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5867 results for: Keyword - Mr Weston
We found 4252 matches on Event Comments, 1486 matches on Performance Comments, 559 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
01 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640224

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05 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers-Lauchery, Miss Baker; II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640319

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27 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody, 1st time; Maw@worm-Weston; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnley-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Lady Lambert-Miss Ambrose; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Maw@worm Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

29
20 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Bobadill-King; Brainworm-Baddeley; Master Stephen-Weston; Clement-Parsons; Matthew-Burton; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-J. Aickin; Wellbred-Jefferson; Downright-Bransby; Cash-Brereton; Cob-Moody; Bridget-Mrs Davies; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

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28 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Baker made his first Appearance in Jerry Sneak--he is a tall, thin, awkward Figure, looked like a Pinmaker, is a very strong Copy of poor Weston, has some Requisites, may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy--pretty well received. [Note added by $J. P. Kemble: Mr Baker, I have heard, had at this Time just received an Inheritance of fifteen thousand Pounds, which he so quickly dissipated as to be reduced within five years after to the Condition of Coachman to a Bristol Diligence] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #181 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

31
26 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: V: A Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

32
02 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Young Knowell-J. Aickin; Wellbred-Jefferson; Cash-Brereton, first time; Bridget-Mrs Davies; Bobadil-King; Justice Clement-Hartry; Cob-Moody; Mrs Kitely-Miss Younge; Brainworm-Baddeley; Downright-Bransby; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mr Stephen-Weston; Mr Matthew-W. Palmer; Old Knowell-Hurst.
Cast
Role: Mr Stephen Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930 Como, Sga Crespi (2nd appearance)

33
01 June 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

34
08 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

35
03 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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27 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Phoenix; or, Anacreontics Renovated [i

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Entertainment: In 2nd piece: Imitations-Caulfield

37
11 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

38
18 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Ballet: II: Savoyard Travellers. Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison; Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Miss Popling; Peasants-M'Neil, Mlle delaContri; see17491110

39
16 December 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Writ Of Inquiry Will Be Executed On The Inquisitor General

40
28 April 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

41
05 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Tickets delivered for 7 April taken. It is agreed this day between Mrs Abington and Mr Garrick that the former shall be engag'd to him and Mr Lacy, Patentees of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, for three years from this date, or three acting seasons, at the sum of twelve pounds a week, with a Benefit, and sixty pounds for cloaths--the above agreement to be put into Articles according to the usual form. s@ Frances Abington, D. Garrick for himself and Mr Lacy (Folger Library, Garrickiana 962 MS [Cage, p. 154).] Receipts: #205 14s. 6d. Charges: #66 5s. Profits to Weston: #139 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Cast
Role: Dan Drugger Actor: Weston

Entertainment: End II: Imitations vocal and rhetorical-Bannister; End III: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston; End V: (For that night only) Judge Tycho's sentence-Weston riding on a rhinoceros

Dance: After Judge Tycho's Sentence: The Taylors, as17740428

42
27 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17711226, but Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Weston; Mrs Day-Mrs Hopkins, 1st time; Ruth-Mrs Abington, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Abel Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Entertainment: IV: By Particular Desire, Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody; IV: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston; End: (1st time) Cupid's Remonstranceto the Town-Miss Hopkins

Monologue: I: Linco's Travels. As 24 March

43
17 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Madrigal and Trulletta

Entertainment: IV: Imitations Rhetorical and Vocal-Bannister; Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

44
03 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Entertainment: End Act II: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

45
19 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 18 Jan. 1772.] [MacMillan notes the version here used to be that preceding the Fribble alterations.] Paid Renters's #44 for 11 Oratorio nights; Extra Music this night #2 5s. Receipts: #236 3s. Charges: #75 15s. 6d. Profits to Weston: #160 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; first time; Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Drunken Man Actor: Weston

Entertainment: End: New Interlude: Weston's Return from the Universities of Parnassus-Weston

46
10 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: A Peep into Elysium; or, Foote, Weston, and Shuter in the Shades

Performance Comment: Foote-Bannister; Weston-Edwin; Shuter-Parsons; Spirit-Brett; Wilson-Wilson [sic] .sic] .
Cast
Role: Weston Actor: Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: The What d'ye Call It

Monologue: 1784 08 10 End of interlude Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

47
12 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Elysium; Or, Foote, Weston, And Shuter In The Shades (as Performed For Wilson's Benefit Last Season, At The Above Theatre [on 10 Aug

Performance Comment: 1784]). Weston-Decastro .
Cast
Role: . Weston Actor: Decastro
Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Twistings and Twinings; or, Tea's the Twaddle

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: 3rd piece to conclude with Tippee against Twaddle by Wilson

Monologue: 1785 02 12 Following the Singing Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an ass, by Wilson. imitations. End of Act I of 4th piece Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by way of Dialogue. A Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]) will take off the Speakers, and Decastro will take off the Singers, with a Dying Scene. After which, Plank, the carpenter, will take them both off

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10 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Elysium; or, Foote, Weston, Shuter, and Edwin in the Shades

Performance Comment: Foote (in the character of the Devil [in The Devil upon Two Sticks])-Bannister; Weston (as Doctor Last [in the same])-Wewitzer; Shuter (as Justice Woodcock [in Love in a Village])-Parsons; Edwin (as Lingo [in The Agreeable Surprise])-Wilson; Wilson-Evatt.
Cast
Role: Weston Actor: Wewitzer
Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

49
17 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Stevens, Weston, Courtney. Tickets deliver'd by Randall will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stevens, first time; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Williams, first time; Shallow-Weston; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Packer; Fenton-Scrase; Slender-O'Brien; Rugby-Marr; Mrs Page-Miss Haughton; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley; Host-Philips; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; Nym-Watkins.
Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: Between the Acts: Randall; II: Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Entertainment: By Particular Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

50
11 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Moody and Weston. Tickets deliver'd by Keen, and for Macbeth will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Nicodemus Somebody-Weston; Macahone-Moody; Jolt-Love; Fetch-Baddeley; Micher-Parsons; Basil-Packer; Landlord-Watkins; Ostler-Clough; Dolly-Mrs Smith; Isabella-Mrs Hippisley; To conclude with Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan's favorite song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody; who also introduces into his character of Macahone his whimsical Description of a Man@o@War-Moody.
Cast
Role: Nicodemus Somebody Actor: Weston

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston