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We found 2783 matches on Roles/Actors, 876 matches on Performance Comments, 447 matches on Event Comments, 94 matches on Performance Title, and 12 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: As17680123, but Prologue-_; Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17671221, but Duke's Servant-Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: As17680209.

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Arne; Dances-Duquesney, Sga Giorgi; Cunning Man-Champness; Colin-Vernon; Phoebe-Mrs Arne.
Event Comment: Full Prices. Hopkins MS Memorandum Book: By the Manager's order I ask'd Mr Joseph? Reed what he had a benefit for the next night. His answer was The Managers give it him for his withdrawing Dido and on account of The Register Office and to clear them from all demands he had upon them whatever

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: As17680209.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680206, but Parts-Watkins, _Hawksby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17671127.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17671125, but with a new Character [Mrs Doggerel] Miss Pope.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Shuter, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17670922, but Merlin-Aickin, 1st time; Damon-Fawcett; Dorilas-Fox.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17680212.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17680213.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17680212.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: As17680209.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680211.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: As17680209.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Reddish, 1st time; Sir Charles-Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Love; Young Clackit-Dodd; Harriet-Mrs Palmer.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Wake-Sg Giorgi, Mrs King

Event Comment: Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17680101.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680211.
Event Comment: Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: As17680209.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680211.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17671020.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680211.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17680113, but Lucianus-Hartry; 2nd Gravedigger-Messink.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17680113.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17680227.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17680209.
Event Comment: ZZenobia published at 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17680227.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17680107, but Hopkins the Prompter-_.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17671020.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17671123.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17680227.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17671212, but Old Wilding-Hurst; Papillion-Baddeley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: As17680209.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17680209.

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17680101.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680211.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Reddish; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Millamant (for that night only)-Mrs Pritchard; Foible-Miss Pope; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Reddish; Sir Wilful-Love; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Bransby; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Mincing-Miss Simson; In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17680305.

Dance: V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Event Comment: Benefit for King. Mainpiece: Not acted for 8 years. [See 17 May 1760.] Afterpiece: By Desire. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Antonio (that night only)-Barry; Bassanio-Holland; Old Gobbo-Parsons; Gratiano-Palmer; Lorenzo-Vernon; Launcelot-Wingfield; Portia-Mrs Dancer; Nerissa-Mrs Jeffries; Jessica-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: As17680321.

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: By Desire, the Favourite Interlude of Linco's Travels, with his remarks on London-King

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. The Absent Man published at 1s. [During the Easter Week holidays the text of the afterpiece had been changed. The advance bill in the Public Advertiser (31 March) notes "With Additions" and omits Mrs Hopkins from the list of characters.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17680229, but Hamlet-Holland; 2nd Gravedigger-Castle.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: As17680321 but Mrs Junket-Mrs Johnston; Miss Frolick-Miss Reynolds (MacMillan). [Public Advertiser does not list Miss Reynolds, and omits Mrs Hopkins.]Public Advertiser does not list Miss Reynolds, and omits Mrs Hopkins.]

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17680122.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17670912.

Dance: End: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17671127.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17680212.

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17671021.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17680310 but Thomas-Fox.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mrs Barry hopes that those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken places will be so good as to excuse the Alteration of the Play; as she has given the earliest notice in her power. N.B. Tickets deliver'd for the Countess of Salisbury will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17680326.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: As17680404 but Mrs Frolick-Mrs Jeffries; Prologue-Mrs Barry.

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220