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9003 results for: Keyword - Sir W. Coventry
We found 6945 matches on Performance Comments, 1603 matches on Author, 1152 matches on Event Comments, 495 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8976
01 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzer; Calomel-Rock [Public Advertiser: Cubitt]; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Miss Tweedale.

Dance: End: A Divertissement-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

8977
24 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanburgh [sic], with Alterations [by John Philip Kemble]. [Afterpiece in place of Arthur and Emmeline, advertised on playbill of 22 Oct.] Receipts: #176 1s. (140.1.0; 31.9.6; 4.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

8978
31 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Powel; Apozem-Blanchard; Calomel-Rock; Camphire-Evatt; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Lewis.

8979
22 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four. Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard (later) Sir Richard? Ford. Kemble Mem.: Altered by R. Ford from the Humourous Lieutenant. Epilogue by Henry William? Bunbury. Larpent MS 894; not published]: Altered from Beaumont and Fletcher (recte Fletcher alone). Oracle, 25 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #346 8s. 6d. (102.18.0; 13.5.0; 3.6.6; tickets: 226.19.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Greek Slave; Or, The School For Cowards

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

8980
01 December 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble; Mr Manly-Bensley; Sir F. Wronghead-Parsons; Squire Richard-Burton; John Moody-Moody [sic]; Count Basset-Dodd; James-Benson; Poundage-Fawcett; Constable-Maddocks; Servant-Lyons; Lady Townly-Miss Farren; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Miss Collins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Booth; Myrtilla-Miss Heard; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Heard [Kemble playbill erroneously lists Miss Hagley].Kemble playbill erroneously lists Miss Hagley].

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Dignum

8981
20 February 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Wilkinson; Sir F. Gripe-Gull; Isabinda-Mrs Churton; Miranda-The Young Lady.

Song: End: a favourite song-Tanner

Entertainment: Monologue. End III: a Comic Sketch of the Times-Ryder

8982
27 September 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir J. Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Aickin; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-R. Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Miss Heard; Trusty-Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

8983
12 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: THE MAID OF THE OAKS

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Bernard; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir H. Groveby-Davies;-Old Groveby-Munden; Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Mrs Follett//Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten .

Dance: End of mainpiece The Drunken Swiss, as17931015; In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Holland and Mlle St. Amand

8984
24 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: As17931118, but added to Sir Henry Freeman: With a new song [Old Towler (see17940407)]; omitted: Oliver .

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF BERWICK

Cast
Role: Sir Paul Peckham Actor: Fawcett
Role: Sir Samuel Sheepy Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

8985
06 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: THE CITIZEN

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Baddeley; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir J . Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-Benson; Beaufort-Bland; Dapper-Maddocks; Quildrive-Banks; Will-Lyons; Tom-Evans//Maria-Miss Farren; Corinna-Miss Tidswell .

8986
17 September 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan; Or, A Peep Into The Seraglio

Afterpiece Title: A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Obadiah Prim-Suett; Sir P. Moddove-Baddeley; Tradelove -Aickin; Simon Pure-Bland; Freeman-Caulfield; 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 .

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Manny Actor: Usher

Song: In the course of the Evening Dibdin's Lucky Escape; or, the Ploughboy's Return from Sea, in character, by Mrs Harlowe

8987
27 September 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd 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.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

8988
29 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Nobody

Performance Comment: Characters-Barrymore, Bensley, Bannister Jun., Maddocks, Trueman, Evans, Mrs Goodall, Miss Pope, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Booth, Mrs Jordan; [Larpent MS 1046 lists the parts: Sir Henry Rightly, Sharply, Lord Courtland, Thomas, Servants, Nelly Primrose, Lady Languid, Lady Rouleau, Lady Farrow, Lady Squander, Miss Cassino, Mrs Goodly.] Prologue-Barrymore; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan.

8989
03 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Friendly-Dignum; Sir T. Testy-Hollingsworth; Dick-Benson; Old Hob-Suett; Flora-Miss Leak; Betty-Miss DeCamp; Hob's Mother-Mrs Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Glory; or, A Trip to Portsmouth

Song: In 3rd piece: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Mrs Bland; Rule Britannia-

Dance: Piece to conclude: Dance of Sailors-

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by permission of the Author [John Taylor]) Monsieur Tonson-Palmer; [Imitations End II: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

8990
06 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Ridicule

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Barrymore, Suett, R. Palmer, C. Kemble; Bannister Jun., Evans, Miss Farren, Miss DeCamp, Miss Mellon; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Lord Dorville, Lord Melford, Lord Annandale, Marquis, Sir Frederick, Humphrey, Lady Dorville, Lady Annhe, Tiffany.] Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17961019

8991
31 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Pope; Father Foigard-Waddy; Boniface-Davenport; Sullen-Powel; Gibbet-Townsend; Sir C. Freeman-Claremont; Scrub-Quick; Cherry-Mrs Martyr; Dorinda-Miss Mansel; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

8992
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

8993
18 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widows and Orphans of the Brave Men who perished, and for those who were wounded, in the Glorious Action on the 14th of February last [off Cape St. Vincent], under Admiral Sir John Jervis. Patrons: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. Stewards: Duke of Leeds, Duke of Bedford, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Cardigan, Earl Spencer, Lord Kinnaird, Charles Grey Esq., Thomas Tyrwhitt Esq., William Lushington Esq., William Manning Esq., John Thomson Esq., John Julius Angerstein Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. As17970406

8994
24 August 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17970714 but La Gloire-Wathen; Harcourt-_; Sir Walter Manny-_; Serjeant-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Tar; or, Which is the Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Suett
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Suett

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17970623 but _Caulfield Jun., _Walker, _Willoughby, Mrs _Butler, Mrs _Masters, Mrs _Norton, Miss _Menage, Mrs _Wall, Mrs _Benson, Miss _Leserve

8995
18 September 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit the Widow of a Baronet [Sir Richard Perrott] and a large Infant Family. [Address by John Taylor (True Briton, 21 Sept.).] Tickets to be had of the Widow, No. 28, Spring-street, Portman-square [and see 28 Jan. 1799]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-the Widow (see below); After which: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs G. Aickin

8996
28 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Whitfield; Father Foigard-Johnstone; Boniface-Davenport; Sullen-Powel; Gibbet-Townsend; Sir C. Freeman-Claremont; Scrub-Quick; Cherry-Mrs Martyr; Dorinda-Miss Mansel; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

8997
22 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17971228, but Aimwell-Pope; Sir C. Freeman-Clarke; added: Lady Bountiful-Mrs Platt; Gipsey-Mrs Gilbert.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

8998
23 April 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for the Widow of a Baronet [Sir Richard Perrott], and a large Infant Family. Tickets to be had of Lady Perrott, No. 28, Spring-street, Portman-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Entertainment: Monologue An Occasional Address-a Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentifield])

8999
23 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Anacreontic Society Revived [i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. President-Sedgwick; who will introduce the celebrated [Anacreontic] Song The Silver'd Waters Roam-Sedgwick [, from The Pirates (composed by Storace); Our Tars so Fam'd in Story- (1st time; composed by Stevens); O bring me Wine- (composed by Shield); Sweet Lillies of the Valley- (composed by Hook); a new Loyal Song (written by Captain Morris and composed by Sir William Parsons)-Dignum; [To conclude with a Glee and Chorus-.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

9000
17 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio

Performance Comment: Ismene (with songs)-Mrs Edward; Roxalana (with From England, Sir, I came, from Amarath the Fourth)-Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Giant and Dwarf; or, Columbine Captive

Entertainment: Vaudeville. A Pasticcio, consisting of: From Shades of Night[, composed by Storace for Mahmoud,-D'Arcy; [The first Strophe, Epode, and Antistrophe of Gray's Bard-a Young Gentleman [, aged 10 years [unidentified]; Cheap Experience [; or, Cheats of London, composed by Dibdin,-Waldron Jun