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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.

2201
07 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

2202
12 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. Richard-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Neville MS Diary: Garrick played Richard III. In attempting to get into the Pit was forced into the 2 shilling gallery Passage & after being squeezed abominably for an hour got into the street. Should not have received much pleasure if I had got in, as that calf headed son of a whore, George etc. was there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

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

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

2203
16 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

Dance: -D-Dagueville, Sga Vidini. [See17681210.

2204
26 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2205
28 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

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

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2206
27 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

2207
30 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe School for Rakes oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of Holland's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

2208
15 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Royal Slave Posted...Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). [Playbill advertises The Royal Slave. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by Mrs Scott. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the Euphrates Lodge."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-King (that night only)

2209
03 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

2210
06 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Hurst
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

2211
09 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

Dance: II: A New Dance-Tassoni, Sga Giorgi

2212
17 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and Lings. The Committee deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs W. Barry. Tickets delivered by Page, Chinneau, and for The Committee will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

2213
18 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell (box-keepers). Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Charges #83 1s. 6d. Deficit #53 13s., covered by income from tickets: Ansell #112 7s. (Box 341; Pit 162; Gallery 28); Green #135 4s. (Box 470; Pit 106; Gallery 18). Rec'd of Condell his deficiency and #20 in full for Fruit Rent this season: also deficiencies from Mrs Naylor and Potter. Paid Mr Scovell for copying Music in Maid of the Mill--#3 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #53 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

2214
19 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: III: The Wake, as17690518

2215
20 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bowers (Box-keeper) and Veal (First Gallery doorkeeper). The Way to Keep Him deferr'd on account of Mrs W. Barry's Indisposition. Tickets deliver'd by Broad, Berrisford, Hodges, and for The Way to Keep Him will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

2216
06 September 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rose

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen of the Giants Actor: Sparks

Dance: TThe Sailor's Return, as17690825

2217
28 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

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

2218
02 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of Their Majesties. Man and Wife Publish'd at 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 10). Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #178 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17691025, but the Dance in character of the Old Man and Woman-Arnauld, Mrs Thompson; Hornpipe-_.
Cast
Role: the Dance in character of the Old Man and W Actor: Arnauld, Mrs Thompson

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17691018; End: Rural Love, as17690925

2219
02 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Waldron, Castle, Wheeler, W. Palmer, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Mesink, Clough, Booth, J. Burton, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Lowe. The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Dances Actor: Dagueville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers
Role: In which will be introduced The Pageant as Actor: Upon-Avon
Role: Hamlet Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

2220
20 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the General Lying in Hospital

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

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

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: The English Gardeners, as17691206

2221
20 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for City of London Lying-In Hospital in Aldersgate Street. Charges #85 5s. Balance to Hospital 8s. 6d. plus income from tickets #142 3s. (Box 402; Pit 203; Gallery 112). Paid Dunstall balance for Theatrical Fund #120 6d. (Account Book). [The Occasional Prologue is Larpent MS 303, ending in anti-Mandevillian fashion; Private virtue leads to Public good."] . Receipts: #85 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

2222
28 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Twin Rivals oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #161 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: _C. Smith, Mrs Pitt, Barnshaw, Banks, Reyner, Holtom.
Role: and a Grand Scene of the Palace of Pluto Actor: Servandoni.
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumay, Hussey, Petro, Merrifield, the Miss Twists, Miss Madan, Miss Garman.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2223
26 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17691228, but Richmond-Clarke; Tressel-Wroughton; Catesby-Wignell; [The Public Advertiser lists Richmond-Wroughton.]
Cast
Role: The Public Advertiser lists Richmond Actor: Wroughton.
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: II of the Comedy: The Whim, as17691123

2224
15 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: LLalauze stated he had been 42 years an inhabitant of this country,--retained by Rich 32 years, who promis'd him an annuity of #50 a year whenever he was incapable of performing. This was not in his Will but the Executors allowed it him 3 years. Having sold the property they discontinued it; The new parties engag'd him last year but they would not this season. So Foote gave him the House of 14 Feb. at Haymarket gratis (Winston MS 10). Paid Henry Williams for performing the Bells 4 nights #1 10s. Paid Wm Gard 4 nights in the Lyon 10s.--and Thos Singleton for same 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #188 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: _Holtom, Mrs White.
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere.

Dance: IV: Dutch Dance, [The Dutch Milk Maid] as17691111

2225
22 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: _Holtom, Mrs White.
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere.

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123