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4 results for: Keyword - Elbridge Colby
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1
14 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft, based on Le Mariage de Figaro, by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais; incidental music by William Shield. In 1789 reduced to an afterpiece of 3 acts. Prologue by the author (Europaen Magazine, Dec. 1784, p. 467)]: With new Dresses, Decorations, &c. Public Advertiser, 10 Mar. 1785: This Day is published The Follies of A Day (1s. 6d.). [For an account of Holcroft's shorthand transcription of the original, taken down during a performance in Paris, and the hasty rehearsals of it in London, see Elbridge Colby, A Bibliography of Thomas Holcroft, 1922, pp. 48-50.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day; Or, The Marriage Of Figaro

Cast
Role: : Count Almaviva Actor: Lewis
Role: Don Guzman Actor: Quick
Role: Antonio Actor: Edwin
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Basil Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Doublefee Actor: Thompson
Role: Figaro Actor: Holcroft
Role: Page Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Bounce Actor: Stevens
Role: Courier Actor: Jones
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates
Role: Servant Actor: Newton
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Bonnor
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Davies
Role: Beaufort Actor: Cubitt
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Thompson
Role: Quildrive Actor: Kennedy
Role: Dapper Actor: Jones
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Quick
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy

2
13 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft, adapted from Le Complaisant, by Antoine de Feriol comte de Pont-de-Veyle, and from Clavigo, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It has been attributed to John Fenwick (Genest, VII, 360-61; London Chronicle, 14 Feb. 1798). But for Holcroft's acknowledgment of authorship see his Life, ed. Elbridge Colby, 1925, II, 170. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by the author (Knapp, p. 88)]. Times, 12 Apr. 1798: This Day will be published He's Much to Blame (2s.). "Mrs Mattocks has of late habituated herself to a constant titter, which destroys the effect of her best scenes" (Times, 14 Feb.). Receipts: #249 1s. (240.5; 8.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Sir George Versatile Actor: Lewis
Role: Lord Vibrate Actor: Quick
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope
Role: Doctor Gosterman Actor: Murray
Role: Thompson Actor: Davenport
Role: Williams Actor: Clarke
Role: Master of the Hotel Actor: Thompson
Role: Jenkins Actor: Rees
Role: Waiter Actor: Blurton
Role: Harry Actor: Abbot
Role: Footman Actor: Curties
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Betterton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Lady Jane's Woman Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Lady Vibrate Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: unassigned Actor: Wilde
Role: Prologue Actor: Whitfield
Role: Epilogue Actor: Quick, Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Cast
Role: Female Choristers Actor: Mrs Blurton
Role: Young Talbot Actor: Bologna Jun.
Role: General Talbot Actor: Bologna
Role: Herald Actor: Helme
Role: Officers Actor: Blurton, Wilde, Abbot, L? Bologna
Role: Alenson Actor: Farley
Role: Charles Actor: Simpson
Role: Cardinal Actor: Powel
Role: Abbot Actor: Thompson
Role: Nobles and Officers Actor: Dyke, Lee, Curties
Role: Joan of Arc Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Lucifer Actor: Follett
Role: Demons Actor: Goostree, Parsloe, Letteney, Goodwin, Wilkins
Role: British Officer Actor: Incledon
Role: ] Actor: Miss Sims
Role: French and English Officers and Choristers Actor: Linton, Street, Gray
Role: Minstrel Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Blanche Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Grand Historical Pageant Actor: .

3
23 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 5, by Thomas Holcroft, based on Diego und Leonore, by Johann Christoph Unzer. Prologue and Epilogue by Francis Godolphin Waldron (Thomas Holcroft, Life, ed. Elbridge Colby, 1925, II, 125)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Scenery by Marinari. [Johnston was from cg.] Times, 12 July 1798: This Day is published The Inquisitor (2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inquisitor

Cast
Role: Alberto Actor: Johnston
Role: Francisco Actor: Barrymore
Role: The Patriarch Actor: Aickin
Role: Fernando Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Lelio Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Don Manuel Actor: Trueman
Role: Alguazil Actor: Caulfield
Role: Servant Actor: Abbot
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Licia Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Prologue Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: D'Arcy
Role: Major Benbow Actor: Suett
Role: Wilson Actor: Bannister
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Usher
Role: Kilderkin Actor: Ledger
Role: Ned Actor: Abbot
Role: Putty Actor: Waldron Jun.
Role: Tipple Actor: Munden
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Edward

4
05 December 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland, 1st published (without assignment of parts) in his Posthumous Dramatic Works, 1813, Vol. I, as The Passive Husband. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (Thomas Holcroft, Life, ed. Elbridge Colby, 1925, II, 205)]. Receipts: #253 8s. 6d. (189.12.6; 60.7.6; 3.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Aickin, Suett, Barrymore, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Dowton, Hollingsworth, Evans, Webb, Fisher, Ryder, Miss Pope, Mis Biggs, Mrs Walcot. Cast from Morning Visitor, Dec. 1798, p. 392: Lord Glenandry-Aickin
Role: Lord Glenandry Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Toby Truckle Actor: Suett
Role: Clifton Actor: Barrymore
Role: Leonard Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Starling Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Runic Actor: Dowton
Role: Patrick Malooney Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Lady Truckle Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Mrs Lofty Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: unassigned Actor: Evans, Webb, Fisher, Ryder
Role: Prologue Actor: Barrymore
Role: Epilogue Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Kourakin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun..
Role: Chorus of Soldiers Actor: _Wentworth.
Role: Korowitz Actor: Barrymore
Role: Cansemar Actor: Kelly
Role: Mousic@Mirhoff Actor: Suett
Role: Iwan Actor: Miss Benson
Role: Liebstoff Actor: Caulfield
Role: Officers of the Emperor's Guards Actor: Maddocks, Trueman
Role: Tackstein Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Kargad Actor: Wentworth
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Moola Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Peasants Actor: Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage, Ms Menage Jun., Ms Chippendale, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Bowyer, Ms Jacobs, Ms Coates.

Dance: a Dance, as17981114, but _Male, W. _Banks, Johnston; +New Hornpipe, as17981114

Cast
Role: New Hornpipe Actor: Sga Bossi DelCaro.