto on the violin, as17770214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Raymond-Wroughton; Grey-Clarke; Laroche-Whitefield; Morton-L'Estrange; Sir Ardolph-Fearon; Peasant-Booth; Knight-Robson; Eleanor-Miss Dayes; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Husband

Performance Comment: Characters-Quick, Lee Lewes, Fearon, Booth [Public Advertiser: Walters], Dunstall, Mrs Mattocks.Public Advertiser: Walters], Dunstall, Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17761223