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1139 results for: Keyword - Miles
We found 906 matches on Roles/Actors, 176 matches on Author, 128 matches on Performance Comments, 87 matches on Event Comments, and 42 matches on Performance Title.

101
02 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Real; Furies-Arnauld; Sir Epicure-Wignell; Miller-Morris; Gambler-Quick; Faustus's Man-Herbert; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; French Cook-Holtom; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles

102
23 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Barnshaw; Merlin-Real; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles

103
04 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Pluto-Reinhold; Mercury-Baker; Proserpine-Mrs Baker; Ceres-Mrs Thompson; Harlequin-Lewes; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Yeoman-Morris; Clown-Miles; Other characters-C. Smith, Mrs Pitt, Barnshaw, Banks, Reyner, Holtom; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumay, Hussey, Petro, Merrifield, the Miss Twists, Miss Madan, Miss Garman.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Miles

104
31 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: The New Introduction and Conclusion call'd Cupid's Friendship. Harlequin-Woodward; Farmer-Miles; Cupid-Miss Cockayne; Pierrot-Morris; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Farmer Actor: Miles

Dance: II: The Reel, as17700329

105
20 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Capon , first time; I: A Serious and Comic Dance-. the serious part- Miss Capon, the comic part- Mas. Burton, Miss Besford (all apprentices to Fishar); IV: A New Grand Ballet called The Old Man Metamorphosed-. Old Man Fishar, Shepherdess Sga Manesiere, Cupid Mas. Burton; In which Dance will be introduced by Particular Desire the Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: V: For First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; Double Hornpipe-[See17680416]

Performance Comment: Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; Double Hornpipe-[See17680416].See17680416].
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles

106
01 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Leander-King; Pierrot-Morris; Pantaloon-Miles; Scapin-Cushing; Capagnole-Wignell; Farmer-Dumay; Cook-Holtom; Postilions-Quick, Hamilton; Pantaloona-Mrs Pitt; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Dyer; Sprite-Miss Valois; Colombine-Miss Twist; Vocal Parts-DuBellamy, Mrs Baker; Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; Music-Fisher.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Miles

107
16 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Bingham is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Miles Peter Andrews, based on Le Bucheron; ou, Les Trois Souhaits, by Jean Francois Guichard. Music by Francois Hippolyte Barthelemon]: With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar, 1778: This Day is published the Songs in Belphegor (6d.). [Text 1st published in Dublin: For the Booksellers, 1788.] Receipts: #196 0s. 6d. (156.5.0; 38.13.6; 1.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor or The Wishes

Related Works
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

108
08 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Miles Peter Andrews]: The Overture from the celebrated Fire and Water Music of Handel. The new Airs and Chorusses by Dr Arnold. With new scenes by Rooker. Books of the Songs may be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 8 July 1780: This Day is published the Songs in Fire And Water! (6d.). Ibid, 22 July 1780: This Day is published Fire And Water! (price not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water

Related Works
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

109
10 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Miles Peter Andrews. Prologue by Edward Topham. Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Words of the Roundelay [composed by Thomas Linley Sen.] introduced in the Comedy will be given gratis at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr. 1781: This Day is published Dissipation (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #243 4s. 6d. (234.6.0; 8.4.0; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Related Works
Related Work: Dissipation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: III: Smiling love to thee belong-Miss Field, Miss Wright (British Union-Catalogue, p. 621)

110
09 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Miles Peter Andrews. Prologue by Frederick Pilon. Epilogue by Edward Topham (see text)]: With Music High and Low Dutch [ascribed to Dr Arnold]. New Dresses and Decorations. The new Scenes painted by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 30 July 1781: This Day is published The Baron....(price not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Related Works
Related Work: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17810612

111
15 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Receipts: #193 1s. 6d. (149/17/0; 40/15/0; 2/9/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Related Works
Related Work: Dissipation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

112
11 December 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; f 2, by Miles Peter Andrews, with incidental music by James Hook. MS: Larpent 607; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 12 Dec. Prologue by Edward Topham {London Chronicle, 20 Dec.)]. Receipts: #129 13s. 6d. (76/6/0; 53/0/0; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Best Bidder

Related Works
Related Work: The Best Bidder Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

113
14 February 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Miles Peter Andrews. Prologue and Epilogue by Edward Topham (see text)]: With new Scenery and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 26 Feb. 1784: This Day at Noon will be published The Reparation (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #161 1s. (148/16/0; 11/19/6; 0/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Reparation

Related Works
Related Work: The Reparation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude as17831104

114
26 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2, by Miles Peter Andrews. Larpent MS 752, as The Castle of Wonders; not published; synopsis of action in Morning Post, 27 Dec.]: With new Music, Scenes, Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations. A few of the Airs compiled from Purcell, Travers, Sacchini, &c. The Rest of the Music composed by Shield. The Scenery and Machinery designed by Richards and Carver, and executed by them, Hodgins, and many Assistants. To conclude with a Representation of the Inside of a Nabob's Palacev. Books of the Songs [which assign only Colombine ] to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Account-Book, 6 Mar. 1787: Paid Shield in full for Compositions #100. Receipts: #242 4s. (239.8; 2.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Related Works
Related Work: The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

115
10 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue by Thomas Vaughan. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text). Public Advertiser, 14 Feb: Part of Andrews's Epilogue to Eloisa [see 20 Dec. 1786]...was blended with Epilogue spoken on first representation of Such Things Are]: With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 1 Dec. 1787: This Day is published Such Things Are (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #214 10s. (212.10; 2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Related Works
Related Work: The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

116
27 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Baker, Miles, Miss Young. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Ferguson will be taken. No building on Stage. Receipts: #36 17s. plus income from tickets: Miles, #60 13s. (Box 103; pit 182; Gallery 76); Baker, #41 6s. (Box 69; Pit 125; Gallery 53); Miss Young #32 10s. (Box 28; Pit 98; Gallery 108). [All shared equally in the charges.] Mrs Ferguson's income of #18 16s. from tickets was clear (Box 9; Pit 61; Gallery 74) (Account Book). Charges: #64 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miles; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

117
30 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Miles, Mrs Gondou. There will be no Building on the stage. Tickets sold at the door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Miles; IV: Drunken Peasant-Miles, with Clown Bennet

118
14 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; 1st Spirit-Mills; Nymph, Sabrina-Mrs Arne, 1st Appearance in England for three years; Lady (with the song of Sweet Echo)-Mrs Cibber; Elder Brother-Giffard; Younger Brother-Havard; 2nd Spirit-Woodburn; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Bacchanal-Lowe; The Dance-Muilment, Sga Bettini, Baudouin, Shawford, Pelling, Miles, Miss Story, Mrs Miles, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Annesley.
Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Muilment, Sga Bettini, Baudouin, Shawford, Pelling, Miles, Miss Story, Mrs Miles, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Annesley.

119
06 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Miles, Mrs Gondou. Afterpiece: With the Scene of the Drawing in the Guildhallv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: The Characters of Dancing, as17510426 III: Hornpipe-Atkins; IV: Drunken Peasant-Miles; V: The Gondoliers, as17510117

120
02 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Song: II: My Fond Shepherd-Mrs Chambers; IV: Fair Kitty-Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; V: Granier, Leppie, Lucas

121
30 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker,Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; After: The Country Wedding-; The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Song: IV: A Favourite Ballad, call'd The Goldfinch's Address to Chloe-Miss Young; V: The Country Wedding, as17590423 but-Lowe, Miss Young

122
21 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown); IV: A Comic Dance-Master King, Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17651019; Between acts of Farce: A Double Hornpipe (for this Night Only)-Walker (From Drury Lane Theatre), Miss Pitt, his scholar

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

123
January 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Successful Strangers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1690: Don Carlos-Williams; Silvio-Mountfort; Antonio-Powel; Don Lopez-Nokes; Don Francisco-Lee; Don Pedro-Bright; Guzman-Underhill; Sancho-Bowen; Dorothea-Mrs Knight; Feliciana-Mrs Mountfort; Farmosa-Mrs Corey; Biancha-Mrs Bracegirdle; Niece-Mrs Miles; End Act III: Mrs Butler's Dance; Prologue-Mrs Bracegirdle; Epilogue-Mr Nokes, Mr Lee, Mr Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Niece Actor: Mrs Miles

124
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rambling Lovers Or A New Way To Play An Old Game

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Contention or The Politic Maid

Afterpiece Title: Neptunes Palace

Performance Comment: Neptune-Granier; Trytons-Olbeldiston, Littleton, Baker, Miles; Sea Nymphs-Miss Hayes, Mrs Morris, Mrs Meads, Mlle Richemont.
Cast
Role: Trytons Actor: Olbeldiston, Littleton, Baker, Miles

Dance: Janno; Tumbling-Steward, Williams, Tindal

125
17 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess or Harlequin Marryd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Swiss-Blakes; Harlico-Collins; Swiss Servant-Leviez; Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Mann; Harlequin's Child-Miss Yates; the Goddess Hecate-Mrs Avolio; Attendants on Hecate-Bennet, Morgan; Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Muilment, Desse, Shawford, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Mrs Miles.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Muilment, Desse, Shawford, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Mrs Miles.