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We found 589 matches on Event Comments, 490 matches on Performance Comments, 98 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Newdigate newsletters (Folger Shakespeare Library), 29 Jan. 1680@1: Upon some disgust given to his Matie by ye Ds Players acting plays he likd not does intend its said to take away yr pattent (Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 80)

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Fool Like Ye Old Fool

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eastward Hoe; Or, Ye Prentices

Cast
Role: Quicksilver Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir Petronel Flash Actor: Palmer
Role: Security Actor: Shuter
Role: Seagull Actor: Blakes
Role: Golding Actor: Mattocks
Role: Bramble Actor: Simson
Role: Spendall Actor: Mozeen
Role: Scapethrift Actor: W. Vaughan
Role: Wolf Actor: Burton
Role: Touchstone Actor: Yates
Role: Holdfast Actor: Atkins
Role: Constable Actor: H. Vaughan
Role: Drawer Actor: Ackman
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross
Role: Mildred Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Mrs Touchstone Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Syndyfy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Girtred Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: with new Occasional Prologue Actor: Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Le Medicin Actor: Blakes
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Crispin Actor: Yates.

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews; The Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Schemers; Or, Ye City Match

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Berry, Palmer, Yates, Burton, Usher, Vernon, Blakes, Davies, Bransby, Mozeen, Miss Haughton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Pritchard
Role: Prologue Actor: Garrick
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Plotwell Actor: Palmer
Role: Timothy Actor: Woodward
Role: Warehouse Actor: Berry
Role: Seathrift Actor: Burton
Role: Quartfield Actor: Yates
Role: Salewit Actor: Blakes
Role: Newcut Actor: Usher
Role: Bright Actor: Vernon
Role: Baneswright Actor: Davies
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Aurelia Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Mrs Seathrift Actor: Mrs Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Barry
Role: Lockit Actor: Thompson
Role: Mat Actor: Bannister
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Palmer
Role: Peachum Actor: Shuter
Role: Filch Actor: Weston
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Smith
Role: Crook@finger'd Jack Actor: Lyngs
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Newton
Role: Robin o Bagshot Actor: Gardner
Role: Nymming Ned Actor: Pynn
Role: Harry Paddington Actor: Loveman
Role: Player Actor: Strange
Role: Beggar Actor: Castle
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mahon
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Kirby
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Trappolin Actor: Shuter
Role: Conjurer Actor: Bannister
Role: Methodist Actor: Weston

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-; III: New Hornpipe-; End Opera: The Italian Peasants-Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Lings
Role: Epilogue as Beggar Actor: Tomlinson
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Tetley.
Role: Macheath Actor: Vernon
Role: Peachum Actor: Yates
Role: Lockit Actor: Bransby
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Kear
Role: Beggar Actor: Burton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Le Brush Actor: King
Role: Gulwell Actor: Packer
Role: Harwood Actor: Aickin
Role: Irishman Actor: Moody
Role: Frenchman Actor: Baddeley
Role: Scotchman Actor: Love
Role: Frankly Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman
Role: Lord Brilliant Actor: Fawcett
Role: Trickit Actor: Fox.
Event Comment: The King's Company. Newdigate newsletters (Folger Shakespeare Library), 15 Nov. 1681: This being ye Q.s birthday ye K.s players acted Alexdr ye great after wch was a ball & entertainment given to ye Ct. (Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 80). Luttrell, 15 Nov. 1681: The 15th, being the birth day of her majestie, was kept with ringing of bells, bonefires, &c.; and at night there was a play acted at Whitehall before the king and queen, where the court appeared in great splendor (A Brief Relation, I, 144). The Earl of Arran to Ormond, 15 Nov. 1681: I am going to a play at court (HMC, Ormonde MSS., New Series, VI, 230). L. C. 5@144, p. 246, 22 Nov. 1681: Whereas Jeoffrey Ayleworth, Thomas ffarmer, Thomas ffinall & Richard Tomlinson foure of his Mates Musitians have neglected their dury in attending at ye play acted before his Mate at Whitehall on Tuesday night last for which I have suspended them (L. C. to the Treasurer of the Chamber, in Boswell, Restoration Court Stage, p. 100)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard
Role: Peachum Actor: Yates
Role: Filch Actor: Raftor
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss E. Young, her 1st appearance on any stage
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Rooker
Role: Lockit Actor: Champnes
Role: Beggar Actor: Philips
Role: Player Actor: Bransby
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Morris
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: II: The Prussian Sailors, as17580601 End Opera: The Faggot Binders, as17580601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Hamlet Actor: Garrick
Role: King Actor: Winstone
Role: Ghost Actor: Berry
Role: Horatio Actor: Havard
Role: Polonius Actor: Taswell
Role: Laertes Actor: Blakes
Role: Ostrick Actor: Woodward
Role: Lucianus Actor: Shuter
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Simson
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Scrase
Role: Bernardo Actor: Marr
Role: Player King Actor: Burton
Role: Grave Diggers Actor: Yates, Vaughan
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Charon Actor: W. Vaughan
Role: Aesop Actor: Winstone
Role: Mercury Actor: Wilder
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes
Role: Drunken Man Actor: Yates
Role: Tattoo Actor: Marr
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Old Man Actor: Shuter
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors.
Event Comment: On this date a payment was made to the foreign performers who had come in the spring: To Francis Duperier, for the charge and expences of ye French players attending his Majestie at Windsor and Winchester, and returning to London (Moneys Received and Paid for Secret Services, ed. J. Y. Akerman, Camden Society, LII [1851], 93)

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce. Afterpiece: a Farce. [Author not known.] Preface to edition of 1737: The Misrepresentation of this little Piece upon the Stage, and the proper Indifference with which it was received by the Audience, made it necessary, for my Reputation sake, to publish it with all convenient Expedition. My Friends, who had read the Thing, did not know it again, it was in so disastrous a Plight; and they that had not read it (from a Prepossession in my Favour) imputed its Aukwardness to the Mismanagement, or Incapacity of the Players

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: Norris
Role: Alphonso Actor: Richardson.
Role: Torrismond Actor: Johnson
Role: Bertran Actor: Rosco
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Giffard
Role: Raymond Actor: Lyon
Role: Pedro Actor: Havard
Role: Fryar Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Tersea Actor: Miss Tollett.

Afterpiece Title: The Author's Triumph; or, The Manager Manag'd

Cast
Role: An Author Actor:
Role: his Patron Actor:
Role: a Manager Actor:
Role: 1st Player Actor:
Role: 2d Player Actor:
Role: 3d Player Actor:
Role: 4th Player Actor:
Role: a Humourous Fellow Actor:
Role: one Tatter Actor:
Role: the Author's Servant Actor:
Role: Amanuebsis Actor:
Role: a Mistress for the Poet Actor:
Role: a Mistress for his Man Actor:
Role: Also a New Epilogue Actor: to the Farce.

Dance: End Afterpiece: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: II: Dialogue by Purcell-the Masters Hamilton; III: Miss Jones; IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Garrick
Role: King Actor: Bridges
Role: Ghost Actor: Delane
Role: Polonius Actor: Taswell
Role: Laertes Actor: Blakes
Role: Ostrick Actor: Neale
Role: Marcellus Actor: Turbutt
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Woodburn
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Green
Role: Horatio Actor: Havard
Role: Player King Actor: Turbutt
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Grave Diggers Actor: Yates, Ray
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Leviez
Role: Fantastic Spirit Actor: Desse
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Shepherds Actor:
Role: Harlequin Actor: Yates
Role: Swiss Actor: Blakes
Role: Harlico Actor: Collins
Role: Swiss Servant Actor: Leviez
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Mann
Role: Harlequin's Child Actor: Miss Yates
Role: the Goddess Hecate Actor: Mrs Avolio
Role: Attendants on Hecate Actor: Bennet, Morgan
Event Comment: Last Tuesday Signior Pasquali, Master of the Band of Music at the Theatre Royal, Mr Cibber and some other prominent players arriv'd from England to act the ensuing season [in Dublin]. Mrs Bland arriv'd [in Dublin] last Sunday from England and will appear tomorrow night in the character of Miranda in the Busy Body. Receipts: #180

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Garrick
Role: Horatio Actor: Havard
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Scrase
Role: Ghost Actor: Berry
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Polonius Actor: Taswell
Role: King Actor: Bridges
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Yates, Ray
Role: Lucianus Actor: James
Role: Ostrick Actor: Woodward
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Player King Actor: Winstone
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Simpson
Role: Laertes Actor: Blakes
Role: Bernardo Actor: Marr.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Medicin Actor: Blakes
Role: Crispin Actor: Yates
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Burton
Role: Macheath Actor: Blakes Beard Sick Blakes did Macheath
Role: Peachum Actor: Yates
Role: Lockit Actor: Berry
Role: Filch Actor: Raftor
Role: Mat@O@Mint Actor: Blakes
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Beggar Actor: Simson
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Mathews
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Le Medicin Actor: Blakes
Role: Crispin Actor: Yates.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ye Country Knight

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 14 Jan.: The Gentleman who perform'd the Character of Osman .. . the first Night, having since declin'd it, that Part was read last Night; and it being submitted to the Determination of the Audience, whether the Play should be continu'd, or the Repetition of it deferr'd till somebody was study'd in the Part, they unanimously declar'd for the Continuation of the Play; and 'twas desir'd the Part might be read till one of the Players could be studied in it

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection [of Sacred Music 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Music: End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Clementi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Woodward.
Role: Other characters Actor: Johnson, Mrs +Simpson.
Role: New Music Actor:

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17521106, but Piettro, Miss +Rayner, Mad Auretti; III: A +Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Second Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Cibber
Role: Polly Actor: Young Gentlewoman Miss Cary

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Pierots Dance-; III: A Hornpipe-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Players-Foote, Weston, Davis, Palmer, Death, Lewis, Parsons, Brown, Castle, Hayes, Taylor, Granger.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17640705, but order reversed%

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Waitwell Actor: Blakes.
Role: Mirabell Actor: Palmer
Role: Fainall Actor: Havard
Role: Petulant Actor: Shuter
Role: Witwou'd Actor: Woodward
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sir Willful Witwoud Actor: Yates
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Dance: III: Les Caprices de la Dance, as17511212; IV: Will be introduced a Comic Dance-Harvey, Sga Piettero

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Garrick
Role: Bastard Actor: Lee
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Gloster Actor: Berry
Role: Edgar Actor: Havard
Role: Albany Actor: Mozeen
Role: Gent Usher Actor: Shuter
Role: Burgundy Actor: Marr
Role: Cornwall Actor: Blakes
Role: Kent Actor: Winstone
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: only Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.
Role: Valentine Actor: Wilder
Role: Oldcastle Actor: Taswell
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Goodall Actor: Winstone
Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0; Triumph Of Truth 0

Cast
Role: Dr Arne Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption, A Sacred Oratorio Selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of handel That Were Performed At His Commemoration, In westminster-abbey And At The pantheon On 26 And 27 May 1784 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Music: As17900219