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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.

6276
04 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The School of Eloquence

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Vernon, Parsons, Moody, Bannister, Baddeley, Bannister Jun., Waldron, Lamash, Burton, [Larpent MS 515 lists the parts: Moderator, Irishman, Member, Scotchman, Frenchman, Welchman, Buck; synopsis of plot in Morning Chronicle, 5 Apr.]Larpent MS 515 lists the parts: Moderator, Irishman, Member, Scotchman, Frenchman, Welchman, Buck; synopsis of plot in Morning Chronicle, 5 Apr.]

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

6277
05 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

6278
06 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The ChristmasTale

Dance: As17800401

6279
07 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Robinson. Morning Chronicle, 25 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Robinson at her house, the corner of Tavistock-row, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #201 12s. (67.4.0; 32.6.6; 0.11.6; tickets: 101.10.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17800316

Song: End I: He's aye kissing me-Mrs Wrighten

6280
08 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Belcour Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

6281
12 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer.

Dance: As17791126

6282
13 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Afterpiece: In honour of Shakespeare; in which will be introduced a grand Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Public Advertiser, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Hopkins, No. 7, Little Russel Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #205 9s. 6d. (122.5.0; 34.17.6; 1.16.0; tickets: 46.11.0) (charge: #64 4s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Witwou'd Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

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

Song: End III: Tally ho!, as17800411

6283
17 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Mainpiece: With the Grand Triumphal Entry. 2nd piece [1st time; INT I, probably by Robert Baddeley]: Baddeley, in the character of Moses in The School For Scandal, will present the Audience with a specimen of Jewish Education in a series of Instructions to his son Shadrach. Public Advertiser, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 4, Little Russel Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #246 13s. (178.10; 30.11; 0.17; tickets: 36.15) (charge: #79 4s. 6d.)

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer.

6284
20 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Artifice

6285
22 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Who's The Dupe

Dance: As17791215

6286
01 May 1780 @ 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. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin (for that night only) at 6:00. Receipts: #236 4s. 6d. (129.19.0; 25.2.6; 1.8.0; tickets: 79.15.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer

6287
02 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown (for that night)-Delpini; Colombine (for that night)-Sga Crespi; the other Characters-Chaplin, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby; Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Gaudry.
Cast
Role: the other Characters Actor: Chaplin, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby

Dance: End I: a new Comic Pantomime Dance, The Savoyards-Delpini, Sga Crespi, Henry, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Minuet, Allemande-Delpini, Sga Crespi

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

6288
04 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

6289
05 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Butler. Morning Chronicle, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wright, No. 24, Bennet-street, Westminster; of Butler, next door to the Theatre. Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions. Not acted these 4 years. To conclude with a Grand Sea-Fightv, Dance, etc. [These were included in both subsequent performances.] The Scenery designed by DeLoutherbourg, and executed under his direction. Receipts: #276 14s. 6d. (52.9.0; 12.5.6; 0.4.0; tickets: 211.16.0) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Delpini; Fop-Burton; 1st Genii-Miss G. Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett; the other Characters-Williams, Nash, Kenny, Fawcett, Philimore, Chaplin, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: the other Characters Actor: Williams, Nash, Kenny, Fawcett, Philimore, Chaplin, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs W. Palmer.

Dance: End I: Hornpipe-Master Butler (scholar of Miller); In afterpiece: Henry

Song: End II: Tally ho!, as17800411

6290
08 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Jubilee, announced on playbill of 6 May.] Receipts: #141 2s. 6d. (109.14.0; 30.10.0; 0.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: the other Characters Actor: Williams, Nash, Kenny, Fawcett, Philimore, Chaplin, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs W. Palmer.

6291
11 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Henry.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer

6292
15 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer

6293
17 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: the other Characters Actor: Williams, Nash, Kenny, Fawcett, Philimore, Chaplin, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs W. Palmer.

6294
18 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer

Dance: As17791126

6295
19 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17800504

6296
22 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

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

6297
27 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miniature Picture

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer

Dance: As17791220

6298
31 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. [This was Mrs Robinson's last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #93 4s. (53.11; 37.11; 2.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Miniature Picture

Dance: End II afterpiece: As17791122

6299
04 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quick

6300
06 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quick

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927