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373 results for: Keyword - Collier
We found 231 matches on Roles/Actors, 127 matches on Author, 111 matches on Performance Comments, 13 matches on Event Comments, and 12 matches on Performance Title.

51
16 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Blakes

Song: New Sailor's Song-; Chorus call'd Tit for Tat-

Dance: New Ballet, call'd %The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole

52
01 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Woodward; Ballance-Bridges; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027

Ballet: End of Play: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481027

53
01 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Ballance-Quin; Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Marten; Scruple-Oates; Scale-Redman; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Hacket; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Cushing; Melinda-Mrs Horton; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Hacket

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

54
05 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17491101, but Scruple-_; Scale-_; Bullock-_; Welch Collier-_.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Hacket

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

55
03 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-Woodward; Ballance-Bridges; Kite-Layfield (from the Theatre Royal in Dublin); Worthy-Havard; Bullock-W. Vaughan; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Shuter, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

56
23 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17501228, but Recruits-_Shuter, Vaughan; Sylvia-Mrs Willoughby; Lucy-_; Welch Collier-_.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

57
23 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Marten; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Holtham; Constable-Bransby; Ballance-Bridgwater; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Cushing; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

58
27 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Havard; Balance-Burton; Worthy-Mozeen; Bullock-Taswell; Costar Pearman-Shuter; Appletree-Vaughan; Brazen-Woodward; Kite-Winstone; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; II: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; III: A Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; IV: A Scotch Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; V: The Minuet, Louvre-Harvey, Mrs Addison

59
09 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Marten; Justice Scale-Redman; Scruple-Holtom; Constable-Stoppelaer; Ballance-Bridgwater; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Cushing; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

60
29 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Balance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Bullock-Taswell; Worthy-Mozeen; Plume-Palmer; Brazen-Woodward; Recruit-Shuter; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Second Recruit-Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

61
09 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Sylvia-Mrs Cowper[, her 1st appearance there she went to Ireland the next season-(Genest, IV, 380)]; Justice Balance-Burton; Worthy-Havard; Kite-Berry; Bullock-Taswell; Welch Collier-Blakes; Brazen-Woodward; Recruits-Vaughan, W. Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

62
31 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignell; Constable-Stoppelaer; Ballance-Bridgwater; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Cushing; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

63
26 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Palmer; Bullock-Taswell; Worthy-Havard; Capt. Brazen-Woodward; Recruits-Yates, Vaughan; Welch Collier-Blakes; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Miss Macklin; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Balance-Burton; Serj. Kite-Berry.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

64
13 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignell; Constable-Stoppelaer; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Silvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

65
13 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Palmer; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Capt. Brazen-Woodward; Justice Balance-Burton; Kite-Berry; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Yates, Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Rose-Miss Minors; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

66
13 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith, first time; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Balance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

67
07 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Balance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Bennet; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Miss Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17561023

68
27 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-Woodward; Wrothy-Havard; Sylvia-Miss Macklin; Justice Ballance-Burton; Serjeant Kite-Berry; Bullock-Philips; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Yates, Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

69
26 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17561207, but Welch Collier-Collins.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Poitier Jr; II: Old Scotch Dance-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; III: Fingalian Revels, as17570329 V: Louvre and Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard

Song: IV: A song-Mrs Chambers

70
08 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: First Recruit-Yates; Brazen-Woodward; Plume-Palmer; Worthy-Havard; Sylvia-Miss Macklin; Balance-Burton; Serjeant-Berry; Bullock-Taswell; Welch Collier-Blakes; 2d Recruit-Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

71
02 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Sylvia-a Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance on any stage [Miss White]; Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Miss Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Mrs Granier

72
28 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welsh Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Miss Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Miss Sledge; Sylvia-Miss White.
Cast
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

73
22 September 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Worthy-Austin; Kite-Bransby; Brazen-Obrien; Bullock-Phillips; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Yates, Clough; Melhnda-Mrs Davies; Rose-Mrs Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Miss Macklin; Balance-Havard.
Cast
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

74
25 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: . Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17601015; III: A Comic Dance not perform'd these 5 years call'd The Colliers-Sg Marenesi, Mlle Capdevlle

75
08 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Office

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Cresswick, 1st time; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Miss Lee[, 1st appearance on the Stage; Sylvia-Mrs Burden. [See17601025].See17601025].
Cast
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: I: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville, 1st time; a Minuet-a young Gentleman, a Young Lady (a Child of 5 years) scholar of Desse Jr; III: The Provincial Sailors-Maranesi, Miss Twist; IV: The Painter in Love with his Picture-Balthazar, Hussey, Mad Marianne; End: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville