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1133 results for: Keyword - Captain O'Bryan
We found 975 matches on Performance Comments, 141 matches on Performance Title, 81 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
22 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Gardner; Jasper-Stevens; Puff-Massey; Fribble-Lamash; with a song-Lamash; Tag-Mrs Poussin; Miss Biddy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Captain Flash Actor: Palmer
Role: Captain Loveit Actor: Gardner

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-, as17780518

52
21 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy

Performance Comment: Captain Mizen-Dodd (of dl); Captain Worthy-Wroughton; Sir Charles Pleasant-Whitfield; Lieut. Cribbage-Booth; Lieut. Easy-Fearon; Binnacle-Wilson; Hatchway (with songs)-Mahon; Commodore Flip-Lee Lewes; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Belinda-Miss Leeson; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Jiltup-Mrs White; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Captain Mizen Actor: Dodd
Role: Captain Worthy Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: In Naval Review: Dance of Sailors-Aldridge, others

Song: End Dance: the Air [in The Comedy of Errors see17790122]-Mrs Kennedy

53
07 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Leoni
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Reinhold

54
05 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Gardner; Fribble-Lamash; Tag-Mrs Poussin; Miss Biddy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Captain Flash Actor: Palmer
Role: Captain Loveit Actor: Gardner

Dance: End I 2nd piece: As17800530; III: a Hornpipe-Master Byrne. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

55
03 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Morris.
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Leoni
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Reinhold

56
18 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Crawford (1st appearance in that character); Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Justice Balance-Packer; Worthy-Farren; Bullock-Moody; Recruits-Parsons, Burton; Captain Brazen-King; Melinda (1st time)-Mrs Farren; Rose-Mrs Cargill; Lucy-Miss Hale; Sylvia-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Crawford
Role: Captain Brazen Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End II: Hornpipe-Blurton

57
15 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-DuBellamy; Tipple (1st time)-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Cargill.
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Captain Greville Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

58
13 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Leoni
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Reinhold

59
04 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Miss IN Her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Puff-Wright; Captain Loveit-R. Palmer; Jasper-Burton; Fribble (1st time)-Waldron; Tag-Mrs Love; Miss Biddy-Miss Barnes (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Captain Flash Actor: Palmer
Role: Captain Loveit Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece, as17810915; End of Act II, as17820302athi

60
07 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Du-Bellamy; Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Miss Wright (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Du-Bellamy

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820223

61
17 July 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett (1st appearance on this stage these 4 years); Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Brett

Dance: As17820613

62
23 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Brett; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Ned-Stevens; Putty-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Brett
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Reinhold

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Brett

63
05 July 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Friend In Need, Is A Friend Indeed

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Brett

64
01 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Brett; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Ned-Stevens; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Brett
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Reinhold

Dance: End of mainpiece Damon and Musidora by Harris and Miss Besford

65
03 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Smith; Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Justice Baliance-Packer; Bullock-Moody; Worthy-Williames; Recruits-Parsons, Burton; Scale-Fawcett; Scruple-Chaplin; Constable-Wrighten; Welsh Collier-Wright; Captain Brazen-Dodd; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Rose-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Miss Hale; Collier's Wife-Mrs Love; Sylvia-Mrs Wilson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Smith
Role: Captain Brazen Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Dignum (1st appearance in that character); Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Ned-Wilson; Putty-Alfred; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Dignum

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Mansion of Peace (composed by Webbe) by Dignum; End of Act IV Awake, AEolean Lyre, as17850422, but Wilson in place of Staunton; End of mainpiece Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day (composed by Hook) by Dignum

66
19 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Young Sadboy-Palmer; Clod-Edwin; Spatterdash-Bannister Jun.; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Lounge-Riley; Twig-Gaudry; Shadrach (1st time)-Barrett; Coachman-Ledger; Waiter-Lyons; Goliah-Miss Painter; Old Sadboy-Gardner; Chronicle (1st time)-Swords; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta (1st time)-Miss George; Mrs Millefleur-Mrs Love; Judith-Miss Hale; Pink-Mrs Lloyd; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Riley .
Cast
Role: Captain Ambush Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Swords; Captain Greville-Brett; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Burton; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Brett

Dance: As17850617

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Tobacco Box by Mr and Miss Brett

67
20 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Dignum; Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Ned-Phillimore; Putty-Alfred; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Crouch .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Dignum

68
01 June 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Bannister Jun.; Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Justice Ballance-Packer; Bullock-Moody; Worthy-Williames; Recruits-Parsons, Burton; Welch Collier-Wright; Constable-Wrighten; Captain Brazen-Dodd; Melinda-Mrs Ward; Rose-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Miss Hale; Sylvia-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Captain Brazen Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End of mainpiece The Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs

69
29 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Davies; Serjeant Kite-Fearon; Bullock-Edwin; Recruits-Bernard, Blanchard; Welch Collier-Wewitzer; Captain Brazen-Ryder; Melinda-Mrs Inchbald; Rose-Mrs Wells; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Sylvia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Lewis
Role: Captain Brazen Actor: Ryder

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: As17880124

70
19 September 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Davies; Serjeant Kite-Fearon; Bullock-Edwin; Recruits-Bernard, Blanchard; Welch Collier-Wewitzer; Captain Brazen-Ryder; Melinda-Mrs Bernard; Rose-Mrs Wells; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Sylvia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Lewis
Role: Captain Brazen Actor: Ryder

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

71
20 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wewitzer; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Rock; Puttey-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza (with Angels ever Bright and Fair from "Theodora" by Handel)-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Johnstone
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17881021

Song: Mainpiece: With an additional song by Shield-; the Bravura Song from Erifile, by Sacchini-; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington

72
25 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Davies; Serjeant Kite-Cubitt; Bullock-Edwin; Recruits-Bernard, Blanchard; Welch Collier-Farley; Captain Brazen-Ryder; Melinda-Mrs Bernard; Rose-Mrs Wells; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Sylvia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Lewis
Role: Captain Brazen Actor: Ryder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

73
18 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy; Or, Hampton-court Frolics

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Ryder; Justice Benbow-Powel; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Rock; Putty-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Mrs Warrell.
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Johnstone
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17891125

74
08 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Davies; Serjeant Kite-Cubitt; Bullock-Wilson; Recruits-Bernard, Blanchard; Welch Collier-Farley; Captain Brazen-Ryder; Melinda-Mrs Bernard; Rose-Mrs Wells; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Sylvia-Mrs Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Scale-Reeve; Scruple-Powel; Gentleman-Ledger.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Lewis
Role: Captain Brazen Actor: Ryder

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

75
14 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Powel; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Rock; Puttey-Reeve; Tipple-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Eliza-Miss Dall (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Johnstone
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister

Dance: After monologue: The Jockies, as17910507

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an Occasional Address-Miss Brunton