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We found 13753 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 58 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas -Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs Roope (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Harper.
Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The Spanish Barber; 3rd piece of The Son-in-Law, both announced on playbill of 15 June.] Public Advertiser, 18 June: The Spanish Barber will be repeated as soon as Miss Harper is sufficiently recovered to return to the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Crook Actor: finger'd Jack-Miss Painter
Role: finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: As17820611 but Miss Hooke's name listed in playbill .

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Crook Actor: finger'd Jack-Miss Painter
Role: finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

Dance: As17820611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17820613 but Miss Morris (1st appearance in this piece) in place of Miss Harper .

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Cast
Role: Mrs Cecil Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Nancy Johnson Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett (1st appearance on this stage these 4 years); Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Morris

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The WATERMAN; or, The Rowing Match

Performance Comment: Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Massey; Robin-Edwin; Wilhelmina (1st time)-Miss Morris; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17820605 but Macheath-Miss Kirby (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage). hathi. 1st appearance on this stage). hathi.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Crook Actor: finger'd Jack-Miss Painter
Role: finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Occasional Prelude

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Edwin, Booth, Thompson, Jones, Wewitzer, Mahon, Mills, Aickin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from CG Public Advertiser, 24 Sept.: Ap Morgan-Quick; Squib-Edwin; Scissorwit-Booth; Prompter-Thompson; Mons Rigadoon-Wewitzer; O'Shaughnessy-Mahon; McDowgal-Mills; Critic-Aickin; Mrs Melpomene Sanguine-Mrs Webb; Miss Thalia Ap Morgan-Mrs Wilson. Jones is unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Ostrick-Lamash; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Williames; Player King-Chaplin; Marcellus-Wrighten; Lucianus-Waldron; Sailor-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Phillimore; Grave-diggers-Parsons, Burton; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Miss Field; Queen-Mrs Hopkins. [Edition of 1782 (Bathurst) adds: Player Queen-Mrs Booth.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Field

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Trifle-Palmer; Qui-Tam-Parsons; Tom-Suett; Timothy-Phillimore; Sambo-Chaplin; Dennis Dogherty-Moody; Biddy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Anaseed-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Miss Farren

Monologue: 1782 09 24 As 17 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Clarke; Lothario-Lewis; Altamont-Whitfield; Rossano-Davies; Horatio-Aickin; Lavinia-Miss Cleland; Lucilla-Mrs Poussin; Calista-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance at this theatre and 3rd on any stage [Mrs Wheatley]) .Mrs Wheatley]) .
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Cleland

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Davies; Simon-J. Wilson; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Miss Platt; Mrs Mecklin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: As17820927

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Performance Comment: Sullivan-Henderson; Montgomery-Wroughton; Daggerly-Aickin; Davy Dangle-Lee Lewes; Drelincourt-Hull; Pat Carey-Edwin; Bumboat-Fearon; Tipple-Thompson; Joyce-Stevens; Servant-J. Wilson; Sir Solomon Dangle-Quick; Agnes-Miss Satchell; Kitty Carrington-Mrs Wilson; Partlet-Mrs Pitt; Lady Dangle-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Satchell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Edwin; Lopez-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Mahon; Carlos-Brett (1st appearance in that character); Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Clara-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17821008, but Ratchford in place of Second

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Henderson; Nerestan-Whitfield; Orasmin-Fearon; Charillon-Hull; Melidor-Thompson; Osman-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Selima-Mrs Whitfield; Zara-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Miss Younge

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

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Dodd; Subtle-Aickin; Sir Epicure Mammon-Chaplin; Surly-Wrighten; Kastril-Burton; Lovewit-Fawcett; Face-Palmer; Dame Pliant-Miss Simson; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Performance Comment: Sir Toby Tacet-Quick; Rupee-Edwin; Bellcamp-Whitfield; Lake-Booth; Grog-Lee Lewes; Maurice-Egan; Cable (with a song)-Brett; Stern-Fearon; Quid-Jones; Bowsprit-W. Bates; Sailor-J. Wilson; Hulk-Bates; Lady Tacet-Mrs Webb; Cornelia-Mrs Martyr; Florimel-Miss Cleland; Nancy-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Miss Cleland

Dance: As17821009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Mr Page-Hull; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Davies; Justice Shallow-Fearon; Simple-Joules; Bardolph-Bates; Pistol-Egan; Slender-W. Bates; FalstafT-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Ann Page-Miss Morris; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Dionysius-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Philotas-Whitfield; Melanthon-Hull; Areas-Fearon; Greek Herald-Danes; Calippus-Thompson; Greek Soldier-Booth; Phocion-Wroughton; Erixene-Miss Platt; Euphrasia-Mrs Yates (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lee Lewes; Phillis-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Evants]); Lucinda-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Brett; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Ned-Stevens; Putty-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: As 8 Oct. but added: Mrs Johnson-Miss Platt .
Cast
Role: : Mrs Johnson Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Miss Cleland

Dance: As17821009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Lee Lewes; Lorenzo (with songs')-Mattocks; Launcclot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-Davies; Duke-Fearon; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Morton; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Love A-LA-Mode

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17821009; End of Act iv, as17820925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evandcr-Bensley; Philotas-Brereton; Mebnthon-Packer; Phocion-Farren; Areas-Wrighten; Callippus-Chaplin; Herald-R. Palmer; Greek Officer-Phillimore; Dionysius-Palmer; Erixcne-Miss Hale; Euphrasia-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Erixcne Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: As17821005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Wroughton; Pylades-Whitfield; Phoenix-Thompson; Pyrrhus-Hull; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cephisa-Mrs Morton; Cleone-Mrs Poussin; Andromache-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: As17821009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixcne Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Suett; Watchman-Burton; Spouters-R. Palmer, Phillimore, Norris, Alfred, Williames, &c.; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Simson .
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson; King-Clarke; Ghost-Hull; Horatio-Davies; Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Wewitzer; Polonius-Wilson; Player King-Mahon; Marcellus-Fearon; Francisco-Helme; Rosencraus-Booth; Guildenstern-Thompson; Gravediggers-Quick, Jones; Queen-Mrs Hunter; Player Queen-Mrs Poussin; Ophelia-Miss Satchell .
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Satchell

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews