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247 results for: Keyword - Jean Baptiste Louis Gresset
We found 157 matches on Author, 47 matches on Performance Comments, 46 matches on Event Comments, 4 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
03 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Antonio-Thompson; Charion-Kennedy; Don Louis-Quick; Don Duart-Davies; Governor-Fearon; Carlos-Wroughton; Elvira-Mrs Bates; Louisa-Mrs Morton; Angelina-Mrs T. Kennedy .
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Omai

177
14 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Crazy-Barrett; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Riley; Mayor-Wewitzer; Harold-Davies; Maud-Mrs Wells; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Emma-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Riley

Dance: Mainpiece: With The Nosegay by Master Degville and Miss De Camp (their 1st appearance on this stage)

178
11 January 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Anthonio-Thompson; Charino-Booth; Don Duart-Davies; Governor-Gardner; Sancho-Fearon; Don Manuel-Cubitt; Carlos-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Elvira-Mrs Bates; Louisa-Mrs Morton; Angelina-Miss Wilkinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

179
21 June 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Wewitzer; Crazy-Barret; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Burton; Harold-Davies; Maud-Mrs Brown; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Emma-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Burton

180
28 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17870621 but Count Louis-Lyons.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Lyons.

Dance: End: Jamie's Return, as17870629 (in which will be introduced a) Scotch reel-

181
14 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Antonio-Thompson; Charino-Booth; Don Duart-Davies; Sancho-Fearon; Governor-Gardner; Manuel-Cubitt; Carlos-Farren; Angelina-Mrs Mountain; Elvira-Mrs Lewis; Louisa-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bernard.

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

182
13 June 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Wewitzer; Crazy-Barrett; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Lyons; Harold-Davies; Maud-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Emma-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Lyons

Dance: End 1st piece: As17880610

183
30 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Antonio-Thompson; Charino-Booth; Don Duart-Davies; Governor-Gardner; Sancho-Fearon; Don Manuel-Cubitt; Carlos-Farren; Louisa-Mrs Bernard; Elvira-Mrs Lewis; Angelina-Miss Chapman (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville In Irish Fair: [scene in afterpiece] [will be introduced (for the 1st time) a Sparring Match-Humphreys, another celebrated Pugilist [Death (London Chronicle 31 Dec.)]

184
20 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Wewitzer; Crazy-Bernard; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Evatt; Harold-Davies; Emma-Mrs Mountain; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Maud-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Evatt

Song: End: a new comic song, Four@and@Twenty Periwigs all on a Row-Edwin

185
22 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Moss (1st appearance in that character); Crazy-Barrett; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Lyons; Harold-Davies; Maud-Mrs Kemble; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Emma-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Lyons

Afterpiece Title: The Swop

186
16 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Moss; Crazy-Barrett; Earl of Mercia-Cubitt; Count Louis-Lyons; Harold-Davies; Maud-Mrs Wells; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Mrs Cuyler; Emma-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Lyons

Entertainment: Monologue. As17900615

187
10 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Munden; Anthonio-Wilson; Charion-Powel; Don Duart-Fennell; Governor-Davies; Sancho-Blanchard; Don Manuel-Macready; Carlos-Holman; Louisa-Mrs Bernard; Elvira-Miss Chapman; Angelina-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character); Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Monsieur-C. Powell; Honoria-Mrs Platt.
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Munden
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: W. Powel

188
10 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Elysium; or, Foote, Weston, Shuter, and Edwin in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Earl of Mercia-Cubitt; Mayor of Coventry-Wewitzer; Harold-Davies; Count Louis-Lyons; Tom-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Crazy-Barrett; Godina-Mrs Cuyler; Emma-Mrs Bannister; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Maud-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Lyons

189
05 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Sancho-Blanchard; Anthonio-Thompson; Charion-Powel; Don Duart-Macready; Governor-Davies; Don Manuel-Evatt; Carlos-Holman; Louisa-Mrs Fawcett; Elvira-Miss Chapman; Angelina-Mrs Merry.
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: End IV: Wine cannot cure the Pain I endure, as17920412

190
22 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Earl of Mercia-Cubitt; Mayor of Coventry-Wilson; Harold-Davies; Count Louis-Bland; Peeping Tom-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in this opera); new song (in character) The little farthing rushlight (Thespian Magazine, Oct. 1792, p. 101)-Bannister Jun.; Crazy-Barrett; Godina-Mrs Cuyler; Emma-Mrs Bannister; Mayoress-Mrs Edwin; Maud-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Song: As17920815

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: New Occasional Address-Mrs Kemble

191
15 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17920910, but Count Louis-Farley.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Farley.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Bland

192
05 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Sancho-Blanchard; Anthonio-Thompson; Charion-Powel; Don Duart-Macready; Governor-Davies; Don Manuel-Evatt; Carlos-Holman; Louisa-Mrs Fawcett; Elivra-Miss Chapman; Angelina-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

193
14 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Earl of Mercia-Evatt; Mayor of Coventry-Wewitzer; Harold-Davies; Peeping Tom-Bannister Jun.; Count Louis-Bland; Crazy-Barrett; Godina [sic]-Mrs Cuyler; Emma-Miss DeCamp; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Maud-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Bland

194
26 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17930614 but Count Louis-Lyons; added to Peeping Tom The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Lyons

195
23 July 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17930710 but Count Louis-Palmer Jun.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Palmer Jun.

196
03 September 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17930614 but Count Louis-Palmer Jun.; added to Peeping Tom The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Palmer Jun.

197
10 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Munden; Anthonio-Wilson; Charion-Powel; Don Duart-Fennell; Governor-Davies; Sancho-Blanchard; Don Manuel-Macready; Carlos-Holman; Louisa-Mrs Bernard; Elvira-Miss Chapman; Angelina-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character); Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Monsieur-C. Powell; Honoria-Mrs Platt.
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Munden
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: W. Powel

198
27 January 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Bannister Jun.; Earl of Mercia-Maddocks; Harold-Dignum; Count Louis-Lyons; Crazy-Suett; Mayor of Coventry-Wewitzer//Lady Godina [sic]-Mrs Cuyler; Emma-Miss De Camp; Mayoress-Mrs Hale; Maud-Mrs Bland (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Count Louis Actor: Lyons

Afterpiece Title: THE PRIZE

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

199
25 March 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainville Forest

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Farren, Middleton, Hull, Powel, Thompson, Claremont, Campbell, Abbot//Miss Morris, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (Hookham and Carpenter, 1794): Lamotte-Pope; Marquis of Montault-Farren; Louis-Middleton; Peter-Hull; Nemours-Powel; Jaques-Claremont; Laval-Campbell [in text: Blurton]; Phantom-Abbot [in text: Follett]//Hortensia Lamotte-Miss Morris; Adeline-Mrs Pope. Thompson is unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Middleton. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17940503).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Middleton. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17940503).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Louis Actor: Middleton

Afterpiece Title: THE POOR SOLDIER

200
14 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Sancho-Blanchard; Anthonio-Thompson; Charino-Powel; Don Duart-Campbell; Governor-Davies; Carlos-Farren// Louisa-Mrs Fawcett; Elvira-Miss Chapman; Angelina-Mrs Mountain .
Cast
Role: Don Louis Actor: Quick
Role: Carlos Actor: Farren Louisa-Mrs Fawcett
Role: Farren Louisa Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: FATAL EXTRAVAGANCE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Farren, Hull, Harley// Mrs Powell (of DL). [Cast from Genest, VII, 165: Bellmour-Farren; Courtney-Hull; Bargrave-Harley//Louisa-Mrs Powell.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Bargrave Actor: HarleyLouisa-Mrs Powell.
Role: HarleyLouisa Actor: Mrs Powell.

Afterpiece Title: THE SPRIGS OF LAUREL

Song: End of 1st piece Old Towler by Incledon