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502 results for: Keyword - Fanny Burney
We found 278 matches on Performance Comments, 113 matches on Author, 65 matches on Performance Title, 64 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
27 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17711122, but Jonathan-Wignell; Fanny-Miss Pearce; Sophia-Mrs Kniveton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

252
28 February 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17711108, but Fanny identified as-Miss Potts in this playbill.
Cast
Role: Fanny identified as Actor: Miss Potts in this playbill.
Role: Fanny Actor: a Young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

253
07 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17720109, but Fanny-Miss Rogers, 1st time; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Rogers, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

254
10 June 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Performance Comment: Parts by: Parsons, Robson, Baddeley, Weston, Mrs Jewell Martin-Parsons; Fanny-Mrs Jewell; Colin-Robson; Twig-Weston; Jarvis-Baddeley (Edition of 1772).
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Jewell

Dance: As17720518

255
23 September 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Valois; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17720921

Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

256
06 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Mervin-J. Bannister; Theodosia-Young Gentlewoman who played the part of Biddy (Miss Jarratt) [see17721103]; Patty-Mrs Smith[, who played Silvia in Cymon; Lord Aimworth-Davies; Fairfield-Jefferson; Ralph-Dibdin; Fanny-Miss Pope; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17720922

257
16 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melville-J. Aickin; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Fanny-Miss Mansell, first time; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Mansell, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

258
13 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Dyer; Fanny-Miss Catley, first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Catley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: New Dance, as17730206

259
12 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17730413 but Ralph-a Young Gentleman, his first appearance; Fanny-Mrs Baker, first time; Theodosia-Mrs Willems; Patty-Miss Wewitzer, first time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baker, first time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Song: I: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: I: A Minuet-Aldridge, Miss Twist; II: The Old Ground Young, as17720928; Epilogue. End Opera: The New Occasional Epilogue written by Dr Goldsmith, will be spoken-Lewes

260
02 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Performance Comment: Martin-Follett, first time; Colin-DuBellamy; Twig-Jacobs; Jarvis-Fearon; Fanny-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: As17730630

261
20 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-[Fearon]; Ralph-Dibdin; Merwin-J. Aickin; Fairfield-Aickin; Patty-Mrs Hunt; Theodosia-Mrs Scott; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten (from Drury Lane); first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Williams[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Monologue: 1773 9 20 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

262
24 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Flower-Younger; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Miss Miller, first time; Betty-Miss Pearce; Chambermaid-Mrs Kniveton; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green (playbill); Flower-Wignell (Public Advertiser); With the New Occasional Prologue spoken for the third time-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Miller, first time

Afterpiece Title: Midas

263
28 September 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davis; Sir Harry Sycamore-Hartry; Ralph-Dibdin; Giles-Bannister; Fairfield-Jefferson; Mervin-J. Bannister; Theodosia-Miss Jarratt; Patty-Mrs Smith; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; Fanny-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

264
21 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Sterling-Hurst; first time, Traverse-Keen; Fanny-Miss Hopkins; Ogleby-King; Sir John-Aickin; Lovell-Cautherly; Serj. Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Song: (By Particular Desire) O! What a Charming Thing's a Battle!-Mr Bannister

265
25 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17730924, but Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

266
07 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Dyer; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

267
22 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Moody; Sir Benjamin Dove-Dodd; Belfield Sen-Packer; Belfield Jan-Brereton; Skiff-Baddeley; Paterson-J. Aickin; Goodwin-Jefferson; Philip-Davies; Francis-Wrighten; Jonathan-Ackman; Sailors-Palmer, Griffith, Courtney; Sophia-Miss Younge; Lady Dove-Mrs Hopkins; Violetta-Mrs Grenville; Fanny-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Entertainment: Bucks Have at ye All-Dodd

268
20 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Mervin-Fawcett; Lord Aimworth-Davies; Fairfield-Jefferson; Ralph-Dibdin; Fanny-Miss Pope; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; Theodosia-Miss Jarratt; Patty-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

269
23 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shutter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Mrs Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Miss Dayes, first time; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols

270
24 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Brereton; Flower-Bransby; Sterling-Parsons, first time; Lovewell-Cautherly; Traverse-Keen; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley, first time in three years in that character; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baddeley, first time in three years in that character

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

271
07 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17740923, but Fanny-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Dance: End Opera: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens. [See17711009.

272
23 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Sir Benjamin Dove-Dodd; Belfield Sen-Packer; Belfield Jun-Brereton; Paterson-J. Aickin; Goodwin-Jefferson; Skiff-Wright; Philip-Davies; Capt. Ironsides-Moody; Francis-Wrighten; Jonathan-Griffiths; Sailors-Carpenter, Blanchard; Lucy Waters-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Sophia, first time-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Dove-Mrs Hopkins; Violetta-Mrs Greville; Fanny-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Dance: II: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

273
12 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17741207, but Fanny-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: A New Comic Dance call'dThe Country Macaroni Assembly-Daguville, Daguville's Scholar; in which (by Desire) Minuet-Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: A New Dance call'd The British Bacchanalian , or The Hop-Pickers, an Interlude of Singing and Dancing,-Helme, Sga Vidini; in which The Wooden Shoe Dance- introduced by Daguville

Ballet: II: A New Grand Historical Dance of Warriors, call'd Boadicea Queen of Britain. Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville

274
27 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Miss Brown, first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Miss Dayes; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Brown, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews. [See17750503.

275
05 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope (1st appearance upon this stage these 2 years); Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman