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6297 results for: Keyword - Mr Luke? Sparks
We found 4253 matches on Event Comments, 1889 matches on Performance Comments, 530 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
14 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDialogue-Epilogue, an Address to the Town-Sparks and Keen, as Lord Chief Justice Joker and his Attorney General. Benefit for Sparks. Afterpiece: By Thomas Sheridan. [The Dialogue-Epilogue is Larpent MS 309.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17691223, but Sir Sampson-Sparks; Jeremy-W. Palmer; . .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Blunder-Sparks; Dr Clyster-Parsons; Dr Gallipot-Hartry; Ragout-Waldron; Serjeant-Messink; Tradelove-Wright; Cheatwell-Fawcett; James-Booth; Lucy-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: O'Blunder Actor: Sparks

Entertainment: II: The Paraphrase of Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man-King

Dance: End: As17700428

177
28 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit L.? Sparkes. Tickets and places to be had of Sparks at his Lodgings the corner of Broad Court, Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Delane; Antony-Barry; Cassius-Sparks; Octavius-Blakes; Caska-Berry; Caesar-Mills; Calphurnia-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Furnival; Decius-Bridges; Trebonius-Winstone; Cimber-Usher; Messala-Bransby; Ligarius-Taswell; Cinna-Marr; Servant to Antony-Ray; Lucillius-Leigh; Pindarus-Raftor; Publius-Wright; Citizens-Neale, Yates, Collins, Barrington.
Cast
Role: Cassius Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: IV: The Blithest Bird-Sullivan

Dance: II: Muilment; V: The Mechels

178
26 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 3 Feb. 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Sparks; Pylades-Ridout; Phenix-Anderson; Orestes-Barry; Cephisa-Mrs Barrington; Cleone-Mrs Griffith; Hermione-Mrs Bland; Andromache-Mrs Cibber; With the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

179
23 March 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets deliver'd for the Distress'd Mother the 28th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane-Mrs Bland; Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ryan; Hastings-Barry; Belmour-Ridout; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliff-Usher; Alicia-Mrs Gregory, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Taileurs, as17531210

180
22 March 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Afterpiece: A farce never perform'd before. [Possibly Thomas Sheridan's The Brave Irishman, but see Ten English Farces, Leo Hughes and A. H. Scouten (Austin, Texas, 1948), pp. 221 ff.] Last time of the company's performing till the holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Murphy first time; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Tom (with a song in character)-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Cimberton-Arthur; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Griffiths; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Humphrey-Anderson; Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: Lowe

Dance: As17541203

181
01 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17560223, but Brazen-Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Rose-Miss Nossiter (first time); Plume-Barry (first time); Ballance-Anderson; Kite-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: Sparks.
Role: Balance Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

182
03 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Receipts: #42 4s. 6d. plus #192 2s. from Tickets (Box 345; Pit 543; Gallery 244). Bought of Lord Holderness's Valet by Blackmore 5 ensembles of clothing amounting to #49 10s. Paid Mrs Marg. Lamb Interest due on #315 due 8 March last: #15 (Account Book). Charges: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17610121, but Comus-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

183
11 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17621123, but Old Rents-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Sparks.
Role: Old@Rents Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Music: End of Opera: A Piece on the Harp-Master Bromley, a Blind Youth, 1st performance on any Stage

184
30 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. None admitted behind Scenes. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17650215, but Sir Jealous Traffic-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End of Play: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

185
02 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Benson, Coates, Chatterley, Gregson, Gibson, Purser, Sparks, Smith, Whitmell, Willis, Weber, Wells, Mrs Byrne will be admitted. Receipts: #56 12s. (26.17.0; 28.1.6; 1.13.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17971102, but Don Felix-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Gibby-Sparks; Lissardo-King.
Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley

186
16 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Stokes, Archer, Sparks, Fisher, Chatterley, Chippendale, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Benson will be admitted.] Receipts: #613 0s. 6d. (125.18.0; 43.11.6; 0.4.0; odd money: 18.18.0; tickets: 424.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Performance Comment: As17990205, but Alice-Mrs Sparks.
Cast
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Sparks, Roffey, Grimaldi

Entertainment: Monologues End: Collins's Ode on the Passions (1st time)-Miss Heard; Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley

187
05 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Trueman. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Walcot as Mrs Heidelberg, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Walcot, in whose stead the papt of Mrs Heidelberg was ably sustained by Mrs Sparks" (Dramatic Censor, II, 243. As afterpiece the playbill announces Three Weeks after Marriage, but "Mrs Jordan happening, like other great performers, to be taken ill (it is wonderful how much great actors and actresses are subject to sudden indisposition!) Trueman was under the necessity of subsituting The Prize for the afterpiece" (ibid, p. 244).] Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Trueman, No. 38, Norfolk-street, Strand. Receipts: #127 8s. (70.6; 55.6; 1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 2s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As18000220, but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Sparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character].i.e. the character].
Cast
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: End: Strike the Harp-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; with an accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song Secure within her sea@girt Reign [(Dramatic Censor, II, 243)] (written by Dutton and composed by Moorehead,)-Trueman; End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

188
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

189
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

190
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

191
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

192
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

193
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

194
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

195
January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

196
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

197
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

198
November 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

199
28 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

200
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode