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12068 results for: Keyword - John Brown
We found 9826 matches on Author, 2028 matches on Performance Comments, 1210 matches on Event Comments, 365 matches on Performance Title, and 4 matches on Roles/Actors.

10301
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Consequences Of Industry And Idleness

Performance Comment: Francis Goodchild the Prentice-Peterson; the Master-Pinner; Thomasthe Idle Prentice-Costollo; Owen Gallows-Lowder; Ben Board'em-Miller; Bransby Bustle-Taswell; Solomon Slender-Singleton; 'Squire Allnight-Casey; Scrawl-Brown; Taylor-Dogget; Jailor-Peters; Miss West-Miss Jones; Mrs Idle-Mrs Graham; Dorothy Slut-Miss Hippisley; Patrick MacMurder an Irish Haymaker-Yates.
Cast
Role: Scrawl Actor: Brown

Song: Signora Agnetta being the first Time of her Performing since her Arrival. An extraordinary Band of Musick

10302
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Descent Of The Heathen Gods, With The loves Of Jupiter And Alcmena; Or, Cuckoldom No Scandal

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Oates; Amphitryon-Furnival; Mercury-Marr; Tranio-Wright; Polydas-Peters; Gormandize Simple the Hungarian Footman-Yates; Alcmena-Mrs Butler; Bromia-Mrs Brown; Dorothy Squeezepurse the wanton Chambermaid-Miss Hippisley; Judge Puzzlecause-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Brown

Dance: TThe Drowsy Cobler-M L'Armand, Mad L'Armand lately arriv'd from Paris; Tit for Tat or the Kiss Return'd-Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, M L'Armand, Mme L'Armand; An extraordinary Band of Musick [provided from the Opera and both the Theatres [six instruments named]

10303
07 September 1750 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, The Fo Bit

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin; or, 'Squire in the Suds

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine's Father-Middleton; Shadow-Ferguson; Squire Gawky-Slater; Porter-Brown; Constable-Williamson; Colombine-Miss Agnetta.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Brown

Song: Phillips, Miss Agnetta

Dance: Phillips, Miss Agnetta

10304
09 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Fool Like The Old One; Or, The Lucky Discovery

Performance Comment: Col. Sorenzo-Brown; Alphonso-Child; Pedro-Lovemore; Dominick-Platt; Gomez-Palmer; Elvira-Mrs Williamson.
Cast
Role: Sorenzo Actor: Brown
Related Works
Related Work: The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York Author(s): John Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue, with Escape into Quart Bottle

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Brown.

Song: Phillips, Master Phillips, Miss Featherstone

Dance: Phillips, Master Phillips, Miss Featherstone

10305
18 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Brown.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Brown.

Dance: Phillips

Song: Platt, Master Phillips

10306
12 January 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Performance Comment: Manuel-Cibber; Trapanti-Blakey; Host-Glen; Soto-Brown; Philip, Octavio-two Gentlemen, first time on any stage; Rosara-Mrs Martin; Viletta-Mrs Glenn; Hypolita, Flora-two Gentlewomen, first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Soto Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Song in Praise of the King of Prussia-Kear

Dance: RRural Courtship, The Wooden Shoes-Master Settree, Miss Twist

10307
10 May 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performance Comment: Siffroy-Master Alexander; Glanvil-Master Cawley; Beaufort Sr-Master Pittcarn; Beaufort Jr-Master Johnston; Paulet-Miss Garman; Isabella-Miss Brown; Cleone-Miss Valois; Young Siffroy-Miss Burn.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Jr Actor: Master Johnston
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Miss Burn

10308
05 September 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Kennedy; Aimwell-Davis; Bonniface-Johnson; Foigard-Lewis; Sullen-Brown; Gibbet-Murden; Sir Charles Freeman-Wallis; Hounslow-Summers; Bagshot-Pierce; Scrub-Weston; Cherry-Miss Read; Dorinda-Mrs Osborne; Gipsey-Mrs Johnson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Daly.
Cast
Role: Bonniface Actor: Johnson
Role: Sullen Actor: Brown
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Contented Cuckold

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Weston, Murden, Brown, Summers, Mrs Daly.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Weston, Murden, Brown, Summers, Mrs Daly.

Dance: Master Clinton, Miss Street

10309
06 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Players-Foote, Weston, Davis, Palmer, Death, Lewis, Parsons, Brown, Castle, Hayes, Taylor, Granger.
Cast
Role: Players Actor: Foote, Weston, Davis, Palmer, Death, Lewis, Parsons, Brown, Castle, Hayes, Taylor, Granger.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17640705, but order reversed%

10310
13 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Young Wilding-Davis; Old Philpot-Granger; Hazard-Palmer; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-Brown; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper Wilding-Turner; Locust-Parsons; Servant-Price; Maria-Mrs Granger.
Cast
Role: Dapper Actor: Brown

10311
16 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; Shift, Squintum (with imitations)-Wilkinson; Loader-Davis; Sir George-Death; Transfer-Weston; Dick-Parsons; Baron-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17640710, but order reversed%

10312
01 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wilkinson; Young Knowell-Davis; Old Knowell-Granger; Bobadil-Young Gentleman, first time on any stage; Downright-Francis; Brainworm-Lewis; Matthew-Parsons; Wellbred-Death; Cobb-Brown; Cash-C. Lewis; Formal-Pierce; Justice Clement-Moor; Servant-Taylor; Master Stephen-Weston; Bridget-Mrs Granger; Cobb's Wife-Mrs Parsons; Dame Kitely-Mrs Jeffreys.
Cast
Role: Cobb Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: II: New Dance-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street; III: Hornpipe-Rogier

Song: IV: A young Gentleman, Mrs Weston, being their first Appearance

10313
13 May 1767 @ Sadler's Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin; Or, The Enchanter Of Stone-henge

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Lampe, Miss Brown, Master Herryman; Dances-Grimaldi, Duval, Tassoni, Miss Armoy.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Brown, Master Herryman

10314
04 August 1768 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillips. Dr Arne having granted it only on this Occasion, the comic Interlude of Two Acts which met with the highest Approbation and Applause on Master Brown's Night. Preceded by Entertainments of songs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Capochio And Dorinna

Cast
Role: Capochio Actor: Master Brown

Entertainment: As17680728 but a Burlesque Ode-_

10315
16 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Holland, 1st time; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Love; Sebastian-Hurst; Antonio-Strange; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Boatswain-Clough; Ariel (with songs)-Mas. Brown (pupil of Dr Arne, 1st appearance on the stage); Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Miranda (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; with a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; the other dances-Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Mas. Brown
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

10316
05 April 1769 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Performance Comment: Vocals-Vernon, Reynolds, Master Brown, Miss Lindley, Mrs Weichsell.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Vernon, Reynolds, Master Brown, Miss Lindley, Mrs Weichsell.

10317
19 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Smith, Furkins, Roffe [sic], Miss Stede, Mrs Hartle. Tickets deliver'd by Morgan, Stephenson, Claridge, Bagg, Wilkinson, Whatley, Pullin, Miss Brown, Mrs Griffiths, and Mrs Walters will be taken. No charges. House received 1!2 value of Tickets and the Receipts. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value @T. Smith 10 48 75 #17 4s. #8 12s. @Furkins 10 20 24 #7 18s. #3 19s. @Rose 27 48 29 #6 17s. #8 8s. 6d. @Miss Stede 6 13 50 #8 9s. #4 4s. 6d. @Morgan 3 10 35 #5 15s. #2 17s. 6d. @Mrs Hartle 40 69 104 #30 15s. #15 7s. 6d. @Stephenson 21 66 129 #28 1s. #14 6d. @Claridge 15 16 19 #8 1s. #4 6d. @Bagg 3 4 9 #2 5s. #1 2s. 6d. @Wilkinson 30 13 5 #9 19s. #4 19s. 6d. @Whatley -- 4 33 #3 18s. #1 19s. @Pullen 2 41 64 #13 1s. #6 10s. 6d. @Miss Brown 11 37 31 #11 8s. #5 14s. @Mrs Griffiths -- 25 21 #5 17s. #2 18s. 6d. @Mrs Walters 2 19 83 #11 13s. #5 16s. 6d. @Money Value #48 5s. 6d. @Box 180 Pit 433 Gallery 711 Total House Value #229 6s. 6d. 1!2 Value #90 10s. 6d.@ [The house made no charges, but received the half value from each beneficiary as listed above (Account Book). About 1,324 Tickets given out. Capacity of the house must have been about 1,700 at this time. See 14 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Stede, scholar to Fishar

10318
17 August 1769 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Innocence

Performance Comment: cnl, but Vocal parts-Reynolds, Master Herryman, Master Brown, Mrs Forbes, Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Reynolds, Master Herryman, Master Brown, Mrs Forbes, Mrs Pinto.

Music: CConcerto on Hautboy-Park; Concerto on Organ-Hook

10319
12 March 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Catches And Glees

Afterpiece Title: Capochio and Dorinna

Music: After Interlude: Concerto on Violin-Barthelemon. *u¶Ãhay Between the acts: an Interlude. Parts-Mas. Brown, Miss Weller

Performance Comment: *u¶Ãhay Between the acts: an Interlude. Parts-Mas. Brown, Miss Weller.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mas. Brown, Miss Weller.

10320
27 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry-King; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont, Sen-Packer; Pounce-Baddeley; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Mrs Tipkin-Mrs Love; Fainlove-Mrs Jeffries; Jenny-Miss Platt; Biddy Tipkin-Miss Pope; In Act IV: a Song-Master Brown.
Cast
Role: a Song Actor: Master Brown.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: IV: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228

10321
07 June 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catches And Glees

Performance Comment: Songs-Master Brown, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighton.
Cast
Role: Songs Actor: Master Brown, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighton.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap in London

Performance Comment: Lord Bilkum-Dodd; Lowborn-Fawcett; Mordecai-Messink; Old Goodman-Hartry; Cantileno-a Gentleman; Ballad-Philips; John-Booth; Tawdry-Miss Platt; Traplass-Mrs Dorman; Country Madcap-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Booth

10322
16 November 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Lloyd; Young Philpot (by desire)-Ward; Sir Jasper Wilding-Love; Young Wilding-Friendly; Beaufort-a Gentleman; Quildrive-Edwards; Dapper-Brown; Corrina-Miss Fairlamb; Maria-Mrs Burton.
Cast
Role: Dapper Actor: Brown

10323
12 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince, with Installation of Knights of the Garter

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Phillips, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Two Children (1st time on any stage), Mrs Baker, a Gentlewoman; Dances-Fishar, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. Silenus-Reinhold; +1st Satyr-Mattocks; +2nd Satyr, Echo-DuBellamy; +3rd Satyr-Phillips; +4th Satyr-Baker; +5th Satyr-Fox; +Sylvan-Owenson; +Principal Fairies-Mas. Wood, Miss Brown (two children, their 1st appearance on any stage); +Nymphs-Mrs Baker, a Gentlewoman ($Mrs Woodman); The Dances-Fisher, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere (Edition in Colman's Works, IV, London, 1777).
Cast
Role: Principal Fairies Actor: Mas. Wood, Miss Brown

10324
21 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: Athelwold-Smith; Edgar-Bensley; Orgar-Clarke; Edwin-Hull; Albina-Mrs Mattocks; Elfrida-Mrs Hartley; Chorus of British Virgins-Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Catley, others.
Cast
Role: Chorus of British Virgins Actor: Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Catley, others.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17721117

10325
23 February 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Performance Comment: Smith, Bensley, Hull, Gardiner, Perry, Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems, Miss Miller, Mrs Hartley Alzuma-Smith; Don Carlos-Bensley; Pizarro-Hull; Gonzalez-Gardner; Ozmar-Perry; Orazia-Miss Miller; Orellana-Mrs Hartley; Virgins of the Sun-Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems; In Act II, a Procession of the Virgins of the Sun-; principal vocal parts-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown (Edition of 1773, which also lists Ezmont-$Thompson, whose name does not appear on the bills).
Cast
Role: principal vocal parts Actor: Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary