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3247 results for: Keyword - Edward Thompson
We found 2101 matches on Performance Comments, 986 matches on Author, 308 matches on Event Comments, 154 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3001
04 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Jackson, Thompson (box-keeper), Webb (door-keeper), Dibdin, Purkins, Pitt, Williamson, Goodwin, Anselmo, Roberts, Loyd, West, Berecloth, Young, Norton will be taken.] Receipts: #374 16s. (38.1.6; 4.18.0; tickets: 331.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Cast
Role: Farmer Blackbrook Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: A Scotch Divertisement-Jackson, Platt, Dyke, Miss Bologna, Mrs Watts

3002
05 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Cast
Role: Bricklayers Actor: Thompson, Jones

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Performance Comment: Count Conolly Villars-Holman; M'Dermot-Johnstone; Mr Dorimont-Hull; Sir Paul Peckham-Waddy; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Picard-Farley; Exempt-Thompson; Bailiff-Wilde; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Lydia-Miss Sims; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Exempt Actor: Thompson

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

3003
07 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (for that night only)-Rees; Bassanio-Pope; Launcelot-Munden; Gratiano-Knight; Lorenzo (with songs; 1st time)-Hill; Solarino-Claremont; Salanio-Klanert; Old Gobbo-Wilde; Duke-Davenport; Tubal-Thompson; Balthazar-Curties; Antonio-Holman; Jessica (with a song; 1st time)-Mrs Atkins; Nerissa (1st time)-Miss Sims; Portia-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Tubal Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Brilliants

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Holman; Principal Bacchanal-Hill; Bacchanals-Townsend, Linton, Street, Thomas, Oddwell; 1st Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Farley, Claremont; 2nd Spirit (with a song)-Miss Sims; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Chapman; Bacchants-Ms Wheatley, Ms Follett, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton; Sabrina=-Mrs Atkins; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Atkins; Sweet Echo-Mrs Atkins; accompanied on the oboe-W. Parke; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: 1st Spirit Actor: Thompson

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)

3004
08 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Wells, Thompson (stage door keeper), Thomas, Clarke, Robson (pit door keeper), Ansell, Little, Bagley, Noble, Bonsor, Walls (constable), Townsend, Linton, Morris, Klanert, Ward, Coombs will be admitted.] Receipts: #329 16s. (18.3.0; 2.13.6; tickets: 308.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Cast
Role: Mastyr of Hotel Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: Baptista Actor: Thompson

Dance: Afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Klanert, Mrs Watts

3005
16 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Performance Comment: Gossamer-Lewis; Mortimer-Holman; Bonus-Munden; Charles Mortimer-Miss Gilbert; Sambo-Fawcett; Delville-Whitfield; Costly-Townsend; Farmer Blackbrook-Thompson; Gregory-Abbot; Waiter-Simmons; Bailiff-Wilde; Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Pope; Emily-Mrs Litchfield; Dorothy-Miss Chapman; Miss Gloomly-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Farmer Blackbrook Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: New Occasional Address-Pope

3006
18 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Knight; Heartwell-Whitfield; Freehold-Davenport; Sir John English-Wilde; Shacklefigure-Rees; Constables-Thompson, Abbot; Flora-Miss Sims; Aura-Mrs Dibdin (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Constables Actor: Thompson, Abbot

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in Fetters-Platt

Entertainment: Monologue As17990916

3007
20 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Emery; Shelty-Munden; Sandy-Incledon; Charley-Townsend; Croudy-Davenport; Serjeant Jack-Atkins; Capt. Dash-Claremont; Laird of Col-Rees; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Benin-Simmons; Jenny-Mrs Sydney; Moggy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Laird of Raasay Actor: Thompson

Entertainment: Monologue As17990916

3008
25 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Performance Comment: Drooply-Lewis; Leonard Vizorly-Pope; Oakworth-Munden; Sharpset-Fawcett; Henry Melville-H. Johnston; Mr Cleveland-Murray; Old Vizorly-Emery; Master of the Hotel-Thompson; Keeper-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Waiter-Wilde; Simpson-Blurton; Julia-Mrs Pope; Gangica-Mrs H. Johnston; Mrs Cleveland-Miss Chapman; Lady Jemima-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Master of the Hotel Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest Author(s): Edward Lysaught

3009
27 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Fernando-Johnstone; Spado-Munden; Pedrillo-Fawcett; Don Caesar-Townsend; Don Scipio-Emery; Philippo (1st time)-Mrs Chapman; Rapino-Abbot; Calvette-Atkins; Vasquez-Farley; Sanguino-Thompson; Don Juan-Davenport; Alphonso-Incledon; Victoria-Mrs Atkins; Catalina-Mrs Litchfield; Isabel-Mrs Platt; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sanguino Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Biondello-Farley; Music@master-Rees; Taylor-Simmons; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Baptista Actor: Thompson

3010
30 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holman; Macduff-Pope; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Murray; Malcolm-Mansel; Lenox-Whitfield; Donalbain-Mills; Doctor-Waddy; Seward-Davenport; Seyton-Thompson; Fleance-Curties; Officer-Klanert; Witches-Munden, Emery, Rees; Hecate-Townsend; Waiting Gentlewoman-Mrs Platt; Lady Macbeth-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Seyton Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Hill, Linton, Gardner, Denman, Blurton, King, Street, Lee, Little, Thomas, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Ms Waters, Ms Davenport, Ms Chapman, Ms Atkins, Ms Wheatley, Ms Iliff, Ms Sims, Ms Whitmore, Ms Follett, Ms Watts, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Lloyd, Ms Masters, Ms Blurton, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Martyr

3011
02 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Lewis; Silky-Emery; Harry Dornton-Holman; Dornton-Munden; Milford-Whitfield; Sulky-Davenport; Smith-Claremont; Hosier-Waddy; Marker-Dyke; Jacob-Rees; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Tradesmen-Lee, Street, Abbot, Whitmore, Coombs; Sophia-Mrs Mills; Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Platt; Milliner-Miss Leserve; Mantua@maker-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sheriff's Officer Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

3012
09 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Pope; Acasto-Murray; Polydore-H. Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Chaplain-Waddy; Ernesto-Thompson; Page-Miss Gilbert; Chamont-Holman; Serina-Miss Cox; Florella-Miss Leserve; Monimia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Ernesto Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: In afterpiece: As17991007

3013
10 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's [recte Lovers'] Vows

Performance Comment: Frederick-Pope; Verdun-Munden; Anhalt-H. Johnstone; Count Cassel-Knight; Baron Wildenhaim-Murray; Cottager-Davenport; Landlord-Thompson; Farmer-Rees; Countryman-Dyke; Agatha Friburg-Mrs Johnson; Cottager's Wife-Mrs Davenport; Country Girl-Miss Leserve; Amelia Wildenhaim-Mrs H. Johnston.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: afterpiece: As17991007

3014
14 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Holman; Lysimachus-Macartney (1st appearance); Hephestion-Whitfield; Cassander-Claremont; Polyperchon-Mansel; Aristander-Waddy; Eumenes-Curties; Perdicus-Thompson; Thessalqs-Klanert; Clytus-Murray; Statira-Mrs Pope; Parisatis-Mrs Litchfield; Sysigambis-Mrs Platt; Roxana-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Perdicus Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: In afterpiece: As17991011

3015
17 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: Young Rapid-Lewis; Vortex-Waddy; Charles Stanley-Pope; Old Rapid-Munden; Frank Oatland-Fawcett; Sir Hubert Stanley-Murray; Murray; Heartley-Hull; Bronze-Farley; Farmer Oatland-Thompson; Landlord-Whitmore; Ellen-Miss Chapman; Jessy Oatland-Miss Murray; Miss Vortex-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Farmer Oatland Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimic; or, Blunders at Brighton

Performance Comment: Parrots-Johnstone; Cypress-Munden; Colin-Fawcett; Capt. Clifford-Macartney; Harry-Farley; Porter-Thompson; Miss Melcomb-Mrs Davenport; Julia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Thompson

3016
24 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog; Or, Wine Does Wonders

Performance Comment: Europeans Captain Sidney-Townsend (see17991030); Dr O'Liffey-Johnstone; Officers-Bologna Jun., Wilde, Curties, Whitmore, Blurton, Silvester; Eliza-Miss Wheatley; Margaret-Mrs Mills; Indians Chillingo-Munden; Zemaun-Claremont; Officer-Farley; Rajah-Waddy; Govinda-Hill; Guards and Attendants-Bologna, Thompson, Abbot, Klanert; Soldiers-Linton, Street, Russel, Tett, Everett, Thomas, Oddwell; Almina-Mrs Chapman; Agra-Miss Sims; Orsana-Mrs Iliff; Women of Zenana-Ms Parker, Ms Watts, Ms Gilbert, Ms Norton, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Bologna, Ms Masters, Ms Sydney, Ms Whitmore, Ms Lloyd, Ms Burnett, Ms Blurton; Zelma-Miss Waters.
Cast
Role: Guards and Attendants Actor: Bologna, Thompson, Abbot, Klanert

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Procession End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the +Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

3017
25 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Tangent-Lewis; Toby Allspice-Emery; Capt. Faulkner-Pope; Caustic-Munden; Dick Dashall-Fawcett; M'Query-Waddy; Landlord-Rees; Bailiff-Thompson; John-Claremont; Postillion-Platt; Jailor-Gardner; Clementina Allspice-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sorrel-Mrs Davenport; Fanny-Miss Leserve; Julia Faulkner-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Bailiff Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

3018
29 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Pope; Bastard-Whitfield; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Waddy; Cornwall-Macartney; Albany-Claremont; Gentleman Usher-Farley; Burgundy-Mills; Doctor-Davenport; Cornwall's Servant-Thompson; Gentleman-Klanert; Old Man-Rees; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Litchfield; Goneril-Mrs Dibdin; Arante-Miss Leserve; Cordelia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Cornwall's Servant Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: In afterpiece: As17991011

3019
07 November 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Gloster-Murray; Belmour-Whitfield; Ratcliffe-Mansel; Catesby-Claremont; Derby-Thompson; Porter-Atkins; Servant-Curties; Shore-Pope; Alicia-Mrs St.Ledger (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage); Jane Shore-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Derby Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: In afterpiece: As17991011

3020
08 November 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performance Comment: Sancho-Fawcett; Don Carlos-Holman; Lopez-Munden; Don Lorenzo-Claremont; Don Alvarez-Davenport; Don Felix-Thompson; Jacintha-Mrs Mattocks; Angelina-Miss Chapman; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Leonora-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Don Felix Actor: Thompson

3021
09 November 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Related Works
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performance Comment: William-Emery; Jack Junk-Townsend; Michael-Hill; Old Peasant-Simmons; Pat-Macartney; French Officer-Wilde; Peasants-Linton, Street, Thompson; Adela-Mrs Sydney; Susan-Miss Sims.
Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Linton, Street, Thompson

3022
16 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Munden; Campley-Hill; Medium-Waddy; Mate-Street; Planters-Atkins, Thompson, Abbot; Sailors-Linton, Denman, Whitmore; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Atkins; Patty-Mrs Dibdin; Yarico-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Planters Actor: Atkins, Thompson, Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Dance: II: a Negro Dance- [see18000423]

3023
23 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Essex-Holman; Burleigh-Murray; Raleigh-Claremont; Lieutenant-Thompson; Southampton-Betterton; Rutland-Miss Betterton; Nottingham-Mrs Litchfield; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs St.Ledger.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano; or, The Rival Harlequins

3024
30 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; King Henry-Murray; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Waddy; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Whitfield; Francis-Knight; Sir Walter Blount-Mansel; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Claremont; Gadshill-Wilde; Peto-Street; Carriers-Emery, Rees; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Bardolph Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

3025
29 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Major O'Flaherty-Johnstone; Varland-Emery; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Claremont; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Waddy; Stockwell-Murray; Louisa-Miss Murray (1st appearance in that character); Lady Rusport-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gilbert; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Fulmer Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

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