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We found 2596 matches on Roles/Actors, 890 matches on Performance Title, 571 matches on Performance Comments, 60 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit the Servants. N.B. As the Summer Season has prov'd very unsuccessful, the Servants humbly hope that in Consideration of it the Town will favour them this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Mrs Charke
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17340807

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Event Comment: Benefit for raising a Fund for the relief of those, who from their infirmities shall be oblig'd to retire from the stage (playbill). Pit and Boxes laid together. Come as early as possible. No Admittance to persons but with tickets. House opens at 5 o'clock. Play to begin at half past 6. [The only house charges for a Fund Benefit seem to have been the incidental expenses as follows]: Renters #8; Supernumeraries & Kettledrums #1 3s.; Soldiers 14s.; Printer #2 6s. 6d.; Extra Constables #1 10s. 6d.; Candles, Oyl & Lampmen #3 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #304 11s. 6d. Charges #17 12s. 6d. Profits to Fund #286 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

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Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Cast
Role: German Doctor Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17810612

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. [Certain members of the audience took objection to The Baron. Palmer came forward and said that the author "finding a strenuous opposition" would withdraw it. He then pointed "to several apples which some humane person or other...had thrown at the performers, and which lay on the stage" (London Chronicle, 12 July).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Cast
Role: German Doctor Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17810612

Event Comment: Paid 7 years Assurance in the London Assurance Office to 25th November 1789 #195 13s. 6d. Receipts: #162 3s. (157/19; 4/4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #295 17s. (290/0; 5/17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Levis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17821009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Golden Pippin, announced on playbill of 3 Dec] Receipts: #264 3s. (259/6/6; 4/16/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Song: As17821206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Wroughton as Richmond, and Webb as Lord Mayor. On the Kemble playbill both names are deleted. The name of Wroughton's substitute has been cut by the binder; who acted the part has not as yet come to light. A MS annotation substitutes Bates for Webb.] Receipts: #165 18s. (162/13/6; 3/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years [acted 7 Jan. 1779]. Receipts: #133 1s. 6d. (122/14/0; 10/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Event Comment: Benefit for the Theatrical Fund [which is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #231 19s. 6d. (227/13/6; 4/6/0) (charge:none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Jones

Dance: As17821007

Song: As17821007

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Receipts: #186 3s. 6d. (182/14/0; 3/9/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Song: Vocal Parts [in Entry] by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Doyle, Darley, Bannister; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stuart, Miss Morris, Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. With the Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen. Receipts: #207 2s. (204/14; 2/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Whitfield; Lord Chamberlain-Wewitzer; Gardner-Wilson; Cromwell-Davies; Lord Sands-Jones; Norfolk-Fearon; Suffolk-Booth; Cardinal Wolsey-Henderson; Anne Bullen-Miss Cleland; Lady-Mrs Pitt; Queen Katherinc-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Queen Katherinc Actor: Miss Younge

Song: In Act III song by Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Castle Of Andalusia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Abington.