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2979 results for: Keyword - Old Cole
We found 1853 matches on Performance Comments, 987 matches on Performance Title, 355 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2026
27 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignel, Quick, Stoppelaer, Bates; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Song: II: A Song-Parsons

Dance: III: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden; IV: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon, as17680416

2027
08 July 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sowdon; Don Juan-Gardner; Sancho-Davis; Cacafogo-Bannister; Alonzo-Casey; Duke-J. Aickin; Copper Captain-Lee (being his first appearance in that character); Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Clara-Mrs White; Lady-Mrs Jackson; Estifania-Mrs Gardner (1st appearance).
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Statesman Foil'd

Dance: As17680530

2028
08 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Mahoon; Sir ThomasTesty-Jackson; Dick-Hamilton; Hob-Vandermere; Old Hob-Lloyd; Roger-Keen; Puzzle@Pate-Lings; Servants-Jacobs, Pearce; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Mrs White; Flora-Mrs Saunders [Handbill (at Havard) shows this name scratched out and Miss Reynolds substituted].Handbill (at Havard) shows this name scratched out and Miss Reynolds substituted].
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Lloyd

Dance: As17680530

2029
17 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Parsons

2030
21 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Capt. Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2031
07 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Baker; Quildrive-Perry; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon

2032
10 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Interlude (by Isaac Bickerstaffe; Music by Arnold) in Honor of His Danish Majesty. It concludes with a Large Coronet of Flowers and a Garland Dance. Done apparently to speed the departing guest and cement good public relations.] Receipts: #120 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17680923, but Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Gawky-Quick; Rural Swain-_; Nymph-_. *u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland. [Parts by: Mahoon, DuBellamy, Barnshaw, Mrs Baker, Mrs Mattocks Genius of England-Mahon; Old Shepherd-Barnshaw; Young Shepherd-DuBellamy; Calliope-Mrs Baker; Young Shepherdess-Mrs Mattocks (Edition of 1768); [to conclude with a Grand Ballet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; Chorusses of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-. [See Larpent MS 286 for parts.]See Larpent MS 286 for parts.]
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Barnshaw

2033
17 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Parts by: King, Reddish, Packer, Jefferson, Cautherly, Strange, Weston, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Smith, Mrs Abington. Dr Cantwell-King; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Darnley-Reddish; Charles-Cautherly; Mawworm-Weston; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry; Betty-Mrs Smith; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Tipstaff-Strange; Servt-Watkins (London Evening Post. 21 Nov.).
Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Elliot-Strange; Papilion-Weston; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Bannister

2034
17 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Smith; Albany-Hull; Cornwall-Gardner; Gloster-Gibson; Bastard-Bensley; France-Davis; Burgundy-Lewes; Kent-Clarke; Gentleman Usher-Cushing; Goneril-Mrs Vincent; Regan-Mrs DuBellamy; Cordelia-Mrs Yates; Doctor-Redman; Captain-Wignell; Old Man-Hallam; Herald-Holtom; Cornwall's Servt-T. Smith (1768 edn.).
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

Dance: End: The Lamplighters, as17681101

2035
22 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Lewis; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Harris; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignell, Quick, Stoplaer, Bates; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham; Lamorce-Mrs Dyer; Bizarre-Miss Macklin; With a New Occasional Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Provenzales, as17681123; IV: The Reel, as17681212

2036
14 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: Parts by: Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Morris, DuBellamy, Barnshaw, Gardner, Fox, Quick, Mrs Green, Mrs Baker, Mrs White, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Pinto. Western-Shuter; Tom-Mattocks; Supple-Barnshaw; Allworthy-Gibson; Bliful-Gardner; Nightengale-DuBellamy; Old Nightengale-Morris; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Sophia-Mrs Pinto; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Nancy-Mrs Baker (Edition of 1769).
Cast
Role: Old Nightengale Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Gardeners-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford

2037
27 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitley-Garrick; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-Aickin; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-King; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Cash-Packer; Master Mathew-W. Palmer; Cob-Moody; Bridget-Mrs Jeffries; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitley-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Old Knowell Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

2038
13 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17690209, but Peirrot-Lalauze, 1st time in tha character these 8 years; Harlequin-Miles; Venus-Mrs Baker; Colombine-Mrs Dyer. [The New Character would seem to be Venus-Mrs Baker. But playbill gives no indication of who played Mrs Baker's old part of Diana.]
Cast
Role: The New Character would seem to be Venus Actor: Mrs Baker. But playbill gives no indication of who played Mrs Baker's old part of Diana.

Dance: IV: The Lamplighters, as17681101

2039
04 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Clarke; Young Clackit-Dyer; Old Clackit-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Old Clackit Actor: Yates

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17680920; End: A Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley

2040
12 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mrs King; others as usual; Dances-the Giorgis; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Old Lady-Mrs Cross; Clown-Ackman; Hermit-Kear; French Lady-Johnston; Country Girl-Miss Young; J. Burton, Castle. See17670923. J. Burton, Castle. See17670923.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Entertainment: End of Opera: King (for that night only) will present the Audience with a Comic Paraphrase-King on Shakespeare's The Seven Ages

2041
21 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: As17690412 [but parts assigned as bracketed], but Fribble-J. Burton; Servant-Castle; Old Lady-Mrs Bradshaw; Country Girl (with Song)-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17681013

2042
24 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone (1st time)-King; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-Moody; Bowman-Ackman; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Drunken Man-Love; Mercury-Vernon; Frenchman-Baddeley; Old Man-Parsons; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Epilogue (written by H. Walpole)-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Parsons

2043
10 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignell and Barnshaw. As the Indisposition of the vocal performers renders it impossible to perform the Jovial Crew, Messrs Wignell and Barnshaw, hope their Friends will honour them with their company to the above Comedy, to which, tickets delivered for the Jovial Crew, will be taken. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to actors #25 2s. covered by income form tickets: Wignell #85 (Box 69; Pit 347; Gallery 157); Barnshaw #96 1s. (Box 88; Pit 381; Gallery 169) (Account Book). Mrs Paddick paid up her 1!2 value of tickets for the 6th Inst. Paid Kirkman for a new Harpsichord and tuning the old one #62 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #39 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

2044
21 June 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Doctor Last In His Chariot

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Arthur, Bannister, Sharpless, Weston, Sparks, Davis, Lings, Sowdon, Mrs Jeffries, Miss Ogilvie, Miss Rose, Mrs Gardner. Ailwou'd-Foote; Dr Last-Weston; Friendly-Sowdon; Hargrave-Davis; Wag-Bannister; Mrs Ailwou'd-Mrs Jefferies; Nancy-Miss Ogilvie; Polly-Miss Rose; Prudence-Mrs Gardiner; Prologue written by Garrick-Foote; Epilogue by the author-a five year old girl (Edition of 1769).
Cast
Role: Epilogue by the author Actor: a five year old girl

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Dance: As17690515

2045
31 July 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Doctor Last In His Chariot

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Performance Comment: As17690710 but Prologue-Foote; Epilogue-A five year old girl [as17690621.as17690621.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: A five year old girl

Dance: As17690515

2046
16 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Lyar-Foote; Papillion-Weston; Sir James Elliot-Aickin; Old Wilding-Bannister; Miss Godfrey-Mrs DuBellamy; Kitty-Mrs Dyer; Mrs Grantham-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17690814

2047
21 September 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-King; Darnley-Reddish; Maw@worm-Weston; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Officer-Wright; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Betty-Mrs Smith; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

2048
27 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Gibson; Young Knowell-Dyer; Wellbred-Lewes; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Cash-Perry; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Old Knowell Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

2049
29 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Davis; Beaufort-Baker; Quildrive-Perry; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

2050
05 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Dugard-Gardner; Duretete-Woodward; Petit-Cushing; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham; Lamorce-Mrs Dyer; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: IV: The Lamplighters-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17681101.