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13786 results for: Keyword - John, Duke of Bedford
We found 10210 matches on Author, 2799 matches on Performance Comments, 2237 matches on Event Comments, 654 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12551
26 August 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Sir John-Mills; Bevil Jr-Quin; Tom-Cibber; Phillis-Mrs Cliver; Myrtle-W. Mills; Sealand-Milward; Humphrey-Shepard; Daniel-Leigh; Cimberton-Griffin; Lucinda-Miss Hollyday; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: End IV: Pierots-Poitier, Pelling; End Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Mrs Walter

12552
23 September 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Stoppelaer; Jobson-Harper; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pritchard; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Double Jealousy, as17360907; V: Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland

12553
04 October 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: Yesterday Morning Mr James Todd, who represented the Miller's Man on Friday Night...and fell in one of the flying Machines from the very top of the Stage by the breaking of the Wires, by which accident his Skull was fractur'd, died in a miserable manner. Susan Warwick, who represented the Miller's Wife, lies at the point of Death at the Infirmary at Hyde-Park Corner: The two other Persons who fell in the same Machine are like to recover, [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 Oct.: All these unhappy People were Servants belonging to the Theatre, and only Representatives in the different Characters of Mr Lun, Mr Nivelon, Mr Salway, and Mrs Moreau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Misses Scott; Scot's Dance-Glover, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme

12554
22 October 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Delane; Sir John-Bridgwater; Myrtle-Walker; Cimberton-Hippisley; Tom-Chapman; Sealand-Aston; Humphrey-Paget; Daniel-James; Indiana-Mrs Buchanan; Lucinda-Mrs Templer; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cantrel; Phillis-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

12555
23 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Miller; Truewit-W. Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Mills; Dauphine-Milward; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Oates; Lady Haughty-Mrs Cross; Mrs Otter-Mrs Grace; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bennet; Dol Mavis-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly the March in Zara-

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Philips, Mrs Anderson; III: Polonese-Essex, Mrs Walter

12556
15 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17360826, but Sir John-Berry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Song: the first time of her performance on that theatre, viz.the first time of her performance on that theatre, viz. In III: An Italian Song beinging Di Lor Mio-Miss Cecilia Young; III: Torna mi Vegbeggiar-Miss Cecelia Young both from the Opera of Alcina

12557
20 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Flash-Este; Longbib-Stoppelaer; John Trot-Hough; Harlequin-Philips; Colombine-Miss Mann; Mlle La Modestie-Harlequin Phillips; Ballad Qingers-Stoppelaer, Mrs Pritchard; Somerset-Roberts; Roundall-Hough; Equilibrist-Peters; With a New Burlesque Tragi-Comic-Farcical Interlude: Tiddi@Doll, Director of the Gingerbread Company-Master Green; Pistolet-Miss Cole; with a Comic Medley Overture by Arne-.
Cast
Role: John Trot Actor: Hough

12558
22 December 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Performance Comment: Sir John-Penkethman; Modely-Giffard; Heartwell-Havard; Freehold-W. Giffard; Vulture-Woodward; Lurcher-Richardson; Shacklefigure-Norris; Doubeljugg-Rosco; Carbuncle-Lyon; Longbottom-Yates; Sneak-Hamilton; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; Aura-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Penkethman
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles JohnsonJohn Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Dance: IV: Dutchman and Frow-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

12559
22 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: See17370201, but Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Bevil Jr-Quin; Sealand-Milward; Tom-Cibber; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Berry; Myrtle-W. Mills; Cimberton-Griffin; Lucinda-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Music: Select Pieces-; II: Solo on the Violin-Riggs

Dance: III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

12560
01 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Beard, the second time of his appearing on that stage in any speaking character; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pritchard; Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard, the second time of his appearing on that stage in any speaking character
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

12561
02 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Leonata-Johnson, the first time of his appearing on that stage; Pedro-Hale; John-Bridgwater; Claudio-Hallam; Antonio-Arthur; Arthur; Fryar-Rosco; Balthazar-Salway; Dogberry-Hippisley; Borachio-Aston; Conrade-Ridout; Town Clerk-Mullart; Seaton-Neale; Verges-James; Hero-Mrs Templer; Margaret-Mrs Mullart; Ursula-Mrs Stevens; Beartrice-Miss Binks; Benedick-Chapman; . .
Cast
Role: John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17371027

12562
12 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Bevil Jr-Quin; Sir John-Wright; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Milward; Tom-Cibber; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Daniel-Leigh; Cimberton-Griffin; Humphrey-Turbutt; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Marshall; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: In II: A Song-Beard

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Scot's Dance, as17371110

12563
16 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Miller; Truewit-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphin-Havard; Otter-Harper; Cutbeard-Macklin; Lady Haughty-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Otter-Mrs Grace; Mrs Centaur-Mrs Bennet; Doll Mavis-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17371114

12564
30 June 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Pharo Table Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17380417 but Sir John-Salway; Lady Loverule-Mrs Marshall; Jobson-Stoppelaer; Nell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: 7380417 but Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17380627

12565
26 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Salway; Nell-Mrs Vincent; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kilby; Jobson-Mullart.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Richardson, Miss Cantrel; A new Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates, Desse, Richardson, Miss Cantrel, Mrs LeBrun; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

12566
26 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Truewit-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphine-Havard; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Macklin; Haughty-Mrs Cross; Mrs Otter-Mrs Grace; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bennet; Dol Mavis-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

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

12567
02 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Little John, who never appeared on any stage before
Role: Sir John Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: As17390201

Dance: As17390201

12568
27 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Chapman; Hartwell-Hale; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John-Penkethman; Lurcher-Hill; Vulture-James; Carbuncle-Mullart; Shacklefigure-Neale; Flora-Mrs Bellamy; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Doublejugg-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Penkethman
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles JohnsonJohn Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

12569
25 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Leonato-Johnson; Don Pedro-Hale; Don John-Bridgwater; Claudio-Hallam; Antonio-Arthur; Fryar-Rosco; Balthazar-Salway; Dogberry-Hippisley; Borachio-A. Ryan; Conrade-Anderson; Town Clerk-Mullart; Sexton-Neale; Verges-James; Hero-Mrs Bellamy; Margaret-Mrs Mullart; Ursula-Miss Brunette; Beatrice-Mrs Vincent; Benedick-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: SSince Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

12570
05 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Horton; Young Bevil-Hale; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Sir John-Bridgwater; Myrtle-Hallam; Cimberton-Arthur; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Mullart; Daniel-James; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Mrs Bellamy; Tom (new dressed)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Serious Dance-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Music:

12571
02 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Salway; Nell-Mrs Vincent; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kirby; Jobson-Mullart; Butler-Arthur; Cook-Stoppelaer; Footman-Smith; Doctor-Anderson; Lucy-Mrs Horsington; Lettice-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Rogers; II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: By Desire, Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

12572
23 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Macklin; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Truewit-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphine-Havard; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Chapman; Lady Haughty-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Otter -Mrs Grace; Mrs Centaur-Mrs Bennet; Doll-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Grand Ballet, as17391019

12573
04 January 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: A new Musical Drama. [By John Lockman. Set to Music by Mr John Christopher Smith.] 5s. To continue for twenty consecutive Fridays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

12574
17 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: See17400104, but Indiana-Mrs Horton; Young Bevil-Delane; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Sir John-Bridgwater; Myrtle-Hallam; Cimberton-Hippisley; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Mullart; Daniel-James; Mrs zyaland-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Mrs Bellamy; Tom-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115; End Afterpiece: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

12575
12 February 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Afterpiece: a New Dramatick Entertainment of Musick and Grotesque Dancing. Edition of 1740: Set to Musick by Mr John-Frederick Lampe. [For further letters concerning John Hill and Rich, see London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 11 and 12 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice: With The Metamorphoses of Harlequin