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We found 23551 matches on Performance Comments, 6831 matches on Author, 5183 matches on Event Comments, 4379 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Westmorland-Davis; Douglas-Anderson; Prince of Wales-Ross; Worcester-Hull; Blunt-Perry; Francis-Cushing; Vernon-Gibson; Poins-White; Carriers-Dunstall, Bennet; Lady Piercy-Mrs Godwin, 1st appearance; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Hotspur-Smith.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Godwin, 1st appearance
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Walker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Shuter; Don Philip-Ross; Octavio-White; Soto-Dunstall; Trappanti-Woodward; Don Lewis-Davis; Corrigidor-Wignel; Diego-Costollo; Rosara-Miss Vincent; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Hypolita-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Les Mattelots Provencals, as17641004; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; King-Clarke; Gonzales-Sparks; Heli-Perry; Selim-Davis; Almeria-Miss Macklin; Alonzo-Gardner; Perez-R. Smith; Garcia-White; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Zara-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: III: A Tambourine-Fichar; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Holland; Osmond-Havard; Siffredi-Love; Officers-Fox, Castle, Marr; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Laura-Mrs Hopkins; Sigismunda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Dance: I: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: Trappanti-King; Don Manuel-Yates; Don Philip-Packer; Octavio-Palmer; Soto-Baddeley; Don Luis-Didier; Hypolita-Miss Plym; Flora-Miss Cheney; Viletta-Mrs Lee; Rosara-Mrs Hopkins; Diego-Granger; Corrigidore-Ackman; Alguazile-Watkins.
Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holland; Gloster-Love; Shore-Havard; Catesby-Parsons; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates; Bellmour-Packer; Derby-Fox; Ratcliff-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-King; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Serv't-Palmer; Sir Harry's Serv't-Lee; Philip-Yates; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: IV: A New Scaramouch, as17641013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Smith; Bastard-Clarke; Gloster-Gibson; Kent-Sparks; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Vincent; Cordelia-Miss Hallam, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Mathew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: The Jealous Woodcutter-M Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Leppie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Jackson; Bajazet-Holland; Hali-Young Gentleman, 1st appearance there; Selima-Miss Bride; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Omar-Lee; Axalla-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; In Act IV, the original song of O! Gentle Sleep-Mrs Vincent; Usual Prologue-Lee.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Gentle Sleep Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Lamplighters, as17641029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Vernon in which character will be introduc'd the Early Horn;Jobson-Love; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: TThe Lamplighters, as17641029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Gloster-Miss Plym; Clarence-Master Burton; King Henry-Powell; Prince of Wales-Holland; Prince John-Lee; Achbp of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Rooker; Poins-Packer; Ancient Pistol-King; Page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Falstaff-Love; Westmorland-Burton; Mouldy-Moody; Gower-Strange; Davy-Granger; Lord Bardolph-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Worthy-Ross; Syringe-Shuter; Lory-Cushing; Taylor-Perry; Shoemaker-Costollo; Varole-Holtom; Young Fashion-Dyer; Tunbelly-Dunstall; Coupler-Hayes; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hallam; Berinthia-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Mrs Clive, Miss Young, Miss Wright, a Young Gentlewoman in her first appearance on any stage. Colin-Vernon; Hobbinol-Yates; Damon-Baddeley; Astolpho-Packer; Fabian-Didier; Phoebe-Miss Slack , 1st appearance on any stage; Lisetta (with a mock Italian song)-Mrs Clive; Emily-Miss Young; Clara-Miss Wright (Genest, V, 63) Emily-$Miss Scott (Winston MS 9).

Dance: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ross; Lorenzo-Smith; Bertran-Clarke; Raymond-Gibson; Dominic-Dunstall; Alphonso-Redman; Pedro-Anderson; Gomez-Shuter; Teresa-Mrs Stephens; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Baker; Drawer-Mas. Morgan.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Ross; Pembroke-Hull; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Essex-Gardner; Salisbury-Anderson; Bastard-Smith; Queen Elinor-Mrs Baker; Lady Blanche-Miss Vincent; Hubert-Sparks; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-White; Pandulph-Tindal; Chatillion-Davis; Austria-Buck; Prince Arthur-Miss Valois; Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Beard, Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Dibdin, Baker, Mrs Pitt, Miss Poitier, Miss Hallam, Miss Brent. Giles-Beard; Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Shuter; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Mervin-Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Theodosia-Miss Hallam; Patty-Miss Brent (Edition of 1765); Dances incidental to the opera-Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17650114, but Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Singing in Act II,-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Singing in Act II, Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17641210, but Moody-Burton; Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Powell; Osman-Holland; Orasmin-Burton; Nerestan-Packer; Meldior-Fox; Chatilion-Lee; Selima-Mrs Hopkins; Zara-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pharnaces

Performance Comment: Pharnaces-Vernon; Arthridates-Reinhold; Pompy-Giustinelli; Gilades-Mrs Dorman; Son to Pharneses-Miss Rogers; Selinda-Miss Slack; Tamiris-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Gilades Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Tamiris Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: I: A Dance call'd The Coopers-Aldridge, Miss Baker; II: A New Comic Dance-Berardi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Grimaldi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17650205, but Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17650119, but Foible-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Walker.
Role: Mrs Millamant Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Marwou'd Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Entertainment: After: Lecture upon Heads-Shuter (as originally given at the Theatre in the Hay-Market by G. A. Stevens)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a Song in character)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: Love a-La-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Shuter; Squire Groom-Woodward; Mordecai-Hayes; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Dunstall; Lady-Mrs Dyer; Sir Archy MacSarcasm-Macklin (playbill).
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: I: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Walker; Juba-Smith; Sempronius-Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; Syphax-Gibson; Portius-Tindal; Marcus-Dyer; Lucius-Anderson; Decius-Gardner; Lucia-Mrs Mattocks; Marcia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17650119; but Millamant-Miss Elliot; Foible-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Walker.
Role: Mrs Millamant Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Marwou'd Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: A Tambourine, as17641015