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We found 1424 matches on Performance Comments, 1055 matches on Performance Title, 454 matches on Event Comments, 17 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew; or, Love's Masquerade

Performance Comment: Characters by Suett, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Russell, Hollingsworth, Wathen, Webb, Evans, Phillimore, Miss Pope, Miss DeCamp, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Miss Stuart. Cast from text (George Cawthorn, 1797): Sir Solomon Swallow-Suett; Major Atall-Bannister Jun.; Captain Marall-R. Palmer; Cook-Hollingsworth; Toby-Wathen; Servants-Webb, Evans; Porter-Phillimore; Lady Swallow-Miss Pope; Camilia-Miss DeCamp; Lydia-Miss Heard; Susan-Miss Tidswell; unassigned-Wewitzer, Russell, Miss Stuart; Prologue-R. Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She's 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: Jerkin Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Faults

Performance Comment: Characters by Dowton, Barrymore, C. Kemble, Russell, Suett, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Maddocks, Webb, Mrs Jordan, Miss Biggs, Miss Mellon, Mrs Walcot. [Cast from European Magazine, May 1799, p. 329: Cleveland-Dowton; Seymour-Barrymore; Lord Fallible-C. Kemble; Sir Charles Careless-Russell; Long Odds-Suett; Prater-Bannister Jun.; O'Neil-R. Palmer; Rolland-Wewitzer; Plodwell-Maddocks; Claw-Webb [in European Magazine: Hollingsworth]; Emma-Mrs Jordan; Lady Careless-Miss Biggs; Tulip-Miss Mellon; Mrs Sanderson-Mrs Walcot; Prologue-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Careless Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Baptista-Packer; Hortensio-Trueman; Grumio-Hollingsworth; Biondello-R. Palmer; Music@master-Sparks; Taylor-Suett; Katharine-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Bianca-Mrs Coates; Curtis-Mrs Maddocks; Haberdasher-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Music@master Actor: Sparks

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour-Miss DeCamp, Mlle Parisot

Event Comment: The United Company. This performance is known by one of the rare playbills extant from this period. It is in HMC, Verney MSS., 7th Report, p. 509, and reproduced opposite page 240 in Lawrence, Elizabethan Playhouse, 2d Series: Never Acted but once. At the Theatre Royal, in Drury-Lane, this present Wensday being the Nineth day of November, will be presented, A New Play called, Henry the Second King of England. No money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn. By their Majesties Servants. Vivant Rex & Regina. Lady Margaret Russell to Katherine Russell, 10 Nov. 1692: You will be surprised that Lady Cavendish has been hindered by a little sore throat from going yesterday to a new play of King Henry and Rosamond, which is much commended (HMC, 12th Report, Appendix, Part V, Rutland MSS., p. 124)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Second

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; 1st Sylvan-Mrs Pelling; 2d Sylvan-Mrs Bullock; 3rd Sylvan-Mrs Vincent; 4th Sylvan-Miss LaTour; 5th Sylvan-Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse; Sicilians-Lanyon, Dupre Jr, DelaGarde, Eaton; Pluto-Papillion; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse, Lanyon; Yeoman-Pelling; Clodpole-Spiller; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Moreau; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen, Lasses-Newhouse, DelaGarde Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Russell, Miss Holiday, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Eaton; Elements ; Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Moreau; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290503, but Darony-Ware; Cuzzonida-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Cuzzonida Actor: Mrs Russell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Alderman Quorum-Smith; Chaunter-Chardin; Grigg-Reynolds; Cant-Webster; Gage-Dove; Mump-Pearce; Scrip-Wathen; Swab-Gillow; Dash-Ware; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Thomas; Tippet-Mrs Nokes; Strummer-Mrs Clarke; Mopsey-Miss Russell; Blouze-Miss Mann; Drab-Mrs Carter; Manchet-Miss Jones; Tib Tatter-Mrs Palmer; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Mopsey Actor: Miss Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: As17290716 but Hunter-Russell.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Russell.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Russell.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17290726 but Flora-Mrs Mountfort; Dick-Russell.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Russell.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Ray; Chaunter-Hulett; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Tippit-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Thomas; rest-Wilcocks, Rosco, Pearce, Machen, Russell, Dove, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Palmer, Miss Mann, Mrs Clark, Mrs Jones, Mrs Barnett.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Fielding of the Buffalo Tavern in Bloomsbury; Balance-Roberts; Worthy-Wignell; Brazen-Chapman; Kite-Hall; Bullock-Neale; Appletree-Russell; Constable-James; Collier-Hippisley; Melinda-Mrs Templer; Sylvia-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Mrs Stevens; Rose-Miss Brunette, the first time of her appearance on any Stage .
Cast
Role: Appletree Actor: Russell

Dance: Hippisley's Drunken Man

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Charke; Polly-Miss Gerrard, from GF; Lucy-Mrs Talbot; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Freeman; Lockit-Jones; Peach'em-Pullen; Filch-Boothby; Mat-Russell; Player-Machen; Beggar-T. Smyth; Jenny-Mrs Pile; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Elmy; Dye Trapes-a Gentlewoman of Seventy Years of Age. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mat Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Saul

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, p. 473, lists: Saul-Waltz; Jonathan-Beard; David-Russell; Merab-Mrs Arne Miss Cecilia Young; Michael-Signora Francesina; Doeg-Butler; Witch of Endor-Signora Lucchesina?, or Mrs Arne?-Young; Apparition of Samuel-Hussey; An Amalekite-Stoppelaer; High Priest-Kelly.
Cast
Role: David Actor: Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato

Performance Comment: Edition of 1740 lists no singers' names. Deutsch, Handel, p. 496, gives singers-Signora Francesina, The Boy, Russell, Beard, Reinhold.

Music: With two new Concertos for several Instruments-; And a New Concerto on the Organ-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock, in the Jewish Dialect-Johnson; Antonio-Lewis; Gratiano-Russell; Lorenzo (with a song)-Bradney; Duke-Saul; Launcelot-Jacobs; Gobbo-Lucas; Tubal-Errington; Bassanio-West; Nerissa-Mrs Simmons; Jessica (with a Song)-Mrs Moore; Portia-a Young Lady; first appearance on the English stage. An Occasional Epilogue written for and spoken-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Snuff Box; or, A Trip to Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Johnson, West, Bradney, Lewis, Herriman, Savigny, Mrs Russell, Mrs Moore (with song in character composed by Hook), a Young Lady; Prologue-West.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Young; Strictland-Newton; Jack Meggot-Russell; Bellamy-Vowell; Tester-Baker; Buckle-Walters; Frankly-G. Graham; Mrs Strictland-Miss Holland; Jacintha-Mrs Bolingbroke; Lucetta-Miss Essex; Milliner-Miss Cranfield; Clarinda-Mrs Graham.
Cast
Role: Jack Meggot Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Honeycombe-Graham; Scribble-G. Graham; Ledger-Henry; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Russell; Nurse-Mr Graham; Polly Honeycombe-Miss Essex.
Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Newton; Cassio-G. Graham; Roderigo-Russell; Brabantio-Graham; Lodovico-Vowell; Duke-Sidney; Montano-Trotter; Iago-Henry; AEmilia-Mrs Graham; Desdemona-Miss Powell.
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquette; Or The Mistakes Of The Heart

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Camery (1st appearance), Jackson, Davis, Tannett, Dowson, Curtis, Williams, Morris, Johnston, Miss Walton (the young Lady who performed in The Provok'd Wife [on 18 Sept.]), Miss Essex, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Bishop, Mrs Roche, Mrs Russell (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich), A Young Gentlewoman [unidentified]. [Text (Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1777) lists the parts, with cast as acted at Hull: Sedley , Captain Helm , Woodford , Sir Whifling Trifle , Flamwell , Spangle , Finesse , Swab , Ty'em , Miss Bloomer , Lady Younglove , Flora , Mrs Fashion , Miss Belgrove , Frippery , Fontange .]on 18 Sept.]), Miss Essex, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Bishop, Mrs Roche, Mrs Russell (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich), A Young Gentlewoman [unidentified]. [Text (Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1777) lists the parts, with cast as acted at Hull: Sedley , Captain Helm , Woodford , Sir Whifling Trifle , Flamwell , Spangle , Finesse , Swab , Ty'em , Miss Bloomer , Lady Younglove , Flora , Mrs Fashion , Miss Belgrove , Frippery , Fontange .]

Afterpiece Title: The True-Born Irishman; or, The English Sailors and Soldiers in America

Performance Comment: Characters-Jackson, Dowson, Davis, Evans, Alfred, Russell, Williams, Jones, Miss Essex, Miss Walton, [Text (J. Williams, 1767) lists the parts: Indian King, English Captain, Macfinan, Ben, Ned, White Lady, Black Woman.]Text (J. Williams, 1767) lists the parts: Indian King, English Captain, Macfinan, Ben, Ned, White Lady, Black Woman.]

Dance: End IV: a Hornpipe-Miller

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical,-Decastro ; several new ones, and those which Foote introduced him in before their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-West; Patie-Dowson; Roger-Walker; Symon-Morrison; Glaud-Massey; Bauldy-Stewart; Peggy-Miss Hale; Madge-Mr Jackson; Mause-Mr Joyce; Jdnny-Miss Russell; New Occasional Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Jdnny Actor: Miss Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Students; or The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrews. Principal Parts-Walker, Stewart, Shepherd, Alfred, A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]), Miss Russell, Miss Hale; Prologue-Stewart. [Text (For the Author, 1779) lists the parts: Byron, Frederick, Freeport, Graspall, Andrew, Macdowell, Drover, Henpeck, Emily, Harriot, Mrs Macdowell.]Text (For the Author, 1779) lists the parts: Byron, Frederick, Freeport, Graspall, Andrew, Macdowell, Drover, Henpeck, Emily, Harriot, Mrs Macdowell.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Newton; Sir Jacob Jollup-Bailey; Bruin-West; Lint-Bowles; Crispin Heeltap-Massey; Jerry Sneak-Russell; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Burden; Mrs Bruin-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Jerry Sneak Actor: Russell

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Lady from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [unidentified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Clarke; Young Marlow-Diamond; Hastings-Irwin; Sir Charles Marlow-Silvester; Diggory-Harper; Landlord-Smith; Tony Lumpkin (with songs)-Raymond; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Russell; Miss Neville-Miss Pennington; Sally-Miss Simmonds; Miss Hardcastle-A Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Mrs Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: [Collins's Ode on the Passions-a Young Lady [unidentified]; End: [Hippisley's Drunken Man=-Harper

Music: End III: concerto on the violin-Hindmarsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: Sir David Daw-R. Palmer; Governor Tempest-King; Mr Penruddock-Kemble; Mr Woodville-Whitfield; Mr Sydenham-Palmer; Capt. Woodville-C. Kemble; Weazle-Suett; Servant to Woodville-Maddocks; Officer-Benson; Jenkins-Russell; Coachman-Jones; Cook-Hollingsworth; Servant to Tempest-Webb; Footmen-Trueman, Cooke, Evans, Welsh; Mrs Woodville-Mrs Powell; Emily Tempest-Miss Farren; Dame Dunckley-Mrs Maddocks; Maid-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Jenkins Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Three And The Deuse [sic]

Performance Comment: Justice Touchit-Suett; Mr Milford-Packer; Pertinax Single-Bannister Jun.!; Peregrine Single-Bannister Jun.[!!; Percival Singel-Bannister Jun.[!!!; Freeman-Bannister; MacFloggan-Moody; Frank-Wathen; Humphrey Grizzle-Russell; Renard-Caulfield; Peace Officers-Phillimore, Maddocks, Webb; Emily-Mrs Gibbs; Phebe-Miss Leak; Taffline-Mrs Bland; Prologue-Wathen.
Cast
Role: Humphrey Grizzle Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Palmer; Cardinal Wolsey-Bensley; Campeius-Packer; Capucius-Phillimore; Cranmer-Aickin; Duke of Norfolk-Whitfield; D. of Buckingham-Wroughton; D. of Suffolk-Caulfield; Earl of Surry-Barrymore; Lord Chancellor-Maddocks; Lord Chamberlain-Trueman; Gardiner-Suett; Lord Sands-Hollingsworth; Sir Henry Guildford-Russell; Sir ThomasLovell-Dignum; Cromwell-C. Kemble; Dr Butts-Burton; Surveyor-Benson; Brandon-Banks; Serjeant-Cooke; Cryer-Evans; Door@keeper-Jones; Queen Katharine-Mrs Siddons; Anne Bullen-Mrs Powel; Gentlewoman-Mrs Booth; Patience (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Agatha-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Henry Guildford Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom