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7153 results for: Keyword - King and the Queen of Bohemia
We found 3386 matches on Performance Title, 3187 matches on Performance Comments, 1889 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4801
20 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17180920, but King-Thurmond.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

4802
09 January 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Booth; King-Elrington; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Elrington

4803
09 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17181129, but King-Thurmond.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Smith

4804
11 January 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Charles Molloy.] Never Acted before. Afterpiece: [By John Leigh.] A new Farce...being the Sequel to Country Wake. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Performance Comment: Principal Part-Peg Fryer it being the first time of her Appearing on any Stage since the Reign of King Charles II; [The edition of 1720 adds: Bellayr-Ryan; Fluellin-Griffin; MacMorris-H. Bullock; Culverin-Spiller; Meagre-C. Bullock; Loadham-Harper; Sharp-Egleton; Jaspar-Boheme; Widow Rich-Mrs Vandervelt [Peg Fryer?]; Benedict-Mrs Bullock; Charlotte-Miss Stone; Jane-Mrs Robertson; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal Part Actor: Peg Fryer it being the first time of her Appearing on any Stage since the Reign of King Charles II
Role: Widow Rich Actor: Mrs Vandervelt

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1720 lists: Sir ThomasTesty-Bullock Sr; Woodvill-Egleton; Truelove-Diggs; Old Hob-Harper; Young Hob-Spiller; Saywell-Coker; Lady Testy-Mrs Giffard; Lucia-Miss Stone; Mary-Mrs Bullock Jr; Betty-Mrs Robertson; Hob's Mother-Mrs Elsam.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Elsam.

Dance: Bashful Maid, Irish Trot-Mrs Fryer

4805
14 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17200102, but King-_; Laertes-_; Fop-Cibber.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

4806
16 January 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Joueur

Performance Comment: Gamester-an Actor newly arriv'd from the King's Theatre in Paris; Part-new Actress that never acted yet in England.
Cast
Role: Gamester Actor: an Actor newly arriv'd from the King's Theatre in Paris
Role: Part Actor: new Actress that never acted yet in England.

Afterpiece Title: L'Esprit Follet

4807
01 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17211011, but King-Thurmond.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

4808
30 October 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #23 0s. 6d.Daily Post, 3 Nov: On Tuesday last a Great Disturbance happen'd at the Playhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields, occasion'd by several Persons assaulting the Centinels upon Duty there, and throwing Dirt at them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: Quisara-Mrs Seymour; King-Quin; Armusia-Ryan; Governour-Boheme; Ruidias-Diggs; Comic Parts-Bullock Sr, Morgan, Phipps, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

Music: With the Enthusiastick Song-; Dialogue, as usual-

Dance: Lally, Lally Jr, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis

4809
04 February 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Caelia-Mrs Oldfield; King-Thurmond; Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

4810
22 August 1723 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Jubilee Dickey's Booth at the Horns-Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green; Or, The Woman Never Vex'd: With The Comical Humour Of Squire Souse Crown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: Souse Crown-Norris; Gudgen-Egleton; King-Huddy; Rakish-Oates; Montfort-Orfeur; Arabella-Mrs Orfeur; Widow-Mrs Middleton; Lady Westford-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Monsieur De Long Dens, Monsieur De Long Dens'@Two@Children , just arrived from Paris

4811
05 September 1723 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore: With The Comical Humours Of Sir Anthony Noodle And His Man Waspe

Performance Comment: Noodle-Egleton; King-Huddy; Shore-Oates; Blunderbuss-Orfeur; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Chapman; Jane Shore-Mrs Orfeur; Mrs Blake-Mrs Middleton; Mrs Airs-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy

Entertainment: Tumbling-. The Company which did so well at bf

Performance Comment: The Company which did so well at bf.

4812
25 September 1723 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton and his Wife. At Penkethman's Great Booth near Bird-Cage Alley. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green

Performance Comment: Souse Crown-Egleton; King-Huddy; Rakish-Chapman; Montfort-Orfeur; Arabella-Mrs Orfeur; Widow-Mrs Middleton; Lady Westford-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Entertainment: Tumbling-

4813
18 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Penkethman; King-Thurmond; Demetrius-Wilks; Lysimachus-Watson; Seleucus-Boman; Ptolemy-Cory; Leontius-Mills; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield; Leucippe-Cross; Governess-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe

4814
13 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Huddy and Lanyon. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With the usual Dances and Decorations. Receipts: money #15 8s.; tickets #108 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17230930, but King-Huddy; Lady Macduff-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy
Role: 1st Murtherer Actor: Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly a new Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

4815
22 August 1724 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's Theatrical Booth, at the Horns Inn in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green; Or, The Woman Never Vex'd; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: Sousecrown-Bridgewater; King-Huddy; Rakish-Williams; Montfort-Roberts; Lady Westford-Mrs Willis; Arabella-Mrs Morgan; Widow-Mrs Roberts; Gudgeon-Butcher.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy

Entertainment: Vaulting-; Tumbling-; High Rope Walking-

4816
05 September 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Performance Comment: Orson-Bridgewater; King-Huddy; Alphonso-Williams; Valentine-Roberts; Athelia-Mrs Morgan; Cleora-Mrs Butcher; Countrywoman-Mrs Willis; Peter Pitiful-Butcher.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy
Role: Athelia Actor: Mrs Morgan

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Tumbling-

4817
28 September 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; King-Ogden; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Boheme; Lenox-Walker; Seyton-Hulet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Macduff-Mrs Purden; Hecate-Hall; Witches-Bullock Sr, Hippisley, Morgan; 1st Murderer-Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Ogden

Dance: With all the usual Dancers perform'd by Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon

4818
22 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Wilks; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Miller; King-Thurmond; Lysimachus-Watson; Seleucus-Bowman; Ptolomy-Cory; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Leucippe-Harper.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

Song: As17261001

4819
04 February 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Booth; King-Mills; Gonsales-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills

4820
05 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Elrington; King-Mills; Gonsalez-Corey; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond; Zara-Mrs Porter; Leonora-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills

4821
02 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Melantius-Elrington; Amintor-Wilks; Evadne-Mrs Porter; Aspatia-Mrs Thurmond; King-W. Mills; Lysippus-Bridgwater; Diphilus-Watson; Calianax-Griffin.
Cast
Role: King Actor: W. Mills

4822
21 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Wilks; Celia-Mrs Oldfield; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Miller; King-Bridgwater; Lysimachus-Watson; Seleucus-Boman; Ptolemy-Corey; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Leucippe-Harper.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridgwater

4823
06 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Walter. By Command of his Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17281206, but King-Boman; Macduff-Wilks; Banquo-Bridgwater; Malcolm-W. Mills; Lenox-Cibber Jr; Seyton-Corey; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Shepard, Norris, Griffin; Lady Macduff-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boman

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

4824
08 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Amintor-Ryan; Melantius-Quin; King-Boheme; Lisippus-Walker; Diphilus-Hulett; Strato-Milward; Calianax-Hippisley; Diagoras-Chapman; Evadne-Mrs Berriman; Aspatia-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Poitier
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Lanyon, Delagarde Jr, Mrs Cantrel, Miss Holliday, Mrs Rice
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

4825
22 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; King Henry-Harper; Wolsey-Cibber; Northumberland-Bridgwater; Piercy-Wilks; Rochford-W. Mills; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Harper
Role: Northumberland Actor: Bridgwater