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11810 results for: Keyword - John Biggs
We found 9825 matches on Author, 1746 matches on Performance Comments, 1140 matches on Event Comments, 325 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11801
31 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Frederick Reynolds. Prologue by John Taylor; Epilogue by George Colman, ynger (see text)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. Morning Chronicle, 7 Dec. 1799: This day is published Management (2s.). Afterpiece: In 3 acts. Receipts: #259 18s. (254.3.6; 5.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

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

11802
08 February 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Morton; with incidental music by John Moorehead. Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald; Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With New Scenes [by Richards (Universal Magazine, Feb. 1800, p. 157)] and new Dresses. Morning Chronicle, 8 July 1800: This day is published Speed the Plough (2s.). Receipts: #256 7s. (253.4.6; 3.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Knight, H. Johnston, Murray, Davenport, Waddy, Atkins, Street, Abbot, Curties, Klanert, Miss Murray, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Dibdin, Mrs H. Johnston. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800): Sir Philip Blandford-Pope; Sir Abel Handy-Munden; Bob Handy-Fawcett; Farmer Ashfield-Knight; Henry-H. Johnston; Morrington-Murray; Evergreen-Davenport; Gerald-Waddy; Peter-Atkins; Postillion-Abbot; Young Handy's Servant-Klanert; Susan Ashfield-Miss Murray; Dame Ashfield-Mrs Davenport; Lady Handy-Mrs Dibdin; Miss Blandford-Mrs H. Johnston; unassigned-Street, Curties; Prologue-Betterton; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see18000219).] Epilogue-Fawcett. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 19 performances only (see18000306] .This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 19 performances only (see18000306] .
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Miss Blandford Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

11803
19 February 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Thomas John Dibdin. Larpent MS 1280; not published]: With New Music, Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed by Attwood. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #354 16s. (347.18; 6.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Cast
Role: Henry Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Miss Blandford Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: True Friends

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Murray, Townsend, Emery, Davenport, Simmons, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Dibdin, Mrs H. Johnston. Cast from Songs J. Barker, 1800): Carlos-Incledon; Father Dominico-Johnstone; Durano-Murray; Binnacle-Townsend; Olla Podrida-Emery; Juan-Davenport; Iacomo-Simmons; Blondella-Mrs Davenport; Beatrice-Mrs Dibdin; Theodora-Mrs H. Johnston.
Cast
Role: Father Dominico Actor: Johnstone
Role: Theodora Actor: Mrs H. Johnston.

11804
25 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Thomas John Dibdin]: With appropriate music (composed and selected by Attwood), Scenery, &c. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #256 17s. (251.10; 5.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Cast
Role: Henry Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Miss Blandford Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: St

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Related Work: A Song for St Cecilia's Day Author(s): John Dryden
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Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Mary Queen of Scots Author(s): John St. John
Related Work: St. Andrew's Festival; or, The Game at Golf Author(s): John Peter Roberdeau

Dance: In I afterpiece: A Dance-King; In II: Dance-Blurton, Platt, L. Bologna, Wilde, Klanert, Whitmore, Lewiss, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Miss Cox, Miss Bologna, Mrs Dibdin, Mrs Watts. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances. For Harp see18000331

11805
04 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book, 5 Apr.: Received from John Ashley charge for oratorios #380; Paid One Years Insurance on #10,000 of the Theatre at the Phoenix Fire Office to Lady Day next #115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Creation; Grand Selection 0

Music: End I: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Master Neate; End II: cobcerto on the violin-G. Ashley

11806
05 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by Thomas John Dibdin. Larpent MS 1288; not published]: Founded on a late Glorious Naval Achievement [the recapture by Capt. Edward Hamilton, on 25 Oct. 1799, of the British frigate Hermione, from the Spaniards]. The Music selected and composed by Attwood. Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, No. 52, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #361 17s. (263.2.0; 33.5.6; tickets: 65.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain; or, An Opera Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione; or, Valour's Triumph

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Related Work: Cadmus et Hermione Author(s): John Baptist Lully

11807
30 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Dangle-Farley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Munden; Puff-Knight; Sneer-Murray (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Signor Pasticcio-Delpini; Interpreter-Klanert; Italian Girls-Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Chapman; Tragedians Lord Burleigh-Johnstone (1st appaarance in that character); Governor-Waddy; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Claremont; Master of the Horse-Atkins; Sir Christopher Hatton-Simmons; Beef@Eater-Rees; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Confidante-Mrs Whitmore; Nieces-Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve; Tilburina-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character). Edition of 1807 (John Cawthorn) adds: Under Prompter-$Wilde.
Cast
Role: Tragedians Lord Burleigh Actor: Johnstone

Song: End IV: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Afterpiece conclude: Rule Britannia-Incledon, Townsend, Hill, Chorus

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Related Work: The Rout Author(s): John Hill

11808
16 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Humane Society. A new grand Commemorative Oratorio [1st time; in two parts], as originally performed by Busby, in aid of the Fund for the Naval Pillar, including the new Music [by Busby: Song and Chorus, From where the sun; Song, To thy brave sons; Recitative and Song, Peace to the soul, Around the ever-honoured urn], introduced in the Grand National Concert, performed the 28th of May, at the Opera House. Leader of the Band-Cramer. Organ-Russell. The performance to be conducted by Busby, who will preside at the Piano Forte. Tickets, at playhouse prices, to be had at all the principal music shops...and of Busby, No. 9, China Terrace, Vauxhall Road. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00. "The words [of Part I] are taken entirely from Gray's well-known Pindaric Ode, The Progress of Poesy," with six introductory lines written by John Gretton andthe concluding stanzas by Thomas Dutton; the text of Part II by Gretton (Dramatic Censor, II, 285-86)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

11809
16 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Mountain was from cg. "To her claims as a singer she adds (what we rarely find associated in one and the same person) the qualifications requisite to constitute a performer" (Dramatic Censor, III, 5).] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John Till Allingham]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Emery; Medium-Davenport; Campley-Trueman; Mate-Bannister; Waiter-Atkins; Planters-Klanert, J. Palmer, Abbot; Sailors-Ledger, Linton, Whitmore; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Miss Gaudry; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Related Works
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

11810
18 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Grant from the Proprietors, a Free Night; Benefit for Lacy, formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. [Address by John Taylor (Poems, I, 68).] Receipts: #97 3s. (53.15.6; 40.16.6; 1.10.0; odd money: 1.1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Othello: Moor of Venice

Song: End 2nd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: Imitations. After Singing: Imitations-Caulfield; Monologue. Previous: An Address-Lacy