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3815 results for: Keyword - Col. James Allen
We found 2140 matches on Author, 1490 matches on Performance Comments, 384 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2601
18 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17770910, but Lord Rake-Griffiths; Taylor-Stevens; Belinda-Miss Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton (1st appearance); Lady Brute-Mrs Burden; Col. Bully (with a song)-Bannister; Constable-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

2602
03 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Harman (1st time)-Bowles; Jenkins-Dunstall; Jessamy-Wewitzer; Col. Oldboy-Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Diana-Miss Brown; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

2603
23 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Macklin; Heartfree-Bensley (of dl); Col. Bully (with a song)-Mattocks; Razor-Quick; Justice-Thompson; Taylor-Jones; Lord Rake-Mahon; Constant-Wroughton; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Miss Leeson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Brute-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: As17771016

2604
11 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Smith; Col. Briton-Brereton; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Alguazile-Wrighten; Vasquez-R. Palmer; Lissardo-King; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Miss Hopkins; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Mrs Yates.
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): James Cobb
Related Work: The Bird in a Cage; or, Money Works Wonders! Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss Collett.

2605
20 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Cross-Wilson; Kitchen-Dunstall; Col. Freeman-Robson; Marcourt-Lee Lewes; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Lettice-Miss Dayes; Sally (1st time)-Miss Morris; Mrs Cross-Mrs Green.

Dance: As17771104

2606
25 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Wroughton; Col. Briton-Whitfield; Lissardo-Lee Lewes (their 1st appearance in those characters); Don Lopez-Dunstall; Don Pedro-Quick; Frederick-Booth; Gibby (1st time)-Fearon; Isabella-Miss Leeson; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Violante-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): James Cobb
Related Work: The Bird in a Cage; or, Money Works Wonders! Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17780424

2607
27 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute (for that night only)-King; Constant-Brereton; Col. Bully (with a song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Davies; Razor-Baddeley; Justice-Chaplin; Watchmen-Wright, Burton; Constable-Wrighten; Heartfree-Bensley; Lady Fanciful-Miss Pope; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Mademoiselle-Miss P. Hopkins (their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Brute-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2608
28 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Morning Chronicle, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Dunstall, Little Queen-street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Receipts: #237 3s. 6d. (79.15.6; tickets: 157.8.0) [charge: #64 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: As17780319but Col. Oldboy-Booth (1st appearance in that character); Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Hunt (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: The Poney Races, as17780421; In afterpiece: Minuet, as17771121

2609
15 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17771031, but Col. Tivy-Norris.
Cast
Role: Colonel Tivy Actor: Brereton
Role: Gymp Actor: Mrs Colles

Dance: IV: New Dance, as17771125; End I afterpiece: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111

Song: In: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428

2610
02 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Digges; Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Lamash; Lord Rake-Egan; Justice-Massey; Constable-Stevens; Watchmen-Jackson, Peirce; Razor-R. Palmer; Tailor-Blissett; Col. Bully (with a song)-Bannister; Lady Brute-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Lady Fanciful-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17780624

2611
25 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Digges (1st appearance on this stage); Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with a song)-Mattocks; Razor-Brunsdon; Ld. Rake-Robson; Constant-Wroughton; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Miss Leeson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Brute (1st time)-Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge

2612
03 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Webster; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Chambers; Sir James Elliot-Davies; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Colles; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Miss Grantham-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Davies
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Colles

Dance: End: dance (composed by Zuchelli), The Strength of Love The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Sga Crespi. [On 8 Oct. this was entitled The Power of Love, on 13 Oct. and thereafter The Force of Love.

2613
21 December 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Berinthia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Amanda-Mrs Robinson; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Edition of 1781 (G. Wilkie) adds: La Varole-Burton; Shoemaker-Carpenter; Hosier-Norris; Jeweller-Lamash.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

2614
02 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman elder.] Receipts: #139 15s. 6d. (108.13.0; 30.15.6; 0.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Col. Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Mrs Colles; Miss Tittup-Mrs Abington (1st appearance in that character these 3 years).
Cast
Role: Gymp Actor: Mrs Colles

2615
26 January 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Lewis; Col. Briton-Wroughton; Don Lopez-Fearon; Don Pedro-Quick; Lissardo-Lee Lewes; Frederick-Booth; Gibby-Wilson; Isabella-Mrs Lessingham; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Mrs Crawford.
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): James Cobb
Related Work: The Bird in a Cage; or, Money Works Wonders! Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown

2616
03 February 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Branville-King (1st appearance in that character); Sir Harry Flutter-Dodd; Col. Medway-Brereton; Lord Medway-Bensley; Mrs Knightly-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Miss Richly-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character); Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Medway-Mrs Brereton; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

2617
16 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Miss Walpole; Col. Standard-Brereton (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Alderman Smuggler-Parsons; Clincher Jun.-Waldron; Vizard-Packer; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Griffiths; Beau Clincher-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Angelica-Mrs Brereton; Lady Darling-Mrs Johnston; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Lurewell-Miss Pope (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: End: a Dance-Miss Walpole

2618
20 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [Prologue by George Colman, the elder.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Sir James Juniper Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-R. Palmer; Sir John Trotley-Blissett; Col. Tivy-Wood; Jessamy-Lamash; Davy-Parsons; Lady Minikin-Mrs Hitchcock; Gymp-Mrs Poussin; Miss Tittup-Mrs Kennedy; Original Prologue-Palmer.

2619
09 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Branville-King; Sir Harry Flutter-Dodd; Col. Medway-Brereton; Lord Medway-Bensley; Mrs Knightly-Miss Farren; Miss Richly-Mrs Robinson; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Medway-Mrs Brereton; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Nieces Actor: Miss Collett, Miss Kirby

2620
19 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Webster; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Miss Collett; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins [Public Advertiser: Mrs Bradshaw]; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten (1st appearance in that character); Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

2621
23 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Lewis; Col. Briton-Wroughton; Don Lopez-Fearon; Don Pedro-Quick; Lissardo-Lee Lewes; Frederick-Booth; Soldier-Egan; Alguazil-Jones; Gibby-Wilson; Isabella-Mrs Lewis; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Mrs Bulkley.
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): James Cobb
Related Work: The Bird in a Cage; or, Money Works Wonders! Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Dockyard-Dagueville, Master Dagueville, Holland, Miss Valois

2622
14 March 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with a song)-Mattocks; Razor-Brunsdon; Lord Rake-Robson; Justice-Thompson; Taylor-Jones; Constant-Wroughton; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Mrs Lewis; Mademoiselle (1st time)-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Brute-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: An Ode by Garrick

Dance: As17790922

2623
19 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Sharp and Mrs Brereton. [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman elder.] Receipts: #175 18s. (64.12; 34.2; 0.17; tickets:76.7) (charge: #65 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Colonel Townly Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir J. Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Col. Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Mrs Colles; Miss Tittup-Mrs Brereton (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Gymp Actor: Mrs Colles

Dance: End: New Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

2624
20 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman elder.] Receipts: #90 12s. (64.16; 25.16; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Col. Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Kirby; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Dance: End I: Dance, as17801019; End: The Force of Love, as17801018

Song: As17801005

2625
17 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda (1st time)-Mrs Farren; Nurse-Mrs Love; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Wilson (from cg).

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919