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We found 7172 matches on Event Comments, 2005 matches on Performance Comments, 607 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Paide-McDonald; Roger-Baker; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Gard; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-A Gentlewoman [, who appeared in it lately with applause; unidentified]; Peggy (with an additional song)-A Gentlewoman [4th appearance; unidentified].4th appearance; unidentified].
Cast
Role: Paide Actor: McDonald

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Entertainment: End: Singing and Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Performance Comment: As17791026, but Scander-Bannister.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by King, Bensley, Brereton, Aickin, Baddeley, Lamash, Wrighten, Burton, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Miss Collett, Mrs Colles, Miss Kirby, Mrs Abington. Cast from text (Fielding and Walker et al]), 1780, and Morning Chronicle, 3 Dec.: Sir William Woodley-King; Counsellor Belford-Bensley; Mr Woodley-Brereton; Mr Bromley-Aickin; Forward-Baddeley; Sir Harry Granger-Lamash; Waters-Wrighten; James-Burton; Colonel Mountfort-Palmer; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Louisa-Mrs Brereton; Spitfire-Miss Collett; Mrs Williams-Mrs Colles; Mrs Henpeck-Miss Kirby; Lady Mary Woodley-Mrs Abington; Prologue-King; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] Epilogue-Miss Farren. [This was spoken again on 4 Dec., but omitted thereafter.]This was spoken again on 4 Dec., but omitted thereafter.]

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17791012, but Mungo-Holcroft.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End III: The Minuet de la Cour-Duprez, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Polly-Mr Bannister; Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Betty Doxey. hathi. Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Betty Doxey. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece, as17830422; End of mainpiece, as17821231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Monologue: 1783 08 13 End of 2nd piece Joe Haynes's Epilogue by Wilson, riding on an Ass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel (performers not listed); In Act IV a Hornpipe by Middleton

Monologue: 1784 02 09 The Edinburgh Buck by a Genleman [unidentified]

Event Comment: Benefit for Brett. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brett, No. 7, Catherine-street, Strand. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Booth as Peachum, but "Moody in the absence of Wilson [sic] played Peachum" (Public Advertiser, 3 May).] Receipts: #248 13s. (148/12; tickets: 100/1) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17831014, but Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Peachum-Moody [of DL]; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Polly-Mr Bannister; added: Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; omitted: Wat Dreary, Harry Paddington. hathi. omitted: Wat Dreary, Harry Paddington. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece, as17831014; End of mainpiece The Poney Races, as17840428

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Leoni; End of Act II When Phoebus the tops of the bills does adorn by Leoni and Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day Or The Marriage Of Figaro

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Usher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Song: As17860223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End I afterpiece: Highland Reel-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: II: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: II: song in character-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17871124, but Gratiano-Dodd; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gobbo-Hollingsworth; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV:a Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Le Matin Midi et le Soir

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: Captain Freeman-Palmer; Butler-Baddeley; Bustle-Burton; Lieut. Bumper (with songs)-Williames; Sir Toby Treacle-Suett; Lady Treacle-Mrs Hopkins; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Nancy (with songs)-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Baddeley

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Conjugal Frolick, as17880221

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; F 1, by John Rose; in Town and Country Magazine, Aug. 1788, p. 374, said to be translated from a French farce]. "Edwin was too ill to sing, but went through the part [in Peeping Tom; see 16 Aug.]" (Public Advertiser, 4 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner or Quality Binding

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace Or A Voyage Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17880611 but Jerry Sneak-Moss.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Performance Comment: As17880701 but Trudge (for that night only)-Edwin Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Sailors-_Painter.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: End 2nd piece: The British Soldier Triumphant-Byrn, Ratchford, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good natured Man

Performance Comment: Croaker-Edwin; Sir William Honeywood-Aickin; Honeywood-Williamson; Leontine-Bannister Jun.; Bailiff-Wewitzer; Follower-Painter; Jarvis-Moss; Butler-Burton; Post@boy-Barrett; Lofty-R. Palmer; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Webb; Olivia-Mrs Inchbald; Garnet-Mrs Edwin; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Richland-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Song: End III: Four@and@twenty Perriwigs all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners (a Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody)-Edwin