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1968 results for: Keyword - Sampson Edwards
We found 939 matches on Author, 826 matches on Performance Comments, 215 matches on Event Comments, 91 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1226
10 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Villeroy-Packer; Carlos-Aickin; Belford-Usher; Count Baldwin-Jefferson; Child-Mas. Pulley; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates; Sampson-Bransby; in III, an Epithalamium-Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751118, but _Blurton

1227
27 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Tattle-Woodward; Scnadal-Hull; Jeremy-Lee Lewes; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Quick; Trapland-Cushing; Ben (with song)-Wilson; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Foresight-Miss Ambrose; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Monologue: Interlude. Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis

Entertainment: After Interlude: Epilogue-Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin (Written by late Dr Goldsmith) which will conclude with an escape thro' the Tub, as in the Pantomime of Mother Shipton

Dance: End Epilogue: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

1228
29 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Reddish; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Ben-Yates; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Buckram-Wrighten; Officer-Griffiths; Tattle-King; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; The new occasional Prologue-Dodd. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 2 performances only (see17761205).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 2 performances only (see17761205).]
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

1229
05 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Ben-Yates; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Tattle-King; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: As17771009

1230
30 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron (1st time)-Lewis; Count Baldwin-Clarke; Carlos-Whitfield; Belford-L'Estrange; Sampson-Dunstall; Friend-Smith; Pedro-Bates; Child-Miss Francis; Villeroy (1st time)-Wroughton; Nurse-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character at this theatre).
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: 2nd piece: Aldridge. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: III: Epithalamium-; the vocal parts-Robson, Miss Dayes

1231
27 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lessingham. [Cast from text (J. Bell, 1778): Le Writ-Quick; Dupre-Whitfield; Verdone-Thompson; Beaupre-Booth; Mellefont-[read byLee Lewes [in text: Death]; Vertaign-L'Estrange; Champernel-Fearon; Sampson-Wewitzer [in text: Wilson]; Agnes-Mrs Poussin; Viletta-Mrs Willems; Lamira-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: End monologue: The Poney Races, as17780421

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna [with a new song]-Quick

1232
13 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Henderson; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Ben-Yates; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Tattle-King; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: End: The Force of Love, as17781003

1233
27 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin (1st time)-Packer; Carlos-Aickin; Belford-Chaplin; Sampson-Wrighten; Child-Master Pulley; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: As17780922

Song: In III: an Epithalamium-; with Singing-Miss Collett, Miss Abrams

1234
12 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-King; Valentine-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Waldron; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Burton; Ben-Yates; Angelica-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1235
05 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Palmer; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Edwin; Tattle-R. Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Usher; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Barrett; Ben-Wilson; (with a song in character) A soldier and a sailor-Wilson; Miss Prue-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Frail-Mrs Cuyler; Nurse-Mrs Love; Angelica-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Dance: End 1st piece: As17800615

1236
07 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-King; Valentine-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Burton; Ben-Yates; Angelica-Miss Farren; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Nurse-Mrs Love; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1237
06 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-King; Valentine-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Ben-Yates; Angelica-Miss Farren; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Nurse-Mrs Love; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

1238
10 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Farren; Belford-R. Palmer; Child-Master Siddons; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons (from the Theatre Royal, Bath) .
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: Afterpiece: With a Postilion Dance incident to the Piece. [This was danced in all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium, with singing by Miss Collett and Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 6 Nov. 1782, 15 Mar., 6 May, 5 June 1783.]

1239
05 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-King; Valentine-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Ben-Dodd; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Miss Wheeler (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Nurse-Mrs Love; Angelica-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Dance: End of mainpiece The Butterfly, as17830426

1240
08 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Farren; Belford-R. Palmer; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons (1 st appearance this season) .
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: As17831004

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium, the vocal parts by Miss Wheeler and Miss Field. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1241
28 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-[Lee] Lewes; Valentine-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Waldron; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Burton; Ben-Dodd; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Miss Wheeler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Angelica-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1242
20 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Count Baldwin-Clarke; Carlos-Whitfield; Belford-Davies; Sampson-Fearon; Villeroy-Wroughton; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Crawford (the only night of her performing that character) .
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Martyr. The Music composed by Shield

1243
05 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Williamson; Count Baldwin-Aickin; Carlos-Staunton (of DL); Child-D. Edwin [Public Advertiser: Master Edwin]; Sampson-Gardner; Belford-Davies; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Wells (3rd appearance in tragedy, and 2nd in that part) .
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Music: End of Act II a concertante for clarinet and bassoon by Mahon

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Bannister and Miss George

Monologue: 1784 08 05 Previous to mainpiece an occasional Address (2nd time) by Mrs Wells

1244
12 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Barrymore; Belford-R. Palmer; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Miss Stageldoir and Miss Field. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1245
28 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Foresight-Quick; Scandal-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Fearon; Jeremy-Davies; Tattle-Wewitzer; Trapland-Booth; Ben (with a song)-Edwin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bates; Angelica-Mrs T. Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Morton; Miss Prue-Mrs Brown (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Omai

1246
23 February 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos -Barrymore; Belford-R. Palmer; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Mrs Sutton, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium. Vocal Parts by Mrs Forster and Miss Stageldoir

1247
12 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Barrymore; Belford-R. Palmer; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Song: III: an Epithalamium Vocal Parts-Mrs Forster, Miss Stageldoir. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1248
15 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Holman; Tattle-Lewis (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Foresight-Quick; Scandal-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Fearon; Snap-Thompson; Buckram-Stock; Jeremy-Davies; Trapland-Booth; Ben-Ryder; a song-Ryder; Mrs Frail-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Prue-Mrs Brown; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bates; Angelica-Mrs Pope. [Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Nurse-$Mrs Pitt; Jenny-$Miss Brangin.]
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17861002

1249
11 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Kemble; Ben-King (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Jeremy-Baddeley; Tattle-Dodd; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Angelica-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

1250
13 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Performance Comment: As17861012, but Sampson-Phillimore; Nurse-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist