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5898 results for: Keyword - King of the Cherokees
We found 2655 matches on Performance Title, 2620 matches on Performance Comments, 1627 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
03 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Last time of Garrick's performing Richard . Ladies desired to send their Servants a little after Five to keep places, to prevent Confuson. It is Vanity to endeavor to describe Mr G. Merits they beggar all Descripiton, suffice it to Say he was what he represented (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble conservatively toned down.] Paid Sg Como and Crispi in full #3 8s. 3d. Mr Hurd ditto 7s. 6d. Receipts: #284 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Reddish
Role: Buckingham Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

1327
05 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Representation of a Regattav. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Paid Supernumeraries #5 13s. 6d.; Billstickers #2 14s.; Music 1st week #25 7s. 6d.; Miss Younge's Cloathes #5. King being hoarse the Prelude [see 21 Sept.] was omitted--Miss Pope made her first Appearance these 2 years upon this stage in Miss Sterling--but coolly received (+Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #213 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope (1st appearance upon this stage these 2 years); Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

1328
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mrs Davies Miss Tittup--La! La! King sent a letter to $Sheridan desiring to be off his Engagement--all made up at night. Mattocks came and told me that Lacy had sold Half his Share of the Patent to Mr Langford (The Auctioneer) and Captain Thomson (Authour of the Syrens &c.). I acquainted Sheridan of it--he had not heard it before (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #267 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Sprightly Actor: King
Role: not listed on playbill, Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; Jaques-Jefferson; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Corin-Waldron; LeBeau-Everard; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Messink; Adam-Moody; Caelia-Mrs Baddeley; Cuckoo Song-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

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

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley-King; Colonel Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Miss Tittup-Mrs Davies; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

1329
06 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Jefferson
Role: King Henry Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

1330
01 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Public Advertiser, 3 Mar.: "A new Prologue was spoken by King on Saturday Evening, and received with uncommon Applause." [Mrs Sherborn is identified in Lysons, Collectanea.] Receipts: #215 16s. 6d. (187.12.0; 25.17.0; 2.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17770225, but New Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: New Prologue Actor: King.
Role: The other parts Actor: Baker. +Prologue as17770224 .

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End III: The Double Festival, as17770213

1331
29 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron & Mrs Greville. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, Glanville-street, Rathbone Place; of Mrs Greville at the Orange Warehouse, the Corner of King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #178 15s. (69.0; 15.1; 0.0; tickets: 94.14) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-King; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman-Packer; Sackbut-Bransby; Tradelove-Hurst; Simon Pure-Waldron; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Masked Lady-Miss Platt; Betty-Mrs Smith; Ann Lovely-Mrs Greville (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Feignwell Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: As17761128

1332
05 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: A Gentleman
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Puck Actor: The Admiral of Lilliput
Role: Fairies Actor: The rest of the Lilliputians see17770515
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: Dance-

1333
02 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Henderson
Role: King Philip Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

1334
01 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions, particularly two Grand New Scenes designed by DeLoutherbourg [see 2 Jan.]. Receipts: #163 13s. 6d. (122.15.0; 40.11.0; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Henderson
Role: King Philip Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1335
18 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Wroughton
Role: King of France Actor: Fearon
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker
Role: other Characters Actor: Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: As17780511

1336
26 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for J. Wood, Percey, Cameron & the Widow Robinson. Tickets delivered by Camery and Hodges will be taken. Receipts: #288 13s. (33.3; 1.6; 0.18; tickets: 253.6) [charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

1337
25 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece (1st time; BURL I, by Thomas Willet. For music see 31 July]: Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 1 July 1778: This Day is published Buxom Joan (6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Brett, Massey, Edwin, Mrs Brett, Miss Twist. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Bluff-Bannister; Ben-Brett; Tom-Massey; Snip-Edwin; Mother-Mrs Brett; Buxom Joan-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Brett

1338
02 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time in London; F 2, by John O'Keeffe, 1st acted at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 13 Apr. 1774. Prologue by George Colman elder (Prose on Several Occasions, III, 222)]. Public Advertiser, 16 Aug. 1780: This Day is published Tony Lumpkin in Town (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante

Dance: As17780623

1339
08 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17780623

1340
14 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Farce. [O'Keeffe, 1, 366, records the receipts: #89, and charge: #63.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17780624

1341
25 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Tickets delivered for The Nabob and The Provoked Husband will be admitted. Afterpiece: By Permission of the Author. Public Advertiser, 24 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss Harper at Guy's, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17780624

Song: End II: In love should there meet a fond pair-Miss Harper

1342
19 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 27 Oct.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Digges

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1343
23 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Commander@in@Chief at the Camp Actor: Farren
Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp

1344
09 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Griffiths, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Fawcett, Chaplin, Nash, Bannister, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

1345
14 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Robinson. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Robinson, Great Piazza, the corner of Russel Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #210 14s. (75.0.0: 21.2.6; 0.17.6; tickets: 113.14.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Commander@in@Chief at the Camp Actor: Farren
Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp

1346
04 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

1347
18 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Chaplin, Griffiths, Holcroft & Miss Field. Tickets delivered by Stevens, Collins and the Miss Stageldoirs will be taken. Receipts: #253 8s. (30.5; 13.7; 2.22.12; tickets: 207.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs

1348
06 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

1349
03 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Fatal Falshood [announced on playbill of 1 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Hartley. Receipts: #189 2s. (186.14; 2.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

1350
10 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "As soon as the Play was over at Covent Garden Theatre yesterday evening, Reinhold walked forward and told the audience that 'It would be esteemed a particular mark of their Kindness and Favour if they would accept Miss Cranfield's performance of Colombine, Miss Brown having been taken extremely ill"' (Morning Chronicle, 11 Jan.). Receipts: #195 2s. (193.6; 1.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where