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2042 results for: Keyword - Tom Porter
We found 1564 matches on Performance Comments, 410 matches on Performance Title, 189 matches on Event Comments, 37 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
03 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted here these 6 years. Afterpiece: Taken from [the same, by Henry? Fielding, and prepared for the stage by the Author of Midas, &c. [Kane O'Hara; 1st time; BURL 2. Text 1st published by J. Barker [1805]]. With a new Overture, Dresses, and Decorations. The Overture, Songs, Duets and Chorusses composed and compiled by J. Markordt. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre (on playbill of 10 Nov.). Account-Book, 1 Feb. 1781: Paid Mackordt [sic] for music of Tom Thumb #20. [Mrs Inchbald was from the York theatre. Master Edwin had spoken a Prologue at cg on 22 Apr. 1780.] Receipts: #152 1s. 6d. (149.2.0; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Master Edwin (1st appearance on this stage i.e. in a play]), Edwin, Reinhold, Robson, Davies, Quick, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Webb, Miss Catley. [Cast from playbill of 30 Oct. 1781: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Lord Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost-Reinhold; Noodle-Robson; Doodle-Davies; King-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin

Dance: End II: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews; End III: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927

2
08 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With proper Decorations. Afterpiece, Containing His Surprizing Victory over Glumdalca, Queen of the Giants; His Magnificent reception in King Arthur's Courtv; His Marriage with the Princess Huncamunca; With the fatal Jealousy of Queen Dollalolla, and many other Historical Passages. [This notice accompanies subsequent announcements of Tom Thumb this season and will not be further recorded.] General Advertiser: Yesterday it was falsely and injuriously inserted in the Daily Papers, that a great quantity of arms was secreted in Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, which seem'd calculated only to Prejudice the Proprietor of that House, having no other foundation than his having the said Theatre as a Guard Room for the Service of the Government

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Macklin; King-Blakes; Grizzle-Yates; Glumdalca-I. Sparks; Foodle-Leigh; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Macklin; Cleora-Miss Cole; Noodle-Marr; Doodle-Bransby; Huncamunca-Taswell; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Goodfellow.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: III: Grand Dance-Muilment

3
09 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: Benefit for Master Russell. Tickets to be had of Master Russell at the Swan, Elephant stairs. Afterpiece: Written by Henry Fielding, Esq. In Act I the Triumphal Entry of Tom Thumbv, attended with Giants, Giantess's, Dwarfs, Pigmies, Drums, Trumpets, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Russell; King Arthur-Comerford; Lord Grizzle-Massey; Noodle-Russell; Doodle-Johnson; Bailiff-Dancer; Follower-Thomas; Glumdalca (Queen of the Giants)-Mr Smith; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Ross; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Wilks; Mustacha (a Maid of Honour)-Miss Taylor; Cleora-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Russell

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

4
01 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Marshall; Dr Churchyard-Hallam; Dr Fillgrave-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Martin; Cleora-Mrs Smith; Mustacha-Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy; but see also 24 April. but see also 24 April.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones

5
04 September 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Rosco; Doodle-Wathen; Churchyard-Wells; Fillgrave-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Williamson; Mustacha-Mrs Clarke.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

6
23 October 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Ayres; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones

7
16 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Naylor.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Naylor.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Miss Naylor; The Parting Lovers-; Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Song: DDialogue of the Widow and the Rake-Laguerre, Mrs Jones

8
21 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Cole; With the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: As17410415

9
29 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Cole; King Arthur-Turbutt; Grizzle-Winstone; Gaffer Thumb-Arthur; Noodle-Green; Doodle-Raftor; Foodle-Leigh; Shoulderdab-Ridout; Deadset-Gray; Huncamunca-Taswell; Glumbdalca-Neale; Queen Dollalolla-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Miss Cole

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Bumper Squire Jones (By Desire)-Beard

Dance: III: (At particular desire of several persons of quality) Le Boufon, Italian Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel after the manner of the Fausans

10
29 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Woodward; Townly-Palmer (first time of his appearing in any character); Loveday-Blakes; Wiseacre-Yates; Doodle-Taswell; Dashwell-Neale; Roger-James; Tom-Master Cross; Constable-Ray; Linkman-Raftor; 1st Watch-Bransby; 2nd Watch-Simpson; 1st Chimney Sweeper-Vaughan; 2nd Sweeper-Marr; Peggy-Mrs Green; Eugenia-Mrs Mills; Engine-Mrs Cross; Jane-Mrs Havard; Aunt-Mrs James; Arbella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Yates.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Miss Yates.

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; End of Play: A New Dance call'd The Sailor's Revels-Mathews

Music: III: Scotch Sonata on Flute, as17481025

11
03 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom-Master Arne; Arthur-Baker; Grizzle-Waltz; Noodle-Roberts; Doodle-Atkins; Merlin-Collins; Dollalolla-Miss Young; Giantess-Bencraft; Cleora-Miss Mullart; Mustacha-Miss Allen; Huncamunca-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Master Arne

12
11 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Simson; King-Philips; Grizzle-Clough; Noodle-Austin; Doodle-Scrase; Bailiffs-Perry, Ackman; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Huncamunca-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: III: New Grand Dance, as17590509; V: Hornpipe-Walker

13
07 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Rose; King-Bannister; Noodle-Hamilton; Foodle-Wheeler; Bailiff-Vandermere; Grizzle-Arthur; Ghost-DuBellamy; Doodle-Summers; Follower-Jacobs; Queen of the Giants-Sparks; Huncamunca-Mrs DuBellamy; Queen-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Rose

14
19 December 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Rose; Doodle-Mrs Heatly; King-Lloyd; Bailiff-Grey; Noodle-Evans; Foodle-Johns; Grizzle-Ward; Dollallolla-Miss Fairlamb; Glumdalca-Douglas; Huncamunca-Miss Roberts.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Rose

Dance: II: Minuet-Patence, Young Lady; IV: Hornpipe-

15
12 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: By Desire The Tartars, as17701003; End of Farce: A New Dance, The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: I: A Dancing Academy. The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-

Ballet: End Opera: First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

16
13 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Master Blanchard; King-Davies; Grizzle-Bannister; Glumdalca-Kean; Noodle-Fawcett; Doodle-Carpenter; Bailiff-Wheeler; Follower-Everard; Queen-Mrs Wrighten; Huncamunca-Smith.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Master Blanchard

17
30 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Lord Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost-Reinhold; Noodle-Robson; Doodle-Davies; King-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin

Dance: End of Epilogue, as17811024

18
27 September 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost-Reinhold; Noodle-Mahon; Doodle-Davies; King-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820925

19
26 September 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost-Reinhold; Noodle-Mahon; Doodle-Davies; King-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin

20
28 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss J. Stageldoir; Grizzle-Suett; Noodle-Banymore; Doodle-Fawcett; Ghost-Staunton; King Arthur-Dodd; Glumdalca (Queen of the Giants)-Mr Williames; Huncamunca-Miss George; Dollalolla-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss J. Stageldoir

Dance: As17840311athi

Song: End of Act II of mainpicce Auld Robin Grey, as17840426 imitations. After the Dancing, various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical by Bannister Jun

21
06 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Grizzel-Edwin; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Darley; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Belle of the Village, as17840917

22
21 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb (1st time)-Master Simmons; Grizzel-Edwin; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Darley; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Simmons

Song: As17851114, but added: Mrs Swords

23
23 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Simmons; Grizzle-Edwin; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Darley; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Simmons

24
29 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Simmons; Grizzle-Edwin; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Darley; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Simmons

Dance: End: As17871129; III: a Hornpipe-Mrs Ratchford

25
03 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Simmons; Grizzle-Edwin; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Darley; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Simmons

Dance: As17880924