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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Wathen"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Wathen")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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872 results for: Keyword - Wathen
We found 1243 matches on Roles/Actors, 269 matches on Performance Comments, 15 matches on Event Comments, 5 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

76
15 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Moses Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Earl of Mercia-Caulfield; Count Louis-Trueman; Mayor of Coventry-Wathen; Harold-Dignum; Crazy-Suett; Peeping Tom (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Bannister Jun.; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Mellon; Emma-Miss DeCamp; Mayoress-Mrs Hopkins; Maud-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Wathen

77
10 November 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Loveless-Wroughton; Col. Townly-Barrymore; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Probe-Wathen; Lory-Benson; La Varole-Maddocks; Shoemaker-Phillimore; Taylor-Hollingsworth; Mendlegs-Webb; Jeweller-Trueman; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Probe Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

78
30 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: Tobine-Palmer; Tabby-Aickin; Dr Truby-Wewitzer; Bolus-Maddocks; Wingrave-Suett; Catchpenny-Wathen; Ranter-Bannister; Squib-R. Palmer; Bounce-Russell; Juggins-Burton; Mrs Grogram-Mrs Hopkins; Nancy Lovell-Mrs Goodall; Peggy-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Catchpenny Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

79
22 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Performance Comment: As17960118, but unassigned-_Wathen, _Russell, _Benson; Burton_. Burton_.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: _Wathen, _Russell, _Benson

80
25 February 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shepherdess Of Cheapside

Performance Comment: As17960220, but Wathen_.
Cast
Role: Probe Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: _Wathen, _Russell, _Benson

81
23 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Actor

Afterpiece Title: Celadon and Florimel; or, The Happy Counterplot

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17950917, but Robin (1st time)-Wathen; William-_; Servant-_.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Wathen

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: an Address-Mrs Kemble on the Occasion of her Retiring from the Stage

82
26 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17960310but Lenitive-Wathen; Mr Caddy-Maddocks.
Cast
Role: 960310but Lenitive Actor: Wathen

83
30 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Suett, Wathen, Benson, Trueman, Cooke, Caulfield, Phillimore, Webb, Maddocks, Miss DeCamp, Miss Leak.
Role: Peter Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17951230, but Will Steady (1st time)-Wathen.
Cast
Role: Will Steady Actor: Wathen.
Role: Catchpenny Actor: Wathen

Song: In IV of 1st piece: a Masquerade Scene, in which Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh; Listen to the Voice of Love-Master Welsh

84
03 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Moses Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17960408, but Robin-Wathen.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Wathen.

Afterpiece Title: A Musical Olio

Performance Comment: As17960521, but added: The Town and Country (by permission of Captain Morris)-Dignum; the Catches and Glees-Bannister, Sedgwick, Wathen, Dignum.
Cast
Role: the Catches and Glees Actor: Bannister, Sedgwick, Wathen, Dignum.

Song: End II: The Little Waist- (composed by Hook); End IV: The Sailor's Journal (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

85
06 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Performance Comment: As17960604 but Cassan-Wewitzer in place of Wathen.
Cast
Role: Cassan Actor: Wewitzer in place of Wathen.
Role: Abdoul Cassan Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

86
07 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17960521, but Sadi-Wathen; Agnes-Miss DeCamp; Goatherds-_.
Cast
Role: Sadi Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Old Straw

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

87
13 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Katharine And Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17950919, but Lenitive-Wathen; Mr Caddy-Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Lenitive Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Monsieur Tonson-Caulfield

88
13 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: "The shrillness of [Mrs Hopkins's] voice, and the squabbishness of her figure are admirable accompaniments to the peevish expression of her features, and thus as far as natural requisites go, she is perfectly suited to old maids and crabbed aunts" (Monthly Mirror, Aug. 1796, p. 240). [On this evening the following performers appeared both at dl and at the hay: Palmer, Trueman, R. Palmer, Burton, Wathen, Suett, Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Cast
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen

89
15 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: William-Wathen; Edward-Davies; Baron-Caulfield; Theodore-Palmer Jun.; Page-Miss Menage; Sally-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Cast
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen

90
16 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Palmer (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Anthonio-Aickin; Gratian-R. Palmer; Old Gobbo-Wathen; Tubal-Waldron; Lorenzo (with a song)-Davies; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Usher; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-Trueman; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Jessica-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-Miss Logan; Portia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Old Gobbo Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Cast
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen

91
17 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett; Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Barleycorn-R. Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Apathy-Trueman; Barebones-Burton; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Waldron Jun.; Toby Thatch-Wathen; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Booth; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Toby Thatch Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

92
20 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Cast
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Doctor Bartholo-Suett; Basil-Aickin; Tall Boy-R. Palmer; Argus-Caulfield; Notary-Abbot; Alcade-Trueman; Lazarillo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Rosina-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Lazarillo Actor: Wathen

93
25 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Elliston (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Trueman, Lyons; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Waldron, Burton, Waldron Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-Caulfield; Ganem-Palmer Jun.; Pacha-R. Palmer; Ali Beg-Abbot; Moors-Ledger, Usher; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland; Peasants-Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Sadi Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

94
06 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: Scout-Bannister Jun.; Snarl-Suett; Charles-Trueman; Justice Mittimus-Usher; Sheepface-Wathen; Kate-Miss Heard; Mrs Scout-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen

95
07 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Caulfield; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk (1st time)-Wathen; Carney-Burton; Peery-Usher; Tiptoe-R. Palmer; Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

96
08 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Bannister Jun.; (with an additional song) Billy Taylor-Bannister Jun.; William-Caulfield; Frederick-Trueman; Cro -Wathen; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Nelly-Miss Granger; Margaretta-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Cro Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

97
09 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Perriwinkle-Suett; Obadiah Prim-Wathen; Sir Philip Modelove-Waldron; Tradelove-Aickin; Simon Pure-Waldron Jun.; Freeman-Palmer Jun.; Sackbut-R. Palmer; Aminadab-Miss Menage; Servant-Lyons; Waiter-Ledger; Stockbrokers-Burton, Usher, Trueman, Abbot; Mrs Prim-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Prim Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Cast
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen

98
14 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money; Or, The Fair Caledonian

Performance Comment: Auld Andrew-Suett; Peter-Wathen; Drowsy-R. Palmer; Meanright-Caulfield; Lord Rakish-Palmer Jun.; Pliant-Abbot; Runlet-Waldron Jun.; Anchor-Ledger; Jemmy-Trueman; Barbara-Miss Leak; Jane-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

99
15 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbemont-C. Kemble; Eustache de St. Pierre-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Officer-Palmer Jun.; John d'Aire-Trueman; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; Citizens-Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Lyons; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen (1st appearance in th-that character); La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Carpenters-Suett, Burton; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Mrs Kemble; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Aylmer, Boyce, Brown, Dibble, Kenrick, Linton, Little, Walker, Willoughby, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Miss Menage, Miss Granger

100
21 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Palmer; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Campley-Davies; Mate-Trueman; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Planters-Usher, Burton, Abbot; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Miss DeCamp; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Medium Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood