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11329 results for: Keyword - Mr Thomas Reading
We found 5726 matches on Author, 4554 matches on Event Comments, 1733 matches on Performance Comments, 598 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5776
05 February 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft, based on DER DEUTSCHE HAUSVATER, by Otto Heinrich Freiherr von Gemmingen. Prologue by the author and John Thelwall (Boaden, Kemble, II, 114). Epilogue by the author (Knapp, p. 263)]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Morning Chronicle, 18 Feb. 1794: This Day is published LOVE'S FRAILTIES (2s.). Oulton, 1796, II, 154: It was the first play published at the advanced price of 2s. [i.e. hitherto (since, at least, 1776) the price of full-length plays had been 1s. 6d.]. Receipts: #308 17s. 6d. (296/8/6; 12/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Frailties Or Precept Against Practice

Related Works
Related Work: Love’s Frailties; or, Precept against Practice Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

5777
01 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue by Thomas Vaughan (see text)]: The Dresses and Scenery are new. Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov. 1794: This Day is published The Wedding Day (1s.). Powell: Wedding Day rehearsed at 10; Siege of Belgrade at 11. Receipts: #295 2s. 6d. (207.7.6; 76.7.0; 11.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Emilia Galotti

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Song: In afterpiece: In the dead of the night-Mrs Jordan [not listed on playbill, but see BUC, 1061]

5778
28 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Powell; Sir Thomas-Penkethman; Aunt-Mrs Powell; Belguard-Cory; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Surly-Thurmond Sr; Hothead-Leigh; Testimony-Norris; Leonora-Mrs Kent; Violante-Mrs Spiller; With a new Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Penkethman

5779
07 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar one Scene

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Powell; Sir Thomas-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Penkethman.

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

5780
06 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit Or Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Sir Thomas-Norris; Tom-Johnson; Ramble-Mills; Merry-William Wilks; Booby-Leigh; Lady Faddle-Mrs Hunt; Christina-Mrs Horton; Dame Rash-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Norris

Song: Mrs Aubert, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Boman

5781
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Ray; Chaunter-Hulett; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Tippit-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Thomas; rest-Wilcocks, Rosco, Pearce, Machen, Russell, Dove, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Palmer, Miss Mann, Mrs Clark, Mrs Jones, Mrs Barnett.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chaunter Actor: Mrs Thomas

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

5782
20 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Smith; Vizard-W. Williams; Smugler-Collet; Beau Clincher-Penkethman; Young Clincher-W. Bullock; Dicky-Eaton; Tom Errand-R. Williams; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Lady Darling-Mrs Clark; Angelica-Mrs Haughton; Parly-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Dance: TTwo Harlequins-; The Shepherd's Holiday-

Song: Miss Thornowets

5783
02 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Ferdinand-Bardin; Prospero-Havard; Antonio-Worsley; Gonzalo-Machen; Hippolito-Mrs Thomas; Stephano-Rosco; Mustacho-R. Williams; Ventoso-Collet; Trincalo-Morgan; Ariel-Master Woodward; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Dorinda-Mrs Morgan; Caliban-W. Giffard; Sycorax-Collet; Waterman's Dance-Sandham, Rosco, R. Williams, Pearce, Bowcher; Neptune-a Gentleman; Amphitrite-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Thomas
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Mock-Tempest; or, The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Thomas Duffett

Afterpiece Title: The Biter Bit or The Humours of Harlequin and Scaramouch

Afterpiece Title: The Throwsters Opera

5784
25 September 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

5785
30 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performance Comment: As17350909, but Coupee-Este; Thomas-Raftor .
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Raftor

Dance: Jack of the Green (new) by Taylor and Miss Mann. Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson

5786
14 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Squire Thomas-Johnson; Peter-Macklin; Joyce-Miss Cole; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Squire Thomas Actor: Johnson

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

5787
06 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call it

Performance Comment: Timothy-Oates; Sir Roger-Rosco; Humphrey-Gibson; Statute-Arthur; Thomas-James; Stave-Stoppelaer; Peter-Hippisley; Corporal-Harrington; Dorcas-Mrs Mullart; Aunt-Mrs James; Joyce-Miss Ferguson; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: James

Dance: As17401027

5788
01 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Beard; Old Hob-Dunstall; Dick-Anderson; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Betty-Miss Hippisley; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley

Dance: CComic Dance, as17450423 Scotch Dance, as17441012

Song: Scotch Ballad beginning And we are Gayly yet-Beard

5789
17 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Young Valere-Giffard; Sir Thomas-Taswell; Lovewell-Havard; Hazard-Blakes; Hector-Yates; Dorante-Collins; Cogdie-Neale; Galoon-Vaughan; Boxkeeper-Goodfellow; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Giffard; Favourite-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Yates; Betty-Mrs Horsington; Angelica-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees or The Jesuit Caught

Dance: III: Grand Dance, as17451008

Song: IV: Lowe

5790
15 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur

Dance: As17551101; Granier, Miss Hilliard

5791
27 November 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Collins; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Collins

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

5792
28 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally or The Sailors Return

Performance Comment: Actors only:-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Dancing-Maranesi, Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon; Thomas-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Sally-Miss Brent; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon (Genest, IV, 622). [But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Beard

5793
07 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Dodd; Goodall-Parsons; Quaver-Fawcett; Blister-Love; Thomas-Strange; Miss Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Strange

5794
15 May 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Blister-Sparks; Coupee-Hamilton; Goodwill-Farrell; Quaver-DuBellamy; Thomas-Lings; Lucy-Mrs Reed, being her first appearance on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Lings

Dance: Tassoni, Miss Street

5795
17 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17711206, but Thomas-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Bannister.

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

5796
18 May 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Blister-Fearon; Coupee-Robson; Quaver (with song)-Davis; Goodwill-Farrel; Thomas-Vowel; Lucy-Miss Wentworth, 1st appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Vowel

Dance: End: The Medley-scholars of Giorgi

5797
23 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Parts by Moody, Dodd, Baddeley, Parsons, Cautherly, Weston, Wrighten, Griffith, Mas. Cape; Irish Widow with an Epilogue Song-Mrs Barry; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Nephew-Cautherly; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Weston; Footmen-Griffith, Wrighten; Black boy-Mas. Cape; Widow Brady-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 340).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: End Act I of the Farce: A New Dance call'd The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton, being her first appearance that stage

5798
01 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Nephew-Cautherly; Thomas-Weston; Widow Brady (with Epilogue Song)-A Gentlewoman, first appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

5799
05 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: As17740326 but add Thomas-Gardner; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: add Thomas Actor: Gardner
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

5800
01 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17751003, but Thomas-Burton, first time.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton, first time.

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17760415