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We found 173658 matches on Roles/Actors, 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Wilkinson; Don Philip-Wroughton; Don Octavio-Whitfield; Trappanti (1st time)-Lee Lewes; Flora-Mrs Lessingham; Rosara-Miss Leeson; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Hyppolita-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Hyppolita Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Wilkinson; Young Cape-Whitfield; Vamp-Wilson; Governor Cape-Fearon; Sprightly-Robson; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Green; With the Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Tea; or, Tragedy a-la-Mode

Dance: As17780129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: As17780314but Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Whitfield.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End IV: La Soiree a@la@Mode, as17771103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with songs)-Moody; Col. Blunt-Aickin; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Lieut. Story-Philimore; Committee@Men-Waldron; Col. Careless-Brereton; Mrs Day-Mrs Hopkins; Arabella-Miss P. Hopkins; Ruth-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Cast
Role: Dame Din Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: As17780409

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. [This was included in both subsequent performances.] Afterpiece [1st time; C 1, author unknown. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 23 Apr.]. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bulkley, No. 10, New Ormond-street. Receipts: #195 13s. 6d. [166.16.6; tickets: 28.17.0) (charge: #73 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Whitfield; Hephestion-Robson; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Thompson; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Jackson; Parisatis-Mrs Morton; Sysigambis-Mrs Poussin; Statira-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Whitfield, Lee Lewes, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Bulkley. Cast from London Chronicle, 23 Apr.: Sir Oliver Beaufort-Wilson; Beaufort-Whitfield; Harrison-Lee Lewes; Betty-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: New Dance, Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: As17771205, but Marlow-Wroughton; Mrs Hardcastle (1st time)-Mrs Pitt; Miss Neville-Miss Leeson.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End II: New Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour, Gavot-Harris, Miss Valois; End IV: Le Minuet a Quatre-Dumay, Holloway, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross; with a variety of new Quadrilles-

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17780228, but Archer-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Aimwell-Whitfield; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17771030, but 1st Bacchant-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: 1st Bacchant Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Farrell

Dance: As17780507

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17771117, but Player-Wrighten; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Slammekin-_.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Davies.

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir J. Buck-Gardner; Classick-Usher; Subtle-Massey; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: Dance-; In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Harris, Miss Harper

Entertainment: Monologue Following 1st dance: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye All-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Farrell, Wilson, Fearon, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Lubin-Mrs Farrell; Bailiff-Wilson; Lord of the Manor-Fearon; Annette-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Wroughton; Charles-Whitfield; Sir Jealous Traffic-Dunstall; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Whisper-Cushing; Scentwell-Mrs Poussin; Isabinda-Mrs Lessingham; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; George Bevil-Whitfield; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tugg-Bannister; Bundle-Davies; Robin-Lamash; Wilhelmina-Miss Simson; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: As17781013

Song: As17781006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17781017, but Lucy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Rouge Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: As17781017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17780923, but Mrs Strictland (1st time)-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Jackson.
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Rouge Actor: Mrs Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Buthred

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wroughton, Clarke, Farren, Peile, L'Estrange, Thompson, Aickin, Miss Platt, Mrs Hartley (1st appearance this season). [Cast from text (F. Newbery, 1779): Buthred-Wroughton; Morcar-Clarke; Elwin-Farren; Elbert-Peile; Ivar-L'Estrange; Randolph-Thompson (in text unassigned); Osbrighte-Aickin; Ela-Miss Platt; Rena-Mrs Hartley; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Rena Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17781002, but Mrs Grub-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination; Or, The Glaziers Conspiracy

Performance Comment: Skylight-Lee Lewes; Dip-Wilson; Quillet-Brunsdon; Parchment-Thompson; Dick-Fearon; Mob-Bates, Mahon, Wewitzer; Miss Skylight-Miss Green; Mrs Skylight-Mrs Pitt; Epilogue-Wilson, Lee Lewes. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wrighten, No. 56, Drury-Lane. Receipts: #273 11s. 6d. (64.13.0; 7.9.6; 1.1.0; tickets: 200.8.0) (charge: #68 18s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17781215, but The Lady (for that night only)-Mrs Robinson.

Song: Between the acts: Tally ho!-Mrs Wrighten; In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Wrighten; accompanied-Parke

Performance Comment: -Mrs Wrighten; In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Wrighten; accompanied-Parke.
Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17790406, but Lavinia-Mrs Bulkley; Calista-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Robinson, but "A correspondent who was at Drury Lane theatre last night to see The Law of Lombardy congratulates the town on the acquisition of a new performer of the part which Mrs Robinson played. That lady being taken ill, Miss Farren, at very short warning, undertook it, and did it the most ample justice" (Gazetteer, 22 Apr.).] Receipts: #107 1s. 6d. (72.8.0; 31.1.0; 3.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: As17790417

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17790111, but Sullen-Thompson; Scrub-Stevens; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Dance: End IV: Hornpipe-Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17781017, but Macheath (for that night only)-Aldridge (1st appearance in a dramatic character); Lockit-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17781029, but Nancy-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Whitfield.
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: to conclude with: Country Dance-the characters; End I: new Comic Dance-Langrish, Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings; End II: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; In III: Hornpipe, as17781212; End I afterpiece: a new Pantomimical Dance, The Sports of the Green-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Parish, Miss Valois; in which his celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Morton. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, New Crown Court, Russel Street, Covent Garden; of Mrs Morton, No. 15, same address

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Rouge Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: 3rd piece: As17790405; End IV: Hornpipe-Master Davies (scholar to Hurst; 1st appearance in public)

Song: In III: song in character-Mrs Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strategem

Performance Comment: As17790111, but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Gallic Gratitude

Cast
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Palmer; Aimwell-Dimond [Public Advertiser: Aickin]; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Foigard-Egan; Sullen-Blissett; Gibbet-Gardner; Boniface-Usher; Scrub-Edwin; Dorinda-Mrs Cuyler; Cherry-Mrs Hitchcock; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Poussin; Gipsey-Miss Wood; Mrs Sullen-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tom Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Massey; Robin-Edwin; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb; Wilhelmina-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: End IV: Ted Blarney-Master Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Lopez-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Mrs Kennedy (late Mrs Farrell; Ist appearance in that character); Antonio-Vernon; Clara-Miss Brown; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; The Duenna-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; George Bevil-Whitfield; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: new dance, The Dockyard-Dagueville, Langrish, Holland, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois. With a new scene painted by Carver

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17791030, but unassigned-_Aickin, _Hurst; Lamash_; Mrs_ Davenett. Lamash_; Mrs_ Davenett.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Confidante Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Davenett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Palmer; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman (1st time)-Farren; Sackbut-Hurst; Tradelove-Fawcett; Simon Pure-Waldron; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Ann Lovely-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Confidante Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Davenett

Dance: End IV: Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs