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6418 results for: Keyword - English, French, Dutch Characters
We found 3996 matches on Performance Comments, 1727 matches on Performance Title, 1431 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5801
27 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Cast
Role: English Father Actor: Fearon
Role: English Father's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

5802
14 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Ryder, Aickin, Farren, Hull, Wewitzer, Fearon, Pope; Mrs Bernard, Mrs Platt, Miss Brunton. Cast from European Magazine, Jan. 1788, p. 56: Bessus-Ryder; Mardonius-Aickin; Tigranes-Farren; Gobrias-Hull; Swordsmen-Wewitzer, Cubitt; Bacurius-Fearon; Ligones-Thompson; Arbaces-Pope; Spaconia-Mrs Bernard; Queen Mother-Mrs Platt; Panthea-Miss Brunton; Occasional Prologue-Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Cast
Role: English Father Actor: Fearon
Role: English Father's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Song: II: a Grand Chorus-Johnstone, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Blurton, Janson, Bonville, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Byrne, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Miss Paye, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

5803
15 January 1788 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Locandiera

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Morelli, Calvesi, Fineschi, Sga Schinotti, Sga Storace. Cast from libretto (D. Stuart, 1788): Don Polidoro-Morelli; Sumers-Calvesi; Mynheer Vanderdur-Fineschi; Livia-Sga Schinotti; Madama Brillante-Sga Storace.

Dance: End I: The Military Dance, as17880112, but Henry; a +Pas de Deux (composed by Noverre)-Didelot, Mlle Coulon; Pas de Deux (composed by Vestris)-Vestris, Mlle Hilligsberg; End Opera: Les Offrandes a l'Amour, as17871208

5804
31 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Sparta; Or, The Rival Kings

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Kemble, Bensley, Barrymore, Whitfield, Staunton, Williames, Bates, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Benson, Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson), and World, 1 Feb.: Cleombrotus-Kemble; Leonidas-Bensley; Amphares-Barrymore; Nicrates-Whitfield; Corex-Staunton; Mezentius-Williames; Officer-Bates; Sarpedon-Phillimore; High Priest-Chaplin; Priest-Wilson; Attalus-Benson; Child-Miss Gaudry; Chelonice-Mrs Siddons; 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.]

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

5805
04 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Lewis; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The Music Characters [i.e. Shepherds and Shepherdesses (see text, 1788)]-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton.

Dance: End: As17880124; I afterpiece: a Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Song: II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

5806
05 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17880129

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Ambrose (1st time); accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; II: the celebrated Laughing Song from L'Allegro il Penseroso-Bowden

5807
05 February 1788 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Morelli, Calvesi, Morigi, Sga Sestini, Sga Schinotti, Sga Storace. Cast adjusted from libretto (D. Stuart, 1787): Bastiano Ammazzagatte-Morelli; Don Berlicco-Calvesi; Mons. Perruque-Morigi; Mlle Neri-Sga Sestini; Mlle Pate-Sga Schinotti; Gelinda-Sga Anna Storace.

Dance: End I: Les Offrandes a l'Amour, as17871208

Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17880129

5808
23 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Young English Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir John English Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17880128

5809
25 February 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East; Or, Adventures Of Twelve Hours

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Baddeley, Bannister Jun., Aickin, Dignum, Williames, Kelly, Miss Romanzini, Miss Pope, Mrs Wilson, Miss Collett, Mrs Crouch. Cast from text (W. Lowndes, 1788): Mushroom-King; Colonel Baton-Baddeley; Twist-Bannister Jun.; Colonel Bentley-Aickin; Stanmore-Dignum; Capt. Coromandel-Williames; Warnford-Kelly; Rosario-Miss Romanzini; Mrs Muchroom-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Miss Collett; Ormellina-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

5810
01 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Tantara Rara, Rogues All

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Ryder, Quick, Edwin, Bernard, Davies, Fearon, Cubitt, Macready, Mrs Platt, Miss Tweedale. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 3 Mar.: Carty-Ryder; Andrew-Quick; Corporal Toddy-Edwin; Sap-Bernard; Commissary of Police-Davies; Sir Ulick Liffydale-Fearon; Pickle-Cubitt; O'Toole-Macready; Shuffle-Painter; Blanch-Mrs Platt; Narcissa-Miss Tweedale. O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. III (T. Woodfall, 1798) adds: Picard-$Bonville; Sandy-$Brown; Palm-$Janson; Cog-$Rock; Peep-$Helme; New Prologue-Mrs Brown, Mrs Morton (World, 3 Mar.).

Dance: End: New Divertisement-[see17880124]

5811
11 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: She Stoops to Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17880301

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: Bucks have at You All as spoken in Dublin-Ryder

5812
13 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Conjugal Frolick, as17880221

5813
25 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: An English Sailor Actor: Edwin.

5814
27 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

5815
29 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Regent

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Kemble, Aickin, Barrymore, Packer, Bates, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred, Spencer, WRoughton, Mrs Ward, Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (J. Robson and W. Clarke, 1788): Manuel-Kemble; Solerno-Aickin; Ansaldo-Barrymore; Gerbin-Packer; Diego-Bates; Servant-Wilson; Banditti-Phillimore, Chaplin; Pedro-Benson; Gomez-Wroughton; Carlos-Master Gregson; Paula-Mrs Ward; Dianora-Mrs Siddons; Alfred, Spencer; 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.]

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

5816
29 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End: As17871129; III: a Hornpipe-Mrs Ratchford

5817
01 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr King; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts

5818
02 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: As17871129

5819
04 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

5820
05 April 1788 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Giulio Sabino

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Marchesi (1st appearance), Balelli, Calvesi, Forlivesi (1st appearance); Sga Schinotti, Sga Giuliani (1st appearance). Cast from libretto (J. Stevenson, 1788): Sabino-Marchesi; Arminio-Balelli; Annio-Calvesi; Tito-Forlivesi; Voadice-Sga Schinotti; Epponina-Sga Giuliani.

Dance: End: The Military Dance, as17880115; End Opera: Les Fetes de Tempe, as17880228

5821
08 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ton; Or, Follies Of Fashion

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Aickin, Johnstone, Pope, Farren, Wewitzer, Bernard, Fearon, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Wells, Miss Brunton, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Morton, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (T. Hookham, 1788): Captain Daffodil-Lewis; Ben Levy-Quick; Villiers-Aickin; Macpharo-Johnstone; Lord Ormond-Pope; Lord Raymond-Farren; Lord Bonton-Wewitzer; Pink-Bernard; Trusty-Fearon; Lady Bonton-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Mrs Wells; Lady Clairville-Miss Brunton; Mrs Tender-Mrs Bernard; Mademoiselle-Mrs Morton; Lady Raymond-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Mrs Wells ["who, at the end of the epilogue, after a proper preparation, favoured the house with an imitation of Mrs Siddons in a passage of Isabella" (London Chronicle, 9 Apr.)]."who, at the end of the epilogue, after a proper preparation, favoured the house with an imitation of Mrs Siddons in a passage of Isabella" (London Chronicle, 9 Apr.)].

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

5822
15 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: An English Sailor Actor: Edwin.

5823
16 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: As17871129

5824
30 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: In II: a Masquerade and Dance-proper to the Play

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Passions an Ode to Music-Kemble

5825
30 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: As17880129