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2740 results for: Keyword - J
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.

1301
18 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Public Advertiser, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Green, the corner of Norris-street, St. James's, Haymarket; of Ansell, Davies-street, Berkeley-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17781009, but Belinda-Mrs Bulkley; Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir William Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Mr Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Tippet-Mrs Whitfield; Tattle-Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Performance Comment: As17790427.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17790327 .

1302
19 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton, Longley, Colley & Robson. Tickets delivered by Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, Wm. Ansell, Smallwood, Baker, Shuter, Painter will be admitted. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Afterpiece: With an Indian Processionv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strategem

Performance Comment: As17790111, but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Gallic Gratitude

Performance Comment: As17790430, but Jones, Egan. Prologue as17790430 .

1303
20 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Mahon & L'Estrange. Tickets delivered for Friday, May 7th, will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 16 Apr. 1773]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Performance Comment: As17790412.

Afterpiece Title: The Albion Queens; or, The Death of Mary Queen of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Wroughton; Davison-L'Estrange; Morton-Fearon; Gifford-Thompson; Cecil-Hull; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Jackson; Douglas-Mrs Bulkley; Mary Queen of Scots-Mrs Hartley (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Performance Comment: As17790427.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17790413.

1304
04 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Guard [master carpenter] of Scene Men #28 19s. 2d. Receipts: #216 12s. (214.6; 2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Clarke; Lothario-Lewis; Altamont-Farren; Rossano-L'Estrange; Horatio-Aickin; Lavinia-Mrs Bulkley; Lucilla-Mrs Morton; Calista-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17790924.

Dance: As17790929

1305
13 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here; written by Massinger [with alterations by Richard Cumberland. Author of Prologue unknown]. With New Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #195 1s. 6d. (193.3.6; 1.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wroughton, Clarke, Whitfield, L'Estrange, Fearon, Aickin, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Wewitzer, Lewis, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart, Mrs Yates. [Cast from Morning Chronicle, 14 Oct.: Pisander-Wroughton; Archidamus-Clarke; Timagoras-Whitfield; Poliphron-Fearon; Timoleon-Aickin; Asotus-Quick; Cleon-Wilson; Gracculo-Edwin; Cimbrio-Wewitzer; Leosthenes-Lewis; Statilia-Mrs Jackson; Corisca-Mrs Pitt; Cleora-Mrs Yates; L'Estrange, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart [are unassigned; New Prologue-Hull (Public Advertiser, 14 Oct.). [This was spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17790924.

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

1306
23 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Supernumeraries #13 12s. Receipts: #133 15s. (132.8; 1.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Westmoreland-Thompson; Sir Walter Blunt-Whitfield; Sir Richard Vernon-Hull; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Robson; Francis-Edwin; Bardolph-Booth; Douglas-L'Estrange; Carriers-Wewitzer, Messink; Hotspur-Peile (1st appearance in that character); Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17790924, but Jupiter-Fox.

1307
01 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #188 16s. (185.1; 3.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Stockwell-Clarke; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Whitfield; Major O'Flaherty-Aickin; Fulmer-Thompson; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1308
02 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #139 11s. (135.6; 4.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17791011, but Florella-Mrs Poussin.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1309
03 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 5s. (156.13; 3.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-W. Bates; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Tippet-Mrs Whitfield; Marmalet-Mrs Willems; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Belinda-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1310
04 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #175 4s. (173.14; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17791111.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17791123, but Jackson; End IV: a +New Dance-

1311
06 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #187 15s. (186.12; 1.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17791101, but Lady Ann-Mrs Jackson; Queen-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1312
07 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 7s. (158.7; 2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17791113, but Doctor Caius (1st time)-Whitfield; Fenton-Robson; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Page-Miss Langrish.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1313
08 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 18s. (162.2; 1.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17790922, but Lopez-W. Bates.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1314
09 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the author of Percy [Hannah More]. 5th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season.Prologue by the author. Epilogue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (see text).] Receipts: #121 (118.1; 2.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wroughton, Aickin, Clarke, Lewis, Mrs Hartley, Miss Younge. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1779): Orlando-Wroughton; Bertrand-Aickin; Earl Guildford-Clarke; Rivers-Lewis; Julia-Mrs Hartley; Emmelina-Miss Younge; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Lee Lewes.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1315
10 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #268 1s. (266.15; 1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17791208.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1316
11 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations by Garrick. Never acted here. Receipts: #160 2s. (157.19; 2.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke-Peile; Petruchio-Whitfield; Antonio-Quick; Peter-W. Bates; Antony-Booth; Francisco-Robson; Surgeon-Fearon; Frederick-Wroughton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Bulkley; Mother-Mrs Green; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Miss Stewart; Niece-Miss Platt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1317
13 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #126 1s. (123.2; 2.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Performance Comment: As17791209 Prologue and Epilogue as17791209 .

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1318
14 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #123 1s. (117.19; 5.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: As17791029.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1319
15 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #154 16s. (151.17; 2.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17791211.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

1320
16 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Elliot is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #130 15s. (128.7; 2.8)

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.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performance Comment: As17791130.

Dance: End II: Dance of Slaves-

1321
27 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Hartley as Imoinda, but she "being taken suddenly ill, Mrs Jackson, though at a very short notice, will appear in the character of Imoinda this Evening" (printed slip attached to BM playbill).] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions [P 3. This was originally entitled The Mirror; it is billed, correctly, as the 16th time. Synopsis of this alteration in London Chronicle, 28 Dec.]. Receipts: #191 3s. (188.8; 2.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17791216, but Oroonoko-Wroughton; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Performance Comment: As17791130, but see below.

1322
28 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #196 1s. (193.2; 2.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17791129.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Performance Comment: As17791227.

Song: As17791018

1323
29 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #208 19s. (207.14; 1.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Lucinda (1st time)-Mrs Willems; Rosetta-Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Performance Comment: As17791227.

Dance: End II: The Coquette Quaker-Dagueville, Ratchford, Langrish, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

1324
30 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #163 2s. (160.3; 2.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Performance Comment: As17791013.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Performance Comment: As17791227.

1325
31 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #171 12s. (169.1; 2.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Wroughton; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar-Reinhold; song-Reinhold; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Dogberry-Quick; Verges-Cushing; Conrade-Robson; Town Clerk-Edwin; Borachio-L'Estrange; Friar-Fearon; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Performance Comment: As17791227.

Dance: II: Masquerade-proper to the play; to conclude with a Country Dance-