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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: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: As17681118.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.
Event Comment: MMrs Hippisley d---k, and could not speak (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: Parts-Barry, Holland, Jefferson, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Barry. Rhadamistus-Barry; Teribazus-Holland; Megistus-Jefferson; Phrasmanes-Aickin; Zopiron-Packer; Tigranes-Hurst; Zelmira-Mrs W. Barry; Zenobia-Mrs Barry; Attendants-Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith (Winston MS 10).

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17681203, but Attendants-Miss Platt, Mrs _Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17681206, but Attendants-Miss _Platt, Mrs Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.
Event Comment: SSir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Razor-Dodd; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with Song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Performance Comment: As17681217.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Performance Comment: As17681217.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of Zingis. The Hypocrite published at 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Performance Comment: As17681217.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.
Event Comment: ZZingis was to have been played tonight; but Mr Holland cut his hand, and could not play (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17681018, but Young Bevil-Barry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Performance Comment: As17681217.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. Richard-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Neville MS Diary: Garrick played Richard III. In attempting to get into the Pit was forced into the 2 shilling gallery Passage & after being squeezed abominably for an hour got into the street. Should not have received much pleasure if I had got in, as that calf headed son of a whore, George etc. was there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17680929, but King Henry VI-Reddish, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Performance Comment: As17681217.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.
Event Comment: [N.B. The Cross Diary lists Wit's Last Stake as afterpiece, but playbill seems to be correct in listing The Padlock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Performance Comment: As17690116, but Sidasco-Hurst; Prologue by Home-_; Epilogue by Garrick-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17681022.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Performance Comment: As17690121.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: As17690204.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: As17690204.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681103, but Leonora-Miss Radley.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Neville MS Diary: went with Mr and Mrs Willoughby to the 2 shilling gallery at Drury Lane to see the new comedy. The School for Rakes, which I do not like. Many of our new pieces are full of absurd compliments to--

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: As17690204.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690218.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne. Mrs Arne still continuing ill at Bristol, humbly hopes it will be a sufficient apology, to the Ladies and Gentlemen, who have honored her with taking Places, for her not being able to perform this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Holland, 1st time; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Love; Sebastian-Hurst; Antonio-Strange; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Boatswain-Clough; Ariel (with songs)-Mas. Brown (pupil of Dr Arne, 1st appearance on the stage); Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Miranda (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; with a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; the other dances-Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690218.
Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. By Particular Desire. Part of pit laid into boxes. Tickets deliver'd for Cymbeline will be Taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17690316.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690218.
Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Neville MS Diary: Went to see the Maid of the Mill played for the first time at Drury Lane. Bannister is the best Giles I have seen since Beard left the stage. The farce was No Wit like a Woman's, played but once before. Assisted in hissing it as both foolish and immoral

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Reddish (that night only); Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Ralph-Dibdin; Fairfield-Jefferson; Mervin-Fawcett; Patty-Mrs Baddeley; Fanny-Miss Pope; Theodosia-Miss Radley; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; With a New Occasional Prologue-Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Performance Comment: As17690328 [Modley-Palmer; Vintage-Weston; Symon-Moody; Mrs Vintage-Mrs Abington (Genest V, 224).]

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End of Opera: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Benefit for Dibdin. Part of pit laid into boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17681216, but Plausible-W. Palmer; Quillet-Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690218, but Leonora-Mrs Baddeley[, 1st time]., 1st time].

Dance: III: The Wake-, as17680929

Event Comment: Benefit for Steevens. Othello Advertis'd. Deferr'd. Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17681110 [Brereton's sixth appearance].

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690411.

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: As17690221.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690411 but Leonora-Miss Radley.

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Radley and Miss Rogers. [It is uncertain from the make-up of the playbill whether the dancing of the Minuet and Louvre came between the acts, or was included in the dances incidental to the Tempest.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17690316 but Ariel-Miss Rogers (1st time).

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690428 but Leonora-Miss Radley.

Dance: MMinuet and LouvreBy Particular Desire,-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar