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We found 23327 matches on Performance Comments, 4246 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 1409 matches on Roles/Actors, and 12 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Notice on playbill of 13 May: Mrs Siddons having consented, at the desire of many Ladies and Gentlemen who were disappointed of Places for the New Tragedy, to delay her departure from Town [see 2 May] His Majesties' Company will perform Almeyda on Monday next. Being positively the Last Night of Mrs Siddons's Appearance this Season. Receipts: #448 16s. 6d. (377.14.0; 68.19.0; 2.0.6; ticket not come in: 0.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almeyda

Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Lady Contest Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Hamford Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. [Epilogue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.] Times, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, Great Marlborough-street. Receipts: #508 8s. 6d. (296.10.0; 58.2.0; 3.12.0; tickets: 150.4.6) (charge: #212 3s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: Mrs Haller Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Countess Wintersen Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Entertainment: Monologue. End: the original Epilogue written for Semiramis-Mrs Siddons

Performance Comment: End: the original Epilogue written for Semiramis-Mrs Siddons.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Maxwell, Miss Briggs, Miss Clarke, Mrs Horton alias Hedges will be admitted. Receipts: #129 4s. 6d. (92.12.0; 35.1.0; 1.11.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: 's Ghost] Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Crouch. [Miss Dixon is identified in European Magazine, Apr. 1799, p. 258.] Morning Chronicle, 5 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Crouch, No. 9, Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #673 6s. 6d. (329.16.0; 58.12.6; 2.1.0; 7.0.6; tickets: 275.16.6) (charge: #250 5s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, Great Marlborough-street. Receipts: #439 12s. 6d. (228.14.6; 40.6.0; 0.16.0; tickets: 169.16.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17981129, but Frolick-_; Beaumont-_; Mrs Meddle-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17990524, but Mrs _Illingworth, Mrs _Coates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Alithca Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17851202 but DL Tragic Muse-Mrs Ward (Public Advertiser, 23 Dec) .
Related Works
Related Work: The Goldsmiths Jubilee; or, London's Triumph: Containing, A Description of the several Pageants: On which are Represented, Emblematical Figures, Artful Pieces of Architecture, and Rural Dancing: with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. Author(s): Thomas Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: As17851220, but Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field] .
Cast
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17851018, but Lucy-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Alithca Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: As17851208, but Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field] .
Cast
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17860921, but Alithea-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Miss Tidswell; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17861129, but Lucy-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Laurette Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble. Tickets delivered for The Careless Husband will be taken. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Lady Restless was at Manchester, 17 Feb. 1777.] Public Advertiser, 12 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 16, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #293 12s. 6d. (148.16.0; 15.3.0; 0.7.6; tickets: 129.10.0) (charge: #105 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Packer; Sir William Belmont-Staunton; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Footman-Spencer; Servant-Alfred; Beverley (for this night)-Kemble; Lady Restless-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Mrs Wilson; Tippet-Miss Barnes; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell; Belinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Count of Narrbonne, but "The Play was changed, on the illness of Mrs Crouch-who never slacks, but when thus, unable to perform. Douglas was the substitute" (World, 2 Apr.). Afterpiece in place of Richard Coeur de Lion, announced on playbill of 29 Mar.] Receipts: #223 1s. 6d. (193.4.0; 28.2.6; 1.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17870413, but Rosalind-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Siddons.
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: the Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: As17870126

Song: In: the Cuckoo Song-Caelia; V: a song-Mrs Forster

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17871108, but Lauretta-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Afterpiece: For that Night only [it had 1st been acted at the Royalty, 1 Jan. 1788]. The Airs and Chorusses composed by Reeve. End of Act I a Grand Representation of Mount Vesuvius at the time of an Eruptionv. [Mrs Gibbs was from the Royalty.] Receipts: #275 10s. (138.15; 26.19; 5.8; tickets: 104.8) (charge: #115 14s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples; or, Royal Clemency

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Palmer; The other Characters-Bannister Jun., Suett, Burton, Williames, Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance on that stage). [Other characters adjusted from playbill of 24 Mar. 1791. Skirmish-Bannister Jun.; +Simkin-Suett; +Flint-Burton; +Russet-Williames; +Jenny-Miss Collett; +Margaret-Mrs Love; +Louisa-Mrs Gibbs. Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred are unassigned.]

Dance: In afterpiece: Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17880609 but Lauretta-Mrs Forster; Dorcas-_; Collette-_.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: As17881022, but Don Manuel-Waldron; Flora-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: As17881022, but Don Philip-Wroughton; Alguazile-Chaplin; Flora-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17880918, but Parley-Miss Tidswell; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Dance: As17881119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Clogget Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17880923, but Lauretta-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: As17890309but Still the Lark finds Repose-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: In afterpiece: a new Hunting Glee ['Tis health that gives birth] (1st time; composed by Callcott)-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17880923, but Berinthia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Event Comment: On Account of Mrs Siddons's Indisposition her Benefit is deferred 'till Monday the 11th Instant. [Afterpiece in place of The Pannel, advertised on playbill of 2 May.] Receipts: #249 4s. (122.7.0; 23.17.6; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17890413, but Angelica-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act II) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: A Lesson for Lawyers

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890430