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14768 results for: Keyword - John, Duke of Bedford
We found 11401 matches on Author, 2799 matches on Performance Comments, 2237 matches on Event Comments, 654 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
April 1681 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first production is not known, but the date 31 May 1681 on a copy in the Ohio State University Library, representing Luttrell's purchase of a copy, argues for a performance initially in April or early May 1681. See Wilson, Six Restoration Play-Dates, p. 222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Sixth The First Part With The Murder Of Humphrey Duke Of Glocester

Performance Comment: Edition of 1681: Prologue-; King Henry the Sixth-Jos. Williams; Humphrey Duke of Glocester-Batterton; Cardinal-Harris; Richard Plantagenet-D. Williams; Duke of Suffolk-Smith; Queen Margaret-Lady Slingsby; Elianor-Mrs Batterton; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Humphrey Duke of Glocester Actor: Batterton
Role: Duke of Suffolk Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne

2
May 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By John Dennis. Date of premiere unknown. Published 19 May.] Dedication: Falstaffe 's part...was by no means acted to the satisfaction of the Audience, upon which several fell from disliking the Action to disapproving the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Gallant Or The Amours Of Sir John Falstaffe

Performance Comment: Edition of 1702 lists none of the actors. Epilogue written by Burnaby-Sir John Falstaffe.
Cast
Role: Burnaby Actor: Sir John Falstaffe.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

3
13 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for Palmer. The Proprietors having liberally granted to Palmer (for One Night) the Use of the Theatre, and his Brethren having kindly consented to perform for him, the Public is most respectfully informed that this Evening will be presented...[as above]. Receipts: #131 11s. 6d. (104.15.0; 25.16.0; 1.0.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #45 15s. 2d. [Account-Book: House charge given him]). Account-Book, July-Sept.: Paid Renters #20 14s. apiece; 5 Sept.: Paid Duke of Bedford One Yrs. Rent #343 5s. 1d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Palmer; Orlando-Whitfield; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone (of cg); Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Benson; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Le Beu-R. Palmer; Jaques de Bois-Lyons; Charles-Alfred; Jaques-Wroughton; Caelia-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Love; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; the Cuckoo Song-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Johnstone
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Aickin
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Johnstone; Butler-Lyons; Conjurer-Benson; Cook-Jones; Coachman-Alfred; Footman-Chaplin; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Shaw; Lucy-Miss Davis; Lettice-Miss Barnes; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: End I: The Russian Minuet, as17890519

Song: V: song-Miss Barnes

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Picture of a Play@house or Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

4
04 December 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Thurmond Jr; Trapolin-Shaw; Duchess-Mrs Booth; Trapolin's Wife-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond Jr
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

5
02 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

6
30 September 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Brunetto-Davis; Alberto-Wignel; Barberino-Anderson; Duchess-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Flametta-Mrs Evans; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

7
05 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Brunetto-Davis; Alberto-Wignel; Barbarino-Costollo; Mago-Bennet; Duchess-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Flametta-Mrs Evans; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: Les Mattelots Provencals, as17641004

8
02 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Mago-Bennet; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

9
15 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Mago-Bennet; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance (third time)-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End Opera: New Pantomime Ballet (second time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

10
27 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Ballet: End of Opera: Wapping Landlady. As17680416

11
24 February 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was Alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Duke-Booth; Petruchio-Bickerstaff; Don John-Wilks; Don Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Peter-Norris; Anthony-Cross; Constantia-Mrs Bradshaw; 2d Constantia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Booth
Role: Don John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

12
24 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Duke-Thurmond; Petruchio-Boman; Peter-Norris; Anthony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Santlow; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

13
27 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Duke-Thurmond; John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-Boman; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Oldfield; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

14
13 October 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Duke-Thurmond; John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-Boman; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Younger; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

15
03 December 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Thurmond; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Younger; 2d-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Dance:

16
30 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Thurmond; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-Wm. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Younger; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

17
20 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by his Grace the Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Antonio-Miller; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; Landlady-Mrs Willis; Mother-Mrs Moore; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: by Dby Desire The Strollers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

18
13 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Miller; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Wm. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

19
01 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was Alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Miller; Duke-Bridgwater;Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance:

20
02 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Wm. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Cibber Jr; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

21
09 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-W. Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Anthony-Cibber Jr; Peter-R. Wetherilt; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

22
12 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Mainpiece: Written by the Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Hallam; Frederick-Delane; Antonio-Hippisley; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Hale; Peter-Mullart; Antony-Penkethman; 1st Constantia-Mrs Stevens; 2d-Mrs Horton; Landlady-Mrs Mullart; Bawd-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Hallam
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Song: P$Purcell's Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

23
23 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these twelve Years. Alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Giffard; Frederick-Wright; Petruchio-Berry; Duke-Havard; Antonio-Penkethman; Anthony-Woodward; Peter-Yates; Surgeon-Marten; Francisco-Taswell; 1st Constantia-Mrs Giffard; 2d Constantia-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Grace; Mother-Mrs Marshall; Kinswoman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Giffard
Role: Duke Actor: Havard
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

24
21 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [Altered by John Philip Kemble]: With new Scenes and Dresses. The Scenes painted by Marinari, and the Dresses design'd by Johnston and Miss Rein. [Kemble introduced a tableau of the conspirators being led to their execution, to the sound of tolling bells and muffled drums. This scene held the stage for many years.] Receipts: #269 16s. (208.18.6; 59.10.0; 1.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Priuli-Aickin; Bedamar-Whitfield; Jaffier-Kemble; Pierre-Bensley; Renault-Packer; Elliot-Caulfield; Spinosa-Benson; Theodore-Cooke; Mezzana-Roffey; Durand-Boimaison; Capt. of the Guard-Phillimore; Officer-Trueman; Belvidera-Mrs Siddons; Attendants-Miss Tidswell, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Duke of Venice Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher

25
07 October 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was Alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Pinkethman; Anthony-Bowen; Peter-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach