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472 results for: Keyword - Jo. Abington
We found 395 matches on Performance Comments, 132 matches on Event Comments, 15 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
10 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Setter Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

52
20 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Desse; II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: III: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

53
14 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: Roberts

Dance: III: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde; IV: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

54
28 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: I: Blow Blow-Lowe; IV: The Noon@Tide Air-Lowe; V: Revenge Timotheus Cries (a favourite song in Alexander's Feast)-Savage

Dance: II: Minuet-Liviez, Miss Story; III: Le Matelote Tambourine-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Music: IV: The March in Zara-; end Afterpiece: Preamble on Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

55
22 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: Concert Air from Alexander's Feast: War he sung is Toil and Trouble-Mrs Bishop; III: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band

Dance: I: David apShenkin; II: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 End I Afterpiece: New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

56
29 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Dance: I: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 III: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Drunken Peasant-David apShenkin

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; To conclude with: the Coronation anthem-

57
15 February 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Kettle@Drums-Jo Baker; Handel's Water Piece-

58
04 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: V: A Preamble on the Kettle-drums-Jo Woodbridge

59
18 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: Before: An Address to the Town, with Imitations-Master Russell , a child but 6 years of age; End II: Bucks Have at ye all-Master Russell; End IV: Imitations-Decastro; End: The Cries of London-Shuter (By Desire); Jo Haine's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

60
02 June 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Dermot Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End of mainpiece Malbrough, as17840508

Monologue: 1784 06 02 After the Dance an Address, not listed on playbill, written and spoken by Mrs Abington (London Chronicle, 5 June)

61
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

Cast
Role: Violins Actor: NicholasStaggins, Singleton, Clayton, Tho. Fitz, Hewson, Myres, Tho. Farmer, Aleworth, Jo. Bannister, Lediger, Harris, Theo. Fitz, Greetinge, Ashton, Gamble, Fashions, Flower, Isaack Staggins, John Strong, Finell, Browne, Brookwell, Dorney, Spicer, Price, Pagitt, Duffill, Kidwell, Jo. Farmer, Basrier, Viblett, Hall, Eagles

62
25 January 1675 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Jo Haynes

63
December 1679 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loyal General

Cast
Role: Abardanes Actor: Jo. Williams

64
January 1680 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loving Enemies

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Jo. Williams

65
February 1680 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Jo. Williams

66
March 1681 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King Lear

Cast
Role: Bastard Actor: Jo. Williams

67
October 1696 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Brutus Of Alba; Or, Augusta's Triumph

68
December 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Cast
Role: Epilogue by and Actor: Jo. Haynes
Role: Lyrick Actor: Johnson

69
April 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Without Interest; Or, The Man Too Hard For The Master

Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Jo. Hains
Role: Wrangle Actor: Johnson

70
June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adventures In Madrid

71
26 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Hobble Wallop Actor: Jo. Miller.

Song: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Dance: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

72
07 April 1743 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song:

Dance:

73
22 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comment Continued

74
25 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Palmer, Parsons, Brereton, Baddcley, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Burton, Smith; Miss Farren, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Abington. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1782), and European Magazine, Feb. 1782, p. 143: Commodore Broadside-King; Captain Seafort-Palmer; Sir Timothy Valerian-Parsons; Lord Frankly-Brereton; Major Seafort-Baddeley; Mr Steady-Bannister Jun.; Sir Frederick Fallal-R. Palmer; Davy-Burton; Mr Morley-Smith; Miss Harriet Temple-Miss Farren; Lady Fallal-Miss Pope; Lady Frankly-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Bustle-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Courtney-Mrs Abington.] Prologue spoken by King. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by King. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Lady Courtney Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

75
20 February 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, Powell, Yates; King, Palmer, Love, Lee, Baddeley, Aickin, Strange, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Abington, Miss Plym, Mrs Clive. Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Yates; Lovewell-Powell; Sir John Melvil-Holland; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Love; Traverse-Lee; Trueman-Aikin; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Clive; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Palmer; Chambermaid-Miss Plym; Betty-Mrs Abington; Crochet in the Epilogue-Mrs Abington; Strange; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Several; Trusty-Miss Mills (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Crochet in the Epilogue Actor: Mrs Abington