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We found 11787 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17870919, but Sir Philip Modelove-Cubitt; Aminadab-Farley.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Ballet: The Wapping Landlady. As17880401

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Sir Henry Freeman] Actor: Bowden

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performance Comment: As17880513, but Prologue-_ [and thereafter].and thereafter].

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Suett; Major Old@Fox-Moody; Freeman-Barrymore; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Dodd; Counsellor Quillet-Phillimore; Oadam-Bates; Country Boy-Miss Heard; Novel-R. Palmer; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Miss Tidswell; Lettice-Mrs Heard; Fidelia-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: The Plain Dealer Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour and Allemande-Kirk, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: The Marquis Actor: Lewis
Role: The General Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season. [As 2nd and 3rd pieces the playbill announces, respectively, The Maid of the Oaks and The Farmer, but they were not acted. Their substitutes are listed in the Account-Book, and both are reviewed in Morning Chronicle, 10 June.] Account-Book, 13 June: Received [stage] Forfeits #42; 20 June: Received from Their Majesties for the Box #60, from the Princess Royal for the Box #30; 10 July: Paid Lewis for Management from Lady Day 1785 to Midsummer 1788 #650. Receipts: #147 19s. 6d. (141.18.6; 6.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: The Marquis Actor: Lewis
Role: The General Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: As17880603

Song: In I: Sheep@shearing Song-Mrs Forster; End II: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer Or The Baroness Of Bruchsal

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Event Comment: On Account of the Numerous Complaints which have been made by the Frequenters of the Theatre, of the Interruption given to the Performances by the Persons insisting on having the Doors of the Boxes or the Pit opened after the House is apparently filled, and also to prevent many other Inconveniences to the Audience, the Public are requested to observe that No Money received can be returned at any of the Offices. [Throughout the season the playbills carry the notice: "No money to be returned."] Hamlet [advertised in Public Advertiser, 15 Sept.] is obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of Kemble. Receipts: #109 18s. 6d. (71.17.0; 37.3.6; 0.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Mrs Heard; Miss Grantham-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: End: The Conjugal Frolick-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Song: In I: Sheep@shearing Song-Mrs Forster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Mrs Kennedy; Fitzroy-Davies; Dermot-Johnstone; Father Luke-Booth; Bagatelle-Wewitzer; Darby-Edwin; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play. [This was included in all subsequent performances. Middleton was from the Bath theatre.] Paid Music 19th Inst. #8 6s. 6d.; Properties 6s. 10d.; Kettle Drum 5s.; Wardrobe 19s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #1 15s.; Chorus Singers #1 10s.; Cox for Sceneman #32 7s. 5d.; Hodgins [scene painter] #4 4s. Receipts: #304 13s. (302.18; 1.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Edwin; Marshal Fherbelin-Davies; Father Luke-Booth; Olmutz-Cubitt; Rupert-Bonville; Adjutant-Gardner; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Webb; Norah-Miss Wewitzer; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Bonville, Lee, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: As17880922, but Vocal Parts-Mrs _Kennedy;

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: As17880922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Dance: End: a new dance, Fortune's Favor; or, The Lovers' Lottery-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: As17880922, but Vocal Parts-Miss Francis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.

Dance: End IV: As17881001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: As17881013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood Or Sherwood Forest

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: End: The Piping Pedlar-[see17890502]

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Confederacy; afterpiece of Richard Coeur de Lion, both advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] Receipts: #158 5s. (130.6; 27.11; 0.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: As17881013

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #182 17s. (180.0.6; 2.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Rosina [Frances Brooke]. The Music by Shield. With entire new Scenes painted by Richards. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #207 9s. 6d. (197.9.0; 10.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Pope; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Tweedale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Webb; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Indiana-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Song: In II: a song-Mrs Kennedy