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We found 5306 matches on Author, 4519 matches on Event Comments, 2943 matches on Performance Title, 2746 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Mrs Wells had 1st acted Macheath at the hay, 14 Sept. 1781; Bannister had acted Polly at the same theatre, 16 Sept. 1785.] Gazetteer, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Haymarket. "There is now a most vehement rage of innovation in language, government, religion, and everything else...On the British stage, with infinite applause, young and beautiful actresses perform sometimes the Parts of highwaymen; and some singing actors squall in an affected voice resembling, and intended to imitate, that of women; the most humourous dramatic pieces are frittered away into songs; and I should not be surprised to hear that henceforth Miranda and Juliet are to be personated by grim-visaged grenadiers seven feet high, and Falstaff by a slender miss just entered her teens" (Universal Magazine, Mar. 1795, p. 171). Receipts: #285 14s. (162.4.6; 5.9.6; tickets: 118.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17891024, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Wells (1st time at this theatre); Lucy-Mr Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Polly-Mr Bannister (1st time these six years); Ben Budge-_.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17891024

Song: In course of Evening: The Wolf-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Waterhouse (from the Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage); Lockit-Cubitt; Filch-R. Palmer; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Dance: III: Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrn

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. [Miss Webb's 1st appearance on the stage was at this theatre, 30 July 1788.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Dance: As17900626

Event Comment: By Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [so playbill of 23 Nov.; see cg, 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #199 3s. (160.2; 36.6; 2.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: The Mask Actor: Kelly

Song: As17901011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Davies; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Broadhurst]).Miss Broadhurst]).
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17910115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17910115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17910115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17910115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: The Mask Actor: Kelly
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Brandon, Longley, Furkins, Pilbro, Anselmo, Copland, Rye, Pugh, Robson, Jealous, Noble, Varley, Wilkinson, Little, Lamp, Plank, Linton, Standen, the Band will be admitted. Receipts: #366 12s. (43.13.6; 7.4.6; tickets: 315.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath (for that night only)-Mrs Edwards; Filch (for that night only)-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun. (The only time of their appearing in those characters); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Locket-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Blanchard; Antonio-Quick; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Webb; Agnes-Miss Francis; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe in Character-Ratchford

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Midnight Hour, advertised on playbill of 11 Nov.] Receipts: 215 3s. 6d. (210.18.0; 4.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Dance: As17911109

Song: Vocal Parts, as17911109, but _Sedgwick, Caulfield, _Danby; V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17911109, but _Sedgwick, +Caulfield

Event Comment: The Duenna [advertised on playbill of 7 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indispoaition of Quick. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Martyr as Lucy, but she "had kibes, and accordingly Mrs Harlowe was drawn out in Lucy" (Oracle, 9 Dec.). Afterpiece in place of Two Strings to Your Bow, advertised on playbill of 7 Dec.] Receipts: #193 9s. 6d. (188.14.6; 4.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Dance: As17911112

Music: As17911024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Song: Vocal Parts, as17911125, but Cooke; The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17911125

Event Comment: "Had Mr Bannister, sen (whose merit as a singer is pre-eminent) never played any other character than that of Caliban, he would, by so capital, so unique, so unparalleled a performance, have deserved to be ranked with the foremost" (Jonson, ed. Waldron, 178). Receipts: #182 15s. (145.11; 36.2; 1.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17911109, but Caliban-Bannister (1st appearance on this stage these 5 years).

Dance: As17911202

Song: Vocal Parts, as17911214; Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17911109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17911112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Song: Vocal Parts, as17911109, but _Sedgwick, Mrs _Crouch; Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17911125

Event Comment: Benefit for Incledon. [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, advertised on playbill of 8 May.] Morning Herald, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Incledon, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #399 6s. (170.15.6; 3.15.6; tickets: 224.15.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrne

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Related Works
Related Work: The Dupes of Fancy; or, Every Man his Hobby Author(s): George Saville Carey

Song: In course of Entertainment: his favourite Planxty [descriptive of Ireland-Johnstone (in the character of Murtough Delany) [see The Irishman in London, cg, 21 Apr.]

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Busy Body; afterpiece on The Poor Soldier, both advertised on playbill of 19 Sept.] The Public are respectfully informed that a One Shilling Gallery will be opened on Monday the 1st of October. Receipts: #77 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: III: Hornpipe in Character-Byrn