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13749 results for: Keyword - John Beard Esq
We found 11034 matches on Author, 2219 matches on Performance Comments, 1469 matches on Event Comments, 860 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
20 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

227
23 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Beggar-Simson; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

228
08 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17550923, but Player-Burton; Macheath-Blakes Beard Sick Blakes did Macheath (Cross).
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Blakes Beard Sick Blakes did Macheath

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mathews

229
12 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champnes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

230
06 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder Or A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick, 1st time; Lissardo-Woodward; Col. Briton-Palmer; Violante-Miss Macklin; Flora-Mrs Clive; Don Lopez-Taswell; Gibby-Johnston (1st time); Don Pedro-Burton; Frederick-Usher; Alguzile-Clough; Vasquez-W. Vaughan; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Inis-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17561012, but only Loverule-Beard; Nell-Mrs Clive listed.
Cast
Role: only Loverule Actor: Beard
Role: Loverule Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: TThe Press Gang, as17561013

231
15 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Ross; Sosia-Woodward; Mercury-Palmer; Alcmena-Mrs Yates, late Mrs Graham; Phaedra-Mrs Clive; Bromia-Mrs Macklin; Amphitryon-Havard; Polida-Walker; Tranio-Jefferson; Judge Gripus-Yates; Phoebus-Usher; Night-Miss Minors; In Which will be introduced a New Interlude of Singing, Dancing-Beard, Miss Young, others; New Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young, others
Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Mopsus Actor: Beard

232
11 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Beggar-Burton; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

233
10 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat of the Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Walker; Player-Mozeen; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Macklin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathew; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

234
24 January 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Holland, 1st time; Amphitryon-Havard; Sosia-Woodward; Mercury-Palmer; Gripus-Yates; Phoebus-Usher; Night-Miss Minors; Phaedra-Mrs Clive; Bromia-Miss Macklin; Alcmena-Mrs Yates; In which will be introduced an Interlude of Singing, Dancing-Beard, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young.
Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

235
21 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Vocal Parts-Beard, Champness, Vernon, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; but edition of 1758 lists: Agis-Mossop; Lysander-Garrick; Amphares-Havard; Rhesus-Holland; Euxus-Davies; Agesistrata-Mrs Pritchard; Sandane-Mrs Yates; Euanthe-Mrs Cibber; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champness, Vernon, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young
Related Works
Related Work: Agis Author(s): John Home

236
22 June 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Filch-Raftor; Polly-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Miss E. Young, her 1st appearance on any stage; Mat@o@Mint-Rooker; Lockit-Champnes; Beggar-Philips; Player-Bransby; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Morris; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: II: The Prussian Sailors, as17580601 End Opera: The Faggot Binders, as17580601

237
07 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Bransby; Lockit-Champness; Filch-Raftor; Macheath-Beard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Burton; Player-Mozeen; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; to conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

238
19 June 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Lucy-Miss Barton; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mat-Stoppelaer; Player-Packer; Peachum-Bransby; Lockit-Champnes; Filch-West; Beggar-Burton; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; III: A Hornpipe-Morris; concluding with: Country Dance-the characters

239
30 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Afterpiece Title: To conclude with the Masque ofThe Sultan

Performance Comment: (new set by Dr Arne) Solyman-Beard; Zayda-Miss Brent; Rozana-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Solyman Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Beard; Mercury-Mattocks; Juno-Mrs Abegg; Pallas-Mrs Lampe; Venus-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Paris Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): John Weaver

Music: II: A Concerto on the Violin-Hay; End Opera: A Concerto on the Haut@Bois-Simson

240
13 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591211, but Song in Character-_; changed to An Occasional Song-Beard; Dances-Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: changed to An Occasional Song Actor: Beard
Role: Recruiting Serjant Actor: Beard
Role: Song in Character Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

241
10 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600410 but Macheath-Beard; Wat Dreary-C. Smith.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: changed to An Occasional Song Actor: Beard
Role: Recruiting Serjant Actor: Beard
Role: Song in Character Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

242
24 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Benet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Ben-Wignel; Filch-Holtom; Wat-C. Smith; Jemmy-Redman; Nimming@Ned-R. Smith; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Burden; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly-Miss Helm; Betty Doxey-Miss Cokayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Dance: A New Hornpipe compos'd by Dr Arne-Mrs Vernon, 1st appearance there; a Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

243
07 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Vernon; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent; With a Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon; Country Dance-the characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor or The Dumb Lady Curd

244
04 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Ben-Wignel; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Perry; Lucy-Miss Poitier; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Evans; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Suky-Miss Sledge; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Doxey-Miss Davis; Dolly-Miss Cokayne; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

245
28 January 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Woodward, 1st time; Constant-Ross; Heartfree-Smith; Bully-Beard (with songs in character); Razor-Dyer; Lord Rake-Davis; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Miss Hallam; Mademoiselle-Miss Poitier; Lady Brute-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Bully Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

246
22 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Miss Davies, first time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Daw; Country Dance-characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

247
18 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Anderson; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-White; Beggar-Bennet; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Miller; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): John Weaver
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): John Galliard

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

248
15 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copen; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; Country Dance-characters in the opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

249
05 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17660407 but Macheath-Beard; Mat@o@Mint-Baker.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

250
20 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; A Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

Entertainment: OOccasional Prologue-Ross; The London Cries-Shuter