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1438 results for: Keyword - Joseph Besford
We found 961 matches on Author, 323 matches on Performance Comments, 107 matches on Performance Title, 104 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1076
20 December 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Related Works
Related Work: Camille; ou, Le Souterrain Author(s): Benoît Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières

Dance: As17981205

1077
24 April 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina; ou, La Folle par amour Author(s): Benoît Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières

Dance: As18000322

1078
29 April 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina; ou, La Folle par amour Author(s): Benoît Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières

Dance: End I: Le Mariage Mexicain, as18000225; Pas de Quatre of Panurge-; End Opera: Hyppomene et Atalante, as18000322

1079
03 May 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Related Works
Related Work: Nina; ou, La Folle par amour Author(s): Benoît Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières

Dance: As18000429

1080
15 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilford, Ross, (pit door-keepers); Slater; and Trott, (lobby door-keeper). Mainpiece: Acted but once these 10 years. [See 15 Jan. 1753.] Tickets deliver'd by Besford, Clark, Darby, Toten, Dimmock, &c. will be taken. [Besford a mistake for Joseph Besworth (porter).] Receipts: #15 15s. plus #100 14s. 2d. as 1!2 value of the tickets deliver'd. @Names Bow Pit Gallery Balue 1!2 Value@Wilford 2 62 18 #11 12s. #5 16s.@Ross 5 162 83 #33 17s. #16 18s. 6d.@Trott 144 53 .. #43 19s. #18 12s. 9d.@Slater 2 57 110 #20 1s. #10 6d.@Derby 4 79 105 #23 7s. #11 13s. 6d.@Toten .. 32 43 #9 2s. #4 11s.@Clingo .. 55 47 #12 19s. #6 9s. 6d.@Clarke .. 40 44 #10 8s. #5 4s.@Besworth .. 24 20 #5 12s. #2 16s.@Dymuck .. 12 53 #7 2s. #3 11s.@Jos. Smith 8 29 25 #8 17s. #4 8s. 6d.@Cole 4 61 83 #18 9s. #9 4s. 6d.@S. Griffiths .. 11 12 #2 17s. #1 8s. 6d.@Total 169 677 643 #208 2s. #100 14s. 2d. [1!2 of #208 2s. would seem to be #104 1s.]@ Rec'd of John Crane for the ends of the wax candles sold last season #6 4s., and for those sold this season #23 19s. 4d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1081
31 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Performance Comment: Larpent MS 257 lists parts in Fairy Favour: Oberon-; Puck-; Attendant Fairies-; Titania-; Glossmour-; Milkah-. The following 11 young persons were paid for performing 8 nights in it on 10 March 1767: Miss Potts, #4 4s.; Miss Twist #4 4s; Miss Coakayne, #4 4s.; Miss Besford, #4 4s.; Mas. Besford, #2 2s.; Mas. Wignell, #2 2s.; Mas. Langrish, #2 2s.; Miss Austen, #2 2s.; Miss Harrison, #2 2s.; Miss Flingdon, #2 2s.: Mas. Hollinsworth, #2 2s. On 26 March 1767 Mas. Lindley was paid #20 for performing (Account Book). Miss Twist #4 4s; Miss Coakayne, #4 4s.; Miss Besford, #4 4s.; Mas. Besford, #2 2s.; Mas. Wignell, #2 2s.; Mas. Langrish, #2 2s.; Miss Austen, #2 2s.; Miss Harrison, #2 2s.; Miss Flingdon, #2 2s.: Mas. Hollinsworth, #2 2s. On 26 March 1767 Mas. Lindley was paid #20 for performing (Account Book).

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

1082
09 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17661006, but Shadow-Besford; Falstaff's Page-Mas. Besford.
Cast
Role: Shadow Actor: Besford
Role: Falstaff's Page Actor: Mas. Besford.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

1083
08 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): Joseph Mazzinghi

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Florist-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford (scholars to Fishar), Arnauld, Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar); II: A Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: [By Particular Desire, The Garland[, with an Allemand, as17681028; End: The Wapping Landlady (not performed this season) [see17670427] [but Sga Manesiere impersonates an Orange@Woman instead of a Milk@woman, [with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; End I Afterpiece: A New Tripple Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford (scholars to Fishar), Arnauld, Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar); II: A Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: [By Particular Desire, The Garland[, with an Allemand, as17681028; End: The Wapping Landlady (not performed this season) [see17670427] [but Sga Manesiere impersonates an Orange@Woman instead of a Milk@woman, [with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; End I Afterpiece: A New Tripple Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.
Cast
Role: A New Tripple Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.

1084
24 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: The Fingalian Dance, Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices to Fishar) [see17710515]; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar) [see17670427]; III: [A New Pastoral Dance call'd The Rural Amusements of the Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Fishar, Sga Manesiere;[, in which by Particular Desire will be be introduced an Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; IV: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Italian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [see dl 9 Dec. 1760]

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices to Fishar) [see17710515]; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar) [see17670427]; III: [A New Pastoral Dance call'd The Rural Amusements of the Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Fishar, Sga Manesiere;[, in which by Particular Desire will be be introduced an Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; IV: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Italian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [see dl 9 Dec. 1760] .see dl 9 Dec. 1760] .
Cast
Role: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Italian Gardne Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford.

Ballet: V: The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Sixfold Hornpipe[, that night only, by six principal dancers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [For Wapping Landlady, see17710412.

Performance Comment: Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Sixfold Hornpipe[, that night only, by six principal dancers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [For Wapping Landlady, see17710412.]For Wapping Landlady, see17710412.]
Cast
Role: by six principal dancers Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford.

1085
29 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: The Fingalian Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17720921.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford; Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17720921.]See17720921.]
Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

1086
16 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: I: New Dance-Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge

Performance Comment: Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

1087
17 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17750330 but Parts-Mrs _Whitefield, Miss Besford; Pantomime Characters-Mrs _Whitefield, Miss +Besford.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss Besford
Role: Pantomime Characters Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss +Besford.

1088
10 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means Or A Trip To Dover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister Jun., Aickin, Williamson, R. Palmer, Moss, Usher, Barrett, Burton, Phillimore, Johnson, Lyons, Painter, Besford, Bannister, Mrs Webb, Miss Prideaux, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Kemble. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788): Random-Palmer; Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Scruple-Williamson; Tiptoe-R. Palmer; Quirk-Moss; Paul Peery-Usher; Carney-Barrett; Packet and Coach Passengers-Burton, Phillimore; English Waiter-Lyons; Bailiff-Painter; French Waiter-Besford; Roundfee-Bannister; Lady Dunder-Mrs Webb; Kitty-Miss Prideaux; Mrs Peery-Mrs Love; [Other] Packet and Coach Passengers-Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; unassigned-Johnson; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Palmer. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: French Waiter Actor: Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1089
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

1090
27 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; Sir Roger-Marten; Justice Statute-Redman; Corporal-R. Smith; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Peter Nettle-Bennet; Soldier-Holtom; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Costollo; Dorcas-Miss Helm; Constable-Lewis; Aunt-Mrs Copin; Joyce-Master Besford; Kitty Carrot-Miss Elliot; first time, with the song 'Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Joyce Actor: Master Besford

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Song: III: Will be a Duette-Mattocks, Miss Polly Young

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

1091
15 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17631226, but King Henry-Hallam; Richmond-Davis; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Tressel-White; Catesby-Wignel; Oxford-Weller; Forest-Holtom.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

1092
08 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Mrs Evans; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Oxford-Weller; Forrest-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Buck; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: Grand Comic Ballet call'd Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

1093
30 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Wignel; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Lord Mayor-Lewis; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

1094
17 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis, Gardner; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

1095
31 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Walker; Cassius-Smith; Antony-Ross; Julius Caesar-Clarke; Caska-Gibson; Cinna-Gardner; Cimber-Cushing; Lepidus-Morris; Ligarius-Holtom; Octavius-Hull; Pindarus-R. Smith; Soothsayer-Redman; Lucilius-Murden; Publius-Wignel; Voluminius-Weller; Lena-Hallam; Lucius-Mas. Besford; Antony's Servant-Perry; Trebonius-Anderson; Decius Brutus-Davis; Plebians-Barrington, Dunstall, Costollo, Lewis; Calphurnia-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End of Play: The Village Romps, as17651019

1096
01 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed Or Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Clarke; Piercy-Smith; Wolsey-Gibson; Rochford-Dyer; Northumberland-Walker; Lady Diana Talbot-Miss Macklin; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Vincent; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Besford; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Princess Elizabeth Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: IV: Rural Love, as17651115; End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

1097
26 September 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Clarke, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Wignel; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Lord Mayor-Buck; Lieut. of Tower-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

1098
20 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17660926, but Richard-Smith; Richmond-Gardner; Duke of York-Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

1099
23 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignel, Buck, Weller, Murden; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17661008

1100
26 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17661110, but Prince Edward-Mas. Besford; Queen-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation