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We found 14926 matches on Performance Comments, 4992 matches on Performance Title, 3521 matches on Event Comments, 183 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Performance Comment: Beril-Palmer; Careless-Bannister Jun.; Bijou-Wilson; Cycle-Williamson; Lord Seewell-Aickin; Harry-Riley; Varnish-Parsons; Mrs Bijou-Mrs Webb; Lady Frances-Mrs Inchbald; Joan-Mrs Love; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17850601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Brass-Palmer; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gripe-Wilson; Clip-Painter; Jessamin-Barrett; Money trap-Parsons; Araminta-Mrs Bates; Flippanta-Mrs Lloyd; Corinna-Miss Logan; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Webb; Mrs Cloggit-Mrs Love; Clarissa-Mrs Nunns (1st appearance in London) .
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Mrs Bullcley; Molly-Mrs Wells; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Cast
Role: Miss Barnavag Actor: Miss Francis

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Jessamy-Sga Sestini (2nd appearance in that character on this stage); Lionel-Brett; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Colonel Oldboy-Parsons; Diana-Miss George; Lady Mary-Mrs Webb; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Clarissa-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Cast
Role: Miss Barnavag Actor: Miss Francis

Dance: As17850617

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas Or The Noble Peasant

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Banister; Solomon-Waldron; Easy-Wright; Countrymen-Benson, Payne, Stevenson, &c.; Lubin-Wellman; Floretta-Miss Cranford; Cicely-Mrs Monk; Gillian-Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Floretta Actor: Miss Cranford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Brett; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Fairfield-Aickin; Ralph-Meadows (1st appearance in that character); Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Sga Sestini (2nd appearance in that character); Theodosia-Miss Langrish; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Webb; Patty-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Langrish

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Cast
Role: Miss Barnavag Actor: Miss Francis

Dance: As17850623

Event Comment: Turk, and No Turk [announced on playbill of 6 July] is unavoidably postpon'd on Account of Miss George's Illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Cast
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17850706

Event Comment: The Company will perform on Friday and Saturday next, and then finally close the Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Benson; Horatio-Wellman; Sciolto-Waldron; Rossano-Kerridge; Servant-Payne; Altamont-A Gentleman (2nd appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Lavinia-Mrs Wellman; Lucilla-Miss Bird; Calista-A Young Lady (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]) .unidentified]) .
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Bird

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe or Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Robinson Crusoe-The Gentleman who performs Altamont; Harlequin Friday-Wright; Pantaloon-Wellman; Pierrot-Kerridge; Spanish Don-Payne; English Lieutenant (with a song)-Wellman; Fryars(with song and Chorus from The Duenna)-Wellman, Kerridge, Payne, &c.; Savages and Sailors-Meadow, Stevenson, Payne Jun., &c.; Clown-Benson; Old Lady-Mrs Monk; Colombine-Mrs Wellman .

Song: Between the Acts of afterpiece, by Mrs Benson, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with the original Prologue)-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Gardner; Simon-Barrett; Irishman-Gaudry; Scotchman-Walker; Watchman-Swords; Porter-Ledger; Wrangle-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Langrish .
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Langrish
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Public Advertiser, 16 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, No. 29, Bow-street, Covent Garden. 3rd piece: An Original, Whimsical, Operatical, Pantomimical, Farcical, Electrical, Naval, Military, Temporary, Local Extravaganza

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Miss Barnavag Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto Mum!-Milbourn; Agreeable Companion in a Postchaise-Booth; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Davies; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Burton; Clown-Delpini; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin; Ballad Singer-Mr Wewitzer; Genius of Nonsense-Miss Langrish .

Song: In 1st piece capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters, with the celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister. imitations. End of 2nd piece, as17850726

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 19 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Written by Dr Goldsmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good naturd Man

Performance Comment: Croaker-Edwin; Sir William Honeywood-Aickin; Honeywood-Williamson; Leontini-Bannister Jun.; Bailiff-Parsons; Follower-Painter; Jarvis-Swords; Butler-Burton; Postboy-Barrett; Lofty-Palmer; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Webb; Olivia-Mrs Inchbald; Garnet-Mrs Edwin; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Miss Richland Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Meadows; Flint-Gardner; Skirmish-Edwin; Jenny-Miss George; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss George

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Windsor Lady (an Historical, Tragical, Comical old Ditty); End of Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Tmenty Fiddlers all on a Row, both by Edwin

Monologue: 1785 08 23 End of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tomer of London by Edwin

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Swords, Gaudry, Miss Logan, Painter, Barrett will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk And No Turk

Cast
Role: Fib Actor: Miss George.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 2nd piece [1st time; M.INT 2, author unknown. MS: Larpent 705; not published]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: William and Susan or The Sailors Sheet Anchor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Wilson; Dr Squib-Bannister; Sir Thomas-Gardner; Julep-Baddeley; Apozem-Barrett; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Last-Edwin; Harriet-Miss Langrish; Margaret-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Langrish

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George

Song: In 1st piece, as17850819; End of 3rd piece, as17850719

Event Comment: Turk, and No Turk [announced on playbill of 3 Sept.] is oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of Miss George's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Woollery
Role: Toilet Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Lacy; Cassio-Bannister Jun.; Brabantio-Aickin; Roderigo-R. Palmer; Duke-Gardner; Lodovico-Usher; Montano-Riley; Iago-Bensley; AEmilia-Mrs Bates; Desdemona-Miss Woollery (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Woollery

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' th' Mint-Phillimore; Filch-Meadows; Peachum-Wilson; Lucy (1st time)-Miss Langrish; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Polly Cast time)-Bannister. hathi.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Langrish

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 16 Nov.] . Orders and Free #24 11s. Receipts : #280 16s. 6d. (257/11/0 ; 23/0/6 ; 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello kemble Roderigo dodd Cassio bannister Jun

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister ; Solomon-Parsons ; Easy-Wrighten ; Lubin-Suett; Gillian-Miss Field ; Cicely-Mrs Love ; Floretta-M rs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Field
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Stockwell to Aickin, but "Fearon, in consequence of Aickin's illness, took the part of Stockwell at a short notice and upon the whole acquitted himself respectably" (Morning Chronicle, 6 Oct.).] "There is an infinite combination in Mrs Abington, a power of making everything new yet conformable to the character (Public Advertiser, 14 Oct.). Receipts: #328 11s. 6d. (326/11/0; 2/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Stockwell-Fearon; Major O'Flaherty-Johnstone; Captain Dudley-Hull; Charles-Farren; Fulmer-Thompson; Varland-Quick; Louisa-Mrs Bannister; Lady Rusport-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Bates; Charlotte Rusport (with the original Epilogue written by Garrick)-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Anew Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Henderson; Lord Lovel-Davies; Justice Greedy-Quick; All worth-Farren; Furnace-Wewitzer; Order-Swords; Amble-Stevens; Tapwell-Thompson; Welldo-Helme; Marall-Wilson; Wellborn-Wroughton; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Margaret-Miss Besford .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Mrs Crouch. hathi.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Provencalle, as17850922; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand [in all subsequent playbills called Fernando]-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Scipio-Wilson; Ramirez-Davies; Philippo-Brett; Sanguino-Darley; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Victoria-Mrs Bannister; Catalina-Mrs Wilson; Dame Isabel-Miss Platt; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Dame Isabel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Kennedy; Sideboard-Booth; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bates; Lady Constant-Mrs Inchbald; Muslin-Mrs Wilson; Mignionet-Miss Stuart; Furnish-Mrs Swords; The Widow Belmour-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Barrymore; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Wrighten; Elbow-Wright; Fryar Peter-Chaplin; Barnardine-Fawcett; Abhorson-Alfred; Lucio-Bannister Jun.; Mariana-Mrs Ward; Juliet-Miss Barnes; Isabella-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Barnes

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Field

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17851018, but Alithea-Miss Tidswell .
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Comic Dance, The Market [on 28 Oct., and thereafter, entitled The Market-Day], by Hamoir and Mrs Sutton; In afterpiece, as17851018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Henderson; Duke-Cubitt; Cacafogo-Booth; Juan-Davies; Sanchio-Thompson; Alonzo-Fearon; Copper Captain-Lewis; Margaretta-Mrs Inchbald; Clara-Miss Platt; Altea-Mrs Morton; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Mr Painter; Estifania-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Cast
Role: Miss Angle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Miss Audley Actor: Miss Stuart