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We found 5551 matches on Roles/Actors, 1259 matches on Performance Comments, 156 matches on Event Comments, 39 matches on Performance Title, and 14 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Robert Jephson and John O'Keeffe, i.e. an abridgement by O'Keeffe of Jephson's The Campaign (see 12 May 1785). Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, Mar. 1787, p. 155]: With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. A new Overture composed by the celebrated Haydn. The Airs by Gretry, Hook, J. C.? Bach, Paisiello, Duny [recte Duni], Carolan, Shield and Tenducci. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #265 11s. 6d. (257.11.6; 8.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the Account-Book lists, erroneously, Love and War, the next performance of which was on 13 Apr., for the 6th time.] Receipts: #218 11s. (209.9.6; 9.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Cast
Role: Genius of the Wood Actor:
Role: Master of the Quay Actor:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17861009, but Lopez-Stevens; Carlos-Leoni (1st appearance in that character these 6 years).
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: The Guardian Actor: Pope

Song: End I: The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms-Master Braham; End I afterpiece: Ma chere amie-Master Braham (, pupil of Leoni) (1st appearance on any stage)

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #218 2s. (213.5; 4.17; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Cardinal Wolsey Actor: Pope
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Hewardine (1st appearance on any stage); Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Cubitt; Old Philpot-Quick; Maria-Mrs T. Kennedy; The original Epilogue-Hewardine, Quick.

Song: As17870326

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for The Provok'd Wife will be admitted. Tickets delivered by Jackson, Pilfold, Roberts, Clarke, Painter, Atkins, Curteen, Grey, Orme, Bourrelier will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #340 15s. 6d. (22.18.0; 2.7.6; tickets: 315.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Publius Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Dance: End: The Waterman-; to conclude with a Double Hornpipe-Jackson, Mrs Ratchford

Song: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts, as17861021, but Miss _Stevenson, Mrs Byrn

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00, and so continue for the Remainder of the Season. Receipts: #167 18s. (166.0; 1.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Performance Comment: As17870501, but Prologue-_[and thereafter].and thereafter].

Song: As17870515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Shore Actor: Pope
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Dance: End: a new dance, The Sailor Caught Napping-Ratchford, Miller, Mrs Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of The Intriguing Chambermaid, announced on playbill of 7 June]. Receipts: #104 9s. (102.7.6; 2.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of 2nd piece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #64 17s. (62.12; 2.5; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: As17870515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Widow and three youngest Children of the late Dr Glover. [Dr William Frederick Glover, a surgeon, had died on 25 Feb. in straitened circumstances. A subscription--in behalf of which this Benefit was organized--had been set on foot for the relief of his family (see Gentleman's Magazine, Mar. 1787, p. 276). In the 1760's he was for some years an actor on the Dublin stage (see Tate Wilkinson, Memoirs, III, 198).] Tickets to be had at the Thatched-House Tavern, St. James's Street; at Free-Mason's Tavern, Great Queen Street; the Antigallican Coffee House, Royal Exchange; the Globe Tavern, Fleet Street; at Messrs Robinsons, booksellers, Paternoster Row; and of the Printer of the Morning Chronicle, Dorset Street, Salisbury Square. Received from Their Majesties for Box [for season] #70; from the Princess Royal for Box #35. Receipts: #127 11s. (125.5; 2.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Masquerade Scene as 24 Sept. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 21 Apr. 1788]. Receipts: #154 3s. (150.8; 3.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Song: As17870924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Young Mirable Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871029

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2(?), by Ralph Wewitzer. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of action in Public Advertiser, 28 Dec.]: With new Music, Scenery, Dresses, Machinery, and Decorations. The Music composed by Walter? Clagget. The Scenes designed and executed by Richards, Carver, Hodgins and others. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Receipts: #192 2s. (188.12; 3.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Pope
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake; or, The Regions of Fancy

Performance Comment: Cast from Public Advertiser, 28 Dec.: Harlequin-Brown; German Baron-Wewitzer; English Father-Fearon; Petit Maitre-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Blurton?]); Pierrot-Cubitt; Clown-Blanchard; Columbine-Mrs Rock; English Father's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Barones-Mrs Davenett. [World, 28 Dec., also lists, without assignment, Mrs Webb and Miss Tweedale.]World, 28 Dec., also lists, without assignment, Mrs Webb and Miss Tweedale.]

Dance: [not listed on playbill]. "A dance based on a print entitled The Long Minuet (by H. W. Bunbury) was well attempted" (World, 27 Dec.)

Performance Comment: "A dance based on a print entitled The Long Minuet (by H. W. Bunbury) was well attempted" (World, 27 Dec.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Song: As17870924, but Vocal Parts-Bonville, +Janson, Mrs +Gray, Miss +Rowson, Mrs +Byrne, _Brown, Miss _Blower