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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.

2151
11 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 3, by George Colman ynger]: With new Musick, Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Musick with a new Overture by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker. Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c., to be had at the Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Edwin, Bannister, Aickin, Williamson, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Davies, Moss, Iliff, Gardner, Barrett, Burton, Chapman, Usher, Johnson, Milbourn, Painter, Ledger, Bannister Jun., Mrs Goodall, Mrs Kemble; Other Vocal Parts-Reeve, Chambers, Lyons, Abbott, Hobler, Mathews, Guishard, Vincent, Aylmer, Shaw, Linton, Dorion, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Edwards, Miss Francis, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Cranford, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from text (Longman et al], 1808), and playbill of 15 June 1790: Gregory Gubbins-Edwin; +Robbers-Bannister, Davies, Chapman, Rees, Mathews, Chambers, Lyons, Abbott; +Barton-Aickin; +La Varenne-Williamson; +Corporal-Baddeley; +Fool-R. Palmer; +Drummer-Moss; +Nobleman-Iliff; +Marquis of Montague-Gardner; +Fifer-Barrett; +Male Villagers-Burton, Painter; +Soldiers-Usher, Milbourn, Ledger; +Duke of Somerset-Johnson; +Gondibert-Bannister Jun.; +Prince of Wales-Miss Gaudry [see17890813]; +Adeline-Mrs Goodall; +Margaret-Mrs Kemble; +Female Singing Villagers-Mrs Iliff, Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17890615.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Bentley Actor: Williamson

2152
13 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17890626.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890811, but Principal Characters-Miss Gaudry; Other Vocal Parts-_Hobler.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Bentley Actor: Williamson

2153
14 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As It Should Be

Performance Comment: As17890603.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Bentley Actor: Williamson

2154
15 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17890622.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Bentley Actor: Williamson

2155
17 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17890615.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Bentley Actor: Williamson

Dance: End: Priere apres Souper- [see17890727

2156
20 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Performance Comment: As17890630.
Cast
Role: Mr Edwards Actor: Williamson
Role: Mr David Northcote Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17890622.

2157
21 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble, but "Previous to the play an apology was made for the indisposition of Mrs Kemble, and the part [was] undertaken by Mrs Barresford" (Public Advertiser, 22 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17890626.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813, but Principal Characters-Mrs _Kemble, Mrs Barresford.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Bentley Actor: Williamson

Dance: As17890817

2158
22 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17890622.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890821, but Mrs Barresford's name listed in playbill.
Cast
Role: Mr Sturdy Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Bentley Actor: Williamson

2159
04 September 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Performance Comment: As17890612.

Afterpiece Title: The Married Man

Performance Comment: As17890715.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17890709.
Cast
Role: Mr Wealthy Actor: Gardner
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Mr Bannister.

Dance: As17890728

2160
24 September 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by Linley? Sen.. Receipts: #165 9s. (113.13; 51.7; 0.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Fawcett; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Maddocks; Player-Benson; Peachum-Moody; Lucy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Booth; Jenny Diver-Miss Barnes; Polly-Mrs Crouch; Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Jemmy Twitcher-Webb; Crook@finger'd Jack-Lyons; Wat Dreary-Alfred; Robin of Bagshot-Haymes; Nimming Ned-Chapman; Harry Paddington-Phillimore; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Fox; Dolly Trull-Mrs Davies; Betty Doxey-Mrs Shaw; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Heard; Molly Brazen-Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17890919, but Mrs Snip-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Fawcett

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Keen

2161
06 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #128 10s. 6d. (93.9.0; 33.12.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17890926, but Alscrip-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mr Rightly Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17890922.

2162
08 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Know Your Own Mind; afterpiece of Selima and Azor, both advertised on playbill of 6 Oct.] Receipts: #142 11s. (83.12; 54.2; 4.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character on that stage); Alderman Smuggler-Waldron; Beau Clincher-Bannister Jun.; Clincher Jun.-Suett; Vizard-Whitfield; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Hollingsworth; Constable-Alfred; Col. Standard-Wroughton; Angelica-Mrs Kemble; Parley-Mrs Wilson; Lady Darling-Mrs Booth; Errand's Wife-Mrs Heard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17890924.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Fawcett

2163
19 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #145 7s. 6d. (120.15.0; 22.0.6; 2.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17891001.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17890924, but Justice-_; Forge-_; Old Woman-_.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Fawcett

2164
04 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 4 May 1790]. Receipts: #77 9s. 6d. (52.18.0; 20.14.0; 2.15.0; tickets not come in: 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle (with new songs by Dr Arnold)-Kelly; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Baddeley; Campley-Dignum; Mate-Williames; Planters-Burton, Phillimore, Benson; Trudge-Bannister Jun.; Narcissa-Miss Hagley; Wowski-Miss Romanzini; Patty-Mrs Edwards; Yarico-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: . As17891017.
Cast
Role: Mr Doiley Actor: Parsons

2165
11 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #158 19s. (122.12.0; 34.18.6; 1.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17891006.
Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mr Rightly Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17891107.

2166
26 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #146 2s. (133.9; 12.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17891112.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Quick
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Painter

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17891112.

Dance: As17891125

2167
28 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #236 4s. (221.19; 13.1; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17891124.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: . As17891017.
Cast
Role: Mr Doiley Actor: Parsons

2168
08 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (175.18.0; 25.3.0; 0.16.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17891124, but Maud-Mrs Heard in place of Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: . As17891017, but Charlotte-Mrs Wilson; Miss Doiley-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Mr Doiley Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17891204

2169
14 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 12 Dec.] Receipts: #131 6s. 6d. (106.9.0; 22.13.6; 2.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Sir Walter Ralegh

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Aickin, Barrymore, Packer, Williames, Benson, Haymes, Webb, Bensley, Mrs Powell, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Ward. [Cast from European Magazine, Dec. 1789, p. 459: Raleigh [sic]-Kemble; Gundamor-Aickin; Young Raleigh-Barrymore; Salisbury-Packer; Wade-Williames; Carew-Benson; Sir Julius Caesar-Haymes; Lord Cobham-Webb; Howard-Bensley; Olympia-Mrs Powell; Florella-Miss Tidswell; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17890924.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Fawcett

2170
16 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. To prevent Confusion Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to send their Servants to keep Places by Half past Four o'Clock. God save the King was sung "by the performers and by the audience five times: twice on the entrance of the King and Queen, once after the Play, twice after the Farce" (World, 19 Dec.). And see 23 Apr. 1790. Account-Book: In the Pit of this Night 525 Persons, this is the greatest Number ever remembered to be in at any One Time. R. P. [i.e. Richard Peake, sub-treasurer]. Receipts: #290 11s. 6d. (279.13.0; 9.18.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17891124.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17891017.
Cast
Role: Mr Doiley Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17891204

2171
23 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Careless Husband, advertised on playbill of 22 Dec.] Paid House & Window tax, 1@2 Yr., #56 13s. 8d. Public Advertiser, 24 Dec.: [Pearce, who was from the Bath theatre, has] a clear bass voice, which he occasionally relieves by a falsetto...His first song was encored though sung much out of tune. Receipts: #113 4s. (77.2; 35.12; 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17891006.
Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mr Rightly Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Pearce (1st appearance on that stage); Solomon-Suett; Easy-Burton; Lubin-Dignum; Gillian (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Cicely-Mrs Edwards; Floretta-Mrs Wilson.

2172
28 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [2nd piece: Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Receipts: #185 19s. 6d. (180.11.0; 5.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17891009.
Cast
Role: Mr Ford Actor: Farren
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: As17891006.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17900123.

Dance: As17891221

2173
04 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Hurry to Edwin, but "Powell as a substitute for Edwin (suddenly called upon) acquitted himself very creditably" (Diary, 5 Feb.).] Receipts: #257 5s. (238.10.0; 18.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17891112.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Quick
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Painter

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-C. Powell; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Ryder; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson.

Dance: End: The Deserter, as17891113; In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

2174
16 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #162 14s. (154.4.6; 8.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Performance Comment: As17900308 .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17900301 .
Cast
Role: Female Porter Actor: Mr Letteney

2175
05 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #145 19s. (140.5; 5.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: As17890921.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: As17900112.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17900301but Men Milliners-_; Female Milliners-_; Female Porter-_; Bricklayer-_.
Cast
Role: Female Porter Actor: Mr Letteney
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