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We found 13751 matches on Performance Comments, 4404 matches on Performance Title, 1720 matches on Event Comments, 1001 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Song: As17951102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir W. Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Benson; Earl of Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sir Amias Paulet-Wentworth; Beton-Whitfield; Nawe-Trueman; Lieut. of the Tower-Caulfield; Sheriff-Maddocks; Servant-Webb; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Douglas-Miss Miller; Lady Scrope-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Lady Scrope Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17951107, but Soto-R. Palmer; Rosara-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shepherdess Of Cheapside

Cast
Role: Hannah Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

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: Eliza Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Mellon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Old Mirabel-Aickin; Young Mirabel-Wroughton; Capt. Duretete-Dodd; Dugard-Whitfield; Petit-R. Palmer; Bravoes-Maddocks, Caulfield, Webb, Phillimore; Oriana-Mrs Goodall; Bisarre-Miss Farren; Lamorce-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Bisarre Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Mellon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Minerva Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Spirit Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Chatterley
Event Comment: [Miss Powel is identified in Morning Chronicle, 2 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Palmer, Griffin (from the Theatre Royal, Bath), Gardner, Jackson, Massey, Painter, Webb (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh), Mrs Webb, Miss Farren, Mrs Poussin, A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage Miss Powel]). [Cast from London Chronicle, 2 July, and adjusted from playbill of 9 June 1777: Young Marlow-Palmer; Hastings-Griffin; Sir Charles Marlow-Gardner; Tony Lumpkin-Jackson; Diggory-Massey; Landlord-Painter; Hardcastle-Webb; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Hardcastle-Miss Farren; Betty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Neville-Miss Powel.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Cast
Role: Buxom Joan Actor: Miss Twist.
Event Comment: [Miss Arne, who is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill, had previously appeared as a chorus singer; see 27 Oct. 1794. In mainpiece the playbill assigns Mrs Peachum to Mrs Hopkins, Suky Tawdry to Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Coaxer to Miss Stageldoir, but "Mrs Hopkins being ill, Mrs Maddocks play'd Mrs Peachum; Mrs Hedges Suky Tawdry for Mrs Maddocks; Miss Stageldoir Ill, Mrs Jones play'd Mrs Coaxer. [In afterpiece] Jones Ill, Lyons Snuffle; Evans 4th Mob for Lyons [both these characters omitted from playbill]" (Powell).] Powell: Mayor of Garratt rehearsed at 12; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #174 10s. (121.14; 51.2; 1.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Mr Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Hollingsworth; Capt. Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Crookfinger'd Jack-Lyons; Wat Dreary-Evans; Robin of Bagshot-Cooke; Nimming Ned-Welsh; Harry Paddington-Phillimore; Mat o' the Mint-Trueman; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Waldron; Player-Benson; Drawer-Banks; Turnkey-Webb; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Maddocks; Polly Peachum-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Arne]); Lucy Lockit (1st time)-Miss DeCamp; Diana Trapes-Mrs Booth; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Jones; Dolly Trull-Miss Chatterley; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Iliff; Betty Doxy-Miss Redhead; Jenny Diver-Mrs Bramwell; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Suky Tawdry-Mrs Hedges; Molly Brazen-Mrs Butler.

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: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Tidswell.

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

Event Comment: [Miss Humphries, who was from the Private Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. In afterpiece the playbill retains Barrymore as Sir Rowland, and Bannister Jun. as Walter, but "The Public are respectfully informed that Bannister being suddenly afflicted with a Hoarseness, and Barrymore having met with an unfortunate Accident, are both rendered incapable of the honour of appearing before them this Evening. To prevent a disappointment of The Children in the Wood Dowton will perform...Walter, and C. Kemble Sir Rowland, presuming humbly upon the usual kind indulgence experienced upon such emergencies" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #259 18s. (160.0.6; 98.12.6; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Wewitzer; Mr Blandish-Holland; Prompt-R. Palmer; Rightly-Aickin; Chairman-Wentworth; Servant-Webb; Lady Emily-A Young Lady (1st appearance on this stage [Miss Humphries]); Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Maddocks; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Blandish-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Tiffany Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Winifred Actor: Miss Tidswell

Entertainment: Entertainment. Not listed on playbill (see17971016). Morning Herald, 16 Oct.: A representation of the late engagement with the Dutch-; was unexpectedly given after the play. It was followed by some fire@works-, in which was a star, ending after various mutations in a sun, emblematic of British Glory!

Event Comment: [Miss Prideaux was from the hay.] Receipts: #170 12s. 6d. (119.18.0; 48.12.0; 2.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Foresight-Parsons; Tattle-Dodd; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Valentine-Kemble; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Buckram-Phillimore; Snap-Jones; Ben-Bannister Jun.; Miss Prue-Miss Prideaux (1st appearance on that stage); Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Nurse-Mrs Booth; Jenny-Miss Tidswell; Angelica-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Prideaux
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Miss Romanzini.
Event Comment: [Miss Hill, who was from the Plymouth theatre, is identified in European Magazine, Oct. 1794, p. 285.] Receipts: #257 11s. (250.12.6; 6.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Munden; Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Burton; Sland-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Jeremy-Farley; Roger-Ledger; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Davenport (from the Theatre Royal Dublin; 1st appearance on any [sic] stage); Miss Neville-Miss Cornelys; Miss Hardcastle-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any [sic] stage [Miss Hill]).sic] stage [Miss Hill]).

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Johnstone; Capt. Belville-Incledon; Old Towler ,composed by Shield-Incledon; William-Townsend; Rustic-Davies; Irish Haymaker-Rock; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Poole.
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Poole.
Event Comment: [Miss Campbell was from the Newcastle theatre.] Receipts: #276 4s. 6d. (174.12.6; 100.12.0; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvill-Barrymore; Sterling-Dowton; Lovewell-C. Kemble; Canton-Wewitzer; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Maddocks; Traverse-Sparks; Trueman-Trueman [sic]; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Walcot; Miss Sterling-Miss DeCamp; Fanny-Miss Campbell(1st appearance); Betty-Miss Mellon; Chambermaid-Miss Stuart; Trusty-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Campbell
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Holland; Sharp-Suett; Justice Guttle-Maddocks; Beau Trippit-Fisher; Dick-Wewitzer; Melissa-Miss Heard; Kitty Pry-Miss Mellon; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Sparks.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Mellon
Event Comment: [Miss Brown is identified in European Magazine, Oct. 1782, p. 309.] Receipts: #113 15s. (91/11/0; 22/2/6; 0/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth (1st time)-Barrymore; Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Williames; Ralph-Suett; Giles (1st time)-Chapman; Fanny-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Brown]); Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss Collett; Patty-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Wright; Kitty-Miss Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton

Dance: As17821017

Event Comment: Miss Hopkins 2d appearance Arethusa--well receiv'd (+Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Brereton. Tragedy reviv'd not acted these 7 years. [See 23 April 1765.] Receipts: #130 19s. 6d. Charges: #67 1s. Profits to Brereton: #73 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-Brereton, first time; King-Bransby; Pharamond-Palmer; Dion-J. Aickin; Cleremont-J. Bannister; Countryman-Parsons; Captain-Baddeley; Bellario-Miss Younge; Arethusa-Miss Hopkins; Megra-Miss Sherry; Messenger-Master Cape; Galatea-Miss Platt; Thrasiline-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Bellario Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Megra Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: I: A Dance-Daigville's scholars

Event Comment: [Miss Wewitzer is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #177 12s. 6d. (176/4/0; 1/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Lee Lewes; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Danes; Silver Tongue-W. Bates; French Servant-Wewitzer; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wewitzer]); Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Event Comment: [Miss Satchell had become Mrs Stephen Kemble on 20 Nov.] Receipts: #147 7s. (141/0/6; 6/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Davenant-Henderson; Capt. Davenant-Lewis; Capt. Dormer-Wroughton; Sir Harry Harlow-Aickin; Paget-Fearon; Sir Edmund Travers (1st time)-Wilson; Miss Dormer-Mrs Kemble (late Miss Satchell); Waiting Woman-Miss Platt; Lady Davenant-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Miss Dormer Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lady Davenant Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Event Comment: [Miss Walcup is identified in London Chronicle, 24 Jan. Afterpiece in place of Mago and Dago, advertised on playbill of 22 Jan.] Receipts: #134 12s. (125.18; 8.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Neville-Middleton; Ennui-Munden; Floriville-Bernard; Lord Scratch-Quick; Marianne-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Walcup]); Lady Waitfort-Mrs Davenport; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Hercules and Omphale

Event Comment: [Miss Townsend is identified in European Magazine. Oct. 1796, p. 274.] Receipts: #252 10s. 6d. (245.12.6; 6.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Belville-Holman; Torrington-Quick; General Savage-Munden; Capt. Savage-Macready; Leeson-Middleton; Conolly-Waddy (from the Theatre Royal Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); Spruce-Farley; Leech-Davenport; Crow-Thompson; Wolfe-Wilde; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Leeson-Miss Mansel; Lady Rachael Mildew-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Fawcett; Mrs Belville-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Johnstone; Captain Belville-Incledon; Old Towler composed by Shield-Incledon; William-Townsend; Rustic-Haymes; Irish Haymaker-Macready; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Townsend]).Miss Townsend]).
Event Comment: [Miss Dufour's 1st appearance in public was in a concert at king's 11 Feb. 1796.] Receipts: #329 10s. 6d. (236.17.0; 88.12.6; 4.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Baron of Oakland-Hollingsworth; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Lewis-Suett; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; Baron de Courcy-Holland; Martin-Wathen; Hugo-Dowton; Lady Elinor de Courcy-Miss DeCamp; Adela-Miss Dufour (1st appearance on any stage [i.e. in a speaking part]); Cicely-Mrs Bland; Maud-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Elinor de Courcy Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Adela Actor: Miss Dufour

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

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon Swallow-Suett; Atall-Bannister Jun.; Marall-Caulfield; Cook-Hollingsworth; Toby-Wathen; Lady Swallow-Miss Pope; Camilla-Miss DeCamp; Lydia-Miss Heard; Susan-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Swallow Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Entertainment: Entertainment.End afterpiece: As17971016

Event Comment: "Miss Poole did not appear at the Oratorio last Wednesday...She has been very dangerously ill" (Morning Herald, 30 Mar.). Her substitute is not named

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Most Favourite Works Of Handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture-; O the pleasures of the plains-Chorus; Shepherd what-Master Elliot; I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Reinhold; The flocks shall leave-Miss Poole, Incledon, Reinhold (Acis and Galatea); Grateful Hearts-Miss Dufour (Nabal); Hear Jacob's God-Chorus; O mirror of our fickle state-Miss Celson (Samson); Sweet Bird-Mme Mara; accompanied on the violin-G. Ashley (L'Allegro); My arms against, Sound an alarm-Incledon; We hear-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); No cruel father-Incledon (Saul); O had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Poole (Joshua); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Pious orgies-Mme Mara (Judas Maccabaeus); No more to Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Select parts of the Water Music-; Softly sweet-Miss Poole; [accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Alexander's Feast); I feel I feel, Arm arm ye brave-Reinhold; We come we come-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); The Soldier tir'd-Mme Mara (Dr Arne); What's sweeter than the new blown rose-Miss Poole, Master Elliot (Joseph); Oh come, let us worship-Incledon ([Chandos] Anthems); But bright Cecilia-Mme Mara; As from the power-Mme Mara, Chorus; The dead shall live-Chorus (Dryden's Ode); . .

Music: As17980309