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9969 results for: Keyword - King</i> and $<span class=
We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 23 matches on Author.

1276
28 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Kemble
Role: Westmorland Actor: R. Palmer
Role: King Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

1277
04 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Kemble
Role: Buckingham Actor: Barrymore
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

1278
11 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17891231

1279
18 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17891231

1280
01 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

1281
15 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

1282
01 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Harley
Role: King Henry Actor: Aickin
Role: Buckingham Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

1283
19 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

1284
23 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: ["The Lord Ogleby of (The Clandestine Marriage) raised Mr King to the summit of comic excellence, which his more recent great character, Sir Peter Teazle in The School for Scandal, has established him in the unrivalled possession of" (Johnson, ed. Waldron, 169).] Receipts: #245 (211.9; 33.6; 0.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years); Sir John Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Parsons; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Benson; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Mrs Williames; Trusty-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

1285
22 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

1286
10 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

1287
03 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (Oracle, 5 May).] Public Advertiser, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 7, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #272 18s. 6d. (170.11.6; 4.3.0; tickets: 98.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Lackland Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: General Wolfe-Cranfield; Brigadier Moncton-Macready; Brigadier Townshend-King; Brigadier Murray-Ratchford; Adjutant-Lee; Surgeon Adair-Thompson; Aid@de@Camp-Farley; Grenadier-Evatt; Indian Chief-Follett; General Wolfe's favourite song, How stands the Glass around-Incledon; Irish Drinking Song [Of the ancients its speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees; [Conclude with an exact Representation of the Siege of Quebec-; the Death of General Wolfe-.
Cast
Role: Brigadier Townshend Actor: King
Role: How stands the Glass around Actor: Incledon
Role: Of the ancients its speaking] Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

1288
29 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fourth [Part I]

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Williamson
Role: Lancaster Actor: Bland
Role: Northumberland Actor: Chapman
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Usher

1289
25 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Farley and Mlle St.Amand, but they "being indisposed, the hero and heroine were submitted to other hands" (Morning Herald, 26 Jan); probably to King and Miss Francis (see 28 Jan.).] Receipts: #247 10s. (233.15; 13.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acid Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: As17911027, but King; Miss Francis; Byrne_.
Cast
Role: Characters in the Ballet Actor: Byrne, Mlle St.Amand
Role: Dermoth Actor: King
Role: Malvina Actor: Mlle St.Amand

Music: In afterpiece: As17911219

1290
07 February 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Duke of Buckingham Actor: Barrymore
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Hollingsworth; Robin-Suett; Mr Wick-Lyons; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Shaw; Wilhelmina-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Bland.

1291
17 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer
Role: of Buckingham Actor: Wroughton
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Baddeley
Role: Brandon Actor: Banks
Role: Patience Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Benson, Bland
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Bland

1292
20 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Holland
Role: Zany Actor: West. III. A Landscape and Water Mill
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: ByrnFlora Actor: Mlle St. Amand. VIII. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to an Equestrian Figure by Roubiliac. IX. A Street, in which is introduced two Irish Sedan Chairs
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton

1293
31 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Holland
Role: Zany Actor: West. III. A Landscape and Water Mill
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: ByrnFlora Actor: Mlle St. Amand. VIII. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to an Equestrian Figure by Roubiliac. IX. A Street, in which is introduced two Irish Sedan Chairs
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton

1294
21 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Performance Comment: As17940213, but in III: Harlequin-Bayzand .
Cast
Role: : Harlequin Actor: Bayzand
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Holland
Role: Zany Actor: West. III. A Landscape and Water Mill
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: ByrnFlora Actor: Mlle St. Amand. VIII. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to an Equestrian Figure by Roubiliac. IX. A Street, in which is introduced two Irish Sedan Chairs
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton

1295
14 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer
Role: of Buckingham Actor: Wroughton
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Baddeley
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Bland
Role: Brandon Actor: Banks
Role: Patience Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: , King of Scotland Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Cast
Role: : Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland

1296
23 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Powell: Love a-la-Mode rehearsed at 12 (King one scene); Lodoiska music at 1 (for Caulfield, Danby, Cooke, Annereau, Boyce). Receipts: #318 3s. 6d. (256/4/0; 58/14/0; 3/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Bland
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

Afterpiece Title: LOVE A-LA-MODE

Performance Comment: Sir Theodore Goodchild-Packer; Sir Archy Macsarcasm-King; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Palmer; Squire Groom-Bannister Jun.; Mr Mordecai-Suett//Miss Charlotte-Miss Heard .
Cast
Role: Sir Archy Macsarcasm Actor: King

1297
12 June 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of COMUS, advertised on playbill of 11 June.) Powell: Clandestine Marriage rehearsed at 10 (King ill; Barrymore one scene); Lodoiska at 12 (Bannister Sen. not call'd; Danby, Denman, Reynoldson, Hobler, Horsfall, Dorion Jun., G. D'Egville, Hamoir absent). Receipts: #114 2s. 6d. (74/19/0; 33/10/6; 5/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Aickin; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Benson; Servant-Lyons// Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Miss Heard; Trusty-Mrs Booth .
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: THOMAS AND SALLY

1298
06 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Powell: Macbeth rehearsed at 10 (for Kelly and Mrs Crouch); at 12 (for the Soldiers). Receipts: #235 0s. 6d. (161.0.0; 72.2.0; 1.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Kemble
Role: Earl of Westmoreland Actor: Sedgwick
Role: Sir Thomas Gray Actor: Bland
Role: King Charles Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: Polanders Prince Lupauski Actor: Aickin
Role: Michael Actor: Bland

1299
17 February 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley

1300
14 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Harley
Role: Northumberland Actor: Davenport
Role: Westmorland Actor: Claremont
Role: Prince John of Lancaster Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Principal Characters in the Ballet Actor: Byrn, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mlle St.Amand. Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Mrs Mountain, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from playbill of 16 May 1796: Oscar
Role: Morven and Draco Actor: Farley, Cranfield
Role: Malvina Actor: Mlle St.Amand