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778 results for: Keyword - Peter Skewball
We found 389 matches on Performance Comments, 337 matches on Author, 72 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
15 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells, mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Frederick Reynolds. Prologue by Robert Merry. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (World, 16 May)]. Morning Herald, 30 Mar. 1793: This Day is published The Dramatist (1s. 6d.). Public Advertiser, 29 Apr: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No 15, Beaufort Buildings, Strand. Receipts: #291 8s. 6d. (173.19.0; 9.9.6; tickets: 108.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist Or Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Middleton, Thompson, Macready, Blanchard, Mrs Wells, Mrs Webb, Miss Brunton. Cast from 1st authorized text (T. N. Longman, 1793), and World, 16 May: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Edwin; Harry Neville-Middleton; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Florville-Blanchard; Servant-Evatt; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letty-Miss Brangin; Louisa Courtney-Miss Brunton; Prologue-Bernard; Epilogue-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Entertainment: Imitations. In: Vocal Imitations-Mrs Wells [of Mrs Martyr, Sga Sestini, Kelly, Mrs Crouch (Diary, 16 May)]; End: a Scene from the two Great Tragic Actresses of the Country [Mrs Crawford as Alicia and Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore (Diary)]-Mrs Wells; [with one speech [afterwards pourtraying the different manners of both ["For ever! Oh, for ever!" i.e. the concluding speech of Act IV of Jane Shore (Diary)]-Mrs Wells

177
07 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 4th Time [i.e in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season. Prologue by Robert Merry. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews]. "The Dramatist has undergone considerable alterations" (World, 8 Oct., which also states that the Epilogue was new, i.e. not the one, also by Andrews, spoken the previous season). Receipts: #206 15s. (196.7.6; 10.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist Or Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Characters by Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Blanchard, Thompson, Macready, Holman, Mrs Wells, Mrs Webb, Miss Brangin, Miss Brunton. [Cast form text (T. N. Longman, 1793), and Genest, VI, 551-52: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Edwin; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Harry Neville-Holman; Servant-Evatt; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letty-Miss Brangin; Louisa Courtney-Miss Brunton; Prologue-Bernard; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 17 performances only (see17900202).] Epilogue-Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

178
03 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Receipts: #168 15s. (162.19.6; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Bernard; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Powell; Miss Courtney-Miss Brunton; Epilogue-Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

179
06 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Careless Husband, advertised on playbill of 5 Nov. On the playbill no mention is made of the Epilogue (which is by Miles Peter Andrews), but "Lewis...was obliged to come forth at the unanimous call of the audience to speak the Epilogue" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 153).] Receipts: #250 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist Or Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Munden; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman; Epilogue-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Blanchard

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

180
20 September 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "In point of voice, there are few women so highly favoured as Mrs Litchfield [whose 1st appearance at cg was on 27 May 1796]; through every gradation of tone it is perfect, combining strength and melody, it is equal to any task which the theatre (large and extensive as it is) can impose. It is suited to the firmness of declamation, the tenderness of pathos, and the burst of indignant passion" (Monthly Mirror, Oct. 1797, p. 226). The Epilogue is not listed on the playbill, but "The audience would not be satisfied without the original Epilogue [by Miles Peter Andrews], which Lewis came forward and spoke" (True Briton, 21 Sept.). [Afterpiece in place of The Poor Soldier, advertised on playbill of 18 Sept.] Receipts: #225 0s. 6d. (195.14.0; 29.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Ennui-Fawcett; Neville-Toms; Floriville-Farley; Willoughby-Claremont; Peter-Thompson; Lord Scratch-Munden; Marianne-Mrs Litchfield (1st appearance in that character, and 4th on this stage); Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Davenport; Letty-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman; Original Epilogue-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

181
08 February 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Morton; with incidental music by John Moorehead. Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald; Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With New Scenes [by Richards (Universal Magazine, Feb. 1800, p. 157)] and new Dresses. Morning Chronicle, 8 July 1800: This day is published Speed the Plough (2s.). Receipts: #256 7s. (253.4.6; 3.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Knight, H. Johnston, Murray, Davenport, Waddy, Atkins, Street, Abbot, Curties, Klanert, Miss Murray, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Dibdin, Mrs H. Johnston. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800): Sir Philip Blandford-Pope; Sir Abel Handy-Munden; Bob Handy-Fawcett; Farmer Ashfield-Knight; Henry-H. Johnston; Morrington-Murray; Evergreen-Davenport; Gerald-Waddy; Peter-Atkins; Postillion-Abbot; Young Handy's Servant-Klanert; Susan Ashfield-Miss Murray; Dame Ashfield-Mrs Davenport; Lady Handy-Mrs Dibdin; Miss Blandford-Mrs H. Johnston; unassigned-Street, Curties; Prologue-Betterton; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see18000219).] Epilogue-Fawcett. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 19 performances only (see18000306] .This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 19 performances only (see18000306] .
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Atkins

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

182
29 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Conjuror

Related Works
Related Work: The Conjuror Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

183
19 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

184
21 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

185
22 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Electra

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

186
25 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

187
26 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

188
27 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

189
29 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

190
31 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

191
11 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

192
19 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

193
21 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

194
28 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

195
11 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003; II: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

196
16 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: 2nd piece: With all the original Songs, Chorusses-

Entertainment: Imitations, as17760930

197
01 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Dance: As17770102

198
09 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor or The Wishes

Related Works
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

199
10 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: Fire And Water

Related Works
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

200
12 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Fire And Water

Related Works
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews