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We found 23326 matches on Performance Comments, 4242 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 320 matches on Roles/Actors, and 10 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lamash; Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Stevens; Lorenzo (with songs)-Du-Bellamy; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Egan; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Hitchcock; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End III: The Country Wake-; End IV: The Italian Peasants, as17800530

Song: End: the following Catches: Suppose we sing a Catch, Soldier take off thy Wine, Poor Thomas Day-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Hotspur-Aickin; King-Younger; Westmorland-Egan; Sir W. Blunt-T. Davis; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Massey; Peto-Kenny; Gadshill-Besford; Francis-Edwin; Carriers-Jackson, Blissett; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Percy-Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Colles.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Leander-Bannister; Pantaloon-Edwin; Colombine-Mrs Hitchcock; Isabel-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Massey.

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

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-R. Palmer; Sir John Trotley-Massey; Col. Tivy-Egan; Jessamy-Fearon; Mignon-Stevens; Davy-Parsons; Lady Minikin-Mrs Hitchcock; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Dance: As17770814

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Leander-Brett; Pantaloon-Edwin; Colombine-Mrs Hitchcock; Isabel-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Digges; Bastard-West; Kent-Gardner; Gloster-Mitchell; Gentleman Usher-Blissett; Albany-Taylor; Burgundy-Turner; Cornwall-Davis; Edgar-Dimond (from the Theatre-Royal, Bath); Goneril-Mrs Lefevre; Regan-Mrs West; Cordelia-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs West
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Bauldy-Blissett; Sir William Worthy-Mitchell; Jenny-A Young Lady (4th appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Peggy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Music: Afterpiece: With the Scots Musick incidental to the Piece-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Singing Spirit-Du-Bellamy; Brothers-Lamash, Wood; 1st Spirit-R. Palmer; Principal Bacchanal-Bannister; Lady (with the song of Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Sharp)-Miss Harper; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-Miss Twist; Bacchants-Mrs Hitchcock; Eurphosyne, Principal Bacchant-A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage [Miss Hemet]).Miss Hemet]).
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Music: With a Fandango Overture-. [This was performed in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17810601 but Lucinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Wells.

Dance: As17810601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17810622 but Principal Parts-Mrs Lefevre, Mrs +Poussin, Miss +Wood.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mrs Lefevre, Mrs +Poussin, Miss +Wood.
Role: Lady Oldcastle Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss English Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Frankly Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Mrs Revel Actor: Miss Lyon, Mrs Cuyler
Role: Lady Didapper Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Fustian Actor: Mrs Lefevre

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810629 but Goddess of Health, Genius of Nonsense-Mrs Hitchcock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17800605 but R._ Palmer; Davis_; Egan_; Kenny_; Actresses-Mrs _Poussin, Miss _Hale.

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17800530, but Principal Parts-_Hitchcock, Baddeley, Miss _Farren, Mrs +Lloyd, _Usher.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: _Hitchcock, Baddeley, Miss _Farren, Mrs +Lloyd, _Usher.
Role: Catchpenny Actor: read by Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Love
Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Massey, R. Palmer, Blissett, Painter and Hitchcock, prompter, will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Cast
Role: Finette Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Almadine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Dance: End II: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17800530, but Principal Parts-_Edwin, Wilson, _Hitchcock, +Baddeley, _Usher.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor:
Role: Catchpenny Actor: read by Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Miss Harper, but she "still continuing [ill], an apology was made, and the audience entreated to allow Miss Hitchcock to read the part of Lapra-a request with which they readily acquiesced" (+London Chronicle, 6 Sept.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17810904, but Laura-read byMiss Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: read byMiss Hitchcock.
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin

Dance: As17810620

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cargill. Tickets to be had of Mrs Cargill, No. 41, Suffolk-street, Charing-Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17800605 but Beggar-Barrett; Peachum-Wilson; Polly-Mrs Cargill; Filch-Blissett.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End: As17800530

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: As17770619 but Mrs Poussin.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: As17770625, but Mrs Colles's name listed in playbill, 'her 7th appearance.'%

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: Polly [announced on playbill of 14 Aug.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Hoarseness of Mrs Colles. [Afterpiece in place of The Fairy Tale, announced on playbill of 14 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Dance: As17770618

Event Comment: [Miss Harper was taken ill; The Irish Widow was thereupon substituted and begun, but the audience was clamorous, and insisted on The Son-in-Law. A long delay ensued until the proper acters had been brought back to the theatre and until they were dressed. Mrs Jewell read Miss Harper's part. While trying to find out what the audience wanted, Bannister retorted sharply from the stage to one of the noisiest of the objectors. This action caused several letters to be written to various newspapers debating the right of a "servant of the public" to reprimand a member of the audience even when that member might be in the wrong (Morning Chronicle, 16 Sept., et seq.).] The last Night of the Season

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17790814, but Cecilia-read by Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: read by Mrs Jewell.
Role: Dolce Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Event Comment: [As 2nd piece Public Advertiser for this day and the playbill of 29 July announce Othello, but "Mrs Crawford not being well enough to act the part of Desdemona...The Suicide...will be performed this Evening." 3rd piece in place of The Irish Widow, announced on playbill of 29 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17810605 but Principal Parts-Gardner, +Stevens, Mrs +Lloyd, Miss +Lyon; Occasional +Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor:
Role: Lady Oldcastle Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss English Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Frankly Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Mrs Revel Actor: Miss Lyon, Mrs Cuyler
Role: Lady Didapper Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Fustian Actor: Mrs Lefevre

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17810615 but Principal Parts-Mrs Cuyler in place of, Miss _Lyon.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17810622 but added: Mrs Lefevre.

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Hitchcock
Event Comment: Benefit for Stede, Collins, Paddick and Miss Haughton. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Stevens, Miss Allen, Mrs LaFont, and Mrs Hitchcock will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Collins; Careless-Gibson; Clerimont-Ridout; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Sylvia-Mrs Hale; Wishwell-Miss Haughton; Clarinda-Mrs Bland; Old Wilful-Marten; Old Atall-Dunstall; Dr Bolus-Storer; Rhubarb-Paget; Finder-James; Supple-Paddick; Strut-Stoppelaer; Situp-Miss Ferguson; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: Mrs Storer

Dance: Master Granier, Miss Granier

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of NOTORIETY, advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2 , by Mrs Burke. MS: Larpent 992; not published]: With new Music [by Tommaso Giordani (Morning Herald, 25 Oct.)). Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #228 0s. 6d. (206/10/6; 21/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Lady Henrietta Actor: Mrs Pollock

Afterpiece Title: THE WARD OF THE CASTLE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden// Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Sir Bertram-Incledon; Duke of Alberossa-Johnstone; Geoffrey-Munden// Matilda-Mrs Clendining; Jacquenetta-Mrs Martyr.] hathi. hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Ward of the Castle Author(s): Mrs. Burke

Song: In afterpiece Chorusses by Linton, Tett, Sawyer, Little, Street, Kendrick//Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Paye, Miss Leserve, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton

Event Comment: 3rd piece [Ist time; MF 2, attributed to Mrs Rainsford, for whom see Morning Herald, 9 May; London Chronicle, 23 May, states that it was written by "A Lady," but gives no name. MS: Larpent 1025; not published]: The Music composed by Webbe. Receipts: #118 4s. (109/3; 9/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Afterpiece Title: THE SPEECHLESS WIFE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Cubitt, Richardson, Rees, Campbell// Miss Poole, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (W. Woodfall, 1794): William-Quick; Colin-Incledon; Hodge-Munden; Moody-Cubitt; Parchment-Richardson; Dick-Recs; Mercury-Campbell//Susan-Miss Poole; Alice-Miss Stuart; Margaret-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Martyr
Related Works
Related Work: The Speechless Wife Author(s): Mrs. Rainford
Event Comment: [By Mrs Aubert.] Never Acted before. In Daily Courant, 26 May: Never acted before, being unfortunately prevented on Friday last, by the unexpected Arrest of the Person who was to have played the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Hydaspes; Or, The Greshamite

Performance Comment: Harlequin the Author,-Mrs Aubert; Doctor-C. Bullock.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert