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5846 results for: Keyword - King of the Istowlawleys
We found 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

501
16 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop. N.B. Whereas several Audiences have of late been very much disgusted at the Performances being interrupted by Persons crouding upon the Stage; none for the future can be admitted behind the Scenes, except those who have Annual Silver Tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Shepard; Lurwell-Raftor; Richard-Havard; Peggy-Mrs Pritchard; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Joe-Beard; Attendants-Winstone, Cross, Green; Foresters-Turbutt, Leigh, Marshall.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber

Dance: II: Grand Aethiopian Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

502
08 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Lurewell-Raftor; Richard-Havard; Joe-Berry; Peggy-Mrs Chetwood; Margery-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; IV: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment

503
09 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Peggy-Mrs Pritchard; Joe-Berry.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

504
09 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Receipts: money #78 12s.; seals #81 10s. (Account Book); #162 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Delane received a Free Benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Mullart; Dick-Hale; Lord Lurewell-Gibson; Mrs Cockle-Mrs Martin; Peggy-Mrs Hale; Kate-Miss Dodson; Joe-Salway.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; III: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland; V: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Song: In II: Roberts

505
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: HHallam from the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden, Over-against the Hospital Gate. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. 1 p.m. to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Fair Rosamond, Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Performance Comment: King Henry-Roberts; Fair Rosamond-Mrs Mullart; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Steel; Cardinal Aquinas-Wallis; Cardinal Columbus-Bambridge; Sir Trusty-Beckham; Cleora-Miss Davis.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd

Dance: TThe Miller and his Wife, The Jealous Savoyard-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Ballet: TThe Triumph of Britannia Over the Four Parts of the World. Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson

506
17 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Clerimont-Mills; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Cross; James-Turbutt; Decoy-Ray; List-Woodburn; Sparkle-Leigh; Furnish-Raftor; Harriet-Mrs Butler; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Egerton; Wheedle-Miss Bennet; Lappet-Mrs Clive; in which will be introduc'd a song call'd The Life of a Beau-.
Cast
Role: in which will be introduc'd a song call'd The L Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Dick-Havard; Peggy-Miss Brunette; Margery-Miss Bennet; Kate-Miss Woodman; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

507
09 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Christopher Perry. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Tickets delivered for 18 Nov. will be taken on this day (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello (By Desire)-Perry, who never appeared on any Stage; Iago-Ryan; Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard; Cassio-Hale; Brabantio-Roberts; Roderigo-Woodman; Lodovico-Gibson; Montano-Cashell; Duke-Harrington; Gratiano-Lascells; Emilia-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Perry, who never appeared on any Stage

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Mullart; Dick-Hale; Margery-Mrs Martin; Peggy-Mrs Hale; Kate-Miss Dodson.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: II: A new Comic Dance-Dubuisson, Villeneuve, Sga Bonneval; III: Scots Dance-Mathews; IV: Hornpipe-Taylor; V: Matelot-Master Matthews

508
02 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Joe-Stoppelaer; Dick-Hale; Peggy-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Les Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

509
08 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece written on the plan of Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny In The Reign Of King John

Performance Comment: King John-Cashell; Falconbridge-Ryan; Hubert-Bridgwater; France-Hale; Dauphin-Cibber; Pandulph-Johnson; Salisbury-Ridout; Pembroke-Rosco; Abbot-Marten; Arundel-Anderson; Melun-Gibson; Governor of Angiers-Carr; Lady Blanche-Miss Hippisley; Prince Arthur-Miss Morrison; Constance-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: King John Actor: Cashell

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

510
13 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Hippisley; Frederick-Havard; Clermont-Cashell; Ramilie-Chapman; Decoy-Marten; James (the starv'd Cook)-Woodward; Mariana-Mrs Hale; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Martin; Wheedle-Mrs Bland; Lappet-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

511
16 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the New Theatre. [This phrasing now used for the rest of the season.] Benefit Goodfellow. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Note, It will be Moonlight. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cushing; Dick-Lee; Miller-L. Hallam.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Cushing

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Comic Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles

Song: II: Brett

512
17 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Hale; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister; also the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Performance Comment: Granier, J. Granier's Sister; also the Drunken Peasant-Phillips.
Cast
Role: also the Drunken Peasant Actor: Phillips.

513
26 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Winstone; Lucy-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Shawford; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Betty Doxy-Miss Murgetroyd; Polly-Mrs Clive; In III a Hornpipe-Matthews; The whole concluding with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: In III a Hornpipe Actor: Matthews
Role: The whole concluding with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Peggy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

514
06 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Barrington; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

515
17 November 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Barrington; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

516
17 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Places for boxes to be had of Mr Thurston at the stage door. No persons admitted behind the Scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Play to begin at 6 o'clock. [This admonition about not appearing behind the scenes occurs frequently on bills this season and will not be noted further.] Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Margery-Mrs Yates; Kate-Miss Minors; Peggy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

Song: Mattocks

517
16 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [see 5 Oct. 1748]. No persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be returned after the curtain is drawn up. [A customary note for the remainder of the season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: King Lear-Giffard; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Sparks; Kent-Bransby; Bastard-Ridout; Cornwall-Usher; Albany-Anderson; Burgandy-Bencraft; Gentleman Usher-Dyer; Goneril-Miss Haughton; Regan-Mrs Ridout; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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

518
18 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Garrick first time; Sir Novelty Fashion-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Burton; Younger Worthy-Palmer; Sir William Wisewoud-Taswell; Snap-Yates; Sly-Shuter; Amanda-Miss Haughton [being her first appearance on this stage [she was at cg the early pa t of the season]; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Anne-Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Margery-Mrs Yates; Kate-Mrs Simpson; Peggy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

Dance: IV: L'Entree de Flore, as17521122

519
13 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Burton; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Margery-Mrs Toogood; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Miller-Barry; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Burton

Song: III: Miss Thomas

Dance: II: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504; IV: A Hornpipe to the tune of Ali Croaker-Walker

520
14 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr Varney at the Stage Door of the Theatre. No persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. [Notice repeated throughout the season.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-Bransby; Ramilie-Palmer; Decoy-Simson; James-Clough; Miser-Yates; List-Marr; Furnish-Raftor; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Lappet-Mrs Clivein which character will be introduced The Life of a Beau song.
Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clivein which character will be introduced The Life of a Beau song.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Burton; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Miller-Berry; Margery-Mrs Toogood; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Burton

Song: III: The School of Anacreon-Beard

521
09 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Miss Cockayne; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

522
18 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Burton; Miller-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Peggy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Burton

523
11 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: As17551101

524
20 September 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr Crudge at the Stage Door. [This customary notice for all succeeding bills will not be repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Baker; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

525
23 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Jacintha-Miss Macklin; Strictland-Berry; Meggot-Woodward; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Blakes; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Lucetta-Miss Minors; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Burton; Miller-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Peggy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Burton