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We found 2081 matches on Performance Comments, 285 matches on Event Comments, 69 matches on Author, 24 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Fawcett; Frederick-D'Arcy (1st appearance in that character); Crop-Trueman; William-Caulfield; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa (1st time)-Miss Menage; Nelly-Mrs Edward; Margaretta-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Motley-Fawcett; Edward-Davies; Degagee-Caulfield; Dennis-Usher; Coachman-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale; Sir Walter Weathercock-Suett; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character); Comfit-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy@Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Trueman; Col. Dormant-Davenport; Farmer Blackberry-Bannister; Molly Maybush-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character); Betty Blackberry-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Trueman; Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Waldron Jun.; Irishmen-Caulfield, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: An Olla Podrida

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Performance Comment: Captain Macgallaher-Johnstone; Bobby Notice-Palmer Jun.; Jack Hawser-Wathen; Mr Goodwill-Davies; Lieutenant Goodwill-Trueman; Bobby Batch-Fawcett; Polly-Mrs Bland; Mrs Goodwill-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Goodwill Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two Strings To Your Bow

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Performance Comment: As17980815, but Lauretta-Mrs Edward in place of Miss Griffiths; Janetta-Mrs Harlowe in place of Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Motley-Fawcett; Edward-Davies; Degagee-Clarke; Dennis-Usher; Coachman-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale; Sir Walter Weathercock-Suett; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Griffiths; Comfit-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Family Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Story]); Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Clarke; Irishmen-Waddy, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17981002, but Crop-Trueman; Frederick-Caulfield; Robin-Wathen; Margaretta-Miss Griffiths (By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market; 1st appearance on this stage); Nelly-_.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-[C.] Kemble; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Matthew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Servant-Lyons; Charlotte-Mrs Edward; Florella-Miss Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths.

Entertainment: Monologue. As17990622

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Performance Comment: Count Benini-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Marchese Caliari-Barrymore; Count Florenzi-Trueman; Lealto-C. Kemble; Tomaso-Davenport; Malevoli-J. Palmer; O'Rafarty-Johnstone; Nicolo-A Young Gentleman (3rd appearance on any stage [Story]); Juliana-Miss Heard; Lauretta-Miss Griffiths; Marchesa Veteria-Mrs Davenport; Janetra-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Selwyn-Trueman; Harry Hawser-Wathen; Goto-Palmer; Stave-Suett; Shark-Caulfield; Dick-Mrs Edward; Angelica Goto-Miss Griffiths; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths.
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Performance Comment: Llewellyn-Barrymore; Shenkin-Aickin; Cadwall-Palmer; Gwyn-Suett; O'Turloch-Johnstone; Bard-Clarke; King Edward-Davies; Prince David-C. Kemble; Dynevor-Trueman; Mortimer-Caulfield; Herefore-Davenport; Edwin-Abbot; Elinor-Miss DeCamp; Lady Griffith's Shade-Mrs Gibbs; Winifred-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths.
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Red-Cross Knights

Performance Comment: Characters by Aickin, C. Kemble, Barrymore, Clarke, Palmer, Wathen, Davies, Caulfield, Trueman, Davenport, Abbot, Chippendale, Lyons, Suett, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland, Miss Palmer. [Cast from test (Geo. Cawthorn, 1799), and European Magazine, Sept. 1799, p. 187: Count de Ladesma-Aickin; Ferdinand-C. Kemble; Roderic de Froila-Barrymore; Guzman-Clarke; Garcias-Palmer; Lerida-Wathen; Lanusa-Davies; Bertran-Caulfield; Antonio-Trueman; Percy-Davenport; Ripperda-Abbot; Leonardo-Chippendale; Servant-Lyons; Popoli-Suett; Eugenia-Miss DeCamp; Rosa-Mrs Bland; 1st Woman of the Harem-Miss Palmer; Vocal Parts-Trueman, Story, Linton, Brown, Caulfield Jun., Aylmer, Dibble, Willoughby, Little, Kenrick, Ms Bland, Ms Griffiths, Ms Edward, Ms Hale, Ms Menage, Ms Gawdry, Ms Benson, Ms Butler, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Masters; Prologue-Trueman. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red-cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Miss DeCamp; Dermot-Elliot (1st appearance on any stage); Fitzroy-Trueman; Father Luke-Clarke; Bagatelle-Caulfield; Darby-Wathen; Kathlane-Mrs Bland; Norah-Miss Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Griffiths.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano; or, The Rival Harlequins

Performance Comment: Harlequin Whitesword-Bologna Jun.; Harlequin Blacksword-King; Clown-Bologna; Infernal Spirit-Delpini; Colombine's Father-Whitmore Jun.; Old Beau-Hawtin; Hermit-Lewiss; Colombine-Mrs Parker; The Other Pantomime Characters-Wilde, Blurton, Platt, Abbot, T. Cranfield, Powers, Vials, Howell, L. Bologna, Klanert, Atkins, Mills, Wilkins, Webb, Letteney, Griffiths, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Mrs D'Egville, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs; Vocal Characters Cratero (Daemon of the Mountain)-Denman; Ballad Singers-Emery, Simmons; Irish Ship@builder-Macartney; Principal Daemon-Linton; 2nd Daemon-Street; Chorus of Infernal Spirits-Gardner, Thomas, Oddwell, Smith, J. Linton, Kenrick, Sawyer, Tett; Floridel (Spirit of the Air)-Miss Wheatley; Attendants on Floridel-Ms Sims, Ms Iliff, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Sydney, Ms Blurton, Mrs Castelle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performance Comment: As18000107, but The Other Pantomime Characters-_Mills, _Wilkins, _Webb, _Letteney, _Griffiths, Mrs _Watts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Performance Comment: Llewellyn-Barrymore; Shenkin-Emery; Cadwall-Palmer; Gwyn-Suett; O'Turloch-Johnstone; Bard-J. Palmer; King Edward-Caulfield; Prince David-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Forster]); Dynevor-Trueman; Mortimer-Klanert; Herefore-Davenport; Edwin-Abbot; Elinor-Miss DeCamp; Lady Griffith's Shade-Mrs Gibbs; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Chorus of Bards and Peasants-Sawyer, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Dibble, Aylmer, Willoughby, Thomas, Ms Hale, Ms Masters, Ms Gaudry, Ms Butler, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: I: Concerto on Violin-Mr ThomasLinley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Music: In Act III of mainpiece an Epitbalamium [not listed in playbill, but see17811129]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Swop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in Spain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Don Pedro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew; or, Love's Masquerade

Dance: As17970513