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We found 23339 matches on Performance Comments, 4324 matches on Event Comments, 4201 matches on Performance Title, 597 matches on Roles/Actors, and 11 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Pylades-Packer; Phoenix-Hurst; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cleone-Miss Sherry; Cephisa-Miss Platt; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Furrow Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End II: Slingsby's Grand Ballet, The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Helme (1st appearance on this stage), Grimaldi, Giorgi, Blurton, Sga Crespi, Sga Vidini, Sga Ricci (1st appearance upon the English stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Dance: In II: a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing-Giorgi, Henry, Mrs Sutton; In: The Savage Hunters, as17761024

Song: In II: Masquerade Scene Singing-Mrs Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell (1st time)-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baddeley; House@keeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Abington; The original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: Wilding-King; Hazard-Reddish; Barnacle-Parsons; Nephew-Dodd; Dwindle-Waldron; Acreless-Farren; Little Stock-Fawcett; Sellaway-Lamash; Box@keeper-Wright; Drawer-Griffiths; Page-Master Pulley; Mrs Wilding-Miss Younge; Penelope-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Abington.

Dance: End II: The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Helme, Giorgi, Blurton, Sga Crespi, Sga Vidini, Sga Ricci

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Reddish; Captain Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Belinda-Miss Younge; Araminta-Mrs Baddeley; Silvia-Miss Essex (1st appearance upon that stage); Lucy-Miss Pope; Laetitia-Mrs Abington; New occasional Prologue (in the Character of a modern fine gentleman)-Dodd. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 4 performances only (see17761207).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 4 performances only (see17761207).]
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: As17761115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Barrett (1st appearance on this stage); Charles (1st time)-Farren; Russet-Dunstall (of cg); Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Waldron; Tom-Carpenter; William-Griffiths; John-Everard; Robert-Norris; Major Oakly-Yates; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Toilet-Miss Platt; Mrs Oakly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: In: as17770117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Horatia Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from Genest, V, 441: Richard-Vernon; John-Bannister; Trusty-Davies; John's Wife-Mrs Love; Sally-Mrs Wrighten.]

Dance: As17770102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bundle Of Prologues

Performance Comment: Cast from London Chronicle, 29 Apr.: Mr Tragedy Truncheon-Bannister; Mr Quaver-Davies; Mr Smirk-Parsons; Patrick Boosely-Moody; Mrs Ranter-Mrs Davies; Mrs Stately-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ranter Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Stately Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Event Comment: [Mrs H. Johnston's 1st appearance as Ophelia was at the hay, 3 Sept. 1798.] Afterpiece: 5th Time i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. Boxes 6s. Second Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. Second Price 2s. Gallery 2s. Second Price 1s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Brandon(only) at the Office in Hart-Street. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 19 Nov.]. No Money to be returned. Receipts: #242 5s. 6d. (240.17.6; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holman; Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Betterton; Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Marcellus-Davenport; Guildenstern-Claremont; Player King-Thompson; Lucianus-Wilde; Grave@Diggers-Powel, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearence at this theatre, and 2nd in that character); Player Queen-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Botheration; or, A Ten Years Blunder

Performance Comment: Jack Hopeful-Knight; Doctor Wisepate-Powel; Varnish-Davenport; Robert-Simmons; Theddy O'Blarney-Johnstone; Lady Apes-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Varnish-Mrs Platt; Rose-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Theddy O'Blarney Actor: Johnstone
Role: Lady Apes Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Varnish Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Gibbs.

Song: In V: a Dirge, set to music by Shield. Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Miss Wheatley, Linton, Street, Gray, Lee, Platt, Dyke, Curties; Incidental to afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, The Monument, St. Paul's, Wigs and Crops, Debating Clubs, Boarding Schools, Squares, Inns, Gardens, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers)-Johnstone

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Miss Wheatley, Linton, Street, Gray, Lee, Platt, Dyke, Curties; Incidental to afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, The Monument, St. Paul's, Wigs and Crops, Debating Clubs, Boarding Schools, Squares, Inns, Gardens, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers)-Johnstone.
Event Comment: [Mrs Fawcett was from the York theatre.] Afterpiece: 1st Time as an After Piece. With Dresses, Scenes, Machinery, and Decorations. The Music partly selected from Cimarosa, Gluck, Martin, Reeve, and Dr Arne. The rest composed by Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 31 Oct.: Paid Reynolds in full for The Crusade #60. Receipts: #187 13s. (181.16.6; 5.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Holman; Burleigh-Harley; Raleigh-Macready; Lieutenant-Thompson; Officer-Evatt; Southampton-Farren; Rutland-Mrs Esten; Nottingham-Mrs Fawcett (1st appearance on this stage); Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Performance Comment: Bantam-Quick; Raymond-Johnstone; Joppa-Blanchard; Aluph-Incledon; Sir Troubadour-Munden; Godfrey-Davies; Daran-Darley; Adran-Powel; Tartar Prince-Cubitt; Officer-Williamson; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Female Prisoners-Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Miss Francis, Mrs Watts, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Gray, Mrs Cross, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve.
Event Comment: [Mrs Dibdin was from the Rochester theatre.] Receipts: #263 19s. 6d. (256.4.6; 7.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Davenport; Lockit-Gardner; Mat o' the Mint-Linton; Ben Budge-Rees; Crook@fingered Jack-Klanert; Jemmy Twitcher-Mills; Wat Dreary-Street; Nimming Ned-Atkins; Harry Paddington-Claremont; Robin of Bagshot-Wilde; Jailor-Dyke; Drawer-Abbot; Filch-Simmons; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Jenny Diver-Mrs Castelle; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Follett; Dolly Trull- Mrs Blurton; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Norton; Betty Doxey-Mrs Sydney; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Leserve; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Watts; Molly Brazen-Mrs Gilbert; Polly-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Blurton
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Mrs Sydney
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Knight; Heartwell-Whitfield; Freehold-Davenport; Sir John English-Wilde; Shacklefigure-Rees; Constables-Thompson, Abbot; Flora-Miss Sims; Aura-Mrs Dibdin (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Dibdin

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in Fetters-Platt

Entertainment: Monologue As17990916