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13543 results for: Keyword - John Beard
We found 11034 matches on Author, 2191 matches on Performance Comments, 1210 matches on Event Comments, 855 matches on Performance Title, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

11926
16 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Shepard; Lurwell-Raftor; Richard-Havard; Peggy-Mrs Pritchard; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Joe-Beard; Attendants-Winstone, Cross, Green; Foresters-Turbutt, Leigh, Marshall.
Cast
Role: Joe Actor: Beard

Dance: II: Grand Aethiopian Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

11927
16 January 1739 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Saul

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, p. 473, lists: Saul-Waltz; Jonathan-Beard; David-Russell; Merab-Mrs Arne Miss Cecilia Young; Michael-Signora Francesina; Doeg-Butler; Witch of Endor-Signora Lucchesina?, or Mrs Arne?-Young; Apparition of Samuel-Hussey; An Amalekite-Stoppelaer; High Priest-Kelly.
Cast
Role: Jonathan Actor: Beard

11928
18 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks (Lord Lace)-Cibber; Chloe (Lady Lace)-Mrs Clive; Stocks-Turbutt; Lovemore-Beard; with a Representation of the Drawing of the Lottery-.
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard

11929
27 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Phillida-Mrs Clive; Arcas-Winstone; Corydon-Turbutt; Cymon-Ray; Mopsus-Read.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Beard

Dance: Muilment

11930
07 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: Robin-Master W. Hamilton; Glowworm-Miss Edwards; Puck-Master Holman; Cobweb-Master J. Hamilton; Moth-Master Burgess; Mab-Miss Cole; Mustard Seed-Miss Morrison; Peas Blossom-Miss Saunders; Oberon-Master Ferg; Titania-Miss Wright; Harlequin-Lun Jr; 1st Colombine-Miss Mann; 2d Colombine-Mrs Chetwood; Freehold-Beard; Father to the Colombines-Pelling; Old Woman-Ray; Slouch-Macklin; with a Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Freehold Actor: Beard

11931
01 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: See17390113, but Pierot-Poitier; Harlequin-Lun; Spaniard-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Maid-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Spaniard Actor: Beard

11932
04 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, pp. 478-79, lists: First Soprano-Signora Francesina; Second-Master Robinson; Alto-Savage; Tenor-Beard; First Bass-Waltz; Second Bass-Reinhold; With several Concertos on the Organ-; particularly a new one-.
Cast
Role: Tenor Actor: Beard

11933
14 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Flora-Mrs Roberts; Sir Thomas-Turbutt; Friendly-Beard; Old Hob-Reed; Hob's Mother-Mrs Marshall; Betty-Mrs Cross; Dick-Winstone; Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Two Pierots-Leviez, Pelling

11934
17 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Gardiner Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17390425 but Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Beard; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Beard

Dance: II: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Tambourine-Mlle Roland

11935
18 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: See17390508, but Young Woudbe-Sparks; Teague-Barrington; Trueman-Havard; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Constance-Mrs Mills; Richmore-Wright; Subtleman-Cross; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Turbutt; Alderman-Johnson; Clearaccount-Winstone; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Midnight-Mrs Marshall; Elder Woudbe-Milward.
Cast
Role: Alderman Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: See17390301 but Pierot-Poitier; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Spaniard-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Maid-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Spaniard Actor: Beard

Dance: II: Punch-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

11936
22 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Woudbe-Milward; Young Woudbe-Mills; Trueman-Havard; Richmore-Wright; Alderman-Johnson; Subtleman-Woodward; Teague-Macklin; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Shepard; Clearaccount-Marten; Constable-Reed; Jack-Leigh; Constance-Mrs Mills; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Midnight-Turbutt; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Alderman Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Blister-Turbutt; Coupee-Macklin; Goodwill-Taswell; Quaver-Beard; Thomas-Raftor.
Cast
Role: Quaver Actor: Beard

Dance: II: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

11937
27 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Pierot-Penkethman; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Spaniard-Beard; Old Woman-Turbutt; Maid-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Spaniard Actor: Beard

11938
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: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Cutbeard Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Macklin; Chloe-Mrs Clive; Stocks-Turbutt; Lovemore-Beard.
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard.

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

11939
26 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Clymene-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Beard; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Beard

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

11940
20 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Milward; Prince-Mills; Lancaster-Havard; York-Wright; Justice-Berry; Westmorland-Winstone; French Ambassador-Turbutt; Hastings-Ridout; Pistol-Yates; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Griffin; Feeble-Woodward; Bardolph-Ray; Poins-Cashell; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Cole; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Grace; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: See17391103, but Clymene-Mrs Clive; Phaeton-Green; Mercury-Beard; Priest of Sun-Rheinhold; Jupiter-Woodburn; Neptune-Marshall; Phoebus-Usher; Terra-Mrs Wright; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Beard

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

11941
28 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Milward; Younger Brother-Wright; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2d Spirit-Cashell; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrocine-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; With the Dances-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport, Cook, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Bacchanal Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

11942
22 February 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Davids Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: Violin-Festing; Violoncello-Caporale; Several Concertos-

11943
27 February 1740 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato

Performance Comment: Edition of 1740 lists no singers' names. Deutsch, Handel, p. 496, gives singers-Signora Francesina, The Boy, Russell, Beard, Reinhold.
Cast
Role: gives singers Actor: Signora Francesina, The Boy, Russell, Beard, Reinhold.

Music: With two new Concertos for several Instruments-; And a New Concerto on the Organ-

11944
29 February 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Davids Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan

Performance Comment: As17400222, but an Additional Song-Beard.
Cast
Role: an Additional Song Actor: Beard.
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: As17400222

11945
26 March 1740 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performance Comment: Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 212, lists: Esther-Signora Francesina; Ahasuerus-Beard; Haman-Reinhold; Israelite Woman-Mrs Arne; Mordecai-Immyns; Harbonah, Israelite-Corfe; Israelite-Williams.
Cast
Role: Ahasuerus Actor: Beard

Music: Witha Concerto on the Organ-; And a new Concerto for several Instruments, never performed but once-

11946
18 April 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Afterpiece Title: Two Anthems set to Musick by Handel

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: Solo on Violin-Festing; Solo on Violoncello-Caporale

11947
25 April 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: Solo on Violin-Festing; Solo on Violoncello-Caporale; With several Concertos-

11948
09 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a citizen of London Pinchbeck; King-Berry; Prince of Wales-Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Prince John-Green; Vernon-Havard; Worcester-Winstone; Northumberland-Taswell; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Douglas-Ward; Blunt-Ridout; Bardolph-Ray; Peto-Raftor; Gadshill-Leigh; Francis-Macklin; Carriers-Johnson, Arthur; Kate-Mrs Mills; Hostess-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Green
Role: Carriers Actor: Johnson, Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17410919, but Joe-Beard.
Cast
Role: Joe Actor: Beard.

Dance: II: The Swiss, as17410926

11949
12 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Milward; Younger Brother-Havard; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2nd Spirit-Ridout; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosene-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; The Dances-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Desse, Mrs Walter, Dumont, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Story.
Cast
Role: Bacchanal Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

11950
20 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420408 but William-Raftor; Corin-Arthur; Amiens-Beard; Charles-_.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Signor Cantileno Actor: Beard

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: Le Boufon, as17420325