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7386 results for: Keyword - Major Thomas Porter
We found 5454 matches on Author, 1845 matches on Performance Comments, 487 matches on Event Comments, 66 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6976
09 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Vernon; Thomas-Champness; Sally-Miss Young; Dorcas-Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on this stage; [Mrs Love?] [To conclude with a Rural Dance, Hornpipe-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Champness

Song: II: By desire, The Tempest of War-Vernon

Dance: TThe Camp Alarm'd, as17630326

6977
03 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Mock-Tempest; or, The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Thomas Duffett
Related Work: The Mock Tempest Author(s): Thomas Duffett

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17630409 but the Squire-a Gentleman; Thomas-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Vernon.

Song: End: By Particular Desire, the Favourite Song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody

6978
31 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Young; Thomas-Champnes; Squire-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Champnes

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6979
07 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Dodd; Goodall-Parsons; Quaver-Fawcett; Blister-Love; Thomas-Strange; Miss Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Strange

6980
18 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Captive

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Hamilton; Blister-Newton; Quaver-Pynn; Goodwyll-Brownsmith; Thomas-Loveman; Lucy-Mrs Mahon.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Loveman

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Froment

6981
09 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Dodd; Goodwill-Parsons; Blister-Love; Quaver-Fawcett; Thomas-Strange; Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Strange

6982
08 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17680310 but Thomas-Fox.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Fox.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

6983
29 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Blister-Dunstall; Quaver-DuBellamy; Goodwill-Wignell; Thomas-T. Smith; Lucy-A Young Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: T. Smith

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

6984
03 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Related Works
Related Work: Edgar; or, The English Merchant Author(s): Thomas Rymer

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17680408 but Thomas-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Vernon.

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

6985
27 June 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Mahoon; Thomas-Bannister; Dorcas-Mrs Saunders; Sally-Miss Edwards.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17680530

6986
07 October 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Mahoon; Thomas-Bannister; Dorcas-Mrs Dorman; Sally-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Bannister

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

6987
15 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Dodd; Goodwill-Parsons; Blister-Love; Quaver-Fawcett; Thomas-Strange; Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Strange

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

6988
15 May 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Blister-Sparks; Coupee-Hamilton; Goodwill-Farrell; Quaver-DuBellamy; Thomas-Lings; Lucy-Mrs Reed, being her first appearance on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Lings

Dance: Tassoni, Miss Street

6989
12 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angleo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Provost-Gardner; Friar Thomas-Redman; Elbow-Quick; Lucio-Woodward; Barnardine-Stoppelaer; Friar Peter-R. Smith; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley; Juliet-Mrs Ogilvie; Francisca-Miss Mills; Isabella-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Friar Thomas Actor: Redman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

6990
22 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17700212, but Claudio-Perry; Friar Thomas-_.
Cast
Role: Friar Thomas Actor: Redman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123

6991
25 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Mattocks; Sir Thomas-Cushing; Dick-Hamilton; Betty-Miss Valois; Old Hob-Saunders; Hob's Mother-Mrs Copin; Flora-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Cushing
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

6992
21 May 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Philips, from Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, his first appearance upon this Stage (a Scholar of Dr Arne's); Thomas-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Saunders; Sally-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper-Master West, Miss West

6993
22 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Blister-Sparks; Coupee-Hamilton; Goodwill-Farrell; Thomas-Griffiths; Quaver-Dancer; Lucy-Mrs Read.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Griffiths

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

6994
12 January 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Lucio-Yates (first time); Mariana-Mrs Bulkley; Isabella-Mrs Yates (first time); A Huntington Library News Clipping adds the following: Provost-Gardner; Friar Peter-R. Smith; Friar Thomas-Redman; Elbow-Quick; Barnadine-Stoppelaer; Julietta-Miss Ogilvie; Francisca-Miss Mills.
Cast
Role: Friar Thomas Actor: Redman

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: The Life of Mother Shipton Author(s): Thomas Thomson

6995
03 June 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: As17710529, but add Thomas-Vowell.
Cast
Role: add Thomas Actor: Vowell.

Dance: The Nosegay, as17710531

6996
27 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Performance Comment: Singers-Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Miss Harper, Miss Esser who will accompany her songs on the Violin; Concerto on the Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves

6997
27 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Thomas. Price 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Reinhold, Miss Esser, Mrs Thompson; Musical Imitations-Bannister

6998
08 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister; With Horns and with Hounds-Mrs Thompson

6999
17 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17711206, but Thomas-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Bannister.

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

7000
20 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Major O'Flaherty Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Jonas Dock-Weston; Sir Roger-Parsons; Squire Thomas-Moody; Sir Humphrey-Hartry; Justice Statute-Jacobs; Peter Nettle-Massink; Stave-Waldron; Joyce-Mrs Hopkins; Aunt-Mrs Love; Dorcas-Mrs Davies; Kitty Carrot-Miss Pope; The Original Song Twas When the Seas were Roaring[, as Set by Mr Jackson of Exeter, to be sung-Mrs Wrighten; [To conclude with a Country Dance-. [Advertised as not acted in 10 years. Actually not at dl since 21 March 1748.]Advertised as not acted in 10 years. Actually not at dl since 21 March 1748.]
Cast
Role: Squire Thomas Actor: Moody

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-aYoung Gentlewoman, 1st appearance; V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008