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2208 results for: Keyword - Lord Bute
We found 1657 matches on Performance Comments, 570 matches on Event Comments, 108 matches on Performance Title, 43 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1076
04 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Clive. Prologue, Epilogue. Frampton-Reddish; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Sir William Evans-Holland; Willis-Dodd; Capt. Loyd-King; Col. Evans-Palmer; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Smith; Prologue-King; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Mrs Clive (Edition of 1769).
Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

1077
18 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sister

Performance Comment: Parts by: Powell, Smith, Clarke, Cushing, Mrs Ward, Mrs Gardner, Miss Pearce, Mrs Bulkley, Miss Morris. With a Prologue and Epilogue. Courtney-Powell; Lord Clairville-Smith; Earl Belmont-Clarke; Will-Cushing; Lady Autumn-Mrs Ward; Betty-Mrs Gardner; Simple-Miss Pearce; Miss Autumn-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Courtney-Miss Morris; With Prologue-Mattocks; Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (Edn. of 1769).
Cast
Role: Lord Clairville Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: The Reel, as17681212

1078
29 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russet-Burton; Tom-Ackman; William-Strange; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Mrs Oakly-Miss Pope, 1st time; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680929

1079
04 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Powell; Sir Harry-Woodward; Russett-Dunstall; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Major Oakly-Yates; O'Cutter-Barrington; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Dyer; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17680920; End: A Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley

1080
12 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Dyer; Old Man, Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Aesop-King; Mercury-DuBellamy; Charon-Bates; Frenchman-Holtom; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Bowman-Davis; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lord Chalkstone Actor: Shuter

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

1081
28 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: General Melmoth-Holland; Young Melmoth-Reddish; Syllogism-King; Alderman Lombard-Love; Col. Camply-Aickin; Mineral-Dodd; Lord Courtly-J. Aickin; Furnival-Palmer; Mrs Mildmay-Mrs Hopkins; Sophia-Mrs Reddish; Sift-Mrs Jeffries; Susan-Mrs Bradshaw; Narcissa-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lord Courtly Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1082
16 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17681108, but Short bill: Lord Lace-King; Lady-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lord Lace Actor: King

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680929; End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

1083
18 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17690327 but Richmond-Wroughton; Lord Mayor-_; Lieut. of Tower-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Wignel

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

1084
18 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Joe (with song)-Fox; Peggy-Miss Pearce; Dick-Wroughton; Lord Lurewell-Davis.
Cast
Role: Lord Lurewell Actor: Davis.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere [See17671106]

1085
19 September 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-F. Gentleman; Henry-Bannister; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Gardner; Prince Edward-Master Cape; Duke of York-Miss Rose; Tressel-A Young Gentleman, first appearance; Lady Anne-Miss Ogilvie, first time; Duchess of York-Mrs Painter; Queen-Mrs Wright from Dublin; Stanley-Bailey; Catesby-Farrell; Ratcliff-Dancer; Lord Mayor-Sharpless; Lieut.-Lings (Hogan).
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Sharpless

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Entertainment: SScrub's Trip to the Jubilee (a New Occasional Prologue)-Weston

1086
26 September 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Sir William Evans-Holland; Capt. Loyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Col. Evans-Palmer; Willis-W. Palmer; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Daigueville, Sga Vidini

1087
04 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Catesby-Davis; Stanley-Gardner; Ratcliff-Lewes; Norfolk-Perry; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Prince Edward-Mas. Harris; Duke of York-Miss Besford; Tressel-Wroughton; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lord Mayor-Wignell; Lady Anne-Mrs Lessingham; Duckess of York-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Wignell

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

1088
10 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with songs)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Rasor-Baddeley; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens; Mademoiselle-Miss Radley, first time; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

1089
17 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-W. Palmer; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Cast
Role: Lord Plausible Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

1090
18 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Col. Rivers-Holland; Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Sir Harry Newburg-Palmer; Sidney-Cautherly; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harley-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lord Winworth Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

1091
24 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Raymond-Reddish; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Palmer; Laroches-Hurst; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Lord Williams-Miss Collett; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lord Williams Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

1092
01 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Brereton; Norval-Packer; Glenalvon-Palmer; Lord Randolph-Jefferson; Officer-Keen; Servant-Ackman; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry; Anna-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

1093
04 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Jefferson; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russet-Burton; William-Wheeler; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Stephens; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington; Toilet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

1094
20 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17691010, but Lord Brilliant-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Lord Brilliant Actor: Fawcett.

Dance: End: The English Gardeners, as17691206

1095
26 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17700119, with Pistol-Baddeley; Lord Bardolph-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Bardolph Actor: Fawcett
Role: Lord Chief Justice Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

1096
21 February 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Joe (with song)-Fawcett; King-J. Aickin; Richard-Palmer; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Miller-Moody; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Platt; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Lord Lurewell Actor: Ackman

1097
19 March 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Obrien; Lord Randolph-Blakes; Glealvon-Simons; Old Norval-Walker, first time; Lady Randolph-a Young Gentlewoman; Anna-Miss Taylor.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

1098
26 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Hull, first time; Sir Harry-Woodward; Russet-Dunstall; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Major Oakly-Yates; O'Cutter-Barrington; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Hull.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Song: II: The Blackbirds, a Cantata-Miss Potts

Dance: End: The Reel, as17700329

1099
14 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17700126, but Richard (that night only)-Shuter; Lady Ann-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Catesby-Davis; Add Lieut.-R. Smith; Lord Mayor-Wignell.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Wignell.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1100
16 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17700420 but Buckingham-Wright; Tressel-Keen; Stanley-Wrighten; Norfolk-Hurst; Ratcliff-Booth; Lord Mayor-Hartry.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Hartry.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Wake, as17700502