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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.

5676
08 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Leonora-Theatrical Review). Leonora 1st time Miss Rogers very pretty & got Applause (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for $J. Aickin">Miss Rogers for first time-O Horrible! most Horrible'. (Theatrical Review). Leonora 1st time Miss Rogers very pretty & got Applause (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for $J. Aickin, Miss Rogers. Rec'd Stopages, #11 2s. 6d.; From Mr Hopkins, on Acct, #16 10s.; From Mr Clutterbuck, #200; from Sinking Fund #126 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #156 6s. 6d. Charges: #48 8s. 6d. Profit to Aickin & Miss Rogers: #107 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

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

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End of Play: By Particular Desire, The Louvre, Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar

5677
11 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby & Widow Burton. Tickets deliver'd for the Benefit of Mr Burton will be taken. Receipts: #165 5s. 6d. Charges: #64 6s. 6d. Profits to Bransby & Widow Burton: #100 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17720331 but Major Sturgeon-Love; Roger-Burton?[but Burton died the week before (Public Advertiser)].but Burton died the week before (Public Advertiser)].
Cast
Role: Lint Actor: Waldron and the Song of Johnny Pringle omitted from mention in Weston's role-_.
Role: with the Song of Johnny Pringle Actor: Weston

Entertainment: V: Scrub's Trip, as17720427

5678
15 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Fitzgerald. Paid 2 extra hautboys in Rehearsal 31 March, 10s.; 8 extra trumpets in The Garter 4th March, #3. Receipts: #66 19s. 6d. Charges: #70 8s. 6d. Deficit to Mrs Fitzgerald: #3 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17720508, but Leonora-Mrs Fitzgerald for the first time this season.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Fitzgerald for the first time this season.

5679
16 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Majr O Flaherty Mr Hurst-not enough upon the Brogue (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Hurst and Rooker. Paid salary list #494 18s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct #2; Mrs S. French #1 10s.; Rec'd stopages #9 8s. 6d.; from Sinking Fund #42. Receipts. #229 19s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Hurst and Rooker: #155 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly.
Role: Belcour Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17711021, but Lieutenant-_; Rejoicing Night-_; Sailor's Pageant-_; To conclude with the Scene of the Waterfall-as it was originally performed.
Cast
Role: To conclude with the Scene of the Waterfall Actor: as it was originally performed.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: With Additional Scene of the Rejoicing Night Actor:
Role: and The Sailor's Pageant Actor: .

5680
19 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: To conclude with the Scene of the Waterfall Actor: as it was originally performed.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: With Additional Scene of the Rejoicing Night Actor:
Role: and The Sailor's Pageant Actor: .

Song: III: Several Catches and Glees, as17720501

5681
22 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Fawcett. Paid 2 Clarinets overcharged the 8th inst. #1 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #205 4s. Charges: #64 15s. Profits to Hartry and Fawcett: #116 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Atall Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: King

Song: I: A Cantata, Queen Mab; or the Fairies Jubilee-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

5682
23 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Cast
Role: Mortimer Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi.

5683
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

5684
26 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Keen, and Wright. By Desire of the Grand Hanoverian Lodge of the Ancient and Noble Order of Bucks. Paid extra Flute and Hautboy 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #197 8s. 6d. Charges: #69 5s. Profit to Keen and Wright: #126 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: The other Dances Actor: Atkins, Sg and Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Shatterbrain Actor: King

Dance: V: The Drunken Peasant-Philips, the original

5685
29 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Malvolio Actor: King
Role: Sebastian Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Sotherton Actor: Keen
Role: With Dance incidental to the piece, Actor: Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

5686
01 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly.
Role: Belcour Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Walker

5687
05 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night of performing till the Holidays. Benefit for Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts. Tickets deliver'd by Wood and Humphrey will be taken. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s.; Mr Wegg's Rent to Lady Day last #103 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #240 3s. Charges: #84. Profits to Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

5688
22 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17721020, but with fuller statement about the Dances: viz. In the course of the Drama will be introduced the following Dances: A Dance of Cupids, a Dance of Daemons, a Dance of Warriors, Grand Concluding Dance-.
Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King
Role: With a Grand Procession of the different Or Actor:
Role: The Warrior's Dance Actor:
Role: other Dances Actor: proper to the Piece.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Sotherton Actor: Keen
Role: With Postillion Dance incidental to the Pie Actor: Giorgi, Atkins, Sga Vidini

5689
27 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King
Role: With a Grand Procession of the different Or Actor:
Role: The Warrior's Dance Actor:
Role: other Dances Actor: proper to the Piece.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

5690
05 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Wilding Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023 (playbill)

5691
10 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. The Irish Widow deferr'd. Barry Ill. Paid Mr Griffiths on note, #12 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #136 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Wilding Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

5692
18 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Wilding Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Scaramouch-Keen; Drunken Valet-Moody; Lover-Messink; Country girls-Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; Concluded with the scene of the waterfall- as originally performed.
Cast
Role: Concluded with the scene of the waterfall Actor: as originally performed.

5693
23 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Wilding Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Concluded with the scene of the waterfall Actor: as originally performed.

5694
25 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Concluded with the scene of the waterfall Actor: as originally performed.

5695
04 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Cadwallader Actor: King

Dance: End: The Butterfly-Daigville, Sga Vidini

5696
08 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: King Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: II: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

5697
09 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi.

5698
11 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17720922

5699
12 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Wilding Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

5700
14 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Cymon and The Witches both to be laid aside after this night on account of preparations for a New Pantomime for the Holidays (Winston MS 10). [See Pigmy Revels, 26 Dec.] Paid Mr Vernon on note #10 10s.; Mr Wright's bill to Manning, #4 10s. 3d.; Eaton for Women's cloaths #16 16s.; Master Cape per order, #2 12s. 6d. Receipts: #177 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17721022, but with Original Prologue-Mrs Abington [By Particular Desire. [The playbill probably with greater accuracy calls this the Original Epilogue.]By Particular Desire. [The playbill probably with greater accuracy calls this the Original Epilogue.]
Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King
Role: With a Grand Procession of the different Or Actor:
Role: The Warrior's Dance Actor:
Role: other Dances Actor: proper to the Piece.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi.