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11904 results for: Keyword - Sir George Hewitt
We found 6351 matches on Performance Comments, 5415 matches on Author, 1417 matches on Event Comments, 636 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

10776
28 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Edwin; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon (for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-Mrs Pope

10777
31 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Afterpiece Title: Such Things Have Been

Performance Comment: Characters-Ryder, Bernard, Fearon, Macready, Rock, Booth, Mrs Webb, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Fontenelle. [Larpent MS 818 lists the parts: Mr Traffick, Sir Patrick Prospect, Clack, Tom Prospect, Pat Conelly, Jew Pedlar, Servant, Fanny Traffick, Mrs Traffick, Biddy, Orange Girl.]Larpent MS 818 lists the parts: Mr Traffick, Sir Patrick Prospect, Clack, Tom Prospect, Pat Conelly, Jew Pedlar, Servant, Fanny Traffick, Mrs Traffick, Biddy, Orange Girl.]

Song: End 3rd piece: Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to Londonwritten and to be sung-Ryder

Entertainment: Monologue. In course of Entertainments: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

10778
04 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Pharo Table

Performance Comment: Young Hazlewood-Lewis; Hector-Ryder; Sir Harry Hazlewood-Quick; Hotfrost (with a song in character)-Edwin; Shaloon-Wewitzer; Colonel Heavyside-Booth; Captain Douce-Cubitt; Major Rooky-Rock; Glovestring-Mrs Rock; Mrs Knott-Mrs Platt; Mrs Jeroboam-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jeroboam (with a song in character)-Mr Blanchard; Miss Somers-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Hazlewood Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet Bird, as17890126

10779
15 April 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-R. Palmer; Bates-Wilson; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady-Mrs Jordan; (with an) Epilogue Song-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: End I: The Irish Fair-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

10780
15 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: Captain Crevelt-Lewis; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Quick; Caleb-Edwin; Col. Talbot-Aickin; Mandeville-Farren; Count Pierpoint-Wewitzer; Wilkins-Fearon; Johnson-Bernard; Amber-Thompson; Harriet-Mrs Wells; Mrs Wilkins-Mrs Rock; Lady Oldstock-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Miss Rowson; Betty-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Oldstock Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

10781
16 April 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17881203, but Sir Clement Flint-Kemble; Lord Gayville-Barrymore.
Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

10782
21 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: The Catch Club [i

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17881028, but Sir Jacob Jollup-Rock.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Rock.

10783
01 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Characters-Wroughton, Suett, Whitfield, Fawcett, Phillimore, Alfred, Aickin, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Jordan. Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789): Modely-Wroughton; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Freehold-Aickin; Flora-Mrs Kemble; Aura-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Fawcett

10784
08 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17881023, but Sir Clement Flint-Kemble; Lord Gayville-Barrymore; Mrs Sagely-_; Tiffany-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Dance: As17890507

10785
08 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Widows

Performance Comment: Characters by Lewis, Ryder, Quick, Pope, Farren, Davies, Fearon, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Tweedale, Mrs Rock, Miss Wewitzer, Mrs Abington. Cast from London Chronicle, 9 May, and Larpent MS: Jack Marmoset-Lewis; Mr Worldly-Ryder; Sir Wilful Wayward-Quick; Frederick-Pope; Lord Mirabel-Farren; Mr Gayless-Davies; Sterling-Fearon; John-Evatt; Mrs Worldly-Mrs Mattocks; Arabella-Miss Tweedale; Lucy-Mrs Rock; Mrs Gayless-Miss Wewitzer; Lady Charlotte Richmore-Mrs Abington; Prologue-Pope; Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Wayward Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

10786
15 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17881009, but Sir Clement Flint-Kemble; Mrs Sagely-_; Tiffany-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sir Fretful Plagiary Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Walter Raleigh Actor: Burton

Song: End: The Welsh Cantata, The Bells of Aberdovey, composed by Dibdin-Williames

Entertainment: Monologue. After the Singing: as17890430

10787
19 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Performance Comment: Bellair-Lewis; Doctor Feelove-Quick; Sir Marvel Mushroom-Bernard; Evergreen-Ryder; Le Gout-Wewitzer; David-Fearon; Lawyer's Clerk-Thompson; Carlton-Farren; Arabella-Miss Brunton; Miss Juvenille-Mrs Bernard; Mrs Tomson-Mrs Platt; Miss Archer-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Marvel Mushroom Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17890113

Song: End: Comic Song-Edwin

10788
20 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17880926, but Sir John Bull-Fearon; Mrs Casey-Miss Stuart; Rosa-Mrs Billington; Nanette-Mrs Watts.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17881021

Song: Mainpiece: With an additional song by Shield-; the Bravura Song from Erifile, by Sacchini-; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington

10789
22 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The British Sailor; or, The Fourth of June

Performance Comment: Heartoak (with Stand to your Guns)-Bannister; Sir Jessmy-Bernard; Drag-Thompson; Le France-Wewitzer; Buckram-Blanchard; Mrs Drag-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sir Jessmy Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: Ned Shuter's Observations in a Post Haste Journey to Paris-Bernard

10790
26 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Sultan-Farren; Elvirus-Macready; Lord Flint-Davies; Zadan-Fearon; Keeper-Thompson; Haswell (1st time)-Hull; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Arabella-Mrs Pope; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Tremor Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17890512

Entertainment: Monologue. Between acts Farce: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

10791
27 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day; Or, The Marriage Of Figaro

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie (1st time)-Kelly; Roger (1st time)-Dignum; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny (1st time)-Miss Romanzini; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy (1st time)-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: III: a Dance-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp; End I afterpiece: Highland Reel-Hamoir, Keen, Miss Stageldoir

Entertainment: Monologue. End: as17890430

10792
02 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: Perseverance; or, The Third Time the Best

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone, Blanchard, Cubitt, Quick, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Platt, Mrs Pitt, Miss Wewitzer, Mrs Mountain Cast from European Magazine, June 1789, p. 488: Frolick-Johnstone; Jack-Blanchard; Mr Graveairs-Cubitt; Sir Ninny-Quick; Maid-Mrs Martyr; Quaker-Mrs Pitt; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; unassigned-Mrs Platt, Miss Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Sir Ninny Actor: Quick

Entertainment: Monologue. End: As17890514

10793
16 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Ryder; Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Elder Belfield-Davies; Old Goodwin-Hull; Paterson-Cubitt; Philip-Macready; Skiff-Fearon; Francis-Thompson; Jonathan-Gardner; Young Belfield-Farren; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Rowson; Lucy Waters-Mrs Watts; Sophia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: The Treacherous Brothers Author(s): George Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard
Role: Sir Harry Hazlewood Actor: Quick

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts; Landlady-Mr King

10794
17 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Simon-Bannister Jun.; Sceptic-Chapman; Capt. Nightshade-Johnson; Sir Credule-Barrett; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Diana-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Credule Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: Vimonda

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: British Loyalty or A Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun.; conclude with: God save the King-Chapman, Chambers, Mathews

10795
15 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Williamson, Kemble, Barrett, Aickin, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Whitfield, Mrs Kemble. [Cast fro text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1789): Sir John Classick-Bannister Jun.; Lord Lovemore-R. Palmer [in text: Palmer]; Dorimant-Williamson; Mr Tradewell Classick-Kemble; William-Barrett; Mr Classick-Aickin; Emily-Mrs Brooks; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Classick-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir John Classick Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister

Dance: As17890708

10796
05 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Friends; Or, The Benevolent Planters

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Edwin; Sir John Loverule-Davies; Nell-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Davies

Dance: In: a new dance, Liberty or We Slaves Rejoice-

Entertainment: Monologues End 2nd piece: As17890617 Preceding: An Address to the Humane Society on the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the character of a Negro , by-Kemble; End 3rd piece: Belles have at Ye All-Mrs Kemble

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

10797
10 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club [i

Afterpiece Title: The Comet; or, How to Come at Her

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Williamson, Burton, Baddeley, Mrs Taylor, Miss Brangin, Mrs Webb. Cast from European Magazine, Aug. 1789, p. 135: Kicksey-Bannister Jun.; Belmont-Williamson; Stitch-Burton; Sir Credulous Testy-Baddeley; Emily-Mrs Taylor; Maid-Miss Brangin; Lady Testy-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Credulous Testy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Benevolent Planters

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Davies

Dance: As17890805

Entertainment: Monologue As17890617

10798
25 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club

Afterpiece Title: Thimble's Flight from the Shopboard

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by R. Palmer, Iliff, Rees (with variety of Imitations), Abbott, Moss, Miss Francis, Mrs Taylor. Cast from text (Brightelmston: W. and A. Lee [1789]): Dermot O'Dogherty-R. Palmer; Ensign Frederick-Iliff; Tim Thimble-Rees; Waiter-Abbott; Sir Brimmer Bountiful-Moss; Betty-Miss Francis; Sophia Bountiful-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Sir Brimmer Bountiful Actor: Moss

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue End 3rd piece: As17890617

10799
15 September 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirable-Kemble; Fainall-Bensley; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Moody; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Suett; Witwou'd-Dodd; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Mrs Ward; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Wilson; Foible-Miss Pope; Mincing-Miss Collins; Betty-Miss Barnes; Peg-Mrs Heard; Millamant-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

10800
18 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

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 Mountain; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Powell; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Indiana-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: In II: song-Mrs Martyr