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3910 results for: Keyword - J. Parsons
We found 2032 matches on Performance Comments, 517 matches on Event Comments, 103 matches on Performance Title, 13 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
27 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Massey; Mat o' th' Mint-Baker; Beggar-Blissett; Player-Davis; Filch-Parsons; Lucy-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Webb; Polly-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Cast
Role: Cranky Actor: Parsons

Dance: End II: The Country Wake, as17790609 In III: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn

227
05 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

228
21 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Miss Collett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny Diver-Miss Kirby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Cargill (late Miss Brown; 1st appearance this season). 1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End II: The Butterfly-the Miss Stageldoirs; III: a Hornpipe-Walker; End: Country Dance-the Characters

229
15 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Mrs Cargill; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williams; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny Diver-Miss Collett; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Miss Wheeler (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage). hathi. 1st appearance on this stage). hathi.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811004; In Act III a Hornpipe by Walker

230
19 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath (for that night only)-Mrs Edwards; Filch (for that night only)-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun. (The only time of their appearing in those characters); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mr Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Parsons

231
15 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Filch-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Johnson; Ben Budge-Abbott; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Jenny Diver-Mr R. Palmer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mr Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: Doiley-Parsons; Sandford-Evatt; Granger-R. Palmer; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Miss Doiley-Miss Heard; Charlotte-Miss Fontenelle.
Cast
Role: Doiley Actor: Parsons

Song: In course of Entertainment: his favourite Planxty [descriptive of Ireland-Johnstone (in the character of Murtough Delany) [see The Irishman in London, cg, 21 Apr.]

232
27 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlots Process

233
14 February 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

234
30 December 1745 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

235
02 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

236
13 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Dance: TThe Vintage, as17661011; II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

237
29 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

238
19 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: to avoid confusion full cast listed Actor: Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Parsons.

239
15 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M Le Medecin-Baddeley, first time; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Burley-Moody; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt; Waiting Woman-Mrs Simson; Beatrice-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Parsons

240
28 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Papillion Actor: Parsons

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at ye All-Mas. Palmer

241
26 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: V: The Drunken Peasant-Philips, the original

242
12 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Snip Actor: Parsons.

Dance: Other dances-Atkins, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer; by Desire

243
04 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

244
10 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Dance: End: As17890525; III: Hornpipe-Menage

245
07 November 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

246
22 December 1746 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

247
11 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

248
19 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: I: The Market, as17571126

249
27 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17591023

250
18 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe [performer not listed]; In afterpiece, as17820826

Song: In afterpiece The Tobacco Box by Brett and Miss Morris