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11072 results for: Keyword - Sir Charles Sydly
We found 6332 matches on Performance Comments, 4871 matches on Author, 1216 matches on Event Comments, 548 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

9551
21 September 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: HHopkins MS Memorandum Book: Wrote to Mr Barry to know when they could play. Receiv'd a letter from him on Monday, desiring they might be excus'd playing till Saturday sennight, as they were both ill. Wrote to him the same day desiring they would send me word what play they would chuse to appear in, & when they would rehearse. Rec'd a letter on Thursday the 28th that the soonest they could appear would be the latter end of the next week. They play King Lear on Sat. 7 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-King; Darnley-Reddish; Maw@worm-Weston; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Officer-Wright; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Betty-Mrs Smith; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

9552
29 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Barnshaw; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dyer; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Pinto; with a Dance Incidental to the Opera,-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Davis; Beaufort-Baker; Quildrive-Perry; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

9553
02 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Two Misers Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Real; Furies-Arnauld; Sir Epicure-Wignell; Miller-Morris; Gambler-Quick; Faustus's Man-Herbert; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; French Cook-Holtom; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Wignell

9554
04 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Capt. Constant-Cautherly; Sir Jeoffrey-Packer; Trusty-Hartry; Clinch-Messink; Roger-Moody; Dolly-Mrs Love; Belinda-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Jeoffrey Actor: Packer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Charles Coffey

9555
12 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Herbert; Charlotte-Miss Helme; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Herbert

Entertainment: As17691010

9556
15 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Yates; Spatter-Woodward; Owen-Gibson; LaFrance-Quick; Falbridge-Bensley; Sir William Douglas-Hull; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Barrington; Molly-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Alton-Mrs Bellamy; Amelia-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

9557
29 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith, first time; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Hamilton; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Moody-Dunstall; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

9558
06 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy Author(s): Charles Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well or Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Hartry; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Flora-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Hartry

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd the The English Gardeners-Atkins, Mrs King

9559
07 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gibson; Classick-Hull; Marquis-Holtom; Roger-Bates; Subtle-Morris; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with song)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Arnauld, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson

Dance: End: The Tartars-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17680416.

9560
13 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Old Wilding-Bannister; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: J. Aickin

9561
03 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17700125, but to avoid confusion the cast is repeated here: Capt. Ironsides-Woodward; Young Belfield-Smith; Sir Benjamin Dove-Yates; Older Belfield-Clarke; Philip-Bensley; Paterson-Dyer; Goodwin-Hull; Jonathan-Dunstall; Francis-Perry; Skiff-Quick; Lady Dove-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Miss Ward; Kitty-Miss Valois; Sophia-Mrs Mattocks; Violetta-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

9562
08 February 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Aickin, Parsons, Dodd, Bannister, Fawcett, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman, A Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance. Lionel-Vernon; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley; Diana-Mrs Wrighten, first appearance; Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant?-Mrs Dorman (MacMillan, p. 272).
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Lionel and Clarissa Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Related Work: Lionel and Clarissa; or, The School for Fathers Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

9563
23 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17700206, but to avoid confusion full cast listed here: Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorne-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir William Meadows-Gibson; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Marjorie-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-A Gentlewoman; With a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17691111

9564
27 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry-King; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont, Sen-Packer; Pounce-Baddeley; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Mrs Tipkin-Mrs Love; Fainlove-Mrs Jeffries; Jenny-Miss Platt; Biddy Tipkin-Miss Pope; In Act IV: a Song-Master Brown.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: IV: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228

9565
24 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favorite Or The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Kniveton, first appearance this stage; Southampton-Wroughton; Burleigh-Gibson; Sir Walter Raleigh-R. Smith; Lieut.-Fox; Rutland-Mrs Bellamy; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Raleigh Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin (By Particular Desire)-Kniveton; Thrifty-Cushing; Gripe-Quick; Shift-Wignell; Leander-Davis; Sly-Bates; Octavian-Thompson; Clara-Mrs Evans; Lucia-Miss Ogilvie.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. and Double Hornpipe. As17700420

9566
26 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole, with Imitations, Epilogue-Bannister; Richard Wealthy-Burton; Loader-Palmer; Sir William-Castle; Dick-J. Burton; Transfer-Weston; the Minor-J. Aickin; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

9567
30 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs W. Barry (playbill). [N.B. Winston suggests Cymbeline this night, but all extant playbill evidence favors Cymon. "Sir Joshua Reynolds purchased portrait of Garrick as Abel Drugger by Zoffany for #100" (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Dance: III: As17700428

9568
14 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17691223, but Sir Sampson-Sparks; Jeremy-W. Palmer; . .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Sparks
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Entertainment: II: The Paraphrase of Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man-King

Dance: End: As17700428

9569
17 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wolf, Waldron and Atkins. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogilby-King; Sir John Melville-Wolf, first time; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Sergeant Flower-Hartry; Traverse-Hurst; Freeman-Fawcett; Brush-Palmer; Canton-Waldron; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs W. Barry; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins. [See17700425] .See17700425] .
Cast
Role: Sir John Melville Actor: Wolf, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Dance: I: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

Ballet: IV: A New Medley Dance (1st time) call'd the May Day Garland. Tinker-Atkins; Housemaid-Mrs King

9570
23 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17690920, but Sir George-Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Davis.
Role: Charles Actor: Hull
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Dyer (Scholar to Fishar); III: The Irish Lilt, as17700402 End: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Twist

9571
22 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Weston, Vandermere, Robson, Wheeler, Dancer, Knowles, Griffiths, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Saunders, Mrs Read, Mrs White, Miss Trowel, Mrs Gardner. With a Prologue written and spoken-Mr Gentleman; Sir Luke Limp-Foote; Circuit-Vandermere; Jack-Weston; Col. Secret-Robson; Woodford-Knowles; Mrs Circuit-Mrs Gardner; Charlot-Mrs Jewell; Mrs Simper-Mrs Saunders; Betty-Mrs Reed (Edition of 1770).
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Limp Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

9572
25 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Sir Luke Limp Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-a Gentleman, 1st appearance on any stage; Sir ThomasTesty-Gentleman; Old Hob-Farrell; Dick-Wheeler; Hob-Sparks; Roger-Griffiths; Puzzlepate-Pearce; Servants-Jacobs, Lings; Betty-Mrs Read; Hob' s mother-Mrs White; Flora-Mrs Saunders .
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Gentleman

Dance: The Cowkeeper, as17700521

9573
24 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Bellmour-Aickin; Vainlove-DuBellamy; Sharper-Smith; Sir Joseph-Hamilton; Bluff-Sparks; Setter-Vandermere; Barnaby-Jacobs; Footman-Holcroft; Old Batchelor-Sowdon; Belinda-Mrs M'George; Araminta-Mrs Dyer; Sylvia-Mrs Jefferies; Lucy-Mrs White; Laetitia-Mrs Gardner .
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Taste or The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar, as17700817

9574
31 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: hay The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote, first time in five years; Old Philpot-Weston; Sir Jasper Wilding-Saunders; Young Wilding-Smyth; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Farrell; Quildrive-Griffiths; Philpot's Servant-Holcroft; Corinna-Miss Trowel; Maria-Mrs Jewell .
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Saunders

Dance: hay End of Play: The Cowkeeper, as17700521

Song: hay II: A favorite song from The Captive; III: An Italian Song-Mrs Jewell

9575
20 September 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Keasberry (from Theatre Royal, Bath) Justice Woodcock-Sparks; Sir William Meadows-Farrell; Eustace-Humphries Hodge-Hamilton; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Lucinda-Miss Radley; Rosetta-Mrs Baker .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Farrell

Afterpiece Title: hay The Vintner Tricked

Music: hay End of Opera: A Favourite Concerto on Harpsichord by Hook