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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 Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Reddish; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Lord Morelove-Jefferson; Lady Easy-Miss Younge; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Reddish; Edging-Miss Pope; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701005.
Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser lists Phebe-$Mrs Davies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; JaJaques-Love; Duke, Sen-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with Songs)-Davies, first time; Adam-Moody; Le Beau-Ackman; Corin-Hartry; Charles-Keen; Silvius-Wheeler; Caelia (with Songs)-Mrs Baddeley; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Phebe-Miss Platt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701005.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17701002.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701005.

Dance: I: The Rabbit Sellers-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Reddish; Myrtle-Jefferson; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Keen; Daniel-Waldron; Tom-King; Phyllis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Mrs Barry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; In Act II: Singing-Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701005.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Maw@worm-Waldron, first time; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry; Dr Cantwell-King; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Seyward-Cautherly; Colonel Lambert-Jefferson; Darnley-Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701013.
Event Comment: Mrs Egerton smart figure not much of the Gentlewoman tho, appear'd in Lady Townly (Hopkins Diary). From the Theatre Royal, Dublin (MacMillan). Lady Townly, Mrs Egerton, first time (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Reddish; Manly-Packer; John Moody-Burton; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Mrs Egerton, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin; Count Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry; Miss Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701013 [but Irish Valet here call'd Drunken Valet.]
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Aickin, first time; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Freeman-Palmer; Jeremy Blackacre-W. Palmer; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701016.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley; Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701016.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Blandford-Bransby; Sir John Restless-King; Belmont-Packer; Beverly-Cautherly; Sir William Belmont-Burton; Robert-Parsons; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Tippet-Mrs Millidge; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Mrs W. Barry; Belinda-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701016, but Lieutenant (with a Song)-Bannister; Other characters-_Kear.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: Modely-Jefferson; Sir John Dorilant-Hurst; Bellmour-Packer; Steward-Castle; Lady Beverley-Mrs Hopkins; Celia-Mrs Baddeley; Araminta-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701023.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-Reddish; Gloster-Burton; Kent-Bransby; Gentleman Usher-Dodd; Bastard-Palmer; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Captain-Ackman; Officer-Keen; Peasant-Hartry; Arante-Miss Platt; Regan-Mrs W. Barry; Goneril-Mrs Reddish; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701023.
Event Comment: Mrs Oakly, Mrs Egerton (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Redish; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Baddeley; Tom-Ackman; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Egerton (her 2nd appearance); Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins (first time); Harriet-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701023.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Thorogood-Hurst; Trueman-Brereton; Barnwell-Cautherly; Blunt-Ackman; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Mrs W. Barry; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries; In Act I: A Song-Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701103.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17701002, but Fanny-Mrs W. Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701103, but Vocal parts-Mrs _Baddeley, Mrs Scott; Dances-Sga +Vidini, Sga _Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson Legend-Love; Valentine-Reddish; Tattle-Dodd; Scandal-Palmer; Foresight-Parsons; Ben (with Song)-Moody; Trapland-Hartry; Buckram-Keen; Officer-Wright; Jeremy-W. Palmer; Mrs Frail-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Reddish; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Mrs W. Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701112.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. N.B. The Jubilee after this night will be laid aside for sometime. On Saturday, A New Comedy, never perform'd, call'd 'Tis Well It's No Worse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17701009, but Amiens-Vernon; Audrey-Mrs Love; Phoebe-Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701119.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17701025

Event Comment: Mainpiece not so much hiss'd as first Night (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701124, but Prologue-Moody; Address to the Town by way of an Epilogue-King; Aurora-; Officers, Lawyers, Servants-Waldron, _Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17701002.
Event Comment: Benefit for Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701126, but Aurora-Mrs Morland.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17701002.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701127, but Old Nun-_; Officers, Lawyers, Servants-_Waldron, _Castle.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Daphne-Miss Radley; first time; Amintor-Vernon; Mindora-Mrs Scott; Dances-Giorgi, Atkins, Sga Giorgi, Mrs King, Miss Rogers, Miss Collett.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701129.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701117, but Other characters-_Wright.
Event Comment: Benefit for Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701129.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17701002.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Musical Entertainment [by Isaac Bickerstaffe] never acted before. This Piece was performed last Summer at Ranelagh; but though very much approved by the best judges of Musical Composition, by being performed in an Orchestra, lost the better part of its effect. It was thought it would please more in action upon the Theatre; and with the Addition of a New Scene, and Chorus and Ballet suitable to the subject; is now accordingly once more presented to the Public, with the necessary Advantages of Dresses and Decorations (Edition of 1770)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701205.

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: Parts-Bannister, Dibdin, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Wrighten. Dance-Daiguville, Mrs King, Sga Daiguville, Miss Ross; Serjeant-Bannister; Countryman-Dibdin; Mother-Mrs Dorman; Wife-Mrs Wrighten (MacMillan).
Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701205.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17701002.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17701025

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. N.B. The Jubilee, after this night, cannot be perform'd again for sometime on account of the Preparations for King Arthur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17701112, but Fanny-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701205, but Dances-Sga Dagueville, Sga _Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17710119, but Stukeley-Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Performance Comment: As17701120, but Love_; Beggars-Mrs Smith.