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188 results for: Keyword - Machen
We found 200 matches on Roles/Actors, 81 matches on Performance Comments, 4 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

51
06 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Brett; King Arthur-Mullart; Dollalolla-Miss Bennet; Huncamunca-Mrs Mullart; Grizzle-Mrs Charke; Glumdalka-Machen; Noodle-Boothby; Doodle-Turner; Foodle-Whitacre; Ghost-Lacy; Merlin-Aston; 1st Bailiff-Littleton; 2d-Smith; Parson-Walker; Mustacha-Mrs Talbot; Cleora-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Glumdalka Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Cast
Role: 2d Actor: Machen

Song:

Dance: As I Aug

52
08 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Performance Comment: As17350806, but Glumdalka-Littleton; 1st Bailiff-Machen .
Cast
Role: 1st Bailiff Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Cast
Role: 2d Actor: Machen

Song:

Dance: As I Aug

53
22 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Caius Marius-Lacy; Marius Jr-Mrs Charke; Metellus-Aston; Cinna-Turner; Sylla-Walker; Ancharius-Williams; Clodio-Lowder; Antonius-Gerum; Ambassador-Pearson; Son of Ancharius-Miss Brett; Granius-Boothby; Sulpitius-Machen; Quintus-Richardson; Priest-Smith; Catalus-Rymos; Apothecary-Whitaker; Old Man-Perkins; Son of Pompeius-Master Littleton; Lavinia-Mrs Mullart; Nurse-Mrs Talbot .
Cast
Role: Sulpitius Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Cast
Role: 2d Actor: Machen

Song: End Afterpiece: The Roast Beef Song by Mr Bishop of Russel Street

54
25 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: Cokes-Mullart; Overdo-Lacy; Ananias-Aston; Wasp-Jones; Valentine-Mrs Talbot; Rover-Boothby; Silence-Turner; Toyman-Topham; Constable-Littleton; Watchman-Machen; Mrs Overdo-Miss Bennet; Florella-Miss Brett; Loveit-Mrs Mullart; Gingerbread Woman-Mrs Mann; Nut Woman-Miss Brunette; Pickle Herring-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Watchman Actor: Machen

Dance: Black Joke by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett

Song: Roast Beef Song by Mullart

55
29 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Charles-Mrs Charke; Clodio-Bardin; Charino-Jones; Antonio-Dove; Duart-Lacy; Governor-Houghton; Manuel-Walker; Jacques-Whittaker; Lawyer-Machen; Sancho-Lowder; Monsieur-Simpson; Page-Master Littleton; Louisa-Mrs Mullart; Angelina-Mrs Bennet; Elvira-Mrs Morgan; Honoria-Mrs Brett; Lewis-Morgan .
Cast
Role: Lawyer Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Mutineers

Cast
Role: 2d Actor: Machen

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers

Song: Roast Beef Song by Mullart

56
17 September 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Male; Hastings-Lacy; Gloster-Machen; Dumont-Turner; Belmour-Woodburn; Ratcliff-Lowder; Catesby-Smith; Lady-Miss Jones; Alicia-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Carnival; or, Harlequin Blunderer

Performance Comment: French Harlequin-Mrs Charke; Colombine-Mrs Male; Rodulpho-Machen; Fidelia-Miss Bennet. With a Prologue written and spoken by Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Rodulpho Actor: Machen

Dance: Two Pierrots by Mons Le Blond and Mons Chatillion, the first time of their performance in England

57
24 September 1735 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Art of Management; or, Tragedy Expell'd

Performance Comment: Mrs Tragic-Mrs Charke; Brainless-Turner; Bloodbolt-Machen; Headpiece-Smyth. With a New Occasional Prologue, written and spoken by Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Bloodbolt Actor: Machen

Entertainment:

58
01 October 1735 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell [the London Merchant]

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Turner; Millwood-Mrs Charke; Thorowgood-Machen; Trueman-Smyth; Maria-Mrs Male; Lucy-Mrs Talbot .
Cast
Role: Thorowgood Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Art of Management

Cast
Role: Bloodbolt Actor: Machen

59
13 December 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-a Young Gentleman of the Temple; Ballance-Machen; Worthy-Bowen; Brazen-Boothby; Kite-Jones; Scale-Matthews; Scruple-Rogers; Bullock-Topham; Appletree-Hulstone; Pearmain-Whittaker; Constable-Freeman; Sylvia-Mrs Talbot; Rose-Miss Jones Jr; Luey-Miss Jones Sr; Melinda-Miss Atherton .
Cast
Role: Ballance Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

Song:

Dance:

60
16 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Pulling; Morelove-Machen; Sir Charles-Barton; Lady Easy-Mrs Reading; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Stewart; Lady Betty-Mrs Thompson; Edging-Miss Burgess .
Cast
Role: Morelove Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Heroick Footman

Dance: II: Hornpipe by Adams. IV: Two Pierrots by Bodway and Shawford.

Song: I: By Hemskerk. V: In Praise of English Plumb Pudding

61
19 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Old Mirabel-Machen; Young Mirabel-Yarrow; Duretete -Jones; Dugard-Wallis; Petit-Pullen; Bisarre-Miss Jones; Lamorce-Mrs Harris; Oriana-Miss Jones Jr .
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Machen

Music: IV: Solo on Violoncello by Biggs

Dance: I: Scaramouch. III: Scotch Dance. V: Running Footman by Shawford

62
05 March 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin: A Satire On The Times

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Trapwit-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Lord Place-Mrs Charke; Colonel Promise-Freeman; Sir Henry Fox Chase-Topham; Squire Tankard-Smith; Mayor-Jones; Mrs Mayoress-Mrs Egerton; Miss Mayoress-Miss J. Jones; Miss Stitch-Miss Burgess; Queen Common Sense-Mrs Egerton; Queen Ignorance-Strensham; Firebrand-Roberts; Law-Yates; Physic-Jones; Ghost of Tragedy-Pullen; Ghost of Comedy-Jones; Third Ghost-Wallis; Harlequin-Pullen; Officer-Pullen; Messenger-Wallis; Drummer-Lowder. Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Sneerwell Actor: Machen

63
29 April 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Afterpiece Title: Tumble Down Dick; on Phaeton in the Suds: With Harlequin a Pick Pocket

Performance Comment: Machine-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Clymene (Oyster Wench)-Mrs Charke; Jupiter-Freeman; Neptune-Wallis; Phoebus-Topham [Toping in edition, of 1736]; Old Phaeton-Smith; Young Phaeton-Boothby; Aurora-Mrs Egerton; Aurora's Maid-Miss Jones; Terra-Miss Burgess; Genius of Gin-Miss Ferguson Jr; Harlequin-Rosamond, from DL; Justice-Jones; His Clerk (Pierrot)-Castiglione; Managers-Freeman, Turner; Stars-Master Sherwin, Miss Ferguson Jr; Colombine-Madame la Charmante, piping-hot from Paris [Mlle Beaumaunt in edition]; Countrymen-Smith, Collerd, Mons D'Herbage, Mons De la Soup Maigre [Lowder in edition]; Rakes-Boothby, Wallis, Phenix, Pullen; Chairmen-Smith, Collard; Pistol-Lowder; Tragedy King-Pullen; Schoolmistress-Mrs Egerton; Tragedy Queen-Miss Jones; edition adds: Watchmen-Smith, Lowder, Collerd, Chapman .
Cast
Role: Sneerwell Actor: Machen

64
26 June 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Charke; Polly-Miss Gerrard, from GF; Lucy-Mrs Talbot; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Freeman; Lockit-Jones; Peach'em-Pullen; Filch-Boothby; Mat-Russell; Player-Machen; Beggar-T. Smyth; Jenny-Mrs Pile; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Elmy; Dye Trapes-a Gentlewoman of Seventy Years of Age. hathi.
Cast
Role: Player Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

65
02 August 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Deposing and Death of Queen Gin

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Queen Gin-T. Smith; Duke of Rum-Machen; Marquee de Nanta-J. Smith; Lord Sugarcane-Wallis .
Cast
Role: Duke of Rum Actor: Machen

66
07 April 1742 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Not acted these six years. Isman-Carr; Lusignan-Machen; Nerestan-Smith; Chatillion-Spackman; Orasmin-Johnson; Melidor-Ward; Zara-Mrs Smith; Selima-Miss Carter.
Cast
Role: Lusignan Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Amazon-Miss Carter; V: A Dialogue-Jackson, Miss Sharp;

Dance: V: Hornpipe-James

67
31 May 1742 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ulysses

Performance Comment: Not acted these Twenty Years. Ulysses-Machen; Telemachus-Bostock; Eurymachus-Bridgman; Antinous-Pinner; Mentor-Manly; Eumeus-White; Queen-Mrs Morrison; Semanthe-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Ulysses Actor: Machen

Song: Paul

Entertainment: TThe Drunken Man-Day

68
05 January 1743 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Don Sebastian-Manly; Muley Moloch-Johnson; Dorax-Machen; Almeda-Mrs Baily; Benducar-Pinner.
Cast
Role: Dorax Actor: Machen

Song: Between the Acts:

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle Drums, a country Dance on one Drum, with a Band of Musick-Job. Baker

69
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Goodman; Hippolito-Mrs Morgan; Ferdinand-Trye; Antonio-Brown; Gonzalo-Betts; Alonso-Machen; Stephano-Smith; Mustacho-Palmer; Ventoso-Richardson; Trinculo-Morgan; Caliban-Paget; Ariel-Master Paget; Sycorax-Simms; Miranda-Mrs Roberts; Dorinda-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Alonso Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Imprison'd; or, The Country Wake

Dance: GGrand Dance of Furies-D'Esser, Le Mont, Gramont, Fribourg; First Fury-Phillips

70
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bruodin; Duke-Platt; Anthonio-Reynolds; Ferdinand-Walker; Gonzalo-Hall; Ventoso-Smith; Stephano-Massey; Mustachio-Green; Caliban-Machen; Sycorax-Mrs Miller; Trincalo-Morgan; Miranda-Mrs Sandum; Ariel-Miss Platt; Hippolita-Mrs Morgan; Dorinda-Mrs Laguerre (Hogan), but Mrs Phillips from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden (Daily Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

71
21 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Performance Comment: Containing a Pack of Politicians; a Pack of Patriots; a Pack of Ladies; a Pack of Beaus; Mr Medley, and Author; Mr Sourwit, a learned Critick; Lord Dapper, a great Critick; Apollo's Bastard Son; Quidam Anglicae, a certain Person; Mr Hen, an Auctioneer; Mr Ground Ivy, a Laureat; Mr Pistol; Polly Smart; Polly Soft; Com multis allis quos nunc prescribere longum est; but edition of 1737 lists: Medley-Roberts; Sourwit-Lacey; Lord Dapper-Ward; Ground Ivy-Jones; Hen-Mrs Charke; Apollo's Bastard Son-Blakes; Pistol-Davis; Quidam-Smith; Politicians-Jones, Topping, Woodburn, Smith, Machen; Patriots-Topping, Machen, Pullen, Woodburn; Banter-Smith; Dangle-Lowther; Mrs Screen-Mrs Haywood; Mrs Barter-Miss Kawer; Ladies-Mrs Charke, Mrs Haywood, Mrs Lacey, Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Politicians Actor: Jones, Topping, Woodburn, Smith, Machen
Role: Patriots Actor: Topping, Machen, Pullen, Woodburn

72
13 April 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Historical Register

Afterpiece Title: Eurydice Hiss'd; or, A Word to the Wise

Performance Comment: Edition of 1737 lists: Spatter-Mrs Charke; Sourwit-Lacey; Lord Dapper-Ward; Pillage-Roberts; Honestus-Davis; Muse-Mrs Haywood; Actors-Blakes, Lowther, Pullen, Topping, Woodburn, Machen; Gentlemen-Jones, Machen, Woodburn.
Cast
Role: Actors Actor: Blakes, Lowther, Pullen, Topping, Woodburn, Machen
Role: Gentlemen Actor: Jones, Machen, Woodburn.

73
19 August 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flora

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: See17290816, but Parts-Ray, Hulett, Reynolds, Wilcocks, Smith, Machen, Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Ray, Hulett, Reynolds, Wilcocks, Smith, Machen, Mrs Mountfort.

74
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Ray; Chaunter-Hulett; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Tippit-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Thomas; rest-Wilcocks, Rosco, Pearce, Machen, Russell, Dove, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Palmer, Miss Mann, Mrs Clark, Mrs Jones, Mrs Barnett.
Cast
Role: rest Actor: Wilcocks, Rosco, Pearce, Machen, Russell, Dove, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Palmer, Miss Mann, Mrs Clark, Mrs Jones, Mrs Barnett.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Parts-Ray, Hulett, Willcocks, Rosco, Machen, Mrs Nokes, Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Ray, Hulett, Willcocks, Rosco, Machen, Mrs Nokes, Mrs Mountfort.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

75
03 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Giffard; Old Mirabel-Collet; Duretete-R. Williams; Dugard-Mynns; Petit-Hallam; Bravos-Penkethman, Lacy, Pearce, Machen; Oriana-Mrs Seal; Bizarre-Mrs Giffard; Lamorce-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Bravos Actor: Penkethman, Lacy, Pearce, Machen

Dance: As17291202