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We found 1131 matches on Event Comments, 711 matches on Performance Comments, 511 matches on Performance Title, 402 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Cast
Role: The Baron Actor: Aickin
Role: Theodore Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomas And Sally

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: HEIGHO FOR A HUSBAND

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Song: As17940317athi

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Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Event Comment: [The last night of the season, but not so specified in the playbill. Further performances were planned; this playbill carries the advertisements for 10 Apr. But most of the actors in this HAY season were regular members of the DL company. They were, presumably, required for rehearsals for the opening of the new DL theatre on 21 Apr.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Music composed by Storace. [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Nelly to Miss Redhead, but on the BM playbill (Harris, Vol. IV) her name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Mrs Bramwell's.] Paid Chorus to 25th Inst. #22 10s.; Supernumeraries #32 9s. Powell: Jew rehearsed at 10. Receipts: #436 10s. 6d. (356/2/0; 77/1 9/0; 1/5/6; tickets not come in: 1/4/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Palmer; Phoenix-Packer; Orestes-Kemble; Pylades-Barrymore//Andromache-Mrs Powell (1st appearance in that character); Cephisa-Miss Tidswell; Hermione-Mrs Siddons; Cleone-Miss Collins .
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: No SONG NO SUPPER

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Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare
Event Comment: Powell: [In mainpiece] Jones the Doctor, Packer [retained in playbill] ill. The Jew rehearsed at 10 (for Bannister Jun.; Mrs Hopkins ill); Siege of Belgrade at 12 . Receipts: #461 15s. 6d. (390/0/0; 69/18/6; 1/5/0; tickets not come in: 0/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

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Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare

Song: As17940428

Event Comment: Powell: Mrs Goodall and Sedgwick not on in [Miss Farren's] Epilogue. Bannister Sen. came too late, not supposing the Play to be over so early, but apologiz'd to Mr Kemble, with which he was satisfied. Pirates rehearsed at 10 (in consequence of Suett, Storace being ill; Kelly, Crouch, Bannister Jun., Sedgwick absent, rehearsal was dismiss'd); My Grandmother at 12; Lodoiska music at 1. Receipts: #370 17s. 6d. (295/11/0; 62/6/0; 13/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: As17940508. By particular Desire, Miss Farren will speak the Occasional Epilogue [see17940421], in which are exhibited the Lake of Real Water and the Iron Curtain .

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

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Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare
Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Musick composed by Storace. Powell: My Grandmother rehearsed at 10 (Bannister Jun. one scene, Sedgwick one scene, Storace); Prize at 11 (Master Welsh and Suett two scenes); Lodoiska at 12. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #481 11s. 6d. (392/15/0; 80/16/0; 6/7/6; tickets not come in: 1/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Performance Comment: Characters by Maddocks, Bannister Jun., Sedgwick, Suett, Benson, Bland, Lyons//Mrs Bland, Sga Storace. [Cast adiusted from text (No pub., 1794): Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-Bannister Jun.; Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance- Benson; Tom-Bland; Servant-Lyons II Charlotte-Mrs Bland; Florella-Sga Storace.] hathi. hathi.
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Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

Song: As17940428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

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Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare
Event Comment: Powell: Gamester rehearsed at 11; Lodoiska at 12 (Bannister, Miss Redhead ill; Boyce, Denman, Fisher, Horsfall, Bardeauleau, Annereau, Cooke, Walker absent; Sedgwick, Webb, Fairbrother, Boimaison, Dorion Jun. one chorus). Receipts: #388 18s. (314/10/0; 68/7/6; 5/8/6; tickets not come in: 0/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

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Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Event Comment: [In mainpiece "Benson was again the substitute for Aickin" (Thespian Magazine, July 1794, p. 276; and sec 4 June). Afterpiece in place of ALL THE WORLD's A STAGE, advertised on playbill of 4 June.] Receipts: #306 18s. (242/1/0; 56/15/6; 7/9/6; tickets not come in: 0/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare
Event Comment: [For the naming of the characters in mainpiece, as they were called originally, see 23 Feb. 1792.) Powell: Douglas rehearsed at 10:30 (Mrs Siddons ill; Barrymore one scene); Lodoiska at 12 (Miss De Camp absent). Receipts: #365 1s. 6d. (298/11/0; 60/1/0; 6/9/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Lord Randolph-Barrymore; Glenalvon-Palmer; Norval-Kemble; Stranger-Bensley; Donald-Phillimore; Officer-Caulfield; Servant-Maddocks; Prisoner-Webb / / Matilda-Mrs Siddons (Last time of her appearing this Season); Anna-Miss Collins .

Afterpiece Title: No SONG No SUPPER

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Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Revised and Altered [reduced from 5 acts to 4] by the Author [Richard Cumberland; MS of this version: Larpent 1026]. [In afterpiece the playbill retains Bannister Jun. as Robin, but he "being ill, Benson play'd Robin" (Powell).] Powell: Natural Son rehearsed at 11 (Miss Farren absent, Miss Tidswell one scene). Receipts: #149 9s. 6d. (106/6/6; 34/13/0; 8/10/ 0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

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Event Comment: 2nd piece: In one act. ["The following Gentlemen of the Chorus absent from this Evening Performance, viz., Messrs Boyce, Hobler, Dixon, Dorion Sen., Annereau; Dancers: Messrs G. D'Egville and Hamoir" (Powell).] Powell: Heiress rehearsed at 10; High life at 12; New Ballet [Glorious First of June] at 12. Receipts: #209 16s. 6d. (143/18/0; 63/7/6; 2/11/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Song No Supper

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Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS

Dance: In 2nd piece A Mock Minuet by Palmer and Miss Pope

Event Comment: [In 3rd piece the playbill lists Barrymore in place of Bannister Jun., but "Barrymore continuing ill C. Kemble play'd the part of Vapour in My Grandmother" (Powell).] Powell: My Grandmother rehearsed at 11 (Vapour's Scenes); New Ballet [Glorious First of June] at 12. Receipts: #135 7s. (84/13/6; 49/9/0; 1/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Liar

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

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Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare
Event Comment: Notice on playbill of 30 June: On Account of the Preparations for the New Entertainment on Wednesday, there will be no Play at this Theatre To-morrow Evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: THE LIAR

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Performance Comment: Vapour-Bannister Jun.; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Benson; Sir Matthew Medley-Burton; Woodly-Cooke//Charlotte-Mrs Harvey; Florella-Miss Leak (Their 1st appearance in those characters) .
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Burton
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Event Comment: The New Farce of JENNY'S WHIM; or, The Roasted Emperor [advertised on playbill of 30 Aug., in place of MY GRANDMOTHER] is unavoidably postponed. [This farce, by John O'Keeffe, was never acted; it was objected to by the Lord Chamberlain on the grounds that it "ridiculed the Emperor of Morocco." See MacMillan, Larpent Catalogue, p. 172.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule Britannia

Afterpiece Title: WAYS AND MEANS

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Burton; Camey-Barrett; Peery-Usher; Tiptoe-R. Palmer (1st appearance these 2 years)//Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth; Harriett-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs .
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Burton
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Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: THE BATTLE OF HEXHAM

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Burton
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Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Morning Cbro11icle, 2 Sept.: Tickets to be had of Jewell at his house, Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Performance Comment: Squire Hairbrain-R. Palmer. No other parts listed, but see17940708.

Afterpiece Title: THE MOUNTAINEERS

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Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Burton
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