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9198 results for: Keyword - Sir R. Howard
We found 7304 matches on Performance Comments, 1623 matches on Author, 1178 matches on Event Comments, 487 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7976
05 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Baddeley, Wrightcn, Waldron, Burton, Chapman, Parsons; Mrs Hopkins, Miss Collett, Miss Phillips. [Cast from text Q. Stockdale, 1783), and Morning Post, 6 Nov.: Captain Freeman-Palmer; Butler-Baddeley; Bustle-Wrighten; Pestle-Waldron; Mortar-Burton; Lieutenant Bumper-Chapman; Sir Toby Treacle-Parsons; Lady Treacle-Mrs Hopkins; Bridget-Miss Collett; Nancy-Miss Phillips.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 3 and 19 May 1783.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 3 and 19 May 1783.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Treacle Actor: Parsons

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17820917; End of mainpiece, as17821005

Song: As17820928

7977
06 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Lewis; Fainall-Wroughton; Witwou'd-Lee Lewes; Petulant-Booth; Waitwell-Quick; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates (1st appearance at this Theatre these 10 years); Mrs Marwood-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Morton; Foible-Mrs Wilson; Mincing-Mrs Poussin; Betty-Mrs White; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Pitt; Millamant-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode by Harris, Byrne, Miss Byrne, Miss Besford, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Besford

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song by Brett

7978
10 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17821206 but Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Wilson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Song: As17821206

7979
19 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Performance Comment: Percy-Lewis; Raby-Aickin; Sir Hubert-Hull; Edrick-Fearon; Harcourt-Davies; Knight-Thompson; Douglas-Whitfield (1st appearance in that character); Birtha-Miss Platt; Elwina-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir Hubert Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

7980
30 December 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Fourth Act of The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Dr Lasts's Examination BEFORE THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Performance Comment: The Devil-Wetherhead; Secretary-Roberts; Dr Calomel-Cooke; Dr Camphire-Corne; Dr Last-Sir Jeffery Dunstan, the present Worthy Mayor of Garrat (1st appearance on any stage) .
Cast
Role: Dr Last Actor: Sir Jeffery Dunstan, the present Worthy Mayor of Garrat

7981
01 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Lord Lovell-Lewis; Welborn-Wroughton; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Whitfield; Marall-Wilson; Order-Jones; Furnace-Wewitzer; Tap well-Thompson; Amble-Stevens; Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Margaret-Miss Satchell; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Lady Allworth-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Sir Giles Over Actor: reach-Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17821231

7982
03 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Public Advertiser, 29 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope at her house in Great Queen-street. Receipts: #278 3s. (86/14; 21/9; 0/10; tickets: 169/10) (charge: #106 5s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Sir Benjamin Backbite-Burton .
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Burton
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17830329athi

7983
23 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knight Of Malta; Or, The Humourous Dane

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost, or, The Devil to do about Her

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Quick; Trusty-Edwin; Clinch-Wilson; Sir Jeffery-Fearon; Captain Constant-Davies; Belinda-Miss Morris; Dolly-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Fearon

Dance: As17821231

Song: In the Ceremony, by Reinhold, Mrs Martyr, and others

7984
25 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

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

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-Wilson; Dupely-Whitfield; Oldworth-Clarke; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with a song)-Miss Satchell; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters by Brett, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

7985
28 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Humphry Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry Gubbin-Baddeley; Mr Tipkin-Parsons; Pounce-Aickin; Clerimont Sen.-Packer; Capt. Clerimont-Brereton; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Ward; Aunt-Mrs Hopkins; Fainlove-?; Jenny-Miss Tidswell; Biddy Tipkin-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Gubbin Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: As17821214

7986
14 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17830507, but Sir Toby Belch-Booth; added: Antonio-Fearon; Valentine-Thompson; Sea Captain-Mahon; Fabian-Stevens .
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Booth
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Booth

Dance: As17830512

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Pigeon, as17830507

7987
20 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Wroughton; Major Oakly-Booth; Charles-Whitfield; Russet-Fearon; Captain O'Cutter-Egan; Tom-Jones; Paris-Wewitzer; Sir Harry Beagle-Mahon; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Harriet-Mrs Morton; Lady Frcelovc-Mrs Davenett; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Hunter .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17830512

7988
02 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Thompson; Hodge-Massey; Carter-Wewitzer; Cook-Painter; Eustace-Wood; Young Meadows-Brett; Lucinda-Miss Morris; Madge-Mrs Wells; Housemaid-Mrs Poussin; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss George (1st appearance on any stage). Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Thomas-Edwin; Kecksey-Blissett; Bates-Usher; Nephew-Phillimore; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Egan; Widow Brady-Mrs Wells .
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neal Actor: Egan

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance, as17830531; End of Act I of afterpiece [annother] Dance by Mr and Miss Byrn

7989
07 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17830602 but Sir William Meadows-Aickin; omitted: Carter, Cook, Housemaid. Prologue as17830531 . omitted: Carter, Cook, Housemaid. Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17830604

7990
21 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17830607 but Sir William Meadows (1st time)-Wewitzer .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: As17830611

7991
01 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Blissett; Coachman-Massey; Sheers-Stevens; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wells; Caroline-Mrs Bannister. Painter, Ledger, Pierce are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Wilson

7992
26 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natured Man

Performance Comment: Lofty-Palmer; Honeywood-Williamson; Sir William Honeywood-Aickin; Leontine-Bannister Jun.; Jarvis-Wilson; Twitch-Parsons; Follower-Painter; Butler-Egan; Croaker-Edwin; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Webb; Olivia-Mrs Inchbald; Garnet-Mrs Edwin; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Sir William Honeywood Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: End of mainpiece Four-and-Twenty Fidlers all on a Row, by Edwin

Monologue: 1783 08 26 End of Act I of afterpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey, by Edwin

7993
27 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Mrs Lloyd; Molly-Mrs Wells; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Bannister (1st appearance on any stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Henpeckt Actor: Wilson
Role: : Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Wilson

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

7994
17 September 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Brett; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Luanda-Mrs Morton; Rosetta-Mrs Johnstone (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage) . 1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Belle of the Village by Harris and Miss Matthews

7995
20 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Humphry Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry Gubbin-Baddeley; Mr Tipkin-Parsons; Pounce-Aickin; Clerimont Sen.-Packer; Capt. Clerimont-Brereton; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Ward; Aunt-Mrs Hopkins; Fainlove-Mrs Wells; Jenny-Miss Tidswell; Biddy Tipkin-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Gubbin Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Miss M. Stageldoir; Roger-Barrymorc; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy-Miss Wheeler .
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act iv of mainpiece song by Williames

7996
25 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Barry more; Hawthorn-Chapman; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Williames; Hodge-Moody; Margery-Mrs Wells; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Luanda-Miss Wheeler; Rosetta-Miss George (1st appearance upon that stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Dodd; Subtle-Aickin; Sir Epicure Mammon-Chaplin; Surly-Wrighten; Kastril-Burton; Face-Palmer; Dame Pliant-Miss Simson; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Chaplin

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Country Dance incident to the Piece (performers not listed); End of Act II, as17830918

7997
02 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel (1st time)-Bannister Jun.; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Kitty-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Dance: In afterpiece a Mock Minuet by Palmer and Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

7998
02 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Johnstone (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in this Kingdom); Col. Oldboy-Wilson; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in that character); Diana-Miss Wheeler (of DL); Jenny-Mrs Chalmers; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

7999
04 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Chapman [Public Advertiser: Waldron]; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Marquis-Burton; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Luanda (with a song)-Miss M. Stageldoir .
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Wrighten

Dance: In afterpiece a Minuet by Second and Miss M. Stageldoir

8000
08 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Kemble; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Chalmers (1st appearance on this stage); Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Satchell(1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Brett