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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.

2176
28 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance, as17671024; IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

2177
31 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Half past 4 went into the first Gallery to see Barry do Othello. Holland is the best Iago we have (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Hopkins the Prompter Actor: Bannister
Role: Saunders the Carpenter Actor: Moody
Role: Johnston the housekeeper Actor: Johnston

2178
10 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Sr Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Hopkins the Prompter Actor: Bannister
Role: Saunders the Carpenter Actor: Moody
Role: Johnston the housekeeper Actor: Johnston

Dance: I: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

2179
14 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris
Role: Theodore Actor: R Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance call'd The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Ford

2180
21 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: A New Tambourine Dance, as17671119

2181
30 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Charles Sarjant for the Like sum advanc'd towards the repairs of the Houses in Bow St... #11 (Account Book). Receipts: #170 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17671106

2182
10 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid to Mr Hull the Balance of the Theatrical Fund, the 9th Instant...#98 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #225 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance, as17671126

2183
29 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: To which will be added the Procession from the Abb Actor:
Role: at the Coronation with the representation of Westm Actor:
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

2184
01 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

2185
22 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; IV: Comic Dance, as17671106

2186
25 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of the Guard #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #234 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Ford, 1st time; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; V: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

2187
29 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

2188
03 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer.
Role: Duke's Servt Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Lovel Actor: Cautherly.

2189
12 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Sidney Actor: Cautherley

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer.
Role: Duke's Servt Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Lovel Actor: Cautherly.

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

2190
26 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. Last performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Sr Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

2191
06 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. By Particular Desire. Both pieces "for the last time this season" (playbill). Charges #64 10s. Balance to Miss Macklin #91 10s. 6d. plus #54 3s. in tickets (Box 205; Gallery 29) (Account Book). Receipts: #156 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: I: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

2192
11 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. The Roman Father is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Powell (playbill). Charges #66 2s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Thompson #62 11s. plus #31 14s. in tickets (Box 92; Pit 58) (Account Book). Receipts: #128 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

2193
12 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Mainpiece: By Desire. Farce (adapted by Thomas Ryder from Vanbrugh's Mistake) never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Cautherley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

2194
12 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Tickets for the Wonder will be taken. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [The afterpiece a musical entertainment by Richard Cumberland taken from his The Summer's Tale. See 6 Dec. 1765; 28 April 1768.] Charges #64 15s. Balance to Dyer #10 5s. plus #160 5s. in tickets (Box 471; Pit 198; Gallery 128). (Account Book). Receipts: #75 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Peter-Bates; Olivia-Mrs Vincent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Withers Actor: Shuter

Dance: III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

2195
13 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mrs Barry hopes that those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken places will be so good as to excuse the Alteration of the Play; as she has given the earliest notice in her power. N.B. Tickets deliver'd for the Countess of Salisbury will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Sr Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Palmer, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Hurst, Fawcett, J. Burton, Mrs Barry, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hopkins. With a Prologue-
Role: Weldon Actor: Cautherly

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

2196
05 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

2197
19 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Program By Desire. Receipts: #175 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation with the Representation of Westminster Hall
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

2198
05 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Theatrical Monitor No 7, printed a list of 84 actors, actresses, and dancers belonging to the company, who signed a Petition to the Town in favor of Colman. See Harvard Library ed. of Memoirs of Macklin, II, part 2, p. 14.] Receipts: #115 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: Midas

2199
20 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby
Role: Bassanio Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Young Lovel Actor: Cautherly
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929

2200
31 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Morris
Role: Theodore Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Boor Servant Actor: LaLauze, 1st appearance these 6 years
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber