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1005 results for: Keyword - Governor
We found 982 matches on Roles/Actors, 411 matches on Performance Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, 20 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

251
27 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Aboan-Palmer; Governor-Usher; Stanmore-Davies; Hotman-Hurst; Blandford-Jefferson; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Imoinda-Miss Younge; Oroonoko-the Young Gentleman who Performed Alexander; Planters-Wright, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Keen, Wheeler, Wrighten, Norris; I: a Dance of Slaves-Atkins, Como, Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

252
17 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Bransby; Young Cape-J. Aicken; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Bransby

253
12 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Carlos-Bensley; Don Luis-Shuter; Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-Cushing; Sancho-Quick; Don Duart-Booth; Governor-Fearon; Don Manuel-Davis; Monsieur-Wewitzer; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Louisa-Miss Barsanti; Angelina-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

254
30 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17741212, but Governor-_; Don Manuel-_; Monsieur-_.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

255
19 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: As17741230, but Duart-Davis; Louisa-Mrs Baker; Jaques-Fox; Governor-Fearon; Monsieur-Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

256
28 June 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17750529, but Governor Cape-Davis; Vamp-L'Estrange.
Cast
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Davis

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

257
20 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17750721 but Cadwallader-Lewis; Sprightly-Chapman; Young Cape-Everard; Governor-Griffith; Vamp-Morris; Poet-Richard; Printer's Devil-Jacobs; Robin-Lloyd; Bell-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Griffith
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Davis

Monologue: Scene from The Register Office. As 19 Sept

Dance: Hornpipe-Everard

258
28 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Quick; Young Cape-Wroughton; Vamp-Wilson; Sprightly-Fearon; Governor-Davies; Robin-Thompson; Poet-Jones; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Lessingham , frist time.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Davies

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

259
01 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sheridan; Prince Henry-Young; Salisbury-Clinch; Hubert-Hull; Pembroke-Booth; Essex-Davis; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Wroughton; Austria-Mahon; Panduph-Fearon; Chatillon-L'Estrange; Governor of Angiers-Thompson; Prince Arthur-a Young Lady; Bastard-Lewis; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Booth; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Poussin; Lady Blanch-Miss Dayes; Constance-Mrs Barry; in IV, will be introduced the Procession at the Coronation of King John-.
Cast
Role: Governor of Angiers Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

260
26 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King; Vamp-Moody; Robin-Griffith; Arabella-Mrs Whitfield; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wrighten, first time; Governor-Bransby; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Printer's Devil-Burton.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Bransby

Dance: Martini, Sga Paccini. [Title unspecified on playbill.

261
02 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Comerford; Aboan-Smith; Hotman-Johnson; Captain Driver-Saul; Blandford-Newport; Stanmore-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Jack Stanmore-Dancer; Daniel-Kenny; Governor-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Imoinda-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe [unidentified]; Widow Lackit-Mrs Ross; Lucy Weldon-Miss Taylor; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.Before: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell; Imitations, as17760930

262
20 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Bransby; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robert-Wrighten; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Miss Platt; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Bransby

Dance: As17770213

Song: Fete Champetre, as17761107, but _Vernon, Mrs _Scott; songs-Tenducci, as17770210

263
07 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-R. Palmer; Vamp-Edwin; Governor Cape-Fearon; Robin-T. Davis; Printer's Devil-Master Hitchcock; Poet-Jackson; Arabella-Miss Platt; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Fearon

Dance: End: The Merry Lasses, as17770611

264
06 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Wilkinson; Young Cape-Whitfield; Vamp-Wilson; Governor Cape-Fearon; Sprightly-Robson; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Green; With the Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Tea; or, Tragedy a-la-Mode

Dance: As17780129

265
07 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17780225, but Clodio-Lee Lewes (1st appearence in that character); Sancho-Stevens; Governor-Fearon.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Fearon.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Poney Races, as17780421

266
09 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Peile [1st appearance in that character]; Governor-Whitfield; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Dunstall; Stanmore-Robson; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Hotman-L'Estrange; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers

Song: End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell

267
03 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Performance Comment: [Characters by Brett, Blissett, Griffin, Gardner, Edwin, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Twist, Miss Hale, Miss Harper.] Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Lelio-Brett; Marquis-Blissett; Clarin-Griffin; Governor-Gardner; Carlo-Edwin; Laura-Mrs Hitchcock; Isabella-Miss Twist; Violetta-Miss Hale; Spinetta-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Gardner

268
16 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Chambers; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robert-Wrighten; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella (1st time)-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Chambers

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, as17780919; Allemande, as17780919

269
21 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader (1st time)-Dodd; Young Cape-Whitfield; Sprightly-Robson; Vamp-Wilson; Governor Cape-Fearon; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader (1st time)-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Fearon

Dance: In Naval Review: Dance of Sailors-Aldridge, others

Song: End Dance: the Air [in The Comedy of Errors see17790122]-Mrs Kennedy

270
03 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Wroughton; Aboan-Aickin; Blandford-Hull; Governor-Whitfield; Stanmore-Robson; Captain Driver-Thompson; Daniel-Quick; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda (for that night only)-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

271
06 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Afterpiece Title: The Chelsea-Pensioner

Performance Comment: Chief Parts-Bannister, Hull, Wilson, Fearon, Baker, Booth, Thompson, L'Estrange, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Mattocks, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1779): Blenheim-Bannister; Governor-Hull; Lapstone-Wilson; Flint-Fearon; Rifleman-Baker; Latitat-Booth; Hone-Thompson; Soldier-L'Estrange; Plunder-Robson; Malplaquet-Wewitzer; Thicket-Brunsdon; Lively-Mattocks; Birch-Simkinson; Platoon-Mahon; Ester-Mrs Kennedy; Nancy-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Hull

272
30 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley; Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Moody, Farren, Aickin, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Chaplin, Holcroft, Hurst, Wright, Wrighten, Grimaldi, Bannister Jun, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Davenett, Miss Pope; [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Signor Pasticcio Ritornello-Delpini; Under Prompter-Philimore; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Field, Miss Abrams; [Tragedians: Lord Burleigh-Moody; Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Son-Lamash; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Beefeater-Wright; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Wrighten; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Master of the Horse-Kenny; Justice-Packer; Constable-Fawcett; Thames-Gaudry; Confidante-Mrs Bradshaw; Justice's Lady-Mrs Davenett [in text: Mrs Johnston]; Tilburina-Miss Pope; Nieces-Miss Collett, Miss Kirby; unassigned-Aickin, Chaplin, Holcroft, Hurst, Grimaldi; Prologue-King. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17791124), and again on 3 and 10 Dec.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17791124), and again on 3 and 10 Dec.]
Cast
Role: Governor of Tilbury Fort Actor: Wrighten

273
25 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Antonio-Thompson; Charino-Cushing; Don Louis (1st time)-Quick; Don Duart-Booth; Manuel-Robson; Governor-Fearon; Sancho-Brunsdon; Monsieur-Stevens; Carlos-Wroughton; Elvira-Mrs Jackson; Louisa-Miss Ambrose; Angelina-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

274
16 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Elliot]); Blandford-Hull; Hotman-L'Estrange; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Governor-Whitfield; Daniel-Quick; Stanmore-Robson; Capt. Driver-Thompson; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Dance: End II: Dance of Slaves-

275
05 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bensley, Wilson, Bannister Jun., Lamash, Aickin, Edwin, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Wilson; Captain Harcourt-Bannister Jun.; Vane-Lamash; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Warner-Mrs Love; Cecilia-Miss Farren; Prologue-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Governor Harcourt Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens