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We found 314 matches on Performance Comments, 227 matches on Performance Title, 91 matches on Event Comments, 14 matches on Author, and 5 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Magician of the Mountain

Performance Comment: A New Pantomimic Entertainment of Italian Grotesque Characters. Magician-Settree; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Pierrot-Guerini, his first appearance on the English Stage; Harlequin-Lochery; Colombine-Miss Baker; Mathews, Mortimer, West, Walker, Watkins, Leppie; The Dances-Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi. With New Music, Scenes, Decorations, and Dresses.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Grimaldi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17630115, but in Act II, Masque-Grimaldi, Lochery, Vincent, Giorgi; singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Masque Actor: Grimaldi, Lochery, Vincent, Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17630317 but Hecate-Vernon; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Bennet; In Act V, a Dance of the Furies-Grimaldi; Vocal parts-Lowe, Vernon, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; The Dances-Lauchery, Miss Hilliard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Love; Ariel (songs)-Miss Young; Hymen-Wingfield Palmer; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Ferdinand (songs)-Vernon; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque,-Grimaldi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell, first time; Guiderius-Jackson; Cymbeline-Love; Iachimo-Holland; Cloten-King; Arviragus-Palmer; Philario-Parsons; Bellarius-Havard; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Miss Bride; In Act II, introduc'd a Masque-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker; singing-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate; or, Harlequin from the Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Other characters-Vernon, Champnes, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Vaughan, Stevens, Fox, J. Palmer, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent, Miss Williams, Mrs Love; Colombine-Miss Baker; The Dances-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: [a New Occasional Interlude in honor of the marriage of the Princess Royal of England to the Prince of Brunswick (Biographia Dramatica).] As17640121, but New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Hunters-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford; II: The Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End Opera: A Dance-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker

Performance Comment: Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford; II: The Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End Opera: A Dance-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performance Comment: As17640127, but The Dances-Tassoni, _Grimaldi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17631201, but Imogen-Mrs Yates (first time, and for this night only); Masque-Tassoni, _Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeits

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End I Farce: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Jachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Love; Cloten-King; Bellarius-Havard; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Jackson; Pisanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Mrs Palmer; in Act II, a Masque-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; the Dances-Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17641009, but Imogen-Mrs Yates; Masquein Act II-_Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17641029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Silvio-Baddeley; Clod-Ackman; Maigre-Keen; Puck-Mas. Cape; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw; Queen Mab-Miss Ford; Fairy-Miss Rogers; Colombine-Miss Baker; To conclude with a dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Grimaldi

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17650408[but Grimaldi restored to playbill, but not to Public Advertiser notice].
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Grimaldi

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17641030, but Harlequin-Grimaldi; Misers-_Granger, Baddeley; Miser's Servants-_Moody, +Clough; Cherokees-Sga _Giorgi; Miss +Baker; +Reel, Hornpipe-Aldridge.

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17641109, but Harlequin-Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Grimaldi.

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929; End: (By Desire) a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi (Ballet Master) and Aldridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Grimaldi.

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17650420

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performance Comment: As17650122, but Harlequin-Grimaldi; the Dances-Aldridge, +Tassoni (playbill).
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Grimaldi

Dance: II: The Irish Milkmaids, as17650321 IV: Tambourine, as17650427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Captain-Aickin; Doctor-Hurst; Lennox-Parsons; Seyton-Ackman; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Yates, Love, Burton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV Dance of Furies-Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion in Three Parts

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope; The Dances-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Silvio-Baddeley; Clod-Ackman; Watchman-Moody; Fairy-Miss Rogers; Maigre-Keen; Puck-Mas. Cape; Cook-Johnston; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw; Queen-Miss Ford; Colombine-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Grimaldi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Powell; Aboan-Bensley, 1st time; Blandford-Palmer; Stanmore-J. Palmer; Planters-Marr, Parsons, Moody, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw; Hotman-Hurst; Governor-Burton; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Slaves-Strange, Ackman, Fox; Imoinda-Mrs Palmer; In Act II a Dance of the Slaves-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Grimaldi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Bensley, Parsons, Champness, Fawcett, Fox, Vernon, Mrs Abington, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Plym, Miss Reynolds, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Arne. Prologue and Epilogue. The Dances-Grimaldi, Guidetti, Duquesney, Giorgi, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Miss Collet; Cymon-Vernon; Linco-King; Merlin (Enchanter)-Bensley; Dorus-Parsons; Damon and Dorilas-Fawcett, Fox; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Sylvia-Mrs Arne; Urganda (Enchantress)-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; 1st shepherdess-Miss Reynolds; 2nd Shepherdess-Miss Plym; Cupid-Miss Rogers; Parts-Mrs Dorman; Prologue for New Year's Day-King; Epilogue (by George Keate)-Mrs Abington (Edition of 1767).