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We found 13929 matches on Performance Comments, 4423 matches on Performance Title, 3293 matches on Roles/Actors, 1803 matches on Event Comments, and 14 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17681201, but Country Girl-Miss Burton.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Burton.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17681227 (Miss Burton's 5th appearance).
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Burton.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers

Dance: III: A New Pierrot's Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690331 but Sir Harry Sycamore-Baddeley; Theodosia-Miss Valois (1st time, from Covent Garden); New Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690412 but with Theodosia-Miss Radley; Ralph-Dibdin; Sir Harry-Parsons; Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Radley
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17681201 [Miss Burton's 6th appearance].
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: New Dance-(perform'd but once) [as17690509]; End: Hornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17680920, but Polly-Mrs Scott; Hornpipe-Miss Egan.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Egan.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17681015, but Bell-Miss Humphreys, 1st appearance.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Miss Humphreys, 1st appearance.
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: III: The Wake, as17690518

Event Comment: Bills was prhnted for Zingis but Mr Holland being taken very ill an Apology was made for the Change (Hopkins Diary). Chang'd from Zingis...Mr Holland Ill, Small Pox (Cross Diary). [The playbill for Zingis reads: Timur-Holland; Zingis-Aickin; Zemouca-Reddish; Cubla-Jefferson; Zena-Palmer; Aunac-Packer; Nevian-Bannister; Sidacou-Hurst; Nadir-Wright; Jelizou-Keen; Suida-Wrighten; Officers-Ackman, Fawcett, &c.; Mila-Mrs Stephens; Ovisa-Miss Younge.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. [Query: Lady Townly a Miss Burton who [died] the following year at Bath? (Winston MS 10).
Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Keen. Tickets deliver'd by Watkins, Wilson, and Miss Berkley will be taken. Last time King will perform Richard III this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Princes Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17700502

Event Comment: Benefit for House. Tickets Miss Platt, &c. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17691026, but Duke-Wright; Tubal-Messink; Gratiano-Dodd; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Radley.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Juliet by Mrs Morland from the Norwich Theater a thin small figure too long a waist--wants power has a small impediment in her Speech she may be useful but never Capital--Pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Mrs Morland the late Miss Westray (O. Smith) (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-a young gentlewoman, first appearance [Mrs Morland]; Capulet-Moody; Mercutio-Dodd; Tybalt-J. Aickin; Apothecary-Castle; Peter-J. Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Friar Lawrence-Love; Benvolio-Packer; Prince-Keen; Paris-Fawcett; [With the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Bannister, Dibdin, Champnes, Davies, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman; [In Act I, a Masquerade and Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hayward. By Desire. Tickets deliver'd for Tancred and Sigismunda will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17701025, but Theodosius-Brereton, first time; Varanes-Reddish; Atticus-Wright; Athanais-Miss Hayward, first time; With a New Occasional Epilogue-Miss Hayward.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: III: The Amusements of Strasburg, as17710422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17711015, but playbill merely lists actors, and adds Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Mrs Doggerel] Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17711205, but Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Rogers; Snip-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17711017, but Friar-Inchbald; Hero-Miss Hayward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Hayward, 1st time.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Benefit for Jacobs, Griffith, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Paid Master Thomson 11 nights (23rd Inst. incl.) #2 15s.; Black Lyon Bill #3 19s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for Benefit of Follett, Mas. Cape, Costin and Miss Berkly will be taken. Receipts: #233 18s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Jacobs, Griffith, Mrs Cross, Mrs Millage: #159 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17720225, but Sideboard-Jacobs; William-Griffith; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Muslin-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

Event Comment: Mr Diamond made his first appearance upon the Stage in the Part of Romeo he is very younge a Smart Figure good Voice & made a very tolerable first appearance he met with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Chorus 2 nights (this inc.) #5 1s.; Paid Mr French on acct #20; Paid printer's bill #11. Paid Mr Garland, for copper plate printing #10 17s. 6d.; Paid Mr Weston, per order #18 17s. 4d. [The printer's bill was paid regularly each Thursday, averaged #8 19s. per week, and will not be further noted. Total payments this season #353. See Town and Country Magazine for favorable review of Miss Mansell as Juliet and of Diamond as Romeo.] Receipts: #208 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage. [Mr Diamond]; Mercutio-Dodd; Friar Lawrence-Packer; Benvolio-Davies; Capulet-Inchbald; Tybalt-J. Aickin; Peter-Burton; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Miss Mansell; Apothecary-Castle; Paris-Fawcett; Prince-Keen; Balthazar-Wheeler; [With the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Champnes, Davies, Kear, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hunt; [In Act I, a Masquerade-; a Dance-.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Mansell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Paid Miss Brown 2 weeks not on the list, #1; Mr Wright as per order Mr G. G. #3 10s. 10d.; Dorman for coals #46 5s.; Chorus (this night incl.) #6 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Mansell
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Young
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17730119, but Archer-King; Bonniface-Ackman; Mrs Sullen-Miss Younge (first time).
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, Prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for Mary Queen of Scots will be taken (playbill). Miss Hopkins made her first appearance upon the stage in Celia in As You Like It. Was rec'd with great applause (Hopkins Diary). House charges: #74 14s.; Profit to beneficiaries: #165 2s. Receipts: #239 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17721117, but Jaques-Aickin; Celia-Miss Hopkins, first appearance any stage; Phebe-Mrs Davies; Rosalind with Cuckoo Song-Mrs Barry; In Act V will be introduced a Song-Mrs Hunt.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: I: A Dance-Daigville's scholars

Entertainment: End: (First time) an Address to the Town-Miss P. Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17721215, but Don Felix-Cautherly; Violante-Miss Younge, first time.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Younge, first time.
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: This Comedy written by Mr Kelly was brought on the Stage by Capt. Addington as his own was well perform'd & receiv'd with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Rec'd stopages #24 12s. 6d.; Paid salary list #529 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3; Miss Brooker, 8 weeks not on list #8. (Treasurer's Book). [Mainpiece reviewed favorably by the Westminster Magazine: "He that cannot relish such a pleasing picture of Manners with such powerful Sentiments, so interesting a Fable, and so striking a Moral, must be a churl indeed."] Receipts: #244 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Parts by: King, Reddish, Moody, Brereton, W. Palmer, Mas Cape, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Weston, Palmer, Baddeley, Griffith, Miss Younge, Mrs Greville, Mrs Millidge, and Mrs Abington. With Prologues and an Epilogue. Gen Savage-King; Belville-Reddish; Torrington-Weston; Connoly-Moody; Leeson-Palmer; Capt. Savage-Brereton; Spruce-Baddeley; Ghastly-W. Palmer; Servants (?)-Griffith, Mas. Cape; Mrs Bellville-Miss Younge; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Abington; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville; Miss Leeson-Miss Jarratt; Maid-Mrs Millidge; With Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington (Edition of 1774).

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Sethona Publish'd. Note of Hand deferr'd Dodd ill (Winston MS 10). Paid Mr F. Aickin's joint note with Mr J. Aickin #4 10s.; Mr Everard (late Cape) a debt & Costs #3 18s.; Mr Highley on acct #200; Mr Hopkins, Licence for Note of Hand & Sethona, #4 4s.; Miss P. Hopkins 1 night 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #239 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sethona

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Leonora for 1st time by Miss Robins very bad Sung out of Tune. Some hisses (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #160 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17740924, but Don Diego-Davies; Leonora-Miss Robins, both for first time.