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9969 results for: Keyword - the King
We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 23 matches on Author.

7526
27 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wewitzer [who is named in the Account-Book, as being allowed #105 of the tickets, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #251 5s. (90.13.6; 50.18.0; 2.9.0; tickets: 107.4.6) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: As18000516

7527
28 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Sir Marmaduke Maxim Actor: King
Role: Thomas Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Fisher.
Role: Pages Actor: Master Chatterley, Master Heather
Role: The Horde Actor: Danby, Danby Jun., Cook, Evans, Fisher, Maddocks, Wentworth, Bardoleau, Willoughby, Elliot, Aylmer, Clarke, Mead, Dibble, Gallot, Caulfield Jun., Tett, Sawyer.

7528
30 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer and Caulfield. [In 3rd piece the playbill retains Miss DeCamp as Fanny, but "Miss DeCamp being reported ill during the representation of [1st piece], the part of Fanny, in the Entertainment, was undertaken, at a moment's notice, by Miss Heard, [who]...studying the character, scene by scene, acted the part to general satisfaction, which was announced merely to be read" (Dramatic Censor, II, 232).] Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Caulfield, No. 6, Southampton-place, Tottenham-court-road [Palmer not listed]. Receipts: #194 1s. 6d. (120.10.0; 66.10.6; 7.1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #212 4s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Moody Actor: King
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Mellon

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As18000428, but added: Apewell (with some favorite Imitations)-Caulfield; The Lord Mayor's Show-_.
Cast
Role: The Origin of Old Bachelors Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Master Heather

Song: In: The Blue Bell of Scotland, as18000512; accompanied on the Lute, as18000512; In course Evening: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland; In 3rd piece: a new ballad, The Fisherman and the River Queen (Written and Composed by M. G. Lewis, Esq, M. P., Author of Crazy Jane.)-Mrs Bland

7529
03 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire of His Excellency The Turkish Ambassador [Ismail Ferrouh Effendi]. Benefit for Miss Leak. ["His Excellency never made his appearance during the whole evening" (Dramatic Censor, II, 238).] Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Morning Chronicle, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews-gate, Castle-street. Receipts: #445 9s. (101.11; 64.1; 2.14; tickets: 277.3) (charge: #212 3s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Don Manuel Actor: King.
Role: Soto Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Sedgwick; Little John (with All in Preparation, from The Haunted Tower)-Bannister Jun.; Ruttekin-Wathen; Edwin (1st time)-Dignum; Annette (with Little Taffline; or, The Silken Sash)-Mrs Bland; Clarinda-Miss Leak; Angelina-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Ruttekin Actor: Wathen

Song: End: a new song (composed by Dr Arnold,)-Miss Leak; accompanied on the Tamborine-Miss Leak

Ballet: After Singing: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202

7530
05 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Trueman. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Walcot as Mrs Heidelberg, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Walcot, in whose stead the papt of Mrs Heidelberg was ably sustained by Mrs Sparks" (Dramatic Censor, II, 243. As afterpiece the playbill announces Three Weeks after Marriage, but "Mrs Jordan happening, like other great performers, to be taken ill (it is wonderful how much great actors and actresses are subject to sudden indisposition!) Trueman was under the necessity of subsituting The Prize for the afterpiece" (ibid, p. 244).] Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Trueman, No. 38, Norfolk-street, Strand. Receipts: #127 8s. (70.6; 55.6; 1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 2s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As18000220, but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Sparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character].i.e. the character].
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: End: Strike the Harp-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; with an accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song Secure within her sea@girt Reign [(Dramatic Censor, II, 243)] (written by Dutton and composed by Moorehead,)-Trueman; End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald

7531
05 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: The Hall of Fingalv Oscar Actor: Bologna Jun.
Role: Actor: King

Song: End II: The Fox Stag and Hare (written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins

Performance Comment: Dibdin=, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: The Anchor Smiths Actor: Townsend
Role: The Red Cross Knight Actor: Incledon, Linton

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Rees

7532
09 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Sir Marmaduke Maxim Actor: King
Role: Thomas Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Song: End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202

7533
09 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Claud Actor: King
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

Dance: As18000503

Song: As18000503

7534
10 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Heard [who is named as the recipient in Morning Chronicle, 9 June, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #113 17s. 6d. (67.3.0; 44.6.6; 2.8.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #213 5s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: The Origin of Old Bachelors Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Dick Actor: Master Heather
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Master Heather

Song: In III: song-Dignum; End 2nd piece: Soft Musick let my humble lay (composed by Suett)-Master Suett; In 3rd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

7535
12 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cumberland, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York [and] the Duchess of Devonshire and the Duchess of Gordon. Benefit for O'Keeffe, the Unfortunate Author of the following successful Dramatic Pieces: The Son in Law, Agreeable Surprise, Peeping Tom, Dead Alive, Young Quaker, Life's Vagaries, Castle of Andalusia, Czar, Tony Lumpkin in Town, Poor Soldier, Modern Antiques, Basket Maker, Wild Oats, Wicklow Mountains, French Grenadier [never acted], Positive Man, Love in a Camp, Tantara Rara Rogues all, Beggar on Horseback, Toy, London Hermit, Highland Reel, Blacksmith of Antwerp, Man Milliner, Irish Mimic, Little Hunchback, World in a Village, Fontainbleau, Magic Banner, Farmer, Doldrum, Sprigs of Laurel, Birth Day, Prisoner at Large, &c. &c. Tickets delivered for The Belle's Stratagem will be admitted. [O'Keeffe is referred to as being unfortunate because he was totally blind. In delivering his Poetical Composition, which is printed in Dramatic Censor, II, 265-67, the Monthly Mirror, June 1800, p. 367, reports that he was led on and off the stage by Lewis. It also notes that "Mrs Jordan...came from Drury-Lane, where she had performed the Child of Nature, to officiate at Covent-Garden as the handmaid of charity."] The Last Night of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick (1st appearance on this stage these 3 years); Metheglin-Fawcett; Larry Kavanagh-Knight; Sir Carrol O'Donnovan-Waddy; Young O'Donnovan-Claremont; Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; Fib-Mrs Watts; Sophia-A Young Lady (2nd appearance [see18000517]).see18000517]).
Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Claud Actor: King
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

Song: In Course Evening: The Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End II: personal address to the Audience in a Poetical Composition-O'Keeffe (written by Himself for the Occasion); End: Imitations-Rees

7536
17 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last time of the Company's performing this Season. Benefit for Portal, Stevenson, Percey, George, Bowley, Woollams, Massingham, J. Edwards, Chumbley [box-keepers]. Receipts: #54 3s. (32.2; 22.1; 0.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Heard

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

7537
18 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Grant from the Proprietors, a Free Night; Benefit for Lacy, formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. [Address by John Taylor (Poems, I, 68).] Receipts: #97 3s. (53.15.6; 40.16.6; 1.10.0; odd money: 1.1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Duke Murcia Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Othello: Moor of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Brabantio-Packer; Gratiano-Sparks; Lodovico-Webb; Othello-Lacy; Cassio (1st time)-Holland; Iago (1st time)-Cory; Roderigo (1st time)-Talbot; Montano-DeCamp; Gentlemen-Wentworth, Ryder; Officers-Evans, Fisher; Desdemona-Mrs Powell; Aemilia-Mrs Sparks.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Lacy

Song: End 2nd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: Imitations. After Singing: Imitations-Caulfield; Monologue. Previous: An Address-Lacy

7538
26 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Caulfield
Role: Serjeant Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

7539
March 1702 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: [King William died on Sunday 8, and the playhouses were forbidden to act until after the Coronation, 23 April.

Performances

7540
05 January 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: King, Prince, and Princess present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode

7541
11 January 1724 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: King, Prince, and Princess present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pharnaces

7542
10 June 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: There will be no Action on the Stage, but the Scene will represent, in a Picturesque Manner, a Rural Prospect, with Rocks, Groves, Fountains and Grotto's, amongst which will be disposed a Chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds, the Habits and every other Decorations suited to the Subject

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: King's Music MSS (BM) R.M. 20d. 2 and R.M. 19.f.7 lists: Galatea-Signora Strada; Acis-Senesino; Damon-Campioli; Polifemo-Montagnana; Clori-Miss Robinson; Filli-Signora Bagnolesi; Dorinda-Signora Bertoli; Eurillo-Mrs Davis; Silvio-Pinacci.

7543
06 November 1733 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: King, Queen, three eldest Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

7544
02 February 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [King, Queen, Duke, and five Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne [in Creta]

7545
05 February 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [King, Queen, and three eldest Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne [in Creta]

7546
03 December 1736 @ Westminster School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eunuchus

Performance Comment: King's Scholars of Westminster School.

7547
30 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Performance

Performance Comment: King Charles's Martyrdom. No Play.

7548
30 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Russett-Bransby; Major Oakly, first time-Hurst; O'Cutter-Moody; Tom-Ackman; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet, first time-Miss Jarratt; Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Oakly-Miss Pope; With a New Occasional Epilogue-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Egerton, Miss Pope.

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730327 Quadrille, as17730327

7549
06 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: King Richard III oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Miller. Receipts: #139 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Blurton, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17730929; Double Hornpipe, as17730929

7550
17 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: King not being sufficiently recover'd the School for Wives deferr'd. Paid half year's rent to the Duke of Bedford to Mich. last #165 2d.; Insurance of theatre and New Building to Christmas 1774 from this day #51 10s. 6d.; Mr G. Garrick on acct #100. Receipts: #183 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Young Lovel Actor: Cautherly