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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.

2026
25 September 1723 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green

Performance Comment: Souse Crown-Egleton; King-Huddy; Rakish-Chapman; Montfort-Orfeur; Arabella-Mrs Orfeur; Widow-Mrs Middleton; Lady Westford-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Entertainment: Tumbling-

2027
28 September 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Booth; King-Thurmond; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-Wilks Jr; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

2028
14 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Horatio-Leigh; Laertes-Walker; Polonius-Hippisley; Ghost-Boheme; Fop-Egleton; Queen-Mrs Knight; Ophelia-Mrs Sterling; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

2029
18 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Penkethman; King-Thurmond; Demetrius-Wilks; Lysimachus-Watson; Seleucus-Boman; Ptolemy-Cory; Leontius-Mills; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield; Leucippe-Cross; Governess-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe

2030
13 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Huddy and Lanyon. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With the usual Dances and Decorations. Receipts: money #15 8s.; tickets #108 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17230930, but King-Huddy; Lady Macduff-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy
Role: 1st Murtherer Actor: Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly a new Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

2031
22 August 1724 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's Theatrical Booth, at the Horns Inn in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green; Or, The Woman Never Vex'd; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: Sousecrown-Bridgewater; King-Huddy; Rakish-Williams; Montfort-Roberts; Lady Westford-Mrs Willis; Arabella-Mrs Morgan; Widow-Mrs Roberts; Gudgeon-Butcher.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy

Entertainment: Vaulting-; Tumbling-; High Rope Walking-

2032
05 September 1724 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Performance Comment: Orson-Bridgewater; King-Huddy; Alphonso-Williams; Valentine-Roberts; Athelia-Mrs Morgan; Cleora-Mrs Butcher; Countrywoman-Mrs Willis; Peter Pitiful-Butcher.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Huddy
Role: Athelia Actor: Mrs Morgan

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Tumbling-

2033
12 September 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Booth; King-Thurmond; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

2034
28 September 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; King-Ogden; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Boheme; Lenox-Walker; Seyton-Hulet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Macduff-Mrs Purden; Hecate-Hall; Witches-Bullock Sr, Hippisley, Morgan; 1st Murderer-Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Ogden

Dance: With all the usual Dancers perform'd by Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon

2035
26 November 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Boheme; Horatio-Diggs; Laertes-Walker; Polonius-Hippisley; Fop-Egleton; Queen-Mrs Parker; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

2036
11 September 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; King-Thurmond; Ghost-Booth; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-Williams; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

2037
28 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Boheme; Polonius-Hippisley; Horatio-Diggs; Laertes-Walker; Fop-Egleton; Queen-Mrs Parker; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

2038
22 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Wilks; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Miller; King-Thurmond; Lysimachus-Watson; Seleucus-Bowman; Ptolomy-Cory; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Leucippe-Harper.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

Song: As17261001

2039
12 November 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; King-Thurmond; Ghost-Bridgwater; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-Williams; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Thurmond

2040
04 January 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Boheme; Polonius-Hippisley; Horatio-Diggs; Laertes-Walker; Fop-W. Bullock; Queen-Mrs Berriman; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Gravediggers-Bullock, Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

2041
04 February 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Booth; King-Mills; Gonsales-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills

2042
23 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; King-Wm. Mills; Ghost-Booth; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-Williams; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; 2d Gravedigger-Ray; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Wm. Mills

2043
21 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Boheme; Horatio-Milward; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Fop-W. Bullock; Queen-Mrs Buchanan; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Gravediggers-Bullock, Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

2044
15 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17280318 but King-Quin; Ghost-Milward; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Ogden; Fop-Chapman; Queen-Mrs Berriman; Gravediggers-Bullock, Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

Song: End I: Mrs Barbier; III: Rochetti; IV: Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: II: A new Ball Dance-Glover, Mrs Legare; V: Grand Dance of Lads and Lasses-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson, Miss LaTour

2045
21 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For a discussion of Elrington's acting, see Daily Journal, 21 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Queen-Mrs Porter; King-W. Mills; Ghost-Bridgwater; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-Williams; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravediggers-Johnson, Ray; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: W. Mills

2046
05 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Elrington; King-Mills; Gonsalez-Corey; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond; Zara-Mrs Porter; Leonora-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills

2047
01 November 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Boheme; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Milward; Fop-Chapman; Queen-Mrs Berriman; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Gravediggers-Bullock, Spiller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

2048
02 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Melantius-Elrington; Amintor-Wilks; Evadne-Mrs Porter; Aspatia-Mrs Thurmond; King-W. Mills; Lysippus-Bridgwater; Diphilus-Watson; Calianax-Griffin.
Cast
Role: King Actor: W. Mills

2049
07 December 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Tickets for Oroonoko, deferred by Mrs Layfield's indisposition, will be taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spain

Performance Comment: Carlos-Adams; King-Smith; John-Lacy; Gomez-Giffard; Marquis of Posa-Hill; Queen-Mrs Purden; Eboli-Mrs Turner; Henrietta-Mrs Mountfort; With a New Prologue address'd to the Town-Mr Adams.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Smith
Role: With a New Prologue address'd to the Town Actor: Mr Adams.

2050
21 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Wilks; Celia-Mrs Oldfield; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Miller; King-Bridgwater; Lysimachus-Watson; Seleucus-Boman; Ptolemy-Corey; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Leucippe-Harper.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridgwater