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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.

601
01 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Dawson. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at doors not admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17620118, but Epilogue in Character-the Busy Body.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe (With Alterations)

Performance Comment: As17610919.

Ballet: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The May Day Frolic. Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar

Performance Comment: Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar.
Cast
Role: Chimney Sweeper Actor: Mr Baltazar.

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Song: IV: Miss Young

602
30 August 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Vivat Rex et Regina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: See17620518.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Polly-Miss Elliott; Mr Honeycomb-Weston; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Maguire.
Cast
Role: Mr Honeycomb Actor: Weston

603
15 September 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of the Ancient and Honorable Society of Free Masons, and By Authority. Benefit for Brother Lauder. Tickets at Berwick St., at the Black Boy, near the Hermitage Bridge. To begin at Seven. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Introduce several favourite Scots songs, two Mason's songs-Mr Lauder.
Cast
Role: two Mason's songs Actor: Mr Lauder.

604
26 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 12 Nov. 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross, first time; Lurcher-White; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Shuter, first time; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Tim Shaklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Perry; Aura-Miss Macklin, first time; Flora-Miss Elliot, first time; Country Dance-incident to the play; and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad-Mr Baker.
Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631031.

605
27 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Well rec'd: all but the 1st Chorus w[hic]h was Hiss'd. First Dance Hiss'd off. Mr Norris being ill, Mrs Dormond perform'd in his room, much applauded (Cross Diary). Acted but once. Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Receipts: #169 1s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17640224 [but see note below.]

Dance: I: The Hunters, as17640224; The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640224

606
01 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the composer, Mr Rush. Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre. Receipts. #211 18s. 6d.; charges: #76 12s. 6d. Profit to author: #135 6s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17640227.

Dance: II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640224

607
05 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Cremonini & Managers. Miss Wright being very ill Mr Vernon made an Apology & her part in the opera was cut out (Hopkins). Opera for the last time this season. Receipts: #140 4s. (MacMillan); charges: #76 12s. [Profit to Sga Cremonini: #63 12s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17640227.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17630917.

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers-Lauchery, Miss Baker; II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640319

608
24 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Comedy by Mrs Griffith, never before acted. [Not well received the first night, but clarified and improved the second Victor, History of the Theatres, III, 59. Prologue and Epilogue printed in Public Advertiser, 28 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Performance Comment: Parts by: Powell, Holland, Griffith, Lee, Havard, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Mrs Clive, Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Cross, Mrs Lee, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Yates. With a Prologue and an Epilogue. Prologue-; Lord Frankland-Powell; Sir William Belville-Holland; Sir Harry Wilmot-Griffith; Mr Frankland-Lee; Ambrose-Havard; Patrick-Moody; Nicodemus Nicodemus-Parsons; Footman-Ackman; Lady Fanshaw-Mrs Clive; Emilia-Miss Pope; Clarinda-Mrs Hopkins; Frontage-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Lee; Lucy-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Frankland-Mrs Yates; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (Genest, V, 65, suggests the character Fantange instead of Frontage), Published edn., 1765, lists the character Fontange.
Cast
Role: Mr Frankland Actor: Lee

609
11 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnson (housekeeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Powell; Copper Capt.-Palmer; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Old Woman-Mr Yates; Maid-Vaughan; Duke-Havard; Cacafoggo-Love; Margaritta-Mrs Hopkins; Juan-Packer; Sancho-Lee; Alonzo-Ackman; Altea-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17650413 but Cherokees-Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Berardi.

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

610
26 September 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-a young gentleman [Cautherley, first appearance in man's role]; Thorogood-Havard; Blunt-Parsons; Milwood-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Mrs Palmer; Trueman-Mr Young, first appearance this stage; Uncle-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; [In Act I, a Song-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Mr Young, first appearance this stage

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17650924, but Cherokees-Sga _Giorgi, Miss _Baker.

611
09 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: New Comedy Never Perform'd. [Attributed to Mrs Griffith. For Contemporary account see Gentleman's Magazine, January 1766, p 19.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Mistake

Performance Comment: Parts-Ross, Shuter, Dunstall, Cushing, Weller, Miss Wilford, Mrs Walker, Smith, Dyer, Hull, Holtom, Murden, Miss Macklin, Mrs Mattocks; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue-Miss Wilford according to the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser; Lord Belmont-Ross; Sir Charles Somerville-Smith; Mr Belmont-Shuter; Elder Freeman-Hull; Southerne-Dunstall; Young Freeman-Dyer; Emily-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Mary-Miss Macklin; Lady Louisa-Miss Wilford; Lady Bridget-Mrs Walker (Genest, V, 106); Parts-Cushing, Weller, Holtom, Murden.
Cast
Role: Mr Belmont Actor: Shuter

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17651019

612
04 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni and Mrs Dorman. By Desire of the Honourable Lodge of the Order of Select Albions

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17671223, but Mr Strictland-Hurst, 1st time; Ranger-King.
Cast
Role: Mr Strictland Actor: Hurst, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17680113, but Col. Tamper-J. Palmer.

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

613
19 September 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Special License from the Lord Chamberlain, For One Night Only. Benefit for Lee. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:00 p.m. Both pieces By Particular Desire. Present, the King of Denmark. Receipts: #244 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Lee; Johnson-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Smith-Casey; Prince Volscius-Keasberry, from the Theatre Royal in Bath; Prince Prettyman-Loveman; Gentleman Usher-Vandermere; Physician-Graham; Drawcansir-Hamilton; Tom Thimble-Brownsmith; Chloris-Mrs Graham; also a Grand Battle-Mr Bayes new rais'd Regiment of Horse.
Cast
Role: also a Grand Battle Actor: Mr Bayes new rais'd Regiment of Horse.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Keasberry; Arcas-Casey; Corydon-Graham; Cimon-Hamilton; Mopsus-Vandermere; Phillida (with a new song in character)-Miss Edwards.

614
31 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [See 15 Jan. 1759.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Iago-Holland; Brabantio-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer; Montano-Aickin; Gratiano-Hurst; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lord Lace-King; Lovemore-Bannister; Whisk-Ackman; Irishman-Moody; Commissioners-Fawcett, Messink; Countrymen-Hartry, J. Burton; Coachman-Clough; First Buyer-Strange; Mr Stocks-Parsons; Mrs Stocks-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Sugarman-Simson; Lady Lace-Mrs Abington; in Act II will be introduced the scene of the Drawing of the Lottery at the Guild Hall-.
Cast
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Parsons

615
11 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRanger, Mr Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17681223.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17681108.
Cast
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Parsons

616
16 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Walker and Mrs Simson. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Carltons will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17690112, but Richard-Holland; Lady Anne-Mrs Stephens; Duke of York-Mas. Cape; Queen-Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17681108, but Short bill: Lord Lace-King; Lady-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Parsons

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680929; End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

617
07 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The most Tragical Tragedy...written by the late Henry Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Sheridan (being his first appearance in this Kingdom these six Years); King-Bannister; Laertes-Aickin; Horatio-DuBellamy; Rosencrantz-Strange; Marcellus-Wheeler; Bernardo-Jacobs; Ghost-Sowdon; Gravediggers-Sparks, Castle; Polonius-Arthur; Ostrick-Hamilton; Guildenstern-Kearny; Player King-Vandermere; Priest-Sharpless; Lucianus-Summers; Queen-Mrs DuBellamy; Player Queen-Mrs White; Ophelia-Mr Jewell.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mr Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Rose; King-Bannister; Noodle-Hamilton; Foodle-Wheeler; Bailiff-Vandermere; Grizzle-Arthur; Ghost-DuBellamy; Doodle-Summers; Follower-Jacobs; Queen of the Giants-Sparks; Huncamunca-Mrs DuBellamy; Queen-Mrs Gardner.

618
17 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #148 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Sir John English-Shuter; Modely-Dyer; Freehold-Gibson; Heartwell-Hull; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Carbuncle-Morris; Tim Shacklefigure-Hamilton; Sneak-Holtom; Longbottom-Perry; Lurcher-Davis; Flora-Mrs Lessingham, first time; Aura-Miss Macklin; With a Country Dance incident to the Play, the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-Mr Baker.
Cast
Role: the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17691110.

619
18 May 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Young Loveit-Ross; Gruel-Dancer; Dr Catgut-Brownsmith; Paduasoy-Castle; Bridoun-Griffith; La Fleur-Vandermere; Harpy-Farrell; Coachman-Weston; Isaac Fungus-Sowdon; Mrs Loveit-Mr Sparks; Dolly-Mrs Saunders; Jenny-Mrs Read; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mr Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Gov. Cape-F. Gentleman; Vamp-Sparks; Poet-Hamilton; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Printer's Devil-Jacobs; Arabella-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.

Dance: TThe Pedlar, as17700516

620
22 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Comedy never Acted [by Foote]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Weston, Vandermere, Robson, Wheeler, Dancer, Knowles, Griffiths, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Saunders, Mrs Read, Mrs White, Miss Trowel, Mrs Gardner. With a Prologue written and spoken-Mr Gentleman; Sir Luke Limp-Foote; Circuit-Vandermere; Jack-Weston; Col. Secret-Robson; Woodford-Knowles; Mrs Circuit-Mrs Gardner; Charlot-Mrs Jewell; Mrs Simper-Mrs Saunders; Betty-Mrs Reed (Edition of 1770).
Cast
Role: With a Prologue written and spoken Actor: Mr Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Blister-Sparks; Coupee-Hamilton; Goodwill-Farrell; Thomas-Griffiths; Quaver-Dancer; Lucy-Mrs Read.

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

621
12 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Reddish; Myrtle-Jefferson; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Keen; Daniel-Waldron; Tom-King; Phyllis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Mrs Barry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; In Act II: Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Mr Sealand Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701005.

622
04 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit Miss Rose (near six Years old), who for her surprising capacity and Theatrical Abilities is most deservedly celebrated. Tickets for 18 March will be taken. To begin at 7 p.m. N.B. No person on any pretence whatever to be admitted behind the Scenes unless those few possess'd of tickets for that purpose. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who chuse entire Boxes are most humbly requested to secure them immediately

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Miss Rose's Mamma (who never appeared on any stage); Hermione (and a new Epilogue)-Miss Rose; Pyrrhus, Orestes-Two Gentlemen who never appeared on any stage before Occasional Prologue-Mas. Frank.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, original Prologue in Imitation of Mr Foote-Mas. Frank; Mrs Cadwallader, in imitation of Mrs Gardner-Miss Rose(with the Lines written for and spoke before their Majesties and their Royal Offspring by Miss Rose in the character of Tom Thumb.).
Cast
Role: Mr Foote Actor: Mas. Frank

623
06 June 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: To begin at 7 p.m. For one night only, being particularly desired by several Persons of Distinction. Performance by a considerable number of the best "catch" singers and instrumental performers. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Books of the Catches and Glees to be had at the theatre. Performance will be over time enough for those ladies and gentlemen who are engag'd at Mrs Cornelys's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catches And Glees

Performance Comment: Under the direction of Dr Arne; After Part I, Several favourite songs-. After part two, by desire, the music in .

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: The poem by Mr Congreve-, the music by Dr Arne-; The vocal parts-Gaudry; Mercury-Phillips; Paris-Mrs Scott; Juno-Mrs Woodman; Venus-Mrs Barthelemon.
Cast
Role: Mr Congreve Actor: , the music by Dr Arne-

Song: God Save our Noble King- (in Honor of His Majesty's Birthday)

624
06 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Command. Mrs Jefferson made her first appearance upon this Stage in Miss Grantham a Small figure not Handsome no Spirit & not at all like the Character. Some applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Masque of Alfred oblig'd to be deferr'd till Saturday next. Paid Mr Nicoll for lines #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17731002.
Cast
Role: Mr Stephen Actor: Weston
Role: Mr Matthew Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Old Wilding-Bannister; Papilion-Parsons; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Young Wilding-Palmer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferson, first appearance on this stage.

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

625
21 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Dispensary for the Infant Poor, Soho Square. Paid Housekeeper's Bill #6 1s. 1d. Receipts: #180 16s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profit to Dispensary: #96 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Sterling-Hurst; first time, Traverse-Keen; Fanny-Miss Hopkins; Ogleby-King; Sir John-Aickin; Lovell-Cautherly; Serj. Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17731005, but Sneak-Dodd.

Song: (By Particular Desire) O! What a Charming Thing's a Battle!-Mr Bannister

Performance Comment: What a Charming Thing's a Battle!-Mr Bannister.
Cast
Role: Actor: Mr Bannister.