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167 results for: Keyword - Cleopatra
We found 158 matches on Roles/Actors, 68 matches on Performance Comments, 12 matches on Event Comments, 11 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
03 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Play tho' all new dress'd and had Fine Scenes did not seem to give ye audience any great plasure, or draw any applause (Cross). Written by Shakespear. Never Acted there. New Habits, Scenes, and Decorations. Nothing under Full Prices will be taken during the Performance. No Gentleman can possibly be admitted behind the Scenes, or into the Orchestra on account of the Music, Decorations, and number of Performers which are necessary to the Representation (playbill). [See "Garrick's Presentation of Antony and Cleopatra," RES, Jan. 1937. The following characters appear in Capel's acting text, 23 Oct. 1958, Maecenas-Atkins; Proculeius-$Austin; Soothsayer-$Burton; Mardian-$Perry; Seleucas-$Burton.] Receipts: #200 ($Cross); #193 14s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Performance Comment: Antony-Garrick; Enobarbus-Berry; Pompey-Havard; Eros-Davies; Diomede-Bransby; Agrippa-Packer; Canidius-Austin; Alexas-Ackman; Menas-Burton; Dercetas-Reinhold; Officer-Scrase; Octavius Caesar-Fleetwood; Lepidus-Blakes; Thyreus-Holland; Dolabella-Mozeen; Octavia-Mrs Glen; Charmion-Mrs Hippisley; Iras-Miss Mills; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates; The Bacchanalian Song-Beard, Champnes.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Yates

2
12 February 1677 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue-; Caesar-Smith; Agrippa-Jevon; Mecaenas-Harris; Lucilius-Norris; Thyreus-Crosby; Antony-Betterton; Canidius-Medburn; Photinus-Sandford; Memnon-Percivall; Chilaz-Gillow; Cleopatra-Mrs Mary Lee; Octavia-Mrs Betterton; Iras-Mrs Gibbs; Charmion-Mrs Hughes; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Mary Lee

3
11 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Afterpiece: For the last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Hamlet will be taken. The Dragon of Wantly cannot be perform'd on account of indisposition of Mrs Pinto. Charges #67 9s. 6d. [Profit to each beneficiary #2 19s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Legg #84 2s. (Box 129; Pit 251; Gallery 142); Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #74 15s. (Box 102; Pit 219; Gallery 164).] Paid Bryan a bill for writing parts #1 1s. 6d. Paid Cooper (printer) #27 2s. Paid Condell for Coach hire, the last command by order of Mr Beard 2s. (Account Book). Before 5 went to ye Play...It was played tolerably well; Cleopatra very well by Mrs Bellamy, Octavia (for ye 1st time) by Mrs Mattocks, Antony by Smith, Vent. by Gibson not badly. We had ye Dances, Rural Love and ye Wapping Landlady (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #76 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Mrs Godwin; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy; Octavia-Mrs Mattocks (1st time).
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

4
23 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpicce: Not acted these 3 years. "[As Cleopatra] the Form of Miss Younge is sufficiently lovelyâ??but her Countenance, without speaking of it all prophanely, is surely not sufficiently venereal" (Public Advertiser, 25 Feb.). Receipts: #195 1s. (190/12; 4/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Marc Anthony-Wroughton; Dolabella-Whitfield; Alexas-Davies; Eumenes-Mahon; Serapion-Thompson; Myris-Bates; Ventidius-Clarke; Octavia-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Charmion-Mrs Poussin; Iris-Miss Stuart; Cleopatra-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

5
02 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Cleopatra-Mrs Williamson; all the Men's Parts-Gentlemen for their Diversion; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Williamson

Dance:

6
09 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy, 1st time; Octavia-Mrs Elmy; Antony-Barry; Dolabella-Smith; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Marten; Myris-Redman; Ventidius-Sparks; Charmian-Mrs Baker; Iras-Miss Mullart.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Bellamy, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

7
05 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Yates

8
09 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Yates

9
12 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Yates

10
18 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Yates

11
18 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Yates

Dance: By Command Spanish Dance, as17581014

12
12 December 1677 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Edition of 1678: Prologue to Anthony and Cleopatra-; Marc Anthony-Hart; Ventidius-Mohun; Dollabella-Clarke; Alexas-Goodman; Serapion-Griffin; Another Priest-Coysh; Cleopatra-Mrs Boutell; Octavia-Mrs Corey; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Prologue to Anthony and Cleopatra Actor:
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Boutell

13
23 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander Balus

Performance Comment: Parts were: Alexander Balus (King of Syria)-; Ptolomee (King of Egypt)-; Jonathan (Chief of the Jews)-; Cleopatra (Daughter of Ptolomee)-; Aspasia (her friend and companion)-; Chorus of Israelites-; +Chorus of Asiatics-. Alexander Balus-Signora Galli (mezzo-soprano); Ptolomee-Reinhold (bass); Jonathan-Lowe (tenor); Cleopatra-Signora Cassarini (soprano); Aspasia-Signora Sibilla (soprano) (+Deutsch, Handel, p. 648, from word book).
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor:
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Signora Cassarini

14
07 February 1704 @

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Marc Antony-Betterton; Ventidius-Verbruggen; Dolabella-Wilks; Alexas-Booth; Cleopatra-Mrs Barry; Octavia-Mrs Bracegirdle [Downes, p. 47]; A Prologue to the Court on the Queen's Birthday [1704 [Congreve, IV, 72-73]-.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Barry

15
02 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Thurmond; Ventidius-Powell; Dolabella-Cory; Alexas-Thurmond Jr; Serapion-Keene; Cleopatra-Mrs Knight; Octavia-Mrs Finch.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Knight

16
03 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Dollabella-Wilks; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter; Edition of 1717 adds: Serapion-Thurmond; Another Priest-Williams; Charmion-Mrs Garnet; Iras-Mrs Robins.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield

17
17 November 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Dolabella-Walker; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Diana on Mount Latmos

18
19 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Dolabella-Walker; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield

19
19 October 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Dolabella-Wilks; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Myrtillo-

20
27 October 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Dolabella-Williams; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

21
26 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Dolabella-Williams; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

22
20 February 1724 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Edition of 1724 lists: Giulio Cesare-Senesino; Cornelia-Mrs Robinson; Sesto Pompeo-Signora Durastanti; Cleopatra-Signora Cuzzoni; Tolomeo-Berenstadt; Achilla-Boschi; Nireno-Bigonsi; Deutsch, Handel, p. 157 adds: Curio-Lagarde.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Signora Cuzzoni

23
14 November 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Alexas-Cibber; Dolabella-Williams; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: new Grand Dance-Shaw, Thurmond, Boval, Topham, Topham Jr, Essex, Mrs Booth, Mrs Tenoe, Mrs Anderson

24
09 December 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar In Aegypt

Performance Comment: Edition of 1725 lists: Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield

25
02 January 1725 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Second Edition (1725) lists: Giulio Cesare-Senesino; Cleopatra-Borosini; Achilla-Boschi.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Borosini