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We found 14036 matches on Performance Comments, 4410 matches on Performance Title, 1756 matches on Event Comments, 55 matches on Roles/Actors, and 14 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gawdry
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior or The Magic Cestus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Banks (1st appearance in London [but see17881108]); Old Harlequin-Hamoir; Magician-Dignum; Officer-Williames; German Officer-Phillimore; French Gentlemen-Lamash, Burton; Valet-Wilson; Miller-Chaplin; Landlord-Jones; Cook-Fawcett; Daemon-Master Grimaldi; Taylor-Alfred; Clown-Hollingsworth; Old Colombine-Mrs Booth; Fairy-Miss Cranford; French Ladies-Miss Barnes, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard; Colombine-Miss Stageldoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Barnes.

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17881009, but Vocal Parts-Danby, Fawcett, Wilson, Chaplin, Mrs Love, Miss Barnes, Miss Cranford, Miss J. Stageldoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Powell; Manager-Aickin; Easy-Iliff; Gentleman in the Balcony-Rees; Irishman in the Pit-R. Palmer; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Brangin, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Moss (1st appearance in that character); Crazy-Barrett; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Lyons; Harold-Davies; Maud-Mrs Kemble; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Emma-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: sic] Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: The Swop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Hollingsworth; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Booth; Miss Jenny-Miss Collins; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Heard; Trusty-Miss Tidswell; Lady Townly-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; Cymon-Burton; Waiter-Phillimore; Wat-Maddocks; Ostler-Wilson; William-Lyons; Diggery-Suett; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins; Miss Bridget-Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Esther)-; Wave from Wave-Sale; He rebuked the Red Sea He led them through the deep-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Justly these Evils Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Harrison (Samson); Cease thy Anguish-Miss Mahon, Saville (Athalia); O God! who in thy heavenly Hand-Chorus (Joseph); The smiling Dawn of happy Days-Miss Cantelo (Jephtha); How excellent thy Name-Chorus (Saul).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Funeral Anthem-Miss Cantelo, Saville, Harrison, Sale; Come ever smiling Liberty-Miss Dall (Judas Maccabaeus); Gentle Airs-Harrison (Athalia); Then round about-Chorus (Samson); Sweet Bird-Miss Mahon (L'Allegro); Search round the World-Harrison; May no rash Intruder-Chorus (Solomon); How blest the Maid-Miss Poole (Hercules); He was Eyes unto the Blind-Miss Cantelo (Siroe); Immortal Lord!-Double Chorus (Deborah).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; For joys so vast-Miss Poole (Jephtha); Sweep sweep the Strings Music spread thy Voice-; Now a different Measure try-; Rouse us next to martial Deeds-Saville, Chorus (Solomon); Great Jehovah's awful Word-Miss Cantelo (Israel in Egypt); Righteous Heaven-Chorus (Susanna); Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); Gloria Patri (Jubilate)-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast Or The Power Of Music Messiah

Performance Comment: As17900219, but Principal Vocal Parts-Miss Hagley in place of Mrs _Crouch, Miss Romanzini of Miss Hagley.

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea Messiah

Performance Comment: As17900219, but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs _Crouch, Miss Romanzini; 1st Violin-_; Conductor-_. The Overture- and the Whole of the last Act only.

Music: End Ode: As17900219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Bensley; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with a song)-Dodd; Belville-Whitfield; Footman-Spencer; Countryman-Jones; Alithea-Mrs Ward; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Miss Peggy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Baddeley; Mrs Blandish-Whitfield; Prompt-R. Palmer; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Lady Emily-Miss Farren; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle (with songs)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard

Song: In II: song-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. The Orchestra under the Direction of Hindmarsh. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

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: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Pennington
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Simmonds
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: A Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Raymond; Capt. Sightly-Diamond; Old Cockney-Silvester; Barnacle-Clarke; Penelope-Miss Pennington; Miss La Blond-Miss Simmonds; Priscilla Tomboy (the Romp)-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]).unidentified]).

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: Better Late Than Never

Cast
Role: Diary Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17901011, but Mob-_Chapman, Jones; Nannette-Mrs Bland [i.e. formerly $Miss Romanzini]; Teresa-Miss Hagley; Nuns-Miss _Palmer, Miss Barnes; Carline-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Hagley
Role: Nuns Actor: Miss _Palmer, Miss Barnes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Characters-Munden, Bernard, Davies, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Cross, Miss Stuart, Miss Brangin, Mrs Harlowe. [Cast from text (C. and G. Kearsley, 1791): Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Bernard; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Waiter-Cross [not in text; see17921012]; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid Servant-Miss Brangin; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17901123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0 Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Performance Comment: O the Pleasures of the Plain!=-Chorus; For us the Zephyr blows-Miss Hagley; Ye verdant plains, Hush ye pretty warbling Quire-Miss Davies; Where shall I seek-Spence; Stay Shepherd stay, Shepherd what art thou pursuing-Miss Broadhurst; Lo! here my Love, Love in her Eyes-Kelly; O didst thou know the Pains, As when the Dove-Mrs Crouch; Happy we-Miss Hagley, Dignum; Happy we [repeated]-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Performance Comment: PART II. Wretched Lovers-Chorus; I rage I melt I burn, O Ruddier than the Cherry-Reinhold; Whither fairest-Bellamy; The Lion calls not-Miss Hagley; Cease to beauty to be suing-Bellamy; Would you gain the tender creature-Mrs Crouch; His hideous love, Love sounds the alarm-Kelly; Consider fond Shepherd-Miss Hagley; Cease O cease-Miss Davies; The Flocks shall leave the Mountains-Miss Davies, Dignum, Reinhold; Help Galatea-Spence; Mourn all ye Muses-Chorus; Must I my Acis-Mrs Crouch; Cease Galatea cease to weep-Chorus; 'Tis done thus I exert, Heart the seat-Miss Davies; Galatea dry thy tears-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: A Grand Selection. Tyrants would in impious throngs-Mrs Crouch; Tyrants ye in vain conspire-Chorus (Athalia); Sin not O King-Miss Broadhurst (Saul); Thrice happy the Monarch-Bellamy [Alexander Balus]; What's sweeter than the new blown rose-Miss Hagley, Dignum (Joseph); Shake the dome and pierce the Sky-Chorus (Solomon); Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch (Purcell); I sing the produce of the vine, 'Tis mighty wine inspires us-Reinhold (Ottone); The Trumpet's loud clangor-Kelly, Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Da forte morir sapro-Miss Davies (Sarti); I'll proclaim the wondrous story-Spence, a Young Lady (1st appearance) (Esther); Worthy is the Lamb-Grand Chorus (The Messiah).

Music: As17910323

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17910608 but Duke of Somerset-Evatt; Robbers-Bannister, +Davies; Villagers-Mrs +Bland, Mrs +Powell, Miss +Hale, Mrs +Edwin.
Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs +Bland, Mrs +Powell, Miss +Hale, Mrs +Edwin.
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Fontenelle.

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Performance Comment: Mr Sturdy-Kemble; Bentley-Evatt; Captain Berry-Iliff; Frank-Farley; Miss Tabitha-Mrs Webb; Mrs Sturdy-Mrs Edwin; Miss Eliza Sturdy-Miss Heard; Nanny-Mrs Whitfield; Miss Sukey-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Eliza Sturdy Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730 but John de Vienne-Kemble in place of Aickin; Bland_; Usher_; Iliff_; Evatt_; Chapman_; Citizens-_Abbott, _Barrett; Powell_; Vocal Parts-_Willoughby, _Linton, _Dorion, _Aylmer, _Little, _Brown, _Lyons, Mrs _Taylor, Miss _Fontenelle, Miss _DeCamp, Mrs _Edwin, Mrs _Powell, Miss _Hale, Mrs _Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-R. Palmer; Sir John Trotley (with the Original Epilogue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Jessamy-Burton; Davy-Parsons; Lady Minikin-Mrs Taylor; Miss Tittup-Mrs Brooks; Gymp-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Brooks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Sincock; Patie-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Roger-Baker; Symon-Johnson; Glaud (with The Cries of Edinburgh)-Shaw; Bauldy-Walker; Peggy-A Lady [unidentified]; Jenny-Miss Bonner; Madge, Elspy-Mr Service; Mause-Mr Blair.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Bonner

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Performance Comment: Capt. Sommerville-Lane; Mr Harley-Havard; Dick-Wright; Mr Sellfield-Johnson; Sir Oliver Oafby-Swords (1st appearance on this stage these 3 years); Miss Sommerville-Miss Chatterley (1st appearance on any stage); Miss Noel-Mrs Steventon; Dorothy-Mrs Sincock; Maid-Miss Standen.

Dance: End IV: a Dance-Allison, Pupils of Allison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: Terpsichore Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Euterpe Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Benson

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Young Wilding-Palmer; Papilion-Burton; Miss Grantham-Mrs Kemble; Miss Godfrey-Miss Collins; Kitty-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17911003, but Barrymore's name listed in playbill; Celia-Miss Collins; Phebe-Miss Heard; Charles-Phillimore.

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: In V: As17911003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Wewitzer; Waiter-Ledger; Miss Godfrey-Miss Heard; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brooks; Kitty-Miss Hale.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hale.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Miss Hale Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Williamson; Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribeaumont-Palmer; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Palmer Jun.; John D'Aire-Evatt; Citizens-Johnson, Farley, Wewitzer, Barrett, Abbott; O'Carrol-Johnstone; La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Crier-Cubitt; Carpenters-Parsons, Burton; Serjeant-Wilson; Queen-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Mrs Whitlock (1st appearance in that character); Madelon-Mrs Bland; Vocal Parts-Kenrick, Willoughby, Linton, Dorion Jun., Aylmer, Little, Brown, Lyons, Mrs Taylor, Miss Fontenelle, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: Mr Sturdy (1st time)-Wewitzer; Bentley-Evatt; Captain Berry (1st time)-Palmer Jun.; Frank-Farley; Miss Tabitha-Mrs Webb; Mrs Sturdy-Mrs Edwin; Miss Eliza Sturdy-Miss Heard; Nanny-Mrs Whitfield; Miss Sukey-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Eliza Sturdy Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Cast
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Eliza Sturdy Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: As17920622 but Miss Godfrey-Miss DeCamp; Miss Grantham-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hale.

Dance: As17920725

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Barclay

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-Dodd; Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Barrymore; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Davy-Suett; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren; Gymp-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Gymp Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Whitfield; Prompt-R. Palmer; Rightly-Aickin; Lady Emily-Miss Farren; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

Song: II: a song-Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Performance Comment: As17921121, but Pirates-_; General Chorus-Miss _Edwin, Miss _Gaudry, Miss _Kirton.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Collins.