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We found 14634 matches on Performance Comments, 11031 matches on Author, 4432 matches on Performance Title, 2118 matches on Event Comments, and 467 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso 0 Messiah 0

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed Il Penseroso 3

Performance Comment: Overture- (Ariadne); Verdi Prati-Sga Galli [Alcina]; Hear us O Lord-Chorus [Judas Maccabaeus]; Praise the Lord-Miss Poole; Softly rise-Braham; accompanied on the bassoon-Parkinson; Ye southern breezes-Chorus (Solomon, by Boyce); Ye sacred Priests, Farewell ye limpid Springs-Mme Mara [Jephtha]; Zadock the Priest-Chorus [Coronation Anthems].Coronation Anthems].
Cast
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Miss Poole

Music: End I: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Miss MacArthur; End II: concerto on the clarionet-John Mahon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah 0

Music: End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Miss MacArthur; Preceding III: Eighth concerto of Corelli-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Sacred Selection 0 Messiah 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Sacred Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Sacred Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Sacred Selection 3

Music: End II: concerto on Piano Forte-Miss MacArthur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Eddington

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts, as17970123, but Master _Willoughby, Master Paul, A Young _Lady, Miss +Jones; End: +Ye Gentleman of England-; and the Companion, To all you Ladies now at Land-; A Sea Song, The Muffin Man-Master Sincock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Cicely Copsley Actor: Miss Mellon

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: End II: Ally Croaker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh; End IV: The Black Bird (composed by Hook)-Master Welsh

Music: End: A Lilliputian Performance, As17970518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Cicely Copsley Actor: Miss Mellon

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Cast
Role: Oberon Actor: Miss Granger
Role: Puck Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Titania Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Redstar Actor: Miss Leak

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew

Performance Comment: As17970516, but Phillimore; unassigned-Wewitzer, Miss _Stuart. Prologue as17970515.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Wewitzer, Miss _Stuart. Prologue as17970515.
Role: Oberon Actor: Miss Granger
Role: Puck Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Titania Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Redstar Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Lady Swallow Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Camilia Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: As17970513

Song: End II: Ally Croaker-Miss Leak; End IV: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Heard

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Music: After Dancing: a favourite concerto by Dussek upon the Grand Piano Forte-Miss Gaudry (1st appearance in public)

Song: End I afterpiece: a favourite song by Webbe-Master Sincock

Entertainment: In the course of the Evening: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Andrews.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-R. Palmer; Coachman-Ledger; Tom-Waldron Jun.; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Emma Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Fringe Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Andrews

Song: Mainpiece: General Chorus, as17970814, but added: Lyons, Miss +Andrews, _Walker, _Dibble, _Caulfield Jun., Ms _Edward, Ms _Gaudry, Ms _Hale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew

Cast
Role: Lady Swallow Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cinna

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement-; Minuet de la Cour-Didelot, Mme Rose; End Opera: a new grand Ballet, composed by Gallet, Enee et Didon-Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Miss Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie, St.Pierre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eccentric Lover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, Murray, Knight, Whitfield, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Curties, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from Times, 1 May: Sir Francis Delroy-Lewis; Peter Crowfoot-Quick; Fenton-Holman; Admiral Delroy-Munden; Doctor Crisis-Fawcett; Gangrene-Murray; Gabriel-Knight; Sir Henry Netterville-Whitfield; Ostrich-Waddy; Tom Transit-Simmons; John Seagrave-Rees; Admiral's Servant-Curties; Eleanor de Ferrars-Miss Betterton; Constantia-Mrs Pope; Widow Blandy-Mrs Gilbert; Fidelia-Mrs Mattocks; [Times does not spell all the parts as they are listed in the text, in Cumberland's Posthumous Dramatic Works, 1813, Vol. II, which assigns no parts, but in which they are spelled as above. Times erroneously assigns Doctor Crisis to Farley, and lists Mrs Mattocks' part as Mrs Crowfoot; it does not assign Gabriel or the Servant.] Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards-Platt, Miss Cranfield, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Song: In III: a new duet Adieu , composed by Kelly-Kelly, Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Alonzo-Barrymore; Carlos-C. Kemble; Alvarez-Packer; Manuel-Maddocks; Zanga-Kemble; Leonora-Mrs Powell; Isabella-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Webb; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Wentworth; Margaretta-Miss Leak; Nelly-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Leak

Song: End: the official news of Nelson's victory at the Nile, on 1 August 1798, was given out; the audience called for Rule Britannia-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland; God save the King- [(London Chronicle, 4 Oct.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Outlaws

Cast
Role: Martia Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Leak

Music: To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Miss Leak

Dance: As17980915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Emery, Clarke, Betterton, Townsend, Miss Gilbert, Simmons, Claremont, Mrs Atkins, Miss Walcup, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Chapman; Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Forest-Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee; Chorus of Guards in the Castle-Linton, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel. [And see17981211.]And see17981211.]

Dance: In 3rd piece: Procession and Dance of Swabian Peasants, as17981211, but Miss _Gray

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Jackson, Thompson (box-keeper), Webb (door-keeper), Dibdin, Purkins, Pitt, Williamson, Goodwin, Anselmo, Roberts, Loyd, West, Berecloth, Young, Norton will be taken.] Receipts: #374 16s. (38.1.6; 4.18.0; tickets: 331.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: A Scotch Divertisement-Jackson, Platt, Dyke, Miss Bologna, Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-J. Palmer; Coachman-Ledger; Tom-Clarke; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Cook-Mrs Hale; Cloe-Mrs Haskey; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Cast
Role: Miss Die Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay or Sailors on Saturday Night

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths
Role: Widow Belmont Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: End 1st piece: Crazy Jane (composed by Miss Abrahams [recte Abrams])-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Entertainment: Vaudeville End: Satan's Address to the Sun , from Milton's Paradise Lost-the Young Gentleman who last year (see17980917) recited a portion of Gray's Bard; Musical Pasticcio, The Cryer-Suett; My mother bids me bind my hair (Haydn)-Master Suett; a Comic Song descriptive of Bartholomew Fair-Wathen; Mad Tom (Purcell)-Story; The Irish Newsman-Clarke; Crazy Jane (Miss Abrams)-Mrs Bland; Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

Song: In III: Epithalamium Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17991211, but added: Miss Stephens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joanna

Performance Comment: As18000116, but Vocal Parts-Miss _Waters.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Miss _Waters.
Role: Page Actor: Miss Waters
Role: Girl Actor: Miss Cox
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Gilbert

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Jack Connor-Betterton; Lord Edmond-Mansel; Father Frank-Waddy; Dowdle-Munden; Rachael-Miss Sims; Mary-Mrs Litchfield; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Rachael Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Chapman.

Song: Chorusses, as18000116, but Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Music: Vocal Parts, as17991127, but Mrs _Bland, Mrs Roffey; +To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Roffey, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Roffey

Dance: As17991127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000304O ever in my bosom live, as18000304Come every jovial fellow-Simmons, Mrs Sydney, Miss Wheatley