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1311 results for: Keyword - Macready
We found 1842 matches on Roles/Actors, 471 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Performance Title.

351
15 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manly-Macready; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Bernard; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Quick; Constable-Thompson; Lord Townly's Servant-Abbot; Manly's Servant-Simmons; Poundage-Rees; Lady Grace-Mrs Townsend; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Knight; Myrtilla-Miss Logan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Manly Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

352
16 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Harley; Buckingham-Macready; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Toms; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Claremont; Lieutenant-Haymes; Norfolk-Richardson; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Powel; Oxford-Farley; Terrel-Davenport; Blunt-Cross; Forrest-Rees; Servant-Abbot; Yeoman-Ledger; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

353
19 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [in London: Cooper]); Ghost-Toms; Horatio-Harley; Laertes-Middleton; King-Richardson; Ostrick-Bernard; Polonius-Munden; Rosencraus-Macready; Guildenstern-Claremont; Marcellus-Williamson; Francisco-Farley; Bernardo-Cross; Priest-Powel; Player King-Thompson; Lucianus-Davenport; Sailor-Ledger; Gentleman-Abbot; Grave@diggers-Quick, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs Mountain; Player Queen-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Song: In V: a Dirge- [set to Music by Shield. The Words from Shakespeare [see17931009]; Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Ives, Miss Leserve, Haymes, Street, Linton

354
22 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Gloster-Harley; Belmour-Macready; Ratcliffe-Haymes; Catesby-Claremont; Derby-Thompson; Porter-Davenport; Servant-Ledger; Shore-Pope; Alicia-Miss Gough (1st appearance in this Kingdom); Jane Shore-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Belmour Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

355
24 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Performance Comment: Timothy Truncheon-Quick; Nimble-Fawcett; Squire Shinken-Bernard; Darnley-Macready; Chronic-Powel; Waiter-Farley; Paddy-Rees; Bootcatcher-Thompson; Florella-Miss Chapman; Miss Crotchet-Mrs Davenport; Maid-Miss Stuart; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Thisbe-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Darnley Actor: Macready

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrn

356
30 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Capt. Absolute-Bernard; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Macready; Coachman-Thompson; Servants-Blurton, Abbot, Master Curties; Acres-Knight; Julia-Miss Wallis; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Fag Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Forrester Actor: Macready

Dance: As17951008

357
04 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Performance Comment: Hilario-Lewis; Fractioso-Quick; Montauban-Incledon; Carlos-Pope; Valoury-Munden; Cloddy-Fawcett; Count Montoni-Harley; Bernardo-Macready; Chorus of Soldiers and Sailors-Linton, Street, Gray, Williamson, Abbot, Blurton, Little; Chorus of Country Girls-Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Norton, Mrs Castelle, Miss Walcup, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Masters; Annette-Mrs Mattocks; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Bernardo Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

358
18 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton

Performance Comment: Parrots-Johnstone; Cypress-Munden; Colin-Fawcett; Capt. Clifford-Macready; Harry-Farley; Porter-Thompson; Miss Melcomb-Mrs Davenport; Julia-Mrs Knight (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clifford Actor: Macready

Dance: As17951114

359
25 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Midge Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Munden; Marshal Ferbelin-Macready; Father Luke-Rees; Olmutz-Richardson; Rupert-Williamson; Adjutant-Davenport; Mabel Flourish-Mr Haymes; Norah-Miss Logan; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Marshal Ferbelin Actor: Macready

Dance: End: Highland Festivity-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand

360
27 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Harley; Principal Bacchanal-Incledon; Bacchanals-Bowden, Townsend, Richardson, Haymes; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Claremont; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Miss Walcup, Miss Kirton; Pastoral Nymph (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by W. Parke)-Mrs Mountain; Sabrina-Mrs Castelle; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Macready, Claremont

361
04 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Macready; Antonio-Quick; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Platt; Agnes-Miss Logan; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Figaro Actor: Macready

Dance: As17951024

362
07 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Performance Comment: Gondibert-Holman; Fool-Knight; Gregory Gubbins-Fawcett; Robbers-Richardson, Haymes, Abbot, Williamson; Barton-Harley; La Varenne-Macready; Corporal-Farley; Drummer-Townsend; Fifer-Simmons; Marquis of Montague-Powel; Duke of Somerset-Claremont; Egbert-Davenport; Prince of Wales-Miss Standen; Villagers-Mr Rees, Mr Cross, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Norton, Miss Walcup, Miss Kirton, Miss Logan, Mrs Martyr; Adeline-Miss Wallis; Queen Margaret-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: La Varenne Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

363
09 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff (1st time)-Fawcett; King Henry-Harley; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Middleton; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Macready; Francis-Knight; Sir W. Blunt-Richardson; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Claremont; Sheriff-Haymes; Peto-Rees; Gadshill-Williamson; Prince John of Lancaster-Holland; Messenger-Abbot; Hotspur's Servant-Master Curties; Travellers-Blurton, Coombs, Wilde; Carriers-Quick, Munden; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Poins Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

364
15 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Holman; Pylades-Toms; Phoenix-Macready; Pyrrhus-Pope; Hermione-Miss Gough; Cephisa-Mrs Platt; Cleone-Mrs Townsend; Andromache-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Phoenix Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Woodley-Macready; Lovelace-Farley; Drugget-Munden; Dimity-Mrs Fawcett; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Logan; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Woodley Actor: Macready

Dance: As17951125

365
21 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Pope; Governor-Richardson; Blandford-Macready; Capt. Driver-Davenport; Stanmore-Williamson; Aboan-Harley; Imoinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood; or, Harlequin Forester

366
30 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: As17950916, but Floriville-Macready; Willoughby-Claremont; John-_; Letty-_.
Cast
Role: Floriville Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

367
02 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Performance Comment: Nominal-Lewis; Col. Hubbub-Quick; O'Whack-Johnstone; Clairville-Middleton; Sir Andrew Acid-Munden; Lord Jargon-Claremont; Saunter-Macready; Sophia Strangeways-Miss Chapman; Lady Acid-Mrs Davenport; Honoria-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Saunter Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

368
06 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Davenant-Holman; Capt. Dormer-Harley; Sir Henry Harlow-Macready; Charles Davenant-Toms; Sir Edmund Travers-Powel; Marinanna-Mrs Townsend; Lady Davenant-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Henry Harlow Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

369
08 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Munden; Chapeau-Knight; George Bevil-Macready; Robin-Farley; Frank Bevil-Claremont; Harry Bevil-Williamson; Emily-Mrs Townsend; Mrs Grub-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: George Bevil Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Fontainville Forest

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

370
25 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: As17960123, but McQuery-Macready in place of Johnstone; Abbot_; Wilde_; Holland_; Simmons_; Curties_; unassigned-_Hawtin.
Cast
Role: McQuery Actor: Macready in place of Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

371
28 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: As17960123, but McQuery-Macready in place of Johnstone; unassigned-_Thompson.
Cast
Role: McQuery Actor: Macready in place of Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Cast
Role: O'Daub Actor: Macready

Dance: As17951002

372
01 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: As17960123, but McQuery-Macready in place of Johnstone; unassigned-_Thompson, _Hawtin, Miss Leserve; Holland_; Simmons_; Curties_. Holland_; Simmons_; Curties_.
Cast
Role: McQuery Actor: Macready in place of Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

373
14 March 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Pope; Dr Caius-Quick; Mr Page-Macready; Sir Hugh Evans-Townsend; Slender-Knight (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Fenton-Toms; Justice Shallow-Powel; Host of the Garter-Thompson; Jack Rugby-Farley; Falstaff-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Page-Mrs Mattocks; Anne Page (1st time)-Miss Mansel; Dame Quickly (1st time)-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant (for that night only)-Lewis; Lovell-Munden; Sir Harry's Servant (with a Mock Minuet)-Knight; Philip-Davenport; Freeman-Macready; Tom-Rees; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-Powel; Lady Charlotte-Miss Logan; Cook-Mrs Norton; Lady Bab-Mrs Davenport; Kitty (with a song and Mock Minuet, for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Macready

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Collins's Ode on the Passions (1st and only time)-Mrs Pope

Song: After the monologue: My Mother had a Maid called Barbara (words by Shakespeare, music by Shield)-Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Linton, Mrs Clendining; The Minstrel's Song [Where is that tow'ring spirit fled?] from The Days of Yore-Mrs Clendining; [accompanied on the harp-Weippert; O why to be happy (music by Shield)-Incledon, Linton, Bowden; Ye Gentlemen of England-Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Linton

374
01 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Cast
Role: Poins Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day; or, The Scheming Lieutenant. Justice Credulous-Quick; Lieut. O'Connor-Macready; Dr Rosy-Powel; Serjeant Trounce-Haymes; Corporal Flint-Wilde; Clown-Farley; Servant-Ledger; Lauretta-Mrs Mountain; song-Mrs Mountain; Bridget-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: O'Connor Actor: Macready

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast-Holman

Song: After the monologue: My Mother had a Maid called Barbara, as17960314The Minstrel's Song, Where is that tow'ring spirit fled? as17960314Tho' Hurricanes rattle (composed by Shield)-Incledon, Bowden; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17960314

375
05 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Sedgely-Hull; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Colloony Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African Author(s): William Macready

Song: In course 2nd piece: I was called knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The turban'd Turk who scorns the World-Johnstone; When foaming Waves contrary beat-Incledon; The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; Fa la la (composed by Callcott)-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton, Street, the rest of the Characters; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon