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3674 results for: Keyword - James Bencraft
We found 2140 matches on Author, 1351 matches on Performance Comments, 362 matches on Event Comments, 35 matches on Performance Title, and 32 matches on Roles/Actors.

2151
13 July 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went to ye Playhouse, where I met my Brother Frank, Sr. Richard Sanford, & Ld Huntinton, I staid about an act (Huntington Library MS St 26)

Performances

2152
13 December 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: About 5 my Coz: Roberts & I went to ye Playhouse in Covent Garden, but not liking ye play, wee went to that in Lincolns inn fields, & staid till 'twas done. I saw Ld Normanby, Ld Willouby, Sir Rich. Samford &c. here (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

2153
20 February 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I set Mr Bullock down at ye Playhouse, & came home (Huntington MS St 26). John Dryden wrote to Mrs Steward on 23 Feb. [1699@1700, but possibly 1698@99, as the letter concerns theatrical affairs of the autumn and winter of 1698-99]: The Poem of The Confederates [see The Island Princess, November 1698] some think to be Mr Walsh: the copies are both lik'd. And there are really two factions of ladyes, for the two play-houses. If you do not understand the names of some persons mention'd I can help you to the knowledge of them. You know, Sir Tho. Skipwith is master of the play-house in Drury-Lane; and my Lord Scarsdale is the patron of Betterton's house, being in love with somebody there [presumably Anne Bracegirdle] (The Letters of John Dryden, p. 133)

Performances

2154
22 April 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: Toward seven...to ye Playhouse in Lincolns Inn fields; here I saw Mr Freeman, Mr Worsely, Sr Edwd Ernly &c.: from hence I went to ye Playhouse in Covent Garden, thinking to have met my Brother Frank, Sister Jacob &c.: there, but did not. I sat with Mr Cook of Darby, & spoke with Mr Winninton &c. (Huntington MS ST 26)

Performances

2155
11 January 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: About 6: went to ye play. I staid there a quarter of an hour (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

2156
23 January 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I din'd at Mr Gervase Pierrepoint's, with Mr Moor, Dr Davenant, Mr Scobell, & Mr Harcourt; about 8: I set ye 2 first down at ye playhouse, & came home (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

2157
29 January 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went & din'd at ye fountain, after wch I went to ye Playhouse in Lincolns Inn fields, & saw my Cozen Hussys & Coz. Roberts there. I staid an act (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

2158
01 March 1700 @ Exeter Change, The Strand

Event Comment: James Bridges, Diary: ye Exeter Music Meeting (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

2159
08 March 1700 @ Exeter Change, The Strand

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: at ye Musick Meeting (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

2160
13 March 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went with [Mr Coke], Mr How, Sr Theoph. Oglethorpe, Sr G. Coply &c.: to Lockits, & about 8: went with ye last to ye Playhouse in Covent Garden; wee did but just look in (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

2161
15 March 1700 @ Exeter Change, The Strand

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: [At] Exeter change Musick meeting (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

2162
18 April 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: With Sr G. Coply to ye Play (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

2163
26 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Montfort-W. Mills; Rakish-Oates; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; King-Tenoe; Sir Wilful Westford-R. Wetherilt; Colonel Westford-Adam Hallam; Tipple-Bardin; Gudgeon-Young Bencraft; Plausey-Evans; Arbella-Miss Oates; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherilt; Widow-Mrs Lacy; Genius-Mrs Phillpot; Hobble Wallop-Jo. Miller.
Cast
Role: Gudgeon Actor: Young Bencraft

Song: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Dance: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

2164
15 November 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: Vocal parts by Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Mrs Wright, Miss Norsa, Miss Hillyard, proper to the Play

Dance: Proper to the Play by Lally, Nivelon, Tench, Desse, Richardson, Livier, Delagarde, Bencraft, Smith

Related Works
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): James Dance

2165
27 December 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17351115, but Banquo-Bridgwater; Lenox-Walker; Duncan-Paget; Witches-Mullart, Neale, James .
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Mullart, Neale, James

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Music: As17351115, but Miss Norsa omitted

Dance: As17351115, but Nivelon, Delagarde, Bencraft, and Smith omitted

2166
07 August 1738 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mad Lovers; Or, Sport Upon Sport: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Graygoose, His Man Doodle, My Lady Graygoose, Captain Atall

Performance Comment: Squire Graygoose-Bencraft; Doodle-Penkethman; Lady Graygoose (Colombine)-Mrs Dove; Captain Atall (Harlequin)-DelaHayes; Mixum-Dove; Bridemen-DelaGrange, LeBrune, Bellguard; Bride Maids-Mlle DelaGrange, Mlle LeBrune, Mrs Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Squire Graygoose Actor: Bencraft

Song: the two Mhe two Master Hamilton

Dance: A comic Peasant Dance-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrune, Bencraft, Mrs Penkethman

Music: an extraordinaryBan extraordinaryBand of Musick is provided, consisting of Violins, Hautboys, Bassoons, Kettle-Drums, Trumpets, French-Horns

Related Works
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy

2167
23 August 1738 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Hays; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Don Furioso-Bencraft; Diego-Penkethman; Friends of Don Furioso-DelaGrange, LeBrune, Belguard, Mlle DelaGrange, Mlle LeBrune, Mrs Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Don Furioso Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Faustus; or, The Devil will have His Own Author(s): James Wild

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding; or, The Roving Shepherd

Dance: CComic Ballet for Bride-Men and Bride-Maids-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrune, Bencraft, Mrs Penkethman

Music: An extraordinary Band

2168
05 September 1738 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitched

Performance Comment: Squire Graygoose-Bencraft; Doodle-Dove; Lady Graygoose(Colombide)-Mrs Dove; Atall(Harlequin)-DelaHays; Mixum-Rosoman; Bride Men-DelaGrange, LeBrune, Bellguard; Bride Maids-Mlle DelaGrange, Mlle DelaBrune, Mrs Lax , but see bf, 23 Aug..
Cast
Role: Squire Graygoose Actor: Bencraft

Dance: A comic peasant Dance-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrun, Bencraft, Mrs Lax

Music:

2169
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Scapin; Or, The Old One Caught In A Sack

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers; or, The Press Gang

Performance Comment: Tom Trueblue-Bencraft; Old Britton-Arthur; Lieutenant Dreadnaught-Yates; Nancy-Mrs Villeneuve; with a Grand Chorus-; with Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, French Horns, Trumpets, Kettle Drums-.
Cast
Role: Tom Trueblue Actor: Bencraft

Dance: Oates, Yates, Bencraft, Gray, Julian, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Phillips; particularly The Spanish Beauties-

Related Works
Related Work: Auld Robin Gray Author(s): Samuel James Arnold

2170
26 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Delane; Macduff-Ryan; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; King-Roberts; Malcolm-Hallam; Banquo-Bridgwater; Lenox-Stephens; Donalbain-Gibson; Seyward-Hale; Seyton-Arthur; Lady Macduff-Mrs Stevens; Hecate-Rosco; Witches-James, Neale, Mullart; Murderer-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: James, Neale, Mullart

Music: With the Original Musick-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers, Mrs James, Mrs Vincent

Dance: Dancing-Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Bencraft, Master Oates

Related Works
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): James Dance

2171
04 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bridgwater; Learchus-Hippisley; Beau-Chapman; Hogstye-Woodward; Hortensia-Mrs Horton; Oronces-Hale; Roger-Marten; Quaint-James; Fruitful-Vaughan; Tradesmen-Stoppelaer, Smith; Euphronia-Mrs Hale; Mrs Fruitful-Mrs Martin; Dorio-Mrs Pritchard; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Songs proper to the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Quaint Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Slango Actor: Bencraft

Song: Songs in Masonry-Salway, Bencraft; Arra my Judy (by desire)-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

Dance: PPantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

2172
30 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: James
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Song-Beard; To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Bencraft

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

2173
02 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom; or The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

Song: (BBy Desire) To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft; Favourite Duette My Faith and Truth, from oratorio Sampson,-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

2174
16 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Woodward, James.

Dance: Several entertainments-LaLauze (being his first attempt of that kind these two years); particularly: II: The Amorous Swain; or The Rival Nimphs-Lalauze, Mlle Bonneval, Mrs Delagarde; III: Serious Dance-Cooke; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Lalauze, Mlle Domitilla, Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; (By Desire) after Farce:, a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre,concluding with a Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's a boy scholar, Mlle Bonneval

Song: V: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

2175
03 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: The Songs in Masonry-Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Bencraft

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni