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7617 results for: Keyword - Major Thomas Porter
We found 5713 matches on Author, 1845 matches on Performance Comments, 487 matches on Event Comments, 66 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6126
30 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Bowden, Townsend, Davenport, Claremont, Rock, Burton, Linton, Gray, Miss Hopkins, Mrs Henley, Mrs Mountain. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1794): Wildfire-Quick; Magnet-Incledon; Captain Pendant-Johnstone; Piccaroon-Munden; Ferret-Fawcett; Captain Tropic-Bowden; Major Drummond-Townsend; Landlord-Davenport; Ensign Somers-Claremont; Mat-Rock; Waiter-Burton; Sea Officer-Linton; Fanny Pendant-Miss Hopkins [in text: Miss Poole]; Mrs Ferret-Mrs Henley; Louisa Bowers-Mrs Mountain; Gray [is unassigned. Gray [is unassigned.
Cast
Role: Major Drummond Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Bernard; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Cross, Ledger; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Drunken Porter Actor: Farley

6127
06 February 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Bannister Jun.; Heeltap-Burton; Lint-Suett; Bruin-Benson; Snuffle-Lyons; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Bruin-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Bannister

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-G. D'Egville

6128
09 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth First Part

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Capt. Greville-Incledon; Capt. Wilson-Bowden; Major Benbow-Davenport; Justice Benbow-Powel; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Cross; Putty-Rees; Tipple-Munden; Eliza-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Major Benbow Actor: Davenport

6129
13 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arrived At Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Magnet-Incledon; Ferret-Fawcett; Tropic-Bowden; Capt. Pendant-Toms; Major Drummond-Townsend; Wat-Macready; Mrs Ferret-Mrs Platt; Louisa-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Major Drummond Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Days of Yore

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Cast
Role: intended Bride Actor: Little John disguised, brings on a dead Buck as a present to Arthur-the Buck becomes animated and drives off Arthur, and Little John escapes with Marian. A Leap by Harlequin over the Heads of twelve Soldiers armed With Pikes, Swords. Scene IV. View of the Town Hall in Nottingham. Porter enters with Box-Marian taken by Arthur is forced into it-the Box being placed on the head of Arthur changes into a Bird Cage, in which he is inclosed. Scene V. A Country Alehouse. Tinker's Song-Farley, Knight
Role: brings on a dead Buck as a present to Arthur Actor: the Buck becomes animated and drives off Arthur, and Little John escapes with Marian. A Leap by Harlequin over the Heads of twelve Soldiers armed With Pikes, Swords. Scene IV. View of the Town Hall in Nottingham. Porter enters with Box-Marian taken by Arthur is forced into it-the Box being placed on the head of Arthur changes into a Bird Cage, in which he is inclosed. Scene V. A Country Alehouse. Tinker's Song-Farley, Knight
Role: Porter enters with Box Actor: Marian taken by Arthur is forced into it-the Box being placed on the head of Arthur changes into a Bird Cage, in which he is inclosed. Scene V. A Country Alehouse. Tinker's Song-Farley, Knight

6130
27 February 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Lord Plausible-Dodd; Manly-Kemble; Major Oldfox-Moody; Varnish-Barrymore; Novel-R. Palmer; Serjeant Plodden-Hollingsworth; Counsellor Quillet-Suett; Jerry Blackacre-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-Palmer; Splitcause-Maddocks; Booksellers-Mast. Gregson, Jones; Oakum-Wewitzer; Boy-Mast. DeCamp; Bailiffs-Webb, Welsh, Evans; Mrs Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Mrs Goodall; Fidelia-Mrs Jordan; song-Mrs Jordan; Eliza-Miss Heard; Lettice-Miss Mellon; Edition of 1796 (C. Lowndes) adds: Waiters-Banks, Fisher.
Cast
Role: Major Oldfox Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

6131
20 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth part I

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Performance Comment: Lenox-Johnstone; Nipperkin-Munden; Sinclair-Incledon; Major Tactic-Haymes; Corporal Squib-Philipps; Capt. Cruizer-Powel; George Streamer-Mrs Martyr; Mary-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Major Tactic Actor: Haymes

6132
07 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Honey Moon

Performance Comment: Characters by Kelly, Suett, Palmer, Barrymore, Dignum, Bannister Jun., Wathen, Cooke, Evans, Fisher, Webb, Miss Pope, Miss Leak, Miss Arne, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland. Cast from Songs (C. Lowndes, 1797): Sir George Orbit-Kelly; Sir William Wellbred-Suett; Captain Clifton-Palmer; Captain Belmont-Barrymore; Major Lessington-Dignum; Worry-Bannister Jun.; Tim-Wathen; Huntsman-Cooke; Lady Wellbred-Miss Pope; Emmeline-Miss Leak; Dorinda-Miss Arne; Floretta-Miss DeCamp; Dina-Mrs Bland; unassigned-Evans, Fisher, Webb; Chorus of Villagers-Welsh, Maddocks, Gregson, Phillimore, Wentworth, Atkins, Meyers, Caulfield Jun., Denman, Fisher, Tett, Earle, Aylmer, Dibble, Gallot, Potts, Annereau, Bardoleau, Walker, Willoughby, Ms Butler, Ms Roffey, Ms Granger, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Benson.
Cast
Role: Major Lessington Actor: Dignum

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Related Works
Related Work: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

6133
01 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Whitfield; Prattle (1st time)-Bannister Jun.; Emily-Mrs Siddons; Bell-Miss Heard; Florival-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Major Belford Actor: Whitfield

Entertainment: Monologue. To conclude with: a Short Notice of Farewells, including her own Farewell for the Present Season-Mrs Siddons

6134
17 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Performance Comment: Lenox-Johnstone; Nipperkin-Munden; Capt. Cruizer-Powel; Major Tactic-Haymes; Sinclair-Incledon; Mary-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Major Tactic Actor: Haymes

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Related Works
Related Work: The She Gallant; or, Once a Lover and always a Lover Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: In the course of the Evening: The Life of Poor Jack (composed by Dibdin), Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Honesty in Tatters-Townsend; Arthur O'Bradley (1st time, written by O'Keeffe)-Munden

6135
06 July 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Performance Comment: Nipperkin-Munden; Lenox-Trueman; Sinclair-Philipps; Major Tactic-Davies; Captain Cruiser-Davenport; Corporal Squib-Abbot; Mary-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Major Tactic Actor: Davies

6136
11 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Performance Comment: Lenox-Johnstone; Nipperkin-Munden; Capt. Cruizer-Powel; Major Tactic-Davenport; Sinclair-Incledon; Mary-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Major Tactic Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

6137
21 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Betterton; Stockwell-Murray; Major O'Flaherty-Johnstone; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Wheatley; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Powel; Varland-Quick; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Rusport-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gilbert; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Betterton. [No afterpiece.]No afterpiece.]
Cast
Role: Major O'Flaherty Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon; End: Peggy's Love-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mlle DeLaCroix, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon

6138
11 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly (1st time [in London])-Murray; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Lord Trinket-Betterton; Capt. 0'Cutter-Johnstone; Charles Oakly-Holman; Russet-Munden; Tom-Rees; Paris-Dyke; John-Wilde; Major Oakly-Quick; Chamber@maid-Miss Leserve; Toilet-Mrs Platt; Lady Freelove-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Major Oakly Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

6139
04 January 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Sir Jacob Jollup-Hollingsworth; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Bannister Jun.; Heeltap-Wewitzer; Bruin-Maddocks; Roger-Grimaldi; Snuffle-Wathen; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Bruin-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Bannister

6140
26 March 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: A Naval Interlude

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Jerry Sneak (with an old new song)-Cussans; Sir Jacob Jollup-Meredith; Bruin-Wilkinson; Roger-Harley; Major Sturgeon-Egerton; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Egerton

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Song: 2nd piece: With Songs-

6141
19 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Shes Eloped

Performance Comment: Characters by Aickin, Palmer, Suett, Wroughton, Dowton, Russell, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun., Maddocks, Webb, Palmer Jun., Chippendale, Fisher, Wentworth, Mrs Powell, Mrs Jordan, Miss Pope, Miss Mellon. Cast from London Chronicle, 21 May: Lord Villeure-Aickin; Sir Charles Hyacinth-Palmer; Major Blenner-Suett; Aylmer-Wroughton; Appesley-Dowton; Jerkin-Russell; Joe Clinckum-R. Palmer; Plodden-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Egerton-Mrs Powell; Miss Villeure-Mrs Jordan; Miss Highbury-Miss Pope; Grace-Miss Mellon; unassigned-Maddocks, Webb, Palmer Jun., Chippendale, Fisher, Wentworth; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Major Blenner Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

6142
17 December 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Lacy; Major Oakly-Wilmot Wells; Charles-Macready; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington; And, with Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane: Russet-Hollingsworth; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Lord Trinket-Russell; Captain O'Cutter-Caulfield; Paris-Wewitzer; William-Ryder; John-Surmont; Tom-Webb; Lady Freelove-Mrs Sparks; Harriet-Miss Heard; Toilet-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Major Oakly Actor: Wilmot Wells

Afterpiece Title: Between II and III of the aboveSylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: A Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: End I 1st piece: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious 1st piece: Occasional Address-Lacy

6143
26 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Capt. Greville-Incledon; Capt. Wilson-Townsend; Major Benbow-Davenport; Justice Benbow-Waddy; Kilderkin-Dyke; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Rees; Tipple-Munden; Eliza (1st time)-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Major Benbow Actor: Davenport

6144
26 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Powell; Major Oakly-Dowton; Charles Oakly-Mansel (from cg, by permission of the Proprietor); Russet-Aickin; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Lord Trinket-Russel; Captain O'Cutter-Caulfield; Paris-Maddocks; Mrs Oakly-Miss Edmead (from the Theatre Royal Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); Lady Freelove-Mrs Walcot; Harriet-Miss Stuart; Toilette-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Mrs Coates.
Cast
Role: Major Oakly Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

6145
22 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakley-Pope; Major Oakley-Aickin; Charles-Clarke; Russet-Davenport; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Lord Trinket-Palmer; Captain O'Cutter-Johnstone; Paris-Caulfield; William-Ledger; John-Abbot; Tom-Chippendale; Lady Freelove's Servant-Lyons; Lady Freelove-Mrs Harlowe; Harriet-Miss Heard; Toilet-Miss Leserve; Chambermaid-Mrs Jones; Mrs Oakley-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance on this stage, and in that character).
Cast
Role: Major Oakley Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue pourtraying Characteristick Jealousies of the Spaniard the Italian the Dutchman the Frenchman and the Englishman [by Garrick]-Mrs Mattocks [see cg, 1 May 1798]

6146
25 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Major Benbow-Davenport; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Chippendale; Tipple-Suett; Eliza-Mrs Edward.
Cast
Role: Major Benbow Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

6147
13 November 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Capt. Greville-Hill; Capt. Wilson-Townsend; Major Benbow-Davenport; Justice Benbow-Waddy; Kilderkin-Gardner; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Rees; Tipple-Munden; Eliza-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Major Benbow Actor: Davenport

6148
29 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Major O'Flaherty-Johnstone; Varland-Emery; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Claremont; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Waddy; Stockwell-Murray; Louisa-Miss Murray (1st appearance in that character); Lady Rusport-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gilbert; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Major O'Flaherty Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

6149
20 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Trueman; Major Benbow-Davenport; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Justice Benbow-Waldron; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; William-Atkins; Putty-Chippendale; Tipple-Suett; Eliza-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Major Benbow Actor: Davenport

6150
12 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by a Lady] never perform'd in this Kingdom. As performed with Universal Applause at the Theatre Royal in Dublin. [The Edition of 1774 lists the Irish Actors. The characters are: Mowbray, Sir Thomas O'Shaughnesy; Admiral Swivel; Leslie; Egerton; Capt. Egerton; Issacher; Donald M'Pherson; Strap; Elfrida Audley; Henrietta Egerton; Mrs Ornel; Mrs Issacher; Jenny, a Mantua Maker, a Maid; French servants and porters. Genest suggests a casting for ten of the characters.] Charges: #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Bulkley #33 17s., plus #93 13s. from tickets Box 232; Pit 177; Gallery 91). Paid Mrs Carne half year' salary due Lady day last #15. Paid half year's water rent due Xmas last #4. Receipts: #100 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The South Briton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 26 March