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We found 6175 matches on Performance Comments, 1603 matches on Author, 957 matches on Event Comments, 465 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Barry; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Quick; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Reddish; Sir Charles-Parsons; Young Clackit-Dodd; Harriet-Miss Jarratt; Lucy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Parsons
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #269 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Davies; Sir ThomasTesty-Hurst; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Flora-Mrs Scott; Betty-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Hurst

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Lord Guildford Dudley-Lewis, first time; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Gardiner-Clarke; Suffolk-Fearon; Sussex-L'Estrange; Sir John Gates-Booth; Lieut.-Chaplin; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Hull; Lady-Miss Pearce; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Sir John Gates Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Dance: End Tragedy: A Comic Dance, call'd Rural Merriment-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

Event Comment: This Comis Opera is Written by the Revd Mr Bate. It is very Pleasant & the Music pretty. It is admirably Perform'd & was receiv'd with very great Applause (Hopkins Diary). The Music of the Afterpiece by Mr Carter. New Scenes, Dresses, Decoartions for afterpiece. Paid for Licences of Matilda & Rival Candidates #4 4s.; Mr Baddeley on note #10 10s.; Miss Berkley #2 2s. on note (Treasurer's Book). [A long rewiew of the plot of the afterpiece appeared in the Feb. Westminster Magazine, concluding: "In point of dialogue, poetry or music, it is inferior to few, if any, of the modern attempts of a similar kind; amongst which number, however, we desire to be understood not to include the ribald, unmeaning, sing-song compilations of the monotonous Mr Dibdin. The Fable, indeed, is too light and trival to endure the severity of a critical analysis; but it is at least sufficiently important to serve as a vehicle for the music; and the catastrophe has peculiar vivacity and theatrical spirit. Upon the whole the author has fully answered the end he proposed of introducing a deserving young composer whose name, it seems is Carter, to the public and who more than promises to be a composer of taste and genius. In this his first performance he both received and deserved the greatest encouragement and applause. Mr Weston spoke a humorous Epilogue accompanied by a large dog named Dragon, which had a very good effect, but as it was poor Dragon's first time of appearing on the stage, he, like all young performers of true feeling, seemed a good deal frightened...but having conquored his fears, and recovered himself a little, he performed his part very chastely and to the entire satisfaction of all present." Epilogue ends with a satirical remark upon Sg Rossignol, the "bird imitator" at Covent Garden. See 6 Jan. cg.] Receipts: #204 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Dodd, Bannister, Weston, Parsons, Fawcett, Kear, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Baddeley. Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; Worry-Parsons; First Gardener-Bannister; Gardeners-Kear, Fawcett; Spy-Weston; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Baddeley (Edition of 1775).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Muff Actor: Dodd
Event Comment: Pit and Boxes 5s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Alter'd from Fielding, in 2 Acts. To begin at 7:00 p.m. Singing and music for The Sot under the direction of Dr Arne. Program Desired by many Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sot

Performance Comment: Fairlove-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance; Clarinda-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance; Pert-Young Gentlewoman, fifth appearance; Sir Thomas-young Gentleman, first appearance.

Song: Catches and Glees-; Diana's Chace-Miss Jameson

Music: After Comic piece: two Ariettas on the Octave Flute in the Polonese taste-a new performer from that country; After Part II Catches and Glees: Concerto on Clarinet with variations on the Wanton God-Mahon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud (with the Cries of Edinburgh)-Boyack; Bauldy-Walker; Sir William-Hartry; Peggy-Mrs Hartry (with additional song); Madge-Wilson; Mause-Hamilton; Jenny-A Gentlewoman; New Occasional Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hartry

Entertainment: End I: Song-Hartry; II: Tarewoo-M'Donald; III: Hornpipe-; End: A burlesque Tinker's Travels-Hartry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

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

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Dodd, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Brereton, Lamash, Wheeler, Miss Pope, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington, Prologue-King; Sir John Trotley-King; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Davy-Parsons; Col. Tivy-Brereton; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Platt; Miss Titup-Mrs Abington; Riffle-Baddeley; Whisp-Wheeler (the parts of Riffle and Whisp removed after 1st performance) (Genest, V, 449).
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King
Event Comment: Great Applause to the Farce (Hopkins Diary).Benefit for Mrs Abington. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for The Tender Husband will be taken. Send Servants by Four to prevent Confusion. [Sir Joshua Reynolds had procured forty places in the front boxes this night. Boswell and Dr Johnson were among his guests. Johnson could see and hear little, but sat out the performance, commenting on Garrick's excellence as a writer of Prologues. See Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. G. B. Hill, II, 324ff.] Receipts: #287 9s. 6d. Charges: #64 4s. Profits to Mrs Abington: #223, 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Eliot-Davies; Papillion-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Whitefield; Kitty-Miss Pearce; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: Davies

Dance: III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End: The Frolick, as17741214; End II Afterpiece: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Event Comment: Under the direction of Dr Arne. Being desired again by several persons of Quality. Tickets delivered out for 27 April by Miss Donadieu and Mrs Farrel will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sot

Performance Comment: As17750216, but Clarinda-Miss Donadieu; Fairlove-Mrs Farrel; Pert-Miss Weller; Sir Thomas-A Gentleman; Squire Savage-a Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: A Gentleman

Song: Catches and Glees-; Cymon and Iphigenia-a Gentleman; a Capital Trumpet Song-Miss Jameson

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #159 13s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to Mrs Davies: #92 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17750424 but Orpheus-Davies; Sir Toby-Usher.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Actor: Usher.
Role: Sir Macaroni Virtue Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Toby Fuz Actor: Usher

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis, first time; Aimwell-Whitefield, first time; Scrub-Quick; Gibbet-Booth; Bonniface-Dunstall; Sir Charles Freeman-DuBellamy; Sullen-Thompson; Foigard-Fox; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Cherry-Miss Brown; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Cranfield; II: The Pilgrim, as17750503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17750504, but Orpheus-Vernon; Sir Toby-Bransby; Add Norris. Add Norris.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Actor: Bransby
Role: Sir Macaroni Virtue Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Toby Fuz Actor: Usher

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp-, not performed these 6 years

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Lee Lewes; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Quick, first time; Trapland-Massey, first appearance on that stage these 8 years; Ben (With song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Entertainment: End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Massey

Dance: After Entertainment: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton, first time; Sealand-J. Aickin, first time; Cimberton-Waldron; Daniel-Burton; Myrtle-Jefferson; Tom-King; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Miss Younge; Humphrey-Keen; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; In Act II, Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17750502, but Woodcock-Waldron; Sir William-Wrighten; In Act I, a Country Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody

Dance: II: The Pirates, as17750422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Wilson; Butler-Fearon; Conjurer-Lloyd; Sir John-Brett; Lady Loverude-Miss Platt; Nell-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Brett

Dance: The Medley-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred; Or, The British Freeholder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Sir Jasper-Lloyd; Leander-Lane; Hellebore-Jones; Davy-Jacobs; James-Everard; Hartry-Castevens; Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Dorcas-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Lloyd

Dance: The Medley-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Dutchman

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Brett, Wilson, Walters, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Love, Miss Weller. Dutchman-Bannister; Sir William-Brett; Thomas-Wilson; Claussen-Walters; Dutchman's Wife-Mrs Love; Miss Sophy-Mrs Weller; Lettice-Mrs Wilson; Dutchwoman-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Brett

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Weston; Archer-Whitefield; Aimwell-Davis; Bonniface-Williams; Sullen-Fearon; Foigard-L'Estrange; Gibbet-Griffith; Sir Charles-Chaplin; Hounslow-Walters; Bagshot-Castephens; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams; Dorinda-Miss Platt; Cherry-Mrs Whitefield; Gipsey-Mrs Weston; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Weston, first time; Belmour-Aickin; Heartwell-Fearon; Vainlove-Baker; Sharper-Lane; Setter-Everard; Nollbluff-Williams; Barnaby-Jacobs; Sir Joseph-Whitefield; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Araminta-Miss Platt; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Whitefield; Letitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Whitefield

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Miss Brown, first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Miss Dayes; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews. [See17750503.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James-Davies; Old Wilding-Usher; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Sir James Actor: Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorne-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William-Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Young Meadows-Dodd; Hodge-King; Margery-Mrs Wrighten, frist time; Lucinda-Mrs Jewell, first appearance on this stage; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Deborah-Mrs Love; in I, a Country Dance incident to the piece-.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland