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8059 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act before) dancing <span class=
We found 5146 matches on Event Comments, 2008 matches on Performance Title, 1835 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7826
18 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The School for Scandal, but "The Public is most respectfully informed that, in consequence of the sudden indisposition of King, The School for Scandal is unavoidably postponed. This Evening [will be acted] The Heiress" (printed slip attached to BM playbill (Burney 937.c.II)). Thespian Magazine, Feb. 1793, p. 193, also notes this change.] Receipts: #131 15s. (82.15; 45.8; 3.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Song: Probably as17921016

7827
26 December 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Murray. Afterpiece: Not performed these 40 years [acted 22 Jan. 1781]. Written by the celebrated Mrs Eliza Haywood. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at No. 38, Poland-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: A Wife to be Lett

7828
27 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. With the much-admired Shades and Transparencies, representing the Amusements of Harlequin, and the Destruction of the Pantomimical Fleet. Receipts: #217 19s. (158.11; 54.0; 5.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: As17921102

Dance: As17921102; In afterpiece: Dances-the D'Egvilles, Menage, Chatterley, Webb, Melvin, Phillips, Bourk, Bidotti, Whitmell, Walker, Nokes, Keys, Miss Menage, the Miss D'Egvilles, Miss Phillips, Miss A. DeCamp, Miss Menage Jun., Miss Smith, Miss Haskey, Miss Whitmell, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Bourk

7829
03 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #169 6s. (136.6; 31.0; 2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

7830
16 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. Receipts: #224 4s. (162.6; 53.10; 8.5; ticket not come in: 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

7831
05 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #214 5s. (200.9; 7.2; 6.14). [Half-price was taken on this night, but see 26 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

7832
28 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Anna [advertised on playbill of 26 Feb.] is deferred for a few Days, at the Request of the Authoress, in order to amend those passages which prevented the Piece from receiving throughout that unanimous Applause with which the Audience honoured the Four First Acts. [But Anna was not repeated.] Receipts: #316 12s. (253.16; 56.12; 5.18; tickets not come in: 0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

7833
02 March 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Receipts: #144 6s. (141.15; 2.1.2.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: Raymond-Kemble; Austin-Bensley; Theodore-Barrymore; Fabian-Packer; Officers-Phillimore, Benson; Hortensia-Mrs Siddons; Adelaide-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Jaquelin-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

7834
08 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 1st piece: In 3 Acts [i.e. abridged from the original 5]. 3rd piece: Written by Pilon. Morning Herald, 21 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 98, High Holborn. Receipts: #404 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Welford-Lewis; Capt. Douglas-Farren; Nicholas-Munden; Mr Ordeal (1st time)-Harley; Cheaterly-Macready; Col. Staff-Evatt; Sir Buzzard Savage-Quick; Clara (with a song in character)-Mrs Esten; Constance-Miss Chapman; Grace-Mrs Harlowe; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17921213, but Captain Belville (with an additional song)-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Rustic-_; Irish Haymaker-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion; or, All Alarm'd at Brighthelmstone

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 1st piece: An Eulogium on Money-Quick

7835
03 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Munden. 2nd piece [1st time; M.INT 1, by Thomas Hurlstone, Published by J. Debrett, 1793; in 1795 acted at cg as The British Recruit; or, Who's Afraid?]: The Overture and Music (a Glee and Air excepted) entirely new, by Shield, Giordani and Dr Stevenson of Dublin. To conclude with a Representation of the Grand Fleet under Sail. Books of the Interlude to be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald, 3 May 1793: This Day, at Noon, will be published To Arms (6d.). Morning Herald, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Munden at his house, No. 6, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #448 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Macready, Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: To Arms; or, The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Dance: In 2nd piece: Byrn, Mme Rossi

Song: End 2nd piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. As17930410

Cast
Role: new Occasional Address in the character of Actor: Lewis.

7836
14 May 1793 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera (1st time [in London; 1st performed at Naples, 1789]); the Music by Paisiello. Under the direction of Storace. With new Dresses, Scenery and Decorations. Diary, 15 May: The Opera, besides exquisite music, abounds with lively trickery and humourous incident...Kelly shifted his dress nine times, and acted with much pleasantry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Morelli, Rovedino, Kelly, Braghetti, Morigi, Garelli, Sga Belloli, Sga DeMira, Sga Storace. Cast from libretto (J. Hammond [1793]): Pandolfo-Morelli; Scevola-Rovedino; Perillo-Kelly; Eleuterio-Braghetti; Frappa-Morigi; Calandrino-Garelli; Stellidaura-Sga M. Belloli; Cecca-Sga DeMira; Lucrezia-Sga Storace.

Dance: As17930423

Ballet: Iphiginia in Aulide. As17930423

7837
17 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Kemble Mem., 18 May: On account of Whitsun Eve the Opera was yesterday [at king's]; we acted therefore at Mr Colman's Theatre. Receipts: #73 (64.3; 8.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Cast
Role: Rest of the Vocal Characters Actor: Caulfield, Danby, Welsh, Shaw

7838
05 June 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Percey, Cameron, George, Woollams. Kemble Mem.: Benefit for Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #338 (28.1.6; 13.10.6; 3.15.0; tickets: 292.13.0) (charge: #147 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The West Indian

Performance Comment: Stockwell-Aickin; Belcour-Whitfield; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Stukely-Benson; Fulmer-Suett; Varland-Baddeley; Sailor-Jones; Servants-Webb, Lyons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Powell (1st appearance in that character); Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Shaw; Housekeeper-Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Keys

7839
15 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [As Miss Logan Mrs Gibbs had 1st appeared at the hay, 18 June 1783. She had acted later at the Royalty.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

7840
18 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Seeing is Believing, advertised on playbill of 17 June, was not acted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

7841
25 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the first time reduced to Two Acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Zachary Fungus-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Isaac Fungus-Wewitzer; Mr Gruel-Suett; Simon-Bland; Mr Bridoun-Evatt; La Fleur-Abbott; John-Lyons; Hackney Coachman-Ledger; Mrs Mecklin-Mrs Webb; Dolly-Miss Heard; Jenny-Miss Fontenelle.

7842
25 June 1793 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Nozze Di Dorina And I Zingari In Fiera

Performance Comment: A Selection, in 2 acts of the most favourite Scenes from these Comic Operas. Principal Characters-Morelli, Rovedino, Kelly, Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Morelli, Rovedino, Kelly, Sga Storace.

Dance: As17930622

Ballet: Iphiginia in Aulide. As17930622

7843
19 July 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 3 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-Barrymore; Old Meanwell-Usher; Young Meanwell-Evatt; Servant-Abbott; Skipwell-Johnstone; Letty-Mrs Gibbs (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Florinda-Mrs Brooks.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

7844
02 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mrs Pollock's 1st two appearances were on 24 Nov. 1792 and 14 Jan. 1793.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Being a Collection of Favorite Scenes from the following celebrated Pantomimes: Harlequin Sorcerer, Mother Shipton, Choice of Harlequin, Lord Mayor's Day, Druids, Fryar Bacon, Harlequin Freemason, Norwood Gipsies, Omai, Magic Cavern, Harlequin Rambler. [Synopsis of Entertainment in Public Advertiser, 3 Oct.] Receipts: #261 11s. (245.5; 16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Performance Comment: Pave-Lewis; Smalltrade-Quick; Warford-Pope; Sir ThomasRoundhead-Munden; Sir Charles Dazzle-Farren; Hippy-Blanchard; Latitat-Fawcett; Rosa-Mrs Esten; Miss Dazzle-Miss Chapman; Betty-Miss Stuart; Lady Henrietta-Mrs Pollock (1st appearance in that character, and 3rd on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: Principal Pantomimic Characters-Simpson, Follett, Farley, Rock, Evatt, Rees, Thompson, Claremont, Hawtin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Smith, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Blurton, Miss Paye; Vocal Characters-Linton, Gray, Davies, Street, Little, Sawyer, Kendrick, Spofforth, Tett, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Barnett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd. [Partial cast adjusted from playbill of 15 Nov. 1790: Harlequin-Simpson; Clown-Follett; Lover-Farley; Woodcutter-Rock; Bricklayers-Evatt, Thompson; Lover's Servant-Rees; Pantaloon-Claremont; Gardener-Hawtin; Colombine-Mrs Watts; Shepherd, Shepherdess-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; Same playbill lists the other character: Farmer, Serjeant, Recruits, Carpenter, Sportsmen, Monkey, Peacock, Witches.] Same playbill lists the other character: Farmer, Serjeant, Recruits, Carpenter, Sportsmen, Monkey, Peacock, Witches.]
Cast
Role: Principal Pantomimic Characters Actor: Simpson, Follett, Farley, Rock, Evatt, Rees, Thompson, Claremont, Hawtin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Smith, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Blurton, Miss Paye
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Linton, Gray, Davies, Street, Little, Sawyer, Kendrick, Spofforth, Tett, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Barnett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd.

Entertainment: Afterpiece: [To conclude with Three Entire New Scenes, representing the Town and Harbour of Toulon; with a View of the Manoeuvring of the British, Spanish, and French Fleets, after the Surrender of the Town and Fortifications to the English] on the Twenty-ninth of August [1793]. In which, When in War on the Ocean-Davies; an Entire New Song [composed by Shield,-Incledon; The Music- [Selected by Shaw from Pepusch, Dr Arne, Arnold, Fisher, [Michael] Arne, Vincent, Dibdin, Reeve, Shield; The Dances-Byrn, Holland[; The Scenery-Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips

7845
07 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play. Receipts: #251 2s. 6d. (250.4.6; 0.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Cast
Role: Major Tactic Actor: Davies

Song: End IV: Juliet 's Funeral Procession, with the Solemn Dirge- Vocal PartsJohnstone, Incledon, Williamson, Rock, Gray, Linton, Blurton, Abbot, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Masters, Miss Paye, Mrs Blurton, Miss Watson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Leserve, Mrs Martyr

7846
08 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations [by Thomas Hull]. Afterpiece: Compressed into 3 Acts by the author of the Road to Ruin [Thomas Holcroft]. Receipts: #232 6s. (204.16; 27.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Song: In III: a song (in character)-Mrs Clendining

Entertainment: As17931004

7847
09 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. [This was the version, altered probably by Joseph George Holman, in which he appeared in Dublin on 29 July 1794, on which occasion the playbill reads, "Dressed in the Habits of the Times, and with other Alterations, adopted in its Representations 19 [recte 11] Nights last Winter, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden." It further states that the part of Ophelia would be performed "without the Airs, and with a considerable Restoration of the Text." No record of what these alterations consisted of has come to light. In III.iv Hamlet's father was represented by a life-sized portrait that hung over the chimney, and the Queen wore a large miniature of Claudius on her arm as a bracelet (London Chronicle, 10 Oct.). The words of the Dirge are printed in European Magazine, Nov. 1793, p. 393; they are stanza X of Shakespeare's Passionate Pilgrim. Miss Poole had appeared as a singer at king's and at Vauxhall in 1787 and at the cg oratories in 1791.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [and in place of The Prisoner at Large, advertised on playbill of 8 Oct.]. Receipts: #332 4s. (330.3; 2.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Song: In V: a Dirge set to music by Shield, the words from Shakespeare; Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Hopkins, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Masters, Miss Paye, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Castelle, Miss Leserve, Williamson, Linton, Street, Gray

7848
11 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Receipts: #175 18s. 6d. (171.10.6; 4.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-Bernard (1st appearance in that character); Lovewell-Holman; Sir John Melvil-Farren; Canton-Cubitt; Brush-Fawcett; Serjeant Flower-Powel; Traverse-Thompson; Trueman-Evatt; Sterling-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Mattocks; Fanny-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character); Betty-Mrs Martyr; Chambermaid-Miss Stuart; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Entertainment: As17931004

7849
17 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Macleish, printer [of playbills], in full for last season #62 7s. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #176 1s. (167.7.6; 8.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Sir Brilliant Fashion-Bernard; William-Macready; Sideboard-Farley; John-Abbot; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pope; Lady Constant-Miss Chapman; Muslin-Mrs Mattocks; Mignionet-Miss Stuart; Furnish-Mrs Watts; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Molly Maybush Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: As17931015

7850
12 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17931013, but Robin Hood-Davies; Stella-Miss Francis; Angelina-Miss Williames (1st appearance in that character).