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We found 23385 matches on Performance Comments, 4448 matches on Event Comments, 4281 matches on Performance Title, 805 matches on Author, and 333 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomas And Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Bannister; Squire-Johnstone; Dorcas-Mrs Martyr; Sally-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Related Works
Related Work: Thomas and Sally; or, The Sailor's Return Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Song: 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear, as17910606 The Gallant Soldier born to Arms, as17910606 Indian War Song, as17910606 The Tobacco Box, as17910606

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Crouch. Morning Herald, 5 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Crouch, No. 4, Pall-Mall. Receipts: #455 1s. 6d. (166.0.0; 45.2.6; 3.11.6; tickets: 240.7.6) (charge: #175 7s. 6d. )

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Cymon Author(s): Michael Arne

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17910927, but Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Hagley; Margaretta (for this night only)-Mrs Crouch; Nelly-_.
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17920104, but Dorus-Wewitzer; Daemon of Revenge-Caulfield; Urganda-Mrs Powell; Fatima-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Cymon Author(s): Michael Arne

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Frederick-Farren; The Duke-Middleton; Petruchio-Macready; Peter-Blanchard; Anthony-Cubitt; Surgeon-Powel; Antonio-Quick//[First] Constantia-Miss Chapman; Mother-in-Law-Mrs Chambers; Landlady-Mrs Leicester; Second Constantia-Mrs Pope .
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: in-Law-Mrs Chambers
Role: in Actor: Law-Mrs Chambers
Role: Law Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Leicester
Role: Second Constantia Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: TRISTRAM SHANDY

Performance Comment: Uncle Toby-Fawcett; Mr Shandy-Hull; Obadiah-Blanchard; Dr Slop-Rees; Corporal Trim-Munden//Widow Wadman-Mrs Fawcett; Susannah-Mrs Mattocks .
Related Works
Related Work: Tristram Shandy Author(s): Michael Arne

Afterpiece Title: A DIVERTISEMENT

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters by Johnstone, Powel, Blanchard, Incledon, Richardson, Bernard//Mrs Martyr, Miss Hopkins, Mr Rees. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 19 Sept. 1791: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Blanchard; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Richardson; Flambeau-Bernard//Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Miss Hopkins; Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter, by Bernard; Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate, by Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking, by Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship RoPer] and Tom Bowling [Here a sheer bulk:], by Richardson; Comic Song, How much I love thee, by Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine, by Mrs Martyr; Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, and Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, and The Portrait, Come, painter, with thy happiest flight, all by Incledon. To conclude with a Rural Masquerade. Indian Song, Dear Yanco say, and true be say, by Mrs Mountain; Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe, by Miss Hopkins; The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade, by Johnstone and Chorus . With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter, by Bernard; Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate, by Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking, by Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship RoPer] and Tom Bowling [Here a sheer bulk:], by Richardson; Comic Song, How much I love thee, by Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine, by Mrs Martyr; Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, and Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, and The Portrait, Come, painter, with thy happiest flight, all by Incledon. To conclude with a Rural Masquerade. Indian Song, Dear Yanco say, and true be say, by Mrs Mountain; Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe, by Miss Hopkins; The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade, by Johnstone and Chorus .

Dance: In 3rd piece a Ballet by Byrn, Mlle St. Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: In Act II of 1st piece a song by Mrs Mountain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Marchioness Merida Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Amanthis Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Festival of Anacreon [i

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Sedgwick (2nd appearance in that character); Brothers-Banks, Bland; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Bannister; The Lady-Miss Heard; Euphrosyne-Miss DeCamp; Bacchants-Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp [i.e. doubled Euphrosyne], Miss Leak; Sabrina (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Bland [i.e. doubled Bacchant]; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Leak [i.e doubled Bacchant].i.e doubled Bacchant].
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Jordan as Lydia Languish, but "The Publick are respectfully informed that Mrs Jordan's sudden indisposition prevents her appearing this evening. The part of Lydia Languish will be performed by Miss Mellon" (printed slip attached to BM playbill, Harris, Vol.VI).] Receipts: #193 2s. (127.19; 61.1; 4.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: Benefit Philips, the Harlequin. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Philips' Lodgings, at the Harness Maker's in Bedford Court, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Philips; Flash-Livier; Conjurer-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Walter; with a Grand Ballet-Lilliputians, scholars to Livier.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, The Country Revels Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: A new Hornpipe-Philips; IV: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Music: III: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17430211, but with the Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17430308 but Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Bacchanal-Lowe.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: WWarner and Fawkes' Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated 26, 27 August.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Hero

Afterpiece Title: All Alive and Merry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary; or, Colombine Cameron

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; Colombine-Smith; Colombine Cameron-Mrs Cushing; Clodpole-Warner.
Cast
Role: Colombine Cameron Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Clodpole Actor: Warner.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Incendiary; or, Colombine Cameron Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: In praise of our successful Hero the Duke of Cumberland-

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Particular Desire. Benefit Mrs Campioni. Receipts: #35 11s., plus #38 18s. in tickets. Charges #60. At her house at a Green Lamp, Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Ridout; 1st Spirit-Sparks; 2nd Spirit-Anderson; Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Norris, 1st appearance on any stage; Sabrina-Miss Falkner; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant Spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Baker, Wilder, Roberts, Miss Young; With Dances proper to the mask-.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Woffington
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17481210, but Attendant Spirits-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Attendant Spirits Actor: Mrs Wright.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Woffington
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17521128, but Younger Brother-Mozeen; First Spirit-Scrase; Second Spirit-Mas. Cross; The Dances-Mrs _Preston, Miss _Rayner.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17601211, but Chorusses-Mrs Abegg.
Cast
Role: Chorusses Actor: Mrs Abegg.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: The Dances, as17601211, but _Poitier Jr, Mlle _Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Receipts: #42 4s. 6d. plus #192 2s. from Tickets (Box 345; Pit 543; Gallery 244). Bought of Lord Holderness's Valet by Blackmore 5 ensembles of clothing amounting to #49 10s. Paid Mrs Marg. Lamb Interest due on #315 due 8 March last: #15 (Account Book). Charges: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Chorusses Actor: Mrs Abegg.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17610401 but Charlotte-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Burden.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640324 but Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Hull; Lady (that Night Only)-Mrs Morrison; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Morrison
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Principals-Shuter, Dunstall, Mattocks, Anderson, White, Bennet, Miss Cokayne, Weller, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller, Haynes, Lewis; Occasional Songs-.

Dance: End Masque: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640428 but 1st Spirit-Ross; Lady-Mrs Ward; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks, who also doubled as a Bacchanal; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs W. Barry (playbill). [N.B. Winston suggests Cymbeline this night, but all extant playbill evidence favors Cymon. "Sir Joshua Reynolds purchased portrait of Garrick as Abel Drugger by Zoffany for #100" (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Related Works
Related Work: Cymon Author(s): Michael Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: As17700428

Event Comment: marly Benefit for Bannister. A new Burletta (music-Piccini, Arne, Arnold, Burney, Dibdin, &c.) in which will be introduced a variety of imitations by Mr Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Madman

Performance Comment: Parts: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon .

Dance: marly (By particular desire that night only) Hornpipe by Mrs Thompson. music, 1st Violin and Solo by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17701121, but Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Burton, Mrs _Dorman.
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Related Works
Related Work: Cymon Author(s): Michael Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King, first time that stage; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Abington; first time that stage; Vamp-Moody, first time that stage; Young Cape-J. Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Parsons; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-J. Burton; Arabella-Miss Burton; Governor Cape-Bransby; Original Prologue-King, By Desire.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Abington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17721022, but with Original Prologue-Mrs Abington [By Particular Desire. [The playbill probably with greater accuracy calls this the Original Epilogue.]By Particular Desire. [The playbill probably with greater accuracy calls this the Original Epilogue.]
Related Works
Related Work: Cymon Author(s): Michael Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton.
Role: Bridemaids Actor: Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17730127, but Merlin-Aickin; Original Epilogue (by Particular Desire)-Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: Cymon Author(s): Michael Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Performance Comment: As17730223, but Prologue-Bensley; Epilogue-Mrs Hartley (Edition of 1773).
Related Works
Related Work: Alzuma Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Cross Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Gardner
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Added By Particular Desire. Rec'd from Mr Baks for his deficiency in 1771 #8 5s. 3d., and from Miss Stede her half value of tickets for same season. Rec'd #34 13s. 9d. from Davis, Curtat, Merrifield and Mrs Hartley for their deficiencies last season (Account Book). [Perhaps pressure was put on these actors and dancers to balance their accounts with the theatre before another benefit could be allowed to them.] Receipts: #229 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne