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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: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Performance Comment: As18000212, but added to Domestics-Wilkins, +Banks, +Ashwin; Nuns of the Convent of St. Claire-Miss? +Bologna, Mrs +Blurton.
Cast
Role: Claire Actor: Miss? +Bologna, Mrs +Blurton.
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Cast
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Jackina Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Lord Rakeland-DeCamp; Sir Adam Contest-King; Mr Contest-Trueman; Mr Milden-Maddocks; Lady Contest-Mrs Jordan; Lady Autumn-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Hamford-Mrs Walcot.
Cast
Role: Lady Autumn Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; The Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 3

Performance Comment: Part III. A Grand Miscellaneous Act. The Water Music-; O beauteous Queen-Dignum; My faith and truth-Miss Tennant, Master Elliot (Samson); Welcome welcome mighty King-Chorus (Saul); Pleasure my former ways-Incledon (Time and Truth); God preserve the Emperor-Chorus (Haydn); Mad Bess-Mrs Second (Purcell); Fixed in his everlasting seat-Grand Chorus (Samson).

Music: End II: a concertante for violin oboe tenor and violoncello-G. Ashley, W. Parke, R. Ashley, C. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Cast
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Jackina Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17990919, but Miss Lucy-Mrs Jordan; Thomas-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Performance Comment: Part III A Grand Miscellaneous Act-; Overture and Dead March- (Saul); My faith and truth-Miss Tennant, Master Elliot (Samson); Behold the Nations-Sale; O Baal-Chorus (Deborah); What tho' I trace-Mrs Dussek (Solomon); Come if you dare-Incledon, Chorus (Purcell); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Second (Dr Arne); Rule Britannia (Purcell) and God save Great George our King-Chorus.

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17991022, but Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Performance Comment: As18000313but Slaves-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: 000313but Slaves Actor: Miss Willis.
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Jackina Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Jobson-Bannister Jun.; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Dignum; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Ismene-Miss Leak; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Music: As17991127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Performance Comment: As17990925, but Drooply (for that night only)-Holman; Caroline-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover]; Servant-_; Waiter-_; Simpson-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As18000219, but Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Barrymore
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Mrs Coupler Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Salanio-Trueman; Lorenzo-Dignum; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Jessica-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Albina Mandeville to Mrs Jordan, but "The Public are most respectfully informed that Mrs Jordan, being unable to have the honour of appearing before them this Evening, to prevent a Change of the Play Miss DeCamp has undertaken to perform Albina...and humbly hopes to experience the usual indulgence" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #166 6s. (99.1; 63.3; 4.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17991204, but Dorothy-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17991218, but Miss Lucy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: As17991228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Performance Comment: As18000217, but Nuns of the Convent of St. Claire-Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Cast
Role: Claire Actor: Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims
Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. 1st ballet [1st time]: Composed by D'Egville. By permission of the Proprietors of the Opera House. With their [the Peruvians'] Religious Ceremonies, Processions, &c. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 9, New Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #596 2s. 6d. (306.0.6; 51.8.0; 4.15.0; tickets: 233.19.0) (charge: #207 6s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Hugo-Dowton; Lady Elinor de Courcy-Mrs Crouch; Adela (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Adela Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Dance: End I: Telasco and Amgahi ; or, The Peruvian Nuptials. Principal Characters-Didelot, Laborie, Deshayes, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; Pas de Quatre-Deshayes, Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot

Ballet: End Opera: Atalante and Hyppomenus; or, The Foot Race. Grecian Princes Hyppomenus-Deshayes; Pelus-Didelot; Adrastus-Laborie; Atalante-Mlle Parisot; Sererine (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Laborie; Clitie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Hilligsberg; Shepherdesses Mlles D'Egville, Denis, B.? Denis, Lupini, Cranfield; Nymphs of the Woods, Fauns, Shepherds-The whole corps de Ballet; In which the favourite Skipping@rope Pas de Deux-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Salanio-Trueman; Lorenzo-Dignum; Jessica-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As18000324but added: Cook-Hollingsworth; Doctor-Maddocks; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Captain Absolute-Betterton; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Egerson (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: As18000313but Susan-Miss Sims; added to Captain Fieldair: Old Towler-Incledon.
Cast
Role: 000313but Susan Actor: Miss Sims

Song: End II: A New Hunting Song- (never [previously] performed, composed by Davy); End III: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: The Red Cross Knight, as18000426; End I afterpiece: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Mellon [who is named in the Account-Book, at being allowed #50 of the tickets, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #187 2s. 6d. (80.16.0; 45.9.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 60.17.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Mellon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Agra Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Sims.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17990930, but Patrick-Mrs Trevor; Kathlane-Miss Sims.
Cast
Role: Kathlane Actor: Miss Sims.

Song: In course of Evening: Love thou maddening Power-Mrs Trevor; Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Whitfield; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Abbot; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Litchfield; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Scentwell-Miss Cox; Miranda-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Cox

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimic

Cast
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: As18000612 Count Valentia (1st time)-DeCamp; Marchioness Merida (1st time)-Miss Humphries.

Afterpiece Title: Othello: Moor of Venice

Song: End 2nd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: Imitations. After Singing: Imitations-Caulfield; Monologue. Previous: An Address-Lacy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs; Or, The Daughter

Performance Comment: Von Snarl-Suett; Totum-Fawcett; Adelbert-C. Kemble; Leopold-Barrymore; Hans William-Palmer; Nicolas-Chippendale; Josephine-Miss DeCamp; Louisa-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Rose-Mrs Davenport; Ellen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage

Song: [not listed on playbill]in II: 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Fawcett; Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Trueman; Chicane-Davenport; John-J. Palmer; Thomas-Abbot; Laura-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Davenport; Fringe-Miss Gaudry; Cowslip-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Fringe Actor: Miss Gaudry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Fawcett; Mayor-Suett; Crazy-Emery; Earl of Mercia-J. Palmer; Count Lewis-Klanert; Harold-Trueman; Emma-Mrs Mountain; Mayoress-Mrs Davenport; Lady Godiva-Miss Leserve; Maud-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Godiva Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Fringe Actor: Miss Gaudry