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2605 results for: Keyword - Lewis Grabu, Esq
We found 1202 matches on Performance Comments, 1110 matches on Author, 416 matches on Event Comments, 13 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1751
31 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar, With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Walker; Cassius-Smith; Antony-Ross; Julius Caesar-Clarke; Caska-Gibson; Cinna-Gardner; Cimber-Cushing; Lepidus-Morris; Ligarius-Holtom; Octavius-Hull; Pindarus-R. Smith; Soothsayer-Redman; Lucilius-Murden; Publius-Wignel; Voluminius-Weller; Lena-Hallam; Lucius-Mas. Besford; Antony's Servant-Perry; Trebonius-Anderson; Decius Brutus-Davis; Plebians-Barrington, Dunstall, Costollo, Lewis; Calphurnia-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Plebians Actor: Barrington, Dunstall, Costollo, Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Oldcastle Actor: Lewis

Dance: End of Play: The Village Romps, as17651019

1752
06 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Carlos-Smith; Lorenzo-Mattocks; Don Alvarez-Walker; Don Felix-Lewis; Metaphrastus-Gibson; Toledo-Cushing; Sancho-Shuter; Lopez-Woodward; Camillo-Miss Macklin; Isabella-Mrs Burden; Jacinta-Miss Pitt, first appearance as an actress; Leonora-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Don Felix Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1753
11 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17651015, but Wingate-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Wingate Actor: Lewis.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere (Man), Miss Wilford (Woman peasant). [See17651126 note.

1754
26 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: All in the Right

Performance Comment: Old Harcourt-Dunstall; Young Harcourt-Davis; Belfield-R. Smith; Wentworth-Lewis; Frank-Morgan; Ned-Shuter; Lady Diana Wisewou'd-Mrs Green; Isabella-Mrs Godwin; Charlotte-Mrs Ferguson; Julia-Miss Cokayne; Fanny-Mrs Gardner; Emily (With Songs in Character)-a Young Lady (first attempt any stage); To conclude with a New Masquerade Dance-; in which will be introduc'd a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Wentworth Actor: Lewis

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: IV: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: Rural Love, as17651115

1755
29 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17650927, but Carlos-Davis; Sancho-Costollo; Honoria-Mrs Stephens; Clodio- announced as alias Don Dismallo Thickscullo de Halfwitto; Don Lewis announced as alias-Don Choleric Snapshorto de Testy.
Cast
Role: Don Lewis announced as alias Actor: Don Choleric Snapshorto de Testy.
Role: Charino Actor: Lewis
Role: Don Lewis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

1756
13 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Barry; Priuli-Bardin; Eliot-Murden; Renault-Hurst; Bedamar-Palmer; Pierre-Lee; Duke-Lewis; Spinosa-Keen; Theodore-Quick; Officer-M'George; Branville-Powel; Reviledo-Wild; Mezzano-Weedon; Ternon-Francis; Durand-M'Mahon; Barbe-Nelson; Belvidera-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1757
18 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Aickin; Montague-Murden; Benvolio-Davis; Tibalt-M'George; Mercutio-Shuter; Escalus-Palmer; Paris-Keen; Balthazar-Lewis; Fryar Lawrence-Hurst; Peter-Weston; Fryar John-Nelson; Old Capulet-Pierce; Apothecary-Castle; Gregory-Hamilton; Abraham-Quick; Lady Capulet-Mrs Burden; Nurse-Mrs Worley; Juliet-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Lewis

1758
21 August 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-a Gentleman, first time on the stage; Aimwell-Davis; Foigard-Palmer; Boniface-Lewis; Gibbet-Keen; Sullen-Hurst; Sir Charles-Quick; Scrub-Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Burden; Dorinda-Mrs M'George; Cherry-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Boniface Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Song: IV: A favorite song in Love in a Village-Mrs Weston

Entertainment: End: Joe Haines Epilogue on an Ass-Shuter

1759
25 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Johnson; Kent-Aickin; Edgar-Davis; Cornwall-Hurst; Albany-Palmer; Burgundy-Murden; Bastard-Lee; Officer-M'George; Physician-Castle; Cornwall's Gentleman-Keen; Old Man-Lewis; First Ruffian-Matthews; 2nd Ruffian-Powell; Gentleman Usher-Hamilton; Goneril-Mrs Worley; Regan-Mrs M'George; Aranti-Miss Maden; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Lewis

1760
27 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Hurst; Count Basset-Palmer; Squire Richard-Weston; Moody-Barden; Poundage-M'George; Constable-Lewis; James-Murden; Lord Townly's Servant-Keen; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs M'George; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Johnston; Jenny-Miss Gilpin; Myrtilla-Miss Maden; Trusty-Mrs Weston; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Worley; Lady Townly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Arnaud, Miss Street

1761
12 September 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Lewis; First Gentleman-Palmer; Old Man, Drunken Man-Weston; Frenchman-M'George; Mercury-a Gentleman; Charon-McMahon; Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Lady-Mrs Worley.
Cast
Role: Aesop Actor: Lewis

1762
22 September 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Achbp Canterbury-Walker; Salisbury-Cushing; Westmorland-Morris; Exeter-Hull; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Gower-Anderson; Fluellin-Shuter; Nym, English Herald-Hallam; Boy-Miss Valois; Bardolph-Lewis; French Soldier-Holtom; Pistol-Dyer; Williams-Buck; King of France-Gibson; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Governor-Gardner; Montjoy-Baker; Burgdndy-Bennet; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Bardolph Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

1763
06 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King Henry-Gibson; Prince of Wales-Ross; Prince John-Davis; Mowbray-Morris; Hastings-Bennet; Achbp York-Clarke; Lord Bardolph-Mozeen; Colvile-R. Smith; Gower-Cushing; Westmorland-Hull; Chief Justice-Anderson; Clarence-Murden; Warwick-Gardner; Poins-Perry; Falstaff-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; Shallow-Woodward, 1st time; Silence-Lewis; Bardolph-Widnel; Phang-Redman; Mouldy-Buck; Feeble-Holtom; Bulcalf-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Gardner (playbill).
Cast
Role: Silence Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

1764
16 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Shuter; Philip-Ross; Octavio-Gardner; Soto-Dunstall; Trappanti-Woodward; Don Luis-Davis; Corrigidor-Wignel; Diego-Lewis; Rosara-Mrs Mattocks; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Hypolita-Miss Macklin; . .
Cast
Role: Diego Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1765
22 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Brainworm-Dunstall; Cash-Perry; Formal-Murden; Downright-Walker; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Miss Wilford, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Clement Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gibson; Subtle-Lewis; Marquis-Holtom; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with song in character)-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: Lewis

Dance: IV: The Village Romps, as17661008

1766
29 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Oldcastle Actor: Lewis

Dance: II: The Garland, as17661023

1767
30 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Walker; Horatio-Hull; Polonius-Shuter; Laertes-Perry; Rosencraus-Bennet; Guildenstern-Wignel; Pl. King-Redman; Pl. Queen-Mrs Ferguson; Ghost-Gibson; Ostrick-Dyer; Grave Diggers-Dunstall, Lewis; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Grave Diggers Actor: Dunstall, Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1768
08 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh-Lewis; Shallow-Cushing; Slender-Bennet; Fenton-Davis; Host-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Anne Page-Miss Vincent; Bardolph-Wignel; Nym-Buck; Pistol-R. Smith; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-C. Smith; Peter Simple-Morgan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1769
24 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Morris; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Lewis; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: A Dance-incidental to the Opera; II: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton (apprentice to Fishar)

1770
27 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederic-Clarke; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Decoy-Lewis; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Ferguson; Wheedle-Mrs Evans; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Decoy Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

1771
04 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Powell, 1st time; Slender-Woodward; Sir High-Yates; Shallow-Lewis; Host-Dunstall; Pistol-Cushing; Bardolph-Wignell; Page-Hull; Falstaff-Shuter; Doctor Caius-Quick; Fenton-Lewes; Simple-Morgan; Nym-Stoplaer; Robin-Mas. Harris; Mrs Page-Mrs Baker; Ann Page-Miss Ward; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Tartars-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17680505.

1772
07 October 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Vernon; Sir George Airy-Davis; Charles-Gardner; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Sir Jealous Traffick-Lewis; Whisper-Sharpless; Drawer-Jacobs; Butler-Lings; Scentwell-Mrs White; Isabinda-Mrs Dyer; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Miranda-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Traffick Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Music: IV: Concerto-Barthelemon; End: Imitations-Bannister

1773
10 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Obadiah-Gibson; Perriwinkle-Shuter; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Hull; Sackbut-Lewis; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sackbut Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1774
17 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Powell; Macduff-Clarke; Lenox-Hull; Malcolm-Perry; Banquo-Bensley; Duncan-Gibson; Seyton-Gardner; Hecate-Legg; Witches-Dunstall, Morgan, Lewis; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Mahon, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Yates; with a Dance of Furies-Fishar.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Dunstall, Morgan, Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

1775
26 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Powell; Raymond-Bensley; Grey-Clarke; Morton-Perry; Laroches-Gardner; Sir Ardolph-Morris; Peasant-Lewis; Lord William-Miss Cockayne; Eleanor-Mrs DuBellamy; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Peasant Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920