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6498 results for: Keyword - Thomas Linley Sen.
We found 5471 matches on Author, 774 matches on Performance Comments, 487 matches on Event Comments, 105 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4876
29 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: Doctor Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob

Performance Comment: Lieut. Battledor (the Poor Sailor)-Incledon; Compass-Harley; Bumbo-Bernard; Freakish-Townsend; O'Daub-Rock; Lieutenant of a Press Gang-Williamson; Capt. Battledor-Munden; Little Bob-Master Standen a Child only six years old; Miss Ann Battledor-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Cornelys; Eliza alias Little Ben (for that night only)-Miss Poole.
Cast
Role: Freakish Actor: Townsend
Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Dance: In 3rd piece: Double Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

4877
01 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserted Daughter Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Tythe Pig

Cast
Role: representing the Marriage of Peleus and Thetis Actor:
Role: enraged at not being invited to the sacred Festiva Actor: She attempts, in vain, to spread Confusion by throwing an Apple on the stage, inscribed "For the Fairest"-Cupid presents it to the Dieties, who adjudge it to Thetis-Pluto enraged by the menaces of Discord directs her to be bound in Chains, and forced away, after which the Ceremony is concluded
Role: For the Fairest" Actor: Cupid presents it to the Dieties, who adjudge it to Thetis-Pluto enraged by the menaces of Discord directs her to be bound in Chains, and forced away, after which the Ceremony is concluded

4878
05 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Related Works
Related Work: The Adopted Child Author(s): Thomas Attwood

4879
06 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Philippo Actor: Townsend
Related Works
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): Thomas Holcroft
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Nephew-Macready; Whittle-Powel; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Rock; Bates-Davenport; Servants-Abbot, Blurton, Simmons; Kecksey-Bernard; Widow Brady (for that night only; with Garrick's original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville (late of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: A Masque, In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness [the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795]

Performance Comment: Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Williamson, Miss Kirton, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Arnold, Miss Stuart, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Clendining. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Neptune, Tritons, Venus, Sea Nymphs.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Neptune, Tritons, Venus, Sea Nymphs.]
Cast
Role: Principal Musical Characters Actor: Townsend, Linton, Street, Williamson, Miss Kirton, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Arnold, Miss Stuart, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Clendining.
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Mistress; or, the Queen's Masque Author(s): Thomas Heywood

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

4880
10 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Harley; Principal Bacchanal-Incledon; Bacchanals-Bowden, Townsend; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Claremont; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Miss Stuart, Miss Kirton; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Arnold; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Bowden, Townsend
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: Mangora, King of the Timbusians. Or The Faithful Couple Author(s): Thomas Moore
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: Vocal Parts, as17950309but Mrs _Blurton; In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

4881
10 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Caulfield; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Burton; John-Bland; Cudden-Waldron Jun.; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Leak; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Booth; Fringe-Miss DeCamp; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

4882
12 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arrogance

Related Works
Related Work: The School for Arrogance Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, Bowden, Townsend, Haymes, Gray, Street, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Cast
Role: Asmodius Actor: Townsend
Role: A Representation of the Scaffoldingv prepar Actor: Royal Drury Lane, as it appeared in July

Song: End I: The Mid Watch-Incledon; End II: Sally in our Alley-Incledon

4883
15 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserted Daughter Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Cast
Role: Freakish Actor: Townsend
Role: representing the Marriage of Peleus and Thetis Actor:
Role: enraged at not being invited to the sacred Festiva Actor: She attempts, in vain, to spread Confusion by throwing an Apple on the stage, inscribed "For the Fairest"-Cupid presents it to the Dieties, who adjudge it to Thetis-Pluto enraged by the menaces of Discord directs her to be bound in Chains, and forced away, after which the Ceremony is concluded
Role: For the Fairest" Actor: Cupid presents it to the Dieties, who adjudge it to Thetis-Pluto enraged by the menaces of Discord directs her to be bound in Chains, and forced away, after which the Ceremony is concluded
Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Afterpiece Title: The Tythe Pig

Cast
Role: representing the Marriage of Peleus and Thetis Actor:
Role: enraged at not being invited to the sacred Festiva Actor: She attempts, in vain, to spread Confusion by throwing an Apple on the stage, inscribed "For the Fairest"-Cupid presents it to the Dieties, who adjudge it to Thetis-Pluto enraged by the menaces of Discord directs her to be bound in Chains, and forced away, after which the Ceremony is concluded
Role: For the Fairest" Actor: Cupid presents it to the Dieties, who adjudge it to Thetis-Pluto enraged by the menaces of Discord directs her to be bound in Chains, and forced away, after which the Ceremony is concluded

Dance: As17950609

4884
22 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

4885
23 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

4886
24 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

4887
25 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

4888
26 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

4889
27 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

4890
29 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

4891
30 June 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

4892
02 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

4893
03 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

4894
06 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Bannister Jun. (2nd appearance in that character); Sir ThomasTesty (1st time)-Burton; Friendly-Davies; Dick-Benson; Hob's Father-Suett; Hob's Mother (1st time)-Mrs Harlowe; Betty-Miss DeCamp; Flora-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Burton
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

4895
09 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: As17950706 but Sir ThomasTesty-_; Friendly-_; Dick-_.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Burton
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

4896
10 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

4897
11 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Burton
Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

4898
14 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

4899
15 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton

4900
21 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market