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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 Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Dance: As17910507

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Play@House, or, Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17910623 but Araminta (1st time)-Mrs Iliff.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17910701 but Mrs Cole-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns Orlando to Kemble, but "On account of indisposition, Barrymore last night performed Orlando for Kemble" (Oracle, 4 Oct.).] 3rd piece: To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the Spanish Armada, and a Grand Procession. "Equal to any actor I ever saw, as far as his line extends, is Mr Parsons; his conception and expression of Sir Fretful Plagiary, in Mr Sheridan's Critic, are as strong and masterly as were Garrick's in Kitely [in Every Man in his Humour]; and his 'laughing without mirth' therein equally admirable" (Jonson, ed. Waldron, 171). Receipts: #251 4s. 6d. (213.6.6; 37.0.0; 0.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Song: V 2nd piece: song-Miss Hagley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Taste or Diversion in the Morning

Dance: I afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Alderman, Lady Pentweazel

Song: End: The Tobacco Box-Johnson, Miss Chatterley

Entertainment: Monologues After Singing: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze to St. Paul's-Wilkinson; End II afterpiece: Bucks have at Ye All-a Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

Music: Between Acts: several pieces of Martial Music-his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester's Band(, in full uniform, by Permission)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17911114, but Palmer's name listed in playbill as Richmond; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Lady Anne-Miss Collins; Duchess of York-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival or The Night before the Battle

Afterpiece Title: The Intrigues of a Morning or An Hour in Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill. In mainpiece the playbill retains King, but "Mr King being ill I acted his Part to-night" (Kemble Mem.).]. Account-Book, 12 May: Author's Charge 3rd night of Fugitive enter'd short by error #12 16s. Receipts: #408 5s. (365.1; 41.0; 2.4; tickets: none listed) (charge: #147)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Performance Comment: As17920420, but Admiral Cleveland-Kemble in place of King; O'Donnal-Alfred of Phillimore.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: As17920409, but Mr Sulky-Cubitt in place of Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: As17920125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17920421, but Mr Frost-Cross in place of Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Song: In 2nd piece: As17920421; End II: a Selection of the most favourite Catches and Glees from Harrison and Knyvett's Vocal Concert-; O let the merry peal go on-(Danby); When Arthur first in Court began-(Callcott); Tweedside What beauties does Flora-(Corfe); Come let us all a Maying go-(Hilton)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

Song: II: a song-Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Dance: End III: a new dance The Caledonian Cottagers; or, Scotch Wedding-Allison, Allison's Pupils

Song: End IV: The Cries of Edinburgh-Shaw

Entertainment: Monologue Probably end: An Occasional Address-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17921015, but King Henry-Harley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum and see17921220

Dance: In afterpiece: the Burlesque Pas de Russe-Byrn, Miss Smith; Hornpipe-Holland; rest of the Dances-Byrn, Ratchford, Cranfield, Rayner, Platt, Jackson, Wilde, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Bayzand, Mme Rossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17921102, but Margaret-Mrs Shaw.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Song: As17921102

Dance: As17921102; In afterpiece: Dances-the D'Egvilles, Menage, Chatterley, Webb, Melvin, Phillips, Bourk, Bidotti, Whitmell, Walker, Nokes, Keys, Miss Menage, the Miss D'Egvilles, Miss Phillips, Miss A. DeCamp, Miss Menage Jun., Miss Smith, Miss Haskey, Miss Whitmell, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Bourk

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: As17930129, but Mr Placid-Macready in place of Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso Part I Only Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As17930227, but Conductor-Linley? Sen., Arnold; Preceded by Overture-(Esther).

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet bird-Mrs Ferguson (her 1st performance); accompanied on the violin-Shaw; End 2nd piece: an Italian Scena-Mrs Ferguson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As17930308but Principal Vocal Parts-Welsh.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17921119, but Jane-Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: Margaret of Anjou

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17921001, but Mr Frost-Munden (1st time) in place of Wilson.

Song: In 3rd piece: a Planxty descriptive of Ireland,-Johnstone