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491 results for: Keyword - Father Girard
We found 286 matches on Performance Comments, 146 matches on Performance Title, 88 matches on Event Comments, 5 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1
02 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer; or, The Amours of Harlequin and Miss Cadiere

Performance Comment: Father Girard-Rosco; Harlequin-Giffard; Dominico-Jenkins; Father Burn-Miller; Lucifer-Huddy; Judges-Bardin, Morgan; Father to Miss Cadiere-Colett; Miss Cadiere (Colombine)-Mrs Roberts; Lady Abbess-Mrs Palmer; Mother to Miss Cadiere-Mrs Tollet; Witches-Excell, Jenkins, Bardin, Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Father Girard Actor: Rosco
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller
Role: Father to Miss Cadiere Actor: Colett

2
03 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Girard Actor: Rosco
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller
Role: Father to Miss Cadiere Actor: Colett

3
04 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Girard Actor: Rosco
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller
Role: Father to Miss Cadiere Actor: Colett

4
05 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Girard Actor: Rosco
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller
Role: Father to Miss Cadiere Actor: Colett

5
07 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Girard Actor: Rosco
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller
Role: Father to Miss Cadiere Actor: Colett

6
08 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Performance Comment: See17320205, but Father Burn-Miller; Harlequin-Norris.
Cast
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller

7
17 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pullen and Mrs Pullen. Afterpiece: a Ballad Opera of Three Acts. [Author unknown.] This Opera, relating to the Affair of Father Girard with Miss Cadiere, &c. is entirely new, being a faithful Translation from the French Original, as it was forbid in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Wanton Jesuit; or, Innocence Seduced

Performance Comment: Father Girrard-Pullen; Father Sabatier-Giles; Father Cadiere-Jones; Abbe Cadiere-Cross; Father Aubany-Warwell; Mons Chaudon-Cole; Robin-Radnor; Lady d'Aubert-Mrs Ray; Lady Beauslire-Mrs Clark; La Guiol-Miss Morse; L'Almande-Miss Dancey; La Batterele-Miss Radnor; La Robauld-Mrs Dove; La Laguiere-Miss Jones; Miss Cadiere-Mrs Pullen; but edition of 1731 lists: La Batterelle-Mrs Bignal; La Graveiere-Mrs Radnor.
Cast
Role: Father Girrard Actor: Pullen
Role: Father Sabatier Actor: Giles
Role: Father Cadiere Actor: Jones
Role: Father Aubany Actor: Warwell

Dance: HHornpipe-Jones' Scholar

8
09 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller

9
12 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller

Dance:

10
14 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit

11
15 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller

Dance: The last new Moorish Dance-Burny, Miss Wherrit

12
16 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller

13
28 September 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. An edition, undated but possibly issued about this time, refers to its being acted at Vere Street. The edition has no cast, no prologue, no epilouge. Pepys, Diary: Sir W. Pen and his daughter and I and my wife to the Theatre, and there saw Father's own Son, a very good play, and the first time I ever saw it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Father's Own Son

14
13 November 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Theatre, and there saw Father's own son again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Father's Own Son

15
18 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Father-Powell, 1st time; Publius-Smith, 1st time; Valerius-Perry; Tullus Hostillius-Clarke; Citizens-Gardner, Davis, T. Smith; Valeria-Mrs Mattocks; Horatia-Mrs Yates; In Act IV will be the Triumphal Entry of Publius-; Vocal Parts-DuBellamy, Dibdin, Baker, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Father Actor: Powell, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

16
05 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Father-Powell; Publius-Smith; Valerius-Perry; Hostilius-Clarke; Valeria-Mrs Mattocks; Horatia-Mrs Yates; in Act II the Truimphal Entry of Publius-; the Vocal Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Mahon, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Father Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

17
29 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Father-Bensley, first time; Publius-Smith; Valerius-Perry; Hostilius-Clarke; Valeria-Mrs Mattocks; Horatia-Mrs Yates; In Act IV will be introuduc'd the triumphal Entry of Publius The Vocal Parts-DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Father Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17680307.

18
11 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Publius-Sowdon; Valerius-Lee; Hostilius-Burton; Roman Father-Garrick; Valeria-Mrs Ward; Horataa-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Roman Father Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

19
20 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Roman Father-Holland; Tullus Hostilius-Burton; Valerius-Packer; Horatius-Yates; Publius Horatius-Powell; Valeria-Mrs Hopkins; Citizens-Ackman, Fox; Horatia-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Roman Father Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Entertainment: I: King will By Desire repeat a Comic Paraphrase on the Seven Ages of Shakespeare-King; V: (The Last time this season) King will present the Audience with Bucks Have at Ye All, as17650330

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120; III: A New Dance-Grimaldi, Miss Baker; IV: Hearts of Oak-Aldridge, Miss Baker

20
March 1682 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like Father, Like Son; Or, The Mistaken Brothers

Performance Comment: Unpublished, but separate publication of A Prologue by Mrs Behn to her New Play, called Like Father, Like Son, or The Mistaken Brothers, spoken by Mrs Butler. Epilogue-Mr Gevan [Jevon]. [Richards speaks later in the Epilogue, and Williams, Wiltshire, and Mrs Butler are referred to in the Epilogue.Jevon]. [Richards speaks later in the Epilogue, and Williams, Wiltshire, and Mrs Butler are referred to in the Epilogue.

21
24 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Play never acted. 'Tis hoped no gentleman will take it ill that he cannot possibly be admitted behind scenes this night (General Advertiser). This play was wrote by Mr Whitehead Tutor to my Lord Jersey,--it was receiv'd with Extravagant applause--& it was Agreed Mr-(Cross). Paid Mr Ackman for writing voice parts in Don Severio #1 1s.; Salary list #305 6d. Norton 6 chorus #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [Of some interest is the fact that a ship plying between London and Dublin was named the Roman Father, perhaps in response to the popularity of this play. See note of its safe arrival in Crookhaven in General Advertiser 25 Oct. 1750.] Receipts: #190 (Cross); #191 7s. 6d. [Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

22
26 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No money returned after the curtain is up. No admittance behind scenes. This day is published The Story on which the New Tragedy call'd The Roman Father is founded, with some account of the Author and his writings. Sold by W. Reeves, in Fleet St.; and A. Dodd opposite St Clement's Church in the Strand (General Advertiser). Paid Norton 6 chorus #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #164 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

23
27 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Tickets for the Roman Father on the Author's Nights are to be had at Mr Dodsley's, at Tully's Head in Pall Mall (General Advertiser). Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #18 17s.; Norton 6 Chorus #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); Charges #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

24
01 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid to Mr Franklin [the printer?] #8 2s.; To Mr Norton 5 chorus 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Those Gentlemen who borrow'd gold laced hats to go to Drury Lane in order to damn the new play are desir'd to return them to the owners, or their names will be publish'd at full length (Winston MS 7, from No 5 of The Midwife). This month was publish'd Corneille's Horace and the Roman Father Compared (Gentleman's Magazine, Register of Books). Receipts: #190 (Cross); #175 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

25
05 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Author. Tickets at the Stage Door. This Day is Published at 1s. 6d. The Roman Father, a Tragedy, as it is now acting at Drury Lane. Written by Mr W. Whitehead. Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall Mall, and sold by M. Cooper in Paternoster Row (General Advertiser). Paid Cross a bill #1 8s. 7d. Norton 4 chorus #1. Paid for a brown coat with gold holes, a scarlet waistcoat with gold lace, scarlet shag breeches for Mr Sowdon #8 (Treasurer's Book). [Probably Sowdon's costume in the part of Tullius Hcstilius.] Receipts: #190 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father