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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Clerimont-Davis; Ramilie-Goss; Decoy-Lloyd; Furnish-Francis; Sparkle-Walters; Lawyer-Dyell; James-Jackson; Fredrick-a Gentleman; Harriet-Miss Essex; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Bishop; Wheedle-Miss J. Essex; Lappet-Mrs Gardner; Mariana-Miss Weller (a pupil of Dr Arne's, first time in that character).
Cast
Role: Fredrick Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Sileno-Baker; Dametas-Jackson; Jupiter-Burton; Pan-Jackson; Apollo-a Gentleman; Mysis-Mrs Love; Juno-Miss Stewart; Daphne-Mrs Russell; Nysa-Miss Weller.
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: a Gentleman

Entertainment: Before: An Address to the Town, with Imitations-Master Russell , a child but 6 years of age; End II: Bucks Have at ye all-Master Russell; End IV: Imitations-Decastro; End: The Cries of London-Shuter (By Desire); Jo Haine's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-The Gentleman who performed King Henry [on 25 Sept.]; Othman-Comerford; Sadi-Johnson; Aladin-Smith; Officer-Lewis; Slave-Dancer; Selim-Stokes; Zaphira-Mrs Massey; Irene-Miss Reynolds; The original Prologue [in character-Master Kenny.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The King-A Gentleman of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Dick-Johnson; Lord Lurewell-Smith; Keeper-Lewis; Joe (with a song)-Comerford; John Cockle (the Miller of Mansfield)-Newton; Peggy-Mrs Wilks; Kate-Miss Taylor; Madge-Mrs Ross.

Song: As17760925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

Performance Comment: Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Farren; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Bransby; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: French Gentleman Actor: Fawcett
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Dance: In II: a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing-Giorgi, Henry, Mrs Sutton; In: The Savage Hunters, as17761024

Song: In II: Masquerade Scene Singing-Mrs Scott

Event Comment: "A Gentleman who is as mad as myself about the School remark'd that the Characters upon the Stage at the falling of the Screen stand too long before they speak-I thought so too the first Night-he said it was the same on the 2d & was remark'd by others-tho they should be astonish'd & a little petrify'd, yet it may be carry'd to too great a length" (David Garrick to R. B. Sheridan, 12 May 1777, in The Letters of David Garrick, ed. D. M. Little and G. M. Kahrl, 1963, III, 1163). Receipts: #195 13s. (184.7; 10.19; 0.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep shearing

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Edwin, Fearon, Egan, Jackson, Massey, T. Davis, Griffiths, Bannister, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Colles. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1777: Florizel-DuBellamy; Autolicus-Edwin; Leontes-Fearon; Polixenes-Egan; Clown-Jackson; Old Shepherd-Massey; Cleomenes-T. Davis; Camillo-Griffiths; Servant-Bannister; Gentleman-Stevens; Mopsa-Mrs Hitchcock; Dorcas-Miss Hale; Paulina-Mrs Poussin; Perdita-Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: With aPastoral Dance (incident to the [main]piece)-; End: As17770707

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross (1st appearance these 5 years); Edgar-Lewis; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Booth; Goneril-Mrs Poussin; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Green; Cordelia-Mrs Hartley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: As17771001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17771006, but Gentleman Usher-Death.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Death.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17771001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Farren; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: French Gentleman Actor: Chaplin
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Dance: II: Masquerade Scene with Dancing-Burton, Henry, Mrs Marklew; End III: Rural Grace, as17771002

Song: II: Masquerade Scene song-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Kirkpatrick]); King Henry-Hull; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Booth; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Whitfield; Prince Edward (1st time)-Miss Morris; Duke of York-Master Jones; Norfolk-Bowles; Lieutenant-L'Estrange; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Lady Ann-Mrs Jackson; The Queen-Mrs Hartley (their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Mr Johnson-Palmer; Mr Smith-Aickin; The other Characters-Baddeley, Moody, Parsons, Burton, Hurst, R. Palmer, Waldron, Lamash, Chambers, Holcroft, Chaplin, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Master Pulley, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett, Mrs Davies. With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops [These were "hobby-horses and other novelties' (Davies, III, 303).]. [Edition of 1777 (John Bell) specifies: Gentleman Usher-Baddeley; Physician-Moody; Cordelio-Burton; Prince Prettyman-Hurst; 1st King of Brentford-Waldron; Fisherman-Griffiths; Thunder-Wrighten; Earth-Legg; Lightning-Master Pulley; Cloris-Mrs Colles; Parthenope-Miss Collett; Amaryllis-Mrs Davies; Pallas-Mr Parsons. [It assigns the remaining characters-2nd King of Brentford, Prince Volscius, Drawcansir, Lieut. General, Tom Thimble, Sun, Moon-to actors of previous season.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The British Heroine

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17780129, but Midas-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Robinson]); Jupiter-_; Juno-_.
Cast
Role: Midas Actor: A Gentleman

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Tony Lumpkin's Ramble through London-Quick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-A Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage [unidentified]); Butler-Everard; Cook-Bailey; Footman-Massey; Coachman-Fildew; Conjurer-Cooke; Jobson-Newton; Lady Loverule-Mrs West; Lucy-Mrs Lefevre; Lettice-Mrs Heard; Nell-Mrs Fowler (1st appearance on this stage).

Song: End: Master Nelson

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Address to the Town, in the character of Marplot-Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Digges; Bastard-West; Kent-Gardner; Gloster-Mitchell; Gentleman Usher-Blissett; Albany-Taylor; Burgundy-Turner; Cornwall-Davis; Edgar-Dimond (from the Theatre-Royal, Bath); Goneril-Mrs Lefevre; Regan-Mrs West; Cordelia-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Blissett

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Bauldy-Blissett; Sir William Worthy-Mitchell; Jenny-A Young Lady (4th appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Peggy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: A Young Lady

Music: Afterpiece: With the Scots Musick incidental to the Piece-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Digges; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Brunsdon; Burgundy-Robson; Edgar-Lewis; Goneril (1st time)-Miss Platt; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Green; Cordelia-Miss Younge (of dl).
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Brunsdon
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: King Richard the Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Henderson (of dl); King Henry-Clarke; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Hull; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Burghall]); Prince Edward-Miss Morris; Duke of York-Mast. Pulley; Norfolk-Booth; Lieutenant-L'Estrange; Duchess of York-Miss Platt; Lady Ann-Mrs Jackson; Queen-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17780928, but King Lear-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Rundell]); Cordelia-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: A Gentleman
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Brunsdon

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone or Harlequin Traveller

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Miss Valois. [The dancing, as here assigned, was included in all subsequent performances, except on 4 Feb., 7 Apr., 10 May.

Song: In I: song-Leoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-A Gentleman (2nd appearance on this stage [Rundell]); Randolph-Wroughton; Officer-Thompson; Glenalvon-Aickin; Old Norval-Clarke; Anna-Mrs Morton; Lady Randolph-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17781028, but Tancred-The Gentleman who performed Douglas [on 14 Jan.: Rundell].on 14 Jan.: Rundell].

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-The Gentleman who performed Douglas [on 14 Jan.: Rundell]; Nerestan-Wroughton; Orasmin-L'Estrange; Chatillon-Hull; Melidor-Thompson; Lusignan (1st time)-Digges; Selima-Miss Ambrose; Zara-Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17781223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Daly]); Roderigo-Lee Lewes; Cassio-Whitfield; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Booth; Montano-Robson; Duke-L'Estrange; Gratiano-Fearon; Iago-Bensley; Emila-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: As17790222

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: Sir William Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Entertainment: End: Singing and Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Gloster-Aickin; Bastard-Palmer; Kent (1st time)-Hurst; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Wrighten; Burgundy-Norris; Gentleman Usher-Burton; Physician-Wright; Old Peasant-Waldron; Servant to Cornwall-R. Palmer; Curan-Fawcett; Captain of the Guards-Chaplin; Edgar-Webster; Goneril-Miss Sherry; Regan-Mrs Colles; Arante-Miss Kirby; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Burton
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs