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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.

176
25 November 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber.

177
14 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Faulkner. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: By Desire. Miss Faulkner playing Polly "for the 1st time." Tickets of Page at the stage door in Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Miss Faulkner at her house in Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: The opera to conclude with the original Country Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17471209, but Mock Doctor-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber.

178
21 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin exactly at six o'clock. No persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. Places for the boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the Stage door (General Advertiser). [This notice appears on subsequent bills this season but will not be repeated further here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Ridout, 1st appearance on that stage; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Bridges; Razor-Anderson; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington 1st appearance that stage these 7 years.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st appearance that stage these 7 years.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber

179
10 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17480921, but Mock Doctor-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall.

180
03 January 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17481010, but Mock Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber

181
18 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall

182
17 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Iago-Ryan; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Montano-Bransby; Emilia-Mrs Bambridge; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall.

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17500926

183
15 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Tickets deliver'd for the 8th instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17510318 but Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: 7510318 but Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Dance: As17500926

184
18 September 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Places for Boxes to be taken at the stage door of the theatre. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [Customary notices repeated throughout the season.] Mr W. Giffard and Mrs Bland from the Theatre in Dublin, are arrived in London, and will shortly make their appearance at Covent Garden (General Advertiser 14 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Polly-Mrs Chambers; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall

185
20 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Dr New Dress'd & in a New Manner with a Prologue by ye old Dr to introduce the New by the Author of the Hilliad. The Prologue was forbid by the Licencer, & struck out of the bills, but by Mistake was left in ye News; a great noise for it, Woodward said; as he had face to study, he had not time to do it--more Noise--I went on--& told 'em the Prologue was forbid--Noise still--Woodward went on & said it was forbid by L@or@d Chamberlain--it cool'd a little but when he came on dress'd like Dr Hill, it began again, & so ye farce ended (Cross). Benefit for Mr Woodward. Part of Pit laid into Boxes, and Stage commodiously built in form of an Amphitheatre. Boxes and Stage 5s. Ladies send servants by 3. Tickets to be had of Woodward in Great Piazza, Covent Garden; and at Stage Door. This day publish'd The Chaplet at 6d. a Musical entertainment as performed at Drury Lane. Receipts: #330 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: The Doctor-Woodward (New Dress'd and in a new Manner); Dorcas-Mrs Clive; with an Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: The Doctor Actor: Woodward

Dance: Devisse, Ferrere, Mlle Auretti

186
12 February 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cibber. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. Tickets at the Stage Door of the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17531211, but Davy-Shuter; Leander-R. Smith; Hellebore-Stoppelaer; The Mock Doctor-Cibber (with a new Epilogue in Character).
Cast
Role: The Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber
Role: Mock@Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Dance: Granier, Mlle Camargo

187
21 August 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. By Authority....By Bayes's New-raised Company of Comedians....All other parts [of mainpiece] to be attempted by the new Company; Most of whom never appeared on any stage before. Particularly, the part of Miranda , by a Young Gentlewoman. Being positively her first Essay in a Theatrical Capacity. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 P.m. [No concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; End of Farce: an Occasional Ballad call'd An Act of Grace-; or, the Unhappy's Release; After which by Desire anEpilogue-Nobody.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber

Song: I: The Lover's Rapture-

Dance: II: A New Pierot's Dance-; IV: The Drunken Peasant-; End: A Country Dance-the Characters in the Comedy

188
06 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: When Mr Garrick ended the 3d Act with "Die wth pleasure for my Country's good"-a person in the Gall: cry'd no french Dancers then-wch seems to say much resentment will be shewn when the 24 we have engag'd appear (Cross). Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs Macklin; Mock Doctor-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Woodward.

Dance: IV: Lilliputian Sailors, as17551104

189
26 September 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Yates; Dorcas-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Yates

190
07 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Song: TThe Country Wedding, as17590423

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

191
19 June 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By the Richmond Company for the Benefit of Distress'd Actors. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Francis-Yates; Townly-Havard; Moody-Burton; Basset-H. Palmer1st appearance there; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates; Lady Wronghead-Miss Ross1st appearance on the stage; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Pope; Manly-Davies; Squire Richard-Vaughan; Trusty-Mrs Simson; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Basset Actor: H. Palmer1st appearance there
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Miss Ross1st appearance on the stage
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Leander-Atkins; Dorcas-Mrs Smith; Sir Jasper-Philips; Mock Doctor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Yates.

Dance: I: Miss Rogers; II: Dutch Dance-Settree, Blagden, Miss Twist; III: Miss Rogers; End: A New Dance-Settree, Miss Blagden

192
12 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Herbert; Charlotte-Miss Helme; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Entertainment: As17691010

193
02 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Review of Miss Catley's performance in Town and Country Magazine this month, from Theatre No XXI.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Gibson; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley, first appearance on the English Stage in 9 years.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley, first appearance on the English Stage in 9 years.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Saunders; Charlotte-Miss Helme; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17700924

194
05 July 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The 5th Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Cast
Role: Lady Catherine Actor: Mrs Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Vandermere; Sir Jasper-Farrell; Leander-Robson; James-Fearon; Harry-Dancer; Robert-Miller; Helebore-Vowell; Davy-Carnelys; Charlotte-Mrs Granger; Dorcas-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Vandermere

Dance: II: The Piero-Mas. Castiglione; End: New Pantomime Dance, as17710703

195
06 July 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Baddeley, 1st time; Harry-Fearon; James-Dancer; Davy-Jacobs; Helebor-Smith; Leander-Vowel; Robert-Waters; Sir Jasper-Parsons; Dorcas-Miss Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Baddeley, 1st time

Dance: As17720615

196
21 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Dramatic Poem, Never Performed [written on the model of a Greek Tragedy by William Mason]. The Overture and all the Music entirely New Composed by Dr Arne. With New Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations (playbill). Altered by Colman to Mason's distress. (Biographia Dramatica). Books of the Chorus to be had at the Theatre. Rec'd from Bensley on account of Cash advanc'd last season #100 (Account Book). Receipts: #201 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: Athelwold-Smith; Edgar-Bensley; Orgar-Clarke; Edwin-Hull; Albina-Mrs Mattocks; Elfrida-Mrs Hartley; Chorus of British Virgins-Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Catley, others.
Cast
Role: Athelwold Actor: Smith
Role: Chorus of British Virgins Actor: Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Catley, others.
Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Saunders; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17721117

197
31 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Harry-Palmer; James-Lewis; Davy-Jacobs; Helebor-Hamilton; Leander-Courtney; Robert-Lings; Jasper-Moss; Dorcas-Miss Atkinson; Charlotte-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Fearon

198
16 May 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Admittance behind the Scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. To begin at 7:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Davy-Jacobs; Harry-Johnson; James-Everard; Leander-Courtney; Sir Jasper-Lloyd; Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Dorcas-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Fearon

Dance: End: Giorgi's scholars

199
07 July 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred; Or, The British Freeholder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Sir Jasper-Lloyd; Leander-Lane; Hellebore-Jones; Davy-Jacobs; James-Everard; Hartry-Castevens; Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Dorcas-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Fearon

Dance: The Medley-

200
20 May 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No admittance behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Doors to be opened at 6:00 p.m. To begin at 7:00.Servants to keep places to be at the House at 5:00 p.m. [Note repeated on subsequent bills and will not be repeated here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Leander-Davis; Sir Jasper-Lloyd; Harry-Stephens; James-Walters; Hellebore-Jones; Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Dorcas-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Fearon

Dance: The Merry Lasses-