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1558 results for: Keyword - Isaac
We found 1227 matches on Author, 311 matches on Roles/Actors, 62 matches on Performance Comments, 25 matches on Event Comments, and 4 matches on Performance Title.

51
22 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Bowden (1st appearance in that character); songs-Bowden; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Edwin; Anthonio-Davies; Father Paul-Booth; Lopez-Wewitzer; Carlos-Johnstone [Public Advertiser: Mrs Kennedy]; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

52
01 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Zacharia Fungus-Quick; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Thompson; Le Fleur-Wewitzer; Young Loveit-Davies; Widow Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Dolly-Mrs Platt; Mrs Mecklin-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Isaac Fungus Actor: Fearon

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

53
01 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Edwin; Anthonio-Davies; Father Paul-Booth; Lopez-Wewitzer; Carlos-Mrs Kennedy; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Dance: End: A Divertissement-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

54
31 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryder. Public Advertiser, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent-garden. 1st piece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by Dr Arnold. The selected by Handel, Vento, Giordani, Giardini, Bertoni, Dr Arne, Carolan the Irish Bard. 2nd piece: 1st time Here. Translated from the French of La Bonne Mere, by Horatio Edgar? Robson, and at this Time reading with great success and general applause by LeTexier in Lisle-Street [and 1st acted at the hay, 22 Aug. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Ryder, altered from The Man of Parts, by Isaac Jackman; not published]. Receipts: #271 0s. 6d. (191.15.6; 5.7.0; tickets: 73.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Afterpiece Title: Such Things Have Been

Related Works
Related Work: Such Things Have Been Author(s): Isaac Jackman

Song: End 3rd piece: Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to Londonwritten and to be sung-Ryder

Entertainment: Monologue. In course of Entertainments: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

55
22 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit [9 rows (World, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by Isaac Bickerstaffe, but also ascribed to Mrs Jordan and to Richard Ford. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1799]. Kemble Mem.: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe. World, 29 Apr. 1790: The Spoil'd Child was sent to Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in Italy, where her fame had reached. Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Related Works
Related Work: The Spoil'd Child Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

56
12 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Anthonio-Davies; Father Paul-Bannister; Lopez-Farley; Carlos-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

57
01 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Anthonio-Marshall; Father Paul-Darley; Lopez-Farley; Carlos-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Billington (1st appearance these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

58
19 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Occasional Prelude

Afterpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Anthonio-Marshall; Father Paul-Darley; Lopez-Farley; Carlos-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa (1st Time)-Mrs Blanchard; Clara (1st time)-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners

59
25 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Zachary Fungus-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Isaac Fungus-Wewitzer; Mr Gruel-Suett; Simon-Bland; Mr Bridoun-Evatt; La Fleur-Abbott; John-Lyons; Hackney Coachman-Ledger; Mrs Mecklin-Mrs Webb; Dolly-Miss Heard; Jenny-Miss Fontenelle.
Cast
Role: Isaac Fungus Actor: Wewitzer

60
05 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Munden; Anthonio-Gray; Father Paul-Cubitt; Carlos-Inclcdon//The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Clendining .
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISHMAN IN LONDON

Dance: As17931015

61
18 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Don Jerome-Suett; Ferdinand-Kelly; Anthonio-Dignum; Carlos-Bland; Isaac Mendoza-Bannister Jun.; Father Paul-Bannister; Lopez-R. Palmer; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Clara-Sga Storace; Margaret, the Duenna-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Isaac Mendoza Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: In course evening: Lullaby-Sga Storace

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Giornovichi; wherein he will introduce With lowly suit and plaintive ditty, Rule Britannia-

62
20 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dependent

Performance Comment: Characters by King, Suett Kemble, Aickin, Bannister Jun., Wathen, Phillimore, Maddocks, Evans, Miss Pope, Miss Farren, Mrs Maddocks. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 21 Oct.: Lord Leverington-King; Sir Clement Cantefer-Suett; Edmund D'Alincourt-Kemble; Carrington-Aickin; Gabriel Wrinkle-Bannister Jun.; Isaac-Wathen; Thomas-Phillimore; Harry-Maddocks; Servant-Evans; Mrs Margaret-Miss Pope; Jane-Miss Farren; Dame Dawkins-Mrs Maddocks; Prologue-Whitfield; Epilogue-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

63
21 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Antonio (by permission of the Managers of Vauxhall)-Dignum; Ferdinand-Clarke (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage); Don Jerome-Powel; Isaac-Baker; Father Paul-Haymes; Lopez-Pitt; Starved Friar-Evans; Carlos (by Permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Braham (1st appearance in that character, and on this stage); Louisa-Mrs Martyr; The Duenna-Mrs Wentworth; Clara (by Permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Baker

Dance: End II: Peggy's Love (by permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre), as17970614 End Opera: Cupid and Psyche, as17970614 With Corps de Ballet from the Opera House

64
23 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Holman, Munden, Murray, Whitfield, Davenport, Thompson, Simmons, Follett, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Knight, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Norton, Miss Betterton. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1797): Scud-Quick; Algernon-Holman; Simon Single-Munden; Sir Oliver Montrath-Murray; Earling-Whitfield; Farmer Gawdry-Davenport; Frank-Thompson; Jack-Simmons; Isaac-Follett; Peter-Curties [in text: Abbot]; Lady Cypress-Miss Chapman; Jenny Scud-Mrs Knight; Mrs Buckram-Mrs Davenport; Rachel Williams-Mrs Norton; Emily Fitzallan-Miss Betterton; Prologue-Murray; Epilogue-Miss Betterton. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17971207).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17971207).]
Cast
Role: Isaac Actor: Follett

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

65
04 March 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Performance Comment: Singers-Vernon, Reinhold, Mrs Barthelemon, Mrs Mattocks--Diary of Isaac Reed.
Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Vernon, Reinhold, Mrs Barthelemon, Mrs Mattocks--Diary of Isaac Reed.

Music: CConcerto on German Flute-Florio; Violin Solo-Barthelemon

66
15 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Don Jerome-Wilson; Don Isaac-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Bannister; Lopez-Stevens; Ferdinand-Marshall; Antonio-Wood; Lay Brother-Ledger; Carlos-Miss Stuart (1st appearance on this stage); Clara-Mrs Cargill; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Don Isaac Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End: The Italian Peasants-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

67
21 January 1761 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isaac

Related Works
Related Work: Lionel and Clarissa Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: Thomas and Sally; or, The Sailor's Return Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Absent Man Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Royal Garland Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: Lionel and Clarissa; or, The School for Fathers Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: Daphne and Amintor Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: Love in the City Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Hypocrite Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Doctor Last in His Chariot Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Ephesian Matron Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: Tis Well It's No Worse Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: He Would if He Could; or, An Old Fool Worse than Any Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Spoil'd Child Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe
Related Work: The Milesian Author(s): Isaac Jackman

Music: Between the acts aConcert on the organ-Dupuis

68
08 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

69
09 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: As17621208

70
10 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621129

71
11 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

72
13 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

73
14 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

74
15 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: II: Pleasures of Spring, as17621202

75
16 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Village Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023