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We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4240 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 1561 matches on Roles/Actors, and 10 matches on Author.
Event Comment: The Provok'd Wife [advertised on playbill of 31 Dec. 1787] is obliged to be deferred on Account of Mrs Pope's Indisposition. Receipts: #137 7s. (131.12; 5.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: English Father's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Barones Actor: Mrs Davenett.

Song: As17871203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Performance Comment: As17870929, but Percy-Barrymore; Elwina-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Elwina Actor: Mrs Siddons.
Role: Birtha Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17871124, but Gratiano-Dodd; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gobbo-Hollingsworth; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk-Bannister Jun.; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Loader-R. Palmer; Mr Richard Wealthy-Staunton; Dick-Burton; Servant-Alfred; Lucy-Miss Collins; Mrs Coke-Mr King.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coke Actor: Mr King.

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV:a Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performance Comment: Azor-Kelly; Scander-Barrymore; Ali-Dodd; Fatima-Miss Romanzini; song-Miss Romanzini; Lesbia-Miss Collett; Selima-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 3 [i

Performance Comment: e. the oratorio consists of only two parts]. Song-Mme Mara; Concerto Bassoon-Parkinson; A Song-Reinhold; Concerto Hautboy-Parke; Duetto-Mrs Crouch, Miss George; Grand Chorus, Fix'd in His Everlasting Seat-[Samson].Samson].
Cast
Role: Duetto Actor: Mrs Crouch, Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17871212, but Lucinda-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880125, but unassigned-Miss Romanzini, Mrs _Love; Miss_ Cranford. Miss_ Cranford.

Dance: End II: The Conjugal Frolick-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 [i

Performance Comment: e. the oratorio consists of only two parts]. Overture to Samson-; Song-Mme Mara; Concerto Violoncello-Mara; a Song-Reinhold; Quartetto, Where the Bee sucks-Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Dignum, Reinhold; A Song-Mme Mara; Grand Chorus [from Handel-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Lucy Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Macready; Dapper-Stevens; Quildrive-Brown; Old Philpot-Quick; Corinna-Miss Brangin; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17880128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Mrs Muchroom Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Ormellina Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880116, but Colombine-Miss J. Stageldoir in place of Miss Stageldoir; Fawcett_; Phillimore_; Wilson_; Chaplin_; Jones_; Benson_; Alfred_; unassigned-_Spencer, Mrs _Love; French Ladies-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 [i

Performance Comment: e. the oratorio consists of only two parts.]. Overture to Artaxerxes-; The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mme Mara; Concerto Hautboy-Parke; Where the Bee sucks-Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Dignum, Reinhold; Concerto French Horn-Ponto; Song-Reinhold; Coronation Anthem, My Heart is inditing-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880125, but Magician-Dignum in place of Staunton; unassigned-Mrs _Love.

Song: As17870925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17880214, but Angelina-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bernard.

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: Oediddee Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Oberea Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Londina Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Mrs Muchroom Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Ormellina Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880303but Miss Romanzini; Mrs_ Booth; Miss_ Cranford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Furnish Actor: Mrs A. Palmer.
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17871117, but Matilda-Mrs Crouch (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17880129, but Melinda-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bernard.
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: Oediddee Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Oberea Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Londina Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Rock
Event Comment: The Regent [advertised on playbill of 2 Apr.] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Siddons. Receipts: #89 1s. (76.5.0; 11.19.0; 0.14.6; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Toilette Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Forster

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17880226, but Tom-Phillimore; Robert-Jones; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Mrs A. Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17871018, but Robin Hood-Davies; Clorinda-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Allen a Dale Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Stella Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: Oediddee Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Oberea Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Londina Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17871228, but Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17871222, but Louisa-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: As17871129

Event Comment: Benefit for Pope. "Desdemona was happily pourtrayed by Mrs Pope, particularly...her manner of receiving the blow from Othello, by shewing she felt it as for the loss of her husband's affection rather than the indignity offered her sex" (Public Advertiser, 21 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 31 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Pope at his house in Half-Moon Street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #184 9s. 6d. (125.10.0; 3.13.6; tickets: 55.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Dance: As17880301

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Miss Tidswell; Miss Grantham-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Dance: As17880313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: As17880103, but Arabella-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Pope.
Role: Lady Tremor Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-[See17880401]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17880514, but Rapino-Bonville; Victoria-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Isabell Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Lorenza Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Dance: As17880328

Event Comment: Account-book: Tickets delivered by Atkins, Brereton, Clarridge, Dalby, Hatley, Mrs Harris, Mott, Simmons, Strahan will be admitted. Receipts: #175 19s. (25.7; 5.7; tickets: 145.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: As17880328