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We found 4305 matches on Event Comments, 2052 matches on Performance Comments, 530 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Robinson, but "A correspondent who was at Drury Lane theatre last night to see The Law of Lombardy congratulates the town on the acquisition of a new performer of the part which Mrs Robinson played. That lady being taken ill, Miss Farren, at very short warning, undertook it, and did it the most ample justice" (Gazetteer, 22 Apr.).] Receipts: #107 1s. 6d. (72.8.0; 31.1.0; 3.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Performance Comment: As17790209, but Alinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Alinda Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Lucio Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: As17790417

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The 4th Night (see 25 Nov.). [The playbill retains Mrs Baddeley, but on the Kemble playbill her name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Mrs Farren's. After 1 Dec. Mrs Baddeley never acted again in London.] Receipts: #84 3s. (61.5.0; 22.7.6; 0.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Performance Comment: As17801124, but Mrs Courtly-Mrs Farren.
Cast
Role: Mrs Courtly Actor: Mrs Farren.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Farren. 2nd piece: Altered [by Henry Bate] from Prior's Nut Brown Maid, with new Airs and Chorusses composed by Shield. Receipts: #226 5s. (105.1.0; 29.3.6; 1.2.6; tickets: 90.18.0) (charge: #108.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma

Performance Comment: Henry-Palmer; Eugenius-Packer; Venus-Miss Field; Emma-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Farren

Dance: As17810312

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Farren. Mainpiece: With Permission of the Author [Richard Brinsley Sheridan]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Crabtree-Parsons; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Burton; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Moses-Baddeley; Rowley-Wrighten; Careless (with a song)-Davies; Trip-R. Palmer; Snake-Gardner; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Maria-Miss Woollery; Mrs Candour-Mrs Bates; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Event Comment: [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Mrs Lovemore was at Bath, 31 Oct. 1778. Afterpiece in place of The Humourist, announced on playbill of 25 Nov.] "[Mrs Siddons's] retort courteous, mimicry of laugh, and listless indifference of Lovemore were truly excellent . . . [Miss Farren's] descriptions of Ranelagh Ladies meeting, &c. were highly seasoned, and had an excellent counterpart in Smith's appendix" (Public Advertiser, 28 Nov.). Receipts: #232 2s. 6d. (219/3/0; 12/17/0; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Farren; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Siddons(i st appearance in that character [in London]) .in London]) .
Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Farren. Mainpiece: Never acted here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Clifford-Bensley; Alscrip-Parsons; Rightly-Aickin; Chignon-Baddeley; Blandish-Bannister Jun.; Prompt-R. Palmer; Servants-Swords, Lyons, Gaudry, Painter; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Miss Alscrip (1st time)-Mrs Smith; Miss Alton-Mrs Bannister; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Bates; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Poussin; Tiffany-Miss Brangin; Lady Emily-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17860706

Event Comment: "A new Tragedy, called Eloisa [and Richard Coeur de Lion, both announced on playbill of 16 Dec. were] to have been represented last night; but on account of the illness of Farren [were] obliged to be deferred, and Fontainbleau, with Hob in the Well were announced [in playbill of this present night], but on account of the sudden indisposition of Edwin...both pieces were obliged to be changed to Henry IV, with Barataria" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.). Receipts: #117 0s. 6d. (115.0.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: See17861122, but Sir Richard Vernon-; Francis-Sir Richard Vernon and Francis not acted, respectively, by Farren, Edwin [their substitutes not known].their substitutes not known].

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Farren. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, "taken from the French" (see Songs), by @@ Robinson. Larpent MS 783; not published. Music selected by John Edwin, ynger (Town and Country Magazine, Sept. 1787, p. 414). Author of Prologue unknown]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17870525, but Benedick-King (of dl); Don Pedro-Davies; Borachio-Johnson; Margaret-Miss Brangin; Beatrice-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Town Clerk-Baddeley; Friar-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Test of Love

Dance: In II: a Masquerade Dance-Byrn, the two Simonets, young D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: [Iliff was from the Edinburgh theatre; Mrs Farren from the York theatre.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John O'Keeffe]. Public Advertiser, 30 Aug. 1788: This Day is published The Prisoner at Large (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Iliff (1st appearance on this stage); Lord Randolph-Aickin; Glenalvon-Williamson; Officer-Phillimore; Old Norval-Bensley; Anna-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Randolph-Mrs Farren (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Farren. Tickets delivered for the 18th instant will be admitted. Mainpiece: With Permission of the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King (of dl); Crabtree-Parsons; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Burton; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Moses-Baddeley; Rowley-Wrighten; Careless (with a song)-Davies; Trip-Iliff; Snake-Phillimore; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Candour-Miss Prideaux; Maria-Mrs Forster; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Polonius to Wilson, but "Previous to the play an apology was made by Farren, for the absence of Wilson [see 2 Nov.], and requesting the Audience to accept of Munden in Polonius, which they chearfully assented to, and his performance justified their opinion" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 153). "Hamlet is perfectly within the scope of [Holman's] powers; but his performance last night did not exhibit one discriminate feature of the character. He 'out Heroded Herod' throughout, with more than his usual perseverance. The praise of the evening rests with Munden, who laudably endeavoured to rescue Polonius from the buffoonery which has hitherto disgraced him" (Morning Herald, 6 Nov.). Afterpiece in place of Oscar and Malvina, advertised on playbill of 3 Nov.] Receipts: #319 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holman; King-Hull; Ghost-Aickin; Horatio-Farren; Laertes-Harley; Polonius-Munden; Ostrick-Marshall; Player King-Thompson; Marcellus-Powel; Bernardo-Evatt; Lucianus-Cubitt; Rosencraus-Macready; Guildenstern-Davies; Grave@Diggers-Quick, Rees; Queen-Mrs Fawcett; Player Queen-Mrs Platt; Ophelia-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Event Comment: Powell: Kemble being indisposed from a violent Bruise in his Arm (during the several times of his playing the Part of Macbeth) so as to render him incapable of attending the Theatre this evening, an Apology was made by Wroughton, and the Prologue was omitted. [The playbill retains Miss Menage in afterpiece, but she] being at the Italian Opera this Evening, Master Chatterley play'd her part in the Children in the Wood. Henry VIII rehearsed at 10 (for Banks and Dignum; Packer ill); The Jew at 12 (for Miss Farren and Miss Tidswell). Receipts: #322 5s. 6d. (248/0/0; 67/15/0; 6/14/6; tickets not come in: 0/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Old Mirabel-Aickin; Young Mirabel-Wroughton; Capt. Duretete-Dodd; Dugard-Whitfield; Petit-Benson; Bravoes-Maddocks, Caulfield, Webb, Phillimore; Page-Master Gregson//Oriana-Mrs Goodall; Bisarre-Miss Farren; Lamoree-Miss Tidswell. Epilogue as17940421.
Cast
Role: Bisarre Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.] Powell: Love a-la-mode rehearsed at 10 (for King); Lodoiska music at 11 (for Kelly, Storace, Crouch); Natural Son at 12 (King, Moody. Miss Farren one scene). Receipts: #347 15s. 6d. (283/0/0; 53/13/6; 7/2/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The ew

Cast
Role: Louisa Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: BON TON

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-Dodd; Sir John Trotley (with the Original Prologue)-King; Col. Tivy-Barrymore; Jessamy-Burton; Davy-Parsons//Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren; Gymp-Miss Tidswell .
Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Farren
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Revised and Altered [reduced from 5 acts to 4] by the Author [Richard Cumberland; MS of this version: Larpent 1026]. [In afterpiece the playbill retains Bannister Jun. as Robin, but he "being ill, Benson play'd Robin" (Powell).] Powell: Natural Son rehearsed at 11 (Miss Farren absent, Miss Tidswell one scene). Receipts: #149 9s. 6d. (106/6/6; 34/13/0; 8/10/ 0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Performance Comment: Sir Jeffery Latimer-Baddeley; Blushenly-Palmer; Captain O'Carol-Moody; Jack Hustings-King; David-Burton; Servants Webb, Lyons//Lady Paragon-Miss Farren; Mrs Phoebe Latimer-Miss Pope; Penelope-Miss Tidswell .

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

Event Comment: Powell: Wonder rehearsed at 10 (Packer one scene; Miss Farren three scenes). Receipts: #222 12s. (140/14/6; 75/16/0; 5/12/6; tickets not come in: 0/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Felix-Kemble; Frederick- Packer; Don Pedro-Suett; Col. Briton-Wroughton; Gibby-Moody; Lissardo-King; Alguazile-Jones//Donna Violante-Miss Farren; Donna Isabella-Miss De Camp; Inis-Miss Collins; Flora-Miss Pope .

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto Or The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calistos Additional performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers Or The Good Naturd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist Or The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles Or Iphigenia In Aulis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage hater Matched

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques