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1183 results for: Keyword - MMr Beard
We found 564 matches on Performance Comments, 534 matches on Performance Title, 185 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1026
20 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mossop; Ferdinand-Holland; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Antonio-Austin; Sebastian-Mozeen; Stephano-Woodward; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Berry; Boatswain-Blakes; Ariel (with proper Songs)-Miss Young; Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Ceres-Mrs Vernon; Hymen-Beard; With Proper Decorations, particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque-Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.
Cast
Role: Hymen Actor: Beard

1027
08 November 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Beatrice-Miss Pritchard; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Claudio-Palmer; Don John-Bransby; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthazar (with a proper Song)-Beard; Antonio-Walker; Verges-Philips; Hero-Mrs Davies; Borachio-Blakes; In Act II, a Masquerade Dance, in which will be introduced a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Play.
Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: others Actor: Beard.

1028
02 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Havard, Berry, Davies, Bransby, Jefferson, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Bennet; In which will be introduced an Epithalamius set to Music by Arne-Beard, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Arne Actor: Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

1029
03 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-Davies; Sampson-Bransby; Bellford-Jefferson; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Epithalamium-Beard, Miss Young [as17571202.as17571202.
Cast
Role: Epithalamium Actor: Beard, Miss Young
Role: Arne Actor: Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette, or 1757

1030
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.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1031
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

1032
22 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Belshazzar

Performance Comment: Larpent MS lists parts: Belshazzar, Daniel, Cyrus, Gobryas (An Assyrian Noble revolted to Cyrus), Nitocris (Mother to Belshazzar), Arioch (a Babylonian Lord), Chorus of Babylonians , Jews , Medes , and Persians . [Deutsch, Handel, p. 794, lists: Belshazzar-Beard; Nitocris-Signora Frasi; Cyrus-Miss Young [Mrs Scott]; Daniel-Miss Frederick; Gobrias-Champness.
Cast
Role: Belshazzar Actor: Beard

1033
01 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Beard; Iphis-Signora Frasi; Hamor-Miss Young [Mrs Scott]; Storage-Miss Frederick; Zebul-Champness (Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 619).
Cast
Role: Jeptha Actor: Beard

1034
10 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Bully Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17570917, but Joe-Beard.
Cast
Role: Joe Actor: Beard.

Dance: II: A new Spanish Dance-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi; End: A new Comic Dance-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

1035
02 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Jefferson; Vocal Parts-Beard, Vernon, Champnes, Atkins, Miss Young; To conclude with Rule Britannia-; Britons Strike Home-; with the Original Prologue in the Character of a Drunken Sailor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Vernon, Champnes, Atkins, Miss Young

Dance: IV: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Mrs Addison

1036
03 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17571217, but Macbeth-Mossop; Hecate-Champnes; Lady Macduff-_; Additional Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Additional Singing Actor: Beard.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champness, Mrs Vernon. With proper Decorations.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

1037
18 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17571227, but Sailors-Vernon, _Beard, +Philips; a song in character-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Sailors Actor:
Role: with a Song Actor: Beard in Character.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Walker

1038
22 June 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's 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

1039
23 September 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Claudio-Palmer; Don John-Bransby; Dogberry-Taswell; Fryar-Burton; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Balthazar (with a proper song)-Beard; Hero-Mrs Davies; Beatrice-Miss Pritchard; In Act II Masquerade Dance, in which will be introduced a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Beard; Jobson-Berry; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard

1040
30 September 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champnes, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palamon-Rooker; Laura-Mrs Vernon; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude with a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Beard

1041
14 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Palmer; Bully (with proper songs)-Beard; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Bully Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: TheKing and the Miller

Cast
Role: Joe Actor: Beard.

Dance: II:A Spanish Dance-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

1042
20 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; other parts-Mlle Mariet, Mrs Petit, Beard.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Mlle Mariet, Mrs Petit, Beard.

Dance: III: Spanish Dance, as17581014

1043
24 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mossop; Ferdinand-Holland; Stephano-Vaughan; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Berry; Ariel-Eliz. Young (with proper songs); Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Ceres-Mrs Vernon; Hymen-Beard; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic spirits, a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque, -Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, others.
Cast
Role: Hymen Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Mlle Mariet, Mrs Petit, Beard.

1044
30 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mossop; Duncan-Berry; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Austin; Banquo-Palmer; Hecate-Champness; Angus-Perry; Lenox-Scrase; Donalbaine-Master Simson; Witches-Burton, Yates, Blakes; Lady Macduff-Mrs Glen; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Seyward-Bransby; Hecate-Champness; The Vocal Part-Beard, Champnes, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Part Actor: Beard, Champnes, Mrs Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

1045
03 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mossop; Elder Brother-Holland; 1st Spirit-Davies; Lady-Mrs Cibber; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; 2d Spirit-Master Simson; Younger Brother-Packer; Sabrina (and song, Sweet Echo)-Miss Young; Bacchanals-Beard, Champnes; Nymph-Miss Eliz. Young; The Dances-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, Noverre, Dupuy, Miss Valcour.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Beard, Champnes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1046
15 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-Davies; Sampson-Bransby; Bellford-Packer; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; In which will be introduced an Epithalamium set to music by Dr Arne-Beard, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Dr Arne Actor: Beard, Mrs Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks (alias Lord Lace)-Palmer; Lovemore-Beard; Mr Stocks-Blakes; Chloe (alias Lady Lace)-Mrs Clive; With the Scene of the Drawing in Guild Hall-.
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard

Dance: IV: Spanish Dance, as17581014

1047
03 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Performance Comment: Antony-Garrick; Enobarbus-Berry; Pompey-Havard; Eros-Davies; Diomede-Bransby; Agrippa-Packer; Canidius-Austin; Alexas-Ackman; Menas-Burton; Dercetas-Reinhold; Officer-Scrase; Octavius Caesar-Fleetwood; Lepidus-Blakes; Thyreus-Holland; Dolabella-Mozeen; Octavia-Mrs Glen; Charmion-Mrs Hippisley; Iras-Miss Mills; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates; The Bacchanalian Song-Beard, Champnes.
Cast
Role: The Bacchanalian Song Actor: Beard, Champnes.

1048
20 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Mossop; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Cimberton-Philips; Humphrey-Blakes; Tom-O'Brien (1st time); Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Barton; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In Act II, Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Beard.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

1049
01 February 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ambitious Step Mother

Performance Comment: Parts- Mossop, Fleetwood, Holland, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cibber, Miss Macklin Burton, Austin, Havard, Ackman, Scrase, Miss Hippisley; With the original Hymn to the Sun new set by Dr Arne-Beard, Miss Young, Miss E. Young; Genest, IV, p. 564-47, lists: Memnon-Mossop; Artaxerxes-Fleetwood; Artaban-Holland; Artemisa-Mrs Pritchard; Amestris-Mrs Cibber; Cleone-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Dr Arne Actor: Beard, Miss Young, Miss E. Young

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1050
02 February 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Performance Comment: With several new Songs composed by Mr Arne. The Vocal Parts-Sga Frasi, Miss Brent, Miss Frederica, Beard, Selves, Master Soper, the Gentlemen of the Choirs; First Violin-Dubourg; Concerto on Violincello-Pasqualino; Concerto on Hautboy-ThomasVincent; Concerto on Violin-Dubourg.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Sga Frasi, Miss Brent, Miss Frederica, Beard, Selves, Master Soper, the Gentlemen of the Choirs