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7760 results for: Keyword - Mr
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.

2926
25 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #299 4s. 6d. (240.6.0; 55.13.6; 3.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: As17980512.
Cast
Role: Mr Solomon Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performance Comment: As17980514.

2927
29 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by J. Brandon, Claremont, Abbot, Doe, Simmons, Larkman, Street, Smart, Anselmo, Wall, Sturgeon, Brice, Wells, Goostree, Standen will be admitted. Receipts: #460 3s. (19.19; 0.11; tickets: 439.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17971020, but Monimia-Mrs Pope [i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: As17980525.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Claremont

2928
30 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull, Mrs Litchfield & Waddy. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Hull. Larpent MS 1215; not published]: Altered from [The Bashful Lover, by] Massinger. [In it the playbill assigns Hortensio to Pope, but he was ill, and in his "stead Johnston read the part of Hortensio" (European Magazine, June 1798, p. 396). Prologue by John Taylor Poems (I, 60).] Morning Herald, 29 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, Duke's Court, Dean's-yard, Westminster; of Mrs Litchfield, James-street, Covent-Garden; of Waddy, No. 214, opposite Southampton-street, High Holborn. Receipts: #261 2s. 6d. (53.9.6; 4.16.6; tickets: 202.16.6; of which Hull took #72 7s.; Mrs Litchfield #60 17s., Waddy #69 12s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Disinterested Love

Performance Comment: Hortensio-read by Johnston; Gonzaga (Duke of Mantua)-Murray; Uberti (Prince of Parma)-Toms; Alonzo-Whitfield; Bellario-Clarke; Octavio-Hull; Manfroy-Davenport; Ambassador-Powel; Alberto-Claremont; Bernardo-Thompson; Lorenzo (Duke of Tuscany)-Holman; Ascanio-Mrs Litchfield; Beatrice-Mrs Platt; Gentlewoman-Miss Leserve; Matilda (Princess of Mantua)-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Performance Comment: The Sailor's Carousal; or, Saturday Night at Sea As17980528, but added: The Medley of Lovers-Munden; Jack at the Windlass-_; Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: As17971101, but M'Gilpin-Waddy; Moggy-Mrs Litchfield; added: Croudy-Davenport.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Munden
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Rees

Entertainment: Monologue.Preceding 1st piece: a new Occasional Prologue-Holman

Performance Comment: Preceding 1st piece: a new Occasional Prologue-Holman.

2929
31 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Paskin, Hall (carpenter), Furkins (ditto), Robson (music porter), Strahan, Haseler, Goodwin, Hill, Ledger, Hall (box-keeper) will be admitted. Receipts: #434 15s. 6d. (24.4.0; 2.18.0; tickets: 407.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Capt. Absolute-Toms; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Pope; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Raft

Performance Comment: As17980409.

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: As17980525.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Claremont

2930
01 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Miss Mellon, Miss Heard, Miss Arne will be admitted. Receipts: #103 7s. 6d. (52.6.0; 48.17.6; 2.4.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17970923, but 1st Stockbroker-Webb; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Servant-_; Waiters-_.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17971113.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17980409, but Susan-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

2931
02 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Benson, Coates, Chatterley, Gregson, Gibson, Purser, Sparks, Smith, Whitmell, Willis, Weber, Wells, Mrs Byrne will be admitted. Receipts: #56 12s. (26.17.0; 28.1.6; 1.13.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17971102, but Don Felix-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Gibby-Sparks; Lissardo-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17970921.
Cast
Role: Mr Caddy Actor: Maddocks

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley

Performance Comment: End: an Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley.

2932
05 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 3rd piece [1st time: INT 1. Larpent MS 1218; not published]: A Sequel [to Sylvester Daggerwood], written by John? O'Keeffe. Times, 24 May: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Haymarket. Receipts: #318 17s. (86.6.0; 44.4.6; 2.0.6; tickets: 186.6.0, of which Bannister to pay for half over #100) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17971223, but Ariel-Mrs Bland; Hyppolito-Mrs Powell; Dorinda (1st time)-Mrs Jordan; Alonzo-_; Antonio-_.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17971223.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Eleventh of June or The Daggerwoods at Dunstable

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Wewitzer, Wathen, Master Chatterley, Master Walter, Master Tokely, Master Wells, Master Appleby, Mrs Sparks, Miss Tidswell, Miss Walcot, Miss Beton, Miss Chatterley, Miss Smalley. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Waiter, Passengers, Old Daggerwood, Trumpeter, Coachman, Sylvester Daggerwood, Children (specified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368, as Master Apollo, Alexander, Alonzo, Miss Wilhelmina), Mrs Daggerwood, Mrs Dabwall.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Waiter, Passengers, Old Daggerwood, Trumpeter, Coachman, Sylvester Daggerwood, Children (specified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368, as Master Apollo, Alexander, Alonzo, Miss Wilhelmina), Mrs Daggerwood, Mrs Dabwall.]

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performance Comment: As17980509, but Ibrahim-Dowton.

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17980224, but Ms _Leak

2933
05 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Coats, Jackson, Townsend, Plinne, Baddock, Rye, Thompson (G[allery]), Curten, Bent, Wilkins, Warwhick, Robson (Pit), Wid. Anselmo, Wid. Linton, Purkins, Wid. Morris, Lester, Williamson, Clarke, Bishop will be admitted. Receipts: #343 2s. (13.16; 2.14; tickets: 326.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hes Much To Blame

Performance Comment: As17980213, but Lord Vibrate-Waddy in place of Quick; Maria-Miss Mansel in place of Mrs Pope; Blurton_; Wilde_; Abbot_; Curties_; Epilogue-Waddy, Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Performance Comment: As17980517.

Dance: Between mainpiece and afterpiece: a Hornpipe-Jackson

Song: End: The Irish Newsman-Clarke; In afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

2934
07 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wathen. [Longley is identified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 369. For his 1st appearance see 25 Nov. 1797.] Times, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Wathen, No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #294 7s. (55.13.6; 44.13.6; 0.9.0; tickets: 193.11.0, of which Wathen to pay for one half brought in over #100)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Caulfield; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum; Lope Tocho-Hollingsworth; Goatherds-Packer, Evans, Maddocks, Palmer Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-A Gentleman (2nd appearance [Longley]); Ganem-Trueman; Pacha-Wewitzer; Ali Beg-Sparks; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Miss Miller; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17971223.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Eleventh of June

Performance Comment: As17980605 but added: Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performance Comment: As17980605 but Selim-Dignum.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

2935
07 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Last Night of the Company's Performing this Season. [Mrs Francis, who is identified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 371, was from the Royalty Theatre.] Account-Book: Outstanding tickets taken. Receipts: #95 16s. 6d. (19.17.6; 5.6.6; tickets: 70.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hes Much To Blame

Performance Comment: As17980605 Epilogue as17980605 .
Cast
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Captain Belville-Incledon; Belville-Clarke; William-Townsend; Rustic-Street; Irish Haymaker-Rees; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Francis]).Mrs Francis]).

2936
09 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Appleby, Butler, Bennett, Caton, Dale Jun., Fitchett, Henry Fosbrook, Faux, Pilsbury, Powell, Stevens, Sherwood, Tice, Wyatt, Webb will be admitted. Receipts: #55 19s. 6d. (24.13.0; 29.1.6; 2.5.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Performance Comment: As17971212.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17971114.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

Dance: In II afterpiece: As17971114

2937
13 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Dale Sen., Palmer Jun., Stokes, Chippendale, Wentworth, Gibbon, Miss Tidswell. Mrs Phillimore will be admitted. 4th piece: To conclude as 11 May. Receipts: #441 13s. (21.1; 35.8; 0.12; tickets: 384.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17970926, but Alithea-Miss Mellon; Lucy-Miss Tidswell; Servants-_Evans.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17971113.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Eleventh of June

Performance Comment: As17980607.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Performance Comment: As17980511, but Viletta-Miss Wentworth; added: Gentlemen-Gibbon, Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Suett

2938
16 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Calkin, Edmonds, Gorman, Gooding, Humphries, Henderson, Jacobs, Marks, Massingham Jun., Perry, Ross, Scott, Waterer will be admitted. Receipts: #40 7s. (18.11.0; 19.11.6; 2.4.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: As17980308but Sir Miles Mowbray-King; Robin-Maddocks; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Wrangle Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17970921, but Lenitive-Wathen; Juba-Miss Jackson.
Cast
Role: Mr Caddy Actor: Maddocks

2939
25 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inquisitor

Performance Comment: As17980623 Prologue, Epilogue as17980623 .

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980621.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

2940
30 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Overture and Musick by Dr Arnold. Scenery by Marinari, Rooker, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: Schedoni-Barrymore (1st appearance in that character); Vivaldi-C. Kemble; Ansaldo-Aickin; Spalatro-R. Palmer; Paullo-Suett; Familiars-Trueman, Abbot; Stiletto-Caulfield; Corvino-Waldron Jun.; Priest-Usher; Guards-Ledger, Chippendale; Marchioness-Mrs Harlowe; Olivia-Miss Heard; Ellena de Rosalba-Miss DeCamp; Abbess-Mrs Hale; Gradisca-Mrs Davenport; Margaritone-Mrs Edward; Fioresca-Mrs Bland; The General Chorus [of Assassins and Nuns]-Linton, Brown, Lyons, Aylmer, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Masters, Ms Norton, Ms Gawdry, Ms Leserve.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980621.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

2941
02 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17980619.
Cast
Role: Mr Level Actor: Palmer Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17980619.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17980619.

2942
05 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Harman-Trueman; Jenkins-Bannister; Colonel Oldboy-Munden; Diana-Miss DeCamp; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Clarissa-Miss Griffiths (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17980621.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

Song: "A new duet, composed by Kelly, was introduced." (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 51), for which see17980711

Performance Comment: " (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 51), for which see17980711 .

2943
07 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Throw Physick To The Dogs

Performance Comment: As17980706.

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Performance Comment: As17980615 but Apathy-_; Barebones-_; Bite-_; Poz-_; Natty Maggs-_; Carter-_.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980621 but Sir Mathew Medley-_; Woodley-_; Waiter-_; Servant-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

2944
17 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 1st piece: In one Act. [2nd piece in place of The Spanish Barber, advertised on playbill of 16 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Munden; Chapeau-R. Palmer; Robin-Wathen; George Bevil-Trueman; Housemaid-Mrs Harlowe; Maids-Mrs Jones, Mrs Haskey; Emily-Miss Heard; Mrs Grub-Mrs Davenport.

Afterpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17980620 but Moors-_; Peasants-_.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980621 but Waiter-_; Servant-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

2945
24 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Performance Comment: As17980723.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980717.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

2946
03 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17980615.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wathen; Carney-Abbot; Peery-Usher; English Waiter-Lyons; French Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Passengers-Trueman, Ledger; Bailiff-Chippendale; Tiptoe-R. Palmer; Lady Dunder-Mrs Davenport (1st appearance in that character); Harriet-Miss Heard; Mrs Peery-Mrs Hale; Passengers-Mrs Jones, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Haskey; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980717.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

2947
08 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17980717.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: As17980803.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As17980804.

2948
16 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Suett. Morning Herald, 13 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 18, Clement's Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17980809.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: As17980723.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980717.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Abbot

Song: In course of Evening: The United Englishmen-Munden

2949
28 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. [Mrs Brown is sister to Miss Biggs of Drury Lane, and...has played frequently in her father's company in the country [i.e. Barnstaple, &c.]" (Monthly Mirror, Sept. 1798, p. 179). Morning Herald, 22 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17980616 but Yarico-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any [recte this] stage [Mrs Brown]); Sailors-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17980720 but added to Murtock Delany: The Irish Lad and Nun (The Musick by Shield)-Johnstone.
Cast
Role: Mr Colloony Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Mr Frost Actor: Munden

Song: End: Patents all the Rage-Munden; A Mock Italian Song-Fawcett; The Group of Lovers ; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden; a new song, The British Volunteers-Johnstone; with Chorus-Trueman, D'Arcy, Linton, Waldron Jun., Abbot, Lyons

Performance Comment: , Abbot, Lyons.

2950
12 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Ways and Means, advertised on playbill of 11 Sept.; The Deaf Lover, also advertised, was not acted on this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: As17980825.
Cast
Role: Mr Smith Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Waldron Jun.; Elmira-Miss Heard; Ismene-Mrs Edward; Roxalana-Mrs Johnston .