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3341 results for: Keyword - Mills' Son
We found 2495 matches on Performance Comments, 668 matches on Performance Title, 306 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

3326
18 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell (box-keepers). Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Charges #83 1s. 6d. Deficit #53 13s., covered by income from tickets: Ansell #112 7s. (Box 341; Pit 162; Gallery 28); Green #135 4s. (Box 470; Pit 106; Gallery 18). Rec'd of Condell his deficiency and #20 in full for Fruit Rent this season: also deficiencies from Mrs Naylor and Potter. Paid Mr Scovell for copying Music in Maid of the Mill--#3 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #53 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson.
Role: King Henry Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

3327
07 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Maid of the Mill oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Thompson's Indisposition. Receipts: #175 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3328
14 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Ballance Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Thompson

3329
23 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17711031

3330
31 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

3331
20 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17760409 but Hurry-Waldron, first time; Architect-Norris; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Shepherdess, with songs incident to the piece-Miss Abrams; Vocal Parts-Mrs Smith, Mrs _Scott.
Cast
Role: with songs incident to the piece Actor: Miss Abrams

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17760412 but Robin (?)-Fawcett for Parsons.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Fawcett for Parsons.

Song: V: (By Desire) The Soldier Tir'd-Miss Abrams

3332
07 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Tony Lumpkin Actor: Jackson

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

3333
21 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Dr Bartholo Actor: Parsons
Role: Argqs Actor: Jackson

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Dance: As17780623

3334
15 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Performance Comment: As17830225, but Booth in place of Wilson .
Cast
Role: Gasper Actor: Wilson
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Minette Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: Maxwell Actor: Thompson

3335
23 February 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patriot

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilkinson, Parker, Cross, Hunter, Miller, Powell, Shatford, Smith; Miss Watson Sen., Miss Forde, Miss Watson Jun., Miss Frederick, Miss Hemet. Cast not known. New Prologue [spoken by T. Davis] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Hemet] .

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England

3336
20 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cow by Brigg and Miss Stageldoir; End of Act III Hornpipe by Bourk

3337
26 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17860107, but Russet-Thompson (of CG); Lady Freelove-Miss Tidswell; added: Toilet-Miss Hale; Chambermaid-Mrs Heard .
Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece Minuet de la Cour and Allemande, as17860502; End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel, as17860223

3338
01 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Suett; Major Old Fox-Moody; Freeman-Barrymore; Varnish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Dodd; Councellor Quillet-Phillimore; Oakam-Bates; Country Boy-Miss Heard; Novel-Palmer; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Miss Tidswell; Lettice-Mrs Heard; Fidelia-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: the celebrated Anacreontic Song Actor: Bannister
Role: Solomon Actor: Parsons
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Skirmish Actor: Parsons

Dance: End III: The Capricious Lovers-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet (1st appearance), Miss DeCamp; End: The Scheming Jockey and Fortune@Teller-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

3339
05 June 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Stukely Actor: Benson

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: End III: New Dance taken from the Favourite Comic Opera of Gli Schiavi par Amore (recte per)-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Comic Concert, in which will be introduced The Devonshire Reel, Jack Tar's Delight-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss D'Egville, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

3340
20 September 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Whitfield; Trueman-Barrymore; Thorowgood-Packer; Uncle-Chaplin; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Millwood-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Song: In I: song-Dignum

3341
04 December 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Dance: The Deserter-[, See17891113