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512 results for: Keyword - Douglas
We found 474 matches on Roles/Actors, 197 matches on Performance Comments, 130 matches on Performance Title, 34 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

226
16 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Freeport-Aickin; Lord Falbridge-Dimond; Owen-Usher; Officer-Egan; Servant-Kenny; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs T.? Kennedy (1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17790610

227
18 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; Officer-Egan; Servant-Kenny; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard; or, The Point at Portsmouth

228
15 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas -Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs Roope (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

229
27 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Mrs Lloyd; Molly-Mrs Wells; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Bannister (1st appearance on any stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

230
22 March 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Spatter-Williamson; Sir William Douglas-Gardner; La France-Gaudry (all of the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Lord Falbridge-Smith; Owen-Hunter; Frecport-Calvert (from the Theatre-Royal [Smock Alley], Dublin; 1st appearance in London); Amelia-Mrs Cuyler; Molly-Mrs Lefevre; Lady Alton-Mrs Lloyd (all of the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Mrs Goodman-Mrs Bolton .
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Monologue: 1784 03 22 End of 2nd piece Shuter's Post-haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton

231
02 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election Of The Managers

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character); Molly-Mrs Wells; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

232
17 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Mrs Bullcley; Molly-Mrs Wells; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars

233
21 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Mrs Bulkley; Molly-Mrs Wells; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of mainpiece The Polonoise by Master Degville and Miss De Camp

234
14 June 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Williamson; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Bannister Jun.; Lady Alton-Mrs Whitfield; Molly-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

235
14 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Williamson; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Bannister Jun.; Lady Alton-Mrs Whitfield; Molly-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Lefevre; Amelia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: As17880708

236
21 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Aickin, Barrymore, Whitfield, Packer, Williames, Fawcett, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Chaplin, Benson, Wroughton Mrs Ward, Mrs Farmer, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789), and World, 23 Mar.: Norfolk-Kemble; Cecil-Aickin; Herries-Barrymore; Murray-Whitfield; Davison-Packer; Beton-Williames; Paulet-Fawcett; Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sheriff-Chaplin; Shrewsbury-Benson; Lenox-Wroughton; Nawe-Alfred; Lieutenant of the Tower-Lyons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Douglas-Mrs Farmer; Lady Scroop-Miss Tidswell; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; unassigned-Wilson, Jones; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Mrs Farmer

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

237
18 May 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Kemble; Sir William Douglas-Williamson; Lord Falbridge-Iliff; Owen-Usher; La France-Powell; Officer-Chapman; Servant-Abbott; Spatter-Edwin Jun.; Lady Alton-Mrs Whitfield; Molly-Mrs Barresford; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

238
16 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Williamson; Owen-Usher; Officer-Chapman; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Bannister Jun.; Lady Alton-Mrs Whitfield; Molly-Mrs Wells; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Webb; Amelia-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Brown]).Mrs Brown]).
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Entertainment: Monologue. As17900615

239
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: Earl Douglas Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

240
13 March 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir William Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Benson; Earl of Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sir Amias Paulet-Fawcett; Beton-Whitfield; Nawe-Alfred; Lieutenant-Maddocks; Sheriff-Lyons; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Douglas-Mrs Powell; Lady Scroop-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

241
31 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Welford-Lewis; Mr Ordeal-Aickin; Captain Douglas-Farren; Nicholas-Munden; Cheaterly-Macready; Colonel Staff-Evatt; Sir Buzzard Savage-Quick; Clara (with a song in character)-Mrs Esten; Constance-Miss Chapman; Widow Volatile-Miss Stuart; Grace-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Muslin-Mrs Platt; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Captain Douglas Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

242
09 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir William Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; E. of Shrewsbury-Benson; E. of Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sir Amias Paulet-Fawcett; Beton-Whitfield; Nawe-Alfred; Lieutenant-Maddocks; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Douglas-Mrs Powell; Lady Scroop-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

243
19 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Holman, Pope, Farren, Harley, Middleton, Macready, Claremont, Thompson//Miss Morris, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (G. Nicol, 1794), and Larpent MS 1024: Earl of Douglas-Holman; Baron St. Pol-Pope; Duke of Orleans-Farren; Dubois-Harley; Captal de Buche-Middleton; Clermont-Macready [in text: Claremont (see17940522)]; Laroche-Claremont [in text: Campbell (see17940522)]//Duchess of Orleans-Miss Morris; Matilda-Mrs Pope. Thompson is unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Middleton. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Pope . Prologue spoken by Middleton. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Pope .
Cast
Role: : Earl of Douglas Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: NETLEY ABBEY

244
28 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Performance Comment: As17940506, but Alexander-Middleton (1st appearance in that character); Cassander-The Gentleman who was so very favourably received in Douglas [on 13 Jan.: Talbot//Statira-Mrs Powell (of DL); Roxana (1st time)-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Cassander Actor: The Gentleman who was so very favourably received in Douglas

Afterpiece Title: THE SICILIAN ROMANCE; or, The Apparition of the Cliffs

245
15 February 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir W. Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Benson; Earl of Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sir Amias Paulet-Wentworth; Beton-Whitfield; Nawe-Trueman; Lieut. of the Tower-Caulfield; Sheriff-Maddocks; Servant-Webb; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Douglas-Miss Miller; Lady Scrope-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

246
02 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir W. Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Holland; Beton-Whitfield; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Douglas-Miss Miller; Lady Scrope-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

247
25 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Wroughton; Prince of Wales-C. Kemble; Duke of Lancaster-Gregson; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl of Douglas-Caulfield; Sir R. Vernon-Barrymore; Earl of Westmoreland-Trueman; Sir Wal. Blunt-Holland; Sir John Falstaff-A Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage [Longley]); Poins-Russell; Gadshill-Gibbon; Peto-Simpson; Bardolph-Webb; Francis-Suett; Carriers-Dowton, Hollingsworth; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Fisher; Messenger-Evans; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Walcot.
Cast
Role: Earl of Douglas Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

248
02 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Welford-Holman; Sir Buzzard Savage-Munden; Captain Douglas-H. Johnston; Cheaterly-Claremont; Colonel Staff-Thompson; Nicholas-Fawcett; Ordeal-Murray; Clara-Miss Murray; Grace-Mrs Mills; Widow Volatile-Mrs Dibdin; Constance-Miss Mills; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Glover (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Captain Douglas Actor: H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A Whitsun Festival

Afterpiece Title: Five Thousand a Year

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Song: End I: the Battle Song-Incledon as18000522

249
16 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water

250
27 June 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas; Or, The Noble Peasant

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker