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We found 7560 matches on Performance Comments, 1617 matches on Author, 1283 matches on Event Comments, 693 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Welford-Macready; Capt. Douglas (1st time)-Toms; Nicholas-Munden; Mr Ordeal (1st time)-Murray; Cheaterly-?; Col. Staff-Haymes; Sir Buzzard Savage-Quick; Clara (with For tenderness form'd)-Mrs Mountain; Constance-Miss Chapman; Grace-Mrs Gilbert; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Buzzard Savage Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: As17961102, but Sir Adam Contest-Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Sir Adam Contest Actor: Wewitzer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew; or, Love's Masquerade

Performance Comment: Characters by Suett, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Russell, Hollingsworth, Wathen, Webb, Evans, Phillimore, Miss Pope, Miss DeCamp, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Miss Stuart. Cast from text (George Cawthorn, 1797): Sir Solomon Swallow-Suett; Major Atall-Bannister Jun.; Captain Marall-R. Palmer; Cook-Hollingsworth; Toby-Wathen; Servants-Webb, Evans; Porter-Phillimore; Lady Swallow-Miss Pope; Camilia-Miss DeCamp; Lydia-Miss Heard; Susan-Miss Tidswell; unassigned-Wewitzer, Russell, Miss Stuart; Prologue-R. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Swallow Actor: Suett

Dance: As17970513

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Village Fete

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Townsend, Bowden, Haymes, Linton, Street, Gray, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Larpent MS: Sir Martin Marygold-Quick; Fairlove-Incledon; Nicholas-Munden; Peter the Preacher-Townsend [in MS: Fawcett]; Kate-Mrs Mountain [in MS: Mrs Henley]; Peggy-Mrs Clendining; Lady Marygold-Mrs Martyr [in MS: Mrs Gilbert]; unassigned-Bowden, Haymes, Linton, Street, Gray.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Marygold Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Song: 2nd piece: Chorusses-Blurton, Abbot, Simmons, Hawtin, Curties, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, J. Linton, Wilde, Thomas, Oddwell, Cranfield, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Owen, Miss Gray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17961130, but Sir John Loverule (1st time; with The Early Horn)-Sedgwick; Butler-Caulfield; Doctor-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Sedgwick

Song: In the course of the evening: The Storm-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Hardy-Quick; Doricourt-Middleton; Flutter-Fawcett; Saville-Toms; Villars-Macready; Courtall-Claremont; Sir George Touchwood-Murray (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Chapman; Miss Ogle-Mrs Fawcett; Kitty Willis-Mrs Follett; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (of dl).
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: Sir Martin Marygold Actor: Quick

Song: In 2nd piece: The Heaving of the Lead, The Storm-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Fawcett; Sir Felix Friendly-Hollingsworth (of dl); Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Waldron Jun.; John-Lyons; Cudden-Chippendale; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Andrews (1st appearance on any stage [recte at this theatre]); Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Davenport; Fringe-Mrs Harlowe; Cowslip-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Papillion-Caulfield; Waiter-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-C. Kemble; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Matthew Medley-Davenport; Woodly-Trueman; Charlotte-Mrs Edward; Florella-Miss Andrews.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Palmer; Hardcastle-Suett; Hastings-C. Kemble; Sir Charles Marlow-Davenport; Landlord-Ledger; Diggory-Wathen; Countrymen-Caulfield, Palmer Jun., Waldron Jun., Abbot; Servants-Trueman, Usher, Lyons, Chippendale; Tony Lumpkin-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Davenport; Miss Neville-Miss DeCamp; Maid-Miss Leserve; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Wathen; Campley-Davies; Mate-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Planters-Usher, Waldron Jun., Abbot; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa (1st time)-Mrs Edward; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory (The Mock Doctor)-Palmer; Sir Jasper-Davenport; Leander-Caulfield; Dr Hellebore-Ledger; Davy-Waldron Jun.; James-Palmer Jun.; Harry-Abbot; Squire Robert-Lyons; Charlotte-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones; Dorcas-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970613 but Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Thomas-Abbot; John-Trueman; Fringe-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Suett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-C. Kemble; Eustache de St. Pierre-Palmer; Officer-Palmer Jun.; John D'Aire-Trueman; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen; La Gloire-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Carpenters-Suett, Davenport; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Manny Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Aylmer, Brown, Dibble, Kenrick, Linton, Little, Caulfield Jun., Walker, Willoughby, Miss Andrews, Mrs Edward, Mrs Hale, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Miss Menage, Mrs Wall, Mrs Benson, Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Palmer; Perriwinkle-Suett; Obadiah Prim-Wathen; Sir Philip Modelove-Waldron; Tradelove-Aickin; Simon Pure-Waldron Jun.; Freeman-Palmer Jun.; Sackbut-Davenport; Aminadab-Miss Menage; Servant-Lyons; Waiter-Ledger; Stockbrokers-Usher, Trueman, Abbot, Chippendale; Mrs Prim-Mrs Davenport; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Manny Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Motley-Fawcett; Edward-Davies; Degagee-Caulfield; Dennis-Usher; Coachman-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale; Sir Walter Weathercock-Suett; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Andrews (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Comfit-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Suett

Song: As17970623

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Altered from the Comedy of The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman [by Sir Robert Howard]. Never acted here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-R. Palmer; Coachman-Ledger; Tom-Waldron Jun.; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Elliston (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Apathy-Suett; Lord Alford-Davies; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble

Song: As17970816

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Elliston; Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Palmer Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Saunders-Trueman; Waiter-Lyons; Frederick-C. Kemble; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Davenport; Dorcas-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Booth; Eliza-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Stephen Bertram Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Suett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Mr Heartly-Palmer; Sir Charles Clackit-Suett; Mr Clackit-R. Palmer; Harriet-Miss Stuart (1st appearance on this stage); Lucy-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Suett

Song: As17970816

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-C. Kemble; Sir Philip Modelove-Wewitzer; Obadiah Prim-Aickin; Tradelove-Wathen; Perriwinkle-Suett; Sackbut-R. Palmer; Simon Pure-Russell; Aminadab-Grimaldi; Gentlemen-Wentworth, Trueman; Stockbrokers-Hollingsworth, Maddocks; Servant-Webb; Waiters-Evans, Fisher, Gregson; Mrs Prim-Miss Pope; Nancy-Miss Mellon; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Lady-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Pope; Dr Caius-Murray; Slender-Knight; Sir Hugh Evans-Townsend; Mr Page-Clarke; Fenton-Toms; Justice Shallow-Powel; Host-Thompson; Jack Rugby-Farley; Simple-Simmons; Falstaff-Fawcett; Mrs Page-Mrs Mattocks; Anne Page-Miss Mansel; Dame Quickly-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Ford-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 7 Oct. 1795: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; +Thicket-Incledon; +Clueline-Townsend; +Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; +Gregory-Simmons; +Flambeau-Gray; +Peggy-Mrs Martyr; +Sophia-Mrs Clendining; +Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by $Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [The Greenwich Pensioner 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [and Poor Jack, Go Patter to Lubbers, [and The Portrait, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the world a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Sir Fidget Fearful Actor: Powel

Dance: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvill-Barrymore; Sterling-Dowton; Lovewell-C. Kemble; Canton-Wewitzer; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Aickin; Traverse-Caulfield; Trueman-Trueman [sic]; Servant-Webb; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Walcot; Miss Sterling-Miss DeCamp; Fanny-Miss Miller; Betty-Miss Mellon; Chambermaid-Miss Stuart; Trusty-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvill Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: Young Rapid-Lewis; Vortex-Quick; Charles Stanley-Pope; Old Rapid-Munden; Frank Oatland-Fawcett; Sir Hubert Stanley-Murray; Heartley-Hull; Bronze-Farley; Farmer Oatland-Waddy; Jessy Oatland-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance on this stage); Miss Vortex-Mrs Mattocks; Ellen-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Sir Hubert Stanley Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna