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4669 results for: Keyword - The Duke
We found 3568 matches on Roles/Actors, 1162 matches on Performance Comments, 1039 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, and 331 matches on Performance Title.

2626
10 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

2627
02 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #262 13s. 6d. (246/6/0; 16/0/0; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

2628
03 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations by the Author [John O'Keeffe]. Receipts: #156 6s. (153/9; 2/17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Cubitt
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102

2629
05 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Way to Keep Him, but it "was postponed on account of the sudden indisposition of King and Miss Farren" (Public Advertiser, 7 Nov.). Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #225 8s. (195/8/0; 29/12/6; 0/5/0; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Duke of Braganza Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

2630
11 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Cubitt
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851110

2631
15 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: End of mainpiece The Market-Day, as17851024; In afterpiece a Mock Minuet, as17850929

Cast
Role: , entitled The Market Actor: Day

2632
05 December 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 28 May 1784]. "We see the present rising theatrical generation swinging back with a vengeance to rant and mouthing. The natural and just medium introduced by Garrick seems already forgotten, and speaking no longer deemed a requisite for the stage . . . But last night in Richard Holman was not more violent than the character required him to be" (Public Advertiser, 6 Dec). Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (143/14/6; 3/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; Joe-Brett; Bacchus-Palmer; Apollo-Meadows; Serjeant-Darley; Mercury-Doyle; The Squire (1st time)-Johnstone; Grace-Miss Stuart; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Johnstone

2633
12 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers
Role: Father of Omai Actor: Darley
Role: Pretender to the Throne Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Father of Londina Actor: Thompson
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: the Consort destined to Omai Actor: Miss Cranfield

2634
25 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #293 4s. (287/19; 5/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers
Role: Father of Omai Actor: Darley
Role: Pretender to the Throne Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Father of Londina Actor: Thompson
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: the Consort destined to Omai Actor: Miss Cranfield

2635
02 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112; Afterpiece to conclude as17851123

2636
11 February 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Mrs Siddons' 'O Jaffier'--'Remember twelve'--'Aye, but that husband trusted her'--and, above all, the narrative of the night with Renault--were given with the most miraculous organs of varied emphasis, modulation, delicacy and propriety . . . Kemble's Jaffier was a perfect performance" (Public Advertiser, 14 Feb.). Receipts: #251 15s. (226/15; 23/6; 1/4; tickets not come in: 0/10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: As17860116

2637
24 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Delpini [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #185 13s. (134/16; 8/12; tickets: 42/5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers
Role: Father of Omai Actor: Darley
Role: Pretender to the Throne Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Father of Londina Actor: Thompson
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: the Consort destined to Omai Actor: Miss Cranfield

Dance: End of mainpiece The Deserter. The Deserter-Byrn; Skirmish-Mrs Goodwin; Louisa-Mr Delpini

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Byrn; Skirmish-Mrs Goodwin; Louisa-Mr Delpini .
Cast
Role: The Deserter Actor: Byrn

2638
27 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of Theodosius, announced on playbill of 24 Feb.] Receipts: #264 1s. (261/11; 2/10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Leap Year [performers not listed, but see17851010]; End of Act IV The Piping Pedlar, as17851112

2639
14 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brunton. Mainpiece [1st time in London; T 5, by Frederick Reynolds, 1st acted at Bath, 3 Dec. 1785. In 1795 reduced to 3 acts. Prologue and Epilogue by William Meyler (Town and Country Magazine, Apr. 1786, p. 215]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Morning Chronicle, 17 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brunton, No. 5, George-street, York-buildings. Receipts: #350 17s. 6d. (210/11/0; 3/1/6; tickets: 137/5/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Werter

Performance Comment: Characters by Holman, Davies, Fearon, Farren; Miss Stuart, Miss Brunton. [Cast from European Magazine, Mar. 1786, p. 209: Werter-Holman; Sebastian-Davies; Leuthrop-Fearon; Albert-Farren; Laura-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Miss Brunton.] Prologue spoken by Wroughton. Epilogue spoken by Miss Brunton. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Wroughton. Epilogue spoken by Miss Brunton. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17850926, but Mary the Buxom (1st time)-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Duke Actor: Cubitt

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium. The Music composed by Rauzzini. Vocal Parts by Cubitt, Darley [Public Advertiser: Johnstone, Brett], Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bannister

Performance Comment: The Music composed by Rauzzini. Vocal Parts by Cubitt, Darley [Public Advertiser: Johnstone, Brett], Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bannister .

2640
23 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peruvian

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Duke Actor: Cubitt

2641
28 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Afterpiece: Never performed there. Receipts: #313 15s. (160/14; 17/6; 1/0; tickets: 134/15)(charge: #67 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Nabob

Dance: As17860318athi

2642
28 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #171 16s. 6d. (167/6/6; 4/10/0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peruvian

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Duke Actor: Cubitt

2643
20 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Romp, but it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #219 4s. (194/13/0; 23/12/0; 0/16/6; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105, but Mills in place of Williamson; End of Act IV Minuet de la Cour, as17860116

2644
29 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420; End of Act IV, as17860116; In afterpiece, as17860424

2645
11 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Edward Topham, with incidental music by Shield. MS not in Larpent; not published. Prologue by George Colman, the younger (European Magazine, May 1786, p. 370)]. "An old and established rule among the youth of Westminster [School will] not permit any exhibition on the stage reflecting upon their body ... In the second act Mrs Wells made her appearance in the dress of a Westminster scholar, when a general uproar [instigated by the scholars] took place, and the [rest of the] piece was prevented from being heard" (Town and Country Magazine, May 1786, p. 235). Public Advertiser, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 188, Oxford-street. Receipts: #282 17s. (166/0/6; 21/19/6; tickets: 94/17/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage

Cast
Role: Duke of Mantua Actor: Hull
Role: Katherina Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Small Talk; or, The Westminster Boy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dance, as17860424; End of Act I of afterpiece Leap Year, as17860227

2646
13 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: As17860429 throughout

2647
24 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17851112. vaudeville. End of Act II of mainpiece a Variety of Imitations of Birds by Meadows

2648
31 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Packer
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: As17860522

2649
07 June 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Daphne and Amintor, announced on playbill of 6 June.] Windham Diary (7 June 1786), p. 79: Mrs Siddons did 'Rosalind' much better than the first time, but not equal to her tragedy: there is a want of hilarity in it; it is just, but not easy. The highest praise that can be given to her comedy is, that it is the perfection of art; but her tragedy is the perfection of nature. Receipts: #219 16s. 6d. (192/1/0; 26/2/6; 1/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Aickin
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860522

Song: As17860218

2650
23 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer