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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.
Event Comment: New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations for Mainpiece (playbill). This Masque was got up in a Superb manner the Scenery exquisitely fine & greatly applauded--. Miss Hayward play'd Emmeline very bad (Hopkins Diary). Mainpiece: Altered from Dryden by Garrick. First time performed. Music Purcell and Arne. New Overture by Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Arthur-Reddish; Oswald-Jefferson; Canon-Packer; Albanacht-Bransby; Aurelius-Keen; Guillamar-Wheeler; Merlin-Aickin; Osmond-Palmer; Grimbald-Bannister; Philadel-Mrs Baddeley; Cupid-Miss Rogers; Matilda-Miss Platt; Emmeline-Miss Hayward; Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Kear, Fawcett, Miss Radley, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Dorman; The Dances-Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17701124.
Event Comment: King Arthur published at 1 shilling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17701213.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17701128.
Event Comment: Benefit of Westmr new Lying in Hospital (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17701022, but Jessica-Miss Radley.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: As17700925, but Miss Flack-Miss Burton; Chambermaid-Miss Platt; Dances-Mrs King.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17701220.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17701116.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17701208, but Imogen-Mrs Barry; Bellarius-Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701201.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17701025

Event Comment: Leon, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17710104.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17701002.
Event Comment: Ranger, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17701123, but Frankly-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17701220.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Performance Comment: As17710112.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17701002.
Event Comment: Leon, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Mr Garrick never Played better (MacMillan). Garrick from ill health did not act till 24 May (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17710104.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17700922.

Dance: New Comic Dance-Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Daigueville, Miss Ross

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Performance Comment: As17710112.

Afterpiece Title: Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: As17701221, but Chamberlain-W. Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Performance Comment: As17710112.

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Performance Comment: As17701231.

Monologue: Interlude After: Musical The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Bannister; Countryman-Dibdin; Mother-Mrs Dorman; Wife-Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: Serjeant-Bannister; Countryman-Dibdin; Mother-Mrs Dorman; Wife-Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17710119.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17701128.
Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17710119.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Vernon; Squire-Dodd; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Mrs Scott; To conclude with a Dance incidental to the piece-.
Event Comment: Almida publish'd at 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Performance Comment: As17710112.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17701220, but New Character Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17710119.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17701219.
Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Performance Comment: As17710112.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17701121.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17710119.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17701206.
Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary). The West Indian publish'd at 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17710119.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17700922.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Performance Comment: As17710112.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17701002.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17710221.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17710123.
Event Comment: Almida oblig'd to be defer'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17710105, but Imogen-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701201.

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17710221, but Osmond-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17701116.
Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Tickets for Cato will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710316 but Jarvis-Jefferson; Waiter-Wheeler; Lewson-Aickin; Charlotte-Mrs Morland; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Barry [Aickin and Mrs Barry Played these parts for the first time]; The New Occasional Address to the Town-Reddish; [the Original Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisals

Performance Comment: As17710401.

Dance: V: The Cunning Love, as17710204

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17710311 but Macheath-Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17710314 but Cadwallader-Bannister; first time in that character on this Stage. Original Prologue=-_.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-, as17701025, but the children here named as Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: End Opera: A Variety of Imitations-Bannister

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17701026, but Lovemore-Jefferson, first time; Lady Constant-Miss Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17710416 but Cadwallader-King; Young Cape-Palmer; Poet-Waldron.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Monologue: End Play: An Interlude from Taste. Carmine-Palmer; Lady Pentweazel-A Gentleman, his first appearance any stage

Performance Comment: Carmine-Palmer; Lady Pentweazel-A Gentleman, his first appearance any stage.