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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.

10751
26 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs)-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Silvius-R. Palmer; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Waldron; Charles-Wrighten; William-Burton; Le Beu-Phillimore; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the Cuckow song)-Mrs Wilson; Audrey-Mrs Wrighten; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind-Miss E. Kemble .
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue')-King; Colonel Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Burton; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Tidswell; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: In Act V of mainpiece a song by Miss Field. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

10752
27 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Kemble; Siffredi-Bensley; Osmond-Barrymore; Rhodolpho-R. Palmer; Officers-Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin, &c.; Laura-Miss Kemble; Sigismunda-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin, &c.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Innocence; or, The Chamber-Maid Turn'd Quaker Author(s): John Leanerd
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

10753
02 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Kemble; Justice Greedy-Parsons; Allworth-Bannister Jun.; Marall-Suett; Lord Lovel-Staunton; Tapwell-Wrighten; Order-Wilson; Amble-R. Palmer; Furnace-Fawcett; Parson Welldo-Chaplin; Wellborn-Palmer; Margaret-Miss E. Kemble; Froth-Mrs Love; Lady Allworth-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Order Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Dance: As17841002

10754
02 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17841012, but Miss Stuart in place of Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: : Edwin Actor: Johnstone
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Baron Fitzherbert Actor: Wilson
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Aerostation

Cast
Role: Scrip Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17841022

10755
03 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Earl of Warwick-Smith; Earl of Pembroke-Aickin; Earl of Suffolk-Packer; Buckingham-Fawcett; Officer-Wilson; Messenger-Phillimore; King Edward-Palmer; Lady Elizabeth Grey-Miss Kemble; Lady Clifford-Miss Tidwsell; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

10756
09 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Wright; Francisco-Wilson; Ferdinand-Barrymore; Miranda-Miss Phillips; Ariel-Miss Field. Chorus of Spirits-Chaplin, Fawcett, Alfred, Newbold; Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Miss Burnett, Mrs Smith, &c . Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Miss Burnett, Mrs Smith, &c .
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Hamoir, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits (performers not listed); In Act IV a Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir. [All these were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

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

10757
11 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirable-Wroughton; Witwou'd-Lewis; Fainall-Farren; Petulant-Bonnor (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Waitwell-Quick; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Wilson; Mrs Marwood (1st time)-Mrs Bates; Lady Wishfor't (1st time)-Mrs Webb; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Inchbald; Foible-Mrs Morton; Mincing-Mrs Poussin; Maid-Miss Brangin; Millamant-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Johnstone

Song: In Act III of mainpiece a sons by Brett

10758
07 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17841021, but Miss Doiley-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Wilson

10759
10 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17841102, but Booth in place of Wilson .
Cast
Role: : Edwin Actor: Johnstone
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Baron Fitzherbert Actor: Wilson
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17841201

10760
11 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

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

10761
14 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: As17840918, but Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Sprightly Actor: Mrs Wilson

10762
20 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Performance Comment: As17841125, but Lucy-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: As17841022

10763
22 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil (1st time)-Wilson; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzer; Calomel-Fearon; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb [Public Advertiser: Mrs Pitt]; Harriet (with a song)-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Wilson

10764
27 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Thorowgood-Hull; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Booth; Blunt-Thompson; Maria-Mrs T. Kennedy (1st appearance in that character); Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Millwood-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern; or, Virtue's Triumph

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Partial cast and names of certain performers from following sources: Songs (J. Almon, 1785) lists Old Man-Davies; Tanner-Doyle; Cooper-Darley; Abdiel-Miss Brett; Colombine-unassigned; the score (Longman and Broderip [1784]) lists Magician [i.e. Old Man?]-Davies; General Advertiser, 28 Dec. assigns Harlequin-Kennedy, and lists Johnstone, Mrs Bannister; Morning Chronicle, 30 Dec. lists Stevens.] hathi. Morning Chronicle, 30 Dec. lists Stevens.] hathi.
Cast
Role: assigns Harlequin Actor: Kennedy, and lists Johnstone, Mrs Bannister

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Brett

10765
01 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: As17841215, but Booth in place of Wilson .
Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Cast
Role: assigns Harlequin Actor: Kennedy, and lists Johnstone, Mrs Bannister

10766
06 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williames; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Phillimore; Lieut. Easy-Barrymore; Hatchway (with a song)-Bannister; Binnacle-Suett; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Wilson; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Arabella Zeal Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: Mainpiece to finish with a Grand Naval Review, with a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Chapman, &c

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher
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

10767
12 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Waldron; Hilliard-Williames; Vincent-Staunton; Scentwell-Burton; Beggars-Chapman, Fawcett, Wright, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Alfred, Spencer; Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Booth, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Hale, Miss Burnett, Miss Tidswell, &c.; Meriel-Miss Field; Rachel-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Beggars Actor: Chapman, Fawcett, Wright, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Alfred, Spencer

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece the celebrated Crutch Dance [performers not listed]

10768
14 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; Gonzalez-Packer; Garcia-Barrymore; Heli-R. Palmer; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Phillimore; Perez-Wilson; King-Aickin; Almeria-Miss Kemble; Leonora-Miss Tidswell; Zara-MrsSiddons .
Cast
Role: Perez Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Author

10769
18 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: As17850101, but Mrs Wilson (1st time) in place of Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Cast
Role: assigns Harlequin Actor: Kennedy, and lists Johnstone, Mrs Bannister

10770
04 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: As i8 Sept. 1784, but Waiter-Wilson .
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Wilson

Song: As17850202, but omitted: Barrymore

10771
24 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: As17841028, but Lord Lumbercourt-Wewitzer; Betty Hint-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Betty Hint Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: John Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

10772
05 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Bonnor; Sideboard-Booth; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bates; Lady Constant-Mrs Inchbald; Muslin-Mrs Wilson; Mignionet-Miss Stuart; Furnish-Mrs Poussin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Bonnor; Woodley-Cubitt; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Mrs Morton; Lady Racket-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: As17841008

10773
12 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17841012, but Booth in place of Wilson .
Cast
Role: : Edwin Actor: Johnstone
Role: Little John Actor: Quick
Role: Baron Fitzherbert Actor: Wilson
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Johnstone

10774
29 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Lewis; Beau Clincher-Quick; Young Clincher-Edwin; Alderman Smuggler-Wewitzer; Jubilee Dicky-Stevens; Tim Errand-Fearon; Vizard-Cubitt; Caption-Thompson; Colonel Standard-Wroughton; Angelica-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Darling-Miss Platt; Parley-Mrs Wilson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Panca-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Bonnor; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Alonzo-Helme; Smuggler-Stevens; Custom House Officer-Bates; Gardener-Jones; Tailor-Kennedy; Cryer-Besford; Thin Man-Newton; Don Quixote-Davies; Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Mrs Poussin; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Wilson. [Text (J. Almon, 1785) adds: Big Woman-Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Dance: As17841201

Monologue: 1785 03 29 Preceding the mainpiece Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience (Written by the late D. Garrick, Esq.) [speaker not listed, but probably Quick]

10775
30 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

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

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Master Johnny (the School Boy)-Dodd; Major Rakish-Parsons; Father Benedict-Baddeley; Friendly-Phillimore; Young Rakish-Palmer; Lettice-Mrs Wilson; Lady Manlove-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Master Johnny Actor: Dodd
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Wilson

Song: End of mainpiece The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips