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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.

6401
14 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Delpini and Grimaldi [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #171 17s. (135.12; 0.15; tickets: 35.10) (charge: #125 11s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acorn Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker, as17810312but Sga Crespi in place of Sga _Tantini, Miss Armstrong in place of Sga Crespi

6402
15 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Suett and Fawcett. Tickets delivered by Gaudry will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. 3rd piece: Never acted here. Receipts:260 1s. (40.16.0; 16.13.6; 0.7.6; tickets: 202.4.0) (charge; none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Belcour Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810510, but Teague's Journey to London through Coventry-_; SCENE THE LAST. The Butterfly, as17800921; Hecate-Holcroft.
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

6403
19 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Prosser, Simpkinson, Jackson, J. Wilson, Smith, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Hamilton, Miss Willis, the Widow Wise, the Widow of the late Dr Arne will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #169 (50.14.6; 5.2.6; tickets: 113.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: King Actor: Quick

Dance: End II: The Rakes of Mallow, as17810501; End IV: Hornpipe-Prosser

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

Cast
Role: Squire of the Village Actor: Aldridge
Role: Landlady of the Harp Actor: Mr Besford
Role: accompanied by the ancient British instrument Actor:
Role: with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters.

6404
21 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King

Dance: As17810514

6405
21 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Cast
Role: Serjeant Eitherside Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton [i

Performance Comment: e. The Royal Chace]. As17810507, but Old Woman-_.
Cast
Role: The Storm Actor: Reinhold
Role: taken from Harlequin Every Actor: where. The Enemies' Attack
Role: To conclude with a Dance Actor: Aldridge, others
Role: To conclude with several Catches and Gle Actor: the most eminent performers
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: King Actor: Quick
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

6406
22 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular desire of their Excellencies the Persian Ambassadors. Benefit for Griffiths, Norris, Spencer & Williams. [Afterpiece in place of The Flitch of Bacon, announced on playbill of 21 May.] Receipts: #251 0s. 6d. (35.14.0; 14.17.6; 4.8.0; tickets: 196.1.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End: The Devonshire Minuet, as17810517

6407
22 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #292 11s. (33.9; tickets: 259.2) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: King Actor: Clarke
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: King Actor: Quick

Dance: As17810402

6408
24 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: in SCENE THE LAST The Butterfly Actor: Miss Stageldoirs, as17800921
Role: and following the song A Scene from The Electio Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love
Role: Dance of Sailors Actor: from SCENE III names of the dancers, from SCENE IV
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

6409
24 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: King Actor: Quick
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

6410
28 May 1781 @ 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: #138 13s. (95.8; 0.0; tickets: 43.5) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

6411
29 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's Performing this Season. Tickets delivered by Mrs Bellamy will be taken. Receipts: #73 11s. (73.8; 0.3). Account-Book, 4 June: Received of Their Majesties #84. 18 June: Paid various Renters #19 14s. apiece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acorn Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

6412
17 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Of Shakespeare

Performance Comment: ACT I. Filial Piety, as17810807 ACT II. Parental Tenderness, as17810807, but Gloster-Miss Francis; [ACT III. Ambition, as17810807 ACT IV. Love, in the Tomb Scenev in Romeo and Juliet [parts of V. i and iii]. Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Friar Lawrence-Gardner; Capulet-Webb; Apothecary-Barrett; Paris-R. Palmer; Montague-Massey; Juliet-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in Tragedy).
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Barrett
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley
Role: King Actor: Gardner
Role: King Henry Actor: Usher.

Afterpiece Title: The Young Actor

Related Works
Related Work: The Young Actor Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Entertainment: Cento, as17810807

Song: End I of 1st piece: Admiral Benbow (in the character of a Sailor)-Bannister; End III: Moderation and Alteration-Edwin

6413
24 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson (1st appearance here these 4 years); Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Host-Bannister; Page-Staunton; Slender-R. Palmer; Fenton-Wood; Bardolph-Massey; Pistol-Egan; Simple-Blissett; Robin-Master Edwin; Ford-Palmer; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Edwin; Mrs Page-Mrs Hitchcock; Ann Page-Miss Wewitzer; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Kensington Gardens

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Ripe Fruit

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Wilson

Song: In 2nd piece: As17810822; End of 3rd piece: Moderation and Alteration, as17810817

6414
09 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [This was Vernon's last appearance on the stage.] The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #220 3s. 6d. (172/12/0; 47/4/6; 0/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten. The other Characters by Burton, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore, Norris, Griffiths, Nash, &c.
Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp

Song: As17810927

6415
20 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song [see17810927] by Williams [who, on 31 Jan. 1782 and thereafter spelled his name "Williames"]

Performance Comment: 1782 and thereafter spelled his name "Williames"] .

6416
23 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

6417
25 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Putf Actor: King
Role: Italians Actor: Miss Field, the Miss Stageldoirs. Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Chaplin
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Griffiths

6418
01 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

6419
01 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quick

Dance: End of mainpiece The Belle of the Pillage by Harris and Miss Matthews

6420
02 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Packer
Role: Player King Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

6421
03 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Tickell and Linley [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #198 12s. 6d. (154/1/0; 44/0/0; 0/11/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

6422
09 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

6423
14 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

6424
17 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Lissardo Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: End of mainpicce The Frenchman in the Dairy by Zuchelli, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

6425
19 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of afterpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #193 19s. 6d. (127/13/0; 42/12/6; 1/4/0; tickets: 22/10/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: As17811117