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336 results for: Keyword - Buchanan
We found 368 matches on Roles/Actors, 159 matches on Performance Comments, 11 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

76
02 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Milward; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir William-Hippisley; Sir Novelty-Chapman; Snap-H. Bullock; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Buchanan; Flareit-Mrs Egleton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music: V: Water Musick, as17330501; Kettle Drums, as17330501

Song: II: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright in the Scottish Stile

Dance: I: Swedish Dal Karle-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Footing Dance with Hornpipe, as17330501; End Afterpiece: Scottish Dance, as17330501. IV: Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. As17330501

77
10 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Quin; Teague-Neale; Day-Hippisley; Abel-Chapman; Story-Aston; Obadiah-Dyer; Bookseller-Ray; Mrs Day-Mrs Egleton; Ruth-Mrs Bullock; Arabella-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Buchanan.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Footing Dance-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: SSince Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Salway. cBenefit Mr Barrington, Aston, Miss Oates. Receipts: money #43 6s.; tickets #102 18s

78
21 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As at lif, 4 Dec. 1732, but Leonora-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Buchanan.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

79
24 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17330329 but Captain-Ryan; Estifania-Mrs Younger; Leon-Quin; Duke-Milward; Cacafogo-Hall; Margaretta-Mrs Buchanan; Altea-Mrs Stevens; Old Woman-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a new Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-; V: Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; in which Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker , accompanyed with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Lesac, Miss Baston

Song: III: A Dialogue in the Scottish Stile-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

80
15 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Iago-Ryan; Cassio-Walker; Roderigo-Neale; Emilia-Mrs Stevens; Desdemona-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Buchanan

81
20 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Younger; Manly-Quin; Lady Grace-Mrs Buchanan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Richard-Neale; Basset-Houghton; Poundage-Hall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cantrell; Jenny-Miss Binks; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Stevens; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Mrs Forrester .
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling

82
22 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Salway; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Buchanan; Ophelia-Miss Binks; Gravediggers-Bullock, Ray .
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: Scottish Dance by Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden

83
02 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ryan; Pierre-Quin; Duke-Hale; Bedamar-Walker; Priuli-Lacy; Renault-Chapman; Spinosa-Houghton; Elliot-Aston; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Buchanan

84
06 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwoud-Chapman; Millamant-Mrs Younger; Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Quin; Petulant-Neale; Waitwell-Aston; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Buchanan; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cantrel; Foible-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Swedish Dal Karl by De la Garde and Mrs Ogden. Scottish Dance, as17331004

Song: By Leveridge

85
11 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; King-Dawson; Malcolm-Chapman; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Walker; Lenox-Hale; Hecate-Hall; 1st Murderer-Hippisley; Witches-Ray, Neale, Dyer; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hallam; Lady Macduff-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Music: Vocal and Instrumental, incident to the Play. The Vocal Parts by Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Saunderson, Mrs Cantrel, Miss Norsa

Dance: Proper to the Play by Poitier, Du Pre, Pelling, Newhouse, Le Sac, De la Garde, Du Pre Jr

86
23 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Burleigh-Quin; Southampton-Walker; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam; Rutland-Mrs Bullock; Nottingham-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

87
25 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Hale; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir Novelty-Chapman; Sir William-Hippisley; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Buchanan; Flareit-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

88
27 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ma1d's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Amintor-Ryan; King-Walker; Lysippus-Hale; Diphilus-Aston; Strato-Salway; Cleon-Ray; Calianax-Hippisley; Diagoras-Chapman; Evadne-Mrs Hallam; Aspatia-Mrs Buchanan; Melantius-Quin .
Cast
Role: Aspatia Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

89
27 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Cibber; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Heron; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Oates; Vizard-W. Mills; Dicky-Master Arne; Angelica-Mrs Grace; Lady Darling-Mrs Buchanan; Parly-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Music: Second Musick: 4th Concerto of 2d Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture composed by Handel for Tamerlane

Dance: I: La Bagatelle (new) by Essex and Miss Latour, her first appearance on that stage. III: Mock Minuet by Nivelon, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss La Tour, Miss Mann. V: Les Amants Constants, as17331025

Song: II: Hush, Ye Little Warbling Choir by Miss Arne. IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond by Miss Arne

90
31 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Ryan; Estifania-Mrs Younger; Leon-Quin; Duke-Hale; Cacafogo-Hall; Juan-Lacy; Sanchio-Aston; Alonzo-Ray; Margaretta-Mrs Buchanan; Altea-Mrs Stevens; Old Woman-Hippisley .
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Scotch Dance, as17330922 Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. Tambourine by Miss Rogers

91
01 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Ryan; Standard-Quin; Smugler-Hippisley; Beau Clincher-Chapman; Clincher Jr-Neale; Vizard-Hale; Dicky-Ray; Lady Darling-Mrs Martin; Angelica-Mrs Buchanan; Parly-Mrs Laguerre; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Younger .
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: Swedish Dal Karl by De la Garde and Mrs Ogden. Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. Fingalian by Newhouse and Mrs Ogden

92
09 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Fryar-Quin; Torrismond-Ryan; Raymond-Chapman; Bertran-Hale; Lorenzo-Walker; Alphonso-Aston; Pedro-Lacy; Leonora-Mrs Buchanan; Elvira-Mrs Bullock; Gomez-Hippisley .
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: As17331108

93
14 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Aston; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Chapman; Albany-Salway; Cornwall-Lacy; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Younger .
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: The Nassau, as17331112

94
21 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Quin; Plausible-Hippisley; Novel-Chapman; Varnish-Ryan; Freeman-Hale; Olivia-Mrs Younger; Fidelia-Mrs Buchanan; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Cantrel; Jerry-Neale .
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: As17331113

95
28 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: Achilles-Salway; Lycomedes-Quin; Diphilus-Aston; Periphas-Walker; Ajax-Hall; Ulysses-Chapman; Diomedes-Laguerre; Agyrtes-Leveridge; Thetis-Mrs Buchanan; Theaspe-Mrs Cantrel; Philoe-Miss Bincks; Lesbia-Mrs Stevens; Artemona-Mrs Kilby; Deidamia-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Thetis Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: Single Dance by Mlle Salle. The Nassau, as17331112 By Malter and Mlle Salle, as17331126

96
15 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Chapman; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Stanley-Aston; Mayor-Hall; Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam; Dutchess of York-Mrs Buchanan; Lady Anne-Mrs Bullock .
Cast
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: A single Dance by Mlle Salle. Scotish Dance, as17331004 French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

97
20 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida; Or, Truth Found Too Late

Performance Comment: Troilus-Ryan; Hector-Walker; Achilles-Hale; Ulysses-Aston; Diomedes-Chapman; Ajax-Hall; Priam-Morgan; Aeneas-Houghton; Pandarus-Hippisley; Agamemnon-Lacy; Calchas-Neale; Patroclus-Salway; Menelaus-Wignell; Thersites-Quin; Nestor-Dawson; Andromache-Mrs Buchanan; Cressida-Mrs Bullock .
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

98
31 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Alvarez-Aston; Felix-Hall; Carlos-Ryan; Lorenzo-Walker; Metaphrastus-Neale; Sancho-Hippisley; Lopez-Chapman; Leonora-Mrs Younger; Camillo-Mrs Buchanan; Isabella-Mrs Templer; Jacinta-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: A single Dance by Mlle Salle. Scotish Dance, as17331004 French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

99
18 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Lucius-Aston; Sempronius-Walker; Juba-Hale; Syphax-Chapman; Portius-Ryan; Marcus-Wignell; Decius-Lacy; Marcia-Mrs Buchanan; Lucia-Mrs Younger .
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: Pigmalion, as17340114

100
14 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ryan; Lady Easy-Mrs Hallam; Morelove-Walker; Lady Betty-Mrs Younger; Foppington-Chapman; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Buchanan; Mrs Edging-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: French Sailor and his Iass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Pigmalion, as17340114