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5852 results for: Keyword - King of Portugal
We found 2636 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1598 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

926
21 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Quin
Role: Buckingham Actor: Mills

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; IV: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

927
06 October 1741 @ James Street

Event Comment: New Theatre, James Street, near the Haymarket. Benefit Mrs King. [Designation of New Theatre repeated in remaining bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: Mrs Careless, Volage

928
09 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Garrick to Peter Garrick (Dec. 1741): You perhaps would be glad to know what parts I have play'd, King Richd-+Jack Smatter in Pamela-Clody fop's fortune-Lothario fair Penitent-Chamont Orphan-Ghost Hamlet-& Shall soon be ready in Bays in ye Rehearsal-and in ye part of Othello-Both of which I believe will do Me and Giffard great Service-I have had great Success in all, & 'tis not yet determin'd whether I play Trajedy or Comedy best-$Old Cibber has spoke with ye Greatest Commendation of my Acting, as to playing a Harlequin 'tis quite false-Yates last Season was taken very ill & was not able to begin ye Entertainment so I put on ye Dress & did 2 or three Scenes for him, but Nobody knew it but him & Giffard; I know it has been Said I play'd Harlequin at Covent Garden but it is quite false.-Little, Pineapples, pp. 28-29

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Ghost-Garrick, Being the first Time of his Appearing in that Character; Hamlet-Giffard; King-Paget; Polonius-Julian; Laertes-Marshall; Horatio-W. Giffard; Osrick-Peterson; Rosencrans-Vaughan; Guildenstern-Naylor; Marcellus-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Steel; Ophelia-Miss Hippisley; Gravediggers-Yates, Dunstall.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Paget

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

929
08 September 1743 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: GGreat Tiled Booth on Bowling Green. Mainpiece: Showing how the Lord Momford was falsely accused to the King and was banished'd from Court, at which he commenc'd Beggar. Each day of the Fair, noon to 10 p.m. Afterpiece: Puppet show. [Notices repeated 9, 12 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green; With The Comical Humours Of Tom Stroud A Country Farmer's Son And Gudgeon His Man

Performance Comment: Momford-Cushing; King-Woodhouse; Westford-Bambridge; Westford-Malone; Gamester-Clough; Lady Westford-Mrs Bambridge; Arabella-Mrs Cushing; Widow-Mrs Motteaux; Tom-Hackett; Gudgeon-Clark.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Woodhouse

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Song: Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris

Dance: Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris

930
01 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter and Mrs Bennett. Tickets deliver'd by Rector and Mrs King will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington; Atall-Giffard; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Sir Solomon-Morgan; Sir Harry-Collins; Old Wilful-Dunstall; Capt Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Taswell; Finder-Berry; Lady Dainty-Mrs Giffard; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Walter; Wishwell-Mrs Cross; Situp-Mrs King; China Woman-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste; V: Minuet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

931
14 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Plummer (Box-Keeper). Tickets to be had of Plummer, a Cheesemonger in King's Gate St., near Red Lion Square, Holborn; at Temple Exchange Coffee House, Fleet St.; and of Hobson at the stage door. Tickets deliver'd for the 15th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Giffard; Petulant-Neale; Millamant-Mrs Woffington; Witwou'd-Cross; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Turbutt; Waitwell-Dunstall; Marwood-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross; Foible-Miss Budgell; Mincing-Miss Cole; Betty-Mrs Horsington; Peg-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

932
21 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Garrick
Role: King of France Actor: Havard

933
22 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Garrick
Role: King of France Actor: Havard

934
23 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Garrick
Role: King of France Actor: Havard

935
25 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Garrick
Role: King of France Actor: Havard

936
26 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Garrick
Role: King of France Actor: Havard

937
28 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Garrick
Role: King of France Actor: Havard

938
02 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Garrick
Role: King of France Actor: Havard

939
19 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Macklin; Heartwell-Bridges; Bellmour-Giffard; Bluff-Taswell; Sir Joseph-Neale; Vainlove-Havard; Sharper-Blakes; Setter-Yates; Barnaby-Leigh; Belinda-Mrs Giffard; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Betty-Mrs King; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: King Pepin's Campaign

Cast
Role: King Pepin Actor: Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment

940
08 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With proper Decorations. Afterpiece, Containing His Surprizing Victory over Glumdalca, Queen of the Giants; His Magnificent reception in King Arthur's Courtv; His Marriage with the Princess Huncamunca; With the fatal Jealousy of Queen Dollalolla, and many other Historical Passages. [This notice accompanies subsequent announcements of Tom Thumb this season and will not be further recorded.] General Advertiser: Yesterday it was falsely and injuriously inserted in the Daily Papers, that a great quantity of arms was secreted in Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, which seem'd calculated only to Prejudice the Proprietor of that House, having no other foundation than his having the said Theatre as a Guard Room for the Service of the Government

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Macklin; King-Blakes; Grizzle-Yates; Glumdalca-I. Sparks; Foodle-Leigh; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Macklin; Cleora-Miss Cole; Noodle-Marr; Doodle-Bransby; Huncamunca-Taswell; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Goodfellow.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Blakes

Dance: III: Grand Dance-Muilment

941
17 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Paget

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

942
03 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Paget

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

943
01 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Wright, Atkinson, Mrs King, Miss Bradshaw, Miss Pitt, &c for the Confederacy will be taken. Care will be taken to stop those Tickets that are sold at the door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17460419 but Beatrice-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs King.

Song: Bibby

Dance: The Mechels

944
30 September 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several persons of Quality. [Mrs Macklin doubled in Mrs Peachum and Diana Trapes.] Afterpiece: Containing his Surprizing Victory over Glumdalca, Queen of the Giants; His Magnificent reception in King Arthur's Courtv; His Marriage with the Princess Huncamunca; With the fatal Jealousy of Queen Dollalolla. And many other Historical Passages

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Macklin; King-Blakes; Grizzle-Yates; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Macklin; Huncamunca-Taswell; Glumdalca-I. Sparks.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Blakes

945
30 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Davies
Role: Buckingham Actor: Cashell

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

946
17 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: King of France Actor: Mills

947
18 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: King of France Actor: Mills

948
31 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: King of France Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

949
27 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Delane
Role: Buckingham Actor: I. L? Sparks
Role: King Edward V Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

950
29 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Buckingham Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay