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6056 results for: Keyword - Mr Matthew Birkhead
We found 4266 matches on Event Comments, 1292 matches on Performance Comments, 751 matches on Performance Title, 107 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1251
27 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Gibson; Young Knowell-Dyer; Wellbred-Lewes; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Cash-Perry; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

1252
17 May 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Bobadil-Woodward (first appearance on this stage); Welbred-Robson; Young Knowell-Didier; Downright-Gardner; Old Knowell-Miller; Matthew-Hamilton; Cash-Dancer; Kitely-Fearon (from Edinburgh); first appearance on this stage; Cobb-Collett; Formal-Farrell; Brainworm-Vandermere; Stephen-Weston; Bridget-Mrs Didier; Tibb-Mrs Collett; Dame Kitely-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Dance: End: The Shoemaker-Mrs West, Miss West, Mas. Williamson

1253
07 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Hull; Young Knowell-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Cash-Thompson; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1254
14 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Hull; Young Knowell-Dyer; Wellbred-Lewes; Cash-Perry; Brainworm-Dunstall; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Morris; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

1255
24 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Cumberland Corn@thrashers-Mas. Blurton (Apprentice to Fishar), Miss Mathews; II: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe, first time-Miller (Scholar to Fishar)

Monologue: IV: a New Grand Ballet (that night only) called The Festival of the Black Prince(As performed at Paris by Fishar with universal applause). Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode

Performance Comment: Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode.
Cast
Role: Dancers and Attendants Actor: Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode.

Ballet: V: First time this season The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Nosegay Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford (Six principal dancers)

1256
23 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Hull; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Lewes; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Kniveton; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Gardner; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Cash-Thompson; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

1257
16 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: I: New Dance-Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge

Performance Comment: Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim Actor: Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews

1258
24 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: As17760123, but The Principal Characters-Sga Vidini, Miss _Matthews.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Sga Vidini, Miss _Matthews.

1259
01 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin Jupiter-Lee Lewes; Chasseur Royal-Mahon; Pantaloon-Baker; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Delpini; Colombine-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Poney Races-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

1260
25 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Sga Tinte; Pastoral-Reinhold, Miss Dayes; Rest of Vocal Parts-Battishill, Mahon, Baker. [Partial cast from Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov.: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Clown-Delpini; Colombine-Sga Tinde. Airs (no pub., 1777) lists no cast, no act division; has songs sung by Justice, Constable, Colin, Lucy, Gypsies. For parts see17800506.] has songs sung by Justice, Constable, Colin, Lucy, Gypsies. For parts see17800506.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Sga Tinte

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

1261
15 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Wilkinson; Sir Jacob Jollup-Booth; Bruin-Thompson; Heeltap-Fearon; Lint-Death; Jerry Sneak-Wewitzer; Matthew Mug-Lee Lewes; Mrs Bruin-Miss Green; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Matthew Mug Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: As17771222

1262
14 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

Dance: Afterpiece: The dances-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Valois. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent Performances.

1263
22 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.[For parts see17800506.]For parts see17800506.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Lings, Miss Valois. [These were the same in all subsequent performances.

1264
01 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wroughton; Old Knowell-Hull; Young Knowell-Whitfield; Wellbred-Robson; Master Stephen-Edwin; Master Matthew-Wewitzer; Cash-Thompson; Formal-Jones; Brainworm-Wilson; Downright-Clarke; Justice Clement-Booth; Cob-Fearon; Captain Bobadil-Lee Lewes; Bridget-Mrs Whitfield; Tib-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Dockyard, as17790924

1265
08 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: 3rd piece: As17800506

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland; Ladies-Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

Performance Comment: Jockies-Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland; Ladies-Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

1266
03 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Wrighten; Master Matthew-Burton; Cob-Wright; Cash-R. Palmer; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Collett; Bit-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

1267
26 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from text (no pub., 1782) and Airs (T. Cadell, 1782): Harlequin-W. Bates; Old Lieutenant-Darley; Clown-Stevens; Midshipman-Mrs Kennedy; Bridewell-Keeper-Edwin; Irishman-Egan; Old Beau-Jones; Jailor-Webb; Bailiffs-Thompson, Fearon, &c.; Groom Porter-Doyle; Columbine-Miss Matthews; Her Mother-Mrs Pitt; Virtue-Mrs Martyr; Pleasure-Mrs Morton. Unassigned characters: Master of the Hotel, Waiters, Coachman, Chairmen, Masqueraders, Sailors, Mob, Birds, Beasts, Dancers, Ladies, &c]..
Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Song: As17811109

1268
01 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews .
Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

1269
17 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of mainpiece a new pantomimical Dance, Anticipation; or, Harlequin's Visit to Greenwich on Whit-Monday, in which will be introduced two favorite Scenes from Harlequin Skeleton. The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford .

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley

1270
29 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance, Diversion a-la-Mode, by Harris, Burn [i.e. Byrne], Miss Matthews, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: e. Byrne], Miss Matthews, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews .

1271
15 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Brainworm-Baddeley; Wellbred-Bannister Jun.; Y. Knowell-Barrymore; Just. Clement-Parsons; Mast. Stephen-Dodd; Downright-Wrighten; Master Matthew-Burton; Cob-Suett; Cash-R. Palmer; Formal-Fawcett; Captain Bobadil-Palmer; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

1272
23 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Welbred-Whitfield; Young Knowell-Barrymore; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Waldron; Downright-Phillimore; Master Matthew-Burton; Cob-Suett; Formal-Fawcett; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Barnes; Tib-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17880313

Song: End III: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

1273
12 June 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-R. Palmer; Brothers-Johnson, Lyons; Bacchanals-Bannister, Davies, Matthews, 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-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Plomer]).Mrs Plomer]).
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Bannister, Davies, Matthews, Chapman

1274
01 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17920409, but Matthew-Maddocks; Julia-_.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Maddocks

Song: for this Night only a new Song by Suett-Mrs Jordan In Character of Viola; accompaniments for the Oboe and Grand Piano Forte-; End: a favourite Song by Dibdin-Suett

1275
13 October 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Performance Comment: Richard-Kelly; Blondel-Barrymore; Florestan-Caulfield; Sir Owen-Sedgwick; Seneschal-Phillimore; Antonio-Mrs Bland; Guilliot-Suett; Matthew-Fawcett; William-Banks; Pilgrim-Webb; Matilda-Mrs Crouch; Lauretta-Miss Barclay; Dorcas-Mrs Edwin; Julie-Miss Menage; Chorus of Knights-Danby, Cooke, Maddocks, Lyons; Chorus of Soldiers-Fawcett, Alfred, Shaw, Dorion.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Fawcett

Dance: In afterpiece: Master L. D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss S. D'Egville. [Danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.