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12483 results for: Keyword - John Wilson
We found 9830 matches on Author, 2744 matches on Performance Comments, 1274 matches on Event Comments, 351 matches on Performance Title, and 15 matches on Roles/Actors.

10726
28 January 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirable-Smith; Fainall-Bensley; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Moody; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitewll-Parsons; Witwou'd-Lee Lewes; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood (1st time)-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Fainall (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Foible-Miss Pope; Millamant-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

10727
27 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Johnstone; Merlin-Bannister; Doras(with a new song)-Quick; Daemon of Revenge-Darley; Linco-Edwin; Urganda-Mrs Martyr; Farima-Mrs Wilson; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Shepherdesses-Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart; Sylvia-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Cymon Actor: Johnstone
Role: Farima Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Cupids; In Act IV a Dance of Daemons; In Act V a Grand Ballet (performers not listed)

10728
29 March 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Shatterbrain-Dodd (1st appearance in that character); Welldon-R. Palmer; Doctor Gruel-Waldron; Robin-Burton; Capt. Slang-Fawcett; Coxcomb-Wilson; Frank-Ward; Flavia-Miss Barnes; Miss Frolick-Miss Tidswell; Landlady-Mrs Love; Mrs Junket-Miss Hale .
Cast
Role: Coxcomb Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17840311athi

10729
24 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Kemble; Siffredi-Bensley; Osmond-Farren (Their 1st appearance i n those characters) ; Rhodolpho-R. Palmer ; Officers-Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin [Public Advertiser : Kenny], &c.; Laura (1st time)-Miss Kemble ; Sigismunda-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]) .in London]) .
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: John Actor: Burton
Role: Joe Actor: Wilson
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: As17840311athi

10730
26 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Cassander-Palmer; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestion-R. Palmer; Polyperchon-Phillimore; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Chaplin; Eumenes-Wilson; Aristander-Wrighten; Clytus-Bensley; Roxana-Mrs Ward; Parisatis-Miss Wheeler; Sisigambis-Mrs Hedges; Statira-Miss Kemble (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Eumenes Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: A Pasticcio

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

10731
30 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17831211, but Gage-Parsons; Nell-Mrs Wilson (of CG) .
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: After the Singing, as17840311athi

Song: End of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George

Monologue: 1784 04 30 Before the mainpiece an occasional Address spoken by Mrs Wells

10732
03 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: A Pasticcio

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin (an Usurper transformed by Magic to the Duke of Florence)-Palmer; Brunetto (Prince of Savoy)-R. Palmer; Barbarino and Alberto (Lords and Counsellors to the Duke)-Wilson and Phillimore; Officer-Spencer; Captain of the Guards-Alfred; Count Gulcardi (under the Character of Magosa Magician)-Wrighten; Puritan-Suett; Mason-Fawcett; Whip (the Coachman)-Chaplin; Jailer-Kenny; Supernatural Agents, Attendants upon Trappolin: Eo-Master Whitty; Meo-Master Purser; and Little Fred-Master J. Whitty; Lavinio (the Grand Duke of Tuscany)-Staunton; Officer's Widow-Mrs Love; Old Woman-Mrs Booth; Flametta (Mistress to Trappolin)-Miss Barnes; Prudentia (sister to the Duke)-Miss Tidswell; Isabella (Duchess of Tuscany)-Mrs Hedges .
Cast
Role: Barbarino and Alberto Actor: Wilson and Phillimore
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

10733
07 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Performance Comment: Mr Vermilion-Mattocks; Mr Tokay-Edwin; Mr Dimity-Quick; Mrs Vermilion-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Dimity-Mrs Chalmers; Mrs Tokay-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Poney Races, as17840504

Song: Procession to conclude with a new Theatrical Glee, composed by Shield, by Reinhold, Brett, Johnstone

Related Works
Related Work: Buthred Author(s): Charles Johnstone
Related Work: The Disbanded Officer; or, The Baroness of Bruchsal Author(s): James Johnstone

10734
08 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Wewitzer; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rheubarb-Jones; Supple-Stevens; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Mrs Chalmers [Public Advertiser: Mrs Inchbald]; Sylvia-Mrs Morton; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Cast
Role: Uncle Toby Actor: Wilson
Role: Susannah Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Dramatic Romance, Adelaide de Brabant; or, The Triumph of Virtue. Principal Characters by Bithmere, Le Boeuf, Mme Bithmere. ["An infant son of Grimaldi (i.e. Joseph, aged 6) performs in an astonishing manner" (Gazetteer, 12 May).] End of Act IV an Allemande and Dance, called Malbrough (composed by Vestris Jun.) by Le Boeuf and Mme Bithmere

10735
18 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Performance Comment: As17831208, but Wewitzer in place of Wilson; Joules in place of Wewitzer; omitted: Stevens, Jones, Helme, Miss Platt .
Cast
Role: Evergreen Actor: Wilson
Role: Miss Juvenile Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17840426, but Pan-J. Wilson (of DL); Daphne-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Pan Actor: J. Wilson
Role: Apollo Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17831001

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hollo by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1784 05 18 End of mainpiece an Address (written on the Occasion [author unknown]) by Mrs Kemble

10736
19 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Edwin Actor: Johnstone
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Diggery-Edwin; Charles Stanley-Whitfield; Harry Stukley-Davies; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Booth; Cymon-Stevens; Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Wilson; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Kitty Sprightly Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: As17840504

10737
20 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17831018, but Ranger-Staunton; Mrs Strictland (1st time)-Mrs Hedges; Lucetta-Mrs Wilson; Clarinda-Mrs Mattocks (of CG) .
Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: A Musical Oglio

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

10738
24 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Wilson, Darley, Thompson, Helme, Mrs Hamilton, and the Orchestra will be admitted (Account-Book). [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, announced on playbill of 22 May.] Receipts: #254 7s. 6d. (89/16/6; 1/2/0; tickets: 163/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Edwin Actor: Johnstone
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson

10739
25 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Carleton, Wilson & Hicks. Receipts: #216 16s. (12/15/0; 6/5/6; 1/9/6; tickets: 196/6/0) (charge: #106 15s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: John Actor: Burton
Role: Joe Actor: Wilson
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: As17840320athi

10740
14 June 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Manager an Actor in Spite of Himself

Performance Comment: Clerville-Bonnor; Waiter-Bonnor; Hair-dresser-Bonnor; Musician-Bonnor; Prompter-Bonnor; Machinist-Bonnor; Woman-dresser-Bonnor; Stuttering Poet-Bonnor; Publican-Bonnor; Manager of the Fete-Wilson (of DL) .
Cast
Role: Manager of the Fete Actor: Wilson

Song: End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Martyr. monologues. End of Act IV of mainpiece The Adventures of a Buck by Bonnor; End of afterpiece a new address, Belles have at ye all! by Mrs Bates

10741
28 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Cast
Role: Dupely Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley
Related Work: The Magick Banner; or, Two Wives in a House Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycombe-Wilson; Scribble-R. Palmer; Ledger-Gardner; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Lefevre; Nurse-Mrs Love; Polly Honeycombe-Miss Logan (Who, last Year, perform'd the part of Sally in Man and Wife [see17830618]) .see17830618]) .
Cast
Role: Mr Honeycombe Actor: Wilson

10742
08 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: As17840619 but Wewitzer in place of Wilson .
Cast
Role: Dupely Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley
Related Work: The Magick Banner; or, Two Wives in a House Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

10743
30 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17840604 but Parsons in place of Wilson; Wewitzer in place of R. Palmer .
Cast
Role: Sir James Juniper Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840727

Song: In the Temple of Health [in afterpiece] (1st time, and for this night only) a new, shocking Electrical Caleb, set to Medical Music by Dr Arnold, sung by Edwin, Bannister, Davies, Brett. imitations. End of mainpiece Various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

10744
17 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Brett; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Fairfield-Aickin; Ralph-Wilson; Mervin-Davies; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in that character); Theodosia-Miss Morris; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Webb; Patty-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Ralph Actor: Wilson
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: Rosina

Song: End of mainpiece Edwin's favorite song in The Castle of Andalusia, A Master I have, by Master Sestini

Related Works
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich

10745
24 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natur'd Man

Performance Comment: Croaker-Edwin; Sir William Honeywood-Aickin; Honeywood-Williamson; Leontine-Bannister Jun.; Bailiff-Wilson; Follower-Painter; Jarvis-Swords; Butler-Egan; Post-boy-Barrett; Lofty-Palmer; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Webb; Olivia-Mrs Inchbald; Garnet-Mrs Edwin; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Bailiff Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1784 08 24 End of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tomer of London by Edwin, in the Character of a Warden

10746
28 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17840609 but Don Bartholo-Wilson .
Cast
Role: Don Bartholo Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Cast
Role: : Old Winterbottom Actor: Wilson

Dance: End of mainpiece Recreation by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Neptune's Address to His Most Sacred Majesty Charles the Seond: King of England, Scotland, rance and Ireland &c. Congratulating His Happy Coronation Celebrated the 22th Day of Aprill, 1661 Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger

10747
17 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Henderson; Orlando-Lewis; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Duke Senior-Clarke; Adam-Hull; Oliver-Davies; Duke Frederick-Fearon; LeBeau-Booth; Sylvius-Chalmers; William-Wewitzer; Corin-Thompson; Charles-Darley; Touchstone-Quick; Caelia-Mrs Inchbald; Audrey-Mrs Wilson; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo song)-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Johnstone
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; G. Bevil-Davies; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Chapeau-Bonnor; Robin-Stevens; Consol-Jones; Emily-Mrs Chalmers; Mrs Grub-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Grub Actor: Wilson

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Belle of tbe Village by Harris and Miss Matthews

10748
11 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Phillimore; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-[Lee] Lewes; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Anne Page-Miss Field; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Nym Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

10749
12 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Suett; Watchman-Alfred; Spouters-R. Palmer, Phillimore, Fawcett, Wilson, Spencer, Williames, &c.; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Simson .
Cast
Role: Spouters Actor: R. Palmer, Phillimore, Fawcett, Wilson, Spencer, Williames, &c.

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Miss Stageldoir and Miss Field. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

10750
23 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondello-R. Palmer; Taylor-Burton; Pedro-Phillimore; Music-master-Fawcett; Hortensio-Wilson; Bianca-Miss Simson; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Hortensio Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy