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We found 501 matches on Performance Comments, 145 matches on Performance Title, 69 matches on Roles/Actors, 60 matches on Event Comments, and 13 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters by Yates, Baddeley, Clough, Love, Parsons, Ackman. Fairies-Miss Ford, Miss Wright, Mas. Raworth, Miss Rogers, Mas. Cape; To conclude with a Fairy Dance-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford; Bottom-Yates; Quince-Love; Flute-Baddeley; Starveling-Parsons; Snug-Clough; Snout-Ackman (deduced from text).

Dance: TThe Italian Gardiners, as17631119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Performance Comment: Theseus-Beard; Egeus-Chamnys [MacMillan lists Wilder]; Lysander-Curioni but Guadagni listed by Cross, MacMillan, and first edition]; Demetrius-Atkins [MacMillan lists Vernon]; Hermia-Sga Passeroni; Helena-Mrs Vernon; Hippolita-Mrs Jefferson; Oberon-Mas. Reinhold; Titania-Miss Young; Puck-Mas. Moore; Fairy-Mas. Evans; Prologue [written and-Garrick [first edition.].first edition.].
Cast
Role: Oberon Actor: Mas. Reinhold
Role: Puck Actor: Mas. Moore
Role: Fairy Actor: Mas. Evans
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Fairy Favour Author(s): Thomas Hull
Related Work: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well Author(s): Thomas KingThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: The Fairy Festival Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Dance: CComic Dance-Sabatini, Sga Sabatini, Sabatini jun, his first time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Clarence Actor: Master Burton
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part II Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; The Dances-Vincent, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Drawer Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; The Dances-Lauchery, Miss Hilliard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawerence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters-Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Castle; Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright; To Conclude with a Fairy Dance-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others. [See17640215.]See17640215.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; the Dances-Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Powell; Creon-Smith; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner; Children-Mas. Harris, Mas. Bates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Medea-Mrs Yates; With Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Mas. Harris, Mas. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates
Role: Young Mask Actor: Dyer

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Mattocks; Mindora-Mrs Baker; Daphne-a Young Lady[, first appearance any stage Miss Wewitzer]; [With a Dance [incident to the piece-Mas. Harris, Mas. Blurton, Miss Twist, Miss Valois.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Druids, With Additions & Alterations

Performance Comment: As17741121, but unassigned-Dunstall, _Fox; Graces-_; Dances-Mas. _Holland, Mas. _Scriver, Miss _Armstrong (playbill). [Advertised as With an Additional Scene. [The +Public Advertiser makes no mention of a change.]Advertised as With an Additional Scene. [The +Public Advertiser makes no mention of a change.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17741226, but Additional scene now specified in the Public Advertiser. For sake of clarity the full bill repeated here: Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Lee Lewes, Dunstall, Quick, DuBellamy, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Hollingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde; Dances-Aldridge, Helme, Daiguville, Sga Vidini, Miss Valois, Miss Besford, Mrs Stephens.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17750320 but to avoid confusion actors are again listed: Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Lee Lewes, Dunstall, DuBellamy, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Fox, Banks, Cushing, Hollingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss White, Miss Wild; Dances-Aldridge, Helm, Daiguville, Sga Vidini.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Belguard-Blakes; Farewell-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Hothead-Winstone; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Willoughby; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Waitwell-Simson; Valet-Atkins; John-Vaughan; Betty-Mrs Simson; In Act III Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Waitwell Actor: Simson
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Palemon Actor: Master Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti; Peasant Dance-Matthews, Mad Janeton Auretti

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. My oath & Mrs Simson's appear'd in ye G: Advertiser, & Mr Fitzpatrick now swore (in ye Inspector) to what before he had given his Honour to--when Woodward appear'd in ye Pant: great Noise, he said gentlemen, if you think the two affidavids to-day not sufficient I will corroberate 'em on Monday with six or Seven more. quiet on Sunday Mr Fitz: waited on Lord Chamberlain, to complain of Woodward's Insolence, my Lord sent for Garrick who told ye whole Story; & upon Mr Fitz owing he threw an apple at him, my Lord said, that act put upon a Footing with ye lowest, & judg'd him the Agressor,--upon wch Fitz; desir'd all affidavids &c shoul'd cease & he wou'd drop his resentment. which was done (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross). [In the General Advertiser appeared (1) Letter to the Public from Woodward disclaiming any note of insolence, and accusing Fitzpatrick of having a bad memory; (2) an Affidavit from Cross that he was present and heard Woodward say distincly "Sir I thank you," without any air of menace. He heard this from his prompter's seat "next adjoining the Stage box call'd the Prince of Wale's box"; (3) an Affidavit from Mrs Elizabeth Simson, who was standing in the "First entrance next the stage door, on the Prompter's side," that she heard what Cross Heard and no more, and understood no air of Menace to be present. In the General Advertiser also appeared a letter from one T. C. explaining the approach of Birnam Wood to Dunsinane in Macbeth on the basis of a story told him by a Scots Laird of a nearby castle, to the effect that the Clans used to distinguish themselves in battle by sprays from different trees attached to their bonnets. From this T. C. developed a theory that Macbeth's experience was one of historical face rather tahn a figment of Shakespeare's imagination.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Angus Actor: Simson
Role: Donalbain Actor: Master Cross
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Wilder, Mas. Vernon, Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Lacey, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Shuter; Scrase, W. Vaughan, Wilder, Marr, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Mozeen, Clough, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs Simson, Miss Mills, Miss Simson; With an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes' New Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Garrick; Monimia-Mrs Cibber, her first appearance there for 4 years; Page-Master Simson; Castalio-Ross; Polydore-Havard; Acasto-Berry; Florella-Mrs Bennet; Serina-Miss Minors; Chaplain-Blakes; Ernesto-Simson.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Simson
Role: Ernesto Actor: Simson.
Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Witling-Woodward; Corydon-Beard; Miranda-Miss Thomas; Mrs Hazard-Mrs Clive; Sir Albany Odelove-Blakes; Tom-Simson; Miss Giggle-Miss Minors; Miss Dawdle-Mrs Toogood; Gatty-Mrs Bennet; Miss Sidle-Mrs Simson; Miss Crotchet-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Simson
Role: Miss Sidle Actor: Mrs Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Macduff-Havard; Banquo-Ross; Donalbaine-Master Simson; Lady Macduff-Mrs Cowper; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Witches-Burton, Blakes, Yates; Duncan-Berry; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Usher; Angus-Simson; Lenox-Scrase; Sayward-Bransby; Hecate-Beard; the Vocal Parts-Beard, Champness, others; With Proper Decorations, particularly a Dance of the Furies-.*a1755 10 10 dl The Lying Valet. As17550916*c1755 10 10 dl [Mainpiece] Written by Shakespear. This day ye News paper (thro some carelessness of the Servants put in Mr Mossop's Name instead of Mr Garrick's for Macbeth, the Master printer disocver'd it about eight in the Morning, & had the paper reprinted & sent & changed it all over the Town-it was all he cou'd do, but I believe it hurt the House (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross).
Cast
Role: Donalbaine Actor: Master Simson
Role: Angus Actor: Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Ross, Yates, Bransby, Simson, Vaughan, Usher, Walker, Miss Barton, Mrs Clive. Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Ross; Vamp-Yates; Sprightly-Usher; Governor Cape-Bransby; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Clive; Arabella-Miss Barton; Robin-Simson; Printer's Devil-Vaughan; Poet-Walker (Genest, IV, 480).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Garrick; Richmond-Palmer; Stanley-Bransby; King Henry-Havard; Tressel-Holland; Buckingham-Davies; Prince Edward-Simson; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Norfolk-Burton; Catesby-Packer; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Duke of York-Miss Simson; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Simson
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor; or, The Wishes

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Vernon, Moody, Parsons, Davies, Gaudry, Bannister, Miss Simson, Mrs Wrighten. Cast from Songs (T. Becket, 1778): Booze-Vernon; Wheatear-Moody; Justice Solemn-Parsons; Colin-Davies; Belphegor-Bannister; Phebe-Miss Simson; Dame Din-Mrs Wrighten; Gaudry. Gaudry.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Bensley, Farren, Packer, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Palmer; Miss Simson, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (R. Baldwin [1781]): Hamet-Smith; Omar-Bensley; Caled-Farren; Ali-Packer; Osmyn-R. Palmer; Principal Iman-Wrighten; Almoran-Palmer; Crisanthe-Miss Simson; Almeida-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Crisanthe Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Simson

Music: In Act III of mainpiece an Epitbalamium [not listed in playbill, but see17811129]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Zuchelli, Menage, Lemercier, Duprez, Chaplin, Phillimore, Dclpini; Miss Simson, Miss Romanzini, the two Miss Stageldoirs. [Cast from scenario (G. Bigg, 1782): Don Juan Tenorio-Zuchelli; Don Henriques-Menage; Don Pedro-Duprez; Governor-Chaplin; Covielo [on playbill the only assigned part, called The Clown]-Delpini; Leonora-Miss Simson. Lemercier, Phillimore, Miss Romanzini, the two Miss Stageldoirs are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Libertine Destroyed Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Masquerade Dance, in which a Minuet by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir; Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance of Furies (performers not listed)

Song: In Masquerade Dance a favorite song by Miss Romanzini, and to conclude with a Serious and Comic Air by Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair American

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Suett, Parsons, Du-Bellamy, Wright, Burton, Griffiths, Chaplin, Phillimore, Helme, Bannister; Mrs Wrighten, Miss Wheeler, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Sherry, Miss Simson, Miss Phillips. [Cast from text (J. Almon, 1785), and Public Advertiser, 20 May: Colonel Montford-Palmer; Carbine-Suett; Bale-Parsons; Summers-Du-Bellamy; Splinter-Wright; Swiss-Burton; Coachman-Griffiths; Boreas-Chaplin; Servants-Phillimore, Helme; Admiral Dreadnought-Bannister; Rachel-Mrs Wrighten; Charlotte-Miss Wheeler; Kitty Dreadnought-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Wilmot-Miss Sherry; Miss Melcomb-Miss Simson; Angelica-Miss Phillips.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Miss Simson
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair American Author(s): Charles Thomas Carter

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Musical Miscellanies

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wright, Spencer, Chaplin, Burton, R. Palmer, Alfred, Grimaldi; Miss Simson, Miss Barnes, Miss M. Stageldoir. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 30 Oct. 1780: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Spencer; Pantaloon-Chaplin; Lover-Burton; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Drunken Valet-Grimaldi; Country Girls-Miss Simson, Miss Barnes; Colombine-Miss M. Stageldoir. Alfred is unassigned.] vaudeville. In the Course of the Pantomime Spencer will (for that night only) leap through a Tub of Fire . vaudeville. In the Course of the Pantomime Spencer will (for that night only) leap through a Tub of Fire .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Hecate-Layfield; Duncan-Berry; Lennox-Scrase; Doctor-Wilder; Furies-Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger; Donalbain-Mas. Mattocks; Young Siward-Palmer; Banquo-Sowdon; MacDuff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Ross-Lee; Witches-Bridges, Shuter, Yates; Fleance-Mas. Cross; Seaton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Seyward-Winstone; Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Beard, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Donalbain Actor: Mas. Mattocks
Role: Fleance Actor: Mas. Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe