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30 results for: Keyword - Manley
We found 26 matches on Roles/Actors, 12 matches on Performance Comments, 6 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Performance Title.

1
18 January 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manley-Quin; Plausible-Hippisley; Novel-Chapman; Freeman-Hale; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Woodward; Jerry Blackacre-Woodward; Vernish-Cashell; Petulant-Bencraft; Serjeant Ploden-Stoppelaer; Fidelia-Mrs Stevens; Eliza-Mrs Hale; Lettice-Miss Hillyard; Olivia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

2
04 November 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madam Fickle; Or, The Witty False One

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue-Mr Smith; Epilogue-; Lord Bellamore-Betterton; Manley-Smith; Sir Arthur Oldlove-Sandford; Captain Tilbury-Medbourn; Zechiel-Anthony Leigh; Toby-James Nokes; Old Jollyman-Underhill; Harry-Jevan; Flaile-Richards; Dorrel-Norrice; Madam Fickle-Mrs Mary Lee; Constantia-Mrs Barrer [Barry]; Arbella-Mrs Gibbs; Silvia-Mrs Napper.
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Smith

3
June 1696 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cornish Comedy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Haines in a Barrister's Gown; Epilogue-Miss Chalke Seven Years Old by Mr Haynes; Gripe-Johnson; Peregrine-Mills; Trusty-Simpson; Manley-Harland; Swas -Lee; Sharper-Powell; Busy-Haynes; Freeman-Williams; Nic Froth-Penkethman; Shuffle-Bullock; Clarinda-Mrs Temple; Eugenia-Mrs Andrews; Sue-Mrs Lucas; Margaret-Mrs Mills; Maid-Mrs Unwinn.
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Harland

4
10 March 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Giffard; Manley-W. Giffard; Sir Amorous-Martin; Vulture-Lyon; Aspin-Penkethman; Butler-Hamilton; Lady Outside-Mrs Roberts; Necessary-Miss Tollett; Betty-Mrs M. Giffard; Miranda-Mrs Giffard .
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance:

5
22 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manley-Palmer; Sir Francis Wronghead-Shuter; Squire Richard-Weston; Basset-Gardner; Moody-Thompson; Poudage-Brownsmith; Lady Grace-Mrs Burden; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Gardner; Miss Jenny-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Denton; Myrtilla-Mrs Kirby; Lady Townly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: A Serious Dance-; End: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

6
21 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope (1st appearance these 3 years); Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Wilson; Squire Richard-Blanchard; Count Basset-Marshall; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Mrs Fawcett; Myrtilla-Mrs Rock; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

7
22 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Squire Richard-Blanchard; Count Basset-Bernard; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Hopkins; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Miss Grist; Myrtilla-Miss Stuart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Ballet: End: Dermot and Kathlane. As17931018, but added: Old Kathlane-Miss Smith

8
14 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Bernard; Squire Richard-Burton; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Hopkins; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Miss Cornelys; Myrtilla-Miss Stuart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

9
20 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Murray; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Macready; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Mansel; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Knight; Myrtilla-Miss Logan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

10
28 September 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Murray; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Clarke; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Thompson; James-Abbot; Constable-Whitmore; Poundage-Rees; Lady Grace-Miss Chapman; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Mytrilla-Mrs Watts; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Litchfield; Lady Townly-Mrs Johnson (from the Theatre in America; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

11
09 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: HOW TO BE HAPPY

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Barrymore, Fawcett, Aickin, Suett, C. Kemble, Johnstone, Parsons / / Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Harlowe, Miss De Camp, Miss Heard, Mrs Hopkins. [Cast from European Magazine, Aug. 1794, p. 139, and Larpent MS: Seagrove-Palmer; Young Manley-Barrymore; Jack Scamper-Fawcett; Sir Charles Manley-Aiclcin; Sir John Marlow-Suett; Young Marlow-C. Kemble; Fitzgerald-Johnstone; Simon-Parsons// Julia-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Harcourt-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Scamper-Mrs Harlowe; Miss Furnish-Miss De Camp; Betsey-Miss Heard; Mrs Furnish-Mrs Hopkins.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Gibbs. COMMENT, 2nd piece [1st time; C 5, by George Brewer; incidental music by Dr Arnold. MS: Larpent 1034; not published. Prologue by the author (Morning Herald, 19 Aug.). Author of Epilogue unknown]: With new Scenery by Rooker, Dresses, and Decorations . Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Gibbs. COMMENT, 2nd piece [1st time; C 5, by George Brewer; incidental music by Dr Arnold. MS: Larpent 1034; not published. Prologue by the author (Morning Herald, 19 Aug.). Author of Epilogue unknown]: With new Scenery by Rooker, Dresses, and Decorations .
Cast
Role: Young Manley Actor: Barrymore
Role: Sir Charles Manley Actor: Aiclcin

12
April 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the Post Man, 4-6 June 1696, suggests that it was acted not later than May 1696, possibly that it was given in late April. In III is a song, Unguarded lies the wishing maid, set by John Eccles and sung by Leveridge. In IV is a song, The secrets of peace, set by Finger and sung by Mrs Hudson. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 20: This is Mrs Manley's; it made a shift to live a half a dozen Days, and then expir'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Mischief

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Mischief Author(s): Mary Manley

13
21 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary; Or, The Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Quick, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson; [Cast suggested by Genest (VI, 149): Sir Valentine Sedgmore-Wilson; Charles Manley-Whitfield; Humphrey Sedgmore-Wewitzer; Miss Louisa Balmer-Mrs Morton; Kitty-Mrs Wilson; unassigned-Thompson, Fearon, Quick; Prologue-Wilson. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Charles Manley Actor: Whitfield

Dance: IV: The Bedlamites-

14
19 January 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Quin

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing-Janneton Auretti; A New Dance call'd Les Pasteurs Joyeux-Delamain, Villeneuve, Mlle Auguste; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

15
24 January 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Quin

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Les Pasteurs Joyeux, as17430119; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

16
27 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Serious Dance-; Hornpipe, as17670722

17
08 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: As17921116

18
17 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

19
01 November 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

20
27 April 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Manley Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

21
March 1696 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lost Lover; Or, The Jealous Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Lost Lover; or, The Jealous Husband Author(s): Mary Manley

22
01 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Cast
Role: Charles Manley Actor: Whitfield

Song: In: To thee O gentle sleep-Leoni

23
03 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Charles Manley Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Cast
Role: Charles Manley Actor: Whitfield

24
05 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Charles Manley Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Cast
Role: Charles Manley Actor: Whitfield

25
10 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Charles Manley Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800506, but Miss _Matthews, Miss Valois

Song: As17800422

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508