The London Stage Database team will be retiring the Legacy Search on May 1, 2025. Please take a moment before that date to reproduce any pre-2021 searches and export any resulting datasets you may wish to preserve for future use. We are making this change in order to free up computational resources for new features and data, currently in development with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Watch this space for more updates and, coming soon, new ways to keep up with the latest project developments!
Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Young Gentleman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Young Gentleman")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
6551 results for: Keyword - Young Gentleman
We found 3825 matches on Performance Comments, 1343 matches on Event Comments, 1139 matches on Author, 848 matches on Performance Title, and 308 matches on Roles/Actors.

5051
05 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Reddish; Younger Wou'dbe-King for that night only; Truman-Jefferson; Subtleman-Baddeley; Alderman-Parsons; Teague (with songs)-Moody; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Bradshaw; Aurelia-Mrs Abington; Constance-Miss Pope, for that night only; Richmore-Packer; Fairbank-Hurst; Balderdash-Ackman; Steward-Hartry; Poet-W. Palmer; Constable-Wrighten; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Younger Wou'dbe Actor: King for that night only

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: II: The Cunning Love, as17710204; III: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: In Act III: will introduce a Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody

5052
06 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Lewes, first time; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Baker; Quildrive-Quick; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer

Dance: End Opera: A Masquerade Dance-; in which will be introduced an Allemande, as17710316 and a Minuet-Mrs Thompson, Mrs Bulkley

5053
11 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17701025, but Exeter-Younger; King of France-Hull.
Cast
Role: Exeter Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

5054
12 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Young Nightengale Actor: DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: By Desire The Tartars, as17701003; End of Farce: A New Dance, The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: I: A Dancing Academy. The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-

Ballet: End Opera: First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

5055
15 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M Le Medecin-Baddeley, first time; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Burley-Moody; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt; Waiting Woman-Mrs Simson; Beatrice-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Young Gerald Actor: Wheeler

5056
15 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17701008, but Duncan-Younger.
Cast
Role: Duncan Actor: Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

5057
15 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Collins; Stockwell-Vaughan; Capt. Dudley-Lockhart; Young Dudley-Hudson; Major O'Flaherty-Johnson; Stukely-Edwards; Fulmer-Williams; Lawyer-Roberts; Servant-Pierce; Lady Rusport-Miss Fairlamb; Miss Dudley-Mrs Hudson; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Simmonds; Chambermaid-Miss Atkinson; Miss Rusport-Mrs Collins.
Cast
Role: Young Dudley Actor: Hudson

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

5058
17 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17710404 but Leonora-a Young Gentlewoman, 2nd appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: a Young Gentlewoman, 2nd appearance on any stage.

Dance: End Play: Comic Dance, as17701017

5059
18 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17701226, but Thorowgood-Younger.
Cast
Role: Thorowgood Actor: Younger.

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

5060
24 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Athelwold

Performance Comment: As17710401 Athelwold-Person who lately performed in the West Indian [Collins]; Ethelinda-a young Lady (who never appeared on any stage).
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: a young Lady

Afterpiece Title: Cupid's Friendship

Dance: As17710311 Dancing in demi@character-Von, his first appearance in England

5061
29 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17701203, but King-Younger; Queen-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit; or, Viscount a-la-Mode

5062
30 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Smith; Capulet-Younger; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Gardner; Paris-Perry; Benvolio-Fox; Escalus-Morris; Peter-Quick; Apothecary-Holtom; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Miller; first time; In I, a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford; a Masquerade Dance- incident to the play; With the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; a Solemn Dirge-; the Vocal Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Capulet Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17701017

5063
01 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17710208, but Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Sir W. Meadows-Wignell; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Quick; J. Fungus-Morris; Dr Catgut-Thompson; Young Lovit-Lewes; Simon-Perry; Harpy-Bates; Padusoy-Fox; Mrs Lovit-Mrs Pitt; Dolly-Mrs Dyer; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Mrs Mecklin-Mrs DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Young Lovit Actor: Lewes

Music: II: A Favourite Concerto on the Harpsichord-Hook

Ballet: End Opera: The Wapping Landlady and Double Hornpipe. As17710422

5064
04 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17701231, but Norfolk-Wignell; Richard-Perry, first time; King Henry-Younger; Queen-Mrs DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, last time this season-Shuter

5065
14 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Hartry; Young Meadows-Davies, first time; Sir Wm. Meadows-Parsons; Eustace-Fawcett; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Mrs Fitzgerald; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley; In Act I: a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Davies, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

5066
17 May 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Bobadil-Woodward (first appearance on this stage); Welbred-Robson; Young Knowell-Didier; Downright-Gardner; Old Knowell-Miller; Matthew-Hamilton; Cash-Dancer; Kitely-Fearon (from Edinburgh); first appearance on this stage; Cobb-Collett; Formal-Farrell; Brainworm-Vandermere; Stephen-Weston; Bridget-Mrs Didier; Tibb-Mrs Collett; Dame Kitely-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Didier

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Dance: End: The Shoemaker-Mrs West, Miss West, Mas. Williamson

5067
23 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17710517, but Young Meadows-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Lewes

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17701017

Music: End of Opera: Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mas. Condell, his first performance in public

5068
29 May 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Young Loveit-Didier; Gruel-Knowles; Old Catgut-Dancer; Paduasoy-Castle; Simon-Robson; Bridoun-Vowell; Harpy-Farrell; Coachman-Vandermere; Fungus-Fearon; Mrs Loveit-Weston; Dolly-Mrs Collet; Jenny-Mrs Granger; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Didier

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Master West, Miss West (Daily Advertiser)

5069
31 May 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catharine And Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Young Wilding-Davis; Sir Jasper Wilding-Farrell; Beaufort-Dancer; Dapper-Vowell; Quildrive-Cornelys; Old Philpot-Weston; Carmine-Mrs Granger; Maria-Mrs Gardner; Original Epilogue-Woodward, Weston.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Davis

Dance: The Nosegay-Master West, Miss West

5070
19 June 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17710523, but Young Cape-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Aickin.
Role: Cape Actor: F. Gentleman

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515

5071
14 August 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17710619 but Young Cape-Aickin; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Aickin
Role: Cape Actor: F. Gentleman

Dance: As17710531

5072
23 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Quick; J. Fungus-Morris; Dr Catgut-Thompson; Young Loveit-Lewes; Simon-Fox; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Dolly-Miss Helm; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Lewes

Dance: End of Play: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17700924.

5073
25 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Younger; Ghost-Bensley; Horatio-Hull; Ostrick-Dyer; Laertes-Perry; Polonius-Shuter; Rosencraus-R. Smith; Guildenstern-Thompson; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time; Queen-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: Midas

5074
30 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Wroughton; Truman-Perry; Thorowgood-Younger; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Miss Ward; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Mattocks; In Act I: Singing-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Thorowgood Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17710923, but Simon-Perry; Young Loveit-Wild; Gruel-Thompson; Dr Catgut-_; Le Fleur-Holtom.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Wild

Dance: End: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17710412.

5075
01 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Dibdin; Ursula-Mrs Dorman; Leonora-A young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance [Mrs Hunt].Mrs Hunt].
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: A young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710921