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6974 results for: Keyword - Sisters of the deceased Mr Gay
We found 4300 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 593 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1776
11 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1777
13 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1778
14 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1779
16 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1780
18 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1781
20 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1782
23 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1783
27 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1784
29 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 3rd piece [1st time; INT I, by Charles Stuart. Larpent MS 570; not published. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 1 Sept.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Damnation; or, The Play-House Hissing-Hot

Performance Comment: Dupeall (with Imitations)-Bannister Jun.; Vitriol-Wilson; Fudge-Wewitzer; Drama-Staunton; Phelim O'Bogtrotter-Egan; Prompter-Blissett; Actor-Stevens; Waiter-Barrett; 1st Grinder-Edwin; The other Characters-Painter, Kenny, Pierce, Ledger, Stannard. Larpent MS assigns: Dustman-Painter; 2nd Grinder-Pierce; Sandman-Stannard; Milkwoman-Mrs Palmer; Kenny, Ledger; Prologue-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: Painter, Kenny, Pierce, Ledger, Stannard. Larpent MS assigns: Dustman-Painter

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Singing, Howling, Crying, Bellowing, Hissing, Groaning, Braying, Grinding, Barking-

1785
30 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1786
06 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1787
08 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [MS annotation on playbill in Harvard Theatre Collection: "Mrs Cargill run away this day with Colman Jun. James? Winston?." And see 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1788
11 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill retains Mrs Cargill as Macheath, but "Mrs Cargill and her husband [but see 8 Sept.] took it into their heads to set off suddenly for Bath last week; the consequence was the audience were on Tuesday evening disappointed of their Macheath, and, after an apology, agreed to receive Wood in the character, who played it extremely well, and was much applauded" (Morning Chronicle, 13 Sept.). Who acted Wood's part of Jenny Diver is not stated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1789
14 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Related Works
Related Work: A Preludio Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Master Edwin

1790
15 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by [Thomas] Linley [Sen.]. Receipts: #147 13s. 6d. (107/15/0; 39/18/6; 0/0/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Mrs Cargill; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williams; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny Diver-Miss Collett; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Miss Wheeler (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage). hathi. 1st appearance on this stage). hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811004; In Act III a Hornpipe by Walker

1791
16 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Way to Keep Him, announced on playbill of 15 Oct.] Paid Supernumeraries #9 8s.; Printer [of playbills] #10. Receipts: #72 11s. 6d. (51/15/0; 20/14/6; 0/2/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811004; In Act III a Hornpipe as17811015

1792
16 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Now 1st performed under the title of The Lady's Opera, with a new Introduction. [Miss Catley had acted Macheath at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, in the season 1764-65. MS of Introduction (consisting of a dialogue between A and B): Larpent MS 572.] Receipts: #171 18s. 6d. (170/9/0; 1/9/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character [in London], and 1st this season); Peachum-Miss Ambrose; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Miss Morris; Wat Dreary-Mrs Inchbald; Ben Budge-Miss Stuart; Jemmy Twitcher-Miss Cranfield; Bagshot-Miss Francis; Nimming Ned-Mrs Ratchford; Harry Paddington-Miss Brangin; Drawer-Miss Painter; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Jenny Diver-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis; Dolly Trull-Mrs Morton; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Whitfield; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Invill; Betty Doxey-Mrs Sharpe; Molly Brazen-Mrs Branson; Polly-Miss Harper. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Morris
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford

1793
17 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811004; In Act III a Hornpipe, as17811015

1794
18 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Morris
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Dance: As17811016

1795
22 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces the 8th night of King Arthur and as afterpiece the 8th night of The Divorce, but they were not acted. The substitute plays are listed in the Account-Book. King Arthur, "The Eight Night," was next acted on 11 Dec; The Divorce, "The 8th Night," on 17 Dec] Account-Book, 1 Dec.: Paid Billstickers, Change of Play, 1s. 6d. Receipts: #118 4s. (82/17; 34/12; 0/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17810915

1796
02 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Dissipation [announced on playbill of 1 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #148 2s. 6d. (106/1/0; 42/1/6; 0/0/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811117; In Act III Hornpipe, as17811015

1797
14 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Lun's Ghost

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820223; In Act III a Hornpipe by Blurton; In afterpiece, by the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger

1798
09 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath (for this night only)-Mrs Kennedy; Peachum-Booth; Lockit (for this night only)-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Robson; Filch (for this night only)-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Miss Catley; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Miss Harper. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Robson
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820402, but omitted: Dumay, Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Early Horn; End of Act I of afterpiece The Lamentation of Mary Queen of Scots; End of Act II Auld Robin Grey, all three sung by Mrs Kennedy

1799
22 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe, as17820314athi

1800
04 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Robson
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Huntsman's street Halloo and The Death of the Stag by Miss Catley and a Young Gentleman (1st time [unidentified)); End of Act II The Early Horn by the same Gentleman; In afterpiece The Soldier tired of War's Alarms by Miss Catley