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326 results for: Keyword - the Emperor of Morocco
We found 216 matches on Performance Title, 65 matches on Event Comments, 54 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
03 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. [Their Majesties and all the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: Phoebus-Mrs Cantrell; Phaeton-Cross; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Turk-Salway; Harlequin-Le Brun; Morocco Servant-Poitier; Colombine-Miss Mann; Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Anne Roland, but see17360228.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Poitier

252
27 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: Phoebus-Mrs Cantrell; Phaeton-Cross; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Turkish Dancers-Delamayne, Mrs Walter; Turk-Salway; Harlequin-Le Brun; Morocco Servant-Poitier; Colombine-Miss Mann; Colombine's Maid-Mrs Pritchard; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Anne Roland, but see17360304.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Poitier

Music: IV: Kettle Drums by Poitier

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: The Double Jealousy: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquet-Mrs Walter; Followers-Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett (with New Habits)

Performance Comment: III: The Double Jealousy: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquet-Mrs Walter; Followers-Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett (with New Habits) .

253
13 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For essays on the rivalry of actors, see Daily Journal, 13 Nov., and London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Winstone; Neptune-Turbutt; Priest of Aurora-Stoppelaer; Terra-Mrs Bennet; Phoebus-Hill; Phaeton-Cross; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Moors-Pelling, Villeneuve, Dukes, Rector; Turk-Thurmond; Harlequin-Philips; Morocco Servant-Macklin; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Roland; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Macklin

254
23 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Because of Mrs Porter's accident, she can act only every other day; The Rival Queens, therefore, will be given on alternate evenings.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: See17361119, but Phaebus-Hill; Phaeton-Green; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Turk-Thurmond; Harlequin-Philips; Morocco Servant-Macklin; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Ballet-Essex, Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Macklin

Dance: In IV: Muilment

255
27 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: See17370118, but Harlequin-Philips; Colombine-Miss Mann; Turk-Thurmond; Morocco Servant-Mechlin.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Mechlin.

256
22 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Wright, the first time of his appearance on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton; With Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Muilment; Turl-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Macklin; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Lun Jr (the first time of his appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Macklin

Dance: A Ballet-Haughton (his first appearance at dl in five years)

257
07 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton; Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Clymene-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Beard; Ethiopian-Muilment; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Miss Mann; Morocco Servant-Macklin; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Grand Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Macklin

258
26 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton; Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Clymene-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Beard; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Penkethman

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

259
20 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: See17391103, but Clymene-Mrs Clive; Phaeton-Green; Mercury-Beard; Priest of Sun-Rheinhold; Jupiter-Woodburn; Neptune-Marshall; Phoebus-Usher; Terra-Mrs Wright; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Penkethman

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

260
08 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Book of the Droll sold at Booth. [Also advertised 8, 10, 15, 17 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Uy, Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Guy-Hulett; Emperor-Rosco; Duke of Lorrain-Lacy; Rogero-Morgan; Phillis-Mrs Morgan; Jilt-Mrs Egleton; Emperor's Daughter-Mrs Lacy; Boozall-Harper.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Rosco
Role: Emperor's Daughter Actor: Mrs Lacy

261
17 November 1675 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 359. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 345. There is no certainty that this performance is the premiere, but an additional performance on 20 Nov. 1675 and the entry of the play into the Stationers' Register, 29 Nov. 1675, suggest that the first production probably occurred in early or mid-November 1675. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 10-11), gives a cast which is identical except for omissions. For Kynaston's acting of Morat (especially in the later years of the century), see Cibber, Apology, ed. Lowe, I, 124-26

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng-zebe

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676: Prologue-; Old Emperor-Mohun; Aureng Zebe-Hart; Morat-Kynaston; Arimant-Wintershal; Nourmahal-Mrs Marshal; Indamora-Mrs Cox; Melesinda-Mrs Corbet; Zayda-Mrs Uphil; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Old Emperor Actor: Mohun

262
29 May 1676 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: The King's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 359. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 346

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng-zebe

Performance Comment: See16751117. Prologue-; Old Emperor-Mohun?; Aureng Zebe-Hart?; Morat-Kynaston?; Arimant-Wintershal?; Nourmahal-Mrs Marshal?; Indamora-Mrs Cox?; Melesinda-Mrs Corbet?; Zayda-Mrs Uphil?; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Old Emperor Actor: Mohun?

263
28 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Written by the late famous Poet Laureat John Dryden, Esq. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets Pass every Night there is Acting at Greenwich, tho' it be on a Benefit Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe

Performance Comment: Aurengzebe-Powell; Morat-Elrington; Emperor-Shepherd; Arimant-Pendry; Dinant-Freeman; Nourmahal-Mrs Kent; Indamora-Mrs Shepherd; Melesinda-Mrs Baxter.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Shepherd

Song:

Dance:

264
01 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe

Performance Comment: As17161101, but Emperor-Keene; Aurengzebe-J. Leigh; Arimant-Corey; Nourmahal-Mrs Rogers; Indamora-Miss Rogers; Melesinda-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Keene

Dance: A new Dance of a Scaramouch and Dame Ragonde by Moreau-Salle, Mlle Salle

265
28 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: As17161117, but Emperor-J. Leigh; Muley Zeydan-Smith; Benducar-Corey; Antonio-Bullock Jr; Mufti-Bullock; Alvarez-Rogers; Mustapha-Pack; Almeyda-Mrs Rogers; Morayma-Mrs Cross; Johayma-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: J. Leigh

Dance: As17170125

266
10 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe; Or, The Great Mogul

Performance Comment: Aurengzebe-Leigh; Emperor-Keen; Morat-Smith; Arimant-Corey; Nourmahal-Mrs Rogers; Indamora-Mrs Bullock; Melesinda-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Keen

Song: As17171130

Dance: As17171022; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

267
22 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. According to the Original Weekly Journal 26 April the Prince was present, but Edward Harley Jr writing to Abigail Harley on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called the Indian Emperor. The K...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-Portland MS, V, 560

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperour

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-

268
24 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Guy, Earl Of Warwick: With The Comical Distresses Of Rogero, Guy's Servant

Performance Comment: Guy-Hulett; Old Warwick-Jones; Emperor-Mullart; Duke of Lorrain-Aston Jr; Rogero-Morgan; Empress-Mrs Mullart; Phillis-Mrs Morgan; Jilt-Mrs Taylor; Booz All-Harper.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Mullart

Song: The best Masters

Dance: The best Masters

269
08 September 1731 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: LLee-Harper Booth, on the Bowling Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whittington

Performance Comment: Whittington-Morgan; Madge-Harper; Emperor-Rosco; Merchant-Jones; Captain-Hulett; Factor-Mullart; Mrs Fitzwarren-Mrs Taylor; Mrs Grace-Mrs Mullart; Giflurt-Mrs Morgan; Bawd-Mrs Coker; Britannia-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Rosco

Song: MMad Tom of Bedlam-Platt; Thames and Augusta-Platt, Papillon

270
26 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With proper Scenes, Machines, Flyings, Sinkings, and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Trincalo-Bridgwater; Prospero-Roberts; Ferdinand-Marshal; Hypolito-Miss Holliday; Alonzo-Hewett; Antonio-Turbitt; Gonzalo-Mullart; Stephano-Hewson; Ventoso-Norris; Mustacho-Jones; Caliban-Paget; Sycorax-Topham; Ariel-Miss Norris; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Dorinda-Mrs Clive (with the Song of Dear, Pretty Youth, composed by Purcell); Neptune-Stoppelaer; Earthy Spirit-Waltz; Milcha-Mountier; Singing Devils-Snider, Nichols, Rainton, Young Cunningham; Winds-Lally, Topham, Lally Jr, Davenport; Watermen-Le Brun, Topham, J. Topham, Davenport, Lally Jr, Mullart, with a Grand Dance of Spirits, as perform'd before the Emperor of Constantinople at the Feast of Bairam: Chief Spirit-Le Brun; Amphitrite-Miss Young, who never appeared on any stage before .
Cast
Role: Watermen Actor: Le Brun, Topham, J. Topham, Davenport, Lally Jr, Mullart, with a Grand Dance of Spirits, as perform'd before the Emperor of Constantinople at the Feast of Bairam: Chief Spirit-Le Brun

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Anderson, Miss Atherton, Mrs De Lorme
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

271
23 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. A new Operetta. Farce dull & hiss'd at ye End (Cross). Music by D'Fesch. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Amphitheatre on Stage. N.B. Tis hoped Gentlemen won't take it ill that they can't be admitted into the Orchestra, as it will be impossible to perform the Entertainment without the whole band of Music. Tickets to be had of Mrs Clive at her Lodgings at the Wheatsheaf in Henrietta St. and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #240 [Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Performance Comment: Parts-Beard, Wilder, Vernon, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clive. [Emperor-Wilder; Vizir-Vernon; London Prentice-Beard; Humdrumeda-Miss Thomas; Princess Theoraze-Mrs Clive (MacMillan).]
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Wilder
Role: Princess Theoraze Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

272
17 March 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive (Cross). Music of Afterpiece by DeFesch. Tickets at her lodgings at the Wheatsheaf in Henrietta St., and at the Stage Door. Afterpiece: Never performed but twice. Part of Pit to be laid into the boxes. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Mathew Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Performance Comment: Princess-Mrs Clive; Prentice-Beard; Emperor-Wilder; Humdrumeda-Miss Thomas; Vizir-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Wilder

Dance: T$Three Sabatinis As17550203

273
19 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroine Of The Cave

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Reddish, Palmer, Cautherly, Jefferson, J. Aickin, Dimond, Packer, Davies, Hurst, Wheeler, Wright, Fawcett, Keen, Griffith, Miss Platt, Miss Younge. In V, an Ode-; Procession-; the vocal parts-Bannister, Champnes, Kear, Fawcett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hunt; Prologue-Reddish; Epilogue-Miss Young; Alberti-Reddish; Colredo-Palmer; Everard-Packer; Clermont-Cautherly; Emperor of Germany-Jefferson; Rodolpho-J. Aickin; Mentzel-Davies; Lorenzo-Diamond; Seyfert-Hurst; Col. of Guards-Wheeler; Faulkner-Fawcett; Officers-Griffith, Wright, Keen; Laura-Miss Platt; Constantia-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 405).
Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Bannister, Champnes, Kear, Fawcett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hunt
Role: Clermont Actor: Cautherly
Role: Emperor of Germany Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Music: II: A Solemn Hymn-

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17730918

274
10 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Richard Cumberland]: taken from [the same, by] Massinger and [Mariamne, by] Fenton. [not in Larpent MS; not published.] With new Dresses. Henderson "might surely break himself of the aukward custom of clapping his hands together almost perpetually, and running on and off the stage with so ungraceful a levity" (Morning Chronicle, 11 Nov.). [Miss Younge was from dl.] Receipts: #127 10s. 6d. (124.14.0; 2.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Hull, Whitfield, Peile, L'Estrange, Fearon, Robson, Booth, Thompson, Aickin, Miss Platt, Miss Younge (1st appearance at this theatre). Cast from Morning Chronicle, 11 Nov.: Sforza-Henderson; Cardinal-Hull; Alphonso-Whitfield; Emperor-Peile; Pescara-L'Estrange; Spanish Captains-Fearon, Robson, Booth; Lodovico-Thompson; Francisco-Aickin; Attendant-Miss Platt; Marcelia-Miss Younge; New Prologue-Lee Lewes, Hull (Public Advertiser, 11 Nov.); New Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (ibid.).
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Peile

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

275
02 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P I, by George Colman, the elder. His authorship has hitherto been questioned, but for its authentication see Peake, II, 54. Larpent MS 532; not published]: An Original, Whimsical, Operatical, Pantomimical, Farcical, Electrical, Naval, Military, Temporary, Local Extravaganza.The Overture and new Musick by Dr Arnold. With new Scenes [by Canter (Public Advertiser, 5 Sept.)], Dresses and Decorations. The Views of the Temple of Health and the Camp in St. James's Park designed and executed by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Cast
Role: Irishman in the Pit Actor: Egan
Role: Gentleman in the Balcony Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Lady in the Balcony Actor: Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto Mum!-Lamash; Agreeable Companion [in a Post-Chaise-Webb; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Webb; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Hussey (1st appearance on any stage these 20 years); Head Boy [of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Attendant-Stevens; Irishman-Egan; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Wewitzer; Maid-Miss Wood; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health, Genius of Nonsense-Mrs Cargill.
Cast
Role: 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

Dance: In afterpiece: Master and Miss Byrne.[This dance was included in all subsequent performances.