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2279 results for: Keyword - the French Boy and Girl
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401
22 March 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Cymon; afterpiece of The Sultan, both advertised on playbill of 20 Mar.] Receipts: #270 1s. (209.12; 51.0; 9.6; ticket not come in: 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mathew Actor: Fawcett

402
16 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Simon, based partly on La Bonne Mere, by Jean Pierre Claris deFlorian; incidental music by Johann Gottlieb Nicolai. Larpent MS 940; not published]: To conclude with a Rural Breakfast [a representation of that given by the Countess of Buckinghamshire for the Prince of Wales at her villa near London (Genest, VII, 53)], and a Dance by the Characters. Morning Herald, 31 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #548 9s. 6d. (216.8.6; 30.2.0; 5.9.0; tickets: 296.10.0) (charge: #153 5s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Village Coquette

403
22 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples; or, Royal Clemency

404
01 June 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

405
28 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Anna [advertised on playbill of 26 Feb.] is deferred for a few Days, at the Request of the Authoress, in order to amend those passages which prevented the Piece from receiving throughout that unanimous Applause with which the Audience honoured the Four First Acts. [But Anna was not repeated.] Receipts: #316 12s. (253.16; 56.12; 5.18; tickets not come in: 0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with a song)-Dodd; Belville-Whitfield; Footman-Webb; Countryman-Jones; Alithea-Mrs Ward; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Matthew Actor: Fawcett

406
09 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. [In afterpiece the playbill assings Lazarillo to R. Palmer, but "Bland appeared in Lazarillo instead of R. Palmer" (Thespian Magazine, May 1793, p. 266).] Morning Herald, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bensley, No. 21, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #201 10s. (93.4; 16.1; tickets: 92.5) (charge: #94 19s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: Don Guzman-Hollingsworth; Don Ferdinand-Barrymore; Don Carlos-Whitfield; Don Pedro-Benson; Octavio-Caulfield; Muskato-Bannister Jun.; Lazarillo-Bland; Lawyer-Maddocks; Notary-Fawcett; Marcella-Mrs Goodall; Aurora-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan; Leonarda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Barrymore
Role: Lazarillo Actor: Bland

407
30 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Prize, advertised on playbill of 29 Apr.] Receipts: #81 19s. (75.10; 6.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Barrymore

408
15 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #138 15s. (85.5; 46.9; 7.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Performance Comment: As17930510, but Landlord-Phillimore; Sea Boys-Miss _DeCamp, Mrs Bland; Susan-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Phillimore
Role: Sea Boys Actor: Miss _DeCamp, Mrs Bland
Role: Charles Actor: Bland
Role: Rest of the Vocal Characters Actor: Caulfield, Danby, Welsh, Shaw

409
31 December 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Bandage Actor: Lyons
Role: Statuary Actor: Bland
Role: Mandarine Actor: Young Grimaldi

410
22 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish-Dodd; song-Dodd; Belville-C. Kemble; Alithea-Mrs Kemble; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance this season); Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As17941006, but The Horde-_Bourk, Roffey; Captives-Miss _Menage, Miss _Stageldoir, Miss _Chatterley, Miss _Gawdry, Mrs _Butler.
Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Polanders Prince Lupauski Actor: Aickin
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Michael Actor: Bland

411
15 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: J. D'Egville
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Eumenes Actor: Bland
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey

412
20 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Publick are respectfully informed that at the Desire of the Author, The Welch Heiress [advertised on playbill of 18 Apr.] is withdrawn. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30, and for the rest of the Season. Receipts: #298 17s. 6d. (215.4.0; 78.5.0; 5.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

413
30 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

414
20 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for J. D'Egville. Ballet: As composed by Dauberval, and performed at the king's Theatre in the Hay-Market. To conclude with a Grand Display of the Manual Exercise. Morning Chronicle, 8 May: Tickets to be had of J. D'Egville, No. 29, Litchfield-street, Soho. Receipts: #376 9s. (151.16; 45.10; 6.14; tickets: 172.9) (charge: #247 12s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17950420, but Alithea-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: As17950415, but Statira-Miss DeCamp; Attalus-_; Eumenes-_; Philip-_; Arsites-_; Spithridates-_; Raesaces-_; High Priest of the Sun-_.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: J. D'Egville
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Eumenes Actor: Bland
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey

Ballet: Preceding: The Deserter. Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-

Performance Comment: Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-.
Cast
Role: Bertrand Actor: Aumer
Role: Gaoler Actor: Fairbrother
Role: The King Actor: Phillimore

415
03 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Benson, Burton, Caulfield, Phillimore & Miss Tidswell. 2nd piece: Not acted these 30 years [acted 19 Dec. 1774]. Morning Chronicle, 2 June: Tickets to be had of Benson, No. 7, Brydges-street, Covent-Garden; of Caulfield; No. 2, William-street, Adelphi [no others listed]. Receipts: #430 2s. (64.14.6; 31.11.0; 16.8.6; tickets: 317.8.0) (charge: #211 13s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Friendly-Dignum; Sir T. Testy-Hollingsworth; Dick-Benson; Old Hob-Suett; Flora-Miss Leak; Betty-Miss DeCamp; Hob's Mother-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Glory; or, A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Characters-Sedgwick, Benson, Dignum, Caulfield, Phillimore, Burton, Bland, Trueman, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland. For parts see hay, 20 Aug. 1794.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Sedgwick, Benson, Dignum, Caulfield, Phillimore, Burton, Bland, Trueman, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland. For parts see hay, 20 Aug. 1794.

Song: In 3rd piece: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Mrs Bland; Rule Britannia-

Dance: Piece to conclude: Dance of Sailors-

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by permission of the Author [John Taylor]) Monsieur Tonson-Palmer; [Imitations End II: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

416
06 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clendining. 2nd piece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 25 Apr. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; M 1, altered by John Gretton from his Ode performed at the Pantheon, 4 May. Larpent MS 1087; text printed in Morning Chronicle, 2 May 1795, with parts as above]: The Words by John Gretton, Esq. The Music by Spofforth; the Dances by Byrn. Books containing the Words of the Masque will be delivered gratis at the different Doors. Morning Herald, 5 June: Tickets to be had of Mrs Clendining, No. 13, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #204 5s. (72.17; 7.15; tickets: 123.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: As17941003, but Antonio-Munden; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Clendining (1st appearance in that character); Marcelina-_; Agnes-_.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Nephew-Macready; Whittle-Powel; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Rock; Bates-Davenport; Servants-Abbot, Blurton, Simmons; Kecksey-Bernard; Widow Brady (for that night only; with Garrick's original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville (late of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).

Afterpiece Title: A Masque, In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness [the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795]

Performance Comment: Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Williamson, Miss Kirton, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Arnold, Miss Stuart, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Clendining. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Neptune, Tritons, Venus, Sea Nymphs.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Neptune, Tritons, Venus, Sea Nymphs.]
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

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Performance Comment: Amand, Mme Rossi.

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

417
03 November 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish-Dodd; Belville-C. Kemble; Countryman-Jones; Servant-Webb; Alithea-Mrs Kemble; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

418
03 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: Danby, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.

419
03 February 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: _Wathen, _Russell, _Benson
Role: Chorus of Knights and Ladies Actor: Sedgwick, Dignum, Trueman, Danby, Cooke, Welsh, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Arne, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Miss Menage, Miss Stuart, Miss Wentworth
Role: Ormandine Actor: Caulfield
Role: Ormandine's Servant Actor: Boimaison
Role: Sailor Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Landlord Actor: Phillimore
Role: Postboy Actor: Master DeCamp
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Booth

420
15 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Cast
Role: Signor Ritornello Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Miss Leak, Miss Granger, Miss DeCamp
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Lord Rakeland Actor: Benson
Role: The Horde Actor: Danby, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.
Role: unassigned Actor: _Wathen, _Russell, _Benson
Role: Chorus of Knights and Ladies Actor: Sedgwick, Dignum, Trueman, Danby, Cooke, Welsh, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Arne, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Miss Menage, Miss Stuart, Miss Wentworth
Role: Ormandine Actor: Caulfield
Role: Ormandine's Servant Actor: Boimaison
Role: Sailor Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Landlord Actor: Phillimore
Role: Postboy Actor: Master DeCamp
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Squire Sturdy Actor: Wathen

421
10 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mountain. [Philipps is identified in Monthly Mirror, Sept. 1796, p. 315. As Mrs Plomer Sga Salvini had 1st appeared at the hay, 12 June 1788.] Afterpaece [1st time; MF 2, author unknown. Larpent MS 1131; not published]: The Music and Overture by Spofforth. Morning Herald, 4 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mountain, No. 6, York-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #380 18s. 6d. (150.7.6; 5.16.0; 224.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17950923, but Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Munden; Philippo (for that night only)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Philipps]); Victoria (1st and only time)-Mrs Clendining; Catalina (1st time)-Mrs Mountain; Lorenza (with an Italian Scena and several Italian Airs, adapted by Shield)-Sga Salvini (1st appearance on this stage); Don Juan-_; Vasquez-_; Calvette-_; Isabel-_.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls

Dance: In: The Spanish Fandango-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand; II afterpiece: The Humours of a Country Fair-Holland, Platt, Bayzand, Cranfield, Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Smyth, Mrs Watts

Performance Comment: Amand; II afterpiece: The Humours of a Country Fair-Holland, Platt, Bayzand, Cranfield, Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Smyth, Mrs Watts.
Cast
Role: The Humours of a Country Fair Actor: Holland, Platt, Bayzand, Cranfield, Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Smyth, Mrs Watts.

Song: End: Sally in our Alley-Incledon

422
18 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Alive and Merry

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Russell, Wathen, Wewitzer, Trueman, Suett, Bannister Jun., Hollingsworth, Maddocks, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland

423
01 October 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Ballet [1st time; by Giacomo Gentili; music by Vittorio Trento]: With new Scenes and Decorations. In the course of the Ballet will be introduced Groups of Flying Cupids. Receipts: #598 2s. (511.7.6; 83.0.0; 3.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish-Bannister Jun.; Belville-C. Kemble; William-Maddocks; Countryman-Hollingsworth; Servant-Webb; Alithea-Mrs Goodall; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-Bannister Jun.; Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Soufrance-Wewitzer; Charlotte-Miss DeCamp; Florella-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

Ballet: End: The Triumph of Love. Corida-Mlle Parisot (by permission of the Proprietor of the king's Theatre); Olympio-Gentili; Aristea-Sga Bossi? DelCaro; Cupid-Master Menage; Discord-Master Chatterley; Nymphs-Mrs Brooker, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett, Miss Bourk, Miss Daniels, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Thompson; Shepherds-Roffey, Whitmell, Thompson, Wells, Banks, Garman, Butler, Nicolini

Performance Comment: Corida-Mlle Parisot (by permission of the Proprietor of the king's Theatre); Olympio-Gentili; Aristea-Sga Bossi? DelCaro; Cupid-Master Menage; Discord-Master Chatterley; Nymphs-Mrs Brooker, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett, Miss Bourk, Miss Daniels, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Thompson; Shepherds-Roffey, Whitmell, Thompson, Wells, Banks, Garman, Butler, Nicolini.

424
20 October 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Belle's Stratagem, advertised on playbill of 19 Oct.] Receipts: #287 4s. 6d. (190.16.6; 91.18.0; 4.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17961019, but The Seneschal-Dubois.
Cast
Role: The Seneschal Actor: Dubois.
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Guillot Actor: Wathen
Role: Matthew Actor: Maddocks

Dance: As17961019

425
18 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Barrymore
Role: Sir Bertrand Actor: Trueman
Role: Boy Actor: Mast. Welsh
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: End IV: Listen to the Voice of Love-Master Welsh

Music: End: A Lilliputian Performance-; consisting of a Quintetto for First Violin-Master Pinto, aged 11 years; Second Violin-Master Sharp, aged 11; Violoncello-Master Ware, aged 10; Piano Forte-Miss Hoffman, aged 9; Voice-Master Welsh. The Musick composed expressly for the Occasion by Dr Arnold

Performance Comment: The Musick composed expressly for the Occasion by Dr Arnold.
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