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3757 results for: Keyword - Charles Dilly
We found 2413 matches on Author, 1175 matches on Performance Comments, 306 matches on Event Comments, 86 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3626
10 June 1695 @ Bedford Gate, Charles Street

Event Comment: London Gazette, No 3085, 3-6 June 1695: The Consort of Musick in Charles-street, Covent-Garden, will be performed once more this next Monday, being the 10th of June instant, at the usual time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

3627
15 February 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went to ye Playhouse in Covent Garden where I met Mr Knight, after wch I went to yr other playhouse, & there saw Sr Charles Barinton, & Mr Mildmay; before ye play was done, I came hence home (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

3628
03 May 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company was apparently suspended because of its action in allowing John Powell, who had been involved in an altercation with Colonel Stanhope and Charles Davenant, to act before making satisfaction for the incident. See Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 368, and Cibber, Apology, II, 20n. The suspension lasted but a day; on 19 May 1698 Powell was forbidden to be received at either Drury Lane or Dorset Garden

Performances

3629
09 July 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, No 496, 7-9 July 1698: This day is acted Oroonoko, at the King's Playhouse, for the particular Entertainment of some Persons of the highest Quality, with the Italian Shades, as they were perform'd with great Applause, before their Excellencies the Russian and Morocco Ambassadors, in the Reign of King Charles II. And an Entertainment after the manner of the Carnaval at Rome. With several Grotesque Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

3630
March 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the premiere is not known, but the second edition (1700) states: The first appearance of this Play was on a Wednesday in Lent; for then (it seems) the Town look for a bad Entertainment. [As the play was advertised in the Flying Post, 2 April 1700, the first performance probably occurred in early March.] A Prologue by Sir Charles Sedley which may have been intended for this play is in Sedley's Works, ed. V. de Sola Pinto (London, 1928), I, 46-47, 288-89. A song in this play, separately printed ca. 1700, indicates that the music was composed by Daniel Purcell and that the song was sung by Mrs Erwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Reform'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Empty Actor: Johnson
Role: Freeman Actor: Wilks
Role: Careless Actor: Toms
Role: Clerimont Actor: Mills
Role: Doctor Actor: Haines
Role: Astrologer Actor: Fairbank
Role: Astra Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Temple
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Verbruggen
Role: Mrs Friendly Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Prologue Actor:
Role: Epilogue Actor: the Sickly Lady.

3631
18 June 1701 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Widow and 7 Children of Mr Charles Powel, late Servant to his Majesty and his late Highness the Duke of Gloucester. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, Composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell for the York-shire Feast-

3632
23 August 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not acted these 25 years. As it was several times presented at court by persons of Quality, for the Entertainment of his late Majesty King Charles the 2d. The Company will continue Acting three times a week, during the term of Bartholomew Fair. [No further performances at Drury Lane during the summer are known.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Music: With the original Mask set to new Musick-

3633
01 May 1704 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: By a compleat Company of near 20 of the best Rope/Dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers in Europe, who are all excellent in their several Performances, and do such wonderful and surprizing things as the whole World cannot parallel; where , who gave that extraordinary satisfaction before Charles III, King of Spain on Board the Royal Katherine, performs several new Entertainments-Finley; and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World. and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World.
Cast
Role: performs several new Entertainments Actor: Finley

3634
02 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was perform'd several times at court, by Persons of Great Quality, before his late Majesty King Charles II. With all the Scenes Which were originally Presented in it when acted at the Theatre, particularly the Fleet of Shipsv and the Hell Scenev, in which the Masquerade was perform'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Cast
Role: Hametalhaz Actor: the young gentleman who played Chamont on 7 July
Role: who speaks a new Epilogue Actor: the young gentleman.

Song:

Dance:

3635
08 June 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: The Principal Parts to be perform'd by those who play'd them when 'twas reviv'd in King Charles the Second's time.

3636
08 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17080217, but Sir Charles-_; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Powell; Cherry-Mrs Bicknell; A New Epilogue upon an Ass-Pinkeman written by Estcourt.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: A New Epilogue upon an Ass Actor: Pinkeman written by Estcourt.

3637
10 July 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Which was Acted several Times At Court in the Reign of King Charles the 2d by People of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Cast
Role: Muly Labass Actor: Thurmond
Role: Muly Hamet Actor: Mills
Role: Grimalhaz Actor: Booth
Role: Hamethalhaz Actor: Corey
Role: Abdelcader Actor: Bickerstaff
Role: Laula Actor: Mrs Kent
Role: Morena Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

3638
24 May 1711 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At Clayton's House in York Buildings. At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s. No Money receiv'd or Tickets given out at the House; [available at Charles Lillier's, Corner of Beauford Buildings, and at Eliot's St. James's Coffeehouse]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Passion of Sappho (Written by Mr Harison), The Feast of Alexander (Written by Mr Dryden)-Mr ThomasClayton (Author of Arsinoe)

3639
26 December 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 24 Nov., but stage boxes omitted. At 6 p.m. The Spectator, 26 Dec., has a letter from Thomas Clayton, Nicolino Haym, and Charles Dieupart, who state that they have joined together to offer entertainments of music in the future at Clayton's house in York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Cast
Role: Darius Actor: Signora Margarita del'Epine.

3640
18 December 1714 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Opening night, under the management of John Rich.] By the Company of Comedians under Letters Patents granted by King Charles the Second. Beginning exactly at Six. No Persons are to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up. Receipts: #143. Weekly Packet, 18 Dec.: This Day the New Play-House...is to be open'd...by the Company that act under the Patent; tho' it is said, that some of the Gentlemen who have left the Theatre in Drury-Lane for that Service, are order'd to return to their Colours, upon Pain of not exercising their Lungs anywhere; which may in Time prove of ill Service to the Patentee; that has been at vast Expence to make his Theatre as convenient for the Reception of an Audience as any one can possibly be

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

3641
16 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Charles Molloy.] Never Acted before. [The Preface states that at the premiere it was roundly attacked and that its enemies gave out that it had failed, but it made a recovery.] Receipts: #76 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplex'd Couple; Or, Mistake Upon Mistake

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Thinwit Actor: Pack
Role: Morecraft Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Sterling Actor: Griffin
Role: Octavio Actor: Leigh
Role: Gentleman Actor: Scolding
Role: Crispin Actor: Spillar
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Thinwit Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Isbel Actor: Mrs Spillar
Role: Prologue Actor:
Role: Epilogue Actor: .

3642
28 September 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. Post Boy, 28 Sept.: We hear that last Week Mr Rich made an Assignment of the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, and his Patent granted by King Charles II to Mr Keene and Mr Bullock jun. and that they open on Saturday next, with a celebrated Play of Shakespear's call'd, Cimbiline, which will be entirely new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Wilks
Role: Ghost Actor: Booth
Role: Gravedigger Actor: Johnson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Santlow.

3643
30 July 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 2 Aug.: On Wednesday last, the Deceas'd Mr Keene was carried from his House in Cook's Court, by Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to the Parish Church of St. Clement Danes; the Pall was held up by 3 Gentlemen from each Theatre, viz. Mr Booth, Mr Mills, and Mr Johnson, from the Old House; and Mr Bullock, Sen. Mr Spiller, and Mr Corey: Mr Charles Bullock appear'd as chief Mourner, the rest of the Actors from both Houses follow'd the Corpse to the Church, where was sung a very fine Anthem. 'Tis said Mr Walker, a Gentleman of that Profession, has made a very Pretty Elegy in Blank Verse upon the Occasion

Performances

3644
29 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. An ancient Story, written by Mr Phillip Massinger, and Acted but twice since the Reign of King Charles the First; now revis'd with Alterations. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman; Or, Love And Liberty

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell

3645
13 December 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written Originally by Shakespear. [By Lewis Theobald.] Theophilus Cibber: [Booth's] Illness...returned soon after his playing King Henry VIII. He was then studying the Part of Julio in the Double Falsehood; he rehearsed it several times,-when the Play begin ready for acting, he was prevented appearing in it, by a Relapse into his former Indisposition.-The Part was supplied a few Nights by Mr Charles Williams (a promising Player, who died young) to whom Mr Booth had given the Part to study, as doubting the Certainty of his being able to appear in it himself: But, at Mr Theobald's Entreaty (backed by many Gentlemen and Ladies) he good-naturedly (but fatally) disregarded his Indisposition, which was then an intermitting Fever, and acted that Part from the fifth to the twelfth Night; which was alas! the last time of his Appearance on tle Stage.-Lives and Characters, pp. 82-83

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Wilks, Mills, Williams, Corey, Harper, Griffin, Norris, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth
Role: Duke Angelo Actor: Corey
Role: Roderick Actor: Mills
Role: Henriquez Actor: Wilks
Role: Don Bernard Actor: Harper
Role: Camillo Actor: Griffin
Role: Julio Actor: Booth
Role: Citizen Actor: Oates
Role: Master of Flocks Actor: Bridgwater
Role: 1st Shepherd Actor: Norris
Role: 2d Shepherd Actor: Ray
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Phillip Frowde Actor: Wilks
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

3646
14 March 1729 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Charles Weideman. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Music by Handel for Their Majesties' Coronation-; Other pieces-performers from the Opera

3647
13 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Nine Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With the Original Songs set to Musick by Mr H. Purcell, and Scenes, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Afterpiece: [By Charles Coffey.] An Opera of one Act. N.B. By Reason of the Length of the Days, the Doors will be open'd till four o'Clock; the Play will begin exactly at Seven, and particular Care is taken to keep the House Cool. Printed Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine: With The Humours Of Corporal Macer

Cast
Role: Caratach Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Venutius Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Suetonius Actor: Roberts
Role: Macer Actor: Griffin
Role: Hengo Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Bonduca Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Claudia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Bonvica Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: The Original Epilogue Actor: Miss Brett.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Quorum Actor: Fielding
Role: Grig Actor: Berry
Role: Chaunter Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Cant Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Mrs Chaunter Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Tit Tatter Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Gage Actor: Lacy
Role: Mump Actor: Roberts
Role: Scrip Actor: Wright
Role: Swab Actor: Burnet
Role: Constable Actor: Grey.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Wedding Author(s): Charles Coffey

3648
08 October 1730 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Charles, the Merry Trumpeter of Oxford. At Mrs Lee's Great Booth on the Bowling-Green. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

3649
28 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 6 Feb.: Dy'd, after a lingering Illness in the 38th Year of his Age, Mr Charles? Williams, a celebrated Tragedian belonging to...Drury-Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Neptune Actor: Cibber Jr.
Role: Cephalus Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Procris Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Deities of Pleasure Actor: Essex, Mrs Booth
Role: Followers of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Foresters Actor: Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Sea Gods Actor: Essex, Lally
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Noble Venetian Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Pierot Actor: Roger
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rainton Jr
Role: Italian Bravo Actor: Harper
Role: Miller Actor: Oates
Role: Gormogons Actor: Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Essex
Role: Chinese Guards Actor: Wetherilt, Wright, Gray, Burnet
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

3650
29 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Charles Coffey. For an extended comment on this performance, see The Auditor, 6 Feb. 1733.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Boarding School Romps; or, The Sham Captain

Cast
Role: Alderman Nincompoop Actor: Griffin
Role: Ned Brag Actor: Berry
Role: Zachary Bragg Actor: Shepherd
Role: Coupee Actor: Oates
Role: Warble Actor: Stopelaer
Role: Lady Termagent Actor: Harper
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Raftor
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Backstitch Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Tarnish Actor: Miss Mann.
Related Works
Related Work: The Boarding School; or, The Sham Captain Author(s): Charles Coffey