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We found 992 matches on Author, 692 matches on Performance Comments, 188 matches on Event Comments, 62 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Robson; Argus-Dancer; Hartley-Farrell; Mob-Jacobs, Smith, Vowell; Boy-Miss Francis; Robin-Fearon; Betty-Mrs White; Arethusa-Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Francis

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; other parts-Aickin, Robson, Davis, Gardner, Jacobs, Farrel, Lloyd, Ward, Fearon, Waters, Dancer, Smith, Parsons, Bransby, Castle, Pierce, Lings, Griffith, Walker, Vowell, Moore, Groves, Francis, Weston, Miss Wentworth, Miss Platt, Miss Lings; with the Reinforcement of Bayes's New@Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin; With Marplot's Address to the Public-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: Before: The New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Manly-Hull; Richard-Hamilton; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Kniveton; Lady Townly-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Burton; Lady Grace-Mrs Robinson; first time; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davies; Manly-Packer; Count Bassett-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; other parts-Weston, Aickin, Davis, Jacobs, Howard, Fearon, Lloyd, Moody, Hamilton, Castle, Ward, Moss, Lings, Courtney, Pierce, Miss Atkinson, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Lings, Miss Craven, Francis; with a Re-inforcement of Bayes's new rais'd troops-.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: The Italian Peasants, as17730614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17730618 but other parts-Follett, _Moss, +Hutton, _Francis.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17730614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17730730 but Page-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Francis.

Dance: As17730730

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730804, but Margin-Francis.
Cast
Role: Margin Actor: Francis.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: As17730804

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730806, but Francis_; Parts-_Courtney.
Cast
Role: Margin Actor: Francis.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730827, but Parts-Courtney; Margin-Francis.
Cast
Role: Margin Actor: Francis.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End of Play: Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with the Address to the Town)-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-Hamilton; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Miss Valois; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Baker; With a New Occasional Prologue (Never spoken before)-Woodward (playbill); Miranda-Miss Macklin (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Hamilton; Moody-Dunstall; Count Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Kniveton; Lady Townly-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry; Sir Francis-Moody; Moody-Hartry; Manly-Packer; Count Basset-Dodd; Squire Richard-Burton; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davies; Lady Grace-Mrs Robinson; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with an address to the Town)-Brunsdon (from Edinburgh); Sir George Airy-Farren; Charles-Wilks; Sir Jealous-Morris; Whisper-Lamb; Butler-Mills; Sir Francis-Batson; Miranda-Mrs Batson; Isabinda-Mrs Gardner; Patch-Young Lady, first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Batson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Between the Play and Farce: a Variety of Imitations-Young Lady who never appeared on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Moody, Dodd, Jefferson, W. Palmer, J. Bannister, Courtney, Jones, Watkins, Palmer, Cautherly, Wright,Jacobs, Wrighten, Everard, and Mrs Greville. Epilogue by Moody. Mac Cormuck-Moody; Rivers-Cautherly; Revell-Palmer; Sapling-Dodd; Sunderland-Jefferson; Secretary-J. Bannister; Mrs Cheveley-Mrs Greville; Francis-W. Palmer; Dipp-Wright; Tom Epping-Jacobs; Spavin-Courtney; Putty-Wrighten; Isaachar-Jones; Grooms, Jockeys-Everard, Watkins (Genest, V, 402).
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: W. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis, first time; Prince John-Harris; Douglas-Owenson; Westmorland-Thompson; Blunt-R. Smith; Vernon-Hull; Worcester-Gardner; Bardolph-Davis; Poins-Lewes; Francis-Cushing; Carriers-Dunstall, Quick; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Hartley; Falstaff-Shuter (playbill). [The Public Advertiser assigns King-$Young.]
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Moody; Sir Benjamin Dove-Dodd; Belfield Sen-Packer; Belfield Jan-Brereton; Skiff-Baddeley; Paterson-J. Aickin; Goodwin-Jefferson; Philip-Davies; Francis-Wrighten; Jonathan-Ackman; Sailors-Palmer, Griffith, Courtney; Sophia-Miss Younge; Lady Dove-Mrs Hopkins; Violetta-Mrs Grenville; Fanny-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Entertainment: Bucks Have at ye All-Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17740315 but Prince John-_; Douglas-_; Westmorland-_; Blunt-_; Bardolph-_; Francis-_.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: II: The Song of Mad Tom will be sung in Character-Reinhold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Performance Comment: As17740407 but Francis-Burton in place of W. Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Counsel-Jones; George Bevil-Fearon; Harry-Owenson; Francis-Courtney; Robin-Palmer; Chapeau-Kennedy; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Maid-Miss Platt; Mrs Grub-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Courtney

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17740627 but parts-_Francis, Mrs Palmer, Mrs _Weston.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): Francis Beaumont

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Performance Comment: O'Connor-Moody; Spavin-Carpenter; Tom Epping-Waldron; Secretary-Griffith; Isaachar-Messink; Revell-Palmer; Sapling-Dodd; Elder Rivers-Jefferson; Rivers-Cautherly; Dipp-Wright; Putty-Wrighten; Francis-Burton; Mrs Cheverley-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Burton

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Lewis; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Sir Francis-Shuter; Whisper-Cushing; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Lessingham; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin; To Conclude with Marplot's Address to the Town-.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: After the Address: The Vintage Festival, as17741007 (playbill); The Merry Sailors-Aldridge. (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Sir Francis-Parsons; Manly-Packer; Count Bassett-Dodd; Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Burton; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davies; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917