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We found 14951 matches on Performance Comments, 4436 matches on Performance Title, 1983 matches on Event Comments, 256 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: "The bombardment of the fortv, at the conclusion of the Opera, went off better than on the preceding night. Of course, the thunder of guns and mortars, with the suffocating smoke, stench and vapour which pervaded every part of the house rouzed the audience from a state of lethargy and torpor...and the curtain dropped with less opposition and reprobation than on the preceding night" (Dramatic Censor, I, 350). Receipts: #342 11s. (267.17.6; 74.4.6; 0.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Cast
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Jackina Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Lord Rakeland-DeCamp; Sir Adam Contest-King; Mr Contest-Trueman; Mr Milden-Maddocks; Lady Contest-Mrs Jordan; Lady Autumn-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Hamford-Mrs Walcot.
Cast
Role: Lady Autumn Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; The Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 3

Performance Comment: Part III. A Grand Miscellaneous Act. The Water Music-; O beauteous Queen-Dignum; My faith and truth-Miss Tennant, Master Elliot (Samson); Welcome welcome mighty King-Chorus (Saul); Pleasure my former ways-Incledon (Time and Truth); God preserve the Emperor-Chorus (Haydn); Mad Bess-Mrs Second (Purcell); Fixed in his everlasting seat-Grand Chorus (Samson).

Music: End II: a concertante for violin oboe tenor and violoncello-G. Ashley, W. Parke, R. Ashley, C. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Cast
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Jackina Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17990919, but Miss Lucy-Mrs Jordan; Thomas-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir J. Loverule (with Old Towler)-Incledon; Butler-Townsend; Cook-Abbot; Coachman-Gardner; Conjuror-Thompson; Jobson-Munden; Lady Loverule-Mrs Dibdin; Lucy-Mrs Norton; Lettice-Miss Leserve; Nell-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Beaumont]).Mrs Beaumont]).
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Leserve
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett
Event Comment: [The new piano appears to be the Instrument patented in 1799 by Joseph Smith; it contained "the first real use of metal longitudinal bracing, [which] was to be under the sound-board and to replace the wooden braces, and thus provide space for the introduction of a mechanically-played tambourine" (Grove, under Pianoforte).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Performance Comment: Part III A Grand Miscellaneous Act-; Overture and Dead March- (Saul); My faith and truth-Miss Tennant, Master Elliot (Samson); Behold the Nations-Sale; O Baal-Chorus (Deborah); What tho' I trace-Mrs Dussek (Solomon); Come if you dare-Incledon, Chorus (Purcell); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Second (Dr Arne); Rule Britannia (Purcell) and God save Great George our King-Chorus.

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17991022, but Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Jeremy Actor: Wathen
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Performance Comment: As18000313but Slaves-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: 000313but Slaves Actor: Miss Willis.
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Jackina Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Jobson-Bannister Jun.; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Child of Nature, advertised on playbill of 31 Mar.] Receipts: #329 17s. 6d. (241.17.0; 84.18.6; 3.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: Countess Wintersen Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: The Stranger Actor: Kemble
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Dignum; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Ismene-Miss Leak; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Music: As17991127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Performance Comment: As17990925, but Drooply (for that night only)-Holman; Caroline-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover]; Servant-_; Waiter-_; Simpson-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Master Standen; Grizzle-Emery; Ghost-Street; Noodle-Townsend; Doodle-Simmons; Merlin-Thompson; Arthur-Munden; Huncamunca-Mrs Atkins; Glumdalca-Mrs Gilbert; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Event Comment: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not [advertised on playbill of 17 Apr.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the indisposition of C. Kemble. [Afterpiece in place of Of Age To-morrow, also advertised as above.] Receipts: #243 12s. (168.2.6; 71.18.6; 3.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As18000219, but Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Lory Actor: Wathen
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Mrs Coupler Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Salanio-Trueman; Lorenzo-Dignum; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Jessica-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Albina Mandeville to Mrs Jordan, but "The Public are most respectfully informed that Mrs Jordan, being unable to have the honour of appearing before them this Evening, to prevent a Change of the Play Miss DeCamp has undertaken to perform Albina...and humbly hopes to experience the usual indulgence" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #166 6s. (99.1; 63.3; 4.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Father Philip Actor: Palmer
Role: Motley Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17991204, but Dorothy-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Devil to Pay, advertised on playbill of 25 Apr.] The Doors will be opened at 5:30, and the Play to begin at 6:30, and so continue to the end of the Season. Receipts: #342 17s. (270.0.6; 68.1.0; 4.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17991218, but Miss Lucy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: As17991228

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. 1st piece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. 3rd piece: Never acted here; by Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. With appropriate Scenes, Dresses & Decorations. The Music composed & selected by Attwood. Morning Chronicle, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, No. 3, Tanfield-court, Temple. Receipts: #535 6s. (233.2; 7.3; tickets: 295.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas (alias Lord Duberly)-Emery; Dick Dowlas-Knight; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Henry Morland-H. Johnston; Stedfast-Murray; Kenrick-Johnstone; Deborah Dowlas (alias Lady Duberly)-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer (1st time)-Miss Murray; Cicely Homespun-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance this season); With the original Epilogue-the Dramatis Personae.
Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Performance Comment: Naval History (1st time)-Fawcett; My Dolly was the fairest Thing-Incledon; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton, Denman; This Life is like a Country Dance-Fawcett; The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Sing Old Rose and burn the Bellows-Incledon, Fawcett, Hill, Linton.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Miser; afterpiece of Paul and Virginia, both advertised on playbill of 26 Apr.] Receipts: #204 18s. (199.4.6; 5.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Performance Comment: As18000217, but Nuns of the Convent of St. Claire-Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Cast
Role: Claire Actor: Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: mother of Agnes Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. 1st piece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 1 Jan. 1795]. Morning Chronicle, 23 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #272 4s. 6d. (159.14.0; 2.10.0; tickets: 110.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline, King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Holman; Cymbeline-Waddy; Bellario-Murray; Cloten-Betterton; Arviragus-Claremont; Guiderius-H. Johnston; Pisanio-Whitfield; Caius Lucius-Mansel; Cornelius-Thompson; Lords-Curties, Abbot; Frenchman-Klanert; Phillario-Atkins; Iachimo-Pope; Queen-Mrs Dibdin; Helen-Miss Mills; Imogen-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: As18000423, but Principal Characters-_Munden, Davenport, Miss _Murray, Mrs +Pope (1st time). +Epilogue as18000423 .

Song: In II 1st piece: Hark! the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Performance Comment: the Lark
-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon.
Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. 1st ballet [1st time]: Composed by D'Egville. By permission of the Proprietors of the Opera House. With their [the Peruvians'] Religious Ceremonies, Processions, &c. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 9, New Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #596 2s. 6d. (306.0.6; 51.8.0; 4.15.0; tickets: 233.19.0) (charge: #207 6s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Hugo-Dowton; Lady Elinor de Courcy-Mrs Crouch; Adela (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Adela Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Dance: End I: Telasco and Amgahi ; or, The Peruvian Nuptials. Principal Characters-Didelot, Laborie, Deshayes, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; Pas de Quatre-Deshayes, Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot

Ballet: End Opera: Atalante and Hyppomenus; or, The Foot Race. Grecian Princes Hyppomenus-Deshayes; Pelus-Didelot; Adrastus-Laborie; Atalante-Mlle Parisot; Sererine (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Laborie; Clitie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Hilligsberg; Shepherdesses Mlles D'Egville, Denis, B.? Denis, Lupini, Cranfield; Nymphs of the Woods, Fauns, Shepherds-The whole corps de Ballet; In which the favourite Skipping@rope Pas de Deux-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg

Performance Comment: Grecian Princes Hyppomenus-Deshayes; Pelus-Didelot; Adrastus-Laborie; Atalante-Mlle Parisot; Sererine (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Laborie; Clitie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Hilligsberg; Shepherdesses Mlles D'Egville, Denis, B.? Denis, Lupini, Cranfield; Nymphs of the Woods, Fauns, Shepherds-The whole corps de Ballet; In which the favourite Skipping@rope Pas de Deux-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Farley; Antonio-Munden; Bazil-Rees; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Mills (1st appearance in that character); The Countess-Miss Chapman; Susan-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: St

Song: End I 1st piece: song-Master Gray; End I 2nd piece: Time has not thin'd my flowing Hair-Incledon, Townsend; End 2nd piece: This Life is like a Country Dance-Fawcett; The Advantage of Toping-Townsend; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend

Entertainment: Imitations End I 1st piece: a Few Select Imitations-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Salanio-Trueman; Lorenzo-Dignum; Jessica-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As18000324but added: Cook-Hollingsworth; Doctor-Maddocks; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Captain Absolute-Betterton; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Egerson (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Leserve
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: As18000313but Susan-Miss Sims; added to Captain Fieldair: Old Towler-Incledon.
Cast
Role: 000313but Susan Actor: Miss Sims

Song: End II: A New Hunting Song- (never [previously] performed, composed by Davy); End III: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: The Red Cross Knight, as18000426; End I afterpiece: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Atkins, 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]: To conclude with the Storming the City of Acre, as 7 May. Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Atkins, No. 31, Bow-street, opposite the Box Door. Receipts: #236 13s. 6d. (94.17.0; 11.17.0; tickets: 129.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: As18000111, but Bluff-Rees; Kitty-Mrs Chapman; added to Harcourt: with the Battle Song from The Italian Villagers, composed by Shield-Incledon.
Cast
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Sons; or, Success to our Heroes

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Performance Comment: As17991205, but Old Maythorn-Hull in place of Gardner; Mary-Mrs Atkins (1st time) of Miss Waters.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Sims

Song: In: Together let us range the Fields-Incledon, Mrs Atkins; The Soldier Tir'd (from Artaxerxes)-Mrs Atkins

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Mellon [who is named in the Account-Book, at being allowed #50 of the tickets, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #187 2s. 6d. (80.16.0; 45.9.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 60.17.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Wathen
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Mellon.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Trevor [who had 1st appeared at this theatre, as a chorus singer, on 16 Jan. 1800]. "A settled, preconcerted plan was evidently laid to injure the lady who came forward in double capacity, not merely as a candidate for public favour, but in the responsible situation of a performer taking a benefit...The moment the lady made her appearance on the boards, before she even opened her mouth, before a single note furnished an opportunished an opportunity of appreciating her abilities, opposition began to manifest itself in all the various forms which malice on such occcsions is wont to resort to. The Hisses grew louder and louder,...the theatre absolutely assumed the appearance of a riot, rather than that of a civilized company, assembled for the purpose of amusement" (Dramatic Censor, II, 212-13). Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Trevor, sister to Mr Kelly of Drury-lane Theatre, No. 31, Bedford-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #268 12s. (124.13; 4.8; tickets: 139.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Agra Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Sims.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17990930, but Patrick-Mrs Trevor; Kathlane-Miss Sims.
Cast
Role: Kathlane Actor: Miss Sims.
Role: Father Luke Actor: Waddy

Song: In course of Evening: Love thou maddening Power-Mrs Trevor; Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Darby-Munden; Quiz (1st time)-Simmons; Marshal Ferbelin-Claremont; Father Luke-Waddy; Olmutz-Emery; Rupert-Denman; Adjutant-Davenport; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Gilbert; Norah-Miss Mills; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Waddy
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Mills

Song: End I: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon; In course Evening: Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; All get drunk together-Townsend; United Englishmen-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend