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1326 results for: Keyword - Captain Thomson
We found 1000 matches on Performance Comments, 148 matches on Performance Title, 128 matches on Author, 127 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

826
30 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Captain O'Cutter Actor: Bailey

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Creswick; Mr Harlowe-Kenny; Captain Cape-West; Mrs Harlowe-Mrs West; Miss Harlowe-Mrs Roach.
Cast
Role: Captain Cape Actor: West

Song: End III: a new Cantata, suitable to the occasion, composed by Barthelemon,-Mrs Barthelemon

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon; in which Grammacree with variations-

827
01 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Crisis; or, Love and Fear

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Bannister, Holcroft, Dodd, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Baddeley. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Captain Melford-Webster; Rustan-Bannister; Orak-Holcroft; Panic-Dodd; Eliza-Mrs Wrighten; Sophia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Captain Melford Actor: Webster

Dance: As17780109

828
09 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Peile [1st appearance in that character]; Governor-Whitfield; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Dunstall; Stanmore-Robson; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Hotman-L'Estrange; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Captain Driver Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers

Song: End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell

829
09 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Russell; Mr Harlow-Cooke; Captain Cape-West; Servant-Massey; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Burden; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs West; Miss Harlow (the Old Maid)-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Captain Cape Actor: West

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780608

830
19 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost; or, The Dead Man Alive

Performance Comment: Sir Jeffery Constant-Massey; Captain Constant-Cooke; Trusty-Newton; Clinch-Bailey; Roger-Russell; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Dolly-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Captain Constant Actor: Cooke

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

831
11 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: As17780522, but Captain Flash-Davis; song-_.
Cast
Role: Captain Flash Actor: Davis
Role: Captain Loveit Actor: Gardner

832
24 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Brereton; Duncan-Chambers; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Davies; Banquo-Packer; Lenox-Norris; Donalbain-R. Palmer; Captain-Wrighten; Angus-Chaplin; Seward-Hurst; Doctor-Wright; Seyton-Griffiths; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry; Lady Macbeth-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; With the original Music by Matthew Locke with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Legg, Chaplin, Fawcett, Carpenter,Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett

833
08 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley (1st time)-Mrs Brereton; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Farren (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Captain Dudley Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: End II: The Power of Love The Force of Love, as17781003

834
28 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Hurst; Cob-Moody; Master Mathew-Burton; Cash-R. Palmer; Formal-Wright; Captain Bobadil-Henderson; Bridget-Mrs Brereton; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Captain Bobadil Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

835
10 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Brereton; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian-Lamash; Antonio-Wrighten; Captain-Wright; Officer-Nash; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Clown (with the original Epilogue Song)-Vernon; Malvolio-Yates; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Viola-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

836
18 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst; Alonzo-Chaplin; Copper Captain-King; Margaretta-Miss Sherry; Clara-Miss Collett; Altea-Mrs Love; Old Woman-Mr Baddeley; Maid-Mr Waldron; Estifania-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

837
20 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Captain Absolute Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

838
28 December 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni Adventurer; Or, Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: Fashionable Love; or, The Happy British Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Lovegirlo-Kennedy; Captain Bilkum-Davis; Gallono-Keene; Leathersides-Clarke; Chairman-Evans; Kissinda-Miss Dudley; Stormandra-Mrs Lefevre; Nonparel-Miss Walters; Industrious Jenny-Miss Hiorne; Mother Punchbowl-Mr Swords.
Cast
Role: Captain Bilkum Actor: Davis

Dance: Entertainments ofDancing-

Entertainment: Monologue.End III: Imitations [Vocal and Rhetorical, never attempted, a Trumpet-a Choice Spirit [who will (to his vocal performances) accompany himself with the Symphonies (his 1st appearance on the stage [unidentified])

839
22 February 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Prejudice of Fashion

Performance Comment: Colonel Ancient-Mitchell; Medium-Cooke; Captain O'Cargo-Smith; Whisk-Sparks; Jonathan-Durravan; Carbuncle-Helme; Marmozet-Everard; Lucinda-Miss Freeman; Lady Ancient-Miss Hoare.
Cast
Role: Captain O'Cargo Actor: Smith

840
22 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Gloster-Aickin; Bastard-Palmer; Kent (1st time)-Hurst; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Wrighten; Burgundy-Norris; Gentleman Usher-Burton; Physician-Wright; Old Peasant-Waldron; Servant to Cornwall-R. Palmer; Curan-Fawcett; Captain of the Guards-Chaplin; Edgar-Webster; Goneril-Miss Sherry; Regan-Mrs Colles; Arante-Miss Kirby; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

841
27 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Britons, Strike Home

Performance Comment: ; or, The Sailor's Rehearsal. Principal Characters-Vernon, Aickin, Bannister, Baddeley, Wrighten, Burton, Norris. [Edition of 1739 lists the parts: Captain Briton, Lieutanant Meanwell, Sir John Freehold, Export, Dapperwit, Foremost, Bowsprit, Father Dominique, Capstern, Starboard, Helmaloe, Don Jack, Don Uric, Kitty.]Edition of 1739 lists the parts: Captain Briton, Lieutanant Meanwell, Sir John Freehold, Export, Dapperwit, Foremost, Bowsprit, Father Dominique, Capstern, Starboard, Helmaloe, Don Jack, Don Uric, Kitty.]

842
03 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Wroughton; Aboan-Aickin; Blandford-Hull; Governor-Whitfield; Stanmore-Robson; Captain Driver-Thompson; Daniel-Quick; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda (for that night only)-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Captain Driver Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos, King of Queerummania-Wilson; Bombardinion-Robson; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Booth; Captain of the Guards-Bates; Herald-Thompson; Doctor-Ledger; Cook-Stevens; Rigdum Funnidos-Lee Lewes; Fadladinida, Queen of Queerummania-Miss Platt; Venus-Miss Green; Tatlanthe-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Bates

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

843
01 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Captain LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Norris; Harwood-Lamash; Lord Brilliant-R. Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Collett; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggrel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Captain LeBrush Actor: Palmer

Dance: End IV: As17780919

844
18 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley; Major Oakly-Digges; Charles-Dimond [From the Theatre Royal, Bath]; Lord Trinket-Lamash; Captain O'Cutter-Egan; Tom-Stevens; Paris-Jackson; John-Kenny; Lady Freelove's Servant-Painter; Russet-Aickin; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Lady Freelove-Miss Sherry; Harriot-Miss Harper; Toilet-Miss Hale; Chambermaid-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Montague (1st appearance).
Cast
Role: Captain O'Cutter Actor: Egan

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Wood

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance, as17790602

845
30 September 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Brereton; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Captain Dudley Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire; or, Harlequin in the Peak

846
01 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wroughton; Old Knowell-Hull; Young Knowell-Whitfield; Wellbred-Robson; Master Stephen-Edwin; Master Matthew-Wewitzer; Cash-Thompson; Formal-Jones; Brainworm-Wilson; Downright-Clarke; Justice Clement-Booth; Cob-Fearon; Captain Bobadil-Lee Lewes; Bridget-Mrs Whitfield; Tib-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Captain Bobadil Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Dockyard, as17790924

847
02 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Norris; Alonzo-Chaplin; Copper Captain-King; Margaretta-Miss Sherry; Clara-Miss Collett; Altea-Mrs Love; Old Woman-Mr Baddeley; Maid-Mr Waldron; Estifania-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

848
10 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Hull, Whitfield, Peile, L'Estrange, Fearon, Robson, Booth, Thompson, Aickin, Miss Platt, Miss Younge (1st appearance at this theatre). Cast from Morning Chronicle, 11 Nov.: Sforza-Henderson; Cardinal-Hull; Alphonso-Whitfield; Emperor-Peile; Pescara-L'Estrange; Spanish Captains-Fearon, Robson, Booth; Lodovico-Thompson; Francisco-Aickin; Attendant-Miss Platt; Marcelia-Miss Younge; New Prologue-Lee Lewes, Hull (Public Advertiser, 11 Nov.); New Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (ibid.).
Cast
Role: Spanish Captains Actor: Fearon, Robson, Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

849
03 January 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife

Performance Comment: Sir Scrapeall-Barrett; Colonel Parapet-Vowell; Sir Charles Prudent-Harrington; Fuzee-Blackburn; Crambo-Brown; Timothy-Munden; Captain Starboard-Smith; Lady Charlotte-Miss O'Brien (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in London); Lady Brainless-Mrs Baker; Emmeline-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance upon any stage [unidentified]); Ruelle-Miss Dudley; Mrs Busy-Mrs Lefevre; Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Captain Starboard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: End II: Miller

Entertainment: End: Variety of Rhetorical Imitations-a Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified])

850
25 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Henderson; Duke-Whitfield; Cacafogo-Booth; Juan-L'Estrange; Sanchio-Robson; Alonzo-Fearon; Copper Captain-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Margaritta-Mrs Jackson; Clara-Miss Platt; Altea-Mrs Whitfield; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Mrs White; Estifania-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Leoni
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Reinhold