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8084 results for: Keyword - Sir Will. D'avenant
We found 6040 matches on Performance Comments, 1620 matches on Author, 959 matches on Event Comments, 462 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7426
01 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: As17961102, but Sir Adam Contest-Wewitzer; Mr Milden-Maddocks; John-_; William-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Adam Contest Actor: Wewitzer
Role: William Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Entertainment: Monologue. To conclude with: a Short Notice of Farewells, including her own Farewell for the Present Season-Mrs Siddons

7427
04 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: As17970218, but Sir Jeffery-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Willoughby Actor: Claremont
Role: Sir Gregory Forrester Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

7428
06 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

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

Related Works
Related Work: Lock and Key Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): William Reeve

7429
09 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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.
Role: William Actor: Webb

7430
15 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: R. Palmer

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

7431
18 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Ledger, Claremont, Goostree. Mrs Dick, Mrs Egan will be admitted. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by Richard Cumberland. Larpent MS 1111; not published]: To conclude with an Illumination, Transparency, and a Rural Procession. The Music partly selected, and partly composed, by Shield. The Harp by Weippert. The Bells by Lawrence. With appropriate Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. [Written in honour of the Royal Marriage" [see dl, 13 May] (Morning Herald, 19 May). "If we are to have these repeated Congratulations, let them be written by men of spirit and invention. The public are miserably placed, in cases like the present: between a respect for their King and a respect for their own understandings, they know not how to act" (Monthly Visitor, May 1797, pp. 454-55, which also includes a brief synopsis of the plot). Receipts: #254 9s. 6d. (84.0.0; 11.2.6; tickets: 159.7.0)

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Widow'd Wife Author(s): William Kenrick
Related Work: The Married Un-Married; or, The Widow'd Wife Author(s): William Reeve
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

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
Related Works
Related Work: The Village Fete Author(s): William Shield

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

Related Works
Related Work: Second Thought is Best Author(s): William Bates

7432
06 June 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest Author(s): William Shield

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

7433
08 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Hall (b[ox-keeper]), Warwhick, Robson (p[it door-keeper]), W. Ansell, W. Linton, West, Purkins, Standen, Ashwin, Hill, Morris will be admitted. Receipts: #334 0s. 6d. (35.18.0; 3.13.0; tickets: 294.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Performance Comment: Daniel-Quick; Dorimond-Johnstone; Sidney-Munden; Count Friponi-Fawcett; Robin-Townsend; Sir Leinster M'Laughlin-Haymes; Swiss Burgher-Thompson; Dalton-Incledon; Nerinda-Mrs Martyr; Miss Somerville-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Mrs Clendining; Margery-Mrs Henley; Lady Philippa Sidney-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Laughlin Actor: Haymes
Related Works
Related Work: The Travellers in Switzerland Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Song: End: The Little Farthing Rushlight-Young Standen

7434
10 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

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
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Mrs Follett

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

7435
13 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Miss Andrews' 1st appearance on the stage was at dl on 13 May 1796.] The Publick is respectfully informed that, in consequence of the Benefit advertised for To-morrow, at the Theatre-Royal in Covent Garden, no Entertainments will be given here on that night; it being the wish of the Proprietor of this Theatre to promote, by any means in his power, the success of the above charitable purpose

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).
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Hollingsworth

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

7436
15 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Deaf Lover Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African Author(s): William Macready

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

7437
17 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

7438
20 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Hollingsworth

7439
21 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

7440
22 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

7441
23 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

Performance Comment: , Walker, Willoughby, Miss Andrews, Mrs Edward, Mrs Hale, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Miss Menage, Mrs Wall, Mrs Benson, Miss Leserve.
Related Works
Related Work: Falstaff's Wedding Author(s): William Kenrick
Related Work: The Widow'd Wife Author(s): William Kenrick
Related Work: The Duellist Author(s): William Kenrick
Related Work: The Lady of the Manor Author(s): William Kenrick
Related Work: The Spendthrift; or, The Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Kenrick

7442
24 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

7443
28 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

7444
29 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

7445
05 August 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Harlowe

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.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: R. Palmer

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

7446
19 August 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

7447
08 September 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Suett

7448
09 September 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

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

7449
23 September 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

7450
27 September 1797 @ Covent Garden

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
Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield