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1375 results for: Keyword - Cooke
We found 1563 matches on Roles/Actors, 305 matches on Performance Comments, 240 matches on Performance Title, 59 matches on Event Comments, and 7 matches on Author.

76
29 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Cooke; Sir John English-Bailey; Lurcher (1st time)-Manstead; Freehold-Bowles; Carbuncle-Kenny; Sneak-Benson; Vulture-Massey; Doublejugg-Thompson; Shacklefigure-Roche; Heartwell-Swendall; Flora-Mrs Lefevre; Aura (with the Original Epilogue)-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Modely Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: I: the original Sheep@shearing Song-the Characters

Dance: In I: Country Dance-the Characters; End: Hornpipe-a Gentleman

77
30 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-Hertford (1st appearance); Sterling-Massey; Sir John Melvil-West; Lovewell-Cooke; Brush-Creswick; Canton-Holtom; Miss Sterling-Mrs Robinson; Fanny-Mrs Dawes; Betty-Mrs West; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Roach; Prologue by Hertford-West; Epilogue-Creswick [as17780323 .as17780323 .
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

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-

78
25 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: . Don Felix-King; Colonel Briton-West; Frederick-Cooke; Don Lopez-Bowles; Don Pedro-Newton; Gibby-Bailey; Lissardo-Russell; Violante-Mrs Burden; Isabella-Mrs Lefevre; Flora-Mrs Russell; Inis-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Cooke; Beau Trippet-Bailey; Drunken Cook-Bowles; Justice Guttle-Newton; Sharp-Russell; Melissa-Mrs West; Mrs Trippet-Mrs Heard; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Lefevre; Kitty Pry-Mrs Russell; With an occasional Prologuewritten by a Gentleman of Deptford-West.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Cooke

Dance: End: Hornpipe-a Lady [from the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden unidentified]

79
27 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Stokes; Glenalvon-Cooke; Old Norval-Bowles; Servant-Massey; Lord Randolph-West; Lady Randolph-Mrs Burden; Anna-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Glenalvon Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Lady from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [unidentified]

80
29 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Cooke; Hastings-West; Hardcastle-Bailey; Landlord-Newton; Diggory-Massey; Sir Charles Marlow-Bowles; Tony Lumpkin-Russell; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Burden; Miss Neville-Mrs Lefevre; Maid-Mrs West; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Young Marlow Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio; or, The Taming of the Shrew

Performance Comment: Petruchio-West; Baptista-Bowles; Hortensio-Cooke; Grumio-Newton; Biondello-Bailey; Music Master-Massey; Taylor-Russell; Catherine (the Shrew)-Mrs Russell; Bianca-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Hortensio Actor: Cooke

Dance: As17780527

Song: Between Acts: Master Nelson

81
01 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Lord Hastings-Cooke; Gloster-Newton; Dumont-Bowles; Bellmour-Russell; Ratcliffe-Massey; Catesby-Bailey; Alicia-Mrs Burden; Jane Shore-Miss Glassington.
Cast
Role: Lord Hastings Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Russell; Young Wilding-Cooke; Beaufort-Massey; Dapper-Fildew; Quildrive-Bailey; Sir Jasper Wilding-Bowles; Old Philpot-Newton; Maria-Mrs Burden; Corinna-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Cooke

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Everard

Song: End II: Master Nelson

82
03 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George Airy-West; Charles-Cooke; Sir Francis Gripe-Newton; Sir Jealous Traffick-Bailey; Whisper-Everard; Butler-Massey; Marplot-Russell; Isabinda-Miss Brown; Patch-Mrs Russell; Scentwell-Mrs Heard; Miranda-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-A Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage [unidentified]); Butler-Everard; Cook-Bailey; Footman-Massey; Coachman-Fildew; Conjurer-Cooke; Jobson-Newton; Lady Loverule-Mrs West; Lucy-Mrs Lefevre; Lettice-Mrs Heard; Nell-Mrs Fowler (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Conjurer Actor: Cooke

Song: End: Master Nelson

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Address to the Town, in the character of Marplot-Russell

83
08 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Gregory (the Mock Doctor)-Newton; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Squire Robert-West; Leander-Glassington; James-Bailey; Doctor Hellebore-Fildew; Harry-Cooke; Welch Davy-Russell; Dorcas-Mrs Russell; Charlotte-Mrs Bailey.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Cooke

Dance: As17780601

Song: II: Master Nelson

84
09 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Everard; Thorowgood-Newton; Trueman-Cooke; Uncle-West; Blunt-Bailey; Officer-Massey; Millwood-Mrs Burden; Maria-Mrs Bailey.
Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Cooke

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: Mr Harlow Actor: Cooke

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780608

85
10 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-West; Mercutio-Russell; Tibalt-Cooke; Capulet-Newton; Benvolio-Glassington; Prince-Massey; Peter-Bailey; Paris-Everard; Friar Laurence-Burnett (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Lady Capulet-Mrs Newby; Nurse-Mrs Russell; Juliet-Miss Glassington.
Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Cooke

Dance: As17780601

Song: Between Acts: Master Nelson; End IV: Solemn Dirge and the Funeral Procession of Juliet to the Monument of the Capulets. Vocal Parts-Master Nelson, Mrs Russell, Mrs Fowler

86
15 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-West; Priuli-Watts; Renault-Newton; Duke-Bailey; Bedamar-Cooke; Spinosa-Massey; Elliot-Everard; Officer-Fildew; Pierre-Burnett; Belvidera-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Comical Courtship; or, The Battle Royal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Cooke, Everard, Russell, Mrs West, Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Cooke, Everard, Russell, Mrs West, Mrs Russell.

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

87
18 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife; Or, The Quaker's Wedding

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Russell; Freeman-Cooke; Sir Philip Modelove-Massey; Obadiah Prim-Watts; Simon Pure-Bailey; Anne Lovely-Mrs Burden; Betty-Mrs West; Mask'd Lady-Mrs Heard; Mrs Prim-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovell-Russell; Freeman-Bailey; Lord Duke's Servant-Everard; Sir Harry's Servant-Cooke; Robert-Burnett; Tom-Newton; Kingston-Master Nelson; Coachman-Fildew; Kitty (with a song)-Mrs Russell; Lady Bab-Mrs West; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Bailey; Cook-Mrs Newby.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Cooke

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

88
19 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Essex-West; Burleigh-Burnett; Southampton-Cooke; Sir Walter Raleigh-Everard; Officer-Massey; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Burden; Nottingham-Mrs Bailey; Rutland-The Lady who performed Belvidera [on 15 June; unidentified].on 15 June; unidentified].
Cast
Role: Southampton Actor: Cooke

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

89
22 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: Aubrey-West; Lord Aberville-Cooke; Mortimer-Bailey; Mr Bridgmore-Newton; Doctor Druid-Everard; Colin Macleod-Bailey [sic; a misprint]; Le Jeunesse-Russell; Jarvis-Massey; Servant-Fildew; Tyrrel-Lear; Miss Aubrey-Mrs Burden; Mrs Bridgmore-Mrs Russell; Maid-Mrs West; Mrs Mackintosh-Mrs Newby; Miss Bridgmore-Mrs Bailey.
Cast
Role: Lord Aberville Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Old Grub-Bailey; George Bevil-Cooke; ThomasBevil-West; Harry Bevil-Massey; Consol-Russell; Chapeau-Everard; Mrs Grub-Mrs Russell; Emily-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: George Bevil Actor: Cooke

Song: As17780529

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Bucks have at ye All-Middleton (1st appearance on any stage)

90
24 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold (the Miser)-Jackson (1st appearance on this stage); Frederick-Cooke; Clerimont-Everard; Decoy-Newton; Sparkle-West; Furnish-Massey; Taylor-Fildew; Lawyer-Lear; Ramillie-Russell; Marianna-Mrs Burden; Harriet-Mrs Bailey; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Heard; Wheedle-Mrs West; Lappet-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: As17780529

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Cries of London (in Imitation of the late Mr Shuter)-Jackson

91
26 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Stokes; King Henry-Newton; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Buckingham-Russell; Duke of York-Master Nelson; Stanley-Lear; Tressel-Cooke; Lieutenant of the Tower-Burnett; Catesby-Massey; Lord Mayor-Fildew; Blunt-Bailey; Earl of Richmond-West; Lady Ann-Mrs Bailey; Duchess of York-Mrs Newby; Queen-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Captain Constant Actor: Cooke

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

92
22 February 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Cooke; Sir Charles Raymond-Mitchell; Colonel Raymond-Sparks; Sir Roger Belmont-Durravan; Villiard-Clarke; Faddle-Everard; Fidelia-Miss Freeman; Rosetta-Mrs Robinson; Occasional Prologue-Mitchell.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Cooke

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: Medium Actor: Cooke

93
10 May 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Holmes; Glenalvon-Cooke; Lord Randolph-Sparks; Officers-Garden, Swords; Old Norval-Mitchell; Anna-Miss Randall; Lady Randolph-Mrs Jones (from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin).
Cast
Role: Glenalvon Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Dance: End Monologue: Hornpipe-Lapper

Song: End III: He's aye kissing me-Miss Harris; End: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Music: Between the Acts: The original Scotch Music-

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Lewis (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years)

94
30 December 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Fourth Act of The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Dr Lasts's Examination BEFORE THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Performance Comment: The Devil-Wetherhead; Secretary-Roberts; Dr Calomel-Cooke; Dr Camphire-Corne; Dr Last-Sir Jeffery Dunstan, the present Worthy Mayor of Garrat (1st appearance on any stage) .
Cast
Role: Dr Calomel Actor: Cooke

95
05 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Antonio-Bland; Don Ferdinand-Dignum; Don Juan-Palmer; Don Guzman-Benson; Carlos-Caulfield; Perez-Cooke; Pedrillo-Banks; Lopez-Lyons; Gomez-Alfred; Vasquez-Fawcett; Waiter-Phillimore; Masaniello-Whitmill; Scaramouch-Fairbrother; Alguaziles-Burton, Jones, Webb; Boatswain (with a song)-Sedgwick; Sailors-Danby, Maddocks, Fawcett; Donna Anna-Miss Collins; Isabella-Miss Heard; Inis-Miss Palmer; Katharina-Mrs Edwards; Viletta-Mrs Bland; Edition of 1791 (C. Lowndes) is as above, but 3rd Sailor-$Reynoldson, and adds: Host-Fawcett [i.e. doubled Vasquez]; Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley; Dances-Hamoir, Bourk, Fairbrother, Keys, Whitmill, Bidotti, Giani, Walker, Nicolini, Mrs Davis, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Harris, Miss Jacobs, Miss Bourk, Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Perez Actor: Cooke

Song: II: a song-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

96
07 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Duke of Lancester-Bland; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl Douglas-Caulfield; Sir Richard Vernon-assigned to Barrymore, but see below; Earl of Westmoreland-Fawcett; Sir Walter Blunt-Whitfield; Sir John Falstaff-Palmer; Poins-R. Palmer; Gadshill-Cooke; Peto-Benson; Bardolph-Alfred; Francis-Bannister Jun.; Carriers-Moody, Burton; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Lyons; Messenger-Banks; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Gadshill Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

97
25 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Performance Comment: As17911109, but Boatswain (with a song)-Cooke; Perez-_.
Cast
Role: Boatswain Actor: Cooke
Role: Perez Actor: Cooke

Dance: As17911109

Song: Vocal Parts, as17911109, but _Sedgwick, Caulfield, _Danby; V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17911109, but _Sedgwick, +Caulfield

98
28 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Performance Comment: As17911031, but Scroop-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Scroop Actor: Cooke.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

99
31 December 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Merlin-Bannister; Cymon (1st time)-Kelly; Dorus-Parsons; Linco (1st time)-Bannister Jun.; Damon-Dignum; Dorilas-Cooke; Cupid-Master Gregson; Daemon of Revenge-Sedgwick; Urganda (1st time)-Mrs Crouch; Sylvia (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Fatima (1st time)-Mrs Jordan; Phebe-Miss DeCamp; Daphne-Mrs Bland; Dorcas (1st time)-Mr Suett; Spirits-Master D'Egville, Miss D'Egville, Miss Gawdry, Miss Edwin; In Tournament: Knights-Duranci (1st appearance), Fairbrother, Bourk, Giani; Queen of the Amazons-Miss Blanchet.
Cast
Role: Dorilas Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

100
21 January 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17920111, but Goodwill-Packer; Thomas-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Cooke.

Song: In III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley