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We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4248 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 1015 matches on Roles/Actors, and 11 matches on Author.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Jordan as Lydia Languish, but "The Publick are respectfully informed that Mrs Jordan's sudden indisposition prevents her appearing this evening. The part of Lydia Languish will be performed by Miss Mellon" (printed slip attached to BM playbill, Harris, Vol.VI).] Receipts: #193 2s. (127.19; 61.1; 4.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The last time of Mrs Siddons's performing this Season. Receipts: #295 14s. (287/14; 6/10; 1/10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Miss Halfwit Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: As17850430

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Humourist, but it "could not be played, owing to Mrs Hopkins's indisposition, an event of which the house had been timely informed, and consequently had no reason to be displeased. The Englishman in Paris was the proposed substitute, but the audience being clamorous, it could not be represented" (Morning Herald, 3 Apr.).] Paid Miss Farren in lieu of a benefit #150. Receipts: #200 16s. 6d. (177/9/0; 21/17/6; 1/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Cast
Role: Elwina Actor: Mrs Siddons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Performance Comment: As17860325but Birtha-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: 860325but Birtha Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Elwina Actor: Mrs Siddons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Performance Comment: As17861012, but Sampson-Phillimore; Nurse-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17861009, but Diana-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17870129, but Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Dance: As17870201

Song: As17870201

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. 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. The Romp [announced on playbill of 16 Apr.] cannot be performed on Account of the Indisposition of Mrs Jordan. Public Advertiser, 31 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bensley at his house, No. 21, Charlotte-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #285 12s. (126.18.0; 13.17.6; 2.16.6; ticket2: 140.0.0;) (charge: #107 8s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17871124, but Gratiano-Dodd; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gobbo-Hollingsworth; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk-Bannister Jun.; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Loader-R. Palmer; Mr Richard Wealthy-Staunton; Dick-Burton; Servant-Alfred; Lucy-Miss Collins; Mrs Coke-Mr King.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coke Actor: Mr King.

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV:a Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: The Doctor and the Apothecary [advertised on playbill of 15 Dec.] is deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Crouch. Receipts: #171 8s. (151.2; 19.18; 0.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: As17881028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17930309but L. Chamberlain-Benson; Surveyor-Webb; Cryer-Jones; Patience [song omitted]-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: song omitted] Actor: Mrs Jones.
Role: Queen Katharine Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Patience Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: In IV: a song-Master Welsh

Event Comment: Benefit for a Fund for the Relief of those whose Infirmities oblige them to retire from the Stage. The Last Time of Mrs Siddons's performing this Season. Receipts: #170 13s. (122.8; 0.0; tickets: 48.5) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Edwards.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Old Mirabel-Aickin; Young Mirabel-Wroughton; Capt. Duretete-Dodd; Dugard-Whitfield; Petit-Benson; Bravoes-Maddocks, Caulfield, Webb, Phillimore; Page-Master Gregson//Oriana-Mrs Goodall; Bisarre-Miss Farren; Lamoree-Miss Tidswell. Epilogue as17940421.

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Event Comment: Powell: [In mainpiece] Jones the Doctor, Packer [retained in playbill] ill. The Jew rehearsed at 10 (for Bannister Jun.; Mrs Hopkins ill); Siege of Belgrade at 12 . Receipts: #461 15s. 6d. (390/0/0; 69/18/6; 1/5/0; tickets not come in: 0/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

Performance Comment: As17940426, but Louisa-Miss Leak; Mrs Bramwell's name listed in playbill . Mrs Bramwell's name listed in playbill .
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: WebbDorothy-Mrs Bland
Role: WebbDorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Nelly Actor: Mrs Bramwell

Song: As17940428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Children In The Wood

Performance Comment: As17940611 but omitted: Banks, Caulfield, Maddocks, Lyons, Cooke, Mrs Booth .

Afterpiece Title: BON TON

Performance Comment: As17940517, but Davy-Suett//Miss Tittup-Mrs Goodall .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17950226, but Mrs Maddocks's name listed in playbill.
Cast
Role: Mrs Over@done Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Account-Book: The Proprietors made Palmer a present of Mrs Siddons's [charge for] playing this Night, #20. Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 12. New Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #473 5s. (284.15; 54.14; 4.14; tickets: 129.2) (charge: #231 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Lady Contest Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Hamford Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Song: As17941011

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Performance Comment: As17950919, but Villeroy-Wroughton; Sampson-Phillimore; 2nd Gentleman-Maddocks; Nurse-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Maddocks.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: As17960111, but Miss Pickle-Mrs Maddocks.

Song: As17950919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: As17951123, but Lysimachus-Whitfield; Perdiccas-Benson; Eumenes-Phillimore; Sysigambis-Mrs Maddocks; Slave-_. [The parts are assigned in the playbill.]The parts are assigned in the playbill.]
Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Song: As17951204

Entertainment: End: Monologue. Collins'Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Event Comment: On account of Mrs Jordan's indisposition the new Drama of The Castle-Spectre [advertised on playbill of 9 Dec., and originally announced for 2 Dec., but deferred for the same reason] is again obliged to be deferred for a few days. Afterpiece [in place of The Virgin Unmask'd, advertised on playbill of 9 Dec.]: The Musick by Attwood. Receipts: #237 9s. 6d. (173.8.6; 62.13.0; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Event Comment: The new Tragedy of The Castle of Montval [advertised on playbill of 12 Apr.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Powell [see 23 Apr.]. Receipts: #152 8s. (89.6.6; 62.1.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Performance Comment: As17990525, but Suett_; unassigned-_Russell, _Wathen; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan. Prologue, Epilogue as17990524.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: As17990524

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: Marianne Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lady Waitfor't Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Molly Maybush Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Betty Blackberry Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Entertainment: Vocal Imitations, as17890515, but Mrs Wrighten (+World, 24 May); End: Imitation [of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" speech, Act II. ii (World, 23 May) from Isabella]-Mrs Wells

Performance Comment: ii (World, 23 May) from Isabella]-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: from Isabella] Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Vocal Imitations Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: ] Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: ] Actor: Mrs Wells.