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232 results for: Keyword - Bab.
We found 232 matches on Roles/Actors, 59 matches on Performance Comments, 6 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

26
21 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the 1st Time in 2 acts [CO 2, altered from the same, probably by the author, John Burgoyne. Text 1st published by R. Baldwin, 1788. For composer see 1 Feb.]. Receipts: #234 3s. (199/19/0; 33/12/6; 0/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Dodd; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry Groveby-Brereton; Hurry-Parsons; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104; End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance by Zuchelli, Lemcrcier, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

27
15 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Common Sense

Afterpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacco Box

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Palmer; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry Groveby-Bannister Jun.; Hurry-Parsons; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Maria (with a song)-Miss Morris; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: In Act II of 4th piece (for that night only) the Minuet de la Cour by Giorgi and Mrs Bulkley

28
25 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-Wilson; Dupely-Whitfield; Oldworth-Clarke; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with a song)-Miss Satchell; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters by Brett, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters by Brett, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

29
14 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-Fearon; Dupley-Bonnor; Oldworth-Clarke; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with a song)-Mrs Bannister; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

30
10 October 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-Wilson; Dupely-Kennedy; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with a song)-Mrs Bannister; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton

Dance: End of mainpiece Leap Year; or, A New Way of Wooing (composed by Byrn) by Byrn, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin; In Act I of afterpiece Dance by Byrn, Miss Andre, Miss Besford

31
27 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Lewis; Lovel-Brown; Freeman-Macready; Philip-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Sir Harry's Servant-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Bab-Mrs Morton; Kitty (with a song in character; for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab</a> Actor: Mrs Morton

Dance: End: Leap Year, as17870425; II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Ryder, Mrs Pope

Song: II: a Glee-King, Darley, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Kennedy

32
04 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Lewis; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The Music Characters [i.e. Shepherds and Shepherdesses (see text, 1788)]-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End: As17880124; I afterpiece: a Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Song: II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

33
14 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Lewis; Lovel-Brown; Freeman-Macready; Philip-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Sir Harry's Servant-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Lady Bab-Mrs Morton; Kitty (with the song)-Mrs Abington; mock minuet-Ryder, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab</a> Actor: Mrs Morton

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance, as17871107; End: New Divertisement, as17880124

Song: II afterpiece: Ally Croaker in two parts,-Mrs Abington, Johnstone

34
15 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17880226, but Tom-Phillimore; Robert-Jones; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Mrs A. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

35
07 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-R. Palmer; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Oldworth-Aickin; Hurry-Edwin; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Lady Bab Lardoon-Miss Prideaux (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearabce on this stage). 1st appearabce on this stage).
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Miss Prideaux

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-Byrn, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin

36
04 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Coachman-Alfred; Kingston-Lyons; Tom-Chaplin; Robert-Jones; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Collins; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: End: The Slave in Love-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope [which was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

37
28 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Edwin; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon (for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Pope.

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-Mrs Pope

38
29 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17890328but Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: 890328but Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Pope.

Dance: As17890328

39
04 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-C. Powell; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Ryder; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End: The Deserter, as17891113; In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

40
11 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant (for that night only)-Lewis; Lovell-Munden; Sir Harry's Servant (with a Mock Minuet)-Blanchard; Philip-Wilson; Freeman-Macready; Tom-Cubitt; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-[C.] Powell; Kingston-Cross; Lady Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Cook-Mrs Davenett; Lady Bab-Mrs Rock; Kitty (with a song and mock Minuet, for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab</a> Actor: Mrs Rock

Dance: As17901204

41
19 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-Fawcett; Philip-Baddeley; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant (1st time)-Burton; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: In afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: In course evening: Henry's Cottage Maid-Miss Hagley

42
22 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-Fawcett; Philip-Baddeley; Tom-Maddocks; Coachman-Alfred; Kingston-Lyons; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Whitfield; Robert-Jones; Kitty-Miss Pope; Cook-Mrs Heard; Cloe-Miss Heard; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: As17911119; accompanied upon the Harp-Meyer Jun

43
22 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Macready; Old Groveby-Wilson; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Musical Characters-Gray, Miss Barnett, Miss Stuart; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten.

Dance: In I afterpiece: a Dance-

44
09 October 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-Fawcett; Philip-Baddeley; Coachman-Webb; Kingston-Lyons; Robert-Jones; Tom-Maddocks; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Whitfield; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

45
18 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Macready; Old Groveby-Wilson; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis; Maria (with the original song)-Miss Broadhurst; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten.

Dance: In I afterpiece: a Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mrs Ratchford

46
12 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: THE MAID OF THE OAKS

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Bernard; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir H. Groveby-Davies;-Old Groveby-Munden; Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Mrs Follett//Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Esten

Dance: End of mainpiece The Drunken Swiss, as17931015; In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Holland and Mlle St. Amand

47
25 June 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Afterpiece Title: HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS

Performance Comment: Lovel C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Baddeley; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd//Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Collins .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Dance: In 2nd piece A Mock Minuet by Palmer and Miss Pope

48
23 January 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Webb; Tom-Maddocks; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Whitfield; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

49
14 March 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant (for that night only)-Lewis; Lovell-Munden; Sir Harry's Servant (with a Mock Minuet)-Knight; Philip-Davenport; Freeman-Macready; Tom-Rees; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-Powel; Lady Charlotte-Miss Logan; Cook-Mrs Norton; Lady Bab-Mrs Davenport; Kitty (with a song and Mock Minuet, for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab</a> Actor: Mrs Davenport

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Collins's Ode on the Passions (1st and only time)-Mrs Pope

Song: After the monologue: My Mother had a Maid called Barbara (words by Shakespeare, music by Shield)-Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Linton, Mrs Clendining; The Minstrel's Song [Where is that tow'ring spirit fled?] from The Days of Yore-Mrs Clendining; [accompanied on the harp-Weippert; O why to be happy (music by Shield)-Incledon, Linton, Bowden; Ye Gentlemen of England-Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Linton

50
04 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope