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4411 results for: Keyword - Theatre Royal in Dublin
We found 3394 matches on Event Comments, 738 matches on Performance Title, 527 matches on Performance Comments, 8 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1
16 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Egerton smart figure not much of the Gentlewoman tho, appear'd in Lady Townly (Hopkins Diary). From the Theatre Royal, Dublin (MacMillan). Lady Townly, Mrs Egerton, first time (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Reddish; Manly-Packer; John Moody-Burton; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Mrs Egerton, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin; Count Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry; Miss Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Egerton, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

2
04 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Giffard; Acasto-W. Williams; Polydore-Collet; Chamont-W. Giffard; Chaplain-R. Williams; Serina-Mrs Thomas; Page-Mrs Mountfort; Monimia-Mrs Giffard from the Theatre Royal in Dublin, being the first Time of her Appearance on the English Stage.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard from the Theatre Royal in Dublin, being the first Time of her Appearance on the English Stage.

3
28 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Cibber; Archer-Giffard; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard; Aimwell-W. Giffard; Sullen-Peterson; Freeman-Mozeen; Foigard-Julian; Gibbet-Clough; Boniface-Dunstall; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Dorinda-Mrs E. Giffard; Gipsey-Mrs Dunstall; Cherry-Mrs Chetwood, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Chetwood, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin.

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

4
12 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Mercury-the above Italian Gentleman; Lady-Gentlewoman from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin; To conclude with the Grand March from Judas Maccabeus-.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Gentlewoman from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal in Dublin

Song: Vocals-an Italian Gentleman

5
08 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #230

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; III: The celebrated Irish Ballad Elin a Roon-Mrs Clive in Irish, as she perform'd it at the Theatre Royal in Dublin; IV: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Edwards

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; IV: A Ballet-Desse, Baudouin, Leviez

6
23 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bland. Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. Times, 18 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bland, No. 25, King-street, Covent-garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: End II: (by permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane) the favourite song in The Stranger I have a silent sorrow here (The Words by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., the Air by her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire)-Mrs Bland; End: A Musical Elegy on the late Mr Palmer- (composed by The Earl of Abingdon; the words from The Stranger); The United Englishmen-Munden; A favourite song-Mrs Hindmarsh; Little Taffline ; or, The silken sash-Mrs Bland

7
29 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs H. Johnston. 1st piece: Not acted these 2 years. 3rd piece: Not acted here these 10 years [never previously acted at this theatre]. Morning Chronicle, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Johnston, No. 24, Bedford-street, Covent Garden. The Doors to be opened at 5:30, and to begin at 6:30, and so continue for the remainder of the Season. Receipts: #380 11s. 6d. (168.5.6; 17.1.0; tickets: 195.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-H. Johnston; Lord Randolph-Betterton; Glenalvon-Raymond (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Officer-Thompson; Old Norval-Murray; Anna-Miss Mills; Lady Randolph-Mrs St.Ledger (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Entertainment: Vaudeville In course Evening: an entire New Song, The Seaman's Lamentation for the Loss of the Royal Charlotte (The Words by G. S. Carey, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance)

Performance Comment: S. Carey=, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance). 1st appearance).

8
29 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Between the acts: Mrs Storer from the Theatre Royal in Dublin

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

9
31 May 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Prologue by George Colman, the elder (Colman, Prose, 10,239).] Afterpiece: Written by the Author of The Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Rice at the Theatre. [No playbill this season lists the various prices of admission; they were probably, as usual: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s.] The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. On 24 May Colman inserted the following in Public Advertiser: The Theatre Royal in the Haymarket will open next Saturday. In order to avoid unnecessary' Repetitions during the Season, the Public are desired, once for all, to take Notice that every Performance at this Theatre will be exhibited to most brilliant, crouded and OVERFLOWING audiences; and received with loud and universal Bursts of most UNBOUNDED and UNCOMMON Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Gaudrey (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on that stage), Wood, Massey, Egan, Stevens, Painter, Ledger, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1782): Compton-Bannister; Sir Felix Friendly-Gaudrey; Eugene-Wood; Chicane-Massey; John-Egan; Thomas-Stevens; Stump-Painter; Cuddcn-Ledger; Lingo-Edwin; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Cowslip-Mrs Wells; Fringe-Mrs Poussin; Laura-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Dance by Mr and Miss Byrn

Song: In Act III of mainpiece [Sing] Old Rose and burn the Bellows, and 'Twas you Sir, 'Twas you Sir, both by Bannister, Wood, Burton, Brett, &c

10
26 September 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-market. "[Raymond] appears to possess many of those wild beauties, and enthusiastic bursts for which Mossop has been celebrated; which produce an effect upon the audience, like electricity, instantaneous and irresistible" (Monthly Mirror, Oct. 1799, p. 232). Receipts: #304 13s. (213.5.0; 91.5.6; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Performance Comment: As17990917, but Osmond-Raymond (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage); Allan-Packer.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

11
03 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Kite by Mr Layfield from Dublin (Cross). Last night Mons Devisse perform'd (for the 1st time) at Drury Lane, and was receiv'd with general applause (General Advertiser). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-Woodward; Ballance-Bridges; Kite-Layfield (from the Theatre Royal in Dublin); Worthy-Havard; Bullock-W. Vaughan; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Shuter, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

12
31 October 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By Authority. At 6 P.M. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [The opening night of the new theatre in Goodman's Fields. The Prologue and Epilogue were printed in Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Giffard; from the Theatre Royal in Dublin: Balance-W. Giffard; Worthy-Smith; Brazen-Collet; Kite-W. Williams; Bullock-R. Williams; Melinda-Mrs Purden; Sylvia-Mrs Thomas; Rose-Mrs Mountfort; Lucy-Mrs Haughton; With a New Prologue-; Epilogue address'd to the Town-.

Dance:

13
17 December 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Lacy, formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane. Tickets to be had of Fosbrook, at the Box Office of the Drury Lane Theatre, and Rice, at the Box Office of the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. [Address by John Taylor (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1798, p. 370). On this night the following appeared both at dl and at the hay: Hollingsworth, Caulfield, Bannister Jun., Suett, Miss Pope, Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Lacy; Major Oakly-Wilmot Wells; Charles-Macready; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington; And, with Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane: Russet-Hollingsworth; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Lord Trinket-Russell; Captain O'Cutter-Caulfield; Paris-Wewitzer; William-Ryder; John-Surmont; Tom-Webb; Lady Freelove-Mrs Sparks; Harriet-Miss Heard; Toilet-Mrs Cuyler.

Afterpiece Title: Between II and III of the above,Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: A Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: End I 1st piece: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious 1st piece: Occasional Address-Lacy

14
12 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for C. Kemble. Mainpiece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Morning Chronicle, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of C. Kemble, No. 126, Great Russel-street, Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King (of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane; for that night only); Sir Oliver Surface-Davenport; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Palmer; Joseph Surface-Barrymore; Charles Surface-C. Kemble; Crabtree-Suett; Careless-J. Palmer; Rowley-Waldron; Moses-Wathen; Snake-Caulfield; Trip-Farley; Lady Teazle-Miss DeCamp; Mrs Candour-Mrs Davenport; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Chapman; Maria-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: of the Theatre Actor: Royal, Drury-Lane

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Song: III: a song-Trueman

15
27 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. Receipts: #259 0s. 6d. (181.11.6; 76.18.0; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth (with new songs)-Kelly; Sir Harry Sycamore-Suett; Mervin-Trueman; Fairfield-Aickin; Giles-Dignum; Ralph-Biggs (from the Theatre Royal Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Lady Sycamore-Mrs Walcot; Theodosia-Miss Leak; Patty (with new songs)-Mrs Crouch; Fanny-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

16
19 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard from the Theatre Royal in Dublin, being the first Time of her Appearance on the English Stage.

Dance: As17291114

17
21 May 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard from the Theatre Royal in Dublin, being the first Time of her Appearance on the English Stage.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song:

Dance:

18
15 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Chetwood, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: I: A Grand Concerto of Handel's-; II: A Solo on the Viol d'Amour-Mr Grossman; III: A Concerto of Geminiani's for two Hautboys-; IV: A Concerto of Handel's on the Welch Harp-Mr Hockbrucker; V: Hasse's favourite Concerto for French Horns-; End Farce: A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Joseph Woodbridge; concluding with Handel's Water@Musick-

19
02 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Egerton, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

20
25 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: To begin at 6:30 precisely. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. The Proprietors have spared no expence in enlarging and beautifying the Theatre; and as they are determined to preserve the exactest punctuality in the time of beginning, and to make regularity and decorum their chief study, hope they shall render themselves deserving of that favourable encouragement they have before experienced. The House is illuminated with Wax. Subscription tickets may be had by applying to Bailey, at Mr Oldfield's. [Author of Prologue unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End: Hornpipe-a Lady [from the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden unidentified]

21
18 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend and Mrs Johnson. 3rd piece [1st time in London; F 1, by William Dunlap]: Performed with distinguished Applause at the John St.? Theatre, New York [on 9 Jan. 1797]; compressed into one act [from two], and adapted for the English Stage by a Gentleman [perhaps the author]. "Commencing at half past eleven o'clock, and after a tiresome variety of other entertainments, the audience thought they had had enough for their money, and demanded the fall of the curtain before the conclusion of [Tell Truth and Shame the Devil]" (Monthly Mirror, June 1799, p. 367). Morning Chronicle, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Townsend, No. 9, Leicester-place. [Mrs Johnson not listed.] Receipts: #442 17s. 6d. (108.1.0; 1.11.0; tickets: 333.5.6, of which Townsend sold 218.2.0; Mrs Johnson 115.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17990423, but Fitzharding-Johnson (from the Park? Theatre, New York; 1st appearance on this stage); Samson (1st time)-Townsend; Helen (for that night only)-Mrs Johnson; Chorus of Robbers-_; Chorus of Servants-_.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

22
03 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [R$Ross this month wrote to Colman (Harvard Theatre Collection A.L.S.) inquiring about an intended new theatre at Bath, and opened his heart as follows: "My present situation is most irksome to me and must be to any gentleman or man of merit in his profession to have such an ignorant and now ill-bred fellow as Beard? presume to conduct the business of a theatre Royal, of which he is totally ignorant, and oblig'd to apply to the great Gibson, who naturally wishes to lower every man to his own standard, while the other despises every degree of merit that is not compris'd in Sol fa and wishes the theatre only to substitute as an Opera house." Ross wanted to be nominated for the manager's postition in the new theatre at Bath. N.B. He had already acted 23 times this season in his best parts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Squibb.
Role: A Chasseur Royal Actor: Mattocks

23
21 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #142 8s. 6d. (Account Book); #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Rochetti; Chasseurs-Rheinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Janno; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Mercury-Salway; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze (who has not performed upon that theatre these three years).

Dance: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

24
09 January 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: We hear that the Tragedy of Coriolanus, wrote by the late Mr Thompson, has been rehearsed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, and will be perform'd there on Friday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

25
22 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 5 years. [See 11 Dec. 1744. For further comment on Dexter, see Genest, IV, p. 341.] One Mr Dexter did Oroonoko , a Gent of Ireland--who never appear'd upon a Stage before--he had ye Greatest applause ever heard & indeed deservedly a Sweet Voice, great feeling--his name was not in ye Bills--only by a Gent (Cross). We hear that a Comedy call'd Eastward Hoe; or, The Prentices, written by Ben Johnson, Chapman, and Marston, is now reviving at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and will be acted the 29th. [A four page double column account of the text of Oroonoko appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1752, pp. 163-67.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist