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14676 results for: Keyword - Miss Parke
We found 13785 matches on Performance Comments, 4416 matches on Performance Title, 1734 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 29 matches on Author.

13501
28 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage Meredith); Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Cassander-Fearon; Polyperchon-Macready; Thessalus-Evatt; Clytus-Aickin; Statira-Miss Brunton; Sysigambis-Mrs Platt; Parisatis-Mrs Inchbald; Roxana-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: As17881010

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding: Occasional Address-Middleton

13502
05 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Feast of Anacreon [i

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Ryder; Goodall-Fearon; Oldcastle-Wewitzer; Valentine-Macready; Slap-Gardner; Mrs Highman-Mrs Webb; Charlotte- Miss Rowson; Lettice-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Rowson

13503
18 May 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Performance Comment: ; or, The Enraged Musician. Principal Characters-Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister; [For assignment of parts, see17890612] Prologue-Edwin Jun.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister

13504
28 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Duchess Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Cranfield; Don Pedro Commandant-Boyce; Spanish Grandees-Thompson, Lee, Farley; Scaramouch-Delpini; Donna Anna-Miss Francis; Vocal Characters-Delpini, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Donna Anna Actor: Miss Francis

Dance: End 1st piece: New Dance by Byrne-; In 3rd piece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

13505
05 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Waldron; Don Philip-Wroughton; Don Octavio-Barrymore; Soto-Fawcett; Diego-Burton; Don Lewis-Benson; Corrigidore-Alfred; Alguazile-Chaplin; Trappanti-Suett; Viletta-Mrs Hedges; Flora-Mrs Goodall; Rosara-Miss Collins; Hippolita-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: End I afterpiece: Highland Reel, as17890527

Song: End II: Poor Jack!, as17890528

Cast
Role: Glee on the Happy Recovery of His Majesty Actor: Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Edwards, Miss Romanzini.

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527

13506
05 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Justice Woodcock-Moss; Hawthorn-Mathews; Sir William Meadows-Usher; Eustace-Johnson; Hodge-J. Edwin; Young Meadows-Mrs Iliff (her 1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Mrs Plomer; Mrs Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Powell; Madge-Mrs Taylor (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Miss George.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss George.

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: End II: As17890525; End I: Statute Dance-the Characters

13507
10 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Iliff; Lockit-Mathews; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Filch-J. Edwin; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Miss George; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Lefevre; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: End: As17890525; III: Hornpipe-Menage

13508
12 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Cast
Role: Actresses Actor: Miss Hale, Miss Heard, Mrs Powell, Mrs Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Barresford
Role: Miss Elizabeth Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Nanny Actor: Miss Prideaux
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Performance Comment: Castruccino-Chambers; Knife Grinder-Reeve; Young Quaver-Mrs Iliff; Cries-Chapman, Abbott, Johnson, Mathews; Castrucchina-Mrs Bannister; Piccolini-Mrs Plomer; Milk Girl-Miss George; Cries-Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Milk Girl Actor: Miss George

Dance: As17890525

13509
16 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Ryder; Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Elder Belfield-Davies; Old Goodwin-Hull; Paterson-Cubitt; Philip-Macready; Skiff-Fearon; Francis-Thompson; Jonathan-Gardner; Young Belfield-Farren; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Rowson; Lucy Waters-Mrs Watts; Sophia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Fanny Goodwin Actor: Miss Rowson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Miss Jeroboam Actor: Mr Blanchard
Role: Miss Somers Actor: Mrs Wells.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts; Landlady-Mr King

13510
17 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Simon-Bannister Jun.; Sceptic-Chapman; Capt. Nightshade-Johnson; Sir Credule-Barrett; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Diana-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Vimonda

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: British Loyalty or A Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun.; conclude with: God save the King-Chapman, Chambers, Mathews

13511
19 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: Tobine-Bannister Jun.; Tabby-Aickin; Wingrave-Edwin; Catchpenny-Baddeley; Squib-R. Palmer; Bounce-Gardner; Juggins-Johnson; Doctor Truby-Usher; John-Powell; Waiters-Burton, Barrett, Lyons; Ranter-Bannister; Mrs Grogram-Mrs Webb; Peggy-Miss Hale; Nancy Lovell-Mrs Barresford.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End I: As17890525

13512
24 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Bannister Jun.; Lord Glenmore (1st time)-Kemble; Governor Harcourt-Moss; Captain Harcourt-Williamson; Vane-R. Palmer; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Barresford; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Warner-Mrs Powell; Cecilia-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Mrs Cuyler

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Barresford
Role: Miss Elizabeth Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Nanny Actor: Miss Prideaux
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.
Role: Milk Girl Actor: Miss George

Dance: End: As17890525

13513
25 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Bannister Jun.; Sir Christopher Curry-Kemble; Campley-Davies; Medium-Baddeley; Mate-Chapman; Planters-Usher, Gardner, Johnson; Sailors-Ledger, Painter, Abbott; Trudge-Edwin; Narcissa-Mrs Bannister; Wowski-Miss George; Patty-Mrs Edwards; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: As17890624

13514
26 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Captain Surat-Bannister; Lord Random-R. Palmer; Sir James Juniper-Moss; Melvil-Davies; Doctor Cathartic-Baddeley; Spruce-Iliff; Sir Dilberry-Painter; Kit Crab-Barret; Etiquette-Edwin; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Fidget-Miss Hale; Amelia-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Barresford
Role: Miss Elizabeth Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Nanny Actor: Miss Prideaux
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.
Role: Milk Girl Actor: Miss George

13515
27 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Cast
Role: Actresses Actor: Miss Brangin, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Arionelli-Bannister; Cranky-Moss; Bouquet-Davies; Vinegar-Baddeley; Mum-Barrett; Idle-R. Palmer; Bowkitt-Edwin; Dolce-Miss Brangin; Cecilia-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: sic] Actor: Miss Brangin

13516
29 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: Young Townly-Bannister Jun.; Captain Dupely-Aickin; Mr Dupely-Moss; Beaufort-R. Palmer; Sir Charles Townly-Baddeley; Crape-Davies; Dicky Ditto-Edwin; Tippet-Miss George; Charlotte-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

13517
06 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17890608 but Guard-Gardner; Selim-Johnson; Irene-Mrs Inchbald; Zaphira-Miss Brangin; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Zaphira Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Heard
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.

13518
09 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk-Bannister Jun.; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Loader-R. Palmer; Mr Wealthy-Gardner; Dick-Burton; The Minor-Iliff; Lucy-Miss Heard; Mrs Cole-Mr Bannister.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard

13519
15 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Man

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: As17890603 but La Blonde-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Brangin.
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: As17890708

13520
29 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas (for that night only)-Mrs Webb; Apollo-Davies; Sileno-Chapman; Dametas-Reeve; Jupiter-Mathews; Pan (for that night only)-Bannister; Daphne-Mrs Taylor; Mysis-Mrs Powell; Nysa-Miss George.
Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Miss George.

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890617

13521
31 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Leander-Davies; Pantaloon-Reeve; Columbine-Mrs Iliff; Isabella-Miss George.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss George.

Entertainment: Imitations End: Theatrical Imitations Serious, Comic, Vocal, and Rhetorical,-Rees; Duologue End afterpiece: Hobby@Horses Describing the Statesman's Hobby, the Ladies' Hobby, the Lawyer's Hobby, the Physician's Hobby, the Manager's Hobby, and R. Palmer's own Hobby,-R. Palmer, Iliff

13522
27 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife Well Managed

Afterpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Young Sadboy-Bannister Jun.; Chronicle (1st time)-Baddeley; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Shadrach-Barrett; Old Sadboy-Gardner; Clod-Edwin; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta-Miss George; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke; or, Trappolin's Vagaries

Song: End 2nd piece: Four@and@twenty Perriwigs all on a Row-; In 3rd piece: Quoz-Edwin

13523
08 September 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Moss; Dr Pedant-Barrett; Omar-Chapman; Selim-Johnson; Guard-Gardner; The Mogul-Williamson; Irene-Mrs Inchbald; Zaphira-Miss Brangin; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny (1st time)-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Zaphira Actor: Miss Brangin

13524
12 September 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Gaudry

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17890829, but Maud (1st time)-Miss George.
Cast
Role: Maud Actor: Miss George.
Role: sic] Actor: Miss Brangin

13525
14 September 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813, but Principal Characters-_Davies, _Iliff, _Gardner, _Milbourn; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, Miss _Francis.
Cast
Role: Other Vocal Parts Actor: _Lyons, Miss _Francis.
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Comet

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: La Blonde Actor: Miss Brangin.
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: sic] Actor: Miss Brangin