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11856 results for: Keyword - John Bell
We found 9825 matches on Author, 1783 matches on Performance Comments, 1167 matches on Event Comments, 333 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

10226
04 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Obrien, King, Packer, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Plym, Miss Pope; Prologue-; Col. Tamper-Obrien; Prattle-King; Major Belford-Packer; Emily-Miss Pope; Bell-Mrs Hopkins; Mademoiselle Florival-Miss Plym; Servant-Strange (Genest, V, 39; MacMillan). MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

10227
17 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer, 1st time; Prattle-King; Belford-Packer; Mlle Florival-Miss Plym; Bell-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

10228
19 September 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer; Prattle-King; Major Belford-Packer; Mlle Florival-Miss Plym; Bell-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

10229
21 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Love; Cloten-Dodd, 1st time; Bellarius-Havard; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Mrs Yates; In Act II Masquerade Dance-Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Bellarius Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Tamper-Palmer; Prattle-Dodd, 1st time; Belford-Packer; Mlle Florival-Miss Plym; Bell-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

10230
12 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17661021, but Prattle-King, 1st this season; Bell-Miss Reynolds, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Miss Reynolds, 1st time.

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011; End: Comic Dance The Jealous Peasant, as17661111

10231
18 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17661212, but Bell-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

10232
19 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Westminster New Lying in Hospital, near Westminster Bridge. N.B. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken tickets, are desired to secure places immediately, of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. [The Theatrical Monitor, No IX, asked this day for a public declaration of receipts and salary expenditures for the 1766-67 season from Garrick and Lacy. Not receiving it the war breaking out in January came to absorb his interest, and the estimate never appeared.] Receipts: #261 4s. 6d. (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Burton
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tampler-J. Palmer, 1st time; Mlle Florival-Mrs Jeffries; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Prattle-King; Belford-Packer; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Reddish

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

10233
15 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle-King; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Mad Florival-Mrs Jeffries; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Reddish

Dance: IV: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

10234
19 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17681015, but Bell-Miss Humphreys, 1st appearance.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Miss Humphreys, 1st appearance.

Dance: III: The Wake, as17690518

10235
08 July 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Tamper-Aickin; Belford-Fearon; Prattle-Didier; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Bell-Mrs Collins; Mlle Florival-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Collins

10236
24 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melville Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer; Prattle-King; Mlle Florival-Miss Rogers, 1st time; Major Belford-Packer; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Reddish

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008; V: Comic Dance, as17711021

10237
02 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Prattle-Quick; Major Belford-DuBellamy; Madam Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Major Belford Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: End of Play: The Jealous Woodcutters, as17711004

10238
21 September 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Prattle-Lewes; Maj Belford-DuBellamy; Madam Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Bell-Bulkley; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Maj Belford Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Bell Actor: Bulkley

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. The Principal characters-Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage

10239
23 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Mlle Florival-Miss Ambrose; Bell-Mrs Egerton; Emily-Miss Pope; Prattle-King; Col. Tamper-Palmer; Belford-Packer.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Egerton

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17720922

10240
08 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Tamper-Wroughton; Belford-DuBellamy; Prattle-Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mlle Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Belford Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: III: The Lamplighter, as17731207; End: The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist. [See17720928.

Related Works
Related Work: L'Opera du Gueux Author(s): John Gay

10241
28 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Quick (first time); Eustace-DuBellamy (first time); Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Baker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Eustace Actor: DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Belford-DuBellamy; Prattle-Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mme Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Belford Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: End of play: A Dance call'dThe Provencale-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong, Miss Ross. [See17720529.

10242
20 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17750721 but Cadwallader-Lewis; Sprightly-Chapman; Young Cape-Everard; Governor-Griffith; Vamp-Morris; Poet-Richard; Printer's Devil-Jacobs; Robin-Lloyd; Bell-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Monologue: Scene from The Register Office. As 19 Sept

Dance: Hornpipe-Everard

10243
27 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Miss Brown, first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Miss Dayes; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mervin Actor: DuBellamy
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Tamper-Wroughton; Belford-DuBellamy; Prattle-Lee Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mlle Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Belford Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: End Opera: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews. [See17750503.

10244
22 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer; Prattle-King; Emily-Mrs King, first time; Belford-Packer; Mlle Florival-Mrs Davies; Bell-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Miss Hopkins.

10245
29 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Cast
Role: Sir John Dormer Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Wroughton; Major Belford-Whitefield; Prattle-Lee Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks; A New occasional Prologue (written by Dr Johnson)-Hull; [A New occasional Epilogue [author unknown]-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Song: End I: a new cantata, Diana-Mrs Farrell

Music: End Epilogue: concerto on the violin-Fisher

10246
27 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-DuBellamy; Prattle-Parsons; Bell-Mrs Hitchcock; Florival-Mrs Davies; Emily-The Gentlewoman who performed Amelia [on 15 May: Mrs Armstead].on 15 May: Mrs Armstead].
Cast
Role: Major Belford Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

10247
24 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Lucas; Duke of Buckingham-Thompson; Prince of Wales-Master Benson (1st appearance on any stage); Duke of York-Master Kenny; Norfolk-Massey; Oxford-Stevens; Lord Stanley-Painter; Blunt-Bell; Ratcliff-Kenny; Catesby-Bailey; Tressel-Mills; Lieutenant-Newton; Lord Mayor-Bowles; Tirrell-Edwards; Richmond-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Anne-Mrs Lefevre; Duchess of York-Mrs Leister; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Robinson (from the Theatre Royal at Bath); An occasional Prologue (written by a Gentleman eminent in the Republic of Letters [unidentified])-West.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Bell

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper (with the original Prologue)-West; Major Belford-Newton; Prattle-Smith; Emily-Mrs Lefevre; Bell-Mrs Robinson; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Robinson

Song: A variety of Entertainments of Singing, particularly The Soldier tir'd-a Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an occasional Address-Master Benson

10248
21 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is In Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle-Baddeley; Madam. Florival-Mrs Davies; Bell-Mrs Sharp; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Sharp

Dance: I: Dance of Cupids-; IV: a Dance of Daemons-. [These were danced in both subsequent performances.

10249
17 March 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Jerrold; Major Belford-Gardner; Prattle-Jones; Emily-Mrs Jerrold; Bell-Mrs Kingham; Madam Florival-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Kingham

10250
07 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Dashwou'd-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith