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2609 results for: Keyword - the Lord Mayor's Show
We found 1719 matches on Performance Comments, 678 matches on Event Comments, 366 matches on Performance Title, 43 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

851
10 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Flitch of Bacon [announced on playbill of 9 June] is obliged to be deferred. [Mainpiece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: The Country Wake, as17790609

852
11 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17790610

853
06 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

854
07 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

855
12 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

856
27 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17790531

857
03 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina Countess Raimond

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

858
05 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

859
31 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 4, by George Colman elder. Prologue by the author (Morning Chronicle, 13 Oct.). Scenery by Rooker (ibid. 1 Sept.). Larpent MS 490; not published; synopsis of plot in London Magazine, Sept. 1779, pp. 405-7]. "The first three acts want business, and the denouement is rather suddenly brought about...The greatness of the task of performing a character of which Mrs Abington had been announced as the intended representative seemed to inspire [Miss Farren] with additional zeal, and helped her to gain additional credit" (Morning Chronicle, 1 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Dimond, Aickin, Gardner, Stevens, Kenny, Jackson, Edwin, Parsons, Mrs Webb, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Poussin, Miss Wood, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Hale, Miss Twist, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren. [Cast from Gazetteer, 1 Sept.: Leveret-Palmer; Lord Newbery-Dimond; Touchwood-Aickin; Fraction-Gardner; Jacky Minim-Edwin; Lord Oldcastle-Parsons; Lady Oldcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss English-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Frankly-Mrs Lloyd; Lady Didapper-Mrs Poussin; Grace-Miss Wood; Mrs Fustian-Mrs Lefevre; Mrs Revel-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Newbery-Miss Farren; Stevens, Kenny, Jackson, Miss Hale, Miss Twist; [Larpent MS 490 lists the parts as above, and adds: Buckle, Varnish, Mons Epingle, Mrs Coiff. Prologue-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Lord Newbery Actor: Dimond
Role: Lord Oldcastle Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17790818

860
31 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: The Sportsman Deceiv'd, as17791220

861
29 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17800615

862
03 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17800615

863
27 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Du-Bellamy. Mainpiece: In Act I the Statute Scenev. Tickets to be had of Du-Bellamy, next door to the Theatre Coffee-House, Bow-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

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 Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End II: As17800615 I: Country Dance-the Characters

Song: End: Kate of Aberdeen-Du-Bellamy; I afterpiece: The Death of the Stag-Du-Bellamy, Bannister

864
28 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Music by Michael Arne. With a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalryv. [This was included in both subsequent performances.] Receipts: #161 18s. 6d. (121.12.0; 39.17.6; 0.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: Dance of Cupids-; IV: a Dance of Daemons-. [These were danced in both subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [These were danced in both subsequent performances.]

865
07 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 15th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Wilson; Captain Harcourt-Staunton; Vane-Lamash; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Warner-Mrs Love; Cecilia-Miss Farren; Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lord Glenmore Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

866
11 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. [Certain members of the audience took objection to The Baron. Palmer came forward and said that the author "finding a strenuous opposition" would withdraw it. He then pointed "to several apples which some humane person or other...had thrown at the performers, and which lay on the stage" (London Chronicle, 12 July).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17810612

867
11 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk And No Turk

Related Works
Related Work: Turk, and No Turk Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

868
22 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Deuce is in Him, announced on playbill of 21 July.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17850627

869
12 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

870
22 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

871
07 June 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Young Norval-Hill; Lord Randolph-Smith; Glenalvon-Curtis; Officer-Westenholt; Servant-Meadows; Old Norval-Villars; Anna-Miss Williams; Lady Randolph-Mrs Johnston .
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Song: End of mainpiece song by Price

872
01 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wilson. Afterpiece: Not acted these 8 years. Receipts: #170 1s. (31.15; 14.16; 0.14; tickets: 122.16) (charge: #109 18s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Wroughton; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Barrymore; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Rogero-Williames; Autolicus-Dodd; Perdita-Mrs Crouch; the Sheep@shearing Song-Mrs Crouch; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: the Sheep@shearing Song Actor: Mrs Crouch
Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: An Ode on Shakespeare [written by Garrick, and performed by him at the Stratford Jubilee [on 7 Sept. 1769], recited-Kemble; Music [by Dr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Williames, Danby, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch

Performance Comment: End afterpiece: An Ode on Shakespeare [written by Garrick, and performed by him at the Stratford Jubilee [on 7 Sept. 1769], recited-Kemble; Music [by Dr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Williames, Danby, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch.

873
11 June 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Miss Collett was from dl. Burton is listed in the afterpieces at both dl and the hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister (1st appearance on this stage these 3 years); Lockit-Phillimore; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Ben Budge-Burton; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Miss Collett (1st appearance on this stage); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Cranford; Polly-Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Byrn

874
26 June 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: As17880610

875
01 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

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

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt