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7406 results for: Keyword - Mr Bannister, sen
We found 4486 matches on Event Comments, 3200 matches on Performance Comments, 700 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

326
12 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Oswald-Jefferson; Aurelius-Keen; Conon-Packer; Albanacht-Bransby; Merlin-Aickin; Grimbald-Bannister; Osmond-Palmer; Guillamar-Wheeler; King Arthur-Reddish; Philadel-Miss Venables, first appearance on any stage; Cupid-Miss Collett; Matilda-Miss Platt; Emmeline-Miss Younge; with a New Epilogue-, first time; Vocals-Vernon, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; The Dances-Daigville, Giorgi, Atkins, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Sga Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

327
11 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17730501, King By Desire repeating his parts; Bannister playing Shift, but with no mention of his various imitations.

Monologue: 1773 5 11 After the Play: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. True Blue-Davies; Lieut.-Bannister; Careful-Wright; Nancy-Mrs Wrighten; In which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Atkins

Performance Comment: True Blue-Davies; Lieut.-Bannister; Careful-Wright; Nancy-Mrs Wrighten; In which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Atkins.

328
05 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Aickin; Philotas-Reddish; Melanthon-Packer; Phocian-J. Aickin; Calippus-J. Bannister; Greek Officer-Davies; Dionysius-Palmer; Arcas-Hurst; Herald-Wright; Erixene-Miss Platt; Euphrasia-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Bruin-Wright; Lint-Castle; Heel@Tap-Bransby; Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Miss Pope.

329
06 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

330
11 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondello-Hartry; Music Master-Fawcett; Tailor-Burton; Hortensio-J. Bannister; Pedro-Griffith; Bianca-Miss Platt; Curtis-Mrs Bradshaw; Catharine-Miss Pope.

331
09 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Play is alter'd by Capt. Thompson and a New Sea Character introduc'd which was well perform'd by Mr Weston. the Play Concludes very properly with a Representation of the Grand Naval Review the same as was introduc'd in Alfred--the whole was receiv'd with very great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid Housekeeper's Bill #3 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Mainpiece a Reviv'd Comedy, with Alterations and Additions, and a New Medley Overture of Favourite Sea Tunes (playbill). Receipts: #245 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Capt. Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Peasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Diamond; Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; a New Sea Character-Weston; Cockswain-Ackman; Purser Indent-Griffith; Sailors-Wright, W. Palmer, Fawcett, Kear, Jacobs, Master Cape; Hatchway (with song)-Bannister; Arabelia Zeal-Mrs Greville (The gentlewoman who performed the Irish Widow); Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Bar@maid-Mrs Davies; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope; Concluding with Grand Naval Review-; in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Atkins, Mrs Sutton; the favourite song Rule Britannia-Vernon, others.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

332
18 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. This was Mr Bannister's Night but the Managers bought it. House (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #245 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

333
29 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Conjuror

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Parsons, Bannister, Brereton, Davies, Miss Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Miss Sherry; Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Parsons, Bannister, Brereton, Davies, Miss Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Miss Sherry

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

334
03 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Smith; Harman-Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Entertainment: End Act II: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

335
23 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: As17740516, but Hilliard-Fawcett; Vincent-J. Bannister.

Dance: End: A Hornpipe-Walker

336
07 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17741105, but shortened list: King, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Wright, Messink, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

337
01 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Cautherly; Euphrosyne-Mrs Barree, first appearance this stage; Spirit-Davies; Brothers-Lamash, Wheeler; Lady (With Song, Sweet Echo)-Mrs Baddeley; Bacchanals-Vernon, Bannister, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard; Bacchants-Mrs Davies, Mrs Love; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Mrs Scott; In Act II, a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Vernon, Bannister, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard

Dance: I: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

338
10 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry-Dodd; Worry-Parsons; Spy-Weston; First Gardner-Bannister; Gardners-Fawcett, Kear; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Smith, first time.

339
28 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-King; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry-Brereton; Druid-Bannister; Hurry-Parsons; Painter-Moody; Dupeley-Dodd; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; in the course of the Piece will be introduced A Fete Champetre-; the music-Barthelemon; the Vocal Parts-Davies, Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Cubitt, Carpenter, Mas. Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Wrighten; the Dances-Slingsby, Fontaine, Como, Giorgi, Blurton, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton, Sga Paccini; with a New Epilogue-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

340
12 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio

Performance Comment: Solyman-Palmer; Osymn-Bannister; Elmira-Mrs King; Ismena-Mrs Wrighten; Roxalana-Mrs Abington; with Dancing-Fontaine, Como, Giorgi; Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton. Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.

341
17 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Massey; Mat o' th' Mint-Griffiths; Filch-Parsons; Lucy-Miss Hale; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Jackson [Public Advertiser: Massey]; Bruin-Griffiths; Heel@tap-T. Davis; Jerry Sneak-Parsons; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Burden (1st appearance in London these 8 years).

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: New Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Hutton

342
21 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Dance: As17820927

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hollo!, as17830516; End of Dance ThomasDay. Goody Cramp-Bannister; Goody Rheum-Brett; Goody Twitch-Edwin

Performance Comment: , as17830516; End of Dance ThomasDay. Goody Cramp-Bannister; Goody Rheum-Brett; Goody Twitch-Edwin .

343
25 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17850330but Victoria-Mrs Bannister .

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Skirmish-Edwin; Russet-Darley; Simpkin-Cubitt; Margaret-Mrs Davenett; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Louisa-Mrs Bannister .

Dance: End of mainpiece The fancy Races {performers not listed]

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Tantivy, the welkin resounds (the Music by Hook); End of Act II a new song, The New Blown Rose (the Words by Mrs Cumyns, the Music by Dale), both by Mrs Martyr

344
21 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Browne; Spirit-R. Palmer; Brothers-Lawrence, Lyons; Bacchanals-Davies, Meadows, Mathews, Chapman; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Forster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina-Miss Cranford; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Forster; Bacchants-Mrs Edwards; Euphrosyne, 1st Bacchant-Miss George.

345
22 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The British Sailor; or, The Fourth of June

Performance Comment: Heartoak (with Stand to your Guns)-Bannister; Sir Jessmy-Bernard; Drag-Thompson; Le France-Wewitzer; Buckram-Blanchard; Mrs Drag-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: Ned Shuter's Observations in a Post Haste Journey to Paris-Bernard

346
31 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Iliff; Doctor Bartholo-Moss (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Basil-Aickin; Argus-Reeve; Tallboy-R. Palmer; Notary-Burton; Alcade-Chapman; Lazarillo-Edwin; Rosina-Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Entertainment: Imitations End: Theatrical Imitations Serious, Comic, Vocal, and Rhetorical,-Rees; Duologue End afterpiece: Hobby@Horses Describing the Statesman's Hobby, the Ladies' Hobby, the Lawyer's Hobby, the Physician's Hobby, the Manager's Hobby, and R. Palmer's own Hobby,-R. Palmer, Iliff

347
10 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Johnstone; Rustic-Powel; Irish Haymaker-Rock; William-Blanchard; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Powell; Rosina-Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

348
22 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit [9 rows (World, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by Isaac Bickerstaffe, but also ascribed to Mrs Jordan and to Richard Ford. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1799]. Kemble Mem.: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe. World, 29 Apr. 1790: The Spoil'd Child was sent to Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in Italy, where her fame had reached. Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Kemble; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Benson, Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Saville's Servant-Webb; Tradesman-Fawcett; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Rackett-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

349
29 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17901027, but Orlando-Barrymore; Touchstone-Bannister Jun.; Corin-Waldron; Sylvius-Bland; William-Burton; Charles-Phillimore.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End I: The Russian Minuet-Master D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Song: As17901027

350
27 September 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Alfred; Dorothy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley.

Song: III 2nd piece: a song-Sedgwick