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We found 23367 matches on Performance Comments, 4378 matches on Event Comments, 4202 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Davies; Balthasar (with a proper song)-Atkins; Beatrice-Miss Pritchard; Don Pedro-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Frair-Burton; Don John-Bransby; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Hero-Mrs Davies; In Act II a Masquerade Dance-; in which will be introduc'd a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies
Event Comment: Farce not so much hiss'd (Cross). This month published A Defence of Mr Garrick in Answer to the Letter Writer [See 13 Oct.], 37 pp. [Closes with the paragraph: "Nor need I take notice of your accusation against the manager for his neglect in the Decorations of the Scenery, since it is notorious to everyone who has eyes, that the scenes at Drury Lane are as well adapted to the Representations, and as well executed, as any Covent Garden can boast of (though you are pleased to assert the contrary) Pantomimical Decorations not excepted."] Receipts:#100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Holland; Polyphontes-Havard; Erox-Burton; Barvas-Packer; Euricles-Blakes; Ismene-Miss Hippisley; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; High Priest-Bransby; With a Procession, Sacrifice-.
Cast
Role: Dorilas Actor: Holland
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17591105, but Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17590929, but Hamlet-Fleetwood; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Osric-Perry.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Holland; Siffredi-Davies; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Osmond-Havard; Laura-Miss Haughton; Sigismunda-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Tancred Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

Dance: TheShepherd's Holiday, as17591017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jacques-Sparks; Orlando-Smith; Touchstone-Shuter; Amiens (with the songs in character)-Lowe; Rosalind-Mrs Hamilton; other characters-[as usual; see17591121.as usual; see17591121.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Smith
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17591011, butWishwell-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: butWishwell Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Clerimont Actor: Holland
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Chinawoman Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Strictland Actor: Davies
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: See17591106, but Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-King; Lovel-Obrien; Philip-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Unhappy Sufferers by the late Dreadful Fire in King's Stredt, Covent Garden (playbill). We gave our Night's pay for ye Sufferers by the fire in King's Street Covent Garden Sun: ye 23d. of Dec. (Cross). Sisters diner at Mrs B's. I slept [slipt?] in after the play at Drury Lane & see them in the Gallery, where I had a few words with Mr Williams (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared before [Miss Mowat]; Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ross[, 1st time; Hastings-Smith; Belmour-Ridout; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliff-Davis; Alicia-Mrs Stephens[, 1st time., 1st time.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Stephens
Event Comment: Receipts: #155 2s. Miss Mowat's 2nd appearance. Paid Powell for his attendance and adjusting the Accounts for two seasons to the end of May #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17600124, but Alicia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ross; Eumenes-Ryan; Herbis-Gibson; Artamon-Bennet; Caled-Sparks; Abudah-Ridout; Daran-Anderson; Eudocia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Ward.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Hardy-Fleetwood; Trim-Yates; Campley-Obrien; Puzzle-Blakes; Sable-Moody; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Harriot-Miss Macklin; Lady Charlotte-Miss Pritchard; Brumpton-Bransby; Cabinet-Packer; Tom-Vaughan; Trusty-Burton.
Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Performance Comment: Zamti-Garrick; Etan-Fleetwood; Hamet-Holland; Timurkan-Havard; Mirvan-Davies; Octar-Bransby; Morat-Burton; Orasmin-Packer; Zimventi-Fox; Mandane-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Hamet Actor: Holland
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17591218, but Belinda-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Never Acted before. A Tragedy [By John Home]. I went to my Office and then slept [?] in at Drury Lane w here I see Mr and Miss Hayes, Lady Lindores who I see into a coach, I slept in at Covent Garden Gallery before the play, but see nobody I knew so I would not stay, otherwise I would have went out as I had set my mind on the Beggar's Opera for once more, but waived it all & went to my Office (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Performance Comment: Actor's names only in bills, but edition of 1760 lists: Aemilius-Garrick; Titus-Holland; Paulus-Austin; Varus-Davies; Priest of Jupiter-Burton; Dumnorix-Bransby; Lucius-Packer; Gartha-Scrase; Officer-Ackman; Cornelia-Mrs Cibber; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Titus Actor: Holland
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Performance Comment: As17600221, but Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Titus Actor: Holland
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Cast
Role: Titus Actor: Holland
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Obrien , 1st time; Flash-King , 1st time; Loveit-Austin; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Bennett; Biddy-Miss Pope , 1st time.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Strictland Actor: Davies
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17591124, but Charlotte-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17600207, but Romeo-Garrick; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; The Vocal Parts-Master _Roger.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17600116, but Philips_; Burton_; Packer_; Johnston_; Mrs_ Bradshaw; Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17591224, but Zara-Mrs Yates; Nerestan-Havard.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King, 1st time; Grumio-Yates; Catharine-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: IV: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

Entertainment: S+Speciality. For one night only, will present the Town with a Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks Have at Ye All-King

Event Comment: Benefit for Fleetwood. Mrs Cibber's sudden illness has oblig'd Mr Fleetwood to change his play from The Orphan to The Wonder. Tickets deliver'd for The Orphan will be taken. Last time of performing the afterpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17600101, but Nottingham-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Essex Actor: Holland
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Yates1st time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode