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6821 results for: Keyword - Leigh</i> (<i>Cibber, Apology</i>, ed. $Lowe
We found 3635 matches on Author, 2957 matches on Performance Comments, 864 matches on Event Comments, 444 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5476
14 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 but Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber
Role: Foresters Actor: Turbutt, Leigh, Marshall.

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett. [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Music: A Comic Medley Overture-composed by Arne

5477
20 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cibber. Tickets at Cibber's House in Wild-Court, lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Orphan Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Orphan Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance:

5478
08 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Decius-Turbutt; Marcus-Hill; Portius-Wright; Lucius-Havard; Lucia-Miss Holliday; Marcia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

5479
01 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Milward; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Claudio-Mills; Lucio-Cibber; Escalus-Wright; Fryar Peter-Winstone; Fryar Thomas-Cole; Provost-Havard; Clown-Miller; Elbow-Harper; Bernardine-Ray; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Juliet-Miss Brett; Mrs Overdon-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucio Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Bess Brindle Actor: Leigh
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Leigh

5480
11 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Milward; Pierre-Quin; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Renault-Cibber; Priuli-Boman; Duke-Cross; Bedamar-Hill; Eliot-Winstone; Spinosa-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Renault Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Dance: Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

5481
16 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Milward; Ventidius-Quin; Dolabella-Mills; Alexas-Cibber; Octavia-Mrs Butler; Cleopatra-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Alexas Actor: Cibber
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber
Role: Forresters Actor: Turbutt, Leigh

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Mrs Thompson; V: Muilment, Mrs Walter

5482
13 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Performance Comment: See17380916, but Shallow-Cibber Sr; Falstaff-Quin; King-Milward; Prince-Mills; Pistol-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Cibber Sr
Role: Pistol Actor: Cibber Jr.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber Jr.

5483
04 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Lady Stafford to Lord Wentworth, 4 Jan.: I hear their will be a vast riot to night at the Play, for young Cibber is to act and the Templars are resolved to hiss him off the stage. 6 Jan.: Young Cibber was vastly hiss'd a Thursday, but his old friend Impudence kept him from being either out of countenance or in the least disturb'd at the noise.-Wentworth Papers, p. 541

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Leigh
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber Jr.

Dance: V: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

5484
26 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. [Tickets at Cibber's House, at Mrs Holt's in Bow Street, cg. The play changed, by request, from The Relapse.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 March: Last Week died, in the 88th Year of his Age, Mr Boman, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre, who had the Honour to perform several times before King Charles II. It is remarkable of him, that he was the oldest Player, the oldest Singer, and the oldest Ringer in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Dapper Actor: Leigh
Role: Abel Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber Jr

Dance: II: Punch Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: I: Advice to the Tatlers (by Desire)-Mrs Clive; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces-

5485
29 November 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Cibber; Airy-Giffard; Charles-W. Giffard; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Sir Francis-Julian; Whisper-Peterson; Isabinda-Mrs E. Giffard; Patch-Mrs Dunstall; Scentwell-Miss Brunette; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-nobody as17421124.
Cast
Role: Busy Body Actor: Cibber
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance: AAmorous Contention, the Politick Maid-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Comic Dance, as17421126; Welsh Boufon-Master Granier, Miss Granier

5486
01 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Cibber; Careless-Giffard; Blunt-W. Giffard; Day-Julian; Obadiah-Dunstall; Abel-Peterson; Story-Pattenden; Bookseller-Dove; Catch-Dighton; Arbella-Mrs Butler; Mrs Day-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Chat-Miss Brunette; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-nobody as17421124.
Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Cibber
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

5487
03 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Giffard; Worthy-W. Giffard; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Lory-Peterson; Coupler-Julian; Young Fashion-a Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Bull-Buckeley; Shoemaker-Freeman; Seringe-Dove; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Berinthia-Mrs Giffard; Hoyden-Mrs Dunstall; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-nobody, as17421124.
Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: CComic Ballet-Granier, Carney, Mrs Roland, LaPierre, Pelling, Mrs Saintquinot, Miss Story, Mrs Vallois; Welsh Boufon-two Masters Granier; Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

5488
27 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: By particular Desire. Richard-Cibber; Henry VI-Giffard; Richmond-W. Giffard; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Edward V-Miss Cibber; York-Miss Naylor; Buckingham-Peterson; Stanley-Mozeen; Catesby-Dighton; Ratcliff-Naylor; Norfolk-Freeman; Oxford-Pattendon; Mayor-Dunstall; Blunt-Clough; Tyrrel-Dove; Forrest-Julian; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Cibber
Role: Edward V Actor: Miss Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

5489
17 February 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-W. Giffard; Ben-Clough; Foresight-Julian; Jeremy-Peterson; Buckram-Dighton; Trapland-Dove; Snap-Hemskirk; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Miss Prue-Miss Scott; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Jenny-Miss Royer; By Desire, an Epiloguein the Character of Nobody-Mr Cibber.
Cast
Role: Tattle Actor: Cibber
Role: an Epiloguein the Character of Nobody Actor: Mr Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: The Welsh Buffoon-two Masters Granier; III: A Hornpipe-Mr Rosoman; V: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

5490
14 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: It is Humbly desir'd that Ladies who have taken Places, will please to send for their Tickets to Mrs Cibber's Lodgings, at Mr Salt's, at Henrietta St., Covent Garden. Benefit Mrs Cibber. By Command of their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales. Stage formed into an amphitheatre, and to prevent the ladies's catching cold ciel'd after the manner of the Oratorios. Tickets sold at the door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Ballet, as17421108

5491
14 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Moneytrap-Cibber; Dick-Simson; Clarissa-Mrs Butler; Corinna-Miss Cibber; Flippanta-Mrs Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Moneytrap Actor: Cibber
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: III: Welch Buffoons, as17430308 V: Scotch Dance, as17430308

5492
22 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Cibber; Iago-Paget; Roderigo-Charles; Brabantio-Furnival; Cassio-Mozeen; Emilia-Mrs Chetwood; Desdemona-Miss Jenny Cibber; Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Cibber
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Jenny Cibber

Music:

5493
27 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Plume-Mills; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Balance-Johnson; Kite-Paget; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Rose-Miss Jenny Cibber; Worthy-Mozeen; Scale-Naylor; Scruple-Holtham; Bullock-Paddick; Pearmain-Bernard; Appletree-Hacket; Welsh Collier-Richards; Constable-Jackson; Lucy-Mrs George; Prologue-Mr Mills.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Cibber
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Jenny Cibber

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-

5494
04 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber; Indiana-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time that part; Phillis-Mrs Elmy, from Dublin; Sir John Bevil-Paget; Sealand-Johnson; Young Bevil-Charles; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Bernard; Humphrey-Furnival; Daniel-Hacket; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hill; Lucinda-Mrs Bailey; Isabella-Mrs Freeman; With a Prologue-nobody; Epilogue-nobody.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Jenny Cibber, first time that part

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life

Music: German Flute-Burk Thumoth

5495
20 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Roberts, first on that stage these twelve years; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Cibber; Hermione-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time in that part; Phoenix-Furnival; Pylades-Mozeen; Cephisa-Mrs Chetwood; Cleone-Miss Houghton.
Cast
Role: Orestes Actor: Cibber
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Jenny Cibber, first time in that part

Afterpiece Title: The Gardeners Wedding

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; Singing-Mrs Hill; III: The Noon Tide Air from Comus-Mrs Hill

5496
18 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Garrick; Siffredi-Sheridan; Osmond-Delane; Rodolpho-Havard; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber; Laura-Miss Budgell; Epilogue-Miss Budgell, Mrs Cibber [1st edition, but listed in order of actors given by General Advertiser, except General Advertiser adds Bridges & Mozeen].1st edition, but listed in order of actors given by General Advertiser, except General Advertiser adds Bridges & Mozeen].
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Budgell, Mrs Cibber

5497
25 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Hale; Exeter-Ridout; Achb. Canterbury-Chapman; Fluellin-Hippisley; King of France-Cashell; Dauphin-Woodward; Constable-Bridgwater; French Soldier-Destrade; Pistol-Cibber; Queen of France-Mrs Bland; Princess Katherine-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs James; Chorus (after the manner of the ancients)-Ryan; Epilogue (on Somebody in the character of Nobody)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Pistol Actor: Cibber
Role: Epilogue Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

5498
24 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd by sundry charges made to Mr Theophilus? Cibber more than paid him last season...#58 8s. 5d. Paid Mr Finch for Mr Cibber's creditors the moneys stopp'd out of his sallary for their use #58 8s. 5d. Rec'd of Mr Finch a Bill paid to Forest June 1745 for a Habeus &c for Mr Cibber. Receipts: #91 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

5499
08 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. We hear that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, with Prince Edward will be this night at Covent Garden, to see the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and Harlequin Skeleton. On Tuesday 3 March, will be reviv'd a Tragedy call'd Macbeth (as written by Shakespear) the part of Macbeth by Barry, and Lady Macbeth by Mrs Cibber, being the first time of her appearing in that character. To which will be added the Oracle, a new Dramatic piece (of one act) taken from the French, the Principal Part to be perform'd by Mrs Cibber. Pit and boxes laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Merlins Cave

5500
01 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Boadicia

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Mossop, Havard, Burton, Bransby, Davies, Mozeen, Jefferson, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cibber. Dumnorix-Garrick; Aenobarbus-Mossop; Flaminius-Havard; Tenantius-Burton; Ebrancus-Mozeen; Roman Ambassador Icenians and Trinobanitans-Bransby, Davies, Jefferson; Boadicia-Mrs Pritchard; Venusia-Mrs Cibber; [With new pieces of music- [between the acts, adapted to the play; Prologue-Mossop; Epilogue-Havard [(Edition of 1753).].(Edition of 1753).].
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Mossop, Havard, Burton, Bransby, Davies, Mozeen, Jefferson, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cibber. Dumnorix-Garrick
Role: Venusia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Music: With new pieces of Between the Acts: Music , adapted to the play, and by Dr Boyce-