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We found 17141 matches on Roles/Actors, 3601 matches on Performance Comments, 310 matches on Event Comments, 49 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: By Comand of Their Majesties, [Mainpiece in place of The Cherokee; afterpiece of The Citizen, both advertised on playbill of 30 Dec.] Receipts: #474 0s. 6d. (411.9.0; 58.2.6; 4.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: Powell: Benson and Bland absent from this Evening's Performance. Who's the Dupe? rehearsed at 10 [but this play not acted this season]; Pannel at 11. Receipts: #171 8s. 6d. (130.16.0; 34.15.6; 5.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17940916, but Sir Matthew Medley-Burton; Souffrance-Maddocks; Charlotte-Mrs Bland; Florella-Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Burton
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Jordan as Corinna, but "The Public are respectfully informed that Mrs Jordan being suddenly taken ill, she cannot have the honour of appearing before them this Evening. The Part of Corinna will be performed by Miss Collins" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #214 18s. (156.1; 50.19; 7.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Sedgwick as singer, but "Dignum sang the Song in Act III, Sedgwick being Ill. Surface's Servant Evans for Banks" (Powell).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #145 2s. (96.15.6; 45.13.6; 2.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Song: III: song-Dignum

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Hypocrite; afterpiece of The Quaker, both advertised on playbill of 28 Jan.] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #245 5s. 6d. (188.9.0; 52.9.6; 4.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Event Comment: [Miss Mellon, who was from the Stafford theatre, is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. In afterpiece the playbill retains Dignum as Ithorak, but "Ithorak Cooke, Dignum Ill; Michael [omitted from playbill] Trueman, Bland Ill; the Speech of the 1st Page Master Gregson, Master Welsh Ill" (Powell).] Powell, 30 Jan.: Rivals rehearsed at 11; New Ballet at 2 and at 6; 31 Jan.: Prize rehearsed at 12; New Ballet at 2. Receipts: #215 6s. 6d. (149.0.6; 63.9.6; 2.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As17950131, but Cooke's name listed in playbill; The Horde-Nicolini, _Dorion Jun.
Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: Nicolini, _Dorion Jun.
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: Nicolini, _Dorion Jun.
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: Powell: Sedgwick not coming to the Theatre, his 1st Scene in My Grandmother was oblig'd to be omitted. The above Neglect Mr Sedgwick is too often guilty of. New Ballet rehearsed at 12. [Mainpiece in place of The Clandestine Marriage, advertised on playbill of 6 Feb.] Receipts: #103 7s. 6d. (65.12.6; 31.14.0; 6.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

Song: As17941029

Event Comment: [In mainpiece "Evans Lady Sneerwell's Servant for Maddocks"; in afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bramwell as Nelly, but "Mrs Bramwell being Ill Miss Tidswell play'd the part of Nelly, and Miss DeCamp sang the Trio" (Powell).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #139 1s. 6d. (93.1.0; 40.2.0; 5.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: As17941112

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Foundling, advertised on playbill of 12 Feb.] Powell: Alexander 's car was completed, and drawn by two elephants, and accompanied by Darius ' car, drawn by three white horses, and another car laden with trophies, drawn by soldiers all of which [were] totally covered with burnished gold and silver...The Procession was still but indifferently conducted. New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Morning Chronicle, 18 Oct. 1794: Two hundred soldiers are to be employed in the spectacle; each of their dresses is estimated at #5. Account-Book: Paid Miller in full for music in Alexander the Great #30. Receipts: #263 11s. (173.16.6; 86.13.0; 3.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey
Event Comment: On account of the Engagements of some of the principal Performers at the Opera House it is absolutely impossible to give Alexander the Great this Evening; the third night will be on Monday next, and every Accomodations is making for an Arrangement that will prevent any future interruption of this Representation. Powell: New Comedy [The Wheel of Fortune] read at 12. Receipts: #143 19s. 6d. (87.5.6; 48.16.6; 7.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Event Comment: Powell, 15 Feb.: Alexander the Great rehearsed at 11; 2nd Scene of D & Procession at 6; 16 Feb.: New Comedy rehearsed at 11. Receipts: #407 5s. (308.0.0; 94.3.6; 5.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Barrymore as Careless, but "Barrymore came too late to play Careless, in consequence of which Dignum did the part and sang Sedgwick's song, who came in time to the theatre [Powell's italics, see 7 Feb.], but begged to be excused going on from the violent pain he was in, occasioned by a swelling upon his finger. Dignum not in time to be discovered at Lady Sneerwell's rout, but came on after the Scene opened. Fisher, one of the waiters in the above Scene, was absent. Caulfield absent from the scene with Charles, and Kelly Jr. not being in time to be discovered With the rest, walked on after the Scene opened." [In afterpiece] the playbill retains Aumer as Hephestion, "Hephestion C. Kemble, Aumer at the Opera House" (Powell).] Receipts: #349 7s. (264.16; 81.10; 3.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey

Song: [omitted from playbill]As17950128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey
Event Comment: Powell: Miss Davies, Mrs Bramwell, G. D'Egville, Caulfield absent [from afterpiece], all Ill [their substitutes are not listed]; Miss Leak, Messrs Annereau, Bardoleau, Dorion Sen., Horsfall absent from the chorus. Receipts: #254 17s. (177.10; 73.7; 4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Cherokee, advertised on playbill of 24 Feb. In it the playbill retains Mrs Booth as Mrs Over-done, but "Mrs Over-done Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Booth ill" (Powell).] Powell, 25 Feb.: New Comedy, viz. The Wheel of Fortune, rehearsed at 11; Alexander the Great (by order of Mr Sheridan) at 1; 26 Feb.: Wheel of Fortune rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #406 19s. (337.10.6; 63.18.0; 5.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Fairbrother
Role: High Priest of the Sun Actor: Roffey