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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. 1st piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 8 Nov. 1788]. 3rd piece: To conclude as 3 Oct. 1791. Morning Herald, 24 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, No.62, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Receipts: #336 19s. (95.15.6; 35.7.0; 2.15.0; tickets: 203.1.6) (charge: #168 4s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Apollo [i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. In which the Anacreontic Song-Bannister; My Poll and my Partner Joe-Dignum; Could a Man be Secure-Sedgwick, Dignum; Catches, Glees-; The President-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17911003, but Dangle-Benson; Italian Girls-Mrs Bland, Miss _Daniels; In the Tragedy Governor-Maddocks; Sir Christopher Hatton-_; Master of the Horse-_; Beef@eater-_; Justice-_; Son-_; Constable-_; Nieces-_; Justice's Lady-_; Confidant-_.
Cast
Role: In the Tragedy Governor Actor: Maddocks
Role: Duke Actor: Aickin
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Alfred
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Kemble as Jaffier, but "On Saturday evening Whitfield played the part of Jaffier in the room of Kemble, at four hours notice, and happy it was for Whitfield that an opportunity offered to prove how much his talents have been kept in the shade; his conception of the part was critically without error, his delivery of Otway's language with good emphasis and his pathos extremely natural and interesting" (Diary, 16 Apr.).] Receipts: #296 6s. 6d. (254.14.6; 38.14.0; 2.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke of Venice Actor: Maddocks
Role: Theodore Actor: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viii

Cast
Role: Duke of Norfolk Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Banks.
Role: Brothers Actor: Benson, Bland
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill. In mainpiece the playbill retains King, but "Mr King being ill I acted his Part to-night" (Kemble Mem.).]. Account-Book, 12 May: Author's Charge 3rd night of Fugitive enter'd short by error #12 16s. Receipts: #408 5s. (365.1; 41.0; 2.4; tickets: none listed) (charge: #147)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido Queen Of Carthage

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Hay-market

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Poor Old Hay-Market

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Dance: End I: An Allemand-Whitmell, Miss Jacobs, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Poor Old Hay-Market

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bland as Madelon, but "Mrs Bland has just presented her husband with two fair daughters...In consequence Miss DeCamp, last night, assumed the part of Madelon" (Morning Herald, 15 Aug.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Earl of Mercia-Cubitt; Mayor of Coventry-Wilson; Harold-Davies; Count Louis-Bland; Peeping Tom-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in this opera); new song (in character) The little farthing rushlight (Thespian Magazine, Oct. 1792, p. 101)-Bannister Jun.; Crazy-Barrett; Godina-Mrs Cuyler; Emma-Mrs Bannister; Mayoress-Mrs Edwin; Maud-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland

Song: As17920815

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: New Occasional Address-Mrs Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Partners

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Entertainment: Monologue New Occasional Address, as17920822

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Event Comment: In consequence of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Kemble, Inkle and Yarico [in place of Cross Partners, advertised on playbill of 31 Aug.] is obliged to be postponed. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Palmer Jun. as the Officer, but "An apology was made by Palmer for his Son who (as he said), not knowing of the sudden change [of play], was gone to the country, but the son thought proper to give his father the lie, by appearing in the boxes, a few minutes after, with a girl. Farley performed his part, and the audience seemed rejoiced at the change" (Thespian Magazine, Oct. 1792, p.102). Afterpiece in place of Katharine and Petruchio, advertised on playbill of 31 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Duke of Somerset Actor: Bland
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister, being her Last Appearance on the Stage. [Address by George Colman, ynger (Thespian Magazine, Oct. 1792, p. 102.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: The Mogul-Williamson; Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Omar-Evatt; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Irene-Mrs Whitfield; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: The Mogul Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: a Serio, Comic, Poetic Paraphrase on Shakespear's Seven Ages-King; End 3rd piece: Occasional Farewell Address-Mrs Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Partners

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom