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17397 results for: Keyword - Sir William Leveson
We found 11545 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 512 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15051
26 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Young Cash-Shuter; Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram Cash-Bennet; Spitfire-Blakey; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Lee; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Cash Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

15052
01 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates; or, A Lesson for Quacks

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Blakes, Packer, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Kennedy, Burton. [N.B. Characters listed in Larpent MS are: Planwell, Townly, Sir John Resolute, Scribble Dash, Lady Brainsick, Miss Griselfine Wapentake, Letty.]N.B. Characters listed in Larpent MS are: Planwell, Townly, Sir John Resolute, Scribble Dash, Lady Brainsick, Miss Griselfine Wapentake, Letty.]

Entertainment: After the Play: by Desire, for that night only The Picture of a Playhouse or, Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King; a Mimic Comic opera song-Mrs Clive

15053
17 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker. Not acted for 6 years. [See 7 May 1757.] Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-King(, 1st time); Obadiah Prim-Moody; Sir Philip Modelove-Blakes; Anne Lovely-Miss Haughton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Perriwinkle-Philips; Freeman-Packer; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Tradelove-Burton; Sackbut-Bransby; Simon Pure-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: [Titles and dancers unspecified.]

15054
21 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck (this night only)-Foote, in which he will speak a Prologue; Subtle-Costollo; Sir John-Gibson; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Classic-Anderson; Lucinda-Miss Macklin; Song on the Guitar-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Miss Macklin, Leppie.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-a young Gentleman, a young Gentlewoman (Scholars of Leppie); End: The last new Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

15055
22 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17601013, but short bill Marplot-Shuter; Sir George-Smith; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Lalauze's Daughter, a child between 7 and 8 years of age; a Serious Dance(for 1st time)-Lalauze's Daughter; also by desire a Ball-Dance call'd The Louvre and Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's Daughter; After: (this night only) A Day of Taste-Shuteras17600320

15056
18 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-King; Careless-Havard; Clerimont-Holland; Sir Solomon-Yates; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Kennedy; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Archy McSarcasm Actor: Austin
Role: Sir Callaghan Actor: Moody
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Burton

Song: Champnes

15057
15 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Actors only: Yates, Obrien, Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage; Weston, Marr, Mrs Johnston, Miss Cockayne, Baddeley, Davis, Miss Ambrose, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Haughton, Mrs Yates; Prologue-Foote; Epilogue-; Sir John Restless-Yates; Beverly-O'Brien; Brush-Weston; Belinda-Mrs Yates; Lady Restless-Miss Haughton (Genest, IV, 616); Parts-Gentleman, Marr, Mrs Johnston, Miss Cockayne, Baddeley, Davis, Miss Ambrose, Miss E. Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Yates

15058
02 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Actors only: Foote, Baddeley, Millar, Davis, Yates, Weston, Marr, Gardiner, Obrien, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Cockayne, Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance any stage. Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper=-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman (Miss Elliott); Corinna-Miss Cockayne (Genest, IV, 617); Also unassigned-Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: Entertainments of Dancing-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani

15059
07 August 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17610721 but add Sir Richard Wealthy-Gardiner.
Cast
Role: add Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardiner.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: As17610727

15060
08 August 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey. Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Baddeley

Dance: As17610727 Hornpipe-Miss Scott

15061
10 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Philips; Humphrey-Blakes; Tom-O'Brien; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Mrs Hippisley; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In Act II, Singing-Master Leoni.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

15062
19 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-O'Brien; Scrub (by Desire)-Garrick; Sullen-Burton; Aimwell-Palmer; Foigard-Moody; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Palmer; Bonniface-Philips; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles-Packer; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Gipsey-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: IV: A New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

15063
26 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory Gazette-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): William Reeve

15064
16 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Sir Epicure-Bransby; Face-Palmer; Kastril-Yates; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Dance: IV: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926

Song: V: Lowe

15065
22 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manner

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Hull; Sir John English-Collins; Freehold-Gibson; Lurcher-Anderson; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the play.; the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

15066
24 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with a song in character)-Dyer; Lucinda-Mrs Burden; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Indiana-Mrs Ward; Singing-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

15067
29 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Fainwell-King; Freeman-Packer; Sir Philip Modelove-Blakes; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Tradelove-Burton; Periwinkle-Philips; Sackbut-Bransby; Simon Pure-Vaughan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Mrs Lovely-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: II: Fawcett

15068
31 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Young Cash-Shuter; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram-Bennet; Spitfire-Holtom; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Burden; Teraminta-Miss Cokayne; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

15069
23 November 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Heartly-Garrick; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Palmer; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

15070
12 January 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Foote, Shuter, Sparks, Mattocks, Parts-Holtom, Young, Perry, Gardner , Mrs Burden, Mrs Abegg, Mrs Bellamy; Prologue-Foote; Epilogue-Sparks, Mrs Bellamy; Young Wilding-Foote; Old Wilding-Sparks; Papillion-Shuter; Sir James Elliot-Mattocks; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bellamy; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Burden; Kitty-Mrs Abegg (Genest, IV, 648).
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

15071
15 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-O'Brien; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Burton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Yates; Mrs Notable-Miss Pope; Hartshorn-Mrs Bennet; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Song: IV: A New Comic Interlude of Singing and Dancing, call'd Hearts of Oak The Characters-Lowe, Stevens, Fox, Vincent, Miss E. Young, Miss Baker

15072
21 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17611217, but Sir Brilliant-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Palmer.
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Packer
Role: William Actor: King
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

15073
02 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610909, but Aimwell-Ross; Sullen-Clarke; Gibbet-Bennet; Sir Charles-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: R. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

15074
20 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Ross; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Clarke; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Sir Harry Beagle-Bennet; Capt. O'Cutter-Barrington; Russet-Dunstall; Paris-Holtom; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Freelove-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

15075
30 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610919, but Archer-King; Aimwell-Packer; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Sir Charles-Blakes; Gibbet-_; Lady Bountiful-_; Gipsey-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Entertainment: I: King (for this night only) will present the Public with a Serio-Comic, Satiric, Prophetic, Poetic Oration, call'd The Brass Prophecy or News Ten Years Hence-King; End Farce, By Particular Desire: The Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-King

Dance: IV: A New Hornpipe-Miss Baker. *uö?dl After: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620329