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We found 6067 matches on Performance Comments, 1603 matches on Author, 1080 matches on Event Comments, 471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Elvirus-Holman; Haswell-Pope; Sultan-Farren; Lord Flint-Davies; Meanwright-Macready; Zadan-Powel; 1st Keeper-Cubitt; Prisoner-Thompson; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Miss Grist; Female Prisoner (for that night only)-Mrs Powell (of king's); Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Tremor Actor: Quick
Role: Prisoner Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: Such Things Have Been Author(s): Thomas Ryder

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Song: In the course of 3rd piece: The Mid Watch, Rule Britannia-Incledon; and to conclude with God save the King in Full Chorus-

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bland as Ariel , but "Ariel was, on account of the sudden indisposition of Mrs Bland, read by Miss Heard" (Diary, 8 May). Miss Heard may also have substituted for Mrs Bland in the afterpiece.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb, for whose authorship see Kemble Mem. Larpent MS 982; not published]. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing Cross. Receipts: #227 8s. (95.17; 7.5; tickets: 124.6) (charge: #90 2s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Wheel

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Caulfield, Suett, Dignum, Bland, Wewitzer, Waldron, Fawcett, Phillimore, Hollingsworth, Maddocks, Alfred, Webb, Lyons, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Bland, Miss Heard. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Harry Harebrain , Lord George , Mr Curl , Hawser , Papillot , Ishmael , Pillage , Balance , John , Clinker , Scoredouble , Clod , Mrs Curl , Sophia Curl , Miss Broadhem .]Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Harry Harebrain , Lord George , Mr Curl , Hawser , Papillot , Ishmael , Pillage , Balance , John , Clinker , Scoredouble , Clod , Mrs Curl , Sophia Curl , Miss Broadhem .]

Song: In: Vocal Parts, as17921213, Sedgwick, _Kelly, Mrs +Crouch; Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17930102 In course of Evening: +The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: As17930305but Thompson_; unassigned-_Evatt, _Farley.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis
Role: Porter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Munden, Harley, Macready, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Davis, Mrs Webb. Cast from text (J. Parsons, 1793): Sir Simon Meagre-Quick; Lovejoke-Munden; Captain Credulous-Harley; Clerimont-Macready; Gentlemen-Farley, Evatt, Thompson; Servants-Simmons, Blurton; Mrs Credulous-Mrs Fawcett; Nancy-Mrs Davis; Lady Meagre-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Simon Meagre Actor: Quick
Role: Gentlemen Actor: Farley, Evatt, Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, French Ingratitude

Song: End: Captivity (Supposed to be sung by an Unfortunate Queen [Marie Antoinette] during her confinement)-; End 2nd piece: Black Eyed Susan-; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17921003, but Sir John Bull-Powel.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Powel.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Baddeley; Campley-Davies; Trudge-Bannister Jun.; Mate-Cooke; Planters-Usher, Evatt, Abbott; Sailors-Ledger, Alfred; Yarico-Mrs Kemble; Narcissa-Miss Dall; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Miss Fontenelle.
Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Palmer Jun.; John D'Aire-Evatt; Old Man-Waldron; Citizens-Benson, Wewitzer, Barrett; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Suett; La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Crier-Alfred; Carpenters-Parsons, Waldron Jun.; Queen-Mrs Whitfield; Julia-Mrs Kemble; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Manny Actor: Usher

Song: In 2nd piece: Singing-Cooke, Kenrick, Willoughby, Linton, Dorion, Aylmer, Little, Brown, Lyons, Miss DeCamp, Miss Dall, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Powell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Hatton

Related Works
Related Work: May Day; or, The Little Gipsy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob Author(s): Thomas Attwood
Related Work: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Physick Lies a Bleeding; or, The Apothecary Turned Doctor Author(s): Thomas Brown
Related Work: The Fatal Retirement Author(s): Anthony Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; YoungPhilpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-Benson; Beaufort-Evatt; Dapper-Barrett; Quildrive-Waldron Jun.; William-Abbott; Maria-Mrs Goodall; Corinna-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo (for that night only)-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Barrett; John-Bland; Cudden-Waldron Jun.; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Dall (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Fringe-Miss Fontenelle; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Suett
Role: Thomas Actor: Barrett

Song: In: As17930720 End: The Row-Johnstone; End II: The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Farren; Father Foigard-Johnstone; Boniface-Williamson; Sullen-Powel; Gibbet-Cubitt; Sir Charles Freeman-Evatt; Scrub-Quick; Cherry-Mrs Martyr; Dorinda-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Platt; Gipsey-Miss Stuart; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Evatt

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Blanchard; Col. Dormant-Hull; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Stubble-Powel; Farmer Blackberry-Williamson; Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; DO 2, by Thomas Morton]: The Music, with a new Overture, by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Dignum, Barrymore, Suett, Benson, Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke, Master Menage, Miss Menage, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland. [Cast from text (No pub.. 1794): Walter-Bannister Jun.; Lord Alford-Dignum; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Ruffians-Waldron Jun. [in text: Burton], Cooke; Servant-Lyons [in text: Maddocks]; Boy-Master Menage; Girl-Miss Menage; Lady Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth [in text: Mrs Hopkins]; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Barrymore; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Baddeley; Campley-Dignum; Trudge-Bannister Jun.; Mate-Cooke; 1st Planter-Usher; 2nd Planter-Caulfield; 3rd Planter-Palmer Jun.; 4th Planter-Maddocks; Sailors-Jones, Lyons; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Narcissa-Miss DeCamp; Yarico-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Cary]); Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Harley; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Blanchard; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Webb; Indiana-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull
Role: Humphrey Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Dance-

Song: In I: a song-Mrs Clendining

Entertainment: As17931004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Performance Comment: As17931003, but Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin Actor: Waldron.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Harley; Flutter-Bernard; Villers-Macready; Courtall-Claremont; French Valet-Rees; Porter-Powel; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pollock; Miss Ogle-Mrs Fawcett; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Entertainment: As17931004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-Bernard (1st appearance in that character); Lovewell-Holman; Sir John Melvil-Farren; Canton-Cubitt; Brush-Fawcett; Serjeant Flower-Powel; Traverse-Thompson; Trueman-Evatt; Sterling-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Mattocks; Fanny-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character); Betty-Mrs Martyr; Chambermaid-Miss Stuart; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Farren
Role: Traverse Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Thompson, Abbott

Entertainment: As17931004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally@ho (1st time)-Munden; Sir John Bull-Powel; Lord Winlove-Incledon; Col. Epaulette-Cubitt; Henry-Johnstone; Celia (1st time)-Mrs Clendining; Rosa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Mrs Casey (1st time)-Mrs Fawcett; Nannette-Miss Stuart; Miss Dolly Bull-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Dance: End: The Drunken Swiss (1st time; composed by West)-West (1st appearance at this theatre), Mlle St.Amand (1st appearance these 2 years)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Kemble; Hardcastle-Parsons; Hastings-Barrymore; Sir Charles Marlow-Maddocks; Landlord-Suett; Diggory-Wewitzer; 1st Countryman-Benson; 2nd Countryman-Palmer Jun.; 3rd Countryman-Caulfield; 4th Countryman-Cooke; Servants-Bland, Burton, Jones, Waldron Jun., Lyons; Tony Lumpkin-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Neville-Miss DeCamp; Maid-Miss Tidswell; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: As17931003, but Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin Actor: Wewitzer.
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd 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

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forrester Actor: Quick

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Performance Comment: As17931002, but added: Plainly-Powel; Nab-Cubitt; Formal-Thompson .
Cast
Role: Formal Actor: Thompson
Role: Sir ThomasRoundhead Actor: Munden
Role: Sir Charles Dazzle Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: THE WARD OF THE CASTLE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden// Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Sir Bertram-Incledon; Duke of Alberossa-Johnstone; Geoffrey-Munden// Matilda-Mrs Clendining; Jacquenetta-Mrs Martyr.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Sir Bertram Actor: Incledon

Song: In afterpiece Chorusses by Linton, Tett, Sawyer, Little, Street, Kendrick//Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Paye, Miss Leserve, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton

Related Works
Related Work: May Day; or, The Little Gipsy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob Author(s): Thomas Attwood
Related Work: The Puritan; or, Widow of Watling Street Author(s): Thomas Middleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Performance Comment: Nominal-Lewis; Col. Hubbub-Quick; O'Whack-Johnstone; Clairville-Farren; Sir Andrew Acid-Munden; Lord Jargon-Bernard; Saunter-Davies; James-Farley//Sophia Strangeways-Mrs Esten; Lady Acid-Mrs Webb; Honoria-Miss Chapman .
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acid Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Farren; Principal Bacchanal-Incledon; Bacchanal-Cubitt; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Evatt// The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Miss Stuart, Miss Kirton; Sabrina-Miss Barnett; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Mountain; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Spirit Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17931022

Song: In afterpiece Sweet Echo by Mrs Mountain, accompanied on the hautboy by W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Perriwinkle-Parsons; Obadiah Prim-Suett; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Tradelove-Aickin; Simon Pure-Wewitzer; Freeman-Palmer Jun.; Sackbut-Benson; Aminadab-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Stock-Brokers-Burton, Jones, Usher, Cooke//Mrs Prim-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: THE CITIZEN

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-Benson; Beaufort-Bland; Dapper-Maddocks; Quildrive-Waldron Jun.; William-Lyons//Maria-Mrs Goodall; Corinna-Mrs Jones .
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Incledon; Hawthorn-Johnstone; Hodge-Blanchard; Sir William Meadows-Powel; Eustace-Davies; Carter-Rees; Footman-Blurton; Justice Woodcock-Quick II Deborah-Mrs Webb; Madge-Mrs Martyr; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Cook-Mr Rock; Maid-Miss Stuart; Rosetta-Miss Poole (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

Performance Comment: General-Quick; Sebastian-Munden; Nicholas-Blanchard; Matthias-Powel; Ambrose-Thompson; Marquis-Middleton//Flora-Mrs Mattocks; Cecily-Mrs Webb; Julia-Miss Chapman .
Cast
Role: Ambrose Actor: Thompson

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dermot and Kathlane, as17931022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: THE MAYOR OF GARRATT

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Usher; Lint-Benson; Heeltap-Burton; Roger-Waldron Jun.; Bruin-Maddocks; Snuffie-Lyons; Mob-Cooke, &c.; Jerry Sneak-Bannister Jun.// Mrs Bruin-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Goodall .
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Usher