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7824 results for: Keyword - Mr Vernon</i>-much Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). <span class=
We found 5377 matches on Event Comments, 2595 matches on Performance Comments, 628 matches on Performance Title, 35 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

601
04 May 1722 @ Clafton

Event Comment: London Journal, 12 May: Was acted at Mr Newcomb's School, formerly Mr Morland's School, at Clapton, near Hackney, the late Mr Hugh's Play...with great Applause, they having the proper Habits and Decorations. Tis said, the Lad that acted the Lady was adorned with Jewels to the Value of Six Thousand Pounds; there was a great Number of Gentry to see the Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

602
20 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Baddeley-Polonius, first time (Cross Diary). Receipts: #194 17s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holland; Ghost-Bransby; Rosencraus-Fox; Polonius-Baddeley, first time; Horatio-Havard; Ophelia-Mrs Hopkins; Claudius-Packer; Osric-Palmer; Laertes-Lee; Bernardo-Marr; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Guildenstern-Castle; Gertrude-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

603
28 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mas. Love was hiss'd for playing out of tune upon the Organ (Hopkins). This night Master Love was hissed for playing out of tune upon the organ (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #179 9s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

604
29 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. The Organ was Cut out (Hopkins). This night the organ omitted (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #253 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Dance: III: The Italian Gardiners, as17631119

605
21 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At 5 went into the Pit to see Barry do Lear, being his first appearance on that stage these 10 years (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry, 1st appearance there in 10 years; Gloster-Burton; Kent- Bransby; Bastard-J. Palmer; Edgar-Reddish, 1st time; Regan-Mrs Hopkins; Gentleman Usher-Dodd; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Burgandy-Fox; Arante-Mrs Hippisley; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer; Goneril-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

606
20 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr King--Richard 3d as you might expect (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance-Atkins, Mrs King; IV: The English Gardeners, as17691206

607
24 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: Modely-Jefferson; Sir John Dorilant-Hurst; Bellmour-Packer; Steward-Castle; Lady Beverley-Mrs Hopkins; Celia-Mrs Baddeley; Araminta-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Beverley Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

608
06 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Oakly, Mrs Egerton (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Redish; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Baddeley; Tom-Ackman; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Egerton (her 2nd appearance); Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins (first time); Harriet-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

609
26 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Doors open at 5 o'clock. Receipts: #232 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

610
05 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Mainpiece: By Particular desire. House Doors open by 5 o'clock. Play to begin promptly at 6. Receipts: #212 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: End of Play: A Comic Dance call'd The Nosegay-Daigville, Sga Vidini

611
20 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Mainpiece: For the 4th and last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire, the 36th night. Full Prices. Receipts: #224 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

612
13 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Eighth time (Treasurer's Book). For benefit of House (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #249 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

613
22 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Leonora for 1st time by Miss Robins very bad Sung out of Tune. Some hisses (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #160 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Cast
Role: Mrs Stapleton Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

614
16 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Runaway published. Paid salary list #416 4s. 4d.; Thomson (smith) #4 14s. 6d.; Buzaglio (smith) #11 7s. 6d.; Jennings (glover) #10 4s. 6d.; Racket (taylor) #37 17s. 6d.; Mist (ironmonger) #18 19s.; Carter (scowerer) #12 16s. (Treasurer's Book). House (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #248 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Lady Dinah Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Spleen

Cast
Role: Mrs Rubrick Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

615
08 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Dances went off tonight without Interruption, and were greatly received, and are allowed to be (the) best ever done in England (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #184 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17761107

616
29 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. Written by Congreve. [For Prologue see 19 Nov.] Love for Love was revived with alterations by R. B. Sheridan Esq. (Note by J. P. Kemble on Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #150 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Lady Dinah Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

617
26 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Henry. [As afterpiece the playbill announces Arthur and Emmeline, but it was not acted. Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play.] Diary, 24 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Henry, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square. Receipts: #153 12s. (38.6; 21.2; 0.19; tickets: 93.5) (charge: #111 13s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer Or The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Marlow-Packer; Young Marlow-Kemble; Hardcastle-Suett; Hastings-Barrymore; Tony Lumpkin-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Henry; Miss Nevil-Mrs Powell; Maid-Mrs Shaw Edition of 1799 (For the Proprietors) adds: Diggory-$Burton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Dance: End II: As17900308

618
17 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Hopkins. Receipts: #57 4s. 6d. Charges: #66 3s. Deficit to the Hopkins: #8 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Torrington-Parsons, first time; Leech-Bransby; Miss Leeson-Miss P. Hopkins; General Savage-King; Connolly-Moody; Leeson-Palmer; Capt. Savage-Brereton; Spruce-Lamash; Ghastly-Burton; Belville-Reddish; Mrs Belville-Miss Younge; Lady Rachel-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Abington; Crow-Wright; Wolf-Carpenter; Maid-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Miss Leeson Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lady Rachel Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: In: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

619
01 June 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Cautherly; Thorowgood-Havard; Uncle-Burton; Trueman-Packer; Blunt-Ackman; Maria-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; In Act I, Song-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Entertainment: BBucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

620
20 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Lady Rushport Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Jonas Dock-Weston; Sir Roger-Parsons; Squire Thomas-Moody; Sir Humphrey-Hartry; Justice Statute-Jacobs; Peter Nettle-Massink; Stave-Waldron; Joyce-Mrs Hopkins; Aunt-Mrs Love; Dorcas-Mrs Davies; Kitty Carrot-Miss Pope; The Original Song Twas When the Seas were Roaring[, as Set by Mr Jackson of Exeter, to be sung-Mrs Wrighten; [To conclude with a Country Dance-. [Advertised as not acted in 10 years. Actually not at dl since 21 March 1748.]Advertised as not acted in 10 years. Actually not at dl since 21 March 1748.]
Cast
Role: Joyce Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-aYoung Gentlewoman, 1st appearance; V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

621
25 September 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: Wilding-King; Hazard (with song)-Reddish; Barnacle-Parsons; Nephew-Dodd; Dwindle-Waldron; Acreless-Wheeler; Littlestock-Fawcett; Sellaway-Keen; Boxkeeper-Ackman; Drawer-Griffith; Mrs Wilding-Miss Younge; Penelope-Mrs Abington; Page-Miss P. Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss P. Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

622
15 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwou'd-King; Fainall-Reddish; Mirabell-Jefferson; Petulanx-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Jefferson; Foible-Mr Davies; Millamant-Mrs Abington; Marwood-Miss Younge, first time; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates, first appearance this stage in 7 years; In Act III, a Cantata-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

623
14 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Stockwell-Usher, first time; Fulmer-Baddeley; Belcour-King; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baddeley; Charlotte, with original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

624
March 1679 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the premiere is not known. As the play was entered in the Term Catalogues, June 1679, it probably was acted first sometime in the preceding two or three months. Gildon's revision of Langbaine, English Dramatick Poets: This Play met not with the Applause the Author and his Friends expected (p. 28)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ambitious Statesman Or The Loyal Favourite

625
04 March 1686 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Newdigate newsletters, 4 March 1685@6: This day a new play called The Devil of a Wife was Acted with great Applause at that formerly called the Ds Playhouse (Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 82). See also 6 March 1685@6

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife Or A Comical Transformation