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10578 results for: Keyword - Sir Richard Steel
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6126
18 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody [sic]; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Suett
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Monologue: 1782 09 18 End of Act II of mainpiece, as 17 Sept

6127
05 July 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Wewitzer, Usher, Williamson, Gardner, Davis, Baddeley, Massey, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Wells, Miss Morris, Mrs Love, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast from European Magazine, July 1783, p. 67, and Public Advertiser, 7 July: Archley-Palmer; Sir Simon Howard-Parsons; Attorney-Wewitzer; Steward-Usher; Trustall-Williamson; Ragan-Baddeley; Citpup-Edwin; Emma Howard-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Ragan-Mrs Wells; Fanny-Miss Morris; Lydia Howard-Mrs Bulkley. Gardner, Davis, Massey, Pierce, Mrs Love are unassigned. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Redtail, Richard, Betty, Hosier's Wife.) A new Prologue [read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .
Cast
Role: Sir Simon Howard Actor: Parsons
Role: Lydia Howard Actor: Mrs Bulkley. Gardner, Davis, Massey, Pierce, Mrs Love are unassigned. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Redtail, Richard, Betty, Hosier's Wife. A new Prologue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

6128
03 February 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-R. Palmer; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Suett
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

6129
07 December 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Suett
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Kemble
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Waldron
Role: Queen in Richard III Actor: Mrs Hopkins

6130
19 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Palmer; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-R. Palmer; John Moody-Booth; Squire Richard-Burton; Servants-Gaudry, Lyons; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Jenny (with a song in character)-Miss George; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Myrtilla-Miss Brangin; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Trusty-Miss Francis; Lady Townly-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Brooks]) .Mrs Brooks]) .
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Burton
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

6131
24 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Gibbons; Manly-Smith; Squire Richard-Benson; Count Basset-Wilson; John Moody-Watts; Poundage-Sadler; Sir Francis Wronghead-Waldron; Lady Grace-Mrs Chambers; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Mrs Benson; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Motherly-Miss Williams; Myrtilla-Mrs Clarke; Trusty-Mrs Harlowe; Lady Townly-A Young Lady (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]) .unidentified]) .
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Benson
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Gambols

Song: End of 1st Monologue A Tax on Old Maids, as sung by Mrs Kennedy at Vauxhall, by Mrs Benson. monologues. End of mainpiece Peeping Tom of Coventry's Peep into Hammersmith; End of 3rd piece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey, both by Benson

6132
26 January 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manly-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Fearon; Squire Richard-Quick; John Moody-Edwin; Count Basset-Macready; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Mrs Brown; Myrtilla-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Motherly-Miss Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Fearon
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Fearon

6133
30 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Mrs Forster; Trusty-Mrs Heard; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Mrs Brooks (of hay).
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Suett
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Sir Toby Treacle Actor: Parsons

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Hamoir, the Miss Stageldoirs

6134
06 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-R. Palmer; John Moody-Moody [sic]; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Mrs Forster; Trusty-Mrs Heard; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Suett
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Comus

6135
11 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manly-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Fearon; Squire Richard-Quick; John Moody-Edwin; Count Basset-Bernard; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Mrs Brown; Myrtilla-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Fearon
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

6136
20 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Mrs Forster; Trusty-Miss Heard; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Suett
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

6137
13 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Bernard; Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Macready; Quildrive-C. Powell; Dapper-Rock; Old Philpot-Quick; Corinna-Miss Brangin; Maria-Miss Richards (from the Theatre Royal, Margate; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Thompson
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Richards
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Example: or the Modish Citizens Author(s): Richard Estcourt

Dance: End afterpiece: A Grand Ballet of Action, as performed at the King's Opera House in the Hay-market [most recently in season of 1787-88] The Deserter[. Principal Characters-Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets (1st appearance [at this theatre])

6138
14 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Man

Performance Comment: Lord Lovemore-R. Palmer; Sir John Classick-Bannister Jun.; Mr Classick-Aickin; Mr Tradewell Classick-Kemble; Dorimant-Williamson; William-Barrett; Lady Classick-Mrs Kemble; Emily-Mrs Brooks; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Sir John Classick Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole-Bannister Jun.; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Loader-R. Palmer; Mr Richard Wealthy-Usher; Dick-Burton; The Minor-Iliff; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley
Role: Mr Richard Wealthy Actor: Usher

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Occasional Address-Bensley

6139
17 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 11 Jan. 1788]. Afterpiece: By Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #187 10s. 6d. (181.15.0; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Manly-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Wilson; Squire Richard (1st time)-Blanchard; John Moody (1st time)-Quick; Count Basset-Bernard; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny (1st time)-Mrs Harlowe; Myrtilla-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Powell; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Wilson
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Blanchard

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

6140
27 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Holman; Manly-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Wilson; Squire Richard-Blanchard; Count Basset-Marshall; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Mrs Fawcett; Myrtilla-Mrs Rock; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Wilson
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Blanchard

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: As17911024

6141
21 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope (1st appearance these 3 years); Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Wilson; Squire Richard-Blanchard; Count Basset-Marshall; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Mrs Fawcett; Myrtilla-Mrs Rock; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Wilson
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Blanchard

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

6142
22 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Squire Richard-Blanchard; Count Basset-Bernard; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Hopkins; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Miss Grist; Myrtilla-Miss Stuart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Munden
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Blanchard

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forrester Actor: Quick

Ballet: End: Dermot and Kathlane. As17931018, but added: Old Kathlane-Miss Smith

6143
17 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 11 Jan. 1788]. Afterpiece: By Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #187 10s. 6d. (181.15.0; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Manly-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Wilson; Squire Richard (1st time)-Blanchard; John Moody (1st time)-Quick; Count Basset-Bernard; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny (1st time)-Mrs Harlowe; Myrtilla-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Powell; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Wilson
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Blanchard

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

6144
27 September 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or The Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble; Mr Manly-Bensley; Sir F. Wrongheard-Hollingsworth; Squire Richard-Suett; John Moody-Moody; Count Basset-Dodd; James-Evans; Poundage-Waldron; Constable-Maddocks; Lady Townly-Mrs Goodall; Lady Grace-Miss Collins; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance on this stage); Mrs Motherly-Mrs Booth; Myrtilla-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

6145
14 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Bernard; Squire Richard-Burton; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Hopkins; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Miss Cornelys; Myrtilla-Miss Stuart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Munden
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

6146
15 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manly-Macready; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Bernard; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Quick; Constable-Thompson; Lord Townly's Servant-Abbot; Manly's Servant-Simmons; Poundage-Rees; Lady Grace-Mrs Townsend; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Knight; Myrtilla-Miss Logan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Munden
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

6147
02 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble; Mr Manly-Bensley; Sir Francis Wronghead-Hollingsworth; Squire Richard-Suett; John Moody-Moody; Count Basset-Dodd; James-Evans; Poundage-Burton; Constable-Maddocks; Servant-Trueman; Lady Townly-Miss Farren; Lady Grace-Mrs Goodall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Booth; Myrtilla-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

6148
20 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Murray; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Macready; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Mansel; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Knight; Myrtilla-Miss Logan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Munden
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

6149
17 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Welch Heiress

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Dodd, Barrymore, Hollingsworth, Bannister Jun., Suett, R. Palmer, Aickin, Webb, Evans, Miss Farren, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan. [Cast from text (Richard White, 1795), and London Chronicle, 18 Apr.: Lord Melcourt-Palmer; Sir Pepper Plinlimmon-Dodd; Mr Fashion-Barrymore; Taffy-Hollingsworth; Mr Phrensy-Bannister Jun.; Cautious-Suett; Mr Fancy-R. Palmer; Steward-Aickin; Lady Bellair-Miss Farren; Lady Plinlimmon-Miss Pope; Miss Plinlimmon-Mrs Jordan; Webb, Evans [are unassigned; Prologue [read-Barrymore ["Barrymore could not learn the prologue" (Boaden, Jordan, I, 286)]; Epilogue-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Pepper Plinlimmon Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

6150
06 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [Mrs Worthington is identified in MS list in Kemble playbills of new performers for this season.] Ballet: 1st time; composed by Giacomo? Gentili. Afterpiece [1st time: ENT 1, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; acted in place of The Prize, advertised on playbill of 4 Mar. Text (C. Lowndes, 1797)]: Altered from a Dramatick Entertainment performed 1794 [The Glorious First of June]. In the course of which will be introduced a representation of the late Glorious Engagement between the British and Spanish Fleets on the Fourteenth of February [1797, under Sir John Jervis, off Cape St. Vincent]. Receipts: #253 9s. (151.2.6; 100.17.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Cape St

Song: III: a Masquerade Scene-; with Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Sedgwick, Dignum, Welsh, Master Welsh

Ballet: End: The Labyrinth; or, The Country Madcap. Joseph-Gentili; Robert-Grimaldi; Philip-Master Menage; Rosina-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Countess-Mrs Wild; Lauretta-Miss S. DeCamp