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1780 results for: Keyword - the Boy
We found 1488 matches on Roles/Actors, 330 matches on Performance Title, 312 matches on Performance Comments, 180 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

426
05 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Farley

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

427
07 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Farley

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Miss George

Monologue: 1786 08 07 As 3 Aug

428
08 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Farley

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: As17860706

429
28 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Farley

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Dance: As17860706

430
08 September 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Farley

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: As17860622

431
04 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Performance Comment: As17890203 Prologue and Epilogue listed on playbill, as17890203, but the Epilogue-_ because on the 1st night it "was felt as offensive" (London Chronicle, 5 Feb.). It is not listed on any subsequent playbill.
Cast
Role: the Epilogue Actor: _ because on the 1st night it "was felt as offensive"
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

432
05 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

433
06 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

434
10 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

435
12 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

436
14 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Marian

437
16 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17880924

438
19 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Taken from Solyman the Magnificent of Marmontel. Receipts: !187 13s. 6d. (178.3.6; 9.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: As17881010; Afterpiece to conclude with: a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrne, Principal Female Dancers- Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Performance Comment: Chief of the Bostanges-Byrne, Principal Female Dancers- Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin.
Cast
Role: the Bostanges">i>Chief of the Bostanges Actor: Byrne, Principal Female Dancers- Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin.

439
26 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

440
02 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

Dance: As17881010

441
02 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Kennedy's last appearance on the stage.] Paid One Years Insurance on #10,000, Phoenix Off., #32 10s. Receipts: #269 2s. (262.1; 7.1). pking's L'Olimpiade. See 4 Apr. Benefit for Marchesi. Tickets to be had of Marchesi, No. 37, Upper James-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: 1st piece conclude with: Grand Dance, as17890219

Cast
Role: the Bostanges">i>Chief of the Bostanges Actor: Byrne, Principal Female Dancers- Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin.

Dance: End Opera: Les Jalousies du Serail-[See17890317 After which: Admete-[See17890331

Song: I: a new song-Sga Giuliani; II: a new song-Marchesi; [By particular desire the favourite duet in [The Deserter-[i.e. Il Disertore [will be introduced; End Opera: Ariettes [by Marchesi-Marchesi; accompanied on the harp-[the Mme Krumpholtz [and see17890430]

Performance Comment: e. Il Disertore [will be introduced; End Opera: Ariettes [by Marchesi-Marchesi; accompanied on the harp-[the Mme Krumpholtz [and see17890430].the Mme Krumpholtz [and see17890430].
Cast
Role: accompanied on the harp Actor:

442
04 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by John O'Keeffe. Not in Larpent MS; not published. This is an unusual instance of the playbill containing, on the 1st night of a new play, the full cast]: Taken from Mrs Centlivre's Gamester. Receipts: #345 13s. (256.2.6; 4.3.6; tickets: 85.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Pharo Table

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: As17881208, but The Characters-_Aickin.
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: _Aickin.

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet Bird, as17890126

443
18 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: _Aickin.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Blanchard.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Boyce
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

444
27 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: _Aickin.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Blanchard.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Boyce
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: As17890404, but The Characters-Thompson, _Booth.
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Thompson, _Booth.

445
02 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Fontenelle. Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Fontenelle at her house, No. 271, Holbourn. 2nd piece: Compressed into 3 short Acts. "Miss Fontenelle...is the best Romp we ever saw, Mrs Jordan alone excepted...We were sorry to see [her] fall over the groove of the scene; but as practice is more forcible than precept, we hope it will teach her the truth of Friar Lawrence's caution, 'they stumble who run fast'" (Diary, 4 May). Receipts: #219 19s. (133.14.6; 6.8.6; tickets: 79.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Blanchard; Old Cockney-Thompson; Capt. Sightly-Cubitt; Barnacle-Rock; Penelope-Miss Stuart; Miss La Blonde-Miss Brangin; Priscilla Tomboy-Miss Fontenelle (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Miss Fontenelle

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Piping Pedlar-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

446
27 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

447
08 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Boy Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Poluscenicon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Pierrot-Cranfield; Pantaloon-Thompson; Lover-Farley; Colombine-Mrs Watts; A Pantomimical Selection, consisting (among several others) of the following Scenes and Songs: The Birth of Harlequin--from the Magic Egg; View of Guildhallv--which changes to a Warehouse; Bedlam Wall--changing to a Ballad Stall; Teague's Ramble to London-Ryder; Ball Room--The Long Minuet-; taken from Bunbury's Print; Landscape-Horses, Dogs and Stag; Hunting Song-Bannister; View of a Poundv--changes to a Butcher's shop; A Prospect at Sea; Poor Jack! ; or, the Cherub (music by Dibdin)-Darley ; A Garden--changes to a Melon Ground; The Temple of Marsv. A Garden--changes to a Melon Ground; The Temple of Marsv.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Boyce
Role: The Long Minuet Actor:
Role: the Cherub Actor: Darley

Dance: In 3rd piece: Byrne, Ratchford, Cranfield, Jackson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End 1st piece: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In III 2nd piece: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

448
05 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Gregson

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

449
12 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Gregson

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

450
19 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Gregson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce