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10439 results for: Keyword - Mr King
We found 5481 matches on Event Comments, 3632 matches on Performance Comments, 3145 matches on Performance Title, 41 matches on Author, and 6 matches on Roles/Actors.

1976
01 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker

Dance: End Interlude: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

1977
22 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Mrs Smith's Benefit for 2 May advertised as Cymbeline and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the Wish. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Smith. With a New Occasional Prologue spoken by King. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorne-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir Wm. Meadows-J. Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt, first time.
Cast
Role: Hodge Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: A New Dance, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi. [See17730422.

Entertainment: End Opera: (By particular Desire) Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

1978
22 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

1979
25 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

1980
15 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Sheridan
Role: King of France Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1981
26 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Aickin, first time

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

1982
05 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Representation of a Regattav. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Paid Supernumeraries #5 13s. 6d.; Billstickers #2 14s.; Music 1st week #25 7s. 6d.; Miss Younge's Cloathes #5. King being hoarse the Prelude [see 21 Sept.] was omitted--Miss Pope made her first Appearance these 2 years upon this stage in Miss Sterling--but coolly received (+Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #213 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope (1st appearance upon this stage these 2 years); Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

1983
06 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Jefferson
Role: King Henry Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

1984
01 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Public Advertiser, 3 Mar.: "A new Prologue was spoken by King on Saturday Evening, and received with uncommon Applause." [Mrs Sherborn is identified in Lysons, Collectanea.] Receipts: #215 16s. 6d. (187.12.0; 25.17.0; 2.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17770225, but New Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: New Prologue Actor: King.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End III: The Double Festival, as17770213

1985
29 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron & Mrs Greville. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, Glanville-street, Rathbone Place; of Mrs Greville at the Orange Warehouse, the Corner of King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #178 15s. (69.0; 15.1; 0.0; tickets: 94.14) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-King; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman-Packer; Sackbut-Bransby; Tradelove-Hurst; Simon Pure-Waldron; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Masked Lady-Miss Platt; Betty-Mrs Smith; Ann Lovely-Mrs Greville (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Feignwell Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: As17761128

1986
05 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: End: Dance-

1987
02 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Henderson
Role: King Philip Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

1988
01 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Henderson
Role: King Philip Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1989
18 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Wroughton
Role: King of France Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Song: As17780511

1990
26 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

1991
25 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

1992
02 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante

Dance: As17780623

1993
08 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17780623

1994
14 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17780624

1995
25 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17780624

Song: End II: In love should there meet a fond pair-Miss Harper

1996
19 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Digges

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

1997
23 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

1998
09 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

1999
14 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

2000
04 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker