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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.

1776
30 April 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, announced on playbill of 29 Apr.] Receipts: #229 16s. (226/17/6; 2/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: St

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

Dance: End of mainpiece The Rival Nymphs, as17840318athi

1777
08 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons and Mme Bithmere, and Le Baruf, Composers and principal Performers of the Dramatic Romance of The Rival Knights. Gazetteer, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Mons and Mme Bithmere and of Le Boeuf at Stacy's, colourman, corner of Long-acre. Receipts: #101 8s. 6d. (73/0/6; tickets: 28/8/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

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

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Dramatic Romance, Adelaide de Brabant; or, The Triumph of Virtue. Principal Characters by Bithmere, Le Boeuf, Mme Bithmere. ["An infant son of Grimaldi (i.e. Joseph, aged 6) performs in an astonishing manner" (Gazetteer, 12 May).] End of Act IV an Allemande and Dance, called Malbrough (composed by Vestris Jun.) by Le Boeuf and Mme Bithmere

1778
18 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. Public Advertiser, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 22, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Tickets delivered for Friday the 14th Inst, will be admitted. Receipts: #142 13s. (63/14; tickets: 78/19) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

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

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17831001

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hollo by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1784 05 18 End of mainpiece an Address (written on the Occasion [author unknown]) by Mrs Kemble

1779
13 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Poor Soldier, announced on playbill of 12 Oct.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Doctor Cantwell Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17841006; End of mainpiece, as17841008

1780
15 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Doctor Slop Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: As17841008

1781
20 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Doctor Cantwell Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Charms of a Camp, as17841008

1782
21 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Doctor Cantwell Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Dance: As17841020

1783
22 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Doctor Rosy Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance, Leap Year; or, A New Way of Wooing, (composed by Byrn) by Byrn, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin

1784
06 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Doctor Cantwell Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Belle of the Village, as17840917

1785
12 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "Holman had not the weight, the slow action nor the dignity of Macbeth. He was too light and rapid both in his attitudes and delivery, by which he failed in conveying the impression of an elevated mind struggling with the most turbulent passions" (Gazetteer, 13 Nov.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Aerostation

Song: As17841004, but added: Cubitt, Darley, Pemberton, Whitaker; Miss Cranfield, Mrs Sharpe; omitted: Lloyd, Mrs Chalmers

1786
15 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, announced on playbill of 13 Nov.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: As17841112

1787
22 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: As17841112, but omitted: Mrs Sharpe

1788
24 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Doctor Cantwell Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Leap Year, as17841022

1789
27 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainebleau

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Doctor Slop Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: AS 22 Oct

1790
08 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Doctor Rosy Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: As17841201

1791
11 December 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 Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17840921, but Father Luke-Booth .
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

1792
15 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1793
16 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This was Holcroft's last appearance on the stage.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17841022

1794
17 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: As17841215 Prologue spoken by Davies [and thereafter (see17841214, and 22 Feb. 1785)] .
Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17841201

1795
18 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17841116

1796
20 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: As17841022

1797
22 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil (1st time)-Wilson; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzer; Calomel-Fearon; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb [Public Advertiser: Mrs Pitt]; Harriet (with a song)-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Wilson

1798
31 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

1799
01 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

1800
03 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Crier of the Court Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern