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We found 4812 matches on Roles/Actors, 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 18 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Receipts: #212 3s. (173.0.6; 36.18.0; 2.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17961013, but Arcas-Caulfield; Greek Herald-Holland.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: As17961102, but Sir Adam Contest-Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Mr Milden Actor: Packer
Role: Mr Contest Actor: C. Kemble
Event Comment: Receipts: #144 18s. (139.3.6; 5.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude

Performance Comment: As17970509, but added: Sedgly-Hull.

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for the Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17970128.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970509.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Claremont
Event Comment: Receipts: #123 19s. 6d. (116.14.6; 7.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Performance Comment: As17960923.

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for the Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17970128.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970509.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Claremont
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clendining. [1st piece in place of The Travellers in Switzerland, advertised on playbill of 23 May.] Morning Herald, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Clendining, No. 13, King-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #157 18s. (55.10; 3.19; tickets: 98.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17960917, but Rosetta (1st time)-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Mr Simmons

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Festival

Performance Comment: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; The Minstrel's Song [Where is that towering spirit fled?] , from The Days of Yore-Mrs Clendining; accompanied on the harp-Weippert; The Disconsolate Sailor-Mrs Martyr; Admiral Benbow-Incledon; The Soldier tir'd of Wars alarms-Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Performance Comment: As17961217, but Leonora-Miss Wallis.

Dance: End I: The Statute Dance-

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Blurton, Furkins, (b[ox-keeper]), Bagley, Coates, Roberts, Paskin, Pitt, Hall (carpenter), Norton, Furkins (c[arpe]n[ter]), Doe will be admitted. [Afterpiece in place of Diamond Cut Diamond, advertised on playbill of 24 May.] Receipts: #305 15s. 6d. (40.13.6; 4.4.6; tickets: 260.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: As17970508.
Cast
Role: 970304but Mr Bronzely Actor: Knight
Role: Mr Bronzely Actor: Lewis
Role: Mr Norberry Actor: Waddy

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Performance Comment: As17970517, but Cable-_.
Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield. True Briton, 26 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #427 14s. (69.1.6; 54.3.0; 2.2.6; tickets: 302.7.0) (charge: #212 13s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17970418, but Governor Tempest-Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Mr Penruddock Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Woodville Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mr Sydenham Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performance Comment: As17970428.

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Performance Comment: As17961221.
Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer and Russell. [Miss Dorell is identified in MS list in Kemble playbill of new performers for this season.] True Briton, 31 May: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 28, Lower Eaton-street, Pimlico; of Russell, No. 46, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #290 13s. (65.13.0; 52.7.6; 4.3.0; tickets: 168.9.6, of which R. Palmer sold 107.9.6, and Russell 61.0.0) (charge: #225 9s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: As17961004, but David Mowbray-Russell; Lady Ruby-A Young Lady (1st appearance on this stage [Miss Dorell]); Servants-_; Waiting@woman-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Wrangle Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17970508.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As17970418.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs J. Brandon, Hawtin, W. Wilde, Bent, Coombs, Wilkins, Hay, Mlle delaCroix will be admitted. Receipts: #442 10s. 6d. (65.0.0; 3.10.0; tickets: 374.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17970128, but Bronze-Wilde in place of Farley; Jessy Oatland-Mrs Mountain of Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970519.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Claremont
Event Comment: Benefit for Middleton. 1st piece: In IV a Grand Masquerade. True Briton, 7 June: Tickets to be had of Middleton, No. 16, Buckingham-street, York Building. Receipts: #229 11s. (105.18.6; 8.13.0; tickets: 114.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: Hardy-Quick; Doricourt-Middleton; Flutter-Fawcett; Saville-Toms; Villars-Macready; Courtall-Claremont; Sir George Touchwood-Murray (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Chapman; Miss Ogle-Mrs Fawcett; Kitty Willis-Mrs Follett; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (of dl).

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17970605.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970519.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Claremont

Song: In 2nd piece: The Heaving of the Lead, The Storm-Incledon

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [by Bennett, Calkin, Chumbley, Caton, Cawston, Fosbrook, Faux, Massingham, Maddocks, Perry, Purser, Ross, Sherwood, Stevens, Tice, Waterer (Account-Book)] will be admitted. Receipts: #315 1s. (19.9; 23.7; 1.5; tickets: 271.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: As17961011, but Sheva-Bannister Jun.; Eliza Ratcliffe-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Mr Saunders Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17960920, but Mrs Caddy-Miss Tidswell.
Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Gibson, Percey, George, Bowley, Stevenson, Woollams, Massingham [box-keepers]. In consequence of the Indisposition of two Principal Performers The Fairy Festival [advertised on playbill of 13 June] cannot be performed this Evening. Receipts: #567 17s. 6d. (31.0.6; 30.19.0; 2.14.0; tickets: 503.4.0) (charge: #213 16s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17970207, but Bellamy-Caulfield; Clarinda-Mrs Goodall; Servant to Ranger-_; Simon-_; Chairmen-_; Servant to Strickland-_; Servant to Clarinda-_; Millener-_; Maid-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Strickland Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Dignum; Ismene-Miss Leak; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.

Ballet: End afterpiece: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Performance Comment: As17961221.
Event Comment: Benefit for Shade, Cameron, Wood, Wilson, Dangerfield, Irish, Nix, Edwards, Wooldridge, Panchaud, Cole, Gray, Hough [box-keepers]. The Last Time of the Company's Performing this Season. Receipts: #85 0s. 6d. (42.0.6; 40.6.6; 2.13.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #204 14s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17961101, but Chignon-Maddocks; Lady Emily-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mr Rightly Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17960920.

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17960920

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17970605

Performance Comment: As17970605.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham Or Days Of Old

Performance Comment: Gondibert-Palmer; Barton-Aickin; La Varenne-C. Kemble; Duke of Somerset-Lyons; Prince of Wales-Miss Menage; Fool-R. Palmer; Corporal-Wathen; Drummer-Trueman; Fifer-Waldron Jun.; Marquis of Montague-Caulfield; Egbert-Palmer Jun.; Robbers-Bannister, Davies, Abbot; Gregory Gubbins-Fawcett; Adeline-Mrs Harlowe; Villagers-Mrs Bland, Miss Andrews, Mrs Edwards; Queen Margaret-Mrs Fawcett (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17970615.
Cast
Role: Mr Colloony Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Mr Frost Actor: Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17970619 but Queen Margaret-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17970615.
Cast
Role: Mr Colloony Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Mr Frost Actor: Munden
Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of Lock and Key, advertised on playbill of 30 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17970622.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970629.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Trueman

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970622.
Event Comment: [Mrs Upsdell is identified in MS list, in hay playbills now at Harvard, of new performers for the 1797 season.] 3rd piece: Never acted here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17970704.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Davies; Governor Harcourt-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Captain Harcourt-Palmer Jun.; Vane-R. Palmer; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Bridget-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Mortimer-Miss Heard; Warner-Mrs Booth; Cecilia-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance [Mrs Upsdell]).Mrs Upsdell]).

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Performance Comment: Nipperkin-Munden; Lenox-Trueman; Sinclair-Philipps; Major Tactic-Davies; Captain Cruiser-Davenport; Corporal Squib-Abbot; Mary-Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: see17970617.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17970630 but Prince of Wales-Master Menage.
Cast
Role: Mr Colloony Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Mr Frost Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970629.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Trueman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17970707.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17970615.
Cast
Role: Mr Colloony Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Mr Frost Actor: Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17970706.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970622.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970715 but Waiter-Lyons [replaces Chippendale. Prologue, Epilogue as17970715.replaces Chippendale. Prologue, Epilogue as17970715.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970629.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Trueman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17970615 but Captain Meadows-R. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970718 [Prologue, Epilogue as17970715.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Trueman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17970622.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970718 but Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue-the Dramatis Personae [as17970715.as17970715.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Trueman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17970707.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970718 [Prologue, Epilogue as17970715.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Trueman

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17970713 but added: Frank Bevil-Lyons; Harry Bevil-Abbot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17970617.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970718 Prologue, Epilogue as17970715 .
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Trueman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970726.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17970615.
Cast
Role: Mr Colloony Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Mr Frost Actor: Munden