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We found 14285 matches on Performance Comments, 4483 matches on Performance Title, 1986 matches on Event Comments, 924 matches on Author, and 56 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-King; Careless-Brereton; Clerimont-Barrymore; Old Wilful-Wrighten; Sir Harry Atall-Fawcett; Dr Blister-Wilson; Rhubarb-Chaplin; Finder-R. Palmer; Supple-Suett; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Lady Dainty-Mrs Ward; Sylvia-Mrs Brereton; Clarinda-Mrs Wilson; Wishwell-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sadlife-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Performance Comment: Master of the Toyshop-Kemble; the other Characters by Suett, R. Palmer, Chaplin, Phillimore; Miss Tidswell, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson . the other Characters by Suett, R. Palmer, Chaplin, Phillimore; Miss Tidswell, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson .

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gymp Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Farren

Song: End of 1st piece Stand to your guns, my hearts of oak by Bannister

Monologue: 1785 04 25 End of Act IV of 1st piece, as 11 Apr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Performance Comment: Master of the Toy Shop-Bannister Jun.; the other Characters-Suett, R. Palmer, Fawcett, Phillimore, Alfred, Miss Tidswell, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Romanzini

Song: As17900323

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BOW

Performance Comment: Lazarillo -Munden; Borachio -Bernard; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand- Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Cross, Ledger//Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Miss Hopkins .

Song: As17931007, but added: Miss Hopkins, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton; omitted: Williamson, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Masters

Entertainment: End of mainpiece, as17931012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Count Valencia-Lewis; Marquis Almanza-Farren; Alberto-Harley; Granada-Macready; Duke Mercia-Powel; Seville-Davenport; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Mattocks; Amanthis (with an Epilogue)-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Amanthis Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Bowden, Townsend, Davenport, Claremont, Rock, Burton, Linton, Gray, Miss Hopkins, Mrs Henley, Mrs Mountain. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1794): Wildfire-Quick; Magnet-Incledon; Captain Pendant-Johnstone; Piccaroon-Munden; Ferret-Fawcett; Captain Tropic-Bowden; Major Drummond-Townsend; Landlord-Davenport; Ensign Somers-Claremont; Mat-Rock; Waiter-Burton; Sea Officer-Linton; Fanny Pendant-Miss Hopkins [in text: Miss Poole]; Mrs Ferret-Mrs Henley; Louisa Bowers-Mrs Mountain; Gray [is unassigned. Gray [is unassigned.
Cast
Role: Fanny Pendant Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Bernard; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Cross, Ledger; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Donna Clara Actor: Miss Hopkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Davenport; Octavio-Toms; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Ledger, Curties; Leonora-Miss Logan; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Logan
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Donna Clara Actor: Miss Mansel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Davenport; Octavio-Mansel; Ferdinand-Clarke; Don Pedro-Waddy; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Rees; Leonora-Miss Sims; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Donna Clara Actor: Miss Mansel.

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Mansel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Miller; Lurewell-Hill; Richard-Havard; Peggy-Miss Brett; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Joe-Beard; Kate-Miss Tollet; Attendants-Winstone, Cross, Raftor; Forresters-Turbutt, Leigh; Green. Green.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Brett
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Tollet

Dance: A new Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Mrs Thompson, Pelling, Rector, Mrs Woodward, Miss Brett

Music: Select Pieces-

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, F. Shepard, Rogers, Green, Master Brooks, Miss Morrison. Tickets for the Misses Scott also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Chetwood.

Dance: I: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison; II: Saraband-Miss Morrison; III: Comic Dance-Miss Scott Ynger; IV: Tambourine-the Elder Miss Scott; V: Scaramouches-Master Brooks, Miss Morrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17410509, but Mrs Dainty-Miss Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Squeamish-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17410428 but Joe-Lowe; Margery-Miss Bennet; Kate-Miss Woodman.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Woodman.

Song: I: Blow Blow-Lowe; II: If Love be a Fault-Lowe; IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; End Afterpiece: The Noon@Tide Air-Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Le Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Performance Comment: As17490221, but Shepherdesses-Mrs Mathews, Miss _Medina; Dutch Character-Mrs Shawford; Spaniard-Miss +Cole.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Mathews, Miss _Medina
Role: Spaniard Actor: Miss +Cole.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Peggy-Young Gentlewoman[, first appearance any stage [Miss Cockayne-Winston MS 8]; King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Dick-Anderson; Margery-Mrs Bambridge; Kate-Miss Morrison; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Miss Cockayne Actor: Winston MS 8
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Morrison
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilkinson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 21 Apr. 1784]. With a Grand Procession of the Knights of Chivalryv. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Wilkinson, No. 15, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #126 18s. (121.14; 5.4; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Johnstone; Merlin-Cubitt; Dorus-Quick; Daemon of Revenge-Darley; Linco-Edwin; Urganda-Mrs Martyr; Fatima-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Shepherdesses-Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Sylvia-Miss Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Dance: As17870425

Song: In afterpiece: Still the Lark finds Repose-Miss Wilkinson; End I: Tally@ho-Miss Wilkinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia; Or, The Italian Lover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Kemble, Bensley, Aickin, Whitfield, Packer, Chaplin, Benson, Wroughton, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Ward, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (Charles Dilly, 1787): Mentevole-Kemble; Durazzo-Bensley; Manoa-Aickin; Camillo-Whitfield; Duke of Genoa-Packer; Marcellus-Wroughton (in text: Palmer); Olympia-Mrs Kemble; Fulvia-Mrs Ward; Nerina-Miss Tidswell; Julia-Mrs Siddons; unassigned-Chaplin, Benson; Prologue-Kemble; Epilogue-Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Nerina Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17880626 but Lazarillo-Bannister Jun.; Rosina (for that night only)-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: Love: Goldsmith's poem of Edwin and Angelina. Scene, A Hermit's Cell. Edwin-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage unidentified); Angelina-Mrs Plomer; War: Scene I. A Sea-port. Officers carousing. O say Bonny Lass-; Scene II. A Village. Serjeant-Davies; Country Lasses-Mrs Gaudry; Milkmaid-Miss Collett; Admiral Benbow-Bannister; A new dance, The British Soldier Triumphant-Byrn, Ratchford, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Captain Gorget-Bannister; Tipperary-R. Palmer; Anvil-Barrett; Crack-Milbourn; Landlord-Ledger; Rorey-Moss; Signora Figurante-Mrs Plomer; Miss Plumb-Miss Collett; Lady Pedigree-Mrs Edwin; Maria-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Cubitt; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Cross, Ledger; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve

Song: II: a song-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Wathen; Campley-Davies; Mate-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Planters-Usher, Waldron Jun., Abbot; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa (1st time)-Mrs Edward; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Yarico Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Davenport; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Palmer Jun.; Don Pedro-Abbot; Don Sancho-Waldron Jun.; Drunken Porter-Ledger; Waiters-Lyons, Chippendale; Leonora-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium (1st time)-Davenport; Campley-Davies; Mate-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Planters-Usher, Abbot, Waldron Jun.; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Mrs Edward; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Yarico Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Davenport; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Palmer Jun.; Don Pedro-Abbot; Don Sancho-Waldron Jun.; Drunken Porter-Ledger; Waiters-Lyons, Chippendale; Leonora-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Murray; Flutter-Fawcett; Saville-Betterton; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Claremont; French Valet-Klanert; Porter-Gardner; Dick-Farley; Silver Tongue-Simmons; Gibson-Atkins; Hardy-Munden; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Murray; Miss Ogle-Mrs Chapman; Kitty Willis-Miss Cox; Letitia Hardy-the LateMiss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover].i.e. now Mrs Glover].

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Davenport; Octavio-Mansel; Ferdinand-Claremont; Don Pedro-Waddy; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Rees; Waiters-Abbot, Curties; Leonora-Miss Sims; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve

Dance: In IV: a Grand Masquerade-; Minuet-the LateMiss Betterton, Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Tollett

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performance Comment: Mad Captain-Bardin; Sly-Hulett; Betty-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Masquerade Dance (composed by Thurmond): Le Petit Maitre-D'Vallois; Mlle-Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performance Comment: Mad Captain-Bardin; Serjeant-Hulett; Snip-Penkethman; Master Johnny-Stoppelaer; Chambermaid-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: III: Harlequin and Harlequinette by Mons Leblanche and Mlle Larini Violante, the first time of their Performances since their arrival in this Kingdom. V: Louvre in Boy's Cloaths by Mlle Larini Violante

Song: IV: Mimick Song (by Desire) by Stoppelaer

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Tickets deliver'd out for 20 March will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: 2nd Lady Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: 3rd Lady Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Haughton.

Song: Roberts

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17530924, but Justice-Marten; Mademoiselle-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Cornet Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.

Song: Roberts

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surprizal

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Randal

Dance: Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17370210, but dances-Phillips, +Villeneuve, Mrs +Pelling, Mrs +Anderson, Miss +Mann, Miss +Brett.
Cast
Role: dances Actor:
Role: Hippolito Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17370129, but Kate-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Brett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17370505, but Kate-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Brett.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice