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1015 results for: Keyword - Walsh Porter
We found 895 matches on Performance Comments, 110 matches on Event Comments, 39 matches on Author, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

851
13 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Love Match

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Dyer, Clarke, Mattocks, Hull, Dunstall, Anderson, Bennet, Cushing, Miss Miller, Mrs Green; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue in character-Mrs Green. [Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]

852
09 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Roderigo-Clarke; Curio-White; Seberto-Davis; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Porter-Barrington; Jaques-Lewis; Lopez-Wignel; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Mad Welchman-Hayes; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Governor-Anderson; Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Alonzo-Young; Judge-Redman; Peasant-Weller; Outlaw-Perry; Alphonso-Shuter; Stuttering Cook (this night only)-Woodward; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Julietta-Mrs Green; In Act IV, the Song Mad Bess set by Purcell-Miss Poitier in character.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

853
09 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Apprentice-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Anderson; Scotchman-Bennet; Irishman-Barrington; Catchpole-Buck; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Weller; Porter-Gardner; President-Perry; Three Members-Tindal, R. Smith, Hayes; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Gardner

854
03 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Apprentice-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Anderson; Scotchman-Bennet; Irishman-Barrington; Catchpole-Buck; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Weller; Porter-Gardner; President-Perry; Three members-R. Smith, Tindal, Mas. Morgan; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Gardner

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

855
15 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Apprentice-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Anderson; Scotchman-Bennet; Irishman-Barrington; Catchpole-Buck; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Weller; Porter-Gardner; President-Perry; Three members-Holtom, Murden, Mas. Morgan; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Gardner

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

856
06 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice, with the Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Mattocks; Rhodope-Mrs Thompson; 1st Nymph (Follower of Eurydice)-Miss Valois; Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Banks; Squire Gawky-Morgan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Goody Gurton-Wignell; Clown (Drudge)-Morris; Cook-Baker; Porter-Quick; Dwarf-Miss Ford; Rural Swain-Arnauld; 2nd Nymph-Miss Valois; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Eurydice-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Quick

857
13 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid the Porters at the several Inns of Court their Xmas Boxes #3 11s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #207 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Quick

858
23 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17680108, but Cook-_; Porter-_; Goody Gurton-_.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Quick

859
09 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord Wronglove-Reddish; Lord George Brilliant-Cautherly; Sir Friendly Moral-Aickin; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Barry, first time; Miss Notable-Miss Pope; Lady Gentle-Mrs W. Barry; Brush-Ackman; Porter-Booth; Surgeon-Wright; Heartshorn-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17701025

860
28 September 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Three days Salary at #80 12s. 3d. per diem--#241 16s. 9d. Paid Mrs W. Barry (half salary) 17s. 6d. [Mr Carver (presumably Robert Carver the scene painter) received, according to the treasurer's book, one pound daily throughout the season. This payment is listed separately each Saturday, and will not be mentioned hereafter.] Paid Lampmen #2; Bill-stickers #3 12s.; Handbills 8s.; Candlemen #1 8s.; Carpenters #7 5s. 2d.; Taylors #16 11s. 10d.; Mantua Maker #3 12s.; Stevens (Porter) 18s.; Supers & Kettle Drum #3 4s. (Treasurer's Book). [As these were constant weekly items in the Treasurer's Book their averages and season totals will be given in the following table, after which no further itemization will be made.] Receipts: #197 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Item Weekly Average Season Total@Lampmen #3 4s. #115 4s.@Bill Stickers #2 14s. #97 4s.@Handbills 12s. #21 12s.@ Candlemen #8 #288@ Carpenters #5 #180@ Tailor #6 #216@Mantua Maker #2 #72@ Stevens (porter) 18s. #32 8s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

861
03 July 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Davies; Wingate-Farrel; Gargle-Dancer; Irishman-Fearon; Bayliff-Lloyd; Porter-Vowell; Simon-Jacobs; Charlotte-Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Vowell

Dance: As17720615

862
08 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17730101, but Careless-Brereton, first time; Musician-Messink; Porter-Wrighten; Obadiah-Parsons; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: The Medley-Giorgi's Scholars

863
19 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Cautherly, first time; Bookseller-Jones; Day's Servant-Jacobs; Keeper-Watkins; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Ruth (first time)-Miss Pope; Teague (with songs)-Moody; Blunt-J. Aickin; Lt Story-Fawcett; Musician-Messink; Porter-Wrighten; Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Committeemen-Hartry, Griffith; Coachman-Keen; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson; In Act IV, Teague's Ramble-introduced by Moody.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

864
17 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (With Songs)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Col. Blunt-J. Aickin; Abel-Burton; Committeemen-Waldron; Bailiff-Griffiths; Bookseller-Carpenter; Day's Servant-Everard; Jack-Master Blanchard; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Lt Story-Fawcett; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Arabella-Miss Jarratt; Ruth-Miss Pope; Porter-Wrighten; Coachman-Keen; In Act IV, Rhetorical Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

865
26 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Watson and Mortimer (Boxkeepers) for the use of that office #10 and #15 respectively [this amount duly returned to the treasury on 11 June 1776]; J. Stevens (porter) 18s.; Mr Garrick's draft in favor of Signora Paccini #25 (Treasurer's Book). [J. Stevens, the porter's salary was a constant of 18s. per week for the season, ammounting to #33 6s. in all. No further mention of this item will be made.] Receipts: #243 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Dance: I: The Schoolmaster-Como, Sga Crespi

866
21 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: The principal characters by: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, DuBellamy, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Issac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-DuBellamy; Carlos-Leoni; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Brown; The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin-Baker; Francis-Fox; Porter-Besford.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Besford.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

867
30 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Young Fashion-Lee Lewes; Sir John Friendly-Young; Bull-Booth; Lory-Cushing; Coupler-Thompson; Porter-Fearon; Shoemaker-Jones; La Varole-Wewitzer; Taylor-Bates; Mendlegs-Ledger; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy-Wilson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Sempstress-Mrs White; Miss Hoyden (with a Song)-Mrs Wilson , first appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

868
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with song)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Col. Blunt-Aickin; Lieut. Story-Fawcett; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Committee@Men-Waldron; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Arabella-Miss Jarratt; Ruth-Miss Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Tavern@boy-Everard; Bailiff-Griffiths; Soldier-Blanchard; Chairman-Heath; Gaol@keeper-Kear; Bookseller-Carpenter; Porter-Wrighten; Mrs Chat-Mrs Cartwright.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

869
27 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with the original Prologue, and a variety of Imitations)-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on any stage); Gargle-Gardner; Simon (1st time)-Stevens; Irishman-Egan; Scotchman-Walker; Watchman-Jackson; Porter-Silvester; Wingate-Dunstall (of cg); Charlotte-Miss Walton.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Silvester

Dance: As17780615

870
02 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17780827, but Wingate-Webb; Watchman-_; Porter-_.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Silvester

Dance: As17780624

871
27 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Powell; Trim-Barrett; Goosequil-Jackson; Fieri@Facias-Smith; Huncks-Brown; Staytape-Munden; Constable-Jones; Porter-Williams; Thomas-Master Screven; Molly Wheedle-Miss Webb; Mrs Cambrick-Miss Morris; Sukey Ogle-Miss Evison (1st appearance); Prologue-Parker.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Williams

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

872
22 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Whitfield, Robson, Edwin, L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Booth, Jones, W. Bates, Quick, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Miss Younge; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1782): Doricourt-Lewis; +Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; +Flutter-Lee Lewes; +Saville-Aickin; +Villers-Whitfield; +Courtall-Robson; +Silvertongue-Edwin in text: $W. Bates]; Gentlemen-L'Estrange, Thompson; +French Valet-Wewitzer; +Porter-Fearon; +Dick-Stevens; +Mountebank-Booth; +Crowquill-Jones; +Hardy-Quick; +Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Hartley; +Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; +Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; +Kitty Willis-Miss Stewart; +Lady-Mrs Poussin; +Letitia Hardy-Miss Younge; W. Bates, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb, Mrs White are unassigned; +Prologue-Edwin; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

873
26 March 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Hayes; Lovewell-Briggs; Squire Mockmode-Benson; Pamphlet-Maddin; Club-Randall; Brush-Powell; Cripple-James; Officer-Cowcher; Porter-Jones; Servant-Williams; Rigadoon-Lyon; Nimblewrist-Brown; Lyrick-Turner; Leanthe-Miss Hurst (1st appearance); Bullfinch-Mrs Harley; Trudge-Miss Jackson; Masked lady-Miss Simmons; Pindress-Miss Maddin; Lucinda-Miss Carne.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

Song: End I, IV: a variety of select Catches and Glees-

874
19 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Lee Lewes; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Robson; Silver Tongue-W. Bates; Mountebank-Booth; French Servant-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Letitia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

875
26 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from text (no pub., 1782) and Airs (T. Cadell, 1782): Harlequin-W. Bates; Old Lieutenant-Darley; Clown-Stevens; Midshipman-Mrs Kennedy; Bridewell-Keeper-Edwin; Irishman-Egan; Old Beau-Jones; Jailor-Webb; Bailiffs-Thompson, Fearon, &c.; Groom Porter-Doyle; Columbine-Miss Matthews; Her Mother-Mrs Pitt; Virtue-Mrs Martyr; Pleasure-Mrs Morton. Unassigned characters: Master of the Hotel, Waiters, Coachman, Chairmen, Masqueraders, Sailors, Mob, Birds, Beasts, Dancers, Ladies, &c]..
Cast
Role: Groom Porter Actor: Doyle

Song: As17811109