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468 results for: Keyword - Watkins
We found 496 matches on Roles/Actors, 89 matches on Performance Comments, 11 matches on Event Comments, 6 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

26
11 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-King; Clermont-Cautherly; Frederick-Brereton; Decoy-Wright; Ramilie-Palmer; List-Jacobs; Upholsterer-Wheeler; Sattin-Griffith; Lawyer-Wrighten; Servant-Watkins; James-W. Palmer; Sparkle-Ackman; Mariana-Mrs Egerton; Harriet-Miss Rogers; Wheedle-Mrs Love; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Lappet-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Watkins

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

27
15 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Aickin; Slender-Dodd; Simple-W. Palmer; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Wright; Mistress Page-Miss Ambrose; Anne Page-Miss Platt; Falstaff-Love; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Justice Shallow-Hartry; Page-Packer; Host-Bransby; Fenton-Wheeler; Nym-Watkins; Mistress Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mistress Ford-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Nym Actor: Watkins

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

28
20 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-J. Aickin, first time; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Mob-Watkins, Ackman, Jacobs, Wright, Keen; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love; Kastril-J. Burton; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Lovewit-Packer; Dapper-W. Palmer; Doll Comon-Mrs Hopkins; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Mob Actor: Watkins, Ackman, Jacobs, Wright, Keen

Afterpiece Title: The Author

29
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: Keeper Actor: Watkins

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

30
27 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes; Or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened

Performance Comment: Actors only: O'Brien, Baddeley, Davis, Weston, Miller, Blakey, Marr, Foote, Watkins, Gardiner, Miss Haughton, Miss Ambross, Miss E. Ambross, Miss Elliott Prologue-; Epilogue-; Pantaloon-Baddeley; Harlequin-O'Brien; Doctor-Weston; Mezzetin (Harlequin's Valet)-Blakey; Pierrot-Davis; Distress (a Poet)-Foote; Isabella (Pantaloon's daughter)-Miss Haughton; Colombine (her maid)-Miss Elliott; Manto (a fairy)-Miss Ambrose (Genest, IV, 618); Also Parts-Marr, Watkins, Gardiner (Winston MS 9); Party per pale-Millar; Maid-Miss E. Ambrose (St James Chron. 28-30 July).
Cast
Role: Also Parts Actor: Marr, Watkins, Gardiner

Dance: Master Rogier, Miss Capitani

31
03 February 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Garrick, Holland, O'Brien, Fox, Watkins, Sheridan, Mrs Yates, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Miss Bride, Mrs Pritchard. New overture and new music between the acts. Prologue and Epilogue Lord Medway-Sheridan; Sir Anthony Branville-Garrick; Sir Harry Flutter-Obrien; Col Medway-Holland; Lady Medway-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Flutter-Miss Pope; Mrs Knightly-Mrs Yates; Miss Richly-Mrs Palmer; Louisa Medway-Miss Bride; Servants-Fox, Watkins; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard (Edition of 1763).
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Fox, Watkins

32
17 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watkins, Mortimer, Tomlinson, and West. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Tickets sold at doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: II: By Desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Watkins; IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

Entertainment: End: A New Panegyri@Satiri@Serio@Comic Epilogue upon Epilogues-Tomlinson

33
13 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kear, Keen and Watkins. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Wilson will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: A Song Call'd The Whistling Plowman-Kear

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17651004; End Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Watkins

34
25 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Strange, Raftor, Walker, Watkins. House charges #69 15s. [Deficit to actors #49 7s.] Tickets delivered for this night will be taken. Paid B. Johnson's Head bill 18s. 11d. Rec'd of Condell 3rd payment #20 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #20 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: By Particular Desire, a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

35
14 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17671226, but Parts-Hawksby, _Watkins (playbill). $Watkins remains (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Hawksby, _Watkins

36
23 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Parts by Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Abington, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Miss Reynolds, Mrs Dancer. With Prologue, Epilogue. Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Col. Rivers-Holland; Sir Harry Newburgh-J. Palmer; Sidney-Cautherley; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Mrs Harley-Mrs Dancer; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Miss Reynolds; Footmen-Wright, Watkins; Prologue-King; Epilogue (writ. by Garrick)-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 163, and Edn. 1768).
Cast
Role: Footmen Actor: Wright, Watkins

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins

37
24 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Wright, Walker, Watkins. Tickets deliver'd by Carlton, Stevens, for A Comedy, and for the 16th Instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

38
03 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Reddish, Palmer, Aickin, Wrighten, Watkins, Cautherly, Miss Younge, Miss Platt, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Barry. Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Barry; Capt. Dormer-Palmer; Sir George Hastings-King; Sir John Dormer-Reddish; Willoughby-Aickin; Villars-Cautherly; Miss Montague-Mrs Barry; Miss Dormer-Miss Younge; Miss Willoughby-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Willoughby-Mrs Jeffries; Footmen-Wrighten, Watkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Jenny-Mrs Smith (Genest, V, 232).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Reddish, Palmer, Aickin, Wrighten, Watkins, Cautherly, Miss Younge, Miss Platt, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Barry. Prologue-King
Role: Footmen Actor: Wrighten, Watkins

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

39
07 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Performance Comment: Parts-Dodd, Parsons, Bannister, Fawcett, Moody, Kear, Wright, Booth, Messink, Lings, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman, Miss Roger, Miss Radley. Oliver-Dodd; Clack-Parsons; Hilliard-Bannister; Vincent-Fawcett; Beggars-Moody, Kear, Wright, Booth, Messink, Lings, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman; Meriel-Miss Rogers; Rachel-Miss Radley (MacMillan, p. 269).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Dodd, Parsons, Bannister, Fawcett, Moody, Kear, Wright, Booth, Messink, Lings, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman, Miss Roger, Miss Radley. Oliver-Dodd
Role: Beggars Actor: Moody, Kear, Wright, Booth, Messink, Lings, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman

Dance: II: As17700428

40
09 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Moody, Dodd, Jefferson, W. Palmer, J. Bannister, Courtney, Jones, Watkins, Palmer, Cautherly, Wright,Jacobs, Wrighten, Everard, and Mrs Greville. Epilogue by Moody. Mac Cormuck-Moody; Rivers-Cautherly; Revell-Palmer; Sapling-Dodd; Sunderland-Jefferson; Secretary-J. Bannister; Mrs Cheveley-Mrs Greville; Francis-W. Palmer; Dipp-Wright; Tom Epping-Jacobs; Spavin-Courtney; Putty-Wrighten; Isaachar-Jones; Grooms, Jockeys-Everard, Watkins (Genest, V, 402).
Cast
Role: Jockeys Actor: Everard, Watkins

41
14 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; With proper Dances-; Songs-; an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-; The whole to conclude with a Dance-Master Roger, Miss Capitani (Scholars to Gallini).
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers

42
07 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance this stage; Aboan-Holland; Blandford-Palmer; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Hotman-Blakes; Planters-Moody, Mozeen, Parsons, Castle, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Ackman, Clough, Fox, Watkins; Imoinda-Mrs Palmer; In Act II, will be introduc'd an entertainment of singing-Champnes, Miss Young; with a proper Dance of Slaves-Vincent, Lochery, Leppie.
Cast
Role: Slaves Actor: Ackman, Clough, Fox, Watkins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

43
15 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Blakes, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Comic Dance, call'd The Flemish Feast-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Blakes, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson

Dance: IV: The Sabotiers, as17621013

44
10 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Moody, Clough, Parsons, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Miss Pearse, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; Songs-; Dances-; and an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Moody, Clough, Parsons, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Miss Pearse, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: HHearts of Oak, as17620925

45
23 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, Harlequin Cherokee

Performance Comment: The Principal Witches-Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; Misers-Blakes, Castle; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputians-Miss Rogers, Miss Froment; Bride Men-Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds; Bride Man, Sea Officer-Aldridge; Bride Maids-Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson; Waiters-Fox, Marr, Watkins, Pain; The whole to conclude with the Return, Landing and Reception of the Cherokees in America. Cherokees-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Waiters Actor: Fox, Marr, Watkins, Pain

Song: IV: Miss Young

46
22 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Performance Comment: Protheus-Holland; Valentine-O'Brien; Duke-Havard; Thurio-Vernon; Eglamour-Packer; Antonio-Burton; Host-Moody; Panthion-Stevens; Outlaws-Ackman, Fox, Marr, Watkins; Speed-King; Launce-Yates; Sylvia-Miss Bride; Lucetta-Miss Pope; Julia-Mrs Yates; In Act IV will be introduc'd a Serenade-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Outlaws Actor: Ackman, Fox, Marr, Watkins

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Waiters Actor: Fox, Marr, Watkins, Pain

47
22 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson;. To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd the Flemish Feast-.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Baker

48
30 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Baddeley, Weston, Bransby, Moody, Clough, Vaughan, Fox, Mrs Lee, Mrs Clive. Major Sturgeon-Foote; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Sir Jacob Jollup-Baddeley; Bruin-Moody; Mug-Foote; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Clive; Roger-Clough; Snuffle-Vaughan; Heeltap-Bransby; Lint-Castle; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Lee; Mob-Fox, Marr, Watkins, Strange (Edition of 1764).
Cast
Role: Mob Actor: Fox, Marr, Watkins, Strange

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

49
15 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Powell; Aboan-Lee; Blandford-Palmer; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Hotman-Baddeley; Planters-Moody, Parsons, Marr, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Clough, Ackman, Fox; Imoinda-Mrs Palmer; In Act II, a Dance of Slaves-.
Cast
Role: Planters Actor: Moody, Parsons, Marr, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

50
20 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley; To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd The Flemish Feast-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929