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We found 1284 matches on Performance Comments, 1194 matches on Event Comments, 429 matches on Roles/Actors, 403 matches on Author, and 349 matches on Performance Title.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss Leak

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961029, but Villagers-Mrs _Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Event Comment: Benefit for Shade, Cameron, Wood, Wilson, Dangerfield, Irish, Nix, Edwards, Wooldridge, Panchaud, Cole, Gray, Hough [box-keepers]. The Last Time of the Company's Performing this Season. Receipts: #85 0s. 6d. (42.0.6; 40.6.6; 2.13.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #204 14s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke Murcia Actor: Suett
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17960920

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17970605

Event Comment: [Miss Humphries, who was from the Private Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. In afterpiece the playbill retains Barrymore as Sir Rowland, and Bannister Jun. as Walter, but "The Public are respectfully informed that Bannister being suddenly afflicted with a Hoarseness, and Barrymore having met with an unfortunate Accident, are both rendered incapable of the honour of appearing before them this Evening. To prevent a disappointment of The Children in the Wood Dowton will perform...Walter, and C. Kemble Sir Rowland, presuming humbly upon the usual kind indulgence experienced upon such emergencies" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #259 18s. (160.0.6; 98.12.6; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Entertainment: Entertainment. Not listed on playbill (see17971016). Morning Herald, 16 Oct.: A representation of the late engagement with the Dutch-; was unexpectedly given after the play. It was followed by some fire@works-, in which was a star, ending after various mutations in a sun, emblematic of British Glory!

Performance Comment: Not listed on playbill (see17971016). Morning Herald, 16 Oct.: A representation of the late engagement with the Dutch-; was unexpectedly given after the play. It was followed by some fire@works-, in which was a star, ending after various mutations in a sun, emblematic of British Glory!.
Event Comment: At the Request of several Persons of Quality. At 5 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Extraordinary Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Particularly, the Instrumental Musick, Composed by Mr John Eccles for the Coronation-; With several of Mr Weldon's Songs made for his Consort in York-Buildings. To be Perform'd-Mr Hughs, the Boy; Entertainment on the Violin-Mr Deane (not perform'd there before)

Performance Comment: To be Perform'd-Mr Hughs, the Boy; Entertainment on the Violin-Mr Deane (not perform'd there before).
Event Comment: [By Mrs Mary Davys.] Never Acted before. Preface: The first Night, in which lay all the Danger, was attended with only two single Hisses....The one was a Boy, and not worth taking Notice of, the other a Man who came prejudic'd. Receipts: #28 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heiress Or The Humours Of York

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Southern. Afterpiece: Never performed there before. [By John Arthur.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery or The Tanner of York

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Ryan; Priuli-Bridgwater; Duke-Hale; Bedamar-Hallam; Renault-Rosco; Spinosa-Stevens; Elliot-Salway; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery or The Tanner of York

Event Comment: At the Great Booth in the Middle of Tottenham Court Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Trick For Trick Or An Odd Affair Between Harlequin His Associates And The Vintner Of York

Afterpiece Title: Poor Harle in the Sudds at Last

Afterpiece Title: A Ball or The Humours of a Masquerade

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Tickets for Roberts also taken. Tickets at Hallam's House next the Chapel in Great Queen Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: Solo on Harp-Parry

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: Nancy or The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: Nancy's Father-Leveridge; Tom Trueblue-Salway; Lieutenant-Bencraft; Nancy-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Nancy's Father Actor: Leveridge

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Cast
Role: Nancy's Father Actor: Leveridge

Dance: PPeasants, Miller and Wife-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies. Benefit Henry Plowman. Receipts: Money #34 14s. 6d.; Tickets #85 7s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [Account Book states that Plowman was charged #80 for his benefit. See a letter by Plowman in Daily Advertiser, 7 Nov., on his acting in this play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Cast
Role: Nancy's Father Actor: Leveridge

Dance: PPeasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #73 2s. 6d. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Cast
Role: Nancy's Father Actor: Leveridge

Dance: As17401027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: As17410505, but I, III, V: dances

Song: IV: Roast Beef Song (by Desire)-Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur. To prevent any obstruction in the performance, no building on Stage. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Arthur. [Last acted there 23 Sept. 1741.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: LLes Statues Animees, as17560302

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rum Duke And The Queer Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Millers Holiday or Love in a Furz Bush

Dance: St.Luce, others

Performance Comment: Luce, others.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Duke Lavinio Actor: Palmer

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Duke Lavinio Actor: Palmer

Song: Master Mattocks

Performances

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Duke Lavinio Actor: Palmer

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17491228