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5786 results for: Keyword - Mr. Thomson
We found 4250 matches on Event Comments, 1165 matches on Performance Comments, 535 matches on Performance Title, 143 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

976
10 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Master Thomson, Chorus, 13 nights #3 5s.; Mr Squire Chorus, 14 nights #3 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #193 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Cast
Role: Evanthe Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Bridemaids Actor: Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

977
11 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). The new Comedy of The Runaway is unavoidably oblig'd to be deferred till Saturday. Rec'd Mr Stanley's Oratorio Account, 11 nights, #327 5s. Paid Lawrence (paper hanger) #13 7s.; Renters (for 11 Oratorio nights) #88; Cubit (tinman) #7 14s. 6d.; Gardner (shoemaker) #25; Chettle (timber merchant) #22 14s. 6d.; Mist andCo. (brazier) #10 8s.; Thomson (smith) #5 16s. 6d. Barrow andCo. (oil) #106 5s.; Tallow Chandler's 8th Bill #26 12s.; Palmer's Bill of Bath for Spermacetti Candles #162 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [MacMillan quotes from Kemble's note on the playbill, a Garrick interpolation in Drugger 's last speech (IV, vii): "Abel: Did you never see me play the Fool? Face: Yes. Abel: But the wise ones say I have played the Fool long enough; So I am going to leave it off and grow melancholy." [This note does not appear in the Hopkins Diary in the Folger Library.] Receipts: #265 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Dame Plaint Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Spleen

Cast
Role: Mrs Rubrick Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Tabitha Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs King

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17751003

978
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mrs Davies Miss Tittup--La! La! King sent a letter to $Sheridan desiring to be off his Engagement--all made up at night. Mattocks came and told me that Lacy had sold Half his Share of the Patent to Mr Langford (The Auctioneer) and Captain Thomson (Authour of the Syrens &c.). I acquainted Sheridan of it--he had not heard it before (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #267 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Furrow Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

979
13 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Performance Comment: Parts-Quin, Milward, Mills, Wright, Havard, Winstone, Mrs Butler, Mrs Giffard; but edition of 1739 lists: Solyman-Quin; Mustapha-Milward; Zanger-Wright; Rustan-Mills; Mufti-Winstone; Achmet-Havard; Osman-Woodburn; Roxolana-Mrs Butler; Emira-Mrs Giffard; Prologue by James Thomson-Milward; Epilogue-Quin.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Milward, Mills, Wright, Havard, Winstone, Mrs Butler, Mrs Giffard
Role: Roxolana Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Emira Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Prologue by James Thomson Actor: Milward

980
15 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pickup Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: As17391001, but Poudre-Raftor; Pompey-Young Dimmock; Justices-Winstone, Woodburn, Cole; a new Masquerade Dance-Mrs _Walter, Miss _Thynne, Mrs _Thomson.
Cast
Role: a new Masquerade Dance Actor: Mrs _Walter, Miss _Thynne, Mrs _Thomson.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Bennet, Mrs Woodward
Role: concluding with a new Masquerade Dance Actor: Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: II: A new ballet-Muilment; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

981
29 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17391109, but Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Thomson; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Woodward; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Thomson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Cooke, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois

982
04 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: As17430202, but a New Dance call'd Les Amant Volages-Desse, Froment, Mrs Walter, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thomson, Mlle Gondeau, Mlle Fabres, Miss King.
Cast
Role: a New Dance call'd Les Amant Volages Actor: Desse, Froment, Mrs Walter, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thomson, Mlle Gondeau, Mlle Fabres, Miss King.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Lampe, 1st time

983
11 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Cross; Younger Brother-Havard; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2nd Spirit-Woodman; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; The Dances-Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: The Dances Actor: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.

984
01 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favorite

Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess; or, Harlequin Married

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Mann; Harlico-Collins; the Swiss-Blakes; Swiss Servant-Lair; Hecate-Mrs Avolio; Attendants on Hecate-Morland, Bennet, Morgan; Fantastic Sprights-Muilment, Desse, Liviez, Baudouin, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, the Miss Scotts.
Cast
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Mann
Role: Hecate Actor: Mrs Avolio
Role: Fantastic Sprights Actor: Muilment, Desse, Liviez, Baudouin, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, the Miss Scotts.

985
03 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performance Comment: As17440202, but Harlequin's Child-Miss Yates; a Fairy-a Lilliputian woman; Fantastic Sprights-_; Shepherds-Muilment, Desse, Liviez, Baudouin; Shepherdesses-Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, The Miss Scotts, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, The Miss Scotts, Mlle Auguste.
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Mann
Role: Hecate Actor: Mrs Avolio

986
17 December 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17441013, but Tybalt-Williams; Balthasar-Miss Charke; Page-Miss Thomson; with a prologue on Somebody-Nobody; Epilogue-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Thomson
Role: Balthazar Actor: Mrs Clark
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs George
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Hill.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

987
27 June 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Macduff-Ryan; Malcolm-Chapman; Banquo-Cashell; Lady Macduff-Miss Haughton; Lenox-Marr; Seyton-Philips; Seyward-Oates; Donalbaine-Kennedy; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Lady Macbeth's Lady-Miss Ferguson; Hecate-Paget; Witches-Marten, Morgan, Master Shuter; 1st murderer-Stoppelaer; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Thomson, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Thomson, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent.

988
24 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Lacey; Younger Brother-Cross; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2nd Spirit-Usher; Lady-Mrs Elmy; Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Mrs Mozeen; Dances-Cooke, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Liviez, Shawford, Davenport, Roger, Mrs Annesly, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Shawford, Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Dances Actor: Cooke, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Liviez, Shawford, Davenport, Roger, Mrs Annesly, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Shawford, Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

989
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes; Or, The Bloody Contest Between Charles The Twelfth, King Of Sweden, And Peter The Great, Czar Of Muscovy

Performance Comment: Charles XII-Usher; Prince of Wurtemburg-Jackson; Count Gillensternia-Hazard; Count Piper-Thomson; Mazeppa-Reid; Czar-Burton; Prince Dolguruki-Paget; Prince Menzikoif-Jones; Iwan-Shawford; Princess Ellimira-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Count Piper Actor: Thomson
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and His Friend Strap

Cast
Role: Widow Vanspriggen Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Moll Trotfutter Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Mrs File Actor: Mrs Shawford
Role: Mrs Machegogan Actor: Mrs Paddick

Dance: Particularly a Hornpipe-

990
28 February 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Phillips; Iago-Henry; Duke-Foster; Brabantio-Martial; Cassio-Palmer; Gratiano-Smith; Lodovico-Wooller; Montano-Moss; Roderigo-Vandermere; Emilia-Miss Thomson; Desdemona-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Miss Thomson
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Vandermere; Flash-Henry; Loveit-Smith; Puff-Moss; Tagg-Miss Thomson; Biddy-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Tagg Actor: Miss Thomson
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Smith.

991
16 June 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona; Or, the Servant Mistress

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Music: P$Pergolesi; alterations and additional songs S?. Arnold

992
23 May 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: New Musical Imitations-Bannister; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Singing-Mrs Thompson, a young Lady who never sung in Public before

993
06 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Lee Lewes; Lorenzo (With songs)-Mattocks; Duke-Fearon; Launcelot-Quick; Tubal-Thomson; Jessica-Miss Dayes, first time; Nerrissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Tubal Actor: Thomson
Role: Nerrissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

994
16 November 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-A Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Conolly-Burtt; Captain Savage-Diamond; Belville-A Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Spruce-Nugent; Ghastly-Jones; Wolf-Dannell; Crow-Nicholes; Leeson-Powell; Leach-Cross; Torrington-Lloyd; Mrs Belville-Mrs Sydney; Mrs Tempest-Miss Marshall; Miss Leeson-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Thomson; Betty-Miss Carleton; Miss Walsingham-Miss Bird .
Cast
Role: Mrs Belville Actor: Mrs Sydney
Role: Lady Rachel Mildew Actor: Mrs Thomson

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Lady Di Strangeways Actor: Mrs Sydney

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Comic Dance, The Affrighted Dwarf, with a whimsical Transformation into Mad Moll (performers not listed)

Monologue: 1784 11 16 End of Act IV of mainpiece Bucks have at ye all by Cross

995
07 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performance Comment: Marquis-Lewis; Sebastian-Ryder; Nicholas-Edwin; General-Quick; Matthias-Fearon; Ambrose-Thomson; Flora-Mrs Mattocks; Cecily-Mrs Webb; Julia-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Ambrose Actor: Thomson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Wells.

Dance: As17880915

996
16 January 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Miss Peggy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity

Performance Comment: Abomelique (Blue-Beard)-Palmer; Ibrahim-Suett; Selim-Kelly; Shacabac-Bannister Jun.; Hassan-Hollingsworth; Mustapha-Webb; Aladin-Davis; Spahis-Sedgwick, Bannister, Dignum, Wathen, Trueman, Maddocks; Janizaries-Danby, Wentworth, Brown, Tett, Denman, Atkins, Phillimore, Fisher, Meyers, Peck, Bardoleau, Walker, Cook, J. Fisher, Dibble, Simpson; Male Peasants-Grimaldi, Gregson, Gallot, Aylmer, Potts, Willoughby, Evans; Male Slaves-Roffey, Thomson, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Nicolini; Fatima-Mrs Crouch; Irene-Miss DeCamp; Beda-Mrs Bland; Female Peasants-Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage; Principal Dancer-Mlle Parisot (1st appearance this season); Female Slaves-Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Hillingsworth [recte Illingham], Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining.recte Illingham], Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining.
Cast
Role: Male Slaves Actor: Roffey, Thomson, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Nicolini
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland

997
20 February 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Walcot

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: Abomelique (Blue-Beard)-Palmer; Ibrahim-Suett; Selim-Dignum; Shacabac-Bannister Jun.; Hassan-Maddocks; Spahis-Sedgwick, Bannister, Wathen, Trueman, Maddocks [i.e. doubled Hassan]; Janizaries-Danby, Wentworth, Brown, Tett, Denman, Atkins; Male Peasants-Grimaldi, Gregson, Gallot, Aylmer, Potts, Willoughby; Male Slaves-Roffey, Thomson, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks; Fatima-Mrs Crouch; Irene-Miss DeCamp; Beda-Miss Leak; Female Peasants-Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage; Principal Dancer-Mlle Parisot; Female Slaves-Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining. [And see17980116] .And see17980116] .
Cast
Role: Male Slaves Actor: Roffey, Thomson, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch

998
16 April 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: Mrs Haller Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Countess Wintersen Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: As17980222, but Beda-Mrs Bland; Male Slave-_Thomson.
Cast
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Male Slave Actor: _Thomson.
Role: Male Slaves Actor: Roffey, Thomson, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch

999
14 February 1722 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Thomson. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

1000
16 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Aston, Thomson, and a Gentleman under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Cast
Role: Mrs Buskin Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Norsa. A new Prologue to the Farce attempted by Mrs Cantrell

Dance: Tambourine, as17340504. Saraband by Miss Baston. Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden. Les Amans Consentants, as17340508