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We found 164 matches on Roles/Actors, 58 matches on Performance Comments, 19 matches on Event Comments, 4 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Common Sense

Performance Comment: Priest-Wilson; Law-Massey; Physick-Staunton; Ghost of Tragedy-Pierce; Ghost of Comedy-Barrett; Whispering Ghost-Painter; Officer-Ledger; Harlequin-Stevens; Attendant-Kenny; Queen of Common Sense-Mrs Lefevre; Maids of Honour-Miss Morris, Mrs [W.] Palmer; Queen of Ignorance-Mr Wewitzer. Characters in the Introduction: Fustian-Bannister Jun.; Trapwit-R. Palmer; Sneer-Swords; Prompter-Kenny; Player-Davis; Prologue to the Tragedy-Staunton; Dancer-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Ghost of Tragedy Actor: Pierce

Afterpiece Title: Tunbridge Wells [recte Walks]; or, The Yeoman of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Pledge of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Blissett, Stevens, Webb, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin, Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward Sandford-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Blissett; Sheers-Stevens; Coachman-Webb; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wilson; Caroline Sandford-Miss Harper; unassigned-Painter, Ledger, Pierce.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Painter, Ledger, Pierce.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Afterpiece Title: First Course, a substantial Dish from: Henry IV

Afterpiece Title: Second Courae, a Comic Dish, never serv'd up before: Kensington Gardens; or, The Walking Jockey

Performance Comment: Characters by Edwin, Blissett, Staunton, Wood, Barrett, Painter, Pierce, Miss Harper; Cast from Larpent MS: Thimble-Edwin; Sir Harry Optic-Blissett; Dick-Barrett; Toupee-Wewitzer (see17810831); Letitia-Miss Harper; unassigned-Staunton, Wood, Painter, Pierce.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Staunton, Wood, Painter, Pierce.

Afterpiece Title: Third Course, an Operatic Dish: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: Also by way of Entremet: Ripe Fruit; or, The Marriage Act

Afterpiece Title: Desert: Tom Thumb

Song: In Second Course: Auld Robin Gray-Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Baddeley, Webb, Stevens, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson, Miss Hooke (1st appearance in this piece). [Cast adjusted from playbill of 16 June 1781: Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Baddeley; Coachman-Webb; Sheers-Stevens; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wilson; Caroline-Miss Hooke. Painter, Ledger, Pierce are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Friend In Need, Is A Friend Indeed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Wewitzer, Usher, Williamson, Gardner, Davis, Baddeley, Massey, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Wells, Miss Morris, Mrs Love, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast from European Magazine, July 1783, p. 67, and Public Advertiser, 7 July: Archley-Palmer; Sir Simon Howard-Parsons; Attorney-Wewitzer; Steward-Usher; Trustall-Williamson; Ragan-Baddeley; Citpup-Edwin; Emma Howard-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Ragan-Mrs Wells; Fanny-Miss Morris; Lydia Howard-Mrs Bulkley. Gardner, Davis, Massey, Pierce, Mrs Love are unassigned. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Redtail, Richard, Betty, Hosier's Wife.) A new Prologue [read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .
Cast
Role: Lydia Howard Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Blissett; Coachman-Massey; Sheers-Stevens; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wells; Caroline-Mrs Bannister. Painter, Ledger, Pierce are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Bensley, Barrington, DuBellamy, Cushing, Mahoon, Quick, Wignell, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Stephens, Miss Pierce, Miss Mills, Mrs Mattocks; Prologue-; Epilogue-. Careless-Woodward; Knowell-Bensley; Rook-DuBellamy; Shark-Mahoon; MacShuffle-Barrington; Postboy-Quick; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Waiter-Cushing; Slap-Wignell; Ladies of Pleasure-Miss Ogilvie, Miss Mills, Miss Pearce, Mrs Stephens (Genest, V, 186, and 1770 ed.); Prologue-Woodward (in character of a Gentleman-Commoner); Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks (Edition of 1770).

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Performance Comment: As17671107, but _Barrington; _Quick; _Wignell; Miss _Ogilvie; Miss _Pierce; Miss _Mills; Mrs Ward.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Robson, Aickin, Davies, F. Gentleman, Vandermere, Hamilton, Castle, Weston, Dancer, Knowles, Farrell, Miller, Lings, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Didier, first time on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: The Cowkeepers-Mas. West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Davies, Gardner, Hamilton, Vandermere, Castle, Fearon, Knowles, Miller, Farrell, Pierce, Weston.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: Hornpipe-Mas. Castiglione

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Robson, Baddeley, Aickin, Davis, F. Gentleman, Weston, Castle, Lloyd, Lings, Dancer, Smith, Vowel, Jacobs, Farrel, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; other parts-Aickin, Robson, Davis, Gardner, Jacobs, Farrel, Lloyd, Ward, Fearon, Waters, Dancer, Smith, Parsons, Bransby, Castle, Pierce, Lings, Griffith, Walker, Vowell, Moore, Groves, Francis, Weston, Miss Wentworth, Miss Platt, Miss Lings; with the Reinforcement of Bayes's New@Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Madrigal and Trulletta

Performance Comment: Parts-Davis, Griffiths, Lings, Parsons, Farrel, Vowell, Pierce, Dancer, Miss Morrison, Miss Wentworth (with songs in character), Mrs Parsons.

Entertainment: IV: Imitations Rhetorical and Vocal-Bannister; Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Davis, Castle, Hamilton, Fearon, Lloyd, Lings, Moody, Moss, Jacobs, Ward, Courtney, Pierce, Weston, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Parts-Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.

Afterpiece Title: Cupid's Revenge

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-; End: A new dance The Italian Peasants-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; other parts-Weston, Aickin, Davis, Jacobs, Howard, Fearon, Lloyd, Moody, Hamilton, Castle, Ward, Moss, Lings, Courtney, Pierce, Miss Atkinson, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Lings, Miss Craven, Francis; with a Re-inforcement of Bayes's new rais'd troops-.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: The Italian Peasants, as17730614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Davis, Hamilton, LaMash, Fearon, Osborne, Bolton, Lloyd, Follett, Pierce, Francis, Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Entertainment: I: A Variety of Imitations-Hutton; II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; Between Play and Farce: Dancing of The Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars; End of Interlude: A New Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars

Monologue: 1773 9 3 Also the Interlude, Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Wilson, Fearon, Palmer, Owenson, Walker, Jacobs, Follett, Jones, Everard, Lloyd, Courtney, Johnson, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17740516

Monologue: End: Piety in Pattens. As 1 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; parts-Weston, Aickin, Davis, Wilson, Jacobs, Lloyd, Johnson, Follett, Pierce, Owenson, Fearon, Courtney, Jones, Palmer, Francis, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Francis; with the reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17740829, but to avoid confusion full list noted. Parts-Foote, Aickin, Wilson, Fearon, Owenson, Jacobs, Follett, Jones, Everard, Lloyd, Carpenter, Pierce, Weston, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Dance: As17740810

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Eagan, Griffith, Wilson, Walker, Lloyd, Pierce, Walters, Jones, Chaplin, Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Snuffle Actor: Pierce

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Brett, Jacobs, Eagan, Fearon, Lloyd, Everard, Griffith, Castevens, Walters, Pierce, Francis, Chaplin, Bannister, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Weston, Mrs Wilson.

Dance: A Dance-

Entertainment: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Edwin, Whitfield, Fearon, Lloyd, Walker, Parsons, Egan, L'Estrange, Davis, Griffith, Stephens, Walters, Pierce.

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or The Diversions of the Morning

Monologue: A Modern, Operatical, Sentimental, Crying, Tragedy call'd Purity [sic] in Pattens. Butler-Parsons; Squire-Fearon; Candy-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Dance: The Haymakers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; others-Aickin, Whitefield, Parsons, Davis, Fearon, Baddeley, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Edwin, Brett, Jones, Griffith, Pierce, Walters, Francis, Miss Ambrose, K. Palmer, Miss Francis, Miss Platt; With the Reinforcement of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Kensington Gardens

Performance Comment: As17810822, but unassigned-Kenny, _Pierce.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Kenny, _Pierce.

Afterpiece Title: Ripe Fruit

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Staunton, Wood, Painter, Pierce.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Staunton, Wood, Painter, Pierce.

Song: In 2nd piece: As17810822; End of 3rd piece: Moderation and Alteration, as17810817