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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.

1826
06 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Performance Comment: As17830609.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17830612.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17830609.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mr Painter

1827
11 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17830726.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17830609.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mr Painter

Dance: As17830702

Performance Comment: hathi.

1828
15 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17830616 but Bridget-Mrs Wells .

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: Serjeant-Wood; Countryman-Davies (of CG); Old Woman-Mrs Love; Wife-Miss Morris .

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Performance Comment: As17830813, but added: Mrs Love. Prologue as17830813.
Cast
Role: Mr Cook Actor: Edwin
Role: Mr Jacobs Actor: Barrett

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece a favorite song by Miss George. vaudeville. In 2nd piece The Manual Exercise, with the Officer's Salute, &c, by Mrs Wells

Performance Comment: vaudeville. In 2nd piece The Manual Exercise, with the Officer's Salute, &c, by Mrs Wells .

1829
18 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17830603.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Performance Comment: As17830704.
Cast
Role: Mr Dripping Actor: Usher

1830
19 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. 2nd piece [1st time; c 2, by James Brown Williamson. MS: Larpent 630; not published. Prologue probably by the author; Epilogue by the author; speakers' names (Public Advertiser, 3 Sept.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Honour

Performance Comment: As17830813.

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Williamson, Wewitzer, R. Palmer, Egan; Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Langrish, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast from European Magazine, Aug. 1783, p. 151: Hammond-Palmer; Charles Powys-Williamson; Carbon-Wewitzer; Simon-R. Palmer; Patrick-Egan; Emily-Mrs Inchbald; Fidget-Mrs Lloyd; Honoria-Miss Langrish; Belinda-Mrs Bulkley (misprinted Mrs Wrighten).] New Prologue [spoken by Williamson] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley] . New Prologue [spoken by Williamson] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley] .

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As i Aug .

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: As17830813.
Cast
Role: Mr Cook Actor: Edwin
Role: Mr Jacobs Actor: Barrett

1831
20 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years [not acted since 18 July 1777]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; Or, Florizel And Perdita

Performance Comment: Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel - HAY Bannister Jun.; Leontes-Williamson; Camillo-Usher; Old Shepherd-Massey; Clown-Wilson; Autolicus (with songs)-Edwin; Paulina-Mrs Poussin; Dorcas-Miss Hale; Mopsa-Miss Morris; Pcrdita (with songs)-Mrs Bannister .

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Performance Comment: As17830815 Prologue as17830813.
Cast
Role: Mr Cook Actor: Edwin
Role: Mr Jacobs Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17830616.
Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Wewitzer

Monologue: 1783 08 20 As 13 Aug. imitations. After the Monologue a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

Performance Comment: imitations. After the Monologue a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun .

1832
22 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. 3rd piece [1st time; F 1, by Richard Paul Jodrell. Text 1st published (with cast for later season) by W. Lowndes and J. Barker, 1786]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Easy-R. Palmer; Irishman in the Pit-Egan; Prompter-Davis; Actresses-Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis; Caller-Mrs Love; Ladies in Upper Boxes-Mrs Lefevre, Mrs W. Palmer; Lady in Balcony-Mrs Webb .

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17830610.
Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Blissett

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing: A Dramatic Proverb

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun.; Mrs Lloyd, Miss Morris. [Cast from Larpent MS 633 : Sir Credule-Parsons; Sceptic-Baddcley; Capt. Nightshade-R. Palmer; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Porter-Kenny; Kitty-Mrs Lloyd; Miss Di-Miss Morris.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17830610

Performance Comment: hathi.

1833
23 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Massey, Barrett, Swords, Kenny, Painter, Lyons will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17830531 .

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Performance Comment: As17830822.
Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Blissett

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17830812.

1834
25 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of 1st piece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17830812.

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Performance Comment: As17830822.
Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Blissett

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17830612.

1835
27 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Public Advertiser, 22 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. 1st piece [1st time; prel i, by William Finney. MS: Larpent 635; not published]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wewitzer, Egan, Blissett, Stevens, Williamson; Miss Morris. [Larpent MS lists certain performers as appearing in this piece in their own persons, but their names do not correspond with the names printed on the playbill.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Mrs Lloyd; Molly-Mrs Wells; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Bannister (1st appearance on any stage) .

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Performance Comment: As17830820, but added: Countryman-Bannister .
Cast
Role: Mr Cook Actor: Edwin
Role: Mr Jacobs Actor: Barrett
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Wewitzer

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Performance Comment: hathi.

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

Performance Comment: IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug .

1836
01 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17830822.

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Performance Comment: As17830612.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Performance Comment: As17830704.
Cast
Role: Mr Dripping Actor: Usher

1837
03 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Suicide; afterpiece of Seeing is Believing and The Son-in-Law, all three announced on playbill of 2 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17830607.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Performance Comment: As17830704.
Cast
Role: Mr Dripping Actor: Usher

Dance: As17830703

Performance Comment: hathi.

1838
08 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17830603.

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Performance Comment: As17830822.
Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Blissett

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17830828.

1839
10 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17830812.

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Performance Comment: As17830822.
Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Mr Blissett

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17830612.

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Miss Morris

Performance Comment: hathi.

1840
12 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson [sic]. Never acted here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Palmer; Mosca-Bensley; Voltore-Bannister Jun.; Corvino-Aickin; Bonario-R. Palmer; Corbachio-Parsons; Caelia-Mrs Inchbald .

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17830609.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mr Painter

Dance: As17830702

Performance Comment: hathi.

1841
21 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In 1st piece the playbill assigns Father Paul to Mahon, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Booth.] Receipts: #174 15s. (171/11; 3/4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Lopez-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Brett; Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Bannister. [Songs (J. Wilkie and T. Evans, 1783) adds: Lay-Brother-Besford.] hathi. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Performance Comment: As17831009.

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Performance Comment: As17830917, but Widow Wadman-Miss Platt .
Cast
Role: Mr Shandy Actor: Hull

1842
24 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #128 2s. (126/10/6; 1/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Farmer Giles-Brett; Mervin-Davies; Ralph-Quick; Fairfield-Reinhold; Fanny-Mrs Kennedy; Theodosia-Mrs Martyr; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Patty-Mrs Bannister .

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Performance Comment: As17831009.

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Performance Comment: As17831021.
Cast
Role: Mr Shandy Actor: Hull

1843
04 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years [not acted since 26 Feb. 1772]. Receipts: #126 3s. (80/5/0; 45/0/6; 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17831018, but Mrs Strictland (1st time)-Mrs Ward; Lucetta (1st time)-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Mr Strictland Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Barrymore; Thomas-Williames; Dorcas-Mrs Wrighten; Sally-Miss George (Their 1st appearance in those characters) .

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17831018; Afterpiece to conclude with a Treble Hornpipe by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir

Performance Comment: hathi.

1844
11 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #218 9s. 6d. (195/7/0; 20/6/0; 0/1/6; tickets not come in: 2/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17831103.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17831029, but Charlotte-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Mr Doiley Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17831020

Performance Comment: hathi.

1845
08 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #91 11s. (77/15; 14/14; 0/2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis

Performance Comment: As17831205.
Cast
Role: Mr Marlow Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17831114.

Dance: As17831204

Performance Comment: hathi.

1846
09 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Composer [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #72 9s. (51/7/0; 19/17/6; 0/2/0; tickets not come in: 1/2/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis

Performance Comment: As17831205.
Cast
Role: Mr Marlow Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17831022.

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17831018; End of mainpiece, as17831204

Performance Comment: hathi.

1847
17 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Fortunatus, announced on playbill of 16 Dec] Receipts: #86 11s. (62/15; 22/19; 0/7; tickets not come in: 0/10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: As17830920.
Cast
Role: Mr Tipkin Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17831011.

Dance: As17831213

Performance Comment: hathi.

1848
18 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Home & Co., Coal Merchants #166 18s. Receipts: #244 4s. (218/8/0; 24/16/0; 0/7/6; tickets not come in: 0/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17831122.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17831111.
Cast
Role: Mr Doiley Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17831213

Performance Comment: hathi.

1849
30 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #221 11s. (218/4; 3/7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17831011, but Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Mr Ford Actor: Wroughton
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon

Performance Comment: As17831223.

1850
31 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #243 3s. (225/2/0; 16/18/6; 1/0/0; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17831222.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17831111.
Cast
Role: Mr Doiley Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17831020

Performance Comment: hathi.