Playbills of the Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Main Performance | Other Performances | Date | Location |
| A Bold Stroke for a Husband | Ella Rosenberg The Clandestine Marriage The School for Scandal Bon Ton The Busy Body |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| A Bold Stroke for a Husband | Rosina The Rendezvous The Talisman, A Tale of the Crusaders Mary, Queen of Scotland; or, The Castle of Loch-Leven |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| A New Way to Pay Old Debts | The Dead Alive William Tell; or, The Beacon of Liberty! King Richard III The Merchant of Venice Is He Jealous? |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| A New Way to Pay Old Debts | The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| A Roland for an Oliver | Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| A Winter's Tale | The Beggars' Opera Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| A Winter's Tale | The Barber of Seville Clari, the Maid of Milan Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| A Woman Never Vex'd; or, The Widow of Cornhill | Twou'd Puzzle a Conjuror; or, The Two Peters |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| A Woman Never Vex'd; or, The Widow of Cornhill | Twould Puzzle a Conjuror; or, The Two Peters |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Abon Hassan; or, The Arabian Nights Entertainments | A Favourite Pas Seul Tribulation; or, Unwelcome Visitors Der Fryshot |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Alexander the Great | The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio |
1809 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| All in the Wrong! | A Comic Song A Medley Pas Seul Monsieur Tonson Dunois the Young and the Brave |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Artaxerxes | The Jew and the Doctor |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| As You Like It | Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Astronomical Lectures | 1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh | |
| Notes: Mr Lloyd’s astronomical lectures were clearly popular, and this playbill advertises the fact that he has agreed to give some further lectures before returning to England. | |||
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| Astronomical Lectures | Dioastrodoxon or transparent orrery |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: Instead of a play, this playbill advertises a lecture on astronomy, with an orrery or a model of the known universe. | |||
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| Belle's Stratagem | Two Strings to your Bow Mary, Queen of Scots Inkle and Yarico King Lear |
1809 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Belle's Stratagem | How To Die For Love; or, The Rival Lovers |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Belle's Stratagem | Turn Out The Beggars' Opera The Sleeping Draught |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Bertram; or, The Castle of St Aldobrand | Ella Rosenberg The Carib Chief |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Bertram; or, The Castle of St Aldobrand | Rosina The Broken Sword; or, The Valley of the Pyrenees Abon Hassan The Rock of La Charbonnierre The Lady of the Lake |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Black Beard | Provok'd Husband The Fatal Marriage |
1812 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Caius Gracchus | Cherry and Fair Star; or, The Children of Cyprus Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter Pizarro Catherine and Petruchio Monsieur Tonson |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Calas, the Merchant of Toulouse | Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva The Gentle Shepherd |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Constantine Palaeologus; or, The Last of the Caesars | 1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh | |
| Notes: This large-type playbill advertises a play by the important Scottish writer Joanna Baillie, who was a friend of Sir Walter Scott. | |||
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| Coriolanus; or, The Roman Matron | Fish Out of Water Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Damon and Pythias | Life in London; or, The Adventures of Tom, Jerry
and Logic The Adventures of Tom, Jerry and Logic Harlequin's Olio; or, Christmas Gambols Ivanhoe; or, The Knights of the Temple The Bride of Lammermoor Macbeth |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Damon and Pythias | Brother and Sister Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Damon and Pythias | The Sleep-Walker Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz, or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | The Guardian Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz, or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | Maid or the Magpie? The Tempest; or, The Magic Island |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | Is He Jealous? |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | Fish Out of Water Clari, the Maid of Milan The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre A Winter's Tale |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | The Warlock of the Glen; or, The Castle of Glencairn |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | The Child of Nature The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | Sleeping Draught A Winter's Tale The Revenge The Band of the First Royal Dragoon Guards |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | Fish Out of Water Cato |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | Maid or the Magpie? The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Tekeli; or, The Siege of Montgatz King Henry V; or, The Battle of Agincourt Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia | 'Twou'd Puzzle a Conjuror; or, The Two Peters A Winter's Tale The Revenge The Band of the First Royal Dragoon Guards |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Dog-Days in Bond Street | X,Y,Z Brother and Sister |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Douglas | Ladies at Home; or, Gentlemen, We Can Do Without
You Raising the Wind A Short Reign and a Merry One |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Douglas | Hooly and Fairly Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Douglas | Life in London; or, The Adventures of Tom, Jerry
and Logic |
1822 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Douglas | Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter The Bride of Lammermoor The Jealous Wife |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Douglas | Old and Young The Rendezvous |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Evadne | Three Weeks after Marriage The Highland Reel |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Exile; or, The Deserts of Siberia | Monsieur Tonson |
1822 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Fontainbleau; or, John Bull in France | Manager in Distress; or, the Audience in an Uproar Collins' Ode on the Passions Shepherd of Derwent Vale, Or the Innocent Culprit |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: This sounds like a particularly busy evening, with an opera, a comic song, a 'laughable interlude', some more songs, and a 'melo-dramatic entertainment'. | |||
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| Grievings a Folly!!; or, The House of Mourning | The Quaker The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island |
1811 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Guy Mannering | A Roland for an Oliver |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Guy Mannering | Harlequin Gulliver |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Guy Mannering | Paul and Virginia The Day after the Wedding |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Guy Mannering | The Echo Duett The Beggar Boy The Mocking Bird Monsieur Tonson The Critic |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Guy Mannering | Monsieur Tonson The Cabinet The Prince of Orlando Floretta Clari, the Maid of Milan Native Land |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Guy Mannering | Clari, the Maid of Milan Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia A Winter's Tale The Revenge |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Guy Mannering; or, The Gipsy's Prophecy | Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva The Blue Bells of Scotland |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Guy Mannering; or, The Gipsy's Prophecy | Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva The Blue Bells of Scotland |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Hamlet | La Perouse; or, The Desolate Island The New Way to Pay Old Debts The Woodman's Hut; or, The Burning Forest Macbeth |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Hamlet | The Weathercock |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Henri Quatre; or, Paris in the Golden Time | The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed Order of the Scenery |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Is He Jealous? | The Barber of Seville The Spectre Bridegroom The Marriage of Figaro An Old Man, An Old Man, Will Never Do For Me |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Ivanhoe; or, The Knights of the Temple | Robinson Crusoe; or, The Bold Buccaneers The Bold Buccaneers The Millar's Maid The Dead Alive Is He Jealous? The Sultan |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Ivanhoe; or, The Knights of the Temple | The Sultan The Millar's Maid The Dead Alive Is He Jealous? |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Ivanhoe; or, The Knights of the Temple | The Barber of Seville |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: 'Ivanhoe' is here introduced as the latest of Sir Walter Scott’s novels to be turned into a stage play. | |||
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| Jane Shore | Where Shall I Dine? The Weathercock Venice Preserv'd Isabella; or, The Fatal Marriage Evadne; or, The Statue |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| John Bull | Fortune's Frolic The Fatal Marriage |
1812 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| John Bull | The Chapter on Pockets Mr Dennis Bulgruddery X,Y,Z The World's Seven Wonders Guy Mannering Honest Thieves |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| John Bull | Drimindubh Delish The Beauties of Juggy Delany The Wedding of Mr Paddy O' Rafferty, Esq. The Boys of Kilkenny Rosina |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Kenilworth; or, The Merry Days of Old England | Simpson and Co.; or, No 15 Harley Street The Prince of Orlando Floretta |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| King Henry IV | Navigators The New Spectacle of the Navigators X,Y,Z The Wanderer; or, The Rights of Hospitality |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| King Henry IV | Harlequin Gulliver |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| King Lear and His Three Daughters | The Warlock of the Glen; or, The Castle of Glencairn |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| King Lear and His Three Daughters | Is He Jealous? |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| King Lear and His Three Daughters | Tekeli; or, The Siege of Montgatz Banditti of Rosenwald; or, The Spectre of the Bleeding Nun Cymbeline, King of Great Britain |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| King Richard III | The Falls of Clyde; or, The Gipsies of the Glen Lilliputian Wonder! |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| King Richard III | Children in the Wood |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Know Your Own Mind | Guy Mannering Mary, Queen of Scotland; or, The Castle of Loch-Leven |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Laugh When You Can | The Maid of the Oaks The Fairies' Dance, from Cherry and Fair Star The Actress of all Work |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: Mrs Stanley takes on the role of six characters in a performance called 'The Actress of all Work', and also speaks the epilogue. There are times when one suspects that some of the details on the playbills may be humorous rather than factual. | |||
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| Lord of the Manor | Simpson and Co.; or, No 15 Harley Street The Marriage of Figaro |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Lord of the Manor | Clari, the Maid of Milan Native Land |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Love in a Village | Matrimony Artaxerxes |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Love in a Village | Brother and Sister The Lord of the Manor Paul and Virginia |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Love in a Village | Sleeping Draught |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Lovers' Vows | Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Macbeth | The Falls of Clyde; or, The Gipsies of the Glen Othello |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Macbeth | The Village Lawyer Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia Fish Out of Water Cats |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Man and Wife; or, More Secrets Than One | The Spoil'd Child |
1809 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Man of the World | Children in the Wood The Mountaineers The Falls of Clyde; or, The Gipsies of the Glen Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne The Three and the Deuce |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Mirandola | The Warlock of the Glen; or, The Castle of Glencairn |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Montrose | Addison's Celebrated National Overture Green Grow the Rashes O! Smile Again, My Bonnie Lassie Scots Wha Ha'e Wi' Wallace Bled Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon, Bailie Nicol; or, Nicoll Jarvie's Journey to Aberfoil, Steibelt's Celebrated Storm, Stand to Your Guns, My Hearts of Oak, Personation Where Shall We Go This Season; or, All the World at Paris, Guy Mannering, The Echo Duett, Let Us Haste to Kelvin Grove, Bonnie Lassie O!, Love's Young Dream, The Death of Nelson, First Vid De Grace Extraordinaire, Rob Roy, Loudon's Bonnie Wood's and Braes |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Much Ado About Nothing | The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St
Leonards A Favourite Pas Seul |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: A benefit performance for the Edinburgh Theatrical Fund shows that by this period the Theatre Royal was well established and able to think about assisting less fortunate retired actors. | |||
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| Much Ado About Nothing | The Barber of Seville An Old Man, An Old Man, Will Never Do For Me |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Native Land | Raising the Wind The Lord of the Manor |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Native Land | Clari, the Maid of Milan |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Native Land | The Lying Valet |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Othello | Matrimony |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Othello, the Moore of Venice | The Banditti of Rosenwald, or, The Spectre of
the Bleeding Nun Sweethearts and Wives Cymbeline, King of Great Britain |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Pizarro | Tale of Mystery Highland Fling Wonderful Comet |
1808 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: This is the earliest Theatre Royal playbill in this collection, recording a performance on November 13th 1807. | |||
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| Pizarro | The Spoil'd Child A Favourite Pas Seul |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Pizarro | The Beggars' Opera Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Pizarro | The Beggars' Opera Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Pizarro | The Forty Thieves King Henry V; or, The Battle of Agincourt |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Poor Gentleman | Twou'd Puzzle a Conjuror; or, The Two Peters Old and Young |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Provok'd Husband | Clari, the Maid of Milan Native Land The Banditti of Rosenwald, or, The Spectre of the Bleeding Nun Cymbeline, King of Great Britain |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London | Songs and Recitations Is He Alive? Richard and Betty at Hickleton Fair The Man in the Moon |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London | The Rendezvous Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Red Gauntlet | Cymon Der Fryshot Abon Hassan Tribulation; or, Unwelcome Visitors |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor, or, Auld Lang Syne | Bruce's Address to his Soldiers Scots Wha Ha'e Wi' Wallace Bled The Lady and the Devil |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | A Roland for an Oliver |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Forty Thieves The Falls of Clyde; or, The Gipsies of the Glen |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: Playbills often give details of the movement and activities of actors. Here, audiences are warned that because Mr Johnstone is unable to perform as expected, the theatre will put on another performance of 'Rob Roy'. | |||
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | Blue Bells of Scotland Husbands and Wives |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Three and the Deuce Macbeth |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Blue Bells of Scotland For England Ho! The West Indian and the Review |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | A Roland for an Oliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: This performance of 'Rob Roy' on February 17, 1820, includes a speech and the singing of the national anthem to mark the death of King George III. | |||
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Wolf The Wanderer The Quaker The Maid of the Mill |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Blue Bells of Scotland The Warlock of the Glen; or, The Castle of Glencairn |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Gentle Shepherd Henri Quatre; or, Paris in the Golden Time Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Blue Bells of Scotland The Agreeable Surprise |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Blue Bells of Scotland Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Wolf High Life Below Stairs Artaxerxes |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed The Blue Bells of Scotland |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | Exile; or, The Deserts of Siberia |
1822 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Two Galley-Slaves; or, The Mill of St. Aldervon A Favourite Pas Seul |
1822 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | The Forty Thieves Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne | Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Romeo and Juliet | The Bee-Hive The Gamester La Perouse; or, The Desolate Island The Navigators |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| She Stoops to Conquer | The Spoil'd Child Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne Othello |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| She Stoops to Conquer | The Lady and the Devil St Ronan's Well |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| She Stoops to Conquer | The Miller's Maid Why Are You Wandering Here, I Pray A Pas De Deux |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not | A Pas Seul Is He Jealous? No Song No Supper |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: Many of the plays have amusing or provocative titles: here is a selection of wittily-titled comedies, dances and musical interludes. | |||
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| Siege of Belgrade | Matrimony The Maid of the Mill |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Speed the Plough | Del Caro's Hornpipe Hunter of the Alps |
1808 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Speed the Plough | Lock and Key Whilst with Village Maids Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Music |
1811 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| St Ronan's Well | An Address in the Character of Meg Dodds The Poachers of the Castle D'Elberfeldt Robinson Crusoe; or, The Bold Buccaneers |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| St Ronan's Well | Old and Young The Devil's Bridge |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| St Ronan's Well | Animal Magnetism The Widow of Cornhill; or, A Woman Never Vex'd The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St Leonards Robinson Crusoe; or, The Bold Buccaneers Twou'd Puzzle a Conjuror; or, The Two Peters |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Such Things Are | Shawl Dance The Broken Sword; or, The Valley of the Pyrenees |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Sweethearts and Wives | Mrs Smith Deaf as a Post |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Sweethearts and Wives | The Banditti of Rosenwald; or, The Spectre of
the Bleeding Nun |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Sweethearts and Wives | Clari, the Maid of Milan |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Sweethearts and Wives | Tom Thumb |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Antiquary | Calas, the Merchant of Toulouse |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Antiquary; or, The Heir of Glenallan | Banditti of Rosenwald; or, The Spectre of the
Bleeding Nun |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Antiquary; or, The Heir of Glenallan | Banditti of Rosenwald; or, The Spectre of the
Bleeding Nun |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Antiquary; or, The Heir of Glenallan | Henri Quatre; or, Paris in the Golden Time The Triumphal Entry of Henri Quatre |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Antiquary; or, The Heir of Glenallan | Midas The Gentle Shepherd |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Beggars' Opera | The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre Don Giovanni Destruction of the Libertine The Marriage of Figaro |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Birth-Day | The Father and the Son The Ruins of the Convent Le Meurtrier; or, Le Devoument Filial The Young Quaker The Dramatist |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Bride of Lammermoor | Monsieur Tonson |
1822 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Bride of Lammermoor | Life in London; or, The Adventures of Tom, Jerry
and Logic Cherry and Fair Star; or, The Children of Cyprus Macbeth Coriolanus |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Bride of Lammermoor | Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter George Heriot; or, The Fortunes of Nigel The Jealous Wife |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Bride of Lammermoor | Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia A Roland for an Oliver Charles the Second; or, The Merry Monarch Timour the Tartar |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Brothers; or, The Fortunate Shipwreck | Devil to Pay A Rope's End for Bonaparte |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Busy Body | The Day after the Wedding Lock and Key |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Cabinet | Clari, the Maid of Milan Guy Mannering |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Carib Chief | The Woodman's Hut; or, The Burning Forest |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Castle of Andalusia; or, The Banditti of the Forest | Is He Alive? The Lad with the Carroty Poll; or, Red Hair is better than no Hair at all |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Clandestine Marriage | For England Ho! The School for Scandal The Road to Ruin The Wedding Day A Bold Stroke For a Husband |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Clandestine Marriage | The Deaf Lover The Forty Thieves The School for Scandal Bon Ton The Busy Body Guy Mannering |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: Many of these playbills have manuscript annotations concerning the performance as it actually took place. The note here reveals that the promised performance of 'The Forty Thieves' never actually happened. | |||
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| The Clandestine Marriage | The Deaf Lover |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| The Clandestine Marriage | Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| The Clandestine Marriage | The Hero of Ballynacrazy A Hornpipe in Fetters Matrimony |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| The Country Girl | Day After the Wedding The Wanderer; or, The Rights of Hospitality Go, Tuneful Bird |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Curfew | Tom Thumb the Great A New Hornpipe |
1808 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Deuna | Fortune's Frolic The Marriage of Figaro The Lord of the Manor |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Devil's Bridge; or, The Cottage of the Alps | Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Devil's Bridge; or, The Cottage of the Alps | Catherine and Petruchio |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Dramatist | The Miller's Maid Ivanhoe; or, The Knights of the Temple Wild Oats The Bee-Hive The Bride of Lammermoor The Castle of Andalusia |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Father and the Son | The Ruins of the Convent The Lady and the Devil The Miller's Maid The Heir-at-Law The Spectre Bridegroom The Duel; or, My Two Nephews, Monsieur Tonson, The Castle of Andalusia, The School for Scandal, |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Foundling of the Forest | All the World's a Stage A Winter's Tale |
1809 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Foundling of the Forest | Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Gamester | La Perouse; or, The Desolate Island Characteristic Naval Overture The Navigators Douglas Lady Randolph |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Green Man | Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva La Perouse; or, The Desolate Island |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Guardian | Lawyers and their Clients; or, Love's Suitors The Bee-Hive |
1815 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St Leonard's | The Hunter of the Alps |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St Leonard's | A Roland for an Oliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St Leonard's | The Adopted Child |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St Leonard's | Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St Leonard's | A Roland for an Oliver |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St Leonard's | John of Paris |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St Leonard's | X,Y,Z. Henri Quatre; or, Paris in the Golden Time |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heart of Mid-Lothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's | Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter King Richard III The Iron Chest Much Ado About Nothing |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heir-at-Law | The Spectre Bridegroom The Father and the Son The Duel; or, My Two Nephews Monsieur Tonson The Castle of Andalusia The School for Scandal |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: 'The Spectre Bridegroom' is a rather grim title for a 'favourite Farce'. Note the remarks about the improvements which have been made to the theatre building. | |||
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| The Heir-at-Law | The Miller's Maid The Poachers of the Castle D'Elberfeldt St Ronan's Well |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heir-at-Law | Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter The Rivals |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heir-at-Law | The Spoil'd Child |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Heiress of Strathearn; or, The Rash Marriage | Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England |
1813 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Honey-Moon | Collins' Ode on the Passions The Trial by Jury A Scotch Dance |
1812 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Honey-Moon | Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Honey-Moon | The Wedding Day In the Dead of the Night |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Hunter of the Alps | Trip to Paris At Home La Diligence |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Inconstant | Cherry and Fair Star; or, The Children of Cyprus King Henry IV The Lying Valet King John Simpson and Co.; or, No 15 Harley Street Romeo and Juliet |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Iron Chest | The Barber of Seville |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Jealous Wife | The Highland Reel O Nanny will thou Gang wi' Me' My Ain Kind Dearie O' Bailie Nicol; or, Nicoll Jarvie's Journey to Aberfoil The Dougal Creature's Account o' Hersel' |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Jealous Wife | The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre Don Giovanni |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Jealous Wife | The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Jew | All the World's a Stage 'Tis All a Farce |
1809 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Last of the Caesars; or, Constantine Palaeologus | Where Shall I Dine? Budget of Blunders |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Maid of the Mill | The Origin of Gunpowder All's Well The Boys of Kilkenny The Blue Bells of Scotland The Quaker |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Maid of the Mill | Young Love among the Roses Is There a Heart that Never Lov'd The Star of Liberty Henry Cull'd A Favourite Pas Seul A Musical Melange, Said a Smile to a Tear, Rosalie, The Hero of Ballynacrazy, Mad Tom, No Song No Supper, The Death of Nelson, David Rizzio |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Marriage of Figaro | A View of the Gardens of Almaviva The Palace by Moonlight Sleeping Draught The Beggars' Opera The Libertine; or, The Feast of the Spectre |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Merry Wives of Windsor | The Village Lawyer The Maid of the Mill |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Mountaineers | Harlequin Gulliver |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Mountaineers | The Hunter of the Alps |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Poor Gentleman | The Father and the Son The Ruins of the Convent Le Meurtrier; or, Le Devoument Filial The Birth-Day |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Public | The Castle of Andalusia |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Rivals | The Bewildered Maid Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte Paddy Carey The Agreeable Surprise |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: 'The Agreeable Surprise' was one of the many secondary performances which in this period commonly took place after the main play. | |||
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| The Rivals | Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter Douglas The Bride of Lammermoor She Stoops to Conquer |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Rivals; or, A Trip To Bath | Gin a Body Meet a Body Clari, the Maid of Milan |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Road to Ruin | Of Age To-morrow |
1808 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Road to Ruin | The Day after the Wedding John of Paris |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The School for Prejudice | The Wedding Day The Widow Malone The Minuet de la Cour |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The School for Scandal | Ways and Means The Clandestine Marriage The Rivals For England Ho! |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The School for Scandal | The Maiden's Dream A Roland for an Oliver Waltzing Song |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Spectre Bridegroom | Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva Monsieur Tonson |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Steward; or, Fashion and Feeling | Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Stranger | The Forty Thieves The Blue Bells of Scotland My Gallant Bra' John Highlandman Bailie Nicol; or, Nicoll Jarvie's Journey to Aberfoil Dougal Creature's Account o' Hersel' The Dandy! |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Stranger | Harlequin Gulliver |
1820 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Talisman; or, A Tale of the Crusaders | Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland; or, The Castle
of Loch-Leven High Life Below Stairs |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Talisman; or, A Tale of the Crusaders | Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland; or, The Castle
of Loch-Leven The Seraskier Lilla |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Talisman; or, A Tale of the Crusaders | High Life Below Stairs The Comic Quadrille to the Air of Nid Noddin Mary, Queen of Scotland; or, The Castle of Loch-Leven |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Talisman; or, A Tale of the Crusaders | Fish Out of Water The Spectre Bridegroom |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island | Budget of Blunders X,Y,Z |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island | Tekeli; or, The Siege of Montgatz Henry the Fifth; or, The Battle of Agincourt |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Wanderer; or, The Rights of Hospitality | Collins' Ode on the Passions The Navigators The New Spectacle of the Navigators The Illustrious Traveller; or, The Forges of Kanzel |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The West Indian | The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor |
1815 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The West Indian | Honest Thieves A Duel; or, A New Method of Taking a Long Shot |
1815 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Will | The Ninth Statue; or, The Enchanted Mirror |
1815 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Will | Rosina I Love Thee A Roland for an Oliver |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Wonder! | Collins' Ode on the Passions Lock and Key Scotch Dance |
1812 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Wonder! | Coronation Matrimony |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Wonder! | Turn Out |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| The Young Quaker | The Father and the Son The Ruins of the Convent Le Meurtrier; or, Le Devoument Filial The Dramatist |
1823 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva | Man and Wife The Blue Bells of Scotland |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva | Belle's Stratagem |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Thérèse, the Orphan of Geneva | The Heir-at-Law |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Town and Country | The Woodman's Hut; or, The Burning Forest Alexander the Great |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Trip to Paris and La Diligence | Matrimony At Home Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Venice Preserv'd | Where Shall I Dine? Matrimony Isabella; or, The Fatal Marriage Love a la Mode |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Virginius | John of Paris |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Virginius | Cherry and Fair Star; or, The Children of Cyprus The New Way to Pay Old Debts The Bride of Lammermoor The Wonder |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Virginius | The Band of the First Royal Dragoon Guards Fish Out of Water Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohmeia A Winter's Tale |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Waverley | Life in London; or, The Adventures of Tom, Jerry
and Logic |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Waverley | The Wood-Demon; or, The Clock Has Struck The New Travestie of Der Fryshot Abon Hassan Tribulation; or, Unwelcome Visitors |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Wheel of Fortune | Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter Lodoiska Virginus |
1824 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Wheel of Fortune | The Barber of Seville Cato Der Freischutz; or, The Spectre Huntsman of Bohemia Fish Out of Water |
1825 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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| Which is the Man? | The Navigators Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne |
1819 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: At the foot of this playbill is an announcement for the first performance at the Theatre Royal of 'Rob Roy'. This adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s novel was to transform the theatre and to revitalise Scottish cultural life. | |||
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| Who Wants A Guinea? | The Bee-Hive |
1822 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
| Notes: This large-type playbill includes a list of songs. Music was very important in the Scottish theatre at this time. | |||
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| Wives As They Were, and, Maids As They Are | Skipping Rope Dance The Beggar Boy Boys of Kilkenny Monsieur Tonson No Song No Supper Lizzy Lindsay |
1821 | Theatre Royal Edinburgh |
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