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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.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber; With Alterations. Not Acted these 12 years [acted 10 May 1784]. With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #275 19s. 6d. (194.3.6; 78.19.0; 2.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Blanchard; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Davis; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Webb; Indiana-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Aickin
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Cubitt; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Cross, Ledger; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Macready

Song: II: a song-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr 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: Mr Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

Song: II: a song-Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: III: song-Sedgwick

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #464 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17921012, but Sealand-Harley.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Harley.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: As17921116

Song: II: song-Miss Broadhurst

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Silvester. Mainpiece: Written by Congreve. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. Tickets to be had of Silvester, No. 50, Brewer-street, Golden-square, and at No. 25, North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square; of Massey, No. 18, Snow-hill; of Frith, No. 39, King-street, West Smithfield; and of Blandford, Pea-Hen, Bishopsgate-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with the original Prologue)-Wilkinson; Wingate-C. Stanley; Gargle-Ryder; Dennis O'Connor-Skyo; MacAndrews-Gray; Watchman-Guilford; President-Gardner; Simon-Cox; Charlotte-Miss Laudermey.
Cast
Role: MacAndrews Actor: Gray

Dance: After 2nd song: A Pas Seul-Mons Symone

Song: End IV: Tippy Bob-C. Stanley; End: Poor Jack in character-Mrs Kennedy

Entertainment: Monologue After Dancing: The Monody on the Death of the late D. Garrick Esq. (Written by R. B. Sheridan, Esq.)-the Lady who performs Zara

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: As17921102

Song: As17921102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Heiress

Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: As17921016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Manuel-Aickin; Gonzales-Packer; Garcia-Barrymore; Perez-Bland; Alonzo-Phillimore; Osmyn-Kemble; Heli-Benson; Selim-Caulfield; Almeria-Mrs Powell; Zara-Mrs Siddons; Leonora-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Perez Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King John

Performance Comment: King John-Kemble; Arthur-Master DeCamp; Pembroke-Dignum; Essex-Caulfield; Salisbury-Whitfield; Hubert-Bensley; Faulconbridge-Palmer; R. Faulconbridge-Waldron; J. Gurney-Lyons; King Philip-Aickin; Lewis-Barrymore; Austria-Phillimore; Cardinal Pandulpho-Packer; Chatillion-Benson; Elinor-Mrs Ward; Constance-Mrs Siddons; Blanch-Miss Collins; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Cardinal Pandulpho Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Boys-Benson; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Corin-Waldron; Sylvius-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: Sylvius Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Nina Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: V: a song-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: 1st piece: With Alterations; Not acted these 6 years [acted 18 May 1792]. [The playbill announces this performance as "By Command of Their Majesties," but they, "who had been expected here last night, did not arrive; the indisposition of two of the Princesses having detained them at Windsor" (Morning Herald, 16 Apr.). "After the Relief of Williamstadt [which is not listed on the playbill, but which on 13 Apr. is called '8th Time,' and on 16 Apr. '10th Time'], the Irishman in London...was attempted to be performed; but after many unsuccessful apologies, the piece was not suffered to proceed, and the farce originally intended for representation, The Lying Valet, not without considerable difficulty, many of the performers having quit the theatre, was gone through with, to the gratification of a part of the audience who appeared determined rather to exercise their power than adhere to propriety" (Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.).] The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #345 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End: The Bouquet-Byrn, Mme Rossi

Song: III: a song in character-Mrs Clendining

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Goodall and Mrs Bland. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Kemble as Beverley , but "Kemble being ill, Whitfield played Beverley" (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, P. 3).] Morning Herald, 4 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Goodall, No. 13, Russel-street, Covent-Garden; of Mrs Bland, No. 12, St. Albans-street, Pall-Mall. Receipts: #432 4s. (74.19.0; 40.1.6; 7.8.0; tickets: 309.15.6) (charge: #169 10s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I the Cardinal's Banquet. In Act II the Court for the Trial of Queen Katharine . In Act V a Grand Procession to the Christening of Princess Elizabeth . Receipts: #115 10s. (105.0; 10.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Baddeley
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Bland
Role: Brandon Actor: Banks
Role: Patience Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: In IV: a song-Master Welsh

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Ovation and Procession as 23 Feb. Receipts: #128 13s. (113.16; 14.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Caulfield; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Webb; Dorothy-Mrs Edwards; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Margaretta-Mrs Bland (1st appearance in that character); Nelly-Mrs Shaw.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mme Mara
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Barrymore

Song: the favourite Harp Song-Mme Mara [Ah che nel petto io sento]; accompanied-Meyer Jun

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Macready. 1st piece: In Act I a Grand Banquet. With the Procession [in Act IV] from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen . To conclude with the Ceremonial of a Royal Christening. [In 2nd piece the scenes, as listed on 10 May, are indicated.] Morning Herald, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 7, Duke's-court, Westminster; Diary, 21 May: of Macready, No. 3, Mary-street, Charles-street, Tottenham-Court-Road. Receipts: #282 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Holman (1st and only appearance in that character); Duke of Buckingham-Farren; Cranmer-Hull; Cromwell-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Cubitt; Bishop of Winchester-Quick; Surrey-Macready; Duke of Norfold-Harley; Duke of Suffolk-Marshall; Cardinal Wolsey-Pope; Anne Bullen-Miss Chapman; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Festival

Performance Comment: As17930510, but in Scene I We be three poor Mariners-_Gray; [Scene II. The Disconsolate Sailor, When my Money was gone-Mrs Martyr (in character); When daisies mead-Miss Barnett [both in place of songs by Mrs Martyr and Johnstone]; [In Scene III added: Irish Song-Johnstone; Comic Song-Munden; [To conclude with a Representation of the Grand Fleet at Anchor in Portsmouth Harbour-.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of A Day

Song: III: a song-Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Cast
Role: Stefano Actor: Bland
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Phillimore
Role: Sea Boys Actor: Miss _DeCamp, Mrs Bland
Role: Charles Actor: Bland

Dance: As17930408

Song: End II: a New Song composed by Percy-Master Welsh

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and house-keeper. Tickets delivered for May the 29th will be admitted. Receipts: #456 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: In 3rd piece: The Lucky Escape, as17921116

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan, as17930510; III: a song in character-Miss Barnett

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #295 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Standen; Grizzle-Blanchard; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Darley; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Blanchard; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Standen

Dance: As17930525

Song: III: song, as17930603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Song: In course: a favorite Sea Song-Incledon

Music: 4th piece: The Harp-Weippert

Event Comment: Benefit for Marshall and Mrs Harlowe. Tickets delivered for the 5th of June will be admitted. Morning Herald, 1 June: Tickets to be had of Marshall [for 5 June], No. 17, Crown-court, Bow-street, Covent-Garden; of Mrs Harlowe, No. 54, Drury-Lane. Receipts: #378 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Cast
Role: Monsieur L'Ingrate Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Monsieur L'Ingrate Actor: Holland

Song: End of 1st piece: Dibdin's song; The Lucky Escape; or, The Ploughboy's Return from Sea in character-Mrs Harlowe; End of 2nd piece: Sally in our Alley-Marshall; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon; Rule Britannia-Marshall, full Chorus; In the course of the Evening: Black eyed Susan-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. Afterpiece: The [first] and only time of performing it [this season] at this theatre. Morning Herald, 31 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 24, corner of Panton-street, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Iii

Performance Comment: Richard (for that night only)-Kemble; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Master DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Menage; Duke of Buckingham-Benson; Earl of Richmond-Barrymore; Duke of Norfolk-Usher; Ratcliffe-Evatt; Tressel-Bland; Sir William Catesby-Davies; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir R. Brackenbury-Palmer Jun.; Sir James Blount-Lyons; Sir James Tyrrel-Abbott; Lord Mayor-Burton; Elizabeth-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Anne-Mrs Kemble; Duchess of York-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop (for that night only)-Huttley (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Frederick-Bland; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick (of dl); Dorothy-Miss DeCamp; Louisa-Miss Dall; Nelly-Mrs Hatton; Margaretta-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Bland