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574 results for: Keyword - Capt. Roper
We found 543 matches on Performance Comments, 40 matches on Event Comments, 4 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
17 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Massey; Mat o' th' Mint-Griffiths; Filch-Parsons; Lucy-Miss Hale; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: New Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Hutton

52
08 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Webster (1st appearance upon this stage); Peachum-Moody; Lockit (1st time)-Baddeley; Filch-Parsons; Player-Farren; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny Diver-Mrs Davies; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Blurton. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

53
05 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage).

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

54
22 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Machcath-Brett (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Booth; Mat o' the Mint-Mahon; Jemmy Twitcher-Webb; Wat Dreary-Jones; Crook finger'd Jack-Doyle; Ben Budge-Ledger; Harry Paddington-Darley; Jailer-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis; Dolly Trull-Miss Morris; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Cleland Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitfield; Molly Brazen-Miss Stuart; Betty Doxey-Miss Francis; Polly-Miss Harper. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Miss Matthews

55
30 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Barrymore; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny Diver-Miss Collett; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Miss Wheeler. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Blurton; End of Act III, as17820917

56
14 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Mat o' the Mint-Mahon; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook finger'd Jack-Bates; Wat Dreary-Jones; Harry Paddington-Darley; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Doyle; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis; Dolly Trull-Mrs Chalmers; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitfield; Molly Brazen-Miss Stuart; Betty Doxey-Miss Brangin; Polly-Mrs Bannister. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act I) The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford

57
16 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Barrymore; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character). hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; End of mainpiece, as17840320athi

58
25 September 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by [Thomas] Linley [Sen.]. Paid Properties #1 7s. 6d.; Lampmen #3 18s.; Billstickers #5 8s.; Supernumeraries #5 12s. 6d.; Tailor #7 18s. 7d. Receipts: #179 15s. 6d. (132/5/0; 47/3/6; 0/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Miss Phillips. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

59
06 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook-finger'd Jack-Bates; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Polly-Miss Wheeler. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford; After 2nd song, The Mountaineers, as17841201

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Sorrows of Charlotte at the Tomb of Werter (the music composed by Percy, and never before sung in public) sung in character by Miss Wheeler; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Wheeler

60
13 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Mrs Crouch. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: Captain Freeman-Palmer; Butler-Baddeley; Bustle-Wrighten; Lieutenant Bumper-Chapman; Sir Toby Treacle-Parsons; Lady Treacle-Mrs Hopkins; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Nancy-Mrs Crouch .
Cast
Role: Captain Freeman Actor: Palmer

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Provencalle, as17850922; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills

61
25 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Captain Crevelt Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Performance Comment: Capt. 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.

62
23 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Filch-Wewitzer; Lucy-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs Ratchford

63
28 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Peahcum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Booth; Jenny Diver-Miss Barnes; Polly-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: End II: The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss Stageldoir; III: Hornpipe-Mills

64
30 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Miss In Her Teens

Performance Comment: Capt. Flash-Griffiths; Captain Loveit-Davis; Puff-Follett? Sen.; Jasper-Smith; Fribble-Cooper; Tag-Mrs Waldron; Biddy-Mrs Bolton, .
Cast
Role: Captain Loveit Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: Scrubb's Trip to the Jubilee (as altered by the late David Garrick, Esq., in character,)-Death; Vaudeville. End 2nd piece: a new favourite song-Birkett; Dance-the Miss Simonets; A Pantomimical Interlude: Harlequin (with the celebrated Dying Scene)-Follett Jun., Clown- Follett Sen.; +A martial song-Birkett

65
28 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Edwin; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Wewitzer; Pounce-Fearon; Servant-Evatt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Fainlove-Mrs Bernard; Jenny-Miss Brangin; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville As17890127

66
16 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Ryder; Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Elder Belfield-Davies; Old Goodwin-Hull; Paterson-Cubitt; Philip-Macready; Skiff-Fearon; Francis-Thompson; Jonathan-Gardner; Young Belfield-Farren; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Rowson; Lucy Waters-Mrs Watts; Sophia-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Captain Douce Actor: Cubitt

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts; Landlady-Mr King

67
20 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Locket-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Miss Broadhurst.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe in Character-Ratchford

68
26 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Performance Comment: Capt. Sommerville-Lane; Mr Harley-Havard; Dick-Wright; Mr Sellfield-Johnson; Sir Oliver Oafby-Swords (1st appearance on this stage these 3 years); Miss Sommerville-Miss Chatterley (1st appearance on any stage); Miss Noel-Mrs Steventon; Dorothy-Mrs Sincock; Maid-Miss Standen.

Dance: End IV: a Dance-Allison, Pupils of Allison

69
13 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Fawcett; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Wilson; Pounce-Powel; Servant-Evatt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Fainlove-Miss Chapman; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Esten.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

70
04 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Capt. Meadows-R. Palmer; Young Wrongward-Bland; Old Wrongward-Waldron; John-Burton; Canteen-Benson; Sternhold-Maddocks; Groom-Fawcett; Sophia-Miss Collins; Betsey Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Bland; song-Mrs Bland; Betty-Miss Tidswell.

71
22 January 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Capt. Loveit-Whitfield; Fribble-Russell; Flash-Palmer; Puff-Suett; Jasper-Phillimore; Miss Biddy-Mrs Gibbs; Tag-Miss Tidswell.

Song: As17941112

72
04 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Barrymore; Capt. Cape-King; Mr Harlow-Whitfield; Footman-Banks; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Goodall; The Old Maid (for this night only)-Mrs Jordan; Trifle-Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Capt. Fitzroy-Bannister; Patrick-Mrs Jordan; Darby-Bannister Jun.; Dermot-Dignum; Father Luke-Moody; Bagatelle-Benson; Norah-Mrs Crouch; Kathleen-Mrs Bland.

Song: In: will introduce the favourite song In the dead of the night-Mrs Jordan in The Wedding Day; End 2nd piece: a favourite song-Miss Leak; accompanied on the harp-Meyer? Jun

73
25 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Rees; Sedgely-Hull; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Song: End I 1st piece: The Storm-Incledon; End II: The Description of the Battle of La Hogue, Thursday in the Morn the Nineteenth of May-Incledon (1st time); In course: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Munden; In 2nd piece: I was called knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The turban'd Turk who scorns the world-Johnstone; When foaming waves contrary beat-Incledon; To be sure I don't love in my heart-Johnstone; Our simple tale thus ended-Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Mrs Mountain

74
16 September 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: Capt. Oakland-Incledon; Oakland-Munden; Gunnel-Fawcett; Jeffery-Townsend; Sterling-Powel; M'Scrape-Johnstone; Ellen Woodbine-Mrs Mountain; Lucy Oakland-Mrs Follett; Catherine-Mrs Martyr.

75
24 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Munden; Lockit-Davenport; Mat o' the Mint-Richardson; Ben Budge-Rees; Crookfinger'd Jack-Williamson; Jemmy Twitcher-Gray; Wat Dreary-Street; Nimming Ned-Follett; Harry Paddington-Linton; Robin of Bagshot-Cross; Jailor-Ledger; Drawer-Farley; Filch-Bernard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Follett; Dolly Trull-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Vixen-Miss Kirton; Betty Doxey-Miss G. Walcup; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Leserve; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Ives; Molly Brazen-Miss Walcup; Polly-Mrs Serres.

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrn