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7799 results for: Keyword - Weston</i>, has some Requisites, may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy--<span class=
We found 4810 matches on Event Comments, 3422 matches on Performance Comments, 607 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5201
07 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Catley, being the last time, but one, of her performing this season. Box, Pit and Gallery Tickets to be had of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door. Charges #65 6s. Profit to Miss Catley #136 5s.; plus #67 11s. from tickets (Box 232; Pit 49; Gallery 22). Paid one year's Rector's Rate for theatre due Xmas last #8 15s., Watch rate #14 11s. 8d., and half year's paving rate due Mich. last #26 5s. Paid Recor's rate (one year's due Xmas last) for House in Bow Passage, 6s. 3d, and watch rate for ditto 10s. 8d. Receipts: #201 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley, first time this season.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors-Fishar, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17731013

5202
10 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Cast
Role: Torrington Actor: Weston
Role: Ghastly Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Melissa-Mrs Davies, first time; Sharp-Dodd; Kitty Pry-Mrs Love; Gayless-Davies; Guttle-Ackman; Cook-Hartry.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Davies, first time

5203
24 January 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with an address to the Town)-Brunsdon (from Edinburgh); Sir George Airy-Farren; Charles-Wilks; Sir Jealous-Morris; Whisper-Lamb; Butler-Mills; Sir Francis-Batson; Miranda-Mrs Batson; Isabinda-Mrs Gardner; Patch-Young Lady, first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Young Lady, first time on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Between the Play and Farce: a Variety of Imitations-Young Lady who never appeared on any stage

5204
26 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Hartry; Heartly-Reddish; Young Clackit-Dodd; Lucy-Miss Pope; Harriet-Miss Jarratt, first time.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Jarratt, first time.

5205
02 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Waldron; Spinner-Everard; Tukely-Davies; Lord Racket-Wrighten; Sir William Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Rustle-Burton; Harry-Jacobs; Waiters-Ackman, W. Palmer; Mrs Dotteral-Mrs Davies; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophia-Mrs Greville, first time; Arabella-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Greville, first time

5206
07 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Dyer; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

5207
17 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Cast
Role: Tropic Actor: Dunstall in place of Woodward. Dunstall seems to have replaced Woodward. Although according to the listing on the playbill the following shift is just as likely: Tropic-Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Pantaloon-Shuter; Leander-Reinhold; Colombine-Mrs Thompson; Isabella-Miss Brown, first time.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Brown, first time.

Dance: End: The Recruits-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Twist, Miss Capon. [See17721117.

5208
10 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Cooper (printer) #48 2s.; and Pattinson (tallow chandler) #32 10s. Receipts: #152 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17740226, but Lavinia-Miss Sherman, first time.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Sherman, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

5209
15 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis, first time; Prince John-Harris; Douglas-Owenson; Westmorland-Thompson; Blunt-R. Smith; Vernon-Hull; Worcester-Gardner; Bardolph-Davis; Poins-Lewes; Francis-Cushing; Carriers-Dunstall, Quick; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Hartley; Falstaff-Shuter (playbill). [The Public Advertiser assigns King-$Young.]
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Lewis, first time

Afterpiece Title: Midas

5210
19 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Mrs Mattocks; Artaxerxes-Mattocks; Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimenes-DuBellamy; Semira-Mrs Baker; Mandane-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.
Related Works
Related Work: Artaxerxes Author(s): J.A. Hasse

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

5211
21 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: a New Sea Character Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader (and, By Desire, the Original Prologue)-King; Vamp-Moody; Governor-Bransby; Young Cape-J. Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robert-Keen; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope, first time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope, first time.

5212
12 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Antigonus-J. Aickin; Clown-Moody; Perdita-Mrs Canning, first time in this character; the sheep@shearing song-Mrs Smith; Camillo-Wright; The Vocal Parts-Bannister, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten; With a Dance incidental to the piece,-Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Moody
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Canning, first time in this character

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

5213
15 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: As17731126, but Mortimer-King.
Cast
Role: Mortimer Actor: King.
Role: Miss Bridgemore Actor: Miss Sherry, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Clack-Parsons; Scentwell-Griffith; Meriel-Mrs Hunt; Rachel-Mrs Wrighten, first time; Hilliard-Davies; Vincent-Fawcett; Beggars-Wright, Waldron, Kear, Messink, Courtney, Jones, Mrs Love, Mrs Smith; A New Song-; will be introduced and In Act I, the Crutch Dance-.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Wrighten, first time

Song: II: Rise Glory-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

5214
18 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17731028, but Verges-Hartry; Hero-Mrs Canning, first time.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Canning, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

5215
21 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Savigny, first time, and first appearance on stage for 2 years; Don Alonzo-Wroughton; Don Carlos-Lewis; Don Alvarez-Gardner; Manuel-Davis; Isabella-Miss Pearce; Leonora-Miss Miller[, first appearance [for all] in those characters., first appearance [for all] in those characters.
Cast
Role: Zanga Actor: Savigny, first time, and first appearance on stage for 2 years

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 26 March

5216
22 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17740106, but Polly-Miss Brown, first time; Hornpipe-Miss Besford; Lucy-Miss Dayes; Mat-Baker.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

5217
26 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-J. Aickin; Lewson-Cautherly; Mrs Beverly-Mrs Canning, first time; Charlotte-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Mrs Canning, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

5218
26 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17740207, but Aimworth-DuBellamy; Mervin-Owenson; Ralph-Quick, first time; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Ralph Actor: Quick, first time

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Song: End I the Farce: (By Desire) The Storm-DuBellamy

5219
29 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: As17740405 but Country Madcap-Miss Wilde, first time.
Cast
Role: Country Madcap Actor: Miss Wilde, first time.

Song: End: The song of Mad Tom [will be sung in character-Reinhold. [See17740408]

Dance: After Song: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

5220
07 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: As17740412 but Florizel-Dimond; Perdita (with the Sheep Shearing Song)-Mrs Smith, first time for both.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Smith, first time for both.
Role: Clown Actor: Moody

Dance: End: The Taylors, as17740428

5221
09 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17740406 but Shore-Bensley; Alicia-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Role: Hastings Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Cushing

5222
11 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Thirteenth and last time this season of performing the afterpiece. House (Hopkins Diary). Paid Chorus 3 nights (this incl.) #5 6s. 6d. Receipts: #134 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: Tycho Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

5223
19 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: As17731210, but Marlowe-Wroughton, first time.
Cast
Role: Marlowe Actor: Wroughton, first time.
Role: Marlow Actor: Lewes
Role: Hastings Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17740513

5224
26 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By desire. Last time of the company's performing this season. [The Epilogue recites the mock burial of this King of Brentford reviewing certain high points of his management. A mock heroic written by Colman and printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for June 1774 (p. 280). He sold his share for #20,000, which was #5,000 more than he paid for it. (See Page, George Colman, The Elder.) Rec'd half value of ticket returns from 13 servants amounting to #98 3s. 6d. Receipts: #124 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown, first time

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: After Opera: the Last New Occasional Epilogue, on the Departure of the Manager,-Miss Barsanti

5225
23 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shutter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Mrs Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Miss Dayes, first time; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Dayes, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs or Harlequins Gambols