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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.

2301
10 January 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #109 9s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third surplus above the #80 House Charges: #9 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

2302
18 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

2303
07 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. No Building on the Stage. Receipts: #72 18s. plus #144 18s. from tickets (boxes 204; pit 460; gallery 249). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17571217, but Venus-Mlle Capdeville

2304
13 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. No building on stage. Receipts: by income from tickets: Barrington #90 16s. (boxes 142; pit 286; gallery 12); Mrs Lampe, #53 2s. (boxes 52; pit 180; gallery 131) (Account Book). [The original title of afterpiece, a burlesque opera by Henry Carey, was Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon a sequel to the Dragon of Wantley. The music was advertised as by the late Mr Lampe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17571124, but Henry-Barry; Catherine-Mrs Dyer; Nym-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Buck
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore; or, The Dragoness

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17580407 but only Paris-Gallinni; Venus-Mlle Capdeville

Dance: SSavoyards, as17580408 Tambourine, as17580330

2305
28 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Austin
Role: Sands Actor: Phillips
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: With an exact representation of the Coronation Actor:
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Entertainment: New Magic Scene-, in the characters of Harlequin, Punch, Scaramouch, Pantaloon, Mezzetin, and Drawcansir

2306
09 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Marr, Berrisford, Gray, Brownsmith, Miss Hippisley. Tickets deliver'd for Richard III and The Mourning Bride, and by Spilsbury, Royal, Hawksly, Costin, and Mrs Smith will be taken. Receipts: #170. 11 people had tickets (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Austin
Role: Sands Actor: Phillips
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: With an exact representation of the Coronation Actor:
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mossis

2307
08 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: HHolland's Benefit deferred on account of Garrick's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Austin
Role: Queen Katharine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sands Actor: Philips
Role: With an exact representation of the Coronation Actor:
Role: and the Ceremony of the Champion in West Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: others Actor: _Clough, _Packer, _Scrase, _Vaughan, _Ackman, _Fox.
Role: The Statue Actor: Rooker.
Role: Harlequin Actor: King1st time
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champness, Reinhold, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young, Miss Spencer
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

2308
26 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The afterpiece at the desire of several persons of quality. A New drama in 2 acts of a particular species. Part of Pit made into Amphitheatre on Stage. Benefit for Mrs Clive. [Angry dispute in the magazines between Shuter and Mrs Clive, since her benefit fell on his night at cg. The Larpent MS lists characters for the afterpiece: Iphicrates-Austin; Dromio-King; Euphrosine-Mrs Clive?; Cleanthe-; Philo-Bransby (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The Island of Slaves

Performance Comment: Parts by Havard, King, Mrs Clive (with a Comic Opera Song in Character), Packer, Mrs Johnson.

Dance: TThe Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

2309
23 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill for 22 May had announced Jane Shore and Harlequin's Invasion for this night. Probably no performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Austin
Role: Queen Katharine Actor: Mrs Pritchard. With the Coronation, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker
Role: and a New Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

2310
26 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Austin
Role: Queen Katharine Actor: Mrs Pritchard. With the Coronation, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker
Role: and a New Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

2311
02 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Buckingham Actor: Holland.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .

2312
03 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17611002, but Lord Sands-Philips.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Philips.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Buckingham Actor: Holland.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .

2313
05 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Philips.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Buckingham Actor: Holland.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .

2314
06 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Philips.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Buckingham Actor: Holland.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .

2315
08 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Philips.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Buckingham Actor: Holland.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .

2316
09 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Philips.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Buckingham Actor: Holland.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .

2317
02 November 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Philips.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Buckingham Actor: Holland.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King
Role: Other characters Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .

2318
23 December 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last play till after the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

2319
17 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

2320
07 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 7 April 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Smith; Bastard-Clarke; Gloster-Gibson (being first time of their appearing in those characters); Kent-Sparks; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Cornwall-Anderson; Officer-Wignel; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Vincent; Cordelia-Miss Ward (second appearance on any stage); With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Master Morgan; by desire, and The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

2321
29 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2322
27 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17641029, but Gentleman Usher-Cushing; Albany-White; Cornwall-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Classic Actor: Anderson
Role: Dancing and a Minuet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Macklin.

Dance: IV: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

2323
03 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Dance: IV: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

2324
31 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: IV: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

2325
02 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder