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We found 13748 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 504 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hastings

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Performance Comment: O'Conner MacCormuck-Moody; Sunderland (1st time)-Packer; Rivers-Farren; Sapling-Lamash; Dipp-Wright; Putty-Wrighten; Spavin-Carpenter; Tom Epping-Waldron; Francis-Burton; Jockey-R. Palmer; Secretary-Griffiths; Issachar-Holcroft; Revell-Palmer; Mrs Cheveley (1st time)-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cheveley Actor: Miss Sherry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers

Performance Comment: As17781130, but Mrs Boncour-Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Freeport-Aickin; Lord Falbridge-Dimond; Owen-Usher; Officer-Egan; Servant-Kenny; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs T.? Kennedy (1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17790715 but Corinna-Miss Wood.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Wood.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Performance Comment: As17790731 but Editha-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Editha Actor: Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Cast
Role: Lavender Actor: Miss Hale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Seyward-Brereton; Colonel Lambert-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Maw@worm-Holcroft; Darnley-Bensley; Lady Lambert-Miss Sherry; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Mark Anthony-Smith; Cassius-Henry; Caska-read by Gardner [of hay]; Julius Caesar-Packer; Octavius Caesar-Farren; Trebonius-Chaplin; Decius Brutus-Wrighten; Metellus Cimber-Williams; Cinna-Norris; Pindarus-R. Palmer; Soothsayer-Fawcett; Servant to Anthony-Philimore; Lucius-Master Pulley; Plebians-Baddeley, Waldron, Burton, Holcroft; Brutus-Palmer; Calphurnia-Miss Sherry; Portia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Cassander-Aickin; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestian-Davies; Polypercon-Philimore; Clytus-Hurst; Roxana-Miss Sherry; Parisatis-Mrs Sharp; Sisigambis-Mrs Davenett; Statira-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Jewish Education

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus (1st time)-Henry; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius (1st time)-R. Palmer; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: Caratach-Digges; Penius-Aickin; Suetonius-Bensley; Junius-Lamash; Demetrius-R. Palmer; Judas-Edwin; Macer-Massey; Nennius-Usher; Curius-Egan; Decius-Davis; Regulus-Kenny; Hengo-Master Edwin; Petillius-Palmer; Bonduca-Miss Sherry; 2nd Daughter-Mrs Cuyler; Eldest Daughter-Mrs Massey; The original Prologue ,written by the late D. Garrick, Esq.,-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Bonduca Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Fire And Water

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello (for that night)-Crawford (1st appearance in that character); Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-Barrett; Brabantio-Aickin; Duke-Usher; Lodovico-Egan; Montano-Davis; Iago-Bensley; Emilia-Miss Sherry; Desdemona (for that night)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17800615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-Smith; Nerestan-Brereton; Chatilion-Aickin; Orasmin-Chaplin; Melidor-Norris; Lusignan-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Selima-Miss Sherry; Zara-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801114, but Mrs Dangle-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Miss Sherry.
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17801206, but Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Song: As17801206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Performance Comment: Essex-Smith; Burleigh-Packer; Raleigh-R. Palmer; Lieutenant-Phillimore; Southampton-Brereton; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hopkins; Nottingham-Miss Sherry; Rutland-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Miss Sherry

Dance: As17810131

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: As17810126, but Lady Lambert-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Miss Sherry.

Dance: As17810131

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pylades-Farren; Phoenix-Wrighten; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Andromache (for that night only)-Mrs Yates; Cleone-Miss Sherry; Cephisa-Mrs Johnston; Hermione-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: Caratach-Digges; Penius-Aickin; Petillius-Staunton; Junius-Lamash; Demetrius-R. Palmer; Suetonius-Bensley; Macer-Massey; Nennius-Usher; Curius-Egan; Decius-Davis; Hengo-Master Edwin; Judas-Edwin; Bonduca-Miss Sherry; 2nd Daughter-Mrs Cuyler; Eldest Daughter-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Bonduca Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Blissett, Stevens, Webb, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin, Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward Sandford-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Blissett; Sheers-Stevens; Coachman-Webb; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wilson; Caroline Sandford-Miss Harper; unassigned-Painter, Ledger, Pierce.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Sir Mathew Mite-Palmer; Mr Oldham-Aickin; Sir Thomas[recte John] Oldham-Usher; Touchit-Baddeley; Mayor-Webb; Nathan-Barrett; Moses-Pierce; Conserve-Egan; Secretary-Davis; Waiter-Lamash; Antiquarian-Massey; Janus-Wilson; Putty-Edwin; Mrs Matchem-Mrs Webb; Sophy-Mrs Cuyler; Crocus-Mrs W. Palmer; Lady Oldham-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Lady Oldham Actor: Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Hitchcock
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Seyward-Brereton; Colonel Lambert-Palmer; Maw-worm-Holcroft; Darnley-Bensley; Lady Lambert-Miss Sherry; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Love; Charlotte-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Comic Dance, The Frenchman in the Dairy, by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Brereton; Duncan-Packer; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-R. Palmer; Donalbain-Master Pulley; Banquo-Farren; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Mrs Sharp; Lady Macbeth-Miss Sherry .
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Wheeler.

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, by Bannister, Williams, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Helme; Miss Simson, Miss Barnes, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Granger, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Sir Mathew Mite-Palmer; Mr Oldham-Aickin; Sir John Oldham-Usher; Touchit-Baddcley; Antiquarian-Massey; Waiter-R. Palmer; Nathan-Barrett; Moses-Pierce; Conserve-Egan; Secretary-Davis; Janus-Parsons; Putty-Edwin; Mrs Matchem-Mrs Webb; Sophy-Mrs Cuyler; Crocus-Mrs W. Palmer; Lady Oldham-Miss Sherry .
Cast
Role: Lady Oldham Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Wood, Webb, Egan, Stevens, Painter, Kenny, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Miss Harper. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1782): Compton-Bannister; Sir Felix Friendly-Wilson; Eugene-Wood; Chicane-Webb; John-Egan; Thomas-Stevens; Stump-Painter; Cudden-Kenny; Lingo-Edwin; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Fringe-Mrs Poussin [see17820606; Cowslip-Mrs Wells; Laura-Miss Harper.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Harper.

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-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs Roope (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Harper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Pisanio-Staunton; Bellarius-Aickin; Arviragus-Wood; Guiderius-R. Palmer; Caius Lucius-Usher; Philario-Webb; Cloten-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Cymbeline-Gardner; Lords-Ledger, Stevens; Frenchman-Davis; Cornelius-Swords; Iachimo-Palmer; Queen-Miss Sherry; Helen-Mrs Poussin; Imogen-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17820717 but Eliza-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade, in which a Dance by Master and Miss Byrn; End of Act III, as17820606

Song: In Masquerade a Song by Miss Morris. imitations. End of mainpiece, by Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Mr Reddish being a little out of his Senses he could not play Morcar in Matilda therefore notwithstanding the Bills were up for it we were oblig'd to change it to the West Indian & about Two o'clock we put up fresh Bills for West Indian and as Mrs Abington was not in humour to play at so Short Notice we were oblig'd to borrow Miss Barsanti to play Miss Rusport (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Rec'd Mrs Johnson's rent one year to Lady Day 1774 #6 (Treasurer's Book). Tragedy of Braganza is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday on account of Mrs Yates's indisposition. Receipts: #161 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17741014, but Charlotte Rusport-Miss Barsanti from Covent Garden.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Dance: II: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Miss Sharp. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Siddons will be taken. Paid 2 Flutes 2 nights #1. Receipts: #69 4s. Charges: #68 15s. Profits to Miss Sharp and Mr Whitfield: 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17751101, but Cymbeline-Hurst; Guiderius-Whitfield; first time, and Singing In Act I-Miss Sharpe; Doctor-_; Captain-_; Claudio-_.
Cast
Role: and Singing In Act I Actor: Miss Sharpe
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Performance Comment: As17751027, but Melpomene-Miss Sharpe.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: As17760220, but Narciss-Miss Sharpe, first time.
Cast
Role: Narciss Actor: Miss Sharpe, first time.

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17751220