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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.

2651
13 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

2652
24 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Who's the Dupe?, announced on playbill of 23 Nov.] Receipts: #168 11s. (145.3.0; 21.6.6; 1.11.6; tickets not come in: 0.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

2653
07 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Grey-beards

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

2654
09 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

2655
11 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Poor Soldier, announced on playbill of 9 Dec.] Receipts: #172 16s. 6d. (170.17.6; 1.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Swords

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

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

Dance: As17861023

Song: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17861023, but King, +Rock, Miss +Wilkinson

2656
19 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Goodchild Actor: Thompson

Dance: End IV: The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, as17861212

2657
10 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Old Mathew Actor: Fawcett
Role: The Seneschal Actor: Phillimore

2658
02 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Friday night, about 20 minutes before eight o'clock, on the conclusion of the third act, a very serious alarm took place at Drury Lane Theatre. A fire broke out at an oil-shop, the corner of Little Brydges-street. The flames appearing through the windows at the back of the upper gallery, the alarm of fire spread through many parts of the house. [The audience was dismissed, those in the boxes] passing over the stage into Russel-street...Some of the box and pit company continued for a time on the stage with the performers, some of whom were dressed in character, others half dressed, and the appearance [was] truly motley" (Public Advertiser, 5 Feb.). Receipts: #133 12s. (129.10; "An Alarm of Fire prevented the 2nd Acct."; 3.12; tickets not come in: 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife [1st 3 Acts Only]

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Aickin

2659
08 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Goodchild Actor: Thompson

Dance: End IV: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford

2660
19 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The West Indian, announced on playbill of 17 Feb.] Receipts: #235 10s. 6d. (205.14.0; 27.2.6; 1.6.6; tickets not come in: 1.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

2661
27 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #249 1s. (246.12; 2.9; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

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

2662
24 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

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

2663
17 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. The Romp [announced on playbill of 16 Apr.] cannot be performed on Account of the Indisposition of Mrs Jordan. Public Advertiser, 31 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bensley at his house, No. 21, Charlotte-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #285 12s. (126.18.0; 13.17.6; 2.16.6; ticket2: 140.0.0;) (charge: #107 8s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

2664
12 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

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

Dance: End: The Indian's Ransom-[see17870217

2665
29 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Aickin
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Chaplin
Role: the Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: As17870126

Song: In: the Cuckoo Song-Caelia; V: a song-Mrs Forster

2666
08 June 1787 @ 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 Quaker

Cast
Role: the celebrated Anacreontic Song Actor: Bannister

Dance: The Lucky Return, as17870530, but _Hamoir, Ferrere

2667
09 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 21 July: Received of Their Majesties and the Princess Royal #66. Receipts: #206 6s. 6d. (195.1.0; 10.8.0; 0.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

2668
15 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Grecian Daughter, advertised on playbill of 12 Oct.] Afterpiece: As originally Performed. With new Dresses, the Original Music, Scenery and Decorations. "When the hissing began there was an attempt by the Clown to put the audience in humour, by rolling over and over across the stage with a woman, or a man dressed in women's clothes. If this were a coup d'oeil for the Galleries, it was certainly an insult to the Boxes...We are glad to say that obscenity failed to rescue folly" (World, 16 Oct.). Receipts: #262 4s. (261.3; 1.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Cambray
Role: Duke Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice; or, The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: [Edition of 1739 (Tho. Wood) lists the parts: Orpheus, Pluto, Ascalax, Furies, Friends, Harlequin, Pantaloon, Gawkey, Drudge, Taylor, Shoemaker, Drawer, Hostler, Porter, Eurydice, Rhodope, Nymphs, Bacchants, Colombine, Mrs Mannerly, Witch, Frothwell, Maid, Dwarf Woman.]

2669
23 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer

2670
10 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Harriet Lee. Prologue by Richard Cumberland (see text). Epilogue by the author (World, 28 Nov.)]: With new Dresses, Decorations, &c. Public Advertiser, 26 Nov. 1787: This Day is published The New Peerage (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #209 4s. (188.1.0; 19.14.6; 1.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The New Peerage; Or, Our Eyes May Deceive Us

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Bannister Jun., Suett, Packer, Lamash, Phillimore, Wilson, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Wroughton, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787): Mr Vandercrab-King; Lord Melville-Bannister Jun.; Sir John Lovelace-Suett; Medley-Packer; Virtu-Lamash; Allen-Phillimore; Servants-Wilson, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Lyons; Charles-Wroughton; Miss Harley-Mrs Crouch; Miss Vandercrab-Mrs Hopkins; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Charlotte Courtley-Miss Farren; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer

2671
13 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #164 9s. (135.1; 28.13; 0.15; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia

Cast
Role: Duke of Genoa Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer

2672
15 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia

Cast
Role: Duke of Genoa Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

2673
17 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: of the Tower Actor: Benson
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gaudry

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Kelly; Russet-Williames; Simkin-Suett; Skirmish-Bannister Jun. (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Jenny-Miss Collett; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Mrs Crouch.

2674
18 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia

Cast
Role: Duke of Genoa Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

2675
20 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill. Afterpiece: Prologue by James Cobb]. Receipts: #149 13s. (128.18.0; 19.11.6; 1.3.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia

Cast
Role: Duke of Genoa Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17871215, but the original Prologue-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: the original Prologue Actor: Bannister Jun.
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