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We found 23440 matches on Performance Comments, 5457 matches on Author, 4535 matches on Event Comments, 4249 matches on Performance Title, and 380 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17781017, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley (of cg).
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Davies

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: End I afterpiece: The Coopers, as17781211

Ballet: End III: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503 at cg Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Dagueville (ballet-master), Cushing, Simpkinson, Master Jackson, J. Bates and Mrs Ackman for Tuesday the 25th instant will be admitted this Night. Brunsdon's outstanding Tickets for Cymbeline will also be received

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Hartley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Twins; or, A Comedy of Errors Author(s): Thomas Hull
Related Work: The Comedy of Errors Author(s): Thomas Hull

Dance: End I: La Chasse de Diane-Dagueville's Pupils, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Dagueville, Miss Armstrong, with a new Minuet and Gavot; End IV: The Embarkment for Cytherea=, as17781125, but Master _Dagueville, Master _Holland, Langrish, Miss +Ross; End I afterpiece: +The Burgomaster, as17790216

Song: As17790127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17781023, but Louisa (1st time)-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): Thomas Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17781031, but First Constantia-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: First Constantia Actor: Mrs Sharp.
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

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

Dance: End: Hornpipe, as17790521

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Lady Juniper Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17790604 but Dungs: Christophorides-Peirce; Tinderella-_; Blousidora-Mrs W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Blousidora Actor: Mrs W. Palmer.
Role: Tittilinda Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Tinderella Actor: Mrs W. Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Lady Juniper Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17790716 but Maria-Mrs Lloyd.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Lloyd.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-A Gentleman (1st appearance upon the [recte: this] stage [Henry]); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-Norris; Gratiano-Wrighten; Iago-Bensley; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Quick, Mrs Pitt, Brunsdon
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Performance Comment: As17791020, but Miss Freeman-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Willems.
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Song: As17791018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Zaphna-Bannister Jun.; Mahomet-Palmer; Pharon-Packer; Mirvan-Hurst; Ali-Chaplin; Alcanor-Bensley; Palmira-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Confidante Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Davenett
Event Comment: Announced in Morning Chronicle, 6 Nov., as Benefit for Mrs Webb. A notice in the same newspaper, 8 Nov., states that the benefit was "declined" because of Mrs Webb's engagement at cg [q. v. 12 Nov.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17790922, but The Duenna-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Lewis; Wingate-Fearon; Gargle-Thompson; Simon-Cushing; Charlotte-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Morton.

Dance: End: new dance, The Coquette Quaker; or, The Husband Deceived-Dagueville, Jackson, Harris, Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Hull, Whitfield, Peile, L'Estrange, Fearon, Robson, Booth, Thompson, Aickin, Miss Platt, Miss Younge (1st appearance at this theatre). Cast from Morning Chronicle, 11 Nov.: Sforza-Henderson; Cardinal-Hull; Alphonso-Whitfield; Emperor-Peile; Pescara-L'Estrange; Spanish Captains-Fearon, Robson, Booth; Lodovico-Thompson; Francisco-Aickin; Attendant-Miss Platt; Marcelia-Miss Younge; New Prologue-Lee Lewes, Hull (Public Advertiser, 11 Nov.); New Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (ibid.).
Cast
Role: New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): Thomas Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17791018, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Jackson.
Role: Witches Actor: Quick, Mrs Pitt, Brunsdon

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Song: As17791018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performance Comment: Lively-Davies; Hunks-Reinhold; Gripe-Quick; Osman-Booth; Mustapha-Fox; Ali-Baker; Jenny-Mrs Morton; Harriet-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Morton

Dance: End I: The Dockyard, as17791204; V: a Dance of Foresters-Dagueville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Lord Hastings-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Duke of Gloucester-Gardner; Belmour-Griffith; Ratcliff-Dennis; Catesby-Scott; Earl of Derby-Squire; Dumont-Cresswick; Jane Shore-A Young Lady unidentified]; Alicia-Mrs Lefevre; Epilogue, [including a parody of Shakespeare's Seven Ages-Cresswick.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Lefevre

Afterpiece Title: Wrangling Lovers; or, Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Norris; Sancho-Cresswick; Leonora-A Lady [unidentified]; Jacintha-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Lefevre.
Related Works
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): Thomas Ryder

Entertainment: Imitations. After the Epilogue: a Variety of new Imitations-Decastro; Monologue. End IV: Address to the Town, in which several Dramatic Characters will be introduced-Master Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Robson; Dorilant-Whitfield; Alithea-Miss Ambrose; The Country Wife-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Dance: End: The Dockyard, as17791204

Event Comment: Fatal Falshood [announced on playbill of 1 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Hartley. Receipts: #189 2s. (186.14; 2.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17791012, but Tattle-Dodd; Foresight-Parsons; Trapland-Waldron; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks (of cg).
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17791117, but Susan-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Lady Dinah Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: End: The Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17791111, but Lorenzo (with songs)-Vernon; Jessica (1st time [song omitted])-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17791204; End IV: Dance-Master Dagueville, Master Holland, Miss Dagueville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Raymond-Wroughton; Grey-Clarke; Laroche-Whitfield; Morton-L'Estrange; Sir Ardolph-Fearon; Peasant-Booth; Knight-Robson; Ld. William-Miss Langrish; Eleanor-Mrs Lewis; Countess of Salisbury-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Eleanor Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Wroughton; Eumenes-Hull; Abudah-Clarke; Herbis-Fearon; Artamon-Peile; Daran-L'Estrange; Sergius-R. Smith; Officers-Thompson, J. Wilson, Egan; Caled-Aickin; Eudocia-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17800112, but Principal Characters-Mrs Pulley, Miss _Collett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Mark Anthony-Smith; Cassius-Henry; Caska-read by Gardner [of hay]; Julius Caesar-Packer; Octavius Caesar-Farren; Trebonius-Chaplin; Decius Brutus-Wrighten; Metellus Cimber-Williams; Cinna-Norris; Pindarus-R. Palmer; Soothsayer-Fawcett; Servant to Anthony-Philimore; Lucius-Master Pulley; Plebians-Baddeley, Waldron, Burton, Holcroft; Brutus-Palmer; Calphurnia-Miss Sherry; Portia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17791229, but Lucinda-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green