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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.

6201
26 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Farce. Receipts: #174 11s. 6d. (100.2.0; 36.5.0; 7.067.0.6; tickets: 31.4.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Wilding Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17790313

6202
27 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Double Deception, announced on playbill of 26 Apr.] MS annotation on Kemble playbill: I believe this was the last time Miss Younge acted at Drury Lane. See C. G. T. November 10th, 1779. Receipts: #107 10s. 6d. (66.17.0; 32.16.0; 7.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: The Gamester Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: As17790417

6203
29 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

Song: As17781006

6204
30 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Double Deception [announced on playbill of 29 Apr.], on account of the Benefits, is obliged to be deferred till Thursday next. Receipts: #240 2s. (222.9.0; 17.9.6; 0.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

Song: As17781006

6205
01 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Farren and Miss Sherry. Tickets delivered by Bidwell, Mrs Pulley, and for The Way of the World will be taken. Public Advertiser, 29 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Farren, No. 14, Catherine Street, Strand; of Miss Sherry, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #214 13s. (39.8.0; 15.17.6; 0.12.6; tickets: 158.15.0) (charge: #69 3s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Witwou'd Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17781215, but The Lady (1st time)-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton.
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: End IV: Tally ho!, as17790413; In afterpiece: Sweet Echo, as17790413

6206
06 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by the author of mainpiece (Town and Country Magazine, May 1779, p.269).] Receipts: #146 17s. (110.19.0; 34.15.6; 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: As17790417

6207
07 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Harwood, Thompson & Miss Wright [who had 1st appeared as a singer in the oratorios, 19 Feb.]. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Harwood at Mrs Powel's, New Nelson-street; of Thompson, No.7, Great Marlborough-street; of Miss Wright, No. 136, Drury-lane. Receipts: #267 4s. (69.5.0; 19.2.6; 0.6.6; tickets: 178.10.0) (charge: #105). The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: As17790503

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister Jun

6208
13 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17790417

Song: As17781006

6209
14 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Every Man in his Humour and The Irish Widow [both announced on playbill of 13 May], which were to have been performed this Evening, for the Benefit of Fawcett and Sga Crespi, are obliged to be deferred till Monday next. Receipts: #216 2s. 6d. (193.7.0; 22.7.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Coopers, as17781211

Ballet: End III: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503 at cg Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong

6210
20 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17781006

6211
24 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Fund for the Relief of those who from their Infirmities shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. Receipts: #98 14s. 6d. (59.10.0; 15.5.0; 0.4.6; tickets: 23.15.0) [charge: #52 5s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17781029

6212
27 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: As17790417

6213
29 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson, Carleton Sen. & Woollams. Tickets delivered by Bayne, Page, Finney, Barthrope and Whittey will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #243 3s. (15.3; 3.11; 0.5; tickets: 224.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Aickin

Dance: End III: Double Hornpipe, as17790417

6214
03 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 8 June: Paid Boy counting Copper Tickets 185 nights #4 12s. 6d. Receipts: #168 14s. 6d. (134.19.0; 33.15.6; after-money not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: King

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17781006

6215
02 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

6216
03 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

6217
09 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

6218
16 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

6219
19 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

6220
11 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

6221
14 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

6222
22 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: accompanied on the oboe Actor: Parke.
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: III: song [see17790921]-Gaudry

6223
28 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Novel Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Chaplin, Gaudry, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, Mrs Bradshaw, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

6224
01 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Kenny

6225
02 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Kenny