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5334 results for: Keyword - Edward and Charles Dilly
We found 3306 matches on Author, 1745 matches on Performance Comments, 505 matches on Event Comments, 163 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1576
01 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ross; Foppington-Macklin; Morelove-Hull; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; End: Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin

1577
03 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: and the song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

1578
15 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Dance: TThe Waggoners, as17610228

1579
16 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Cast
Role: Slur Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, the husband's cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Entertainment: After the Farce:(this night only) the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the: Order of British Bucks, with the Whimsical Behavior of Choice Spirits and M. Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-Mr Shuter. See17610326

Related Works
Related Work: A Word for Nature Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1580
24 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Austin and Moody. Garrick had obtained a surreptitious copy of Macklin's farce, but Macklin might possibly allow it to be performed for a benefit (Genest, IV, 612). Sir Archy Mac-Sarcasm by Mr Austin after the manner of the Original-went off well-The Author threatens to sue Mr Garrick. Mr Macklin play'd it at cg with the Refusal a few nights ago to less than charges (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Palmer; Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Col. Manly-Holland; Vulture-Moody; Aspin-Yates; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Lady Outside-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Manly Actor: Holland
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Entertainment: III: Mr Moody will entertain the public with Teady Wolloughan's Whimsical Roratorical Description of a Man@o' War and Sea Fight-, with Hibernian notes on the whole

1581
04 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Cross and Wood (sub-treasurer). Mainpiece: For last time this season. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Brandshaw

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

1582
07 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dyer and Mrs Leppie. Receipts: #20 17s. plus income from tickets. [Ticket distrioution (Account Book)]: @Name Box Pit gallery Value 1!2 Value @Ansell 42 40 33 #19 16s. #9 18s.@Ward 3 54 46 #13 9s. #6 14s. 6d.@Rawlins 14 57 22 #14 5s. #7 2s. 6d.@ Mrs Dyer 1 33 30 #8 4s. #4 2s.@Mrs Leppie 4 48 62 #14 8s. #7 4s.@Mrs Paddick - 14 10 #3 2s. #1 11s.@Mrs Goold 4 13 46 #7 11s. #3 15s. 6d.@Mrs Gwynn 9 48 64 #15 17s. Gratis@Total 77 304 313 #16 12s. #40 7s. 6d.@ Receipts: #20 17s. plus #40 7s. 6d. as 1!2 value of tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Cast
Role: Slur Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, the husband's cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

Dance: A Hornpipe-Leppie's Apprentice

1583
12 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Lurcher Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: and to conclude with a Dance Actor: Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon.

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

1584
18 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-King; Careless-Havard; Clerimont-Holland; Sir Solomon-Yates; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Kennedy; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Song: Champnes

1585
31 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Young Cash-Shuter; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram-Bennet; Spitfire-Holtom; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Burden; Teraminta-Miss Cokayne; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Slur Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, the husband's cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Andrew to Yates's Parade Actor: Jonathan
Role: Andrew to Puppet Shew Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker of Deal, or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles ShadwellEdward Thompson
Related Work: Irene; or, The Fair Greek Author(s): Charles Goring
Related Work: The Fair American Author(s): Charles Thomas Carter

1586
12 November 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Lurcher Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

1587
06 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17620102, but Henry VI-Moody; Prince Edward-Miss Read; Tressel-Ackman; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Read
Role: Richard Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Song: III: Miss Young

Dance: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers

1588
26 February 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Cast
Role: Col Medway Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Wedding Author(s): Charles Coffey

1589
01 March 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This month appeared An Historical and Succinct Account of the late Riots at the Theatres. (39 pp.) pp. 20-39 give a detailed account of the destruction, &c. at cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Wedding Author(s): Charles Coffey

1590
12 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Dance: TThe Dutch Skippers, as17630101

1591
20 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

1592
22 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Philips. No Building on Stage, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Wedding Author(s): Charles Coffey

1593
13 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17621122, but Archer-King; Scrub-Yates; Sir Charles-Tomlinson, 1st time; Occasional Epilogue (written by a Lady)-Tomlinson.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Tomlinson, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Wedding Author(s): Charles Coffey

Dance: IV: Double Hornpipe, as17630504

1594
16 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Receivers (Cross Diary). Smith, Watson, Cridland, Dalton (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Palmer
Role: Trapland Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Wedding Author(s): Charles Coffey

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

1595
26 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross, first time; Lurcher-White; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Shuter, first time; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Tim Shaklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Perry; Aura-Miss Macklin, first time; Flora-Miss Elliot, first time; Country Dance-incident to the play; and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad-Mr Baker.
Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1596
30 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1597
03 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

1598
04 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Polly
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

1599
10 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Afterpiece: For the only time this season. Part of Pit will be laid into boxes. Tickets deliver'd for the Tender Husband will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Grantiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song in character)-Miss Miller; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Dance: I: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin; IV: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

1600
12 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222