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We found 13780 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1743 matches on Event Comments, 26 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-Norris; Gratiano-Wrighten; Iago-Bensley; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: As17820302athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Cast
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Hortensia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete, scene I

Performance Comment: A Forest. The Death of the Stag (singers not listed). Overture by Dr Arne. Hunting song, Give round the word, by Doyle. Foresters' Dance, scene II. The Cave of Echo. The Vauxhall Echo Catch, They say there is an echo here, by Davits, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle, scene m. Mount Ida. Venus and the Grace, to whom she complains for the loss of her son [She that will but now discover}. Venus-Mrs Morton, scene IV. A Hall. Four and twenty fidlers all on a row, as17820423 scene V. A Camp. For Freedom and his Native Land, by Mrs Kennedy; the music by Hook; the words by Hull. SCENE VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom, by Reinhold; the music by Purcell. SCENE VII. A Palace and a Banquet. Honest Friends and jovial Souls (singers not listed). To conclude with a Chorus and Dance. Attendant Genius-Miss Langrish .

Afterpiece Title: The What d'ye Call It

Performance Comment: JonasDock (alias Timothy Peascod)-Lee Lewes; Sir Roger-Booth; Sir Humphrey-Fearon; Justice Statute-Jones; Steward-Thompson; Ghost of Jeffry Cackle-Baker; Mother's Ghost-Gushing; Ghost of a Child unborn-Master Langrish; Ghost of the Mother-Besford; Smut, the Farrier's Ghost (with a song)-Darley; Squire Thomas(alias ThomasFilbert)-Quick; Dorcas-Mrs Morton; Joyce-Miss Langrish; Kitty (alias Kitty Carrots)-Mrs Wilson; Susan (with 'Twas when the seas were roaring)-Mrs Kennedy. Prologue to the Tragedy spoken by Lee Lewes .
Cast
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Langrish

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17820109, but Mincing-Miss Simson .
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Peg Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: As17820318athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Wroughton; Archbishop of Canterbury-Hull; Ely-Thompson; Capt. MacMorris-Egan; Gower-Norris (of DL); Exeter-L'Estrange; Burgundy-Robson; French Soldier-Joules; Boy-Miss Francis; Captain Fluellen-Booth; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; High Constable-Clarke; Queen of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Whitfield .
Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Langrish

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Pleasure Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17820125, but Justice Shallow-Waldron [of DL]; Anne Page-Mrs Lewis; added: Principal Fairy-Miss Langrish .
Cast
Role: Principal Fairy Actor: Miss Langrish
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: As17820503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17811023, but Jack Meggot-Booth; added: Buckle-J. Wilson; Millener-Miss Stuart .
Cast
Role: Millener Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17811211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Satchell

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17820522, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wright (of DL) .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17820104, but Archer-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Aimwell-Whitfield; Gibbet-W. Bates; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: As17811219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17820603 but Filch (1st time this season [see17820603)-Mrs Wilson; Mat o' th' Mint-Miss Morris. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Crook Actor: finger'd Jack-Miss Painter
Role: finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

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.
Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The Spanish Barber; 3rd piece of The Son-in-Law, both announced on playbill of 15 June.] Public Advertiser, 18 June: The Spanish Barber will be repeated as soon as Miss Harper is sufficiently recovered to return to the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Crook Actor: finger'd Jack-Miss Painter
Role: finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: As17820611 but Miss Hooke's name listed in playbill .

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Crook Actor: finger'd Jack-Miss Painter
Role: finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

Dance: As17820611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17820613 but Miss Morris (1st appearance in this piece) in place of Miss Harper .

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Cast
Role: Mrs Cecil Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Nancy Johnson Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett (1st appearance on this stage these 4 years); Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Morris

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The WATERMAN; or, The Rowing Match

Performance Comment: Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Massey; Robin-Edwin; Wilhelmina (1st time)-Miss Morris; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17820605 but Macheath-Miss Kirby (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage). hathi. 1st appearance on this stage). hathi.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Crook Actor: finger'd Jack-Miss Painter
Role: finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Occasional Prelude

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Edwin, Booth, Thompson, Jones, Wewitzer, Mahon, Mills, Aickin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from CG Public Advertiser, 24 Sept.: Ap Morgan-Quick; Squib-Edwin; Scissorwit-Booth; Prompter-Thompson; Mons Rigadoon-Wewitzer; O'Shaughnessy-Mahon; McDowgal-Mills; Critic-Aickin; Mrs Melpomene Sanguine-Mrs Webb; Miss Thalia Ap Morgan-Mrs Wilson. Jones is unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Ostrick-Lamash; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Williames; Player King-Chaplin; Marcellus-Wrighten; Lucianus-Waldron; Sailor-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Phillimore; Grave-diggers-Parsons, Burton; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Miss Field; Queen-Mrs Hopkins. [Edition of 1782 (Bathurst) adds: Player Queen-Mrs Booth.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Field

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Trifle-Palmer; Qui-Tam-Parsons; Tom-Suett; Timothy-Phillimore; Sambo-Chaplin; Dennis Dogherty-Moody; Biddy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Anaseed-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Miss Farren

Monologue: 1782 09 24 As 17 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Clarke; Lothario-Lewis; Altamont-Whitfield; Rossano-Davies; Horatio-Aickin; Lavinia-Miss Cleland; Lucilla-Mrs Poussin; Calista-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance at this theatre and 3rd on any stage [Mrs Wheatley]) .Mrs Wheatley]) .
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Cleland

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Davies; Simon-J. Wilson; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Miss Platt; Mrs Mecklin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: As17820927

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Performance Comment: Sullivan-Henderson; Montgomery-Wroughton; Daggerly-Aickin; Davy Dangle-Lee Lewes; Drelincourt-Hull; Pat Carey-Edwin; Bumboat-Fearon; Tipple-Thompson; Joyce-Stevens; Servant-J. Wilson; Sir Solomon Dangle-Quick; Agnes-Miss Satchell; Kitty Carrington-Mrs Wilson; Partlet-Mrs Pitt; Lady Dangle-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Satchell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Edwin; Lopez-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Mahon; Carlos-Brett (1st appearance in that character); Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Clara-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17821008, but Ratchford in place of Second

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Henderson; Nerestan-Whitfield; Orasmin-Fearon; Charillon-Hull; Melidor-Thompson; Osman-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Selima-Mrs Whitfield; Zara-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Dodd; Subtle-Aickin; Sir Epicure Mammon-Chaplin; Surly-Wrighten; Kastril-Burton; Lovewit-Fawcett; Face-Palmer; Dame Pliant-Miss Simson; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Performance Comment: Sir Toby Tacet-Quick; Rupee-Edwin; Bellcamp-Whitfield; Lake-Booth; Grog-Lee Lewes; Maurice-Egan; Cable (with a song)-Brett; Stern-Fearon; Quid-Jones; Bowsprit-W. Bates; Sailor-J. Wilson; Hulk-Bates; Lady Tacet-Mrs Webb; Cornelia-Mrs Martyr; Florimel-Miss Cleland; Nancy-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Miss Cleland

Dance: As17821009