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9969 results for: Keyword - The king
We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 23 matches on Author.

4876
18 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: King

Song: HHearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

4877
23 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Florimond Actor: King

Song: I: Hearts of Oak-;[See17620209] End: song-Mrs Vincent

4878
23 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Tindal; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-Davis; Aristander-Perry; Cassander-Clarke; Clytus-Gibson; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parasatis-Mrs Burden; Eumenes-Bennet; Laomedon-Wignel; Statira-Mrs Ward; Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; In which will be introduc'd The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon, with an Epilogue in the character of Roxana-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: with an Epilogue in the character of Rox Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: As17620320 but (by particular desire the favorite) Song of Nymphs and Shepherds from the Oratorio Alfred-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Song of Nymphs and Shepherds from the Orato Actor: Miss Brent.
Role: King Actor: Hull
Role: with a Dances incident to the Pastoral Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier.

Music: IV: A Solo on the Violin-Mr Piffit (his second performance in England)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

4879
03 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Last time of performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: King

Entertainment: I: Hearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Song: IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: (BBy Desire) The Flemish Feast-. [See17611103, but Noverre omitted from playbill.

4880
12 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Stephano Actor: King
Role: and a Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque, Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Other character Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

4881
14 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Flash Actor: King
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet. uö·dl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329.
Role: Petruchio Actor: King

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young. *uöÓdl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329

Performance Comment: *uöÓdl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329.

4882
15 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17610919. *uöÔdl TThe Farmer's Return from London. (by Particular Desire) As17620329.
Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

4883
19 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. No Building on Stage. [The playbill lists Russel-$Davies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Mask Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Entertainment: IV: The Brass Prophecy, as17620330

4884
21 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets deliver'd for The Way of the World, and by Mess. Settree and Hayes will be taken. Positively the last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Clincher Jun Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: The Ceremony of the Championin Westminst Actor: .
Role: Other characters Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: II: Hearts of Oak-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Baker; End Play: By particular Desire, and for that night only, Bucks Have at Ye All-King as17620330

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: After Entertainments: the Louvre and Minuet-Settree, Miss Blagdon (his scholar)

4885
24 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Atall Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Mask Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: I: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926; III: The Drunken Swiss-Grimaldi, Baltazar, Miss Baker; IV: A New Tambourine-Vincent. (playbill) *uö¯dl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620320

Performance Comment: (playbill) *uö¯dl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620320.

Entertainment: TThe Savoyard Travellers-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

4886
26 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kennedy. Tickets deliver'd for The Mistake will be taken. Last Time of Garrick's Performing Scrub this season. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Archer Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Cape Actor: King

Dance: IV: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker

4887
27 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17620105, but Beatrice-Miss Pope, first time; In Act II, a Minuet in the Masquerade Dance,-Noverre, Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: a Minuet in the Masquerade Dance, Actor: Noverre, Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Mask Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

4888
28 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Noverre and Miss Bride. Afterpiece: By Desire. No Building on Stage. N.B. Burton and Packer have deferr'd their Benefit, which was to have been tomorrow, to Saturday the 15th of May, when The Jealous Wife will be perform'd, Oakly by Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Cloten Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Cape Actor: King

Dance: I: A Minuet (for First Time)-Noverre, Miss Bride; III: A Serious Dance-Miss Rogers; End: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers

4889
01 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17620118, but Epilogue in Character-the Busy Body.
Cast
Role: Epilogue in Character Actor: the Busy Body.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe (With Alterations)

Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: King

Ballet: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The May Day Frolic. Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Song: IV: Miss Young

4890
03 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez, ballet master. Full Prices. Afterpiece: By Desire. The Farmer, for last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Tattle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Mask Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: The Tambourine Dance-Vincent; III: The Italian Gardiners, as17611010; IV: Hornpipe-Vincent; The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926. End: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620320

Performance Comment: End: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620320.

4891
03 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Cast
Role: King Actor: Hull
Role: with a Dances incident to the Pastoral Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier.

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: End: (By particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction) for this night only, A Dish of All Sorts-Shuter, as17620329

Cast
Role: The Bill of Fare consisting of a Medley@Song Actor: Shuter
Role: The History of Mr Shuter and the Sow Actor: Shuter

4892
05 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Pritchard, treasurer. No Building on stage. Tickets deliver'd for The Lady's Last Stake will be taken. The Indisposition of a Principal Performer has oblig'd Mr Pritchard to change his play. The Farmer's Return for Last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: King

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Miss Rogers; III: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926. *uõdl End: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620320

Performance Comment: *uõdl End: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620320.

4893
08 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: King

Dance: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: End: a Young Gentlewoman, first time of her appearing in public

4894
12 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Froment, who is oblig'd to change his play on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Tickets for As You Like It will be taken. No Building on the stage, and the House will illuminated with Wax Lights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Clincher Jun Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A Serious Dance, call'd Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Froment , a Child six years old, Scholar of Mr Froment, being the First time of her appearing upon the stage; II: The Cow Keepers, as17611215; III: A Comic Dance, Le Petit Savoyard-Miss Froment; End: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, Miss Froment

4895
15 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: Between Acts: Mrs Vincent

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17611215

4896
21 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Fainwell Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

4897
29 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Young Mask Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

4898
19 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Blakes, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson
Role: call'd The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Dawson.

4899
20 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 2 Feb. 1762.] Tomorrow will be reviv'd All's Well that Ends Well, and on Friday Lady Jane Gray, with a Pastoral (never perform'd on any stage) call'd The Spring

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Mask Actor: King
Role: Young Mask Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

4900
06 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Packer
Role: Player King Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances