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874 results for: Keyword - Mary Martin
We found 562 matches on Performance Comments, 243 matches on Event Comments, 114 matches on Performance Title, 49 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
March 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Mary Pix. Date of premiere unknown. Published 15 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar Of Muscovy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1701 lists: Demetrius-Hodgson; Zueski-Booth; Bassilius-Boyle [Boyce?]; Zaporius-Nap; Rureck-Pack; Bosman-Berry; Carclos-Arnold; Fedor-Harris; Manzeck-Freeman; Alexander-Bowman; Sophia-Mrs Leigh; Marina-Mrs Bowman; Zarriana-Mrs Barry; Terresia-Mrs Martin; Prologue-; Epilogue[ written by William Burnaby-.
Cast
Role: Terresia Actor: Mrs Martin
Related Works
Related Work: The Czar of Muscovy Author(s): Mary Pix

2
21 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by the Hon. John St.John. Prologue by William Fawkener.-Epilogue by the author (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 1 May 1789: This Day is published Mary Queen of Scots (1s. 6d.). [As afterpiece the playbill announces Who's the Dupe?, but it was not acted. Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play.] Receipts: #240 9s. (226.4.0; 13.8.6;0.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Aickin, Barrymore, Whitfield, Packer, Williames, Fawcett, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Chaplin, Benson, Wroughton Mrs Ward, Mrs Farmer, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789), and World, 23 Mar.: Norfolk-Kemble; Cecil-Aickin; Herries-Barrymore; Murray-Whitfield; Davison-Packer; Beton-Williames; Paulet-Fawcett; Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sheriff-Chaplin; Shrewsbury-Benson; Lenox-Wroughton; Nawe-Alfred; Lieutenant of the Tower-Lyons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Douglas-Mrs Farmer; Lady Scroop-Miss Tidswell; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; unassigned-Wilson, Jones; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

3
15 August 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. It is not certain this is the first performance, but it may well have been. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@139, p. 125. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 346. Pepys, Diary: Sir W. Pen and I to the Duke's house, where a new play. The King and Court there: the house full, and an act begun. And so went to the King's. Downes (p. 28): Sir Martin Marral, The Duke of New-Castle, giving Mr Dryden a bare translation of it, out of a Comedy of the Famous French Poet Monseur Moleire: He adapted the Part purposely for the Mouth of Mr Nokes, and curiously Polishing the whole....All the Parts being very Just and Exactly perform'd, specially Sir Martin and his Man, Mr Smith, and several others since have come very near him, but none Equall'd, nor yet Mr Nokes in Sir Martin: This Comedy was Crown'd with an Excellent Entry. In the Last Act at the Mask, by Mr Priest and Madam Davies; This, and Love in a Tub, got the Company more Money than any preceding Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: Edition of 1668: No actors' names. Prologue-; Epilogue-; Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 28): Sir Martin Marall-Nokes; Sir John Swallow-Smith; Lord Dartmouth-Young; Old Moody-Underhill; Warner-Harris; Lady Dupe-Mrs Norris; Mrs Millisent-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Marall Actor: Nokes

4
June 1698 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Queen Catharine; Or, The Ruines Of Love

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue-Mr Batterton; Epilogue by Mrs Trotter-Miss Porter; Edward the Fourth-Scudamore; Duke of Clarence-Verbruggen; Duke of Gloucester-Arnold; Earl of Warwick-Kynnaston; Mallavill-Bayly; Owen Tudor-Batterton; Lord Dacres-Freeman; Sir James Thyrrold-Thurmond; Queen Catharine-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Bracegirdle; Esperanza-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Esperanza Actor: Mrs Martin.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Catharine; or, The Ruines of Love Author(s): Mary Pix

5
May 1699 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend; Or, The Fate Of Disobedience

Performance Comment: Prologue-Mr Hodgson; Epilogue-; Viceroy of Sardinia-Bowman; Emilius-Verbruggen; Brisac, alias Don Lopez-Scudamore; Lorenzo-Thurmond; Bucarius-Hodgson; Roderigo-Harris; Adellaida-Mrs Barry; Appamia-Mrs Bowman; Lovisa-Mrs Bracegirdle; Zelide-Mrs Lawson; Amidea-Mrs Martin; Lebret-Mrs Howard.
Cast
Role: Amidea Actor: Mrs Martin
Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend; or, The Fate of Disobedience Author(s): Mary Pix

6
13 March 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir William Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Benson; Earl of Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sir Amias Paulet-Fawcett; Beton-Whitfield; Nawe-Alfred; Lieutenant-Maddocks; Sheriff-Lyons; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Douglas-Mrs Powell; Lady Scroop-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

7
15 February 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir W. Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Benson; Earl of Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sir Amias Paulet-Wentworth; Beton-Whitfield; Nawe-Trueman; Lieut. of the Tower-Caulfield; Sheriff-Maddocks; Servant-Webb; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Douglas-Miss Miller; Lady Scrope-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

8
02 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir W. Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Holland; Beton-Whitfield; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Douglas-Miss Miller; Lady Scrope-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

9
March 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Mary Pix. Date of premiere unknown. Published 3 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Distress

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Distress Author(s): Mary Pix

10
November 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Mary Pix. Date of premiere unknown. Published 4 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Different Widows; Or, Intrigue A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Different Widows: or, Intrigue All-a-Mode Author(s): Mary Pix

11
13 November 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Authorship uncertain. According to the dedicatory essay in 1705 edition it was left unfinished by Mountfort?," but the Diverting Post, 28 Oct., states that it was written by Mrs Mary Pix. This is probably the premiere. It was acted four times before 18 Nov., but on which evenings is unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zelmane; Or, The Corinthian Queen

Related Works
Related Work: Zelmane; or, The Corinthian Queen Author(s): Mary Pix

12
May 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Mary Griffith Pix. Date of premiere unknown. Downes (p. 48) states that it was acted at the beginning of May 1705 and that it expired on the sixth day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of Spain

Related Works
Related Work: The Conquest of Spain Author(s): Mary Pix

13
June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Mary Griffith Pix. Date of premiere unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adventures In Madrid

Related Works
Related Work: The Adventures in Madrid Author(s): Mary Griffith Pix

14
27 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Mrs Mary Davys.] Never Acted before. Preface: The first Night, in which lay all the Danger, was attended with only two single Hisses....The one was a Boy, and not worth taking Notice of, the other a Man who came prejudic'd. Receipts: #28 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heiress; Or, The Humours Of York

Related Works
Related Work: The Northern Heiress: or, The Humours of York Author(s): Mary Davys

15
30 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Robinson. Morning Chronicle, 6 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Robinson, at Parviso's, No. 114, Long acre. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Mary Robinson. Larpent MS 447; not published]: The Music chiefly compiled. Tickets delivered for King Lear will be taken. Books of the Performances to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #153 17s. 6d. (57.8.0; 21.3.6; 0.10.0: tickets: 74.16.0) (charge: #78 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Escape

Related Works
Related Work: The Lucky Escape Author(s): Mary Robinson

Song: As17780331

16
29 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Mary Robinson. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (London Chronicle, 1 Dec.). MS: Larpent 1046; not published]: With new Dresses, &c. "The dissatisfaction to the Piece being so great [Mrs Jordan] was so much agitated as to be unable to repeat above one half of the Epilogue, which, from the Opposition of Hisses and Applauses, not scarely three lines of that could be distinctly heard" (Powell). Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 10; Nobody at 12. Receipts: #334 2s. 6d. (222.13.6; 107.10.6; 3.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Nobody

Related Works
Related Work: Nobody Author(s): Mary Robinson

17
27 January 1795 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera [1st time; COM 2], the music entirely new composed here by Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler], who will himself preside at the harpsichord. The Poetry by Lorenzo? DaPonte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scola Dei Maritati

Related Works
Related Work: La Scola dei Maritati Author(s): Martin y Soler

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17941220; End II: L'Espiegle Soubrette, as17950124

18
26 May 1795 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera [1st time; COM 2], composed here by Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler]; the poetry by DaPonte. [Libretto 1st published by F. Dietrichsen (1801).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola Del Piacere

Related Works
Related Work: L'Isola del Piacere Author(s): Martin y Soler

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17941220; End II: Paul et Virginie, as17950411

19
28 May 1795 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler]. Afterpiece: A New Comic Intermezzo [1st time] in I Act; the music by Martini, the words by DaPonte; in which some new Music in the Spanish stile. Tickets to be had of Martini, No. 17, Sherrard-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola Del Piacere

Related Works
Related Work: L'Isola del Piacere Author(s): Martin y Soler

Afterpiece Title: Le Nozze dei Contadini Spagnuoli

Related Works
Related Work: Le Nozze dei Contadini Spagnuoli Author(s): Martin y Soler

Dance: End II: Paul et Virginie, as17950411; In intermezzo: The Fandango-Mme DelCaro, Aumer

Music: End I: a concerto

20
30 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queen; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Mary Queen of Scots-Mrs Roberts; Norfolk-Mills; Davison-Milward; Morton-Turbutt; Cecil-Havard; Giffard-Winstone; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Dowglas-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Mary Queen of Scots Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Song: II: Oh Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: In V: By particular Desire, the Dead March in the last New Oratorio, called Saul and David, by Mr Handel-

Dance: V: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

21
13 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Hussey, Merifield, J. Martin, Miss Daw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Music: I: Violin Solo-J. Martin

Performance Comment: Martin.

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Daw; III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Granier, Dumay; IV: The Catalonian Marriage, as17630308 End: a Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist

22
November 1695 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, The Third Part; With The Marriage Of Mary The Buxome

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-[Enter Mr Horden, [After eight lines] Miss Cross [enters; Epilogue-Mary the Buxome; Don Quixote-Powell; Sancho-Newth; Basilius-Horden; Camacho-Bullock; Jaques-Pinkeman; Carrasco-Verbrugen; Gines de Passamonte-Lee; Puppets (design'd to be Acted by)-Children; Carter to the Lyon-Smeaton; Quitteria-Mrs Finch; Dulcinea del Toboso-Smeaton; Teresa-Mrs Powell; Mary the Buxome-Mrs Verbruggen; Altisidora-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mary the Buxome
Role: Mary the Buxome Actor: Mrs Verbruggen

23
06 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary, Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: but Genest (II, 299) gives a possible cast: Norfolk-Wilks; Cecil-Powell, Keene; Morton-Mills; Davison-Booth; Gifford-Bickerstaff; Queen Mary-Mrs Oldfield; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Knight; Douglass-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

24
10 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary, Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Knight; Queen Mary-Mrs Oldfield; Norfolk-Wilks; Cecil-Elrington; Morton-Mills; Davison-Booth; Gifford-Bickerstaff; Douglass-Miss Sherburn.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

25
18 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Knight; Queen Mary-Mrs Oldfield; Norfolk-Wilks; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Elrington; Davison-Booth; Gifford-Keene; Dowglas-Miss Sherborn.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield