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2844 results for: Keyword - the Doctor
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.

1751
20 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years [not acted since 18 July 1777]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; Or, Florizel And Perdita

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Cast
Role: Doctor Puzzle Actor: Blissett
Role: : Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Wilson
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Massey
Role: Doctor Actor: Painter
Role: King of the Fiddlers Actor: Gaudrey
Role: King of the Antipodes Actor: Rayman
Role: Tatlanthe Actor: Mrs Brett

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Head Boy of the Marine Society Actor: Master Edwin
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood
Role: Emperor of the Quacks Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Monologue: 1783 08 20 As 13 Aug. imitations. After the Monologue a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

Performance Comment: imitations. After the Monologue a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun .

1752
27 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wewitzer, Egan, Blissett, Stevens, Williamson; Miss Morris. [Larpent MS lists certain performers as appearing in this piece in their own persons, but their names do not correspond with the names printed on the playbill.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Cast
Role: Doctor Puzzle Actor: Blissett
Role: : Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Wilson
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Massey
Role: Doctor Actor: Painter
Role: King of the Fiddlers Actor: Gaudrey
Role: King of the Antipodes Actor: Rayman
Role: Tatlanthe Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Head Boy of the Marine Society Actor: Master Edwin
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood
Role: Emperor of the Quacks Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

1753
08 September 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Cast
Role: Head Boy of the Marine Society Actor: Master Edwin
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood
Role: Emperor of the Quacks Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

1754
21 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In 1st piece the playbill assigns Father Paul to Mahon, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Booth.] Receipts: #174 15s. (171/11; 3/4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Lopez-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Brett; Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Bannister. [Songs (J. Wilkie and T. Evans, 1783) adds: Lay-Brother-Besford.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lay Actor: Brother-Besford.
Role: Brother Actor: Besford.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Doctor Slop Actor: Wewitzer

1755
24 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Farmer Giles-Brett; Mervin-Davies; Ralph-Quick; Fairfield-Reinhold; Fanny-Mrs Kennedy; Theodosia-Mrs Martyr; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Patty-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister
Role: Doctor Slop Actor: Wewitzer

1756
08 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

1757
09 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

1758
10 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

1759
12 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

1760
13 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

1761
15 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

1762
17 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

1763
18 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Venice Preserv'd [announced on playbill of 17 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Crawford. Receipts: #129 8s. (125/6; 4/2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

Song: As17831006, but Johnstone in place of Doyle

1764
19 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

1765
22 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

1766
30 December 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Doctor Caius Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Chalmers. Other parts from Larpent MS and from Morning Chronicle, 24 Dec.: Head, Councillors in Lilliput, Cryer, Lord Mayor, Alderman, Clerk, Lawyer, Judge, Sailor, Country Squire, Watchman, Clown, Father

1767
15 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Performance Comment: As17831208, but Prologue and Epilogue omitted [and thereafter] .
Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprize

1768
17 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprize

1769
20 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

1770
21 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17831021, but Father Paul-Mahon; Carlos (1st time)-Johnstone; Clara-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lay Actor: Brother-Besford.
Role: Brother Actor: Besford.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Doctor Slop Actor: Wewitzer

1771
03 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: In which will be introduced, for the First Time in any Theatre, a Real Air Balloon [see 7 Feb.]. Receipts: #160 2s. (156/0; 4/2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Cast
Role: Doctor Feelove Actor: Quick
Role: Doctor's Servant Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

1772
09 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mrs Crawford continuing hoarse, The Grecian Daughter [announced on playbill of 7 Feb.] is unavoidably postponed. Receipts: #156 11s. (153/10; 3/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Fearon
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs White
Role: Columbine Actor: Mlle Bithmere. Musical and Other Characters by Johnstone, Thompson, Doyle, Rayner, Jones, Helme, Bates, Ledger, Painter

Song: As17831218, but omitted: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone

1773
14 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of The Devil upon Two Sticks, announced on playbill of 13 Feb.] Receipts: #126 3s. 6d. (122/12/0; 3/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17831021, but Father Paul-Mahon .
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lay Actor: Brother-Besford.
Role: Brother Actor: Besford.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Doctor Slop Actor: Wewitzer

1774
23 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Doctor Caius Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Chalmers, Helme; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Davies, Brett; Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph-Miss Field (of DL); The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by W. Parke)-Mrs Bannister; Principal Bacchant and Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Chalmers, Helme
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1775
27 April 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kennedy. Public Advertiser, 26 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kennedy at her house in Great Queen-street. [The Jubilee anticipated the official Handel Commemoration held at Westminster Abbey on 26 May.] Receipts: #320 9s. 6d. (213/4/6; tickets: 107/5/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel

Performance Comment: Overture from Samson. Scene I. Collins's Ode on the Passions read by Whitfield. In which will be introduced: From the dread scene (from Judas Maccabaeus) by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Bannister; The smiling dawn (from Jephtha) by Johnstone; Revenge! Timotheus (from Alexander's Feast) by Reinhold; Mirth, admit me of thy crew (from L'Allegro il Penseroso) by Mrs Kennedy; As when the Dove (from Acis and Galatea) by Mrs Bannister. To conclude with the Chorus From Harmony (from Dryden's Ode). Scene II. The Pantheon. To Song and Dance (from Samson) by Chorus; Let's imitate her Notes above (from Alexander's Feast) by Mrs Martyr and Mrs Kennedy. The Muse Euterpe-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: . The Muse Euterpe Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister
Role: Doctor Slop Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Dance: 1st piece to conclude with a Grand Ballet by Harris, Byrn, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, &c

Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger