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12847 results for: Keyword - John Wilford
We found 11035 matches on Author, 1743 matches on Performance Comments, 1158 matches on Event Comments, 363 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11401
07 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

11402
20 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

11403
17 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Hotspur-Aickin; Henry-L'Estrange; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Northumberland-Johnson; Westmoreland-Griffiths; Vernon-R. Palmer; Blunt-Wright; Bardolph-Lloyd; Gadshill-Stephens; Carriers-Parsons, Waldron; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Piercy-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Johnson; Nephew-L'Estrange; Bates-Fearon; Thomas-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Palmer; Irish Widow, with Epilogue song-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Kecksy Actor: Johnson

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

11404
11 February 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By authority [of the Lord Chamberlain]. At the Desire of the most noble Order of Bucks. Benefit for West and Johnson. Tickets to be had of West at the Black Lion, Russel-street; of Johnson at the Golden-cross, Charing-cross. Tickets delivered by Comerford will be receiv'd. Doors to be opened at 5:00. To be begin exactly at 6:30. [Mrs West was from the China Hall, Rotherhithe. Author of Prologue unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Johnson; King Henry-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Prince of Wales-Frodsham; Worcester-Comerford; Northumberland-Kenny; Hotspur-West (1st appearance in that character); Hostess Quickly-Mrs Fowler; Lady Percy-Mrs West (1st appearance in Town); Occasional Prologue, written by a gentleman eminent in the Republic of Letters,-West.
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Gentleman [unidentified]

11405
24 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

11406
11 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaus Duel Or A Soldier For The Ladies

Afterpiece Title: The St

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: A Song for St Cecilia's Day Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Monologue: 1785 04 11 End of Act I of mainpiece The History of John Gilpin, the Linen Draper by Baddeley

11407
03 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
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

Afterpiece Title: Britains Glory or A Trip to Portsmouth

Song: In 3rd piece: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Mrs Bland; Rule Britannia-

Dance: Piece to conclude: Dance of Sailors-

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by permission of the Author [John Taylor]) Monsieur Tonson-Palmer; [Imitations End II: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

11408
17 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso 0 Messiah 0

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed Il Penseroso 3

Music: End I: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Miss MacArthur; End II: concerto on the clarionet-John Mahon

11409
08 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Twins or Is It He or his Brother

Related Works
Related Work: The Elder Brother Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Rollo, Duke of Normandy Author(s): John Fletcher

Song: By permission of Dibdin End I: Advice; or, Old Mary and John-Bannister Jun; End II: The Country Club-Bannister Jun; III: Tom Tough-Bannister Jun

11410
09 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Mistake

Performance Comment: Parts-Ross, Shuter, Dunstall, Cushing, Weller, Miss Wilford, Mrs Walker, Smith, Dyer, Hull, Holtom, Murden, Miss Macklin, Mrs Mattocks; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue-Miss Wilford according to the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser; Lord Belmont-Ross; Sir Charles Somerville-Smith; Mr Belmont-Shuter; Elder Freeman-Hull; Southerne-Dunstall; Young Freeman-Dyer; Emily-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Mary-Miss Macklin; Lady Louisa-Miss Wilford; Lady Bridget-Mrs Walker (Genest, V, 106); Parts-Cushing, Weller, Holtom, Murden.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Ross, Shuter, Dunstall, Cushing, Weller, Miss Wilford, Mrs Walker, Smith, Dyer, Hull, Holtom, Murden, Miss Macklin, Mrs Mattocks
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Wilford according to the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser
Role: Lady Louisa Actor: Miss Wilford

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17651019

11411
03 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Wilford for 10 nights Renters Money #100 (Account Book). [Duly noted in Account Book as third night for the comedy, but no indication of any fee to the author on this occasion. The following verse tribute to Miss Wilford appeared this day in the Public Advertiser: @"Strike the loud Harp and raise the tuneful Song;@On all your wings, Wind, bear her Fame along!@Her eyes are rolling suns, which dart a ray,@Bright as the splendor of a Summer Day;@Her arms are as the foam of Ocean white,@Like waves her Breasts heave slowly to the sight.@Her breath is sweeter than the vernal gale,@Which Zephyr wafts o'er Tempe's flowry vale;@Her cheaks are painted only by that hand@Which scatters roses through the blooming land;@And every ringlet of her glossy hair@Is trusted to some Love's peculiar care.@Her speech the songs of other Nymphs excels,@And on her lips persuasion blushing dwells;@Her smiles are as the streaming pow'rs of Light,@Which cheer and gild the rugged Front of Night.@To the quick Pipe and Tabor's lively sounds,@High as the Hind or Mountain Roe, she bounds;@And if to solemn Notes the cadence flow,@Stately she moves, majestically slow.@Deaf the prais'd ear-yet Modesty must own@The Female Archer by these Marks is known."@ Miss Wilford was the Female Archer.] Receipts: #151 13s. 6d.(Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Cast
Role: Felicia Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Favour; or, Harlequin Animated Author(s): Roger Johnston

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

11412
18 March 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Sylvia or The Country Burial

Performance Comment: Sir John-Walker; Sylvia-Miss Norsa; Timothy Stitch-Laguerre; Jonathan-Hippisley; Wilford-Aston; Ploughshare-Mullart; Gaffer Gabble-M. Stoppelaer; Sexton-James; Dorothy-Mrs Kilby; Betty-Miss Bincks; Goody Busy-Mrs Martin; Goody Gabble-Mrs Forrester; Lettice-Miss Hilliard .
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Walker
Role: Wilford Actor: Aston

Dance: As17360316

Song: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright

11413
13 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Walker; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Morgan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hopkins; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phillis-Miss Wilford (first time); Lucinda-Miss Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Song in Act II-Mrs Weichsel.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

11414
22 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross; Sir John English-Shuter; Freehold-Gibson; Lurcher-Davis; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Tim Shacklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Perry; Vulture-Cushing; Aura-Miss Macklin; Flora-Miss Wilford (first time); The Original Sheep@sheering Ballad-Baker; Country Dance incident to the play-.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Shuter
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Wilford
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

11415
09 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Walker; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Morgan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phillis-Miss Wilford; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Songin Act II-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Gibson
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

11416
01 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Clarke; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Decoy-Gardner; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Ferguson; Wheedle-Mrs Evans; Harriet-Miss Vincent; Mariana-Miss Wilford, being their first appearance in those characters (i.e. the Misses Vincent and Wilford..
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Wilford, being their first appearance in those characters
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

11417
10 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-; Epilogue-; Young Brumpton-Woodward; Oldcastle-Shuter; Belford-Smith; Lovibond-Dunstall; Brisk-Dyer; Sir Theodore Brumpton-Walker; Mary Ann-Miss Elliot; Harriet-Miss Wilford; Bridget-Mrs Mahon; Parts-Morgan (Genest V, 131).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Wilford

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

11418
31 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Performance Comment: Parts by Smith, Ross, Mattocks, Hull, Cushing, Gardner, R. Smith, Holtom, Weller, Buck, Murden, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Mrs Green, Miss Macklin; Prologue-; Epilogue-; Don Antonio-Smith; Don Henriquez-Ross; Guzman-Shuter; Don Florio-Mattocks; Ernesto-Cushing; Don Juan-Hull; Honoria-Miss Macklin; Felicia-Miss Wilford; Rosa-Mrs Green; Parts-Gardner, R. Smith, Holtom, Weller, Buck, Murden (Genest, V, 132).
Cast
Role: Felicia Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Favour; or, Harlequin Animated Author(s): Roger Johnston

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

11419
19 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilford, Ross (Pit Doorkeepers); Mislebrook, Dimmock, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeepers). Tickets delivered out by Besford, Slater, Clarke, Toten, J. Smith will be taken. Receipts: #29 8s. plus 1!2 value of tickets: @Tickets Wilford Box -@Pit 39@Gallery 45@Value #10 7s.@1!2 Value #5 3s. 6d.@Tickets Ross Box 4@Pit 153@Gallery 60@Value #29 19s.@1!2 Value #14 19s. 6d.@Tickets Mislebrook Box -@Pit 40@Gallery 128@Value #18 16s.@1!2 Value #9 8s. 6d.@Tickets Dymuck Box -@Pit 7@Gallery 41@Value #5 3s.@1!2 Value #2 11s. 6d.@Tickets Trott Box 165@Pit 40@Gallery 11@Value #48 7s.@1!2 Value #20 3s. 4d.@Tickets Besford Box -@Pit 12@Gallery 38@Value #5 12s.@1!2 Value #2 16s.@Tickets Slater Box -@Pit 56@Gallery 81@Value #16 10s.@1!2 Value #8 5s.@Tickets Clarke Box 4@Pit 33@Gallery 52@Value #11 3s.@1!2 Value #5 11s. 6d.@Tickets Toten Box -@Pit 32@Gallery 48@Value #9 12s.@1!2 Value 4 16s.@Tickets Smith Box 1@Pit 25@Gallery 29@Value #6 18s.@1!2 Value #3 9s.@Tickets S. Griffith Box -@Pit 11@Gallery 11@Value #2 18s.@1!2 Value #1 9s.@Tickets Coles Box 9@Pit 45@Gallery 80@Value #17@1!2 Value #8 10s.@Tickets Darby Box -@Pit 150@Gallery 161@Value 38 12s.@1!2 Value #19 6s.@Tickets Clingo Box -@Pit 37@Gallery 39@Value #10 9s.@1!2 Value #5 4s. 6d.@Total Box 187@Pit 681@Gallery 824@Value #231 6s.@1!2 Value #111 12s. 10d.@Money #29 8s.@Total #141 1s.@ Paid Rich on Acct #5

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: End: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

11420
02 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Ballet: II: A New Ballet call'd The Statue Animated. Pygmalion-Maranesi; Scaramouch-Sodi; Inchantress-Miss Valois; Statue-Miss Wilford

Performance Comment: Pygmalion-Maranesi; Scaramouch-Sodi; Inchantress-Miss Valois; Statue-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Statue Actor: Miss Wilford.

Dance: End Opera: A New Dutch Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

11421
12 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: New Grand Comic Dance (Never Perform'd Before) call'd, The Amorous Knife Grinders. The Knife Grinders-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

Performance Comment: The Knife Grinders-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.]
Cast
Role: i>The Knife Grinders Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

11422
15 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; Second Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; Third Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller, first time; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis; The Dances-M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery (playbill).
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

11423
06 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631202, but The Dances-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

11424
10 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631206, but The Dances-Miss _Wilford.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Wilford.

11425
14 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Cepheus-Legg; Aethiopian-Fawcett; Cassiope-Miss Miller; Andromeda-Miss Polly; Mercury-Baker; Magician-Dibdin; Infernals-Granier, George, Dumai, Hussey, Petreo, Curtete; Harlequin-Woodward; Hussar-Clarke; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Hussar's Servant-Cushing; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Petit Maitre-Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-Duquesney, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford.
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