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We found 15166 matches on Performance Comments, 4825 matches on Performance Title, 2163 matches on Event Comments, 750 matches on Author, and 79 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Cast
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17980710 but Captain Vain-Caulfield; Selina-Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Selina Actor: Miss Menage.
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Laura Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Anthonio-Aickin; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Lorenzo (with a song)-Davies; Tubal-Waldron; Old Gobbo-Waldron Jun.; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Davenport; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-Trueman; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-Barrymore; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-Mrs Harlowe; Portia-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Trueman; Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Waldron Jun.; Irishmen-Caulfield, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Waldron Jun.; Elmira-Miss Heard; Ismene-Mrs Edward; Roxalana-Mrs Johnston .
Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two Strings To Your Bow

Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Performance Comment: As17980815, but Lauretta-Mrs Edward in place of Miss Griffiths; Janetta-Mrs Harlowe in place of Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wewitzer; Simon-Suett; Scotchman-Sparks; Irishman-Caulfield; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Trueman; Spouters-Fisher, Evans, Grimaldi; Porter-Webb; Watchman-Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Holman; Justice Balance-Murray; Worthy-Whitfield; Serjeant Kite-Knight; Bullock-Fawcett; Recruits-Munden, Emery; Welch Collier-Farley; Constable-Thompson; Capt. Brazen-Lewis; Melinda-Miss Chapmen; Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Mrs Litchfield; Sylvia-Mrs Johnson.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Chapmen

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: Old Insight-Munden; Faithless-Townsend; Puff-Farley; Colonel Fairfield-Clarke; Friendly-Claremont; Sir George Insight-Incledon; Lady Bell Insight-Miss Wheatley; Lady Charlotte Fairfield-Mrs Follett; Servant-Mrs Gilbert; Handy-Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17980925, but Lady Anne-Miss Stuart.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Beda Actor: Miss Leak
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Kemble; Angelo-Barrymore; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-C. Kemble; Lucio-R. Palmer; Gentlemen-Surmont, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Friar Peter-Packer; Elbow-Wewitzer; Froth-Fisher; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Wentworth; Barnardine-Hollingsworth; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Powell; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Francisca Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Outlaws

Cast
Role: Martia Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980929, but Josephine-Miss Leak.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Emery (1st appearance in that character); Shelty-Munden; Sandy-Incledon; Charley-Townsend; Croudy-Davenport; Serjeant Jack-Clarke; Capt. Dash-Claremont; Laird of Col-Whitmore; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Benin-Simmons; Jenny-Miss Walcup; Moggy-Mrs Chapman (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Walcup

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Woodley-Claremont; Lovelace-Farley; Drugget-Munden; Dimity-Mrs Litchfield; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenport; Nancy (with a song)-Miss Sims; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Beverley-Kemble; Lewson-C. Kemble; Stukely-Barrymore; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Caulfield; Waiter-Webb; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Siddons; Charlotte-Mrs Powell; Lucy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Performance Comment: Rostrum-Lewis; Nicholas-Emery; Egerton-Holman; Greville-Pope; Undermine-Munden; April-Fawcett; Plethora-Knight; Valet-Klanert; Coachman-Thompson; Cook-Rees; Butler-Abbot; Sally Downright-Mrs Mattocks; Rose Sydney-Miss Mansel; Mrs Greville-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Rose Sydney Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Song: [not listed on playbill] End: A new Loyal Song and Chorus- which recounts all the recent victories fo our Naval Heroes"Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill [, the music by Dr Burney (Morning Herald, 8 Nov.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Knight; Goodall-Davenport; Oldcastle-Emery; Valentine-Mansel; Slap-Thompson; Security-Rees; Lord Pride-Claremont; Lord Puff-Abbot; Constable-Platt; Mrs Highman-Mrs Gilbert; Charlotte-Miss Mansel; Lettice-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Packer; Anthonio-Archer (2nd appearance on this stage); Bassanio-Barrymore; Salanio-Trueman; Salarino-Holland; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Lorenzo-Dignum; Shylock-Kemble; Tubal-Maddocks; Launcelot-Suett; Gobbo-Hollingsworth; Leonardo-Evans; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Nerissa-Miss DeCamp; Jessica-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Kemble; Philotas-C. Kemble; Melanthon-Packer; Phocion-Holland; Dionysius-Barrymore; Arcas-Caulfield; Greek Herald-Surmont; Calippus-Trueman; Greek Soldier-Maddocks; Euphrasia-Mrs Powell; Erixene-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Iwan Actor: Miss Benson

Dance: As17981114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: In III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: ocal Parts Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss Leak.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Performance Comment: As17981207[, but Miss Heard's name listed in playbill. Prologue, Epilogue as17981205.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: As17980915, but Countess Wintersen (1st time)-Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Music: As17980915

Dance: In: As17980915

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17981206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17981114, but Nancy-_;here called Anne Lovely-Miss Mellon; Betty-Mrs Coates.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Iwan Actor: Miss Benson

Dance: As17981205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17981219, but added: Honoria-Miss Arne.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Arne.
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Lord Randolph-Holland; Glenalvon-Cory (1st appearance in that character); Norval-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Stranger-Aickin; Donald-Trueman; Officer-Caulfield; Servant-Maddocks; Prisoner-Webb; Matilda-Mrs Siddons; Anna-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Performance Comment: As17981211, but Miss Gloomly-Mrs Davenport in place of Mrs Mattocks; Prologue-_; Epilogue-_ [and thereafter].and thereafter].

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Dance: As17981211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: As17981103, but Fanny-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Mellon.
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: As17981126, but Irene-Miss B. Menage.
Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915