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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.

3026
30 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and housekeeper. Receipts: #533 15s. 6d. (80.15.6; 54.10.6; 2.9.0; odd money: 7.6.0; tickets: 388.14.6) (charge: #230 10s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Performance Comment: As17990311but Henry Torrid-Trueman in place of C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Mr Dorville Actor: Barrymore
Role: Mr Torrid Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: As17990420.

3027
30 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of The Norwood Gipsies, advertised on playbill of 29 May.] Receipts: #163 16s. (157.13; 6.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Performance Comment: As17990504.

Afterpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Performance Comment: As17981022.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: As17981024.
Cast
Role: Mr Pickle Actor: Emery.

3028
03 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and housekeeper. Receipts: #505 9s. 6d. (102.1.0; 2.3.0; tickets: 401.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17990419.

Afterpiece Title: The Tars of Old England Regaling after a Victory [i

Performance Comment: e. The Vanguard (see17990503)]. Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; The Sailor's Journal-Incledon; Queen Bess i.e. Brave Betty]-Johnstone; [A new comic song-Munden; Yo Heave Ho-Townsend; The Mid Watch-Incledon; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Street [as17990601.as17990601.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17990125, but Arabella-Miss Sims.
Cast
Role: Mr Story Actor: Claremont

Song: End III: The Tight Little Island-Townsend; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

3029
08 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #430 15s. 6d. (392.0.6; 37.18.0; 0.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Performance Comment: As17990527.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17981130.
Cast
Role: Mr Caddy Actor: Maddocks

Song: As17990529

3030
10 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Last Night of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 24 June: Balance carried forward to Thos. Harris Esq's Private Account #1,614 2s. 5d. Receipts: #151 2s. (145.15.6; 5.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Performance Comment: As17990527.

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17990408, but Emma-Miss Murray (1st time) in place of Mrs Pope; Epilogue-Miss Murray.
Cast
Role: Mr Bertram Actor: Murray

3031
21 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit; Or, Rambles In Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett; Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Trueman; Barleycorn-Palmer; Bite-Caulfield; Barebones-Abbot; Poz-Clarke; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Ledger; Toby Thatch-Wathen; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Davenport; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Gibbs.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17990615.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3032
22 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakley-Pope; Major Oakley-Aickin; Charles-Clarke; Russet-Davenport; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Lord Trinket-Palmer; Captain O'Cutter-Johnstone; Paris-Caulfield; William-Ledger; John-Abbot; Tom-Chippendale; Lady Freelove's Servant-Lyons; Lady Freelove-Mrs Harlowe; Harriet-Miss Heard; Toilet-Miss Leserve; Chambermaid-Mrs Jones; Mrs Oakley-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance on this stage, and in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue pourtraying Characteristick Jealousies of the Spaniard the Italian the Dutchman the Frenchman and the Englishman [by Garrick]-Mrs Mattocks [see cg, 1 May 1798]

3033
25 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Major Benbow-Davenport; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Chippendale; Tipple-Suett; Eliza-Mrs Edward.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Fawcett; Young Random-Caulfield; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wathen; Carney-Abbot; Peery-Waddy; English Waiter-Lyons; French Waiter-Abbot; Passengers-Clarke, J. Palmer, Ledger; Tiptoe-Palmer; Lady Dunder-Mrs Davenport; Harriet-Miss Heard; Mrs Peery-Mrs Hale; Passengers-Ms Jones, Ms Gaudry, Ms Haskey; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3034
28 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Story is identified in MS list, in hay playbills now at Harvard, of new performers for the 1799 season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Story]); Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Clarke; Irishmen-Waddy, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Performance Comment: As17990621.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3035
01 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17990624 but Henry Moreland-C. Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17990628 but Irishmen-_Waddy, Caulfield.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3036
02 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbemont-Clarke; Eustache de St. Pierre-C. Kemble; Officer-[J.] Palmer; John d'Aire-Waddy; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; Citizens-Caulfield, Chippendale, Lyons; J O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen; La Gloire-Fawcett; Carpenters-Suett, Davenport; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Madelon-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3037
03 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: As17990629.
Cast
Role: Mr Smith Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17990617.

3038
04 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Children In The Wood

Performance Comment: As17990618 but Gabriel-Palmer; Helen-Miss DeCamp; added: Apathy-Suett.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performance Comment: As17990627.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3039
05 July 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Box and Box-door-keepers. The Last Time of the Company's Performing this Season. Receipts: #63 7s. 6d. (33.1.0; 19.7.0; 0.0.6; odd money: 10.19.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17981211, but Lockit-Maddocks; Captain Macheath-Trueman (1st appearance in that character); Crook@finger'd Jack-Banks; Mat o' the Mint-Fisher; Wat Dreary-_; Ben Budge-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Peachum Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: As17981020, but Old Wilding-Davies (by permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market); 2nd Servant-Ryder; Miss Grantham-Miss Heard; Miss Godfrey-Miss Wentworth.

Dance: As17981129

3040
06 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17990619 but The Baron-Caulfield; Page-Master Chatterley; Edmund-_; Theodore-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Barrymore; Jabal-Suett; Saunders-Trueman; Waiter-Lyons; Frederick-C. Kemble; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Davenport; Dorcas-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Hale; Eliza-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3041
09 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: Schedoni-Barrymore; Vivaldi-C. Kemble; Ansaldo-Aickin; Spalatro-R. Palmer; Paullo-Suett; Familiars-Trueman, Abbot; Stiletto-Caulfield; Corvino-Chippendale; Priest-Usher; Guards-Ledger, Lyons; Marchioness-Mrs Harlowe; Olivia-Miss Chapman (1st appearance in that character); Ellena de Rosalba-Miss DeCamp; Abbess-Mrs Hale; Gradisca-Mrs Davenport; Margaritone-Mrs Edward; Fioresca-Mrs Bland; 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: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3042
12 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Ledger, Chippendale; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Trueman; Bulcazin Muley-Caulfield; Ganem-[J.] Palmer; Pacha-Clarke; Ali Beg-Abbot; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Miss Heard; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3043
13 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; CO 2, by Henry Heartwell and George Colman, ynger, based on Le Prisonner; or, La Ressemblance, by Alexandre Vincent Pineu Duval]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Musick composed and selected by Attwood. Books of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 9 Aug. 1799: This day is published The Castle of Sorrento (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: As17990711.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: As17990625 but Young Random-Barrymore; Carney-_; Peery-_; English Waiter-_; French Waiter-_; Passengers-_; Mrs Peery-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: Characters by Fawcett, Johnstone, Suett, Davies, Linton, Abbot, Chippendale, Miss Griffiths, Miss DeCamp. [Cast from text (Cadell and Davies, 1799): Blinval-Fawcett; Governor of Sorrento-Johnstone; Germain-Suett; Count Murville-Davies; Centinel-Linton [unassigned in text; see18000614]; Footman-Abbot; Corporal-Chippendale; Rosina-Miss Griffiths; Widow Belmont-Miss DeCamp; Chorus-Lyons, Kenrick, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Aylmer, Brown, Caulfield Jun.

3044
15 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17990708.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: As17990713.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3045
16 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [For Story see 28 June, 1 and 24 July.] 1st piece: The Overture and Musick by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [2nd piece in place of All in Good Humour, advertised on playbill of 15 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Performance Comment: Count Benini-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Marchese Caliari-Barrymore; Count Florenzi-Trueman; Lealto-C. Kemble; Tomaso-Davenport; Malevoli-J. Palmer; O'Rafarty-Johnstone; Nicolo-A Young Gentleman (3rd appearance on any stage [Story]); Juliana-Miss Heard; Lauretta-Miss Griffiths; Marchesa Veteria-Mrs Davenport; Janetra-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: As17990711.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: As17990713 but Chorus-_Aylmer, _Brown, _Caulfield Jun.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3046
17 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17990709 but Olivia-Miss Heard; Priest-_; Guards-_; General Chorus-_.

Afterpiece Title: All in Good Humour

Performance Comment: Squire Hairbrain-Palmer; Chagrin-Davenport; Bellamy-J. Palmer; Robin-Chippendale; Crop-Abbot; Sophia-Miss Heard; Mrs Chagrin-Mrs Hale; Dorothy-Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: As17990716.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3047
18 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17990706.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: As17990706 but Waiter-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: As17990716.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3048
19 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Selwyn-Trueman; Harry Hawser-Wathen; Goto-Palmer; Stave-Suett; Shark-Caulfield; Dick-Mrs Edward; Angelica Goto-Miss Griffiths; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As17990620.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: As17990716.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3049
20 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The new Musick with an appropriate Overture by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Marinari. Books of the Songs, &c., to he had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Performance Comment: Llewellyn-Barrymore; Shenkin-Aickin; Cadwall-Palmer; Gwyn-Suett; O'Turloch-Johnstone; Bard-Clarke; King Edward-Davies; Prince David-C. Kemble; Dynevor-Trueman; Mortimer-Caulfield; Herefore-Davenport; Edwin-Abbot; Elinor-Miss DeCamp; Lady Griffith's Shade-Mrs Gibbs; Winifred-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: As17990716.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke

3050
23 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Performance Comment: Gondibert-Barrymore; Barton-Aickin; La Varenne-Clarke; Marquis of Montague-Caulfield; Egbert-Abbot; Duke of Somerset-Lyons; Prince of Wales-Master Chatterley; Fool-Palmer; Corporal-Wathen; Drummer-Trueman; Fifer-Chippendale; Robbers-Bannister, Davies, Abbot, Ledger; Gregory Gubbins-Fawcett; Adeline-Mrs Harlowe; Villagers-Mrs Bland, Mrs Edward, Miss Menage; Queen Margaret-Miss Chapman (1st apperance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: As17990716.
Cast
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke