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14775 results for: Keyword - John, Duke of Bedford
We found 11402 matches on Author, 2799 matches on Performance Comments, 2237 matches on Event Comments, 654 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12976
03 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Murray; Bassanio-Whitfield; Gratiano-Knight; Lorenzo-Clarke; Launcelot-Quick; Solarino-Claremont; Salanio-Toms; Old Gobbo-Powel; Duke-Davenport; Tubal-Thompson; Balthazar-Ledger; Antonio (1st time)-Holman; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Mountain; Nerissa-Miss Mansel; Portia-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

12977
14 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Russell; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: IV: Minuet, as17971110; II 3rd piece: a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

12978
20 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turned Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Pancha-Quick; Duke-Claremont; Manuel-Davenport; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Powel; Alonzo-Waddy; Don Quixote-Dyke; Custom@house Officer-Farley; Thin Man-Simmons; Lady Tereza Pancha-Mrs Davenport; Spanish Lady-Mrs Platt; Big Woman-Mrs Gilbert; Duchess-Mrs Follett; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Claremont

12979
16 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Villagers Or The Bride Groom

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, Murray, Knight, Hull, Farley, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Henley, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Airs (T. Rickaby, 1797): Saveall-Quick; Lorenzo-Incledon; Jeremy Maythorn-Munden; Valentine-Fawcett; Duke of Urbino-Murray; Hillary-Knight; Octavio-Hull; Marco-Farley; Premiss-Simmons; Lawyer's Clerk-Gray; Isabel-Mrs Mountain; Lucilla-Mrs Clendining; Rodriga-Mrs Henley; Flora-Mrs Castelle; Annetta-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Duke of Urbino Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

Related Works
Related Work: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

12980
27 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Matrimony

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lord Duke-Lewis; Lovel-Munden; Sir Harry (with the Mock Minuet)-Betterton; Freeman-Clarke; Phillip-Davenport; Tom-Rees; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-Powel; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Follett; Lady Bab-Mrs Gilbert; Cloe-Mrs Masters; Cook-Mrs Norton; Mrs Kitty (with the Song, and Mock Minuet)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lord Duke Actor: Lewis

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Incledon; in 2nd piece: Strike the Harp in praise of Bragela-

12981
15 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lord Duke-Lewis; Lovel-Munden; Sir Harry-Knight; Freeman-Clarke; Phillip-Davenport; Kitty (with a song)-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Lord Duke Actor: Lewis

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Mr and Mrs Knight

Entertainment: Singing and Monologues.End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon

12982
12 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham or Days of Old

Performance Comment: Gondibert-Barrymore; Barton-Aickin; La Varenne-C. Kemble; Marquis of Montague-Caulfield; Egbert-Palmer Jun.; Duke of Somerset-Lyons; Prince of Wales-Master Chatterley; Fool-R. Palmer; Corporal-Davenport; Drummer-Trueman; Fifer-Waldron Jun.; Robbers-Bannister, Davies, Abbot, Ledger; Gregory Gubbins-Fawcett; Adeline-Mrs Harlowe; Villagers-Mrs Bland, Mrs Edward, Miss Menage; Queen Margaret-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Lyons

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: Characters-Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs. [Cast adjusted from text (John Cawthorn, 1808): Megrim-Fawcett; Demisou-Munden; James-Wathen; Bailiff-Waldron Jun,; Annette-Mrs Gibbs.]

12983
29 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Related Works
Related Work: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Anthonio-Aickin; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Lorenzo (with a song)-Davies; Tubal-Waldron; Old Gobbo-Waldron Jun.; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Davenport; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-Trueman; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-Barrymore; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-Mrs Harlowe; Portia-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

12984
30 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Cast
Role: O'Rafarty Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Palmer Jun; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid- Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: In II 3rd piece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss DeCamp

12985
16 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Outlaws

Performance Comment: Characters by C. Kemble, Holland, Biggs, Kelly, Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Sparks, Master Chatrerley, Bannister Jun., Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Sparks, Miss Leak. Cast from European Magazine, Oct. 1798, p. 258 and Larpent MS: Duke-C. Kemble; Count-Holland; Don Alvarez-Biggs; Anastro-Kelly; Cavaldo-Sedgwick; Marco-Dignum; Francisco-Maddocks; Muleteers-Hollingsworth, Sparks; Child-Master Chatterley; Jasper-Bannister Jun.; Countess-Mrs Crouch; Martia-Miss DeCamp; Dorca-Mrs Sparks; Clara-Miss Leak; unassigned-Caulfield, Trueman.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: C. Kemble

12986
02 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Cast
Role: Anhalt Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Agatha Friburg Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Amelia Wildenhaim Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: The Hall of Fingal. Oscar (the Descendant of Fingal)-Bologna Jun.; Fingal-Bologna; Male Domesticks-Blurton, Platt, Wilde, Duke, Jackson, Powers, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield; Male Bards-Hill, Linton, Street, Thomas, Smith, Little; Female Domesticks-Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss Bologna, Ms Crow, Ms Dibdin; Female Bards-Ms Waters, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Ms Castelle, Mrs Iliff, Miss Gray, Ms Leserve, Ms Walcup; Malvina (Daughter to Toscar)-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); A View of a Cataractv, with the Descent of the Irish from the Mountains of Ben Lomond. Carrol (the Irish Chieftain)-H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Draco (his Captain)-Simpson; Standard Bearers-Lee, Abbot; Morvan (his Lieutenant)-Farley; Vocal Characters. Scotch Lad-Mrs Chapman; Scotch Pedlar (with I am a jolly gay Pedlar)-Townsend; Farmer-Gray; Scotch Lassie-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Male Domesticks Actor: Blurton, Platt, Wilde, Duke, Jackson, Powers, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield
Role: Malvina Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Carrol Actor: H. Johnston

Song: In afterpiece: Come every jovial fellow-Mrs Chapman, Gray, Mrs Atkins; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins

12987
04 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Cast
Role: Henry Melville Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Gangica Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: As17990302but Oscar-Simpson; Male Domesticks-_Duke, Lewiss; Male Bards-_Smith, +Gray; Draco-Dyke; Female Bards-Miss _Mitchell, Miss _Wheatley, Miss _Gray; Scotch Lad-_; Farmer-_; Scotch Lassie-_.
Cast
Role: Male Domesticks Actor: _Duke, Lewiss
Role: Malvina Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Carrol Actor: H. Johnston

Song: As17990302Come every jovial fellow-Miss Mitchell, Gray, Miss Wheatley

12988
02 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Cast
Role: Henry Hastings Actor: H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Old Cloathsman

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Knight, Emery, Waddy, Wilde, Abbot, Dyke, Curties, Mrs Atkins, Mrs Chapman, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from London Chronicle, 4 Apr.: Frank-Incledon; Dewberry-Munden; Florid-Knight; Mr Morgan-Emery; Melton-Waddy; Philip-Abbot; Clara-Mrs Atkins; Phoebe-Mrs Chapman; Mrs Morgan-Mrs Mattocks; unassigned-Wilde, Duke, Curties; Peasants and Servants-King, Linton, Street, Blurton, Russel, Tett, Oddwell, Sawyer, Everett, Thomas, Kenrick, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Wilde, Duke, Curties

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

12989
06 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Lee]); King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Clarke; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Mansel; Prince Edward-Miss Sims; Duke of York-Miss Gilbert; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Klanert; Lord Mayor-Thompson; Terrel-Abbot; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gilbert
Related Works
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard the Third Author(s): John Caryll
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard III Author(s): John Caryll

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: 990316but Aurelia Actor: Mrs H. Johnston in place of Miss Murray
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: Frederick Actor: Johnstone
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.

12990
07 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (for that night only)-Rees; Bassanio-Pope; Launcelot-Munden; Gratiano-Knight; Lorenzo (with songs; 1st time)-Hill; Solarino-Claremont; Salanio-Klanert; Old Gobbo-Wilde; Duke-Davenport; Tubal-Thompson; Balthazar-Curties; Antonio-Holman; Jessica (with a song; 1st time)-Mrs Atkins; Nerissa (1st time)-Miss Sims; Portia-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Brilliants

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)

12991
23 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham Or Days Of Old

Performance Comment: Gondibert-Barrymore; Barton-Aickin; La Varenne-Clarke; Marquis of Montague-Caulfield; Egbert-Abbot; Duke of Somerset-Lyons; Prince of Wales-Master Chatterley; Fool-Palmer; Corporal-Wathen; Drummer-Trueman; Fifer-Chippendale; Robbers-Bannister, Davies, Abbot, Ledger; Gregory Gubbins-Fawcett; Adeline-Mrs Harlowe; Villagers-Mrs Bland, Mrs Edward, Miss Menage; Queen Margaret-Miss Chapman (1st apperance in that character).
Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Lyons

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Governor of Sorrento Actor: Johnstone

12992
26 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-J. Palmer; Coachman-Ledger; Tom-Clarke; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Cook-Mrs Hale; Cloe-Mrs Haskey; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss DeCamp

12993
04 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Pope; Roderigo-Knight; Cassio-Betterton; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Whitfield; Duke-Waddy; Gratiano-Gardner; Montano-Claremont; Senators-Davenport, Rees; Iago-Murray; Emilia-Mrs Litchfield; Desdemona-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Waddy

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

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

12994
29 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: The Duke-Kemble; Angelo-Barrymore; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-C. Kemble; Lucio-Palmer; Gentlemen-Surmont, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Friar Peter-Packer; Elbow-Wewitzer; Froth-Fisher; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Wentworth; Barnardine-Hollingsworth; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Powell; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: The Duke Actor: Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

12995
24 February 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17991015, but Duke-Powell.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Powell.

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Song: As17991001

12996
23 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Alberto-Murray; Count Valentia-Betterton; Marquis Almanza-Whitfield; Duke Mercia-Davenport; Seville-Whitmore; Granada-Atkins; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Maddocks; Amanthis-Miss Murray.
Cast
Role: Duke Mercia Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: Neville Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Murtoch Delaney Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Dance: In 1st piece: Hornpipe-Cuerton; End 2nd piece: The Minuet de la Cour, a Favorite Scotch Pas Deux-Klanert, Mrs Watts

12997
23 February 1732 @ Crown and Anchor Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performance Comment: Esther-John Randall; Assuerus-James Butler; Haman-John Moore; Mordecai-John Brown; Priest of the Israelites-John Beard; Harbonach-Price Cleavely; Persian Officer-James Allen; First Israelite-James Butler; Second Israelite-James Allen; Israelite Boy-John Brown; Israelites and Officers-Samuel Howard, ThomasBarrow, Robert Denham (Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 204).
Cast
Role: Esther Actor: John Randall
Role: Haman Actor: John Moore
Role: Mordecai Actor: John Brown
Role: Priest of the Israelites Actor: John Beard
Role: Israelite Boy Actor: John Brown

12998
June 1660 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Event Comment: Pepys, Diary, 6 June 1660: My letters tell me...that the two Dukes do haunt the Park much, and that they were at a play, Madam Epicene, the other day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madam Epicene

12999
14 August 1660 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Event Comment: In Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 82, is a list of the plays acted by the Red Bull actors: The Humorous Lieutenant. Beggars Bushe. Tamer Tamed. The Traytor. Loves Cruelty. Wit without Money. Maydes Tragedy. Philaster. Rollo Duke of Normandy. Claricilla. Elder Brother. The Silent Woman. The Weddinge. Henry the Fourthe. Merry Wives of Windsor. Kinge and no Kinge. Othello. Damboys [Bussy D'Ambois]. The Unfortunate Lovers. The Widow. This list (see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 203) apparently concerns plays revived by this company, some before 10 Sept. 1660, some afterward. (See also the list of plays at the opening of the season and also 6 and 23 June 1660.

Performances

13000
23 February 1661 @ Salisbury Court

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The British Museum copy of the 1653 copy of this play has, in an old hand: Deflores by Betterton. Pepys, Diary: Then by water to Whitefriars to the Play-house, and there saw The Changeling, the first time it hath been acted these twenty years, and it takes exceedingly. Besides, I see the gallants do begin to be tyred with the vanity and pride of the theatre actors who are indeed grown very proud and rich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Changeling