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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.

1276
28 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Kemble
Role: King Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Valet Actor: Fairbrother
Role: The other Characters Actor: Maddocks, Webb, Lyons, Bourk, Keen, Bidotti, Whittow, Kirk, the 3 young Grimaldis, Master Gregson, Master Chatterley

1277
04 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Kemble
Role: Buckingham Actor: Barrymore
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Valet Actor: Fairbrother
Role: The other Characters Actor: Maddocks, Webb, Lyons, Bourk, Keen, Bidotti, Whittow, Kirk, the 3 young Grimaldis, Master Gregson, Master Chatterley

1278
11 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17891231

1279
18 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17891231

1280
01 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

1281
15 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

1282
01 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Harley
Role: King Henry Actor: Aickin
Role: Buckingham Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

1283
19 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

1284
23 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: ["The Lord Ogleby of (The Clandestine Marriage) raised Mr King to the summit of comic excellence, which his more recent great character, Sir Peter Teazle in The School for Scandal, has established him in the unrivalled possession of" (Johnson, ed. Waldron, 169).] Receipts: #245 (211.9; 33.6; 0.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years); Sir John Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Parsons; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Benson; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Mrs Williames; Trusty-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

1285
22 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By the Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #209 7s. 6d. (204.13.6; 4.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

1286
10 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

1287
03 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (Oracle, 5 May).] Public Advertiser, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 7, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #272 18s. 6d. (170.11.6; 4.3.0; tickets: 98.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: General Wolfe-Cranfield; Brigadier Moncton-Macready; Brigadier Townshend-King; Brigadier Murray-Ratchford; Adjutant-Lee; Surgeon Adair-Thompson; Aid@de@Camp-Farley; Grenadier-Evatt; Indian Chief-Follett; General Wolfe's favourite song, How stands the Glass around-Incledon; Irish Drinking Song [Of the ancients its speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees; [Conclude with an exact Representation of the Siege of Quebec-; the Death of General Wolfe-.
Cast
Role: Brigadier Townshend Actor: King
Role: How stands the Glass around Actor: Incledon
Role: Of the ancients its speaking] Actor: Johnstone
Role: Conclude with an exact Representation of the Siege Actor:
Role: the Death of General Wolfe Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

1288
29 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fourth [Part I]

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Williamson

1289
25 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Farley and Mlle St.Amand, but they "being indisposed, the hero and heroine were submitted to other hands" (Morning Herald, 26 Jan); probably to King and Miss Francis (see 28 Jan.).] Receipts: #247 10s. (233.15; 13.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: As17911027, but King; Miss Francis; Byrne_.
Cast
Role: Characters in the Ballet Actor: Byrne, Mlle St.Amand
Role: Dermoth Actor: King

Music: In afterpiece: As17911219

1290
07 February 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley
Role: Duke of Buckingham Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

1291
17 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer
Role: of Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Banks.
Role: Brothers Actor: Benson, Bland
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1292
20 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

1293
31 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

1294
21 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Cast
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb

1295
14 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer
Role: of Buckingham Actor: Wroughton
Role: , King of Scotland Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

1296
23 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Powell: Love a-la-Mode rehearsed at 12 (King one scene); Lodoiska music at 1 (for Caulfield, Danby, Cooke, Annereau, Boyce). Receipts: #318 3s. 6d. (256/4/0; 58/14/0; 3/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Cast
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: LOVE A-LA-MODE

Performance Comment: Sir Theodore Goodchild-Packer; Sir Archy Macsarcasm-King; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Palmer; Squire Groom-Bannister Jun.; Mr Mordecai-Suett//Miss Charlotte-Miss Heard .
Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Goodchild Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Archy Macsarcasm Actor: King

1297
12 June 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of COMUS, advertised on playbill of 11 June.) Powell: Clandestine Marriage rehearsed at 10 (King ill; Barrymore one scene); Lodoiska at 12 (Bannister Sen. not call'd; Danby, Denman, Reynoldson, Hobler, Horsfall, Dorion Jun., G. D'Egville, Hamoir absent). Receipts: #114 2s. 6d. (74/19/0; 33/10/6; 5/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Aickin; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Benson; Servant-Lyons// Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Miss Heard; Trusty-Mrs Booth .
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: THOMAS AND SALLY

Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Dignum

1298
06 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Powell: Macbeth rehearsed at 10 (for Kelly and Mrs Crouch); at 12 (for the Soldiers). Receipts: #235 0s. 6d. (161.0.0; 72.2.0; 1.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Kemble
Role: King Charles Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Role: The Horde Actor: Cooke, Danby, Lyons, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Evans, Bourk, G. D'Egville, Butler, Whitmell, Nicolini, Keys.

1299
17 February 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Cast
Role: Maid at the Inn Actor: Miss Stuart

1300
14 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

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

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Principal Characters in the Ballet Actor: Byrn, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mlle St.Amand. Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Mrs Mountain, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from playbill of 16 May 1796: Oscar