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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.

8476
12 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Anthonio-Davies; Father Paul-Bannister; Lopez-Farley; Carlos-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Bannister
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.

8477
09 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.

Dance: As17901020

8478
17 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #374 13s. (369.12; 5.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.

8479
17 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #190 12s. 6d. (184.5.0; 6.7.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arrogance

Cast
Role: in the Character of a News Actor: hawker

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.

8480
16 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by John O'Keeffe. Prologue by John Taylor. Epilogue by George Colman, ynger (see text)]. "No piece in the remembrance of this writer was ever better acted. No piece was ever better cast...The palm of acting, however, must be given to Blanchard. One short scene of rustic generoisity, in which he gives his purse to Farmer Banks, displayed finer efforts than we ever saw before" (Oracle, 18 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street. Receipts: #315 (225.6.6; 3.15.6; tickets: 85.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats; Or, The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Holman, Blanchard, Wilson, Munden, Hull, Cubitt, Macready, Thompson, Powel, Rock, Evatt, Reeve, C. Powell, Cross, Farley, Ledger, Milburne, Master Simmons, Mrs Wells, Miss Chapman, Mrs Pope.[Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. II (T. Woodfall, 1798), and text (Dublin: For the Booksellers, 1791): Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Sim-Blanchard; John Dory-Wilson; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; Banks-Hull; Gammon-Cubitt; Muz [in subsequent seasons: Midge]-Macready; Sailors-Thompson, Farley, Milburne; Landlord-Powel; Twitch-Rock; Trap-Evatt; Zachariah-Reeve [in text: Rees (see17911012)]; Lamp-C. Powell; Sheriff's Officers-Cross, Ledger; Waiter-Master Simmons; Jane-Mrs Wells; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Harley; Epilogue-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17910530).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17910530).]

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.

Dance: As17901204

8481
30 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17910416, but Prologue-_; Epilogue-_ thereafter.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: _ thereafter.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford

8482
07 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomas And Sally

Afterpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Song: 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear, as17910606 The Gallant Soldier born to Arms, as17910606 Indian War Song, as17910606 The Tobacco Box, as17910606

8483
15 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Fund for the Relief of those who, through Age of Infirmity, shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. [Epilogue by Edward Topham (European Magazine, Jan. 1792, p. 67).] Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Byrne, Boyce, Cubitt, Farley, Follett, Cranfield, Cross, Milburne, Thompson, Rock, Rayner, Evatt, Ledger, Lee, Letteney, Ratchford, Blurton, Platt, King, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Francis.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Bernard
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister
Role: 'Twas in the good ship Rover Actor: Bannister
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: a New Epilogue (in Honour of the Fund,)-Mrs Wells; with an Imitation-

Performance Comment: End 2nd piece: a New Epilogue (in Honour of the Fund,)-Mrs Wells; with an Imitation-.

8484
23 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17911102

8485
26 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8486
27 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Grecian Daughter, advertised on playbill of 26 Dec.] Receipts: #245 8s. (238.16; 6.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8487
28 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties.Receipts: #445 18s. (441.13; 4.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Darley
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8488
29 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8489
30 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Byrne as Harlequin, but "We were sorry to find a substitute for Byrne in Harlequin, but more particularly to understand that he had again [see 29 Oct.] unfortunately broken his right arm" (Public Advertiser, 31 Dec.).] Receipts: #249 19s. (248.3; 1.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8490
31 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17911112

8491
02 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8492
03 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8493
04 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8494
05 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performance Comment: As17911231, but 2nd Brother-Letteney.
Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Letteney.
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8495
06 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In lieu of 1st two pieces the playbill announces Macbeth, but "Holman was disabled by illness; Macbeth was allotted to Harley...who was also indisposed." The Farmer and The Merry Mourners [i.e. Modern Antiques] were acted, but "Quick, in hurrying to the theatre, fell, and materially bruised his knee. Waldron played Quick's character. Mrs Watts...took the part which belongs to Mrs Harlowe" (London Chronicle, 7 Jan.).] Receipts: #132 19s. (132.4; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Letteney.
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8496
07 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Letteney.
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8497
09 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Letteney.
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8498
10 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Letteney.
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

8499
11 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Rest of the Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs +Lloyd.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Letteney.
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: In afterpiece: Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

8500
12 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Letteney.
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17920111