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1141 results for: Keyword - Children
We found 816 matches on Roles/Actors, 419 matches on Performance Title, 165 matches on Performance Comments, 150 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
21 August 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17970819, but 2nd Child Children-Master _Chatterley, Miss Benson; added: Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Helen-Miss Heard; Winifred-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: 2nd Child Children Actor: Master _Chatterley, Miss Benson
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley

2
10 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Bannister Jun.; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Servants-Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke; Lord Alford-Palmer Jun.; Children-Master Menage, Miss Menage; Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Miss Menage

3
16 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

4
19 August 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Elliston (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Apathy-Suett; Lord Alford-Davies; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley

Song: As17970816

5
19 September 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley.

Song: In III: a song-Dignum

6
14 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Miss Humphries, who was from the Private Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. In afterpiece the playbill retains Barrymore as Sir Rowland, and Bannister Jun. as Walter, but "The Public are respectfully informed that Bannister being suddenly afflicted with a Hoarseness, and Barrymore having met with an unfortunate Accident, are both rendered incapable of the honour of appearing before them this Evening. To prevent a disappointment of The Children in the Wood Dowton will perform...Walter, and C. Kemble Sir Rowland, presuming humbly upon the usual kind indulgence experienced upon such emergencies" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #259 18s. (160.0.6; 98.12.6; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley.

Entertainment: Entertainment. Not listed on playbill (see17971016). Morning Herald, 16 Oct.: A representation of the late engagement with the Dutch-; was unexpectedly given after the play. It was followed by some fire@works-, in which was a star, ending after various mutations in a sun, emblematic of British Glory!

7
22 March 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980106, but Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Josephine-Miss Leak; Children-Master _Menage, Miss Walcot.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master _Menage, Miss Walcot.

8
28 April 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley.

9
28 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver (1st time)-Palmer Jun.; Lord Alford-Davies; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson; Helen-Miss Heard; Winifred-Mrs Davenport; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson

10
29 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-C . Kemble; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Maddocks; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson.

11
18 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Family Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-H. Johnston; Sir Rowland-Clarke; Gabriel-Caulfield; Oliver-[J.] Palmer; Lord Alford-Davies; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson; Helen-Miss Heard; Winifred-Mrs Davenport; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson

12
26 September 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Clarke; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Palmer; Oliver-Maddocks; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Miss Wentworth; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson.

13
10 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: Afterpiece: With a Postilion Dance incident to the Piece. [This was danced in all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium, with singing by Miss Collett and Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 6 Nov. 1782, 15 Mar., 6 May, 5 June 1783.]

14
04 January 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD and MY GRANDMOTHER, both advertised on playbill of 3 Jan.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT [and see17931226]

Performance Comment: Emigrant Marquis-Wewitzer; Dr Fingallion Caulfield; Townly-Bland; Harlequin Peasant (with songs)-Dignum; Harlequin Mime-Waldron Jun.; Pantaloon-Maddocks; Lover-Cooke; Peasant-Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley, Miss Menage; Pierrot-Benson//Genius of Gratitude (with songs)-Mrs Stuart; Pantaloon's Wife-Mrs Heard; Maid-Mrs Haskey; Marquis's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Actress-Mrs Jones; Coach Passengers-Mrs Hale, Mrs Palmer, &c.; Colombine (with songs)-Miss De Camp .
Cast
Role: Peasant Actor: Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley, Miss Menage
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley, Miss Menage

Song: As17931226

15
24 August 1702 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women and Children that can be found beyond the Seas, so that the World cannot parallize them for Dancing on the Low/Rope, Vaulting on the High/Rope, Walking on the Slack and Sloping Ropes-the Famous Company of Rope-Dancers out-doing all others to that Degree, that it has highly recommended them, both in Bartholomew Fair and May Fair last, to all the best persons of Quality in England. And by all are owned to be the only amazing Wonders of the World, in every thing they do: 'tis there you will see the Italian Scaramouch dancing on the Rope, wiph a Wheel-barrow before him, with two Children and a Dog in it, and with a Duck on his Head; who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter

Performance Comment: And by all are owned to be the only amazing Wonders of the World, in every thing they do: 'tis there you will see the Italian Scaramouch dancing on the Rope, wiph a Wheel-barrow before him, with two Children and a Dog in it, and with a Duck on his Head; who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter. who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter.
Cast
Role: wiph a Wheel Actor: barrow before him, with two Children and a Dog in it, and with a Duck on his Head

16
27 June 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: ["Dorion Sen. absent from this Evening's Performance" (Powell).] Powell: Bon Ton rehearsed at 11 (Tittup's Scenes); My Grandmother at 11:30 (Vapour's Scenes; Barrymore not being in Town, the rehearsal was dismiss'd); Liar at 12; Children in the Wood at 1 (last Scene). Receipts: #179 4s. (111/5; 64/1; 3/18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Children In The Wood

Afterpiece Title: BON TON

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

17
19 July 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: A MOGUL TALE

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Performance Comment: Walter-Bannister Jun.; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Pindar; Lord Alford-Sedgwick; Servants-Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke; The Children-Master and Miss Menage//Helen-Miss De Camp; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Josephine-Mrs Bland .
Cast
Role: The Children Actor: Master and Miss MenageHelen-Miss De Camp

18
09 September 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [As 3rd piece the playbill announces MY GRANDMOTHER, but on the Harvard (Beaufoy Collection) playbill it is deleted, and THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD substituted in a contemporary hand.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Cast
Role: The Children Actor: Master and Miss MenageHelen-Miss De Camp

19
05 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Bannister Jun.; Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel (1st time)-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale; Lord Alford-Davies; The Children-Master Kemble, Master Chatterley; Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: The Children Actor: Master Kemble, Master Chatterley

20
29 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prisoner At Large

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17960721 but The Children-Master _Kemble, Master Menage.
Cast
Role: The Children Actor: Master _Kemble, Master Menage.

21
31 January 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Cast
Role: Peasant Actor: Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley, Miss Menage
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley, Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

Cast
Role: Peasant Actor: Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley, Miss Menage
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Master Chatterley, Miss Menage

22
03 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Miss Menage

23
10 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Miss Menage

24
15 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Miss Menage

25
30 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Miss Menage
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