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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.

1526
11 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: PPierots-Richardson, Delagarde; Les Matelots-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

1527
27 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Taylor, Box Keeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

Song: I: Blow Blow-Lowe; II: If Love be a Fault-Lowe; IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; End Afterpiece: The Noon@Tide Air-Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Le Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

1528
19 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Milward; King-Mills; Ghost-Delane; Polonius-Taswell; Horatio-Havard; Ostrick-Macklin; Rosencrans-Ridout; Guildenstern-Winstone; Player King-Turbutt; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Butler; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Gravediggers-Johnson, Ray; Laertes-Ward, never appear'd upon that stage before.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Player King Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

1529
06 October 1741 @ James Street

Event Comment: New Theatre, James Street, near the Haymarket. Benefit Mrs King. [Designation of New Theatre repeated in remaining bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: Mrs Careless, Volage

1530
09 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a citizen of London Pinchbeck; King-Berry; Prince of Wales-Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Prince John-Green; Vernon-Havard; Worcester-Winstone; Northumberland-Taswell; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Douglas-Ward; Blunt-Ridout; Bardolph-Ray; Peto-Raftor; Gadshill-Leigh; Francis-Macklin; Carriers-Johnson, Arthur; Kate-Mrs Mills; Hostess-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Berry
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

Dance: II: The Swiss, as17410926

1531
23 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

Dance: I: By Particular Desire La Matelote-M. Muilment; III: A Grand Ballet call'd Pastor Fido-Muilment, Mrs Delagarde; V: A Minuet-Muilment, Mrs Delagarde

Song: II: Let me Wander not unseen-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

1532
26 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Mainpiece: For the Entertainment of the Brethren of the Antient and honourable Order of Gregorians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17411209, but Othello-Stephens; Roderigo-Woodward; Brabantio-Gibson; Emilia-Mrs Woodward; Lodovico-_; Gratiano-_; With a New Prologue-Hale.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: III: The Peasants, as17420210; IV: Chacone, as17411230; V: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: End Farce: a Gregorean Song-Stoppelaer

1533
03 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit of Havard, Arthur, and Ridout. Tickets deliver'd by the two Miss Scotts will be taken, Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17420315 but Hamlet-Havard; Polonius-Arthur; Horatio-Cross; Player King-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Player King Actor: Taswell.
Role: King Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

Song: IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: a New Scots Dance-Miss Scott; II: a New Comic Dance-Froment, Miss Scott; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428

1534
04 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit of a distrest Citizen. [The Intriguing Chambermaid had been announced as the afterpiece.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone

Song: II: Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 V: a Hornpipe-Philips

1535
04 January 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs King.

Song: As17430103

Music: III: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti; V: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

1536
06 January 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs King.

Song: III: Beard

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burke Thumoth; V: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

1537
23 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: I: New Ballet, as17430502; IV: A New Hussar Dance, as17430425

Music: II: New Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth; V: Concerto on Violin-Piantanida

Song: III: The Noontide Air-Sullivan

1538
24 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs King.

Song: II: Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

1539
26 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs King.

Song: III, IV: Love

Music: V: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; II: a Tambourine-Master Matthews, Miss Wright after the Manner of the Moors

1540
01 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter and Mrs Bennett. Tickets deliver'd by Rector and Mrs King will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington; Atall-Giffard; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Sir Solomon-Morgan; Sir Harry-Collins; Old Wilful-Dunstall; Capt Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Taswell; Finder-Berry; Lady Dainty-Mrs Giffard; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Walter; Wishwell-Mrs Cross; Situp-Mrs King; China Woman-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II, IV: Morland

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste; V: Minuet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

1541
14 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Plummer (Box-Keeper). Tickets to be had of Plummer, a Cheesemonger in King's Gate St., near Red Lion Square, Holborn; at Temple Exchange Coffee House, Fleet St.; and of Hobson at the stage door. Tickets deliver'd for the 15th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Giffard; Petulant-Neale; Millamant-Mrs Woffington; Witwou'd-Cross; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Turbutt; Waitwell-Dunstall; Marwood-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross; Foible-Miss Budgell; Mincing-Miss Cole; Betty-Mrs Horsington; Peg-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: II, IV: Morland

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

1542
01 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Wright, Atkinson, Mrs King, Miss Bradshaw, Miss Pitt, &c for the Confederacy will be taken. Care will be taken to stop those Tickets that are sold at the door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17460419 but Beatrice-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs King.

Song: Bibby

Dance: The Mechels

1543
15 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece not acted these six years. Receipts: #116 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

1544
08 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Ryan; Razor-Chapman; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Taylor-James; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Hippisley; Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard; With Songs proper to the play-Leveridge, others.
Cast
Role: With Songs proper to the play Actor: Leveridge, others.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

1545
10 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command. Present the Duke, Princess Amelia, and Princess of Hesse. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #178 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player King Actor: Gibson.
Role: King Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

1546
18 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

1547
18 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cushing

Dance: As17461124

1548
18 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Song: IV: The Smiling Hours-Roberts

Dance: V: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

1549
22 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stede, Hatchet, Miss Morrison, and Page (Housekeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Rawlings, the Widow Dupre, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: As17490329

1550
03 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: IV: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister