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17201 results for: Keyword - Sir John Vanburghi
We found 11245 matches on Author, 6630 matches on Performance Comments, 1685 matches on Event Comments, 676 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15526
21 August 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

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-

15527
16 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

15528
18 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

15529
27 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

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
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

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

15530
30 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

15531
07 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Fainall-Reddish; Mirabel-Jefferson; Petulant-Baddeley; Sir Wilful-Yates; Witwou'd-King; Waitwell-Parsons; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Marwood-Miss Sherry; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Greville; Foible-Mrs Davies; Mincing-Miss Platt; Millamant-Mrs Abington; in Act III, a Cantata-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

15532
10 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry-Dodd; Worry-Parsons; Spy-Weston; First Gardner-Bannister; Gardners-Fawcett, Kear; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Smith, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Dodd

15533
11 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson, first time; Tony-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings (with a song)-DuBellamy; Sir Charles-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Lessingham; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet, The Italian Gardeners-; End Comedy: [A New Dance call'd The Gamesters-Sg and Sga Zuchelli[, being their first appearance in England. [For Italian Gardeners see17740919.

15534
13 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Wroughton; Major Oakly-Dunstall, first time for both acotrs; Charles-Clinch; Trinket-Lewis; Russet-Fearon; Sir Harry-Quick; Paris-Wewitzer; Tom-Jones; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Hunter, being her third appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice; or, The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

15535
16 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Justice Woodcock-Wilson, first time; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir William Meadows-Baker; Eustace-Young; Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Miss Dayes, first time; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Jackson, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

15536
17 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Weathercock

Performance Comment: The Characters- Mattocks, Reinhold, Mahon,Young, Quick, Miss Brown, Mrs Masters Mrs Mattocks; The Dances-Harris, Miss Ross; Amyand-Mattocks; Ready-Quick; Selvyn-Mahon; Sir Rowland-Reinhold; Delia-Miss Brown; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks (Genest, V, 512).
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Reinhold

15537
20 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Weston; Archer-King; Cherry-Miss Jarratt, first time; Aimwell-Packer; Foigard-Moody; Boniface-Usher; Sir Charles Freeman-Brereton; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Abington; Sullen-Hurst; Gibbet-Bransby; Dorinda-Miss Sherry; Gipsey-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Dodd

Dance: II: A Grand New Ballet, call'd The Savage Hunters-Slingsby first appearance this season, Grimaldi, Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Sga Paccini, first appearance on the English Stage

15538
30 October 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Brother Jacobs. By Particular Desire of the Masons. By Permission. To begin at 6:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Brother Merryfield (who performed it for Mrs Woodman's Benefit last winter); Young Meadows-Follett; Hawthorn-Morris; Sir William-Lloyd; Hodge-Fopperwell; Eustace-Stevens; Lucinda-Miss Frederick; Deborah-Mrs Bailey; Margery-Mrs Nost; Rosetta-Mrs Osborne (first time on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: A Variety of New TheatricalImitations-Hutton

Song: End Opera: Several celebrated Catches and Glees by Dr Arne-

15539
09 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Performance Comment: Parts by: Dodd, Baddeley, Parsons, Brereton, Bannister, Hurst, Whitfield, Wright, Wrighten, Griffith, Carpenter, Norris, Garland, Everard, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Cubitt, etc. Palmer, Miss P. Hopkins, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Wrighten. With an Occasional Prologue-King; Touchstone-Baddeley; Quicksilver-Dodd; Sir Petronel Flash-Palmer; Golding-Brereton; Security-Parsons; Bramble-Hurst; Capt. Seagull-Bannister; Fig-Whitfield; Waterman-Wright; Wolf-Wrighten; Holdfast-Griffith; Constable-Carpenter; Servant-Norris; Drawer-Garland; Footman-Everard; Scapethrift-Fawcett; Spendall-Cubitt; Coachman-Kear, Legg; Mildred-Miss P. Hopkins; Winifred-Mrs Whitfield; Sydney-Miss Platt; Mrs Touchstone-Mrs Johnston; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Gertrude-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 481).
Cast
Role: Sir Petronel Flash Actor: Palmer
Role: Mrs Touchstone Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

15540
24 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Mrs Barry's Indisposition renders her incapable of performing this Night. The Fourth Representation of the Duenna is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Saturday (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Amiwell-Wroughton, first time; Gibbet-Mahon; Bonniface-Dunstall; Foigard-Fox; Sir Charles Freeman-Young; Sullen-Clarke, first time; Scrub-Woodward; Dorinda-Mrs Lessingham; Cherry-Miss Brown; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Young

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: IV: The Pilgrim, as17750927

15541
25 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Bransby; Kastril-Burton; Tribulation-Waldron; Ananias-Parsons; Dapper-Lamash; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Aickin; Surly-Baddeley; Lovewit-Packer; Mob-Griffiths, Carpenter, Wright, Wrighten, Blanchard, etc.; Dame Plaint-Mrs Johnston; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Bransby
Role: Dame Plaint Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

15542
30 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Davis; Papillion-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Kitty-Miss Poussin; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Davis

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

15543
05 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Young; Beaufort-Thompson; Maria-Mattocks; With Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

15544
16 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Clarke; Sir Charles-Dunstall; Young Clackit-Lee Lewes; Lucy-Mrs Lessingham; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End Opera: La Soiree A@la@mode, as17751207

15545
22 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: As17760120, but advertised with an Address to the Ladies-Sir Anthony Branville.
Cast
Role: advertised with an Address to the Ladies Actor: Sir Anthony Branville.
Role: Sir Anthony Branville Actor: Garrick
Role: Sir Harry Flutter Actor: Dodd
Related Works
Related Work: The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York Author(s): John Arthur
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Fatal Discovery Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: May Day

15546
09 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Reason

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by: Woodward, Lewis, Clarke, Aickin, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Booth, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, and Mrs Bulkley. With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Sir James Clifford-Woodward; Freeman-Clarke; Lestock-Lee Lewes; Dr Wilmington-Aickin; Wilmington-Wroughton; Wyndham-Lewis; Flavella-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Wilmington-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Winterly-Mrs Hunter; Mrs Gloworm-Mrs Green; Mrs Freeman-Mrs Pitt (Genest, V, 517).
Cast
Role: Sir James Clifford Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End Comedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

15547
15 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Bensley, Palmer, Parsons, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Fawcett, Carpenter, Everard, Kear, Cubitt, Garland, Yates, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Siddons, Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Younge. Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Jarvis-Palmer; Justice-Parsons; Morley-Aickin; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; First Hunter-Bannister; Hargrave-Yates; Gentlemen Hunters, Servants-Fawcett, Everard, Carpenter, Kear, Cubitt, Garland; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Emily-Mrs Siddons; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Bella-Miss Younge; Prologue-Brereton; Epilogue-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 489).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: May Day

15548
16 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17760309 but Morely-Aickin; Sir Charles-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Davies.
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Spleen

15549
30 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks After Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts by Lewis, Lee Lewes, Young, Quick, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt, Miss Dayes, and Mrs Mattocks. Sir Charles Rackett-Lewis; Woodley-Young; Drugger-Quick; Lovelace-Lee Lewes; Lady Rackett-Mrs Mattocks; Dimity-Mrs Green; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Miss Dayes (Edition of 1776) the Edition lists Lovelace-$Booth, who took over the part on 11 April.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Rackett Actor: Lewis

Entertainment: End: (By Particular Desire) Bucks Have At Ye All, with alterations, spoken-Lewis

Dance: Before Farce: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

15550
16 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17751004, but Sir Francis-Quick, first time; Isabinda-Miss Ambrose; Whisper-_; Scentwell-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Quick, first time
Role: Sir George Actor: Lewis
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409