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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.

8276
22 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Others Actor: _West, Moody.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Dance: I: Pantomine Dance The Vintage, as17661011

8277
24 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: As17661009, advertised as for the last time this season.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: _West, Moody.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Dance: II: By Desire, The Vintage, as17661011

8278
30 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

8279
01 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: I: The Vintage, as17661011

8280
03 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Country Girl published at 1s. 6d. Paid B. Johnsons Head a bill #1 3s. 9d.; Paid Lawrence and Keel paper bill #7 2s. 6d. (Treasuerer's Book). Receipts: #134 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: A Pamtomime Dance The Italian Bakers, as17661011

8281
04 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Powell; Axalla-Packer; Bajazet-Holland; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Zama-Fox; Mirvan-Keen; Stratocles-Aickin; Hali-Strange; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Arpasia-Mrs Yates; Selima-Mrs Palmer; With the usual Prologue-Bensley; In Act IV the Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: With the usual Prologue Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

8282
05 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [From The London Evening Post: Married: Michael Arne, music composer and son of Dr Arne, to Miss Wright, a celebrated singer of Drury Lane Theatre."] Paid Mr Evans on Wardrobe acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #133 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

8283
06 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

8284
10 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherley
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

8285
12 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

8286
13 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #237 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Others Actor: _West, Moody.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Dance: II: The Jealous Peasant, as17661111; IV: The Vintage, as17661011

8287
20 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Program By Command of their Majesties. Present their Majesties, the Duke of Cumberland, Princess of Brunswick, and Lady Louisa. Paid Yeoman of the Guard #2 2s. Paid Messrs Tomkyn and Robinson a bill for wine, &c. 4s. 3d. (Account Book). Receipts: #243 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Barrington, Miles, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White
Role: Dance Actor: incidental to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

Dance: II: Rural Love-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Dumai, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt.[See17641212.

8288
21 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receiv'd from a Gentleman who had too much change from the Boxes at latter account 2s. (Account Book). [In addition the House acquired twenty other sets of clothing amounting to #169 9s. 1d. See Wardrobe purchases for this year.] Receipts: #134 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Walker; Oswald-Gardner; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In Which will Be Introduced a Solemn Hymn, set by Purcel, -Mattocks, DuBellamy, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Halford, Mrs Baker, Baker, Legg, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17661118, but The Dances-Sga _Manesiere.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8289
22 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd from Blackmore #6 6s. for two spring velvet suits of cloaths in his last bill. Paid John Sutherland playing the Bag Pipes in Faustus 4 nights #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #193 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8290
25 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8291
26 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8292
27 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8293
28 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd of J. Jackson for an order for 3 in the Gallery the 28th inst. 6s. Paid Sutherland for playing bag pipes in Faustus six nights #1 10s. (Account Book). [Sutherland received his five shillings a night for this performance each time Harlequin Dr Faustus was put on for the rest of the season.] Receipts: #206 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8294
29 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd from Squib for an order for 2 box seats at the latter account for the 27th inst. 5s. (Account Book). [In other words Squib, who was singing in the afterpiece, paid for two guests who came in after the third act of the mainpiece and got seats for half price.] Receipts: #142 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8295
02 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Not acted these 2 years. [See 27 Oct. 1764.] Paid French on account #30; and Frederick for cloath #6 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #115 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Powell; Aboan-Bensley, 1st time; Blandford-Palmer; Stanmore-J. Palmer; Planters-Marr, Parsons, Moody, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw; Hotman-Hurst; Governor-Burton; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Slaves-Strange, Ackman, Fox; Imoinda-Mrs Palmer; In Act II a Dance of the Slaves-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: In Act II a Dance of the Slaves Actor: Grimaldi, Duquesney, Sga Giorgi.
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

8296
02 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid for a license for The Accomplish'd Maid #2 2s. and ditto for the Fairy Favour #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #161 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17661121, but The Other Characters-Holtom, Mrs +Copin.
Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Holtom, Mrs +Copin.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8297
04 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid #8 17s. for extras and music for the Accomplish'd Maid the night previous (Account Book). Receipts: #239 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Smith; Marcian-Clarke; Leontine-Gibson; Atticus-Gardner; Lucius-Anderson; Varanes-Ross; Aranthes-Davis; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Smith
Role: Aranthes Actor: Davis
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Holtom, Mrs +Copin.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8298
06 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd of Squibb for an order for two into the Boxes the 4th inst. 10s. (Account Book). [Query: The same two friends for whom he gave orders on 27 Nov.? If so they must have been important persons as Squibb this night paid half its night's salary to seat them.] Receipts: #175 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Holtom, Mrs +Copin.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8299
08 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Day. [As author of afterpiece, altered from The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus.] Mainpiece: By particular Desire. The Accomplish'd Maid oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Mattocks. Charges #65 15s. [Profit to Woodward #126 9s.] (Account Book). Payment of this sum to Mr Woodward on account of the pantomime of Dr Faustus" was made on 15 Dec. Receipts: #192 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Holtom, Mrs +Copin.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

8300
09 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mr Rayner a bill for bows and arrows in LaRivier's dance #1 2s. (Account Book). [Probably for the dance called The Female Archer, which was in rehearsal and due to be presented 15 Dec.] Receipts: #119 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Holtom, Mrs +Copin.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.
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