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We found 23454 matches on Performance Comments, 6461 matches on Performance Title, 4610 matches on Event Comments, 28 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Receipts: #48 19s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 63 paid and 5 orders; pit, 141 paid and 13 orders; slips, 17 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 143 paid and 19 order; second gallery, 78 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Hellena-Mrs Younger; Belville-Quin; Frederick-Walker; Antonio-Milward; Pedro-Ogden; Angelica-Mrs Bullock; Florinda-Mrs Legar; Valeria-Mrs Moffett; Moretta-Mrs Egleton; Blunt-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Moffett
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: As17270913

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Williams; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Sable-Johnson; Puzzle-Shepard; Trim-Miller; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Charlot-Mrs Porter; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Brett; Mrs Fardingale-Norris; Kate Matchlock-Harper.
Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: Hob or The Country Wake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-Wilks; Hellena-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Mrs Porter; Belvil-Mills; Frederick-Williams; Blunt-Johnson; Pedro-Bridgwater; Antonio-Wm. Mills; Sancho-Norris; Florinda-Mrs Horton; Valeria-Mrs Cibber; Moretta-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Careless-Wilks; Atall-Cibber; Cerimont-Watson; Old Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Silvia-Mrs Cibber; Wishwell-Mrs Mills; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mills

Dance: Miss Robinson Jr, a Scholar of Mr Essex's, being the first Time of her performing in that Capacity; particularly The Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

Event Comment: [By John Sturmy.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #60 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 66 paid and 17 orders; pit, 221 paid and 13 orders; slips, 15 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 140 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 95 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sesostris Or Royalty In Disguise

Performance Comment: Edition of 1728 lists: Omar-Boheme; Sesostris-Ryan; Phanes-Milward; Dion-Chapman; Menes-Pitt; Ammon-Ogden; Nitocris-Mrs Berriman; Ariaspe-Mrs Younger; Paraba-Mrs Vincent; Cleanthe-Mrs Paling; Prologue-Boheme; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Nitocris Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Ariaspe Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Paraba Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Cleanthe Actor: Mrs Paling
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Younger.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Oldfield; Townly-Wilks; Manly-Mills; Sir Francis-Cibber; Basset-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Porter; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Thurmond; Jenny-Mrs Cibber; Trusty-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Mills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Williams; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Sable-Johnson; Puzzle-Shepard; Trim-Miller; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Lady Charlot-Mrs Porter; Lady Harriet-Mrs Booth; Mademoiselle D'Epingle-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Fardingale-Norris; Kate Matchlock-Harper.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Careless-Wilks; Atall-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Watson; Old Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Sylvia-Mrs Cibber; Wishwell-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance:

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 18 Nov.: We hear the new Entertainment of Perseus and Andromeda...from the Excellency of the Contrivance, and the Grandeur of the Scenery, meets with universal Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17281115, but Attendants on Andromeda-Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton; Hours of Sleep-Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-Wilks; Hellena-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Mrs Porter; Belvill-Mills; Frederick-Williams; Blunt-Johnson; Pedro-Bridgwater; Antonio-Wm. Mills; Sancho-Norris; Florinda-Mrs Horton; Valeria-Mrs Cibber; Moretta-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance:

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Perform'd before. Applebee's, 15 Feb.: The Village Opera was perform'd...with such Hissing and Clapping that the like was never known; for great Numbers of prejudic'd and partial People got together, and fell a Hissing before the Performers utter'd a Word

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Sir NicholasWiseacre-Harper; Sir William Freeman-Griffin; Freeman-Williams; Lucas-Johnson; Brush-Miller; File-Oates; Hobinol-Berry; Cloddy-Ray; Lady Wiseacre-Mrs Shireburn; Rosella-Miss Raftor; Betty-Mrs Thurmond; Peggy-Mrs Grace; Dolly-Mrs Mills; Susan-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Lady Wiseacre Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin; Belmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Milward; Sir Joseph-Bullock; Bluff-Hall; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Sylvia-Mrs Laguerre; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Setter-Chapman; Araminta-Mrs Berriman; Belinda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Hippisley
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Helena-Mrs Younger; Belvile-Quin; Frederick-Walker; Antonio-Milward; Pedro-Ogden; Angelica-Mrs Bullock; Florinda-Mrs Berriman; Valeria-Mrs Rice; Moretta-Mrs Egleton; Blunt-Hall.
Cast
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Atall-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Watson; Old Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Sylvia-Mrs Cibber; Wishwell-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Cibber; Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield; Bellmour-Wilks; Sharper-Mills; Heartwell-Harper; Vainlove-Watson; Sir Joseph-Miller; Bluff-Johnson; Setter-Oates; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Araminta-Mrs Butler; Sylvia-Mrs Cibber; Lucy-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Cibber
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: SSpanish Dance-Lally, Essex, others; Muzette-Master Lally, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Alterations. Intermix'd with Songs made to Old Ballad Tunes and Country Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Williams; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Sable-Johnson; Puzzle-Shepard; Trim-Miller; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Charlot-Mrs Porter; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Fardingale-Norris; Kate Matchlock-Harper.
Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Womans Revenge Or A Match In Newgate

Performance Comment: Old Mixem-Hall; Mrs Mixem-Mrs Egleton; Mother Griffin-Hippisley; Thinkwell-Bullock; Freeman-Milward; Bevil-Walker; Vizard-Chapman; Corinna-Mrs Berriman; Celia-Mrs Rice; Miranda-Miss Holiday; Prisoners-Ray, H. Bullock, W. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mixem Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Holiday

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Clown-Nivelon; Servant-Ray; Colombine-Mrs Laguerre; Witches-Leveridge, Salway, Harrison, Mrs Chambers; Birdcatchers-Hippisley, Pelling; Petit Maitre-Legar; Italian-Rochetti; Pluto-Leveridge; Proserpine-Mrs Barbier; Sysiphus-Dupre Jr; Prometheus-Newhouse; Ixion-Lanyon; Clotho-Mrs Ogden; Lachesis-Mrs Hill; Atropos-Miss LaTour; Furies-Poitier, Dupre, Pelling.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Witches Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Harrison, Mrs Chambers
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Clotho Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Lachesis Actor: Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Revenge Or The Vintner Outwitted

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Heartfree-Wells; Rovewell-Mullart; Trueman-Lacey; Brainworm-Fielding; Mulligrub-Stoppelaer; Shameless-Dove; 2d Felon-Hicks; 3d Felon-Cross; Brush-Wells; Simon-Hicks; Bellamira-Mrs Mullart; Charlot-Mrs Clarke; Louisa-Miss Wood; Mother Pearce-Reynolds; Mrs Mulligrub-Mrs Rhodes; Prologue-Fielding.
Cast
Role: Bellamira Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Clarke
Role: Mrs Mulligrub Actor: Mrs Rhodes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Revenge

Performance Comment: See17291112, but Principal parts-Fielding, Mullart, Lacey, Wells, Stoplar, Reynolds, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Ward, Mrs Nokes, Miss Wood.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-W. Giffard; Bellmour-Giffard; Vainlove-Mynns; Sharper-W. Williams; Setter-Collet; Bluff-Pearce; Belinda-Mrs Giffard; Laetitia-Mrs Seal; Araminta-Mrs Clark; Sylvia-Mrs Mountfort; Lucy-Mrs Thomas; Fondlewife-Penkethman; Sir Joseph-W. Bullock both from lif, their first appearances here.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Clark
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Penkethman

Dance: As17291114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17291120, but Sylvans-Mrs Hill, Mrs _Vincent; Gods of the Woods-_St.Luce; Demons-+Pelling; Countrymen and Lasses-Mrs +Copeland, Mrs _Cantrel.
Cast
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mrs Hill, Mrs _Vincent
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Mrs +Copeland, Mrs _Cantrel.
Role: Females Actor: Mrs _Bullock.
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Event Comment: Receipts: #166 10s. 6d. By Command of His Royal Highness. The Recruiting Officer for the benefit of Mrs Younger is deferred to Tuesday 17

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Benefit R. Williams. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. On this day the Lord Mayor and the Court of Aldermen of the City presented a petition to the King seeking the suppression of the theatre in Goodman's Fields. Thomas Odell, Master of the Theatre, also appeared before His Majesty and sought royal leave to continue acting.--See Grub St. Journal, 7 May, for a summary of the events, but see also Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer and London Journal, 2 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans Bewitchd Or The Devil To Do About Her

Performance Comment: Faithful-Giffard; Captain Constant-W. Williams; Lovely-Huddy; Manage-W. Giffard; Trusty-Bardin; Sir David Watchum-Penkethman; Clinch-Collet; Roger-R. Williams; Slouch-Pearce; Old Constant-Mynns; Squire Num-W. Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Haughton; Laura-Mrs Seal; Maria-Mrs Mountfort; Dorothy-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Captain Constant Actor: W. Williams
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Dancing Master

Dance: TThe White Joke (new)-Eaton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rum Duke And The Queer Duke Or A Medley Of Mirth And Sorrow

Performance Comment: Rum Duke-Mullart; Queer Duke-Rosco; other parts-Jones, Stoppelaer, Dove, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Forrester, Mrs Britton, others from the Haymarket.

Afterpiece Title: Punchs Oratory or The Pleasures of the Town Containing several diverting Passages

Performance Comment: ..a very elegant and learned Dispute between Punch and another great Orator: Punch's Family Lectures; or, Joan's Chimes on her Tongue to some Tune. Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Mrs Egleton; from lif; Orator-Jones; Opera-Stoppelaer; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Novel-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Joan Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Mrs Nokes.

Dance: St.Luce