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3431 results for: Keyword - James Webster
We found 2195 matches on Author, 1065 matches on Performance Comments, 344 matches on Event Comments, 18 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2276
14 June 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performance Comment: See17290526, but Venus-Mrs Thomas; Adonis-St.Luce; Graces-Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Russel, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Ware, Hicks, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Russel, Ware, Webster

2277
15 October 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Dr Squintum (By desire), Transfer-Weston; Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; The Minor-a Gentleman (first appearance on any stage); Sir W. Wealthy-Lloyd; Loader-Davis; Dick-Knowles; Sir Richard Wealthy-Webster; Lucy-Miss Ogilvie; an Occasional Prologue-F. Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: Between the Acts:, particularly Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-

2278
22 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin, first time; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Young; Edgar-Webster[, his sixth appearance on any stage; [See five performances of Douglas this season.] Goneril-Mrs Hunter; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Dayes; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17760217

2279
16 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster (with Songs in character and One New Composed by Dr Arne); Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Thompson, Young; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, Miss Dayes, DuBellamy, Baker, Miss Ambrose; The Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (first appearance in that character); Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Weller; Lady-Mrs Barry (first time).
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

2280
18 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Performance Comment: Orellan-Barry (first time); Durstan-Aickin; Kathul-Hull; Connan-Wroughton; Euran-L'Estrange; Calmar-Young; First Pict-Thompson; Officer-Booth; Ronan-Webster; Rivine-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Ronan Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

2281
29 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17751110, but Horatio-Aickin, first time; Lothario-Webster, first time, and his last time of performing this season; Lucilla-Miss Dayes.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Webster, first time, and his last time of performing this season

Afterpiece Title: The Syrens

2282
15 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; 2nd Spirit (with the song of Sweet Echo)-Tenducci; The Lady-Mrs Robinson; Principal Bacchants-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett; Euphrosyne-Miss Walpole; Sabrina-Miss Field; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

2283
06 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper; 1st Violin-Linley Jun.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper

Afterpiece Title: Drydens Ode

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.

Song: Between: As there are very few songs in Acis and Galatea that can be adapted for Mrs Farrell's voice, she will sing a cantata The rosy morn with crimson dye=-Mrs Farrell

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-probably Linley Jun

2284
27 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.

Song: Between acts oratorio: Verdi Rale [i.e. Prati] (a favourite song of Handel's)-Mrs Farrell

Music: As17780306

2285
25 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17771002, but Hawthorn-Bannister; Young Meadows-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Hodge-Vernon (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End II: The Sailors' Revels-Blurton

2286
17 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Farrell; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Mrs Farrell (of cg)

2287
03 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Webster; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lionel Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Chambers; Sir James Elliot-Davies; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Colles; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Miss Grantham-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Davies

Dance: End: dance (composed by Zuchelli), The Strength of Love The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Sga Crespi. [On 8 Oct. this was entitled The Power of Love, on 13 Oct. and thereafter The Force of Love.

2288
20 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Webster
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: later called William] Actor: Webster

2289
29 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Diver-Miss Collett; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780919; Allemande, as17780919; III: a Hornpipe-Blurton

2290
19 February 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Wright (1st appearance in public), Mrs Kennedy; 1st Violin-Richards.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Wright

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

2291
11 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Performance Comment: [on the Death of Garrick] Mrs Yates; With Vocal and Instrumental Music. Principal Vocal Parts-Webster, Gaudry, A Young Lady [Miss Wright], Mrs Wrighten.Miss Wright], Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Webster, Gaudry, A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

2292
12 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast Judas Maccabaeus

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Concerto on the organ-Stanley; Verdi Prati (Handel)-Mrs Kennedy; Rosy Bowers (Purcell)-Norris; Tergi il pianto (Sacchini)-Miss Draper; Won Regina (Sacchini)-Miss Linley; Haste my Nannet (Travers)-Miss Linley, Webster; Anthem(Handel)-.
Cast
Role: Haste my Nannet Actor: Miss Linley, Webster

Music: End Part I: concerto on the violin, as17790219

2293
26 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Norris #105; Mrs Kennedy #115; Webster #80 17s.; Boy's Choir #52 10s.; David Richards #40; Parke #20; Advertisements in Public Advertiser #9 5s.; Band #354 9s. 6d.; Chorus Singers #174 19s. 6d.; Cramer, Cervetto, Crosdill #5 5s. a performance. Received from Stanley for Oratorio rent of theatre #308. Receipts: #206 3s. (204.10; 1.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah Judas Maccabaeus

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Wright

Music: As17790303

2294
18 September 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; Principal Bacchanals-Davies; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Wrighten; with song Sweet Echo-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Webster

2295
25 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Fawcett; Hodge-Davies; Young Meadows-Webster; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Collett; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: I: Country Dance- incident to the mainpiece; End II: Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

2296
19 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Webster; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Miss Collett; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins [Public Advertiser: Mrs Bradshaw]; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten (1st appearance in that character); Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lionel Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

2297
16 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17791127, but Lord Aimworth-Webster (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lord Aimworth Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Dance: End I: As17791122

2298
11 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Mrs Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: Drydens Ode On St

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day. Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Mrs Wrighten.

Music: End I Oratorio: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

2299
31 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Webster. Public Advertiser, 14 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Webster at his house, No. 2, Paul Baker's Court, Doctors Commons. Receipts: #207 15s. 6d. (57.2.0; 19.3.0; 0.9.6; tickets: 131.1.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: As17791122

2300
25 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-Webster; Patie-Brown [from the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh]; Roger (with the song of There's my Thumb, I'll ne'er beguile ye)-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Walker; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Rainsford; Jenny-Miss Ramsey; Peggy-A Young Lady [unidentified]; New Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Music: With an entire new Scotch Overture-, composed by JonasBlewitt; End: songs-Mrs Bayley; between the Acts of the Farce: songs-Mrs Bayley, composed by JonasBlewitt