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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: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: THE MIDNIGHT WANDERERS

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Ballet composed by Byrn. The Music composed and the Ancient Scots Music selected and adapted by Shield. The Overture by Reeve. Receipts: #291 1s. (274/9; 16/12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Frailties

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Oldwort Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: OSCAR AND MALVINA or The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters in the Ballet by Holland, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton//Mme Rossi. Musical Characters by Munden, Townsend, Linton//Mrs Mountain, Miss Barnett, Mrs Martyr. [Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1791): Oscar-Holland; Carrol-Follett; Morven-Farley; Draco-Cranfield; Fingal-Blurton//Malvina-Mme Rossi. Pedlar-Munden; Bards and Peasantry Townsend, Linton//Mrs Mountain, Miss Barnett, Mrs Martyr.] hathi. Bards and Peasantry Townsend, Linton//Mrs Mountain, Miss Barnett, Mrs Martyr.] hathi.

Music: In afterpiece the Irish Pipes by Courtney; the Harp by Weippert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Sir George Thunder Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: THE FARMER

Dance: As17931022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: THE POOR SOLDIER

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Song: As17940109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: THE FOLLIES OF A DAY

Dance: Mainpiece: To conclude with The Savoyard by Byrn, Mlle St. Amand and Mme Rossi

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account Book, but not on the playbill.] Paid King's Taxes for the theatre, &c., 1/2 year, #187 12s. 9d. Receipts: #328 0s. 6d. (324/9/6; 3/11/0; tickets and charge: neither listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: CATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Evatt; Biondello-Rock; Taylor-Bernard; Music-Master-Rees; Grumio-Quick//Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: As17940225

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: LOVERS QUARRELS

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forrester Actor: Quick

Dance: As17940225

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account Book, but not on the playbill). Receipts: #238 11s. 6d. (235/18/0; 2/13/6; tickets and charge: neither listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

Dance: As17940225

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES

Dance: As17940225

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Compressed for the 1st time into 3 Acts. Receipts: #361 13s. (357/17/6; 3/15/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: HE WOUD BE A SOLDIER

Performance Comment: Colonel Talbot-Harley; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Powel; Crevelt-Middleton; Mandeville-Davies; Wilkins-Cubitt; Johnston-Macready; Caleb-Fawcett//Mrs Wilkins-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Oldstock-Mrs Chambers; Nancy-Mrs Watts; Betty-Miss Leserve; Charlotte-Miss Chapman .
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Oldstock Actor: Powel

Dance: As17940225

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #332 9s. 6d. (327/4/6; 5/5/0; tickets and charge: neither listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: HE WOUD BE A SOLDIER

Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Oldstock Actor: Powel

Dance: As17940225

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: HE WOUD BE A SOLDIER

Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Oldstock Actor: Powel

Dance: As17940225

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis

Dance: As17940225

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: ANIMAL MAGNETISM

Dance: As17940225

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Cast
Role: Sir Leinster M'Loghlin Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISHMAN IN LONDON

Dance: As17940225

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 5, by James Boaden. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (see text). In 1796 acted at CG reduced by the author to 4 acts]: With new Scenes and Dresses. Morning Herald, 14 Apr. 1794: This Day is published FONTAINVILLE FOREST (1s. 6d.). [Afterpiece in place of THE HIGHLAND REEL, advertised on playbill of 24 Mar.] Receipts: #263 19s. 6d. (251/5/6; 12/14/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainville Forest

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Farren, Middleton, Hull, Powel, Thompson, Claremont, Campbell, Abbot//Miss Morris, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (Hookham and Carpenter, 1794): Lamotte-Pope; Marquis of Montault-Farren; Louis-Middleton; Peter-Hull; Nemours-Powel; Jaques-Claremont; Laval-Campbell [in text: Blurton]; Phantom-Abbot [in text: Follett]//Hortensia Lamotte-Miss Morris; Adeline-Mrs Pope. Thompson is unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Middleton. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17940503).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Middleton. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17940503).] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: THE POOR SOLDIER

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: THE PRIZE

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Waldron
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: The Baron Actor: Aickin
Role: Theodore Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Performance Comment: As17931001. THE ROAD TO RUIN. Cast not listed .
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: THE POOR SOLDIER

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainville Forest

Afterpiece Title: THE HIGHLAND REEL

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. 1st piece: Not acted these 5 years. Morning Chronicle, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #412 14s. (255/19; 6/18; tickets: 149/17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Pope; Major Oakly-Quick; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Capt. O'Cuttcr-Johnstone; Charles Oakly-Holman; Russet-Munden (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Lord Trinket-Lewis//Lady Freelove-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Mrs Mountain (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pope .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: THE SAILORS FESTIVAL or All Alive at Portsmouth

Performance Comment: SCENE I. The Deck of a Man of War. Blow bigh, blow low by Incledon. We be three poor Mariners by Johnstone, Incledon, Linton. Jack at the Windlass by Fawcett. The Mid-Watch, When 'tis Night, by Incledon. The good Subjects of England by Incledon, Richardson, Townsend. SCENE II. A Landscape. The Disconsolate Sailor, When my Money was gone, by Mrs Martyr, in character. When Daisies mead by Miss Barnett. SCENE III. Irish Song by Johnstone. Treble Hornpipe by Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi. Rule Britannia by Incledon. With a Representation of the Grand Fleet at Anchor in Portsmouth Harbour .