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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.

6776
06 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #121 19s. (97.7; 24.9; 0.3; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Grey-beards

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Parsons, Benson, Wilson, Jones, Bannister Jun., Palmer, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Heard, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson, Miss Farren.
Role: Don Alexis Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

6777
06 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Rimines Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

6778
10 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The New Comedy of Seduction [announced on playbill of 8 Mar.] is unavoidably deferred 'till Monday. Receipts: #128 5s. (98.3; 28.13; 1.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

6779
13 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Old Mathew Actor: Fawcett
Role: The Seneschal Actor: Phillimore

6780
17 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #216 12s. 6d. (196.5.0; 19.17.0; 0.10.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

6781
19 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Old Mathew Actor: Fawcett
Role: The Seneschal Actor: Phillimore

6782
22 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #256 13s. (240.6; 14.17; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

6783
24 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #199 13s. 6d. (174.17.0; 21.7.6; 3.9.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

6784
26 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Seduction is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Miss Farren. Receipts: #197 3s. 6d. (161.1.0; 34.17.6; 1.0.0; ticket not come in: 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Trappanti Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Old Mathew Actor: Fawcett
Role: The Seneschal Actor: Phillimore

6785
09 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Performance Comment: In which several capital Catches and Glees selected from the most eminent Masters-; the celebrated Anacreontic Song-Bannister; President (with an imitative song)-Bannister Jun; Principal Vocal Parts-Bannister, Suett, Barrymore, Dignum, Williames, Master Clarke.
Cast
Role: the celebrated Anacreontic Song Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

6786
10 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Moody Actor: King
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

6787
11 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

6788
12 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

6789
12 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Rimines Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Fearon

Dance: As17870131

6790
01 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #133 11s. (112.8.0; 18.12.6; 2.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17870115

6791
02 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Brereton. [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Sultan, but "The Public are most respectfully informed, that, in consequence of Mrs Jordan's sudden Indisposition, The Lyar will be performed this Evening instead of The Sultan" (printed slip attached to BM playbill: Burney 937. C.I.). Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Brereton, No. 15, Catherine-street, Strand. Receipts: #231 14s. 6d. (85.3.0; 19.9.0; 1.2.6; tickets: 126.0.0) (charge: #106 4s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

6792
04 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Forster. Public Advertiser, 21 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Forster, the corner of Castle-street, opposite Hart-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #174 4s. 6d. (39.15.0; 21.3.0; 1.0.6; tickets: 112.6.0) (charge: #105 16s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17861129, but Lucy (with a song in character)-Mrs Forster; The Country Girl-Mrs Wilson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Moody Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Music: Afterpiece: Overture by Shield-; Duett on Two Flutes-Mr Forster

6793
05 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #153 3s. 6d. [120.18.0; 28.15.6; 3.10.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

6794
07 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons [whose 1st appearance as Alicia was at York, 26 Apr. 1777]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street. [In the interim she changed the play. The Announcement of 27 Apr. advertises Romeo and Juliet, by Kemble and Mrs Siddons, in which play she did not appear until May 1789.] Receipts: #337 16s. 6d. (146.1.0; 8.7.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 182.14.0) (charge: #105 16s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

6795
08 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: As17870115

6796
10 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17870115

6797
10 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Philippo Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

6798
14 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Ward, No. 12, Catherine-street, Strand. Receipts: #292 17s. 6d. (65.17.0; 14.1.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 212.9.0) (charge: #106 11s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: End II: Stand to your Guns-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Picture of a Play@House; or, Bucks have at ye all-Dodd

6799
18 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Johnston

Song: End I: Primroses deck the Banks' green side (composed by Linley? Sen)-Dignum; End I afterpiece: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day (composed by Hook)-Dignum

Performance Comment: Sen=)-Dignum; End I afterpiece: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day (composed by Hook)-Dignum.
Cast
Role: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day Actor: Dignum.

6800
21 May 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: King Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Cast
Role: Muzzy Actor: Mathews

Entertainment: Monologue. As17870516