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We found 23450 matches on Performance Comments, 6585 matches on Event Comments, 4316 matches on Performance Title, 2139 matches on Roles/Actors, and 119 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Public Advertiser, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. [Miss Bannister's 1st appearance at this theatre was on 28 Apr. 1784.] Receipts: #321 9s. (118/6; 22/18; 2/4; tickets: 178/1) (charge: #113 7s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Rosin A

Performance Comment: Belville -Bannister; Captain Belville-Williames; Rustic-Chapman; Irishman-Phillimore; William-Dignum; Phoebe-Miss George; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Rosina-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: As17850307athi

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 4th piece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 29 Mar. 1792]. Morning Herald, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-Cross. Receipts: #259 6s. (60.16.0; 51.17.6; 4.6.0; tickets: 142.6.6) (charge: #211 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Lady Helen Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Richard Wealthy-Packer; Sir George Wealthy-C. Kemble; Shift, Smirk-Bannister Jun.; Loader-Caulfield; Mrs Cole-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Mr Bannister
Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow and Four Children of the late Mr Follett. [John Follett had died in Jan. 1799. Address by John Cartwright Cross (Monthly Mirror, June 1799, p. 367).] Receipts: #416 7s. 9d. (120.4.3; 4.1.0; tickets: 292.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: The Vanguard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Blister-Emery; Coupee-Betterton; Quaver-Clarke; Goodwill-Thompson; Thomas-Claremont; Lucy-Mrs Jordan (from the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane, who has with the greatest kindness consented to perform).
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Song: End II: The Storm-Incledon (written by G. A. Stevens); Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End: An Occasional Address-H. Johnston; Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Bossi DelCaro. 2nd ballet: 1st time; composed for the occasion by Dupret; the music by Bossi, composer and leader of the Band at the Opera House. Of Age To-morrow [advertised on playbill of 30 May] is obliged to be deferred on account of the indisposition of Bannister Jun. Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Sga Bossi DelCaro, No. 1, Great Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. Receipts: #327 5s. (212.10.0; 61.13.6; 2.18.0; tickets: 50.3.6) (charge: #215 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Performance Comment: As17990917, but Muley-Caulfield; Angela-Mrs Jordan; Alaric-_; Harold-_; Allan-_; Edric-_.
Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Evelina's Ghost Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: End II: New Divertisement Ballet-Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mme D'Egville, Gheri; a Pas Seul-Sga Bossi DelCaro; accompanied on the tamborine-Sga Bossi DelCaro; End: The Lucky Escape Principal Performers-St.Pierre, Grimaldi, Gheri, Miss B. Denis, Mrs Grimaldi, Miss E. Denis, Miss Lupini, Miss Cranfield, Mme D'Egville, Sga Bossi DelCaro, the whole Corps de Ballet

Performance Comment: Pierre, Grimaldi, Gheri, Miss B. Denis, Mrs Grimaldi, Miss E. Denis, Miss Lupini, Miss Cranfield, Mme D'Egville, Sga Bossi DelCaro, the whole Corps de Ballet.
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Morning Chronicle, 28 July: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As18000616 but Wowski-Mrs Mountain; Yarico-Miss Chapman; Sailors-_Linton.
Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Gibbs

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mrs Ratcliffe Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Mrs Goodison Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Gibbs.
Role: Mrs Belmont Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Song: As18000725

Event Comment: Fire Works for ye Peace (Cross). This evening the Fireworks will be exhibited in the Green Park. This morning three Regiments of Foot Guards are ordered to be on parade in St James's Park, at Six o'Clock, in order to mount guard in the Green Park. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor having receiv'd a certain number of tickets for seeing the fireworks, sent them yesterday, by his officers, to the Aldermen, Commoncouncilmen, and the Governors and Directors of the several Publick Companies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: [No Performance (Cross).]
Event Comment: MMr Francis has successfully avoided the common fault of a buskin'd expression, and left the plain language of nature to be supported by the dignity of the sentiment: He has I think, not above one or two similies, and scarce one unnecessary or purely ornamental epithet. In this he has judiciously imitated the simplicity of the antients, and of our Milton's Samson Agonistes, as he has also done in the contrivance of the fable, by preserving the unities...'Twould be idle in me to observe that this play is a true tragedy, tho' nobody dies in it, as it has so large a share in exciting the only objects, terror and pity. There is one excellency, which I cannot help pointing out, as it is almost universally overlook'd by all dramatic writers: I mean the MORAL without which there is no perfect drama. (Have at you All; Or The Drury Lane Journal, 20 Feb. 1752). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eugenia

Performance Comment: As17520217 N.B. The Author's benefit which was to have been this day is deferr'd till Saturday, when his tickets will be taken (playbill). This shoul'd have been the Author's Benefit but their being a great Assembly on this Night, he deferr'd till Sat. next (Cross).
Cast
Role: Orphisa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Cibber Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Event Comment: The Scene was call'd for & perform'd, only two or 3 opposing--the Song Sung &c. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17521109, "but ye line--with Additional Scenes--left out" (Cross).
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Johnson, Mrs +Simpson.
Event Comment: Benefit for Simson and Wife and Mas. Simson. Tickets of Simson in Wild Passage, Wild St., near Lincoln's Inn Fields; at Grigsbys Coffee House, behind the Royal Exchange, and at stage door. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: By Children-(Cross). Jasper-Mas. Cautherley; Fribble-Mas. Simson; Capt. Flash-Mas. Moore; Puff-Mas. Wallace; Miss Biddy-Miss Simson; Occasional Prologue-Mas. Simson; Concluding with a Country Dance-characters.

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: III: A Minuet-Mas. Simson, Miss Simson

Event Comment: MMrs Toogood Dy'd (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: No Performance (Cross).]
Event Comment: Fast Day on Account of Earthquakes (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: [No Performance (Cross).]
Event Comment: fterpiece probably Mercury Harlequin, according to published advertisements.] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: [Lilliput, ]Mercury Harlequin

Performance Comment: [For Lilliput, see17570117 (Cross); for Mercury Harlequin, see17561227.]
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Reprisal Publish'd at 1s. "as it is now acting at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, printed for R. Baldwin, Paternoster Row. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17561217, but Lord Chalkstone-Garrick (Cross).

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance call'd The Millers- [no dancers specified]

Event Comment: Receipts: #190 (Cross); #169 18s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Clive, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Children (Cross); Oberon-Master Simson; Queen-Miss Matthews; Cynthia-Miss Simson; To conclude with the Louvre, Minuet-Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: II: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Woodward; Strickland-Ross; Frankly-Bensley; Bellamy-Wroughton; Jack Meggot-Lewes; Tester-Quick; Buckle-Cushing; Simon-R. Smith; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Milliner-Miss Helme; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: II: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Play: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17720930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Play: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Monologue: Before: New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct. 1772

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Bird Catchers, as17721207