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23080 results for: Keyword - Mrs Kemble
We found 23423 matches on Performance Comments, 4569 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 1497 matches on Roles/Actors, and 467 matches on Author.

18576
19 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: As17870305but Prisoner-Mrs Wells (1st time) in place of Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: 870305but Prisoner Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lady Tremor Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Billington.

18577
26 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Fearon; Captain Loveit-Macready; Jasper-Thompson; Captain Flash-Ryder; Tag-Mrs Webb; Miss Biddy-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: As17870131

18578
27 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Bannister; Leander-Williames; Mungo-Suett; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Crouch.

18579
08 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17861211, but Valentine-Barrymore; Miss Prue (1st time)-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Lady Treacle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Dance: As17870115

18580
10 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17860928, but Chairman-_; William-_; Mrs Sagely-_; Tiffany-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: As17870115

18581
11 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Williames; Hodge-Moody; Hawthorn-Bannister; Margery-Miss Collett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Stageldoir; Rosetta-Mrs Crouch (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Distress'd Baronet

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Palmer, Suett, Packer, Waldron, Burton, Wilson, Jones, Alfred, Spencer, Baddeley, Mrs Wilson, Miss Collins, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End II: As17870113; I: a Country Dance (incident to the [main]piece)-

Song: [Kelly introduced a song, Love thou maddening power, and a duet, Each joy in thee possessing, neither one listed on playbill. Both were composed by Gluck, and both had English words by Elizabeth Sheridan (Kelly, I, 301-2)]

18582
14 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Ward, No. 12, Catherine-street, Strand. Receipts: #292 17s. 6d. (65.17.0; 14.1.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 212.9.0) (charge: #106 11s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Song: End II: Stand to your Guns-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Picture of a Play@House; or, Bucks have at ye all-Dodd

18583
18 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17870222, but Captain Macheath-Dignum (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love.
Role: Mrs Peahcum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Johnston

Song: End I: Primroses deck the Banks' green side (composed by Linley? Sen)-Dignum; End I afterpiece: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day (composed by Hook)-Dignum

18584
19 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; Gonzalez-Packer; Garcia-Barrymore; Heli-R. Palmer; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Phillimore; Perez-Wilson; King-Aickin; Almeria-Mrs Ward; Leonora-Miss Tidswell; Zara-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17870113, but Nancy-Miss Tidswell in place of Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Tidswell in place of Mrs Wilson.
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Hopkins

18585
22 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: As17861010, but Soto-Bates; Rosara-Miss Stageldoir; Hippolita-Mrs T. Kennedy (of cg).
Cast
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Williames; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Bates [Public Advertiser: Fawcett]; Flint-Burton; Skirmish-Parsons; Jenny (1st time)-Miss Collett; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch.

18586
31 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17870102, but Ann Lovely-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr

18587
07 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17861115, but Downright-Phillimore; Bridget-Miss Barnes; Tib-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Love.
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Johnston; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17870525

18588
20 June 1787 @ Royalty Theatre, Well (now Ensign) Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: [Jaques-Palmer; Orlando-$Herrington; Oliver-$Shetfield recte $Shatford]; Touchstone-$Kipling; Duke Senior-$L'Estrange; Duke Frederick-$Hudson; Amiens-$W. Palmer; Adam-$Swendall; Silvius-$Marriot; Rosalind-$Mrs Belfille; Celia-$Mrs Fox; Audrey-$Miss Hale; Phoebe-$Miss Burnett.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Belfille
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Fox

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Mrs Gibbs (both casts from Thespian Dictionary, 1805, under $John Palmer">W. Palmer; Puff-$Follett Sen.; Jasper-$Simpson; Capt. Loveit-$Westcoat; Capt. Flash-$Palmer; Miss Biddy-$Mrs Gibbs (both casts from Thespian Dictionary, 1805, under $John Palmer).
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Gibbs

Song: Between acts: The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-a little boy [Master Braham]

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Occasional Address-Palmer

18589
25 June 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Performance Comment: Cranky-Parsons; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Davies; Vinegar-Baddeley; Mum-Barret; Idle-R. Palmer; John-Swords; Arionelli-Sga Sestini; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Dolce Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Dance: End 1st piece: a new dance, Love for Love-the two Miss Simonets

18590
28 June 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley; Major Oakly-Baddeley; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Russet-Aickin; Sir Harry Beagle-Burton; Captain O'Cutter-Davies; Paris-Wewitzer; Tom-Barret; Lord Trinket-R. Palmer; Lady Freelove-Mrs Whitfield; Harriet-Miss Woollery; Mrs Oakly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Bannister.

18591
27 September 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Kelly; Justice Woodcock-Waldron; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Williames; Hodge-Moody; Hawthorn-Dignum; Margery-Miss Collett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Stageldoir; Rosetta-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

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

Dance: End II: As17870920; I: Country Dance incident to the Piece-

18592
12 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Cambray (1st appearance); Roderigo-Blanchard; Cassio-Macready; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Davies; Montano-Thompson; Duke-Booth; Gratiano-Fearon; Iago-Ryder (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Emilia-Mrs Morton; Desdemona-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Brown; Captain Sightly-Cubitt; Old Cockney-Thompson; Barnacle-Booth; Penelope-Miss Rowson; Miss La Blonde-Miss Brangin; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Brown.

18593
25 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Kelly; Artaxerxes-Dignum; Rimenes-Williames; Artabanes-Sedgwick (1st appearance on any stage); Semira-Mrs Forster; Mandane-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: As17871006

18594
01 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn (with songs)-Dignum; Ismene (with songs)-Miss Romanzini; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Dance: In afterpiece: Hamoir, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: III: a song-Williames. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

18595
16 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Aickin; Belmour-Packer; Ratcliff-Benson; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Jane Shore-Mrs Ward; Alicia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Taylor

Dance: As17871027

18596
28 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Lord Randolph-Farren; Glenalvon-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Old Norval-Aickin; Anna-Mrs Morton; Lady Randolph-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: English Father's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Barones Actor: Mrs Davenett.

18597
08 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Bannister Jun.; Glenalvon-Barrymore; Lord Randolph-Aickin; Officer-Wilson; Servant-Phillimore; Norval-Bensley; Anna-Mrs Ward; Lady Randolph-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell
Role: unassigned Actor: Spencer, Mrs Love.

18598
10 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Cymbeline, but because "of the Indisposition of Mrs Taylor Cymbeline is obliged to be deferred" (printed slip attached to BM playbill [Harris, III]). Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #128 18s. (95.17; 32.17; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell
Role: unassigned Actor: Spencer, Mrs Love.

18599
19 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17871116, but Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons; Alicia-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell
Role: unassigned Actor: Spencer, Mrs Love.

18600
23 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Mrs Abington in full for 19 Nights Performance #116 13s. Receipts: #317 6s. 6d. (313.16.6; 3.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Governess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Sophy Actor: Mrs Wells.