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We found 3187 matches on Performance Comments, 980 matches on Roles/Actors, 546 matches on Event Comments, 253 matches on Performance Title, and 18 matches on Author.

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Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd
Role: Joseph Surface Actor: Barrymore
Role: Charles Surface Actor: Wroughton
Role: Crabtree Actor: Parsons
Role: Careless Actor: Dignum
Role: Snake Actor: Phillimore
Role: Rowley Actor: Packer</a>
Role:
Moses Actor: Baddeley
Role: Trip Actor: Benson
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Mrs Candour</a> Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: III: a song-Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Main Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Cast
Role: Zadock the Priest Actor: Chorus
Role: Overture Actor:
Role: The Dettingen te Deum Actor:
Role: in which Holy Holy Lord Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Thomaso Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Sturmwald Actor: Wewitzer</a>
Role:
Carlos Actor: Kelly
Role: Juan Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Guzman Actor: Sedgwick
Role: Doctor Bilioso Actor: Suett
Role: Perez Actor: Burton
Role: Shopman Actor: Evans
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Theresa Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast Or, the Power Of Music; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 3

Cast
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: Princess of Saxe Actor: Gotha
Role: Zadock the Priest Actor: .

Music: End Part I: concerto on the harp-Mme Delaval; Beginning Part II: concerto for two violins and violoncello obligato-, as originally composed for this Ode, by Handel and performed in the year 1736; End Part II: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Dussek

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah 0

Music: End I: concerto on the violoncello-C. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: As17960927

Entertainment: Monologue. End Address, (Written by R. Cumberland, Esq.) in which she will introduce the Original Ballad from which In the dead of the Night, from The Wedding Day, was taken-Mrs Jordan

Cast
Role: was taken Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Performances

Music: End I: concerto on the violin-Master Pinto (aged Eleven Years, Grandson to the celebrated Performer of that Name [ThomasPinto])

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Mr Pickle Actor: Emery.
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: John Actor: Abbot
Role: Thomas Actor: Street
Role: Tag Actor: Knight
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Mrs Pickle Actor: Mrs Davenport.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Cast
Role: Overture Actor:
Role: The Dettingen Te Deum Actor:
Role: Holy Holy Lord Actor: Mme Mara.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Montval

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Peeping Tom Actor: Fawcett
Role: Mayor</a> Actor: Davenport
Role: Crazy Actor: Suett
Role: Harold Actor: Davies
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Godiva Actor: Mrs Cuyler</a>
Role:
Maud Actor: Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: Family Distress

Cast
Role: Robert Maxwell Actor: Pope
Role: Harrington Actor: Swendall
Role: Landlord Actor: Palmer</a>
Role:
Harry Actor: Master Tokely
Role: Flood Actor: Davies
Role: John Hartopp Actor: Davenport
Role: Dempster</a> Actor: J. Palmer</a>
Role:
Jew Actor: Waldron
Role: Dumfries Actor: Abbot
Role: Servant Actor: Lyons
Role: Walwyn Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Old Blind Lady Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Jane Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Scout Actor: Fawcett
Role: Snarl Actor: Suett
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Role: Charles Actor: Trueman
Role: Justice Mittimus Actor: Usher</a>
Role:
Kate Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Davenport.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End II: concerto on the grand piano@forte-Master Neate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; The Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Music: End II: a concertante for violin oboe tenor and violoncello-G. Ashley, W. Parke, R. Ashley, C. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p.23): Theocles-Harris; Philander-Betterton; Cunopes the Jailor-Underhill; Pepys: Celania?-Mrs Gosnell; Edition of 1668 adds: Arcon-$Young; Polynices-$Smith; Provost-$Sandford; Heraclia-$Mrs Shadwell; Leucippe-$Mrs Long; Prologue-Price.
Cast
Role: Theocles Actor: Harris
Role: Philander</a> Actor: Betterton
Role: Cunopes the Jailor</a> Actor: Underhill
Role: Celania? Actor: Mrs Gosnell
Role: Arcon Actor: Young
Role: Polynices Actor: Smith
Role: Provost Actor: Sandford
Role: Heraclia Actor: Mrs Shadwell
Role: Leucippe Actor: Mrs Long
Role: Prologue Actor: Price.
Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: [Mrs Knipp] tells me how Smith, of the Duke's house, hath killed a man upon a quarrel in play; which makes every body sorry, he being a good actor, and, they say, a good man, however this happens. The ladies of the Court do much bemoan him, she says

Performances

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the King's playhouse, my eyes being so bad since last night's straining of them, that I am hardly able to see, besides the pain which I have in them. The play was a new play; and infinitely full: the King and all the Court almost there. It is The Storme, a play of Fletcher</a>'s; which is but so-so, methinks; only there is a most admirable dance at the end, of the ladies, in a military manner, which indeed did please me mightily....And there comes my wife home from the Duke of York's playhouse. Two songs, printed somewhat later in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673, may have been prepared for this revival: Hark the storm grows, set by Robert Smith; and Cheer up my mates, set by Pelham Humphrey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Storm

Event Comment: See 27 Feb. 1668@9. Pepys, Diary: I did meet Sir Jeremy Smith, who did tell me that Sir W. Coventry was just now sent to the Tower</i>, about the business of his challenging the Duke of Buckingham, and so was also Harry Saville to the Gate-house....So, meeting with my Lord Bellassis, he told me the particulars of this matter; that it arises about a quarrel which Sir W. Coventry had with the Duke of Buckingham about a design between the Duke and Sir Robert Howard, to bring him into a play [The Rehearsal] at the King's house, which W. Coventry not enduring, did H. Saville send a letter to the Duke of Buckingham, that he had a desire to speak with him. Upon which, the Duke of Buckingham did bid Holmes, his champion ever since my Lord Shrewsbury's business, go to him to know the business; but H. Saville would not tell it to any but himself, and therefore did go presently to the Duke of Buckingham, and told him that his uncle Coventry was a person of honour, and was sensible of his Grace's liberty taken of abusing him, and that he had a desire of satisfaction, and would fight with him. But that here they were interrupted by my Lord Chamberlain's coming in, who was commanded to go to bid the Duke of Buckingham to come to the King, Holmes having discovered it

Performances

Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the premiere probably occurred during this month. The Preface states: This Play, as it was wrote in less than a moneth, and was the last Play that was Acted at the King's Theatre in Covent-Garden, before the fatal Fire there. [The Preface may mean that this was the last new play acted before the fire.] Two songs for this play, with music by Robert Smith, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Prologue Actor:
Role: Epilogue Actor: .