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4948 results for: Keyword - Scots and English Songs
We found 2179 matches on Performance Comments, 2062 matches on Performance Title, 1166 matches on Event Comments, 122 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2101
13 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: As17910429

Song: End II: song-Sedgwick

2102
16 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Booth.

2103
24 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #79 12s. 6d. (60.10.0; 16.4.6; 2.18.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #126 5s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Master D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

2104
28 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Dreamer Awake

Performance Comment: As17910506, but Prolix-Powel; Standfast-A Young Gentleman, Author of the Piece (1st appearance on any stage [Eyre]). [Prologue as17910506.Eyre]). [Prologue as17910506.
Cast
Role: Standfast Actor: A Young Gentleman, Author of the Piece

Dance: As17910428

Song: As17910517, but To be jovial and gay-_; Beviamo-; A Sea Song-Incledon

2105
01 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Harley. Mainpiece: As altered from Beaumont and Fletcher by the Duke of Buckingham and D. Garrick, Esq. Not acted these 7 years. Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Harley, No. 22, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Receipts: #242 1s. 6d. (84.10.6; 7.5.0; tickets: 150.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Harley (1st appearance in that character); Don Frederick-Marshall; Duke-Davies; Petruchio-Macready; Peter-Blanchard; Anthony-Cubitt; Surgeon-Powel; Antonio's Man-Rock; Antonio-Quick; First Constantia-Miss Chapman; Mother-Mrs Webb; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Niece-Mrs Platt; Second Constantia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17901204

Song: End I: The Group of Lovers-Munden; End II: a favourite Sea Song-Incledon

2106
04 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Lackland Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: End I: Had I a Heart for Falsehood framed-Marshall in imitation of Leoni; After Monologue: a New Song-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Dissertation on Hobby@Horses, as17910524 but Mr Brandon's Hobby in place of Mrs Mountain's Hobby; The Lawyer's Hobby-Marshall (in the character of a Jockey)

Performance Comment: End: A Dissertation on Hobby@Horses, as17910524 but Mr Brandon's Hobby in place of Mrs Mountain's Hobby; The Lawyer's Hobby-Marshall (in the character of a Jockey).
Cast
Role: and His Own Hobby Actor: Bernard.

2107
07 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomas And Sally

Afterpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Sandy Actor: Johnstone.

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Cast
Role: English Colonel Actor: Byrne

Song: 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear, as17910606 The Gallant Soldier born to Arms, as17910606 Indian War Song, as17910606 The Tobacco Box, as17910606

2108
08 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #325 9s. 6d. (49.8.0; 8.3.6; tickets: 267.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strickland Actor: Farren
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: and true he says Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Cast
Role: English Colonel Actor: Byrne

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; In 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear, as17910606 The Gallant Soldier born to Arms, as17910606 Indian War Song, as17910606 The Tobacco Box, as17910606

2109
27 September 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Performance Comment: !! Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Barrymore, R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Banks, Bland, Burton, Alfred. Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby; Muses-Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg; [Cast from Larpent MS 918, and London Chronicle, 23 Sept.: Palmer, Parsons, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Alfred [all in their own persons]; French Critic-Wewitzer; Italian Singer-Bland; Apollo-Dignum; Mercury-Sedgwick; Melpomene-Mrs Powell; Thalia-Mrs Goodall; Terpsichore-Miss DeCamp; Euterpe-Miss Collins; Phillimore, Banks, Burton. Phillimore, Banks, Burton.
Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: III 2nd piece: a song-Sedgwick

2110
03 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns Orlando to Kemble, but "On account of indisposition, Barrymore last night performed Orlando for Kemble" (Oracle, 4 Oct.).] 3rd piece: To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the Spanish Armada, and a Grand Procession. "Equal to any actor I ever saw, as far as his line extends, is Mr Parsons; his conception and expression of Sir Fretful Plagiary, in Mr Sheridan's Critic, are as strong and masterly as were Garrick's in Kitely [in Every Man in his Humour]; and his 'laughing without mirth' therein equally admirable" (Jonson, ed. Waldron, 171). Receipts: #251 4s. 6d. (213.6.6; 37.0.0; 0.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-Benson; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Corin-Waldron; Silvius-Bland; William-Burton; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Barrymore
Role: Silvius Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Ritornello-Hamoir; Interpreter-Baddeley; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Daniels; Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Hollingsworth; Governor-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Phillimore; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Collins; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

Song: V 2nd piece: song-Miss Hagley

2111
06 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

2112
11 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Song: As17910927

2113
26 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Barrymore

Song: III: a song-Dignum

2114
05 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Baddeley; Blandish-Whitfield; Prompt-R. Palmer; Rightly-Aickin; Lady Emily-Miss Farren; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Antonio-Bland; Don Ferdinand-Dignum; Don Juan-Palmer; Don Guzman-Benson; Carlos-Caulfield; Perez-Cooke; Pedrillo-Banks; Lopez-Lyons; Gomez-Alfred; Vasquez-Fawcett; Waiter-Phillimore; Masaniello-Whitmill; Scaramouch-Fairbrother; Alguaziles-Burton, Jones, Webb; Boatswain (with a song)-Sedgwick; Sailors-Danby, Maddocks, Fawcett; Donna Anna-Miss Collins; Isabella-Miss Heard; Inis-Miss Palmer; Katharina-Mrs Edwards; Viletta-Mrs Bland; Edition of 1791 (C. Lowndes) is as above, but 3rd Sailor-$Reynoldson, and adds: Host-Fawcett [i.e. doubled Vasquez]; Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley; Dances-Hamoir, Bourk, Fairbrother, Keys, Whitmill, Bidotti, Giani, Walker, Nicolini, Mrs Davis, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Harris, Miss Jacobs, Miss Bourk, Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Don Antonio Actor: Bland
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Dignum
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: 3rd Sailor Actor: Reynoldson, and adds: Host-Fawcett
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley

Song: II: a song-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

2115
20 February 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Bassanio-Baker; Anthonio-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Gratiano-[Lee] Lewes; Launcelot-Gull; Lorenzo (with songs)-Tanner; Shylock-Wilkinson; Nerissa-Miss Chatterley; Portia-A Young Lady [probably Miss Thompson].probably Miss Thompson].

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Wilkinson; Sir F. Gripe-Gull; Isabinda-Mrs Churton; Miranda-The Young Lady.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: The Young Lady.

Song: End: a favourite song-Tanner

Entertainment: Monologue. End III: a Comic Sketch of the Times-Ryder

2116
16 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0of Favourite Songs And Chorusses From The Works Of handel

Cast
Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Cast
Role: Overture and Dead March Actor:
Role: Angels ever bright and fair Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Fifth Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Cast
Role: Overture and Dead March Actor:
Role: Angels ever bright and fair Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Fifth Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Cast
Role: Overture and Dead March Actor:
Role: Angels ever bright and fair Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Fifth Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Chorus

2117
27 March 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17910927, but Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Hagley; Margaretta (for this night only)-Mrs Crouch; Nelly-_.
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

2118
18 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Englishman Actor: Powel

Dance: As17920410

Song: End II 1st piece: a new Comic Song, The Ups and Downs of Life-Munden; in 3rd piece: Give me Wine rosy Wine, Nor on beds of fading flowers-Incledon

2119
21 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Admiral Cleveland Actor: King
Role: Mrs Rachel Cleveland Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17910927, but William-Caulfield; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Hagley; Nelly-Mrs Shaw.
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

2120
22 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 13 May 1790]. Public Advertiser, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Billington, No. 53, Poland-street, Oxford-road. Receipts: #320 4s. 6d. (205.14.6; 3.10.0; tickets: 111.0.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: In: an additional Obligato Bravura Song (composed by Sacchini,)-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the violin-Weichsel; the favorite Rondo, Se Ti Perdo (composed by Guglielmi)-Mrs Billington (as introduced in The Woodman)

Music: End II: a concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Billington

2121
01 June 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

2122
05 June 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece in place of She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not, advertised on playbill of 4 June.] Receipts: #194 9s. (119.8; 60.13; 14.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

2123
15 September 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Song: III: a song-Dignum

2124
20 September 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-Whitfield; Bygrove-Aickin; Capt. Bygrove-Bland; Sir J. Millamour-Packer; Sir H. Lovewit-R. Palmer; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell (with a song)-Miss Farren; Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Ward; Miss Neville-Mrs Kemble; Madame Le Rouge-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Bygrove Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Alfred; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Barclay; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

2125
22 September 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Miss Farren; Lucy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland