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We found 910 matches on Roles/Actors, 179 matches on Performance Title, 141 matches on Performance Comments, 89 matches on Author, and 43 matches on Event Comments.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: I: New Dance-Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge

Performance Comment: Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice; or, The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Orpheus-DuBellamy; Pantaloon-Banks; Squire Gawky-Wewitzer; Clown-Cushing; Witch-Thompson; Fish Woman-Walters; Drawer-Jones; Eurydice-Miss Brown; Rhodope-Miss Dayes; Dwarf-Mas. Jones; Nymph-Mrs Masters; Maid-Mrs Lawr; Colombine-Miss Matthews; first time. The Dances-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Daguville, Sga Vidini; the Whole to conclude with Two Additional Scenes-. See17751016 .
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: As17760123, but The Principal Characters-Sga Vidini, Miss _Matthews.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin Jupiter-Lee Lewes; Chasseur Royal-Mahon; Pantaloon-Baker; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Delpini; Colombine-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Poney Races-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Sga Tinte; Pastoral-Reinhold, Miss Dayes; Rest of Vocal Parts-Battishill, Mahon, Baker. [Partial cast from Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov.: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Clown-Delpini; Colombine-Sga Tinde. Airs (no pub., 1777) lists no cast, no act division; has songs sung by Justice, Constable, Colin, Lucy, Gypsies. For parts see17800506.] has songs sung by Justice, Constable, Colin, Lucy, Gypsies. For parts see17800506.]

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

Dance: Afterpiece: The dances-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Valois. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent Performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.[For parts see17800506.]For parts see17800506.]

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Lings, Miss Valois. [These were the same in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Dockyard, as17790924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W.? Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Pierrot-Delpini; Maid-Mrs Sharpe; Justice's Wife-Mrs Willems; Pierrot's Wife-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Miss Cranfield.
Cast
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing-Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Entertainment: [Vaudeville.]3rd piece: a Leap through a Cask on Fire-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: 3rd piece: As17800506

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland; Ladies-Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

Performance Comment: Jockies-Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland; Ladies-Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Clown-Stevens; Justice's Wife-Miss Platt; Maid - Mrs Sharpe; Pierrot's Wife [in all subsequent bills: Clown's Wife]-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Mrs Ratchford.
Cast
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: As17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing-Harris, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Afterpiece Title: All for Love

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis; or, Resemblances of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-W. Bates; Doctor-Baker; Mercury-Robson; Clown-Stevens; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Colombine-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Song: End II 2nd piece: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo, as17810226; 4th piece: The Early Horn-Cubitt; Scene I: When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: IV: Minuet de la Cour en Quatre-Holloway, Holland, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews; a Minuet-Harris, Miss Younge; End IV: a new Pastoral Dance-Harris, Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

Monologue: End II: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from text (no pub., 1782) and Airs (T. Cadell, 1782): Harlequin-W. Bates; Old Lieutenant-Darley; Clown-Stevens; Midshipman-Mrs Kennedy; Bridewell-Keeper-Edwin; Irishman-Egan; Old Beau-Jones; Jailor-Webb; Bailiffs-Thompson, Fearon, &c.; Groom Porter-Doyle; Columbine-Miss Matthews; Her Mother-Mrs Pitt; Virtue-Mrs Martyr; Pleasure-Mrs Morton. Unassigned characters: Master of the Hotel, Waiters, Coachman, Chairmen, Masqueraders, Sailors, Mob, Birds, Beasts, Dancers, Ladies, &c]..
Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Song: As17811109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal (with The early Horn)-Mrs Kennedy; Harlequin Jupiter-W. Bates; Punch-Rayner; Mars-Cranfield; Hercules-Dumay; Leander-Ratchford; Pantaloon-Thompson; Mercury-Davies; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Stevens; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Columbine-Miss Matthews .
Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-[W.] Bates; Chasseur Royal (with The Early Horn)-Brett; Mercury-Darley; Doctor-Thompson; Punch-Jackson; Hercules-Dumay; Apollo-Byrne; Scaramouch-Ratchford; Mars-Cranfield; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Stevens; Highland Lad and Lassie (with a new Character Duet)-Mahon and Miss Satchell; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Columbine-Miss Matthews .
Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Tally Ho!, as17830516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17880313

Song: End III: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-R. Palmer; Brothers-Johnson, Lyons; Bacchanals-Bannister, Davies, Matthews, Chapman; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Forster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina-Miss Cranford; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Forster; Bacchants-Mrs Edwards; Euphrosyne, 1st Bacchant-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Plomer]).Mrs Plomer]).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Song: As17940428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: THE LIAR

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER