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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.

5551
26 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17700418 but Ostler-Parsons; The Vocal Parts-Vernon.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon.
Role: to be spoken for the last time Actor: King.
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: Ralph Actor: King
Role: Touchstone Actor: King
Role: Hamlet Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5552
28 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King

Entertainment: V: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all-Master Cape

5553
29 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: King
Role: Bassanio Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon.
Role: to be spoken for the last time Actor: King.
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: Ralph Actor: King
Role: Touchstone Actor: King
Role: Hamlet Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5554
05 June 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon.
Role: to be spoken for the last time Actor: King.
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: Ralph Actor: King
Role: Touchstone Actor: King
Role: Hamlet Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5555
03 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: King

Dance: IV: The Tartars-Sga Manesiere, Fishar. [See17691207.

5556
04 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17701002 but Rosetta-Miss Catley; second appearance here in 9 years, with a Dance-incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: with a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: King

Dance: II: The Tartars, as17701003

5557
06 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: King

Dance: II: The Tartars, as17701003

5558
08 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; MacDuff-Clarke; Lenox-Hull; Malcolm-Perry; Banquo-Bensley; Duncan-Gibson; Seyton-Gardner; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Quick; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; With a Dance of the Furies-Fishar; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: With a Dance of the Furies Actor: Fishar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: King

5559
10 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers
Role: In Which will be Introduced The Pageant Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

Dance: I: The Rabbit Sellers-Daigville, Sga Vidini

5560
11 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers
Role: In Which will be Introduced The Pageant Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5561
07 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: to avoid confusion full cast listed Actor: Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: In which will be introduced the Pageant Actor: .
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Vernon
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: In Which will be Introduced The Pageant Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5562
08 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17701103 Young Gentlewoman's, Mrs Roberts, 3rd appearance on the stage.
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: _Kear.
Role: Other characters Actor: Wright, Kear, Fawcett, Hartry, Booth, Jacobs, Castle, Wheeler, J. Burton, Wrighten, Walker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: call'd The Rejoicing Night Actor: .

Dance: IV: The Rabbit Sellers, as17701010

5563
09 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Thorogood-Hurst; Trueman-Brereton; Barnwell-Cautherly; Blunt-Ackman; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Mrs W. Barry; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries; In Act I: A Song-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Barnwell Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: to avoid confusion full cast listed Actor: Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: In which will be introduced the Pageant Actor: .
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Vernon
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: In Which will be Introduced The Pageant Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5564
12 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: to avoid confusion full cast listed Actor: Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: In which will be introduced the Pageant Actor: .
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Vernon
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: In Which will be Introduced The Pageant Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5565
15 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: to avoid confusion full cast listed Actor: Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: In which will be introduced the Pageant Actor: .
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Vernon
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: In Which will be Introduced The Pageant Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5566
21 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Young Lovel-Cautherly; Freeman-Fawcett; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Phillip-Baddeley; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Young Lovel Actor: Cautherly

5567
22 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. N.B. The Jubilee after this night will be laid aside for sometime. On Saturday, A New Comedy, never perform'd, call'd 'Tis Well It's No Worse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: to avoid confusion full cast listed Actor: Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: In which will be introduced the Pageant Actor: .
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Vernon
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: In Which will be Introduced The Pageant Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17701025

5568
27 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Reddish, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Davies, J. Aickin, W. Palmer, Wrighten, Keen, Castle, Booth, J. Burton, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Love, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Abington. Muskato-King
Role: Muskato Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

5569
30 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Reddish, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Davies, J. Aickin, W. Palmer, Wrighten, Keen, Castle, Booth, J. Burton, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Love, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Abington. Muskato-King
Role: Muskato Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17701117, but Other characters-_Wright.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: _Wright.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: With the Rejoicing Night Actor:
Role: including the Sailor's pageant Actor: .
Role: The RejoicingNight Actor:
Role: in which will be introduc'd the Sailor's Pagean Actor: .
Role: Other characters Actor: Wright, Kear, Fawcett, Hartry, Booth, Jacobs, Castle, Wheeler, J. Burton, Wrighten, Walker
Role: call'd The Rejoicing Night Actor: .

5570
03 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Reddish, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Davies, J. Aickin, W. Palmer, Wrighten, Keen, Castle, Booth, J. Burton, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Love, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Abington. Muskato-King
Role: Muskato Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

5571
10 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Reddish, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Davies, J. Aickin, W. Palmer, Keen, Booth, J. Burton, Wheeler, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Morland, Mrs Love, Mrs Abington
Role: Muskato Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17701025

5572
12 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Lissardo Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

5573
21 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: King
Role: Bassanio Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: As17700925, but Miss Flack-Miss Burton; Chambermaid-Miss Platt; Dances-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Mrs King.
Role: Sotherton Actor: Palmer
Role: With Dances incidental to the piece Actor: Giorgi, Atkins

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17701025

5574
01 January 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. [During this year appeared Miscellanies in Prose and Verse by Catherine Jemmat containing numerous tributes in verse to various actors--Woodward, Sowdon, Mrs Woffington, Barry--when they were in Ireland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Cast
Role: Muskato Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: to avoid confusion full cast listed Actor: Parts-King, Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, W. Palmer, Parsons, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Dances Actor: Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers
Role: In which will be introduced the Pageant Actor: .
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Vernon
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga Giorgi, Sga _Vidini.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: In Which will be Introduced The Pageant Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

5575
08 January 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

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