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7317 results for: Keyword - Lady Ann Lumley
We found 5023 matches on Performance Comments, 2487 matches on Event Comments, 503 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1776
13 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17451128, but Quack-I. Sparks; Alithea-Mrs Cross; Lady Dainty-_; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Squeamish Actor: Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Mechels

1777
17 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Hippisley; Widow-Mrs Horton; Lovemore-Hale; Cunnignham-Gibson; Merryman-Woodward; Sir Peter-Rosco; Jeffrey-James; Clodpole-Arthur; Jeremy-Vaughan; Lady Laycock-Mrs James; Lady Pride-Mrs Bland; Philadelphia-Mrs Hale; Damaris-Miss Hippisley; Prudence-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Mrs Mannerly Actor: Mrs Martin

1778
08 August 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17460606 but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Cross; Edging-Mrs Bailey; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Morelove-Cross.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Conspiracy Discovered

1779
08 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Ryan; Razor-Chapman; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Taylor-James; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Hippisley; Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard; With Songs proper to the play-Leveridge, others.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

1780
11 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-a Gentleman for his benefit; Constant-Cushing; Heartfree-Wignell; Lord Rake-Paget; Razor-L. Hallam; Justice-Furnival; Bully-Lee; Taylor-Shuter; Constable-Dove; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cushing; Belinda-Mrs Wignell; Mlle-Miss Moreau; Lady Brute-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

1781
26 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Sable-Hippisley; Trim-Chapman; Hardy-Havard; Camply-Woodward; Trusty-Bridgwater; Brumpton-Gibson; Cabinet-Ridout; Puzzle-Rosco; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Lady Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Farthingale-Miss Hippisley; Madem D'Epingle-Miss Morrison; Tattleaid-Mrs James; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17411231

1782
05 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Wildair-Cushing; Vizard-Wignell; Smugler-Paget; Clincher-L. Hallam; Clincher Jun-Shuter; Standard-Lee; Lady Darling-Mrs Bambridge; Parly-Mrs Wignell; Angelica-Mrs Hallam; Lady Lurewell-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Miss Budgell.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance:

1783
10 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17461202, but add Morelove-Lee; Sir Charles-Furnival; Lady Graveairs-Miss Budgell; Lady Easy-Mrs Wignell; Edging-Miss Major.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Master Morgan, Miss Baker

1784
23 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling Flutter-Cibber Jun; Dorimant-Mills; Young Bellair-Blakes; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Woffington; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Pert-Mrs Macklin; Medley-Bridges; Old Bellair-Taswell; Shoemaker-Neale; Handy-Usher; Smirk-Simpson; Page-Master Wilks; Harriet-Mrs Mills; Emilia-Mrs Ridout; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Lady Woodly-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Orange Woman-Mrs Bridges; New Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in Man's Cloaths, and address'd to the Young Gentlemen who call themselves the Town.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Woodly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Mrs Mozeen; III: Lowe

Dance: II: The Mechels; IV: Muilment; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's son

1785
22 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Lady's Airs

Cast
Role: Lady Tossup Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Rodomont Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, the Mechels, Salomon's son

Related Works
Related Work: Windsor Castle Author(s): Johann Salomon

Song: III: A Duet of Purcell's call'd Caesar and Urania-Mrs Clive, Mrs Mozeen

1786
05 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Macklin; Constant-Mills; Heartfree-Delane; Col Bully (with proper songs)-Lowe; Rake-Blakes; Razor-Collins; Taylor-Leigh; Justice-Winstone; Constable-Ray; Lady Francis-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Ridout; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Francis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

1787
14 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince George, Prince Edward, and Prince William, with the Lady Augusta and Lady Elizabeth (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #87 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Ann Bullen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James

Dance: The English Boy and Girl

1788
24 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts [by Garrick] never perform'd there before. The characters new Dress'd. [For comment on this piece, see Fugitive Pieces on Various Subjects, printed by Dodsley, 1761, I, pp. 194 ff.: "The Pretty Gentlemen; or Softness of Manners Vindicated from the False ridicule under the Character of William Fribble, First printed in the year 1747."] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #149 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair (by Desire)-Mrs Woffington; Col Standard-Delane; Smuggler-Taswell; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun-Neale; Vizard-Havard; Dickey-Ray; Tom Errand-Leigh; Constable-Winstone; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parley-Mrs Green; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1789
10 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Delane; Col. Bully-Lowe; Lord Rake-Blakes; Razor-Yates; Taylor-Shuter; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber; Belinda-Mrs Woffington; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Justice-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

1790
15 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Bridgwater; Constant-Ridout; Heartfree-Ryan; Razor-James; Bully, with songs in character-Beard; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: II: Chi nacque alle pene, Lusingo piu Cara-; IV: As17480213 Miss Faulkner

1791
02 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17480319 but Macbeth-Barry; Lady Macduff-Mrs Elmy; Young Siward-_; Fleance-_; Seyton-_; Angus-_; Doctor-_; Lady-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cooke, Anne and Janeton Auretti

1792
27 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Drums Demolish'd or Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Performance Comment: Bickerstaff-Bridges; Pacolet-Gibson; Seize Corps-Dunstall; Quick and Dead-Marten; Plumehearse-Morgan; Dismal-Collins; Fop-James; Lover-Anderson; Lawyer-Rosco; Beau-Storer; Old Citizen-Paget; Virtuoso-Paddick; Lady Feignsick-Mrs Bland; Lady Riot-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Lady Feignsick Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lady Riot Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Song: I: Go Rose-Beard; II: Ah Se Amanti Fasti Mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; IV: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, Tis Liberty-Miss Faulkner

1793
05 September 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Nicanor-Stevens; Miris-Mrs Hickson; Mandana-Young Lady, first time on any stage; with an Occasional Prologue-a gentleman, lady in the character of the ghosts of Mr Booth and Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Mandana Actor: Young Lady, first time on any stage
Role: with an Occasional Prologue Actor: a gentleman, lady in the character of the ghosts of Mr Booth and Mrs Oldfield.

Song: IV: A Cantata-Doorsming, who never appeared in public

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Matthews

1794
21 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Ridout, 1st appearance on that stage; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Bridges; Razor-Anderson; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington 1st appearance that stage these 7 years.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st appearance that stage these 7 years.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

1795
18 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Belinda-Mrs Willoughby (her second appearance on the stage); Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully (with songs)-Beard; Rake-Blakes; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Justice-Winstone; Constable-Ray; Watchman-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Music: By particular Desire, Concerto on Flute, as17480917

1796
21 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Berry; Sir Paul Plyant-Yates; Brisk-Woodward; Lord Froth-Neale; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive;Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Cynthia-Mrs Willoughby; Careless-Mills; Mellefont-Havard; Touchwood-Winstone; Saygrace-James; Lady Pliant-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Miss Pitt.

Dance: Several Entertainments-Cooke, the Aurettis, Mathews, Mrs Addison

1797
04 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry (by desire)-Mrs Woffington; Col. Standard-Delane; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Arthur; Young Clincher-Cushing; Dickey-Collins; Tom-Dunstall; Constable-Marten; Beau Clincher-Cibber; Lady Darling-Mrs Bambridge; Parley-Mrs Dunstall; Angelica-Mrs Ridout; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Haughton

1798
29 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cibber. Mainpiece. Reviv'd, not acted these 4 years [see 1 March 1746]. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Dancourt, a Ballad Opera, performed by particular desire. Tomorrow, The Jubilee, for Benefit of Mrs Horton. [Baker, Biographia Dramatica, lists the afterpiece as written by James Wilder, taken from Dancourt. Cibber had announced (General Advertiser, 27 Feb.) for his benefit The Man of Mode, with Pasquin, with Alterations. In which would be performed The Rehearsal of a Comedy call'd The Election; or, Bribes on Both Sides, by the Author of Tom Jones.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Ryan; Medley-Sparks; Old Bellair-Arthur; Young Bellair-Gibson; Shoemaker-Collins; Smirk-Cushing; Handy-Anderson; Fopling's Page-Miss Mullart; Townley's Page-Miss Morrison; Orange Woman-Stoppelaer; Lady Townly-Miss Copen; Lady Woodville-Mrs Bambridge; Busy-Miss Haughton; Bullies-Dunstall, Bencraft, Oates; Aemilia-Mrs Copen; Pert-Mrs Ridout; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Harriet-Miss Bellamy; Loveit-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Copen
Role: Lady Woodville Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Gentleman Gardiner

Dance: Mr J. Granier, J. Granier's sister

1799
25 September 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Constant-Ridout; Heartfree-Ryan; Bully (with a Song in Character)-Lowe; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Razor-Anderson; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Belinda-Mrs Barrington; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

1800
12 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; King-Sparks; Banquo-Delane; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Seyward-Bransby; Lenox-Ridout; Seyton-Gibson; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music-; The Vocal parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Wilder, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright; With Dances- and Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Woffington