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We found 4128 matches on Roles/Actors, 1277 matches on Performance Comments, 260 matches on Event Comments, 32 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Lewis; Manly-Clarke; Squire Richard-W. Bates; John Moody-Thompson; Count Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Wronghead-Macklin; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny (with a song)-Mrs Wilson; Myrtilla-Mrs Davenett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Mattocks .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17811219; In Act V a Dance of Fortsters (performers not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Lopez-W. Bates; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Leoni; Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Harper .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Morning Herald, 20 Apr.: Tickets to he had of Mrs Webb at her house, No. 15, Bedford-street, Covent-garden. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Receipts: #198 19s. (154/14; rickets: 44/5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister (of DL); Simkin-W. Bates; Flint-Webb; Soldiers-Wilson, Baker, Darley; Skirmish-Mills; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Margaret-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Wilson .

Dance: As17820409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Wishes

Performance Comment: Characters by Lee Lewes, Edwin, Booth, Whitfield, Wewitzer, Fearon, Mahon, Stevens, Thompson, Bates; Mrs Wilson, Mrs Webb, Miss Morris, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Platt, Mrs Poussin, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from London Chronicle, 4 Oct., and European Magazine, Oct. 1782, p. 308: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Pierrot-Edwin; Pantaloon-Booth; Mezzetin-Whitfield; Distress-Wewitzer; Members of the Conversazione-Fearon, Mahon; Taylor-Stevens; Invoice-Thompson; Gardener-Bates; Lord Furious-W. Bates; Mr Wrath-L'Estrange; Martinette-Mrs Wilson; Virtue-Mrs Webb; Manto-Miss Morris; Pleasure-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Pindar-Miss Piatt; Lady Avontree-Mrs Poussin; Miss Yewtree-Mrs Davenett; Colombine-Mrs Mattocks. Miss Stuart is unassigned. Larpent MS 586 has unassigned parts as above, and adds: Parte-per-pale, Portico, Four Somebodies, Chorus, Servants; Jenny, Maid.] New Prologue [spoken by Lee Lewes (European Magazine, Oct. 1782, p. 308)] . Jenny, Maid.] New Prologue [spoken by Lee Lewes (European Magazine, Oct. 1782, p. 308)] .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Performance Comment: Sullivan-Henderson; Montgomery-Wroughton; Daggerly-Aickin; Davy Dangle-Lee Lewes; Drelincourt-Hull; Pat Carey-Edwin; Bumboat-Fearon; Tipple-Thompson; Joyce-Stevens; Servant-J. Wilson; Sir Solomon Dangle-Quick; Agnes-Miss Satchell; Kitty Carrington-Mrs Wilson; Partlet-Mrs Pitt; Lady Dangle-Mrs Webb .

Afterpiece Title: The Wishes

Performance Comment: As17821003, but omitted: Mrs Webb, Mrs Whitfield. Prologue as17821003.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: Fitzherbert-Henderson; Beauchamp-Lewis; Belville-Wroughton; Pendragon-Quick; Gentlemen-Mahon, Jones; Richard-W. Bates; Lord Sparkle-Lee Lewes; Miss Pendragon-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Mrs Morton; Kitty-Mrs Wilson; Julia-Miss Satchell; Ladies-Miss Stuart, Mrs Poussin; Tiffany-Mrs Davenett; Lady Bell Bloomer-Miss Younge .

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance (composed by Harris) Pastoral Sports by Harris, Second, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Performance Comment: Sir Toby Tacet-Quick; Rupee-Edwin; Bellcamp-Whitfield; Lake-Booth; Grog-Lee Lewes; Maurice-Egan; Cable (with a song)-Brett; Stern-Fearon; Quid-Jones; Bowsprit-W. Bates; Sailor-J. Wilson; Hulk-Bates; Lady Tacet-Mrs Webb; Cornelia-Mrs Martyr; Florimel-Miss Cleland; Nancy-Mrs Wilson .

Dance: As17821009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Mr Page-Hull; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Davies; Justice Shallow-Fearon; Simple-Joules; Bardolph-Bates; Pistol-Egan; Slender-W. Bates; FalstafT-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Ann Page-Miss Morris; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Mattocks .

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Event Comment: [Miss Wewitzer is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #177 12s. 6d. (176/4/0; 1/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Lee Lewes; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Danes; Silver Tongue-W. Bates; French Servant-Wewitzer; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wewitzer]); Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia-Miss Younge .

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Clarke; Bellamy-Whitfield; Jack Mcggot-Booth; Tester-Stevens; Buckle-W. Bates; Frankly-Wroughton; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Lewis; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Wilson; Milliner-Miss Stuart; Clarinda-Mrs Mattocks .

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17821009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17821130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-W. Bates; Conrade-Mahon; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Mills; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Miss Cleland; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Mrs Abington .

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Henderson; Prince Henry-W. Bates; Essex-Egan Hubert-Aickin; Pembroke-Booth; Salisbury-Davies; King of France-Clarke Dauphin-Whitfield; Austria-Mahon; Pandulph-Fearon; Chatillon-Hull Governor of Angiers-Thompson; Prince Arthur-Miss Heard; Bastard-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Queen Eleanor-Miss Platt; Lady Falconbridge-Mrs Poussin; Lady Blanch-Mrs Whitfield; Constance-Mrs Yates .

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Lewis; Lord Glenmore-Aickin; Grey-Hull; Vane-W. Bates; Gov. Harcourt-Wilson; Capt. Harcourt-Whitfield; Jacob-Edwin; Cecilia-Miss Satchell; Miss Mortimer-Miss Morris; Warner-Mrs Davenett; Bridget-Mrs Wilson .

Afterpiece Title: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St

Dance: As17830221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17821231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Jenny Diver-Miss Morris; Polly-Mr Bannister; Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Dolly Trull, Betty Doxey. hathi. Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Dolly Trull, Betty Doxey. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Tally Ho!; In afterpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hallo!, both by Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mme Mara, but "The severe illness of Mme Mara rendered it impossible for her to appear yesterday evening...Her airs were executed by the other performers, who undertook to sustain her part, with taste and spirit" (Morning Chronicle, 10 Mar.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: A New Symphony