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1762 results for: Keyword - Graces and Gayety of the French
We found 776 matches on Performance Comments, 583 matches on Performance Title, 495 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1001
03 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle; Or, The Way To Win A Widow

Performance Comment: Colonel Manly-Wroughton; Courtwell-Lewis; Aspin-Quick; Mr Vulture-Wilson; Sir Amorous Vainwit-Lee Lewes; Miranda-Mrs Mattocks; Necessary-Mrs Lewis; Betty-Mrs Wilson; Clarinda-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Outside-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed

Cast
Role: French Officer Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; The Squire-Mattocks; Serjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Leoni; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Mattocks

Dance: As17800401

1002
13 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Related Works
Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Barrett; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper; unassigned-Kenny.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson

1003
26 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: As17801025

1004
16 December 1780 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [This was Vestris Jun.'s 1st appearance in England.] "Young Vestris astonished John Bull more by his agility than his grace, and some have been known to count the number of times he turned round like a tee-totum. This may be called les tours des jambes-not dancing' (Angelo, II, 320). "The theatre was brimful in expectation of Vestris. At the end of the second act he appeared; but with so much grace, agility, and strength, that the whole audience fell into convulsions of applause: the men thundered; the ladies, forgetting their delicacy and weakness, clapped with such vehemence, that seventeen broke their arms, sixty-nine sprained their wrists, and three cried bravo! bravissimo! so rashly, that they have not been able to utter so much as 'no' since, any more than both Houses of Parliament' (Walpole [17 Dec. 1780], XI, 340-41)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Dance: End I: The Fortunate Escape, as17801125, but Mme _Simonet, Henry; End II: +Grand Serious Ballet (composed by Simonet)-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; to conclude with: Grand Chaconne-Vestris? Jun.; End III new ballet, Les Amans Surpris (composed by Simonet)-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris? Jun

Performance Comment: Jun.; End III new ballet, Les Amans Surpris (composed by Simonet)-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris? Jun.
Cast
Role: Les Amans Surpris Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris? Jun.

1005
31 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; The Squire-Mattocks; Serjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Leoni; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Mattocks

Dance: As17801107

Entertainment: Monologue.After dance: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Henderson

Performance Comment: After dance: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Henderson.
Cast
Role: 's Ode on the Passions Actor: Henderson.

1006
21 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: and Dance of Warriors Actor:
Role: Come honest Friends and jovial Souls Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Village Fete Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: The Death of the Stag Actor:
Role: Give round the word Actor: Doyle
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: whom she complains of the loss of her son She t Actor:
Role: and Dance of Warriors Actor:
Role: Come honest Friends and jovial Souls Actor:
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.

1007
05 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Palmer, Bannister Jun., Aickin, Edwin, Wilson, Mrs Webb, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Farren; [Cast adjusted from Gazetteer, 1 Sept. 1779; Leveret-Palmer; Lord Newbery-Bannister Jun.; Touchwood-Aickin; Fraction-Gardner (see17810615; Jacky Minim-Edwin; Lord Oldcastle-Wilson; Lady Oldcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss English-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Frankly-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Revel-Miss Lyon, Mrs Cuyler (see17810615 and see 22 June); Lady Didapper-Mrs Poussin; Grace-Miss Wood; Mrs Fustian-Mrs Lefevre (see17810727; Lady Newbery-Miss Farren.] Prologue-Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Harlequin Vocal and Rhetorical Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Landlord Actor: Usher
Role: Head Boy of the Marine Society Actor: Master Edwin
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood
Role: Emperor of the Quacks Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: I: air-the Gentlewoman who sings in the Pantomime [Miss Lyon]

1008
12 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; The Squire-Mattocks; Serjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Leoni; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Miss Morris (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Mattocks

Song: As17810924, but omitted: Simpkinson, Mrs Martyr

1009
18 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Lewis; Manly-Clarke; Squire Richard-W. Bates; John Moody-Thompson; Count Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Wronghead-Macklin; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny (with a song)-Mrs Wilson; Myrtilla-Mrs Davenett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Her Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt

1010
26 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wrong-head-Yates; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

1011
18 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody [sic]; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondella-Lamash; Taylor-Burton; Music-master-Fawcett; Bianca-Miss Simson; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Monologue: 1782 09 18 End of Act II of mainpiece, as 17 Sept

1012
09 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: As17821107

1013
03 March 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: The Squire-Mattocks; Sarjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Brett; Vulcan-Quick; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Mattocks

1014
03 February 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-R. Palmer; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

1015
07 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield. 2nd piece: Written by George Colman, Esq. Not acted these 10 years [acted 20 Dec. 1777]. After which, a Grand Procession of the principal Characters of Shakespeare, as exhibited at the Jubilee at Stratford upon Avon [in Sept. 1769]. Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield at his house, Leicester Court, Castle Street, Leicester Fields. Receipts: #114 4s. (45/18; tickets: 68/6) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Whitfield; Kitchen-Thompson; Frankly-Davies; Cross-Fearon; Charlotte-Mrs Whitfield; Sally-A Very Young Lady, the same that performed it in the Haymarket [on 18 June 1783] (1st appearance on this stage [Miss Logan]); Landlady-Mrs Davenett; Lettice-Mrs Morton; Mrs Cross-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: A Very Young Lady, the same that performed it in the Haymarket
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Poney Races, as17840504

Song: Procession to conclude with a new Theatrical Glee, composed by Shield, by Reinhold, Brett, Johnstone

1016
18 September 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace (1st time)-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss jenny-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

1017
02 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Leonard Macnally. Prologue by ---- Chalmers. Epilogue by ---- Norris (see text, but London Chronicle, 4 Apr., says by Thomas Morris). In 1792 this was acted at this theatre reduced to 3 acts]. Public Advertiser, 30 Apr. 1785: This Day is published Fashionable Levities (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Lewis, Wroughton, Quick, Edwin, Farren, Wewitzer; Mrs Wilson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bates, Mrs Webb, Mrs T. Kennedy, Miss Platt, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1785): Mr Ordeal-Henderson; Welford-Lewis; Capt. Douglas-Wroughton; Sir Buzzard Savage-Quick; Nicholas-Edwin; Cheaterly-Farren; Colonel Staff-Wewitzer; Grace-Mrs Wilson; Clara-Mrs Martyr; Widow Volatile-Mrs Bates; Honour-Mrs Webb; Constance-Mrs T. Kennedy; Mrs Muslin-Miss Platt; Lady Flippant Savage-Miss Younge.] Prologue spoken by Wroughton. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Wroughton. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Cast
Role: assigns Harlequin Actor: Kennedy, and lists Johnstone, Mrs Bannister

1018
05 December 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 28 May 1784]. "We see the present rising theatrical generation swinging back with a vengeance to rant and mouthing. The natural and just medium introduced by Garrick seems already forgotten, and speaking no longer deemed a requisite for the stage . . . But last night in Richard Holman was not more violent than the character required him to be" (Public Advertiser, 6 Dec). Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (143/14/6; 3/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; Joe-Brett; Bacchus-Palmer; Apollo-Meadows; Serjeant-Darley; Mercury-Doyle; The Squire (1st time)-Johnstone; Grace-Miss Stuart; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Johnstone

1019
07 December 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Malvolio and Posthumus Actor: Bensley
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Waldron
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

1020
03 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: As17851205, but The Squire-Brown; Grace-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Brown

Dance: As17851019

1021
04 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 18 Jan. 1782]. [In afterpiece the playbill retains Edwin, but "At the conclusion of the play an apology was made for Edwin's non-appearance, owing to indisposition, and Palmer and Meadows announced as his substitutes in the two songs in Omai" (Morning Post, 6 Feb.).] Receipts: #231 15s. (229/7; 2/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Squire Richard-Quick; Manly-Farren; Lady Grace-Mrs Bannister; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bates; Miss Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Myrtilla-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Motherly-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Mrs Warren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Performance Comment: As17860107, but Palmer and Meadows in place of Edwin .
Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers
Role: Father of Omai Actor: Darley
Role: Pretender to the Throne Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: and Rival to Harlequin Actor: Delpini
Role: Father of Londina Actor: Thompson
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: the Consort destined to Omai Actor: Miss Cranfield

1022
16 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Related Works
Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece song by Miss Cranford (1st appearance on this stage)

1023
19 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [not acted since 18 Sept. 1778. Mrs Brooks is identified in Reed, p. 145]. "Miss George spins around every fifteen seconds like a top, and then runs to the back of the stage. She too is very apt to stay at the back of the stage. She knows when it is her turn to speak, joins the party, speaks, spins, and away again! Pray, Miss George, sometimes do your friends the favour to stay amongst them, and attend to what is going forward" (Morning Chronicle, 24 July)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Palmer; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-R. Palmer; John Moody-Booth; Squire Richard-Burton; Servants-Gaudry, Lyons; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Jenny (with a song in character)-Miss George; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Myrtilla-Miss Brangin; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Trusty-Miss Francis; Lady Townly-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Brooks]) .Mrs Brooks]) .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Steady Actor: Mathews

1024
24 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Benson. Tickets to be had of Mrs Benson, No. 8, Dorville's Row. 3rd piece: With two Scenes of the Ombres Chinoises; or, The Lilliputian World, representing the Broken Bridge; or, Insolent Carpenter; and a View of a Sea Fight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Gibbons; Manly-Smith; Squire Richard-Benson; Count Basset-Wilson; John Moody-Watts; Poundage-Sadler; Sir Francis Wronghead-Waldron; Lady Grace-Mrs Chambers; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Mrs Benson; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Motherly-Miss Williams; Myrtilla-Mrs Clarke; Trusty-Mrs Harlowe; Lady Townly-A Young Lady (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]) .unidentified]) .
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Waldron; Leander-Price; Mungo-Benson; Ursula-Mrs Johnston; Leonora-Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Price

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Gambols

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Columbine-Mrs Clarke. The other Characters by the Rest of the Company .
Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Clarke. The other Characters by the Rest of the Company

Song: End of 1st Monologue A Tax on Old Maids, as sung by Mrs Kennedy at Vauxhall, by Mrs Benson. monologues. End of mainpiece Peeping Tom of Coventry's Peep into Hammersmith; End of 3rd piece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey, both by Benson

Performance Comment: monologues. End of mainpiece Peeping Tom of Coventry's Peep into Hammersmith; End of 3rd piece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey, both by Benson .

1025
22 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan