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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.

5601
08 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

5602
10 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lloyd Actor: King
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17701025

5603
11 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Aickin, Packer, Parsons, J. Aickin, Wheeler, Moody, Cautherly, Baddeley, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Prologue-Reddish
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

5604
12 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dibdin. Afterpiece: A new Burletta in two Acts by Bickerstaffe. [Adaptation of Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona.] Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Witwou'd Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: He Would if He Could; or, An Old Fool Worse than Any

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Bannister, Dibdin in the character of an Old Lady, Mrs Baddeley. Simon-Vernon; Betty-Mrs Baddeley; Old Lady-Dibdin; Goosecap-Bannister (Edition of 1771).

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17701025

5605
18 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Aickin, Packer, Parsons, J. Aickin, Wheeler, Moody, Cautherly, Baddeley, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Prologue-Reddish
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

5606
24 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

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: .

Dance: III: The Medley-scholars of Giorgi

5607
25 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Aickin, Packer, Parsons, J. Aickin, Wheeler, Moody, Cautherly, Baddeley, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Prologue-Reddish
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

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

Dance: End: The Amusements of Strasburg, as17710422

5608
29 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: LeBrush Actor: King

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17710416

5609
30 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

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

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: I: The Cunning Love, as17710204

5610
02 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Aickin, Packer, Parsons, J. Aickin, Wheeler, Moody, Cautherly, Baddeley, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Prologue-Reddish
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

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: .

5611
04 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lord Hardy Actor: Cautherly
Role: Trim Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Entertainment: End of Play: A Burlesque Cantata-Bannister; with Imitations-Bannister

5612
07 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King
Role: Others Actor: Packer, Palmer, Bannister, Moody, J. Aickin, Wright, Johnston, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17710416

5613
09 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Aickin, Packer, Parsons, J. Aickin, Wheeler, Moody, Cautherly, Baddeley, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Prologue-Reddish
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

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: .

5614
11 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17710123, but Le Brush-Palmer; will introduce The Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody as Irishman.
Cast
Role: will introduce The Description of a Man of War Actor: Moody as Irishman.
Role: LeBrush Actor: King

Entertainment: End: Burlesque Cantata, as17710504

5615
13 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub treasurer) and Mrs Dorman. [Afterpiece, never performed there, The Noble Pedlar; or, The Fortune Hunter, by George Saville Carey. Music Compos'd by Barthelemon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Dr Cantwell Actor: King
Role: Seyward Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Noble Pedlar; or, The Fortune Hunter

Performance Comment: Parts-A Gentleman (first time), Dodd, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Barthelemon. Florimore?-A Gentleman (first appearance); Barbarino?-Dodd; Sophorino?-Mrs Dorman; Arabella?-Mrs Barthelemon (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Arabella? Actor: Mrs Barthelemon

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Entertainment: End: A Burlesque Cantata, as17710504

5616
15 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: King
Role: Beverly Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: V: A Clown's Dance, in which will be introduc'd a mock Minuet-Philips

Ballet: II: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Philips (The Original); Clown-Wright

Performance Comment: Drunken Peasant-Philips (The Original); Clown-Wright.

5617
16 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House. Last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Aickin, Packer, Parsons, J. Aickin, Wheeler, Moody, Cautherly, Baddeley, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Prologue-Reddish
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville); End: A New Dance call'd The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

5618
17 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Last time performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King
Role: Others Actor: Packer, Palmer, Bannister, Moody, J. Aickin, Wright, Johnston, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: V: The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

5619
21 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Novel Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Walker

5620
22 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; IV: The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at ye All-Dodd

5621
23 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17710420 but Lovemore-Cautherly; Lady Constant-Mrs W. Barry (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King
Role: Lovermore Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Medley-Scholars of Giorgi

5622
29 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lord Hardy Actor: Cautherly
Role: Trim Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Mrs King.
Role: Sotherton Actor: Palmer
Role: With Dances incidental to the piece Actor: Giorgi, Atkins

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker

5623
30 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Cautherly
Role: King Actor: Jefferson
Role: Player King Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Dance: The Medley-Scholars of Giorgi

5624
01 June 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

5625
16 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid for Properties #2 2s. (Tresaurer's Book). [This expense averaged #3 5s. per week amounting to #118 for the season. It will not be further itemized.] Receipts: #153 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Hodge Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710921