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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Davies; Governor Harcourt-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Captain Harcourt-Palmer Jun.; Vane-R. Palmer; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Bridget-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Mortimer-Miss Heard; Warner-Mrs Booth; Cecilia-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance [Mrs Upsdell]).Mrs Upsdell]).
Cast
Role: Captain Harcourt Actor: Palmer Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Performance Comment: Nipperkin-Munden; Lenox-Trueman; Sinclair-Philipps; Major Tactic-Davies; Captain Cruiser-Davenport; Corporal Squib-Abbot; Mary-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Captain Cruiser Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17970615 but Captain Meadows-R. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Captain Meadows Actor: R. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Cast
Role: Captain Manly Actor: Palmer Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Young Sadboy-Palmer; Captain Ambush-C. Kemble; Chronicle-Suett; Shadrach (for that night only)-Wewitzer; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Clod-Munden; Araminta-Mrs Gibbs; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Davenport; Pink-Mrs Harlowe; Dinah Primrose-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Captain Ambush Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar on Horseback

Song: In course: Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row-Munden; The Groupe of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden

Entertainment: Monologue Benjamin Bolus; or, The Newcastle Apothecary-Munden; In the course of the evening: Imitations (including several new ones)-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: See17970615 but Captain Meadows-R. Palmer; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Song: 2nd piece: General Chorus [of Assassins and Nuns (text)]-Linton, Brown, Lyons, Aylmer, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Mrs Andrews, Miss Menage, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brown, Mrs Benson, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Tar; or, Which is the Girl

Performance Comment: Characters-Johnstone, Davies, Trueman, Suett, Mrs Davenport, Miss DeCamp. [Cast from London Chronicle, 25 Aug.: Pat Casey-Johnstone; Captain Steady-Davies; Ben-Trueman; Jerry-Suett; Mrs Bustle-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss DeCamp.]
Cast
Role: Captain Steady Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17970623 but _Caulfield Jun., _Walker, _Willoughby, Mrs _Butler, Mrs _Masters, Mrs _Norton, Miss _Menage, Mrs _Wall, Mrs _Benson, Miss _Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: Cheerly-Incledon; Brummagem-Munden; Ralph-Fawcett; Captain Vain-Knight; Servants and Sailors-Gray, Lee, Street; Laura-Mrs Mountain; Selina-Mrs Castelle; Dolly-Mrs Norton; Fanny-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Knight

Song: In V: Dirge set to Music by Shield-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Henley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Linton, Street, Gray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: Teague (with The Tight Irish Boy)-Johnstone; Colonel Careless-Knight; Captain Manly-Toms; Justice Day-Powel; Mr Story-Claremont; Abel-Simmons; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Captain Manly Actor: Toms

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: Sir David Daw-Russell; Governor Tempest-King; Mr Penruddock-Kemble; Mr Woodville-Caulfield; Mr Sydenham-Palmer; Captain Woodville-C. Kemble; Weazle-Suett; Servant to Woodville-Maddocks; Officer-Wentworth; Jenkins-Wathen; Coachman-Hollingsworth; Mrs Woodville-Mrs Powell; Emily Tempest-Miss Mellon; Dame Dunckley-Mrs Maddocks; Maid-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Captain Woodville Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Afterpiece Title: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Holman; Duke-Clarke; Juan-Toms; Cacafogo-Waddy; Sanchio-Thompson; Alonzo-Powel; Copper Captain-Lewis; Margaretta-Miss Chapman; Altea-Mrs Gilbert; Clara-Mrs Platt; Old Woman-Mr Munden; Maid-Mr Rees; Estifania-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cheap Living

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clermont-C. Kemble; Captain Cape-King; Mr Harlow-Holland; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Goodall; Miss Harlow-Mrs Sparks (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage); Trifle-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Captain Cape Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: Sir Simon Flourish-Quick; Harcourt-Incledon; Captain O'Neill-Johnstone; Old Testy-Munden; Young Flourish-Fawcett; Young Testy-Knight; Bluff-Townsend; Snare-Clarke; Keeper-Thompson; Tipstaff-Simmons; Bailiffs-Linton, Gray, Street; Kitty-Mrs Martyr; Lady Flourish-Mrs Knight; Miss Hartley-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wheatley]).Miss Wheatley]).
Cast
Role: Captain O'Neill Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Lewis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Duncan, King of Scotland-Aickin; Malcolm-C. Kemble; Donalbain-Master Gregson; Macbeth-Kemble; Banquo-Wroughton; Macduff-Palmer; Lenox-Gibbon; Rosse-Holland; Fleance-Master Menage; Siward-Packer; Seyton-Trueman; Physician-Maddocks; Captain-Caulfield; Messenger-Evans; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Dowton, Wewitzer, Suett; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Siddons; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Song: Mainpiece: With Original Musick of Matthew Locke-; and Accompaniments by Dr Arne and Linley? Sen.-; Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Kelly, Sedgwick, Dignum, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Russell; Fag-Trueman; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Evans, Webb, Fisher; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Captain Absolute Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Orsino-Barrymore; Sebastian-Trueman; Antonio-Caulfield; Valentine-Gibbon; Curio-Wentworth; Sir Toby Belch-Hollingsworth; Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Suett; Sea Captain-Holland; Fabian-R. Palmer; Malvolio-Dowton; Clown-Russell; Priest-Maddocks; Officers-Webb, Evans; Olivia-Mrs Crouch; Viola-Mrs Jordan; Maria-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Sea Captain Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17970925, but Captain Vain-Farley.
Cast
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Farley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17971211, but Donalbain-Master Palmer; Captain-_; Messenger-_.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: Chorus of Witches and Spirits, as17971107, but Miss Wentworth, Miss _Menage, _Kelly, Mrs _Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: A Naval Interlude

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Egerton; Trusty-Meredith; Sir Jeffery Constant-Harley; Captain Constant-Richards; Clinch-Wilkinson; Dolly-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Captain Constant Actor: Richards

Song: 2nd piece: With Songs-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-R. Palmer; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-C. Kemble; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-Holland; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (2nd appearance in that character); Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Miss Neville-Miss Miller; Madame La Rouge-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Captain Bygrove Actor: C. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: In 3rd piece: Pas Seul, incidental to the piece-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Holman; Justice Clement-Munden; Old Knowell-Murray; Master Stephen-Knight; Brain@Worm-Townsend; Young Knowell-Clarke; Wellbred-Whitfield; Master Matthew-Simmons; Cash-Farley; Downright-Waddy; Formal-Rees; Cob-Thompson; Captain Bobadil (for that night only)-Cubitt (1st appearance on this stage these 3 [recte 4] years); Bridget-Miss Mansel; Tib-Mrs Gilbert; Mrs Kitely-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Captain Bobadil Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Mr and Mrs Knight

Entertainment: Singing and Monologues.End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17980515, but Captain Bobadil (1st time)-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Captain Bobadil Actor: Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Cast
Role: Captain Manly Actor: Toms

Song: In course of Evening: The Bells of Aberdovy-Townsend; accompanied on the harp-Weippert; The Mid Watch-Incledon; The Beggar, in character,-Townsend; The Pledge of Love, as17980515; a favorite Comic Song-Fawcett

Entertainment: Imitations.An Exhibition of Theatrical Portraits-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17971107, but Donalbain-Master Palmer; Macbeth-Palmer; Banquo-Barrymore; Macduff-Wroughton; Captain-_; Messenger-_.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: As17971107, but Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Miss Wentworth, Miss _Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: Cheerly-D'Arcy; Brummagem-Munden; Ralph-Fawcett; Captain Vain-R. Palmer; Laura-Miss DeCamp; Selina-Mrs Edward; Dolly-Mrs Norton; Fanny-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Captain Vain Actor: R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17980710 but Captain Vain-Caulfield; Laura-Mrs Edward; Selina-Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17980710 but Captain Vain-Caulfield; Selina-Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Davenport; Captain Absolute-Barrymore; Faulkland-C. Kemble; Acres-Munden; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Suett; Coachman-Ledger; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lydia Languish-Mrs Gibbs; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Lucy-Miss Leserve.
Cast
Role: Captain Absolute Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17980710 but Captain Vain-Caulfield.
Cast
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Caulfield.