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We found 13770 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1721 matches on Event Comments, 157 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

6626
14 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Parts-Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.

Afterpiece Title: Cupids Revenge

Cast
Role: Hyema Actor: Miss Atkinson
Role: Culina Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-; End: A new dance The Italian Peasants-Giorgi's scholars

6627
28 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Bannister,Hamilton, Fearon, Moody,Davis, Jacobs, Lloyd, LaMash,Courtney, Holton , Howard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Gullwell-Fearon; Harwood-Howard; Irishman (with a Song)-Moody; Scotchman-Hamilton; Frenchman-Bolton; Lord Brilliant-Lamash; LeBrush-Ward; Frankly-Courtney; Trickit-Lings; Williams-Osborne; new Character-Mrs Williams; Maria-Miss Atkinson; Melpomene-Miss Lings; Margery-Miss Craven.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Atkinson
Role: Melpomene Actor: Miss Lings
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Craven.

Dance: End: The Haymakers-

6628
13 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: As17730811, but Hutton_; Mrs_ Fearon; Parts-a Young _Gentlewoman; Miss Wilde. Miss Wilde.
Cast
Role: Miss Flirt Actor: Miss Craven
Role: Katty Actor: Miss Wilde
Role: Landlady Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss Atkinson

6629
03 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Performance Comment: Daniel Drugger(great grandson to Abel Drugger)-Weston; Sir Francis-Ward; Skinflint-Lloyd; Tillwell-Bannister; Frisseau-Jacobs; Dicky Drugger-Miss Francis; Tim Tillwell-Fearon; Anna-Miss Platt; Lissni-Miss Craven; Mrs Drugger-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Dicky Drugger Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lissni Actor: Miss Craven

Entertainment: I: A Variety of Imitations-Hutton; II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; Between Play and Farce: Dancing of The Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars; End of Interlude: A New Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars

Monologue: 1773 9 3 Also the Interlude, Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

6630
03 September 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ambarvalia

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Reinhold; Brother-Phillips; Driads-Miss Wilde, Miss Thompson; Cupid-Master Brown; Ceres-Mrs Barthelemon; Arval Brothers-Burton, Steele, Dorien, Ladd, Offie'd, Lambert, Ogden, Master Green, Master Tannett, Master Wood.
Cast
Role: Driads Actor: Miss Wilde, Miss Thompson

6631
17 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Jewell. [First time for all the women in the characters of the mainpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister, first time; Sir William-Follett; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Eustace-Fearon; Hodge-Hamilton; Justice Woodcock-Weston, first time; Deborah-Miss Platt; Lucinda-Miss Wilde; Rosetta-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Wilde

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: As17730827, but Miss Flirt-Mrs Jewell; Miss Craven_. Miss Craven_.
Cast
Role: Miss Flirt Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Katty Actor: Miss Wilde
Role: Landlady Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss Atkinson

Dance: II: As17730914

Entertainment: A Variety ofImitations-Hutton

6632
20 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

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: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

6633
24 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Flower-Younger; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Miss Miller, first time; Betty-Miss Pearce; Chambermaid-Mrs Kniveton; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green (playbill); Flower-Wignell (Public Advertiser); With the New Occasional Prologue spoken for the third time-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Miller, first time
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Apollo-Mattocks; Pan-Dunstall; Jupiter-Fox; Damaetas-Hollingsworth; Sileno-Baker; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Mysis-Mrs Green; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

6634
06 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Gardner; on Juan-Hull; Cacafogo-Dunstall; Copper Capt.-Woodward; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Altea-Mrs Gardner; Margaritta-Mrs Baker; Estifania-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Pantaloon-Banks; Clown-Cushing; Colombine-Miss Twist; Witches-Mattocks, Miss Valois; Sheperd-DuBellamy; Shepherdess-Miss Brown; Pluto-Reinhold; Proserpine-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Witches Actor: Mattocks, Miss Valois
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brown

6635
09 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Capt. Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Peasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Diamond; Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; a New Sea Character-Weston; Cockswain-Ackman; Purser Indent-Griffith; Sailors-Wright, W. Palmer, Fawcett, Kear, Jacobs, Master Cape; Hatchway (with song)-Bannister; Arabelia Zeal-Mrs Greville (The gentlewoman who performed the Irish Widow); Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Bar@maid-Mrs Davies; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope; Concluding with Grand Naval Review-; in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Atkins, Mrs Sutton; the favourite song Rule Britannia-Vernon, others.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Dorcas Zeal Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jefferson, first appearance on this stage.

6636
26 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Miss Brown, first time.
Role: House Keeper Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Miss Barsanti

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-DuBellamy; Venus-Miss Brown, first time; Pallas-Mrs Baker; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown, first time
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

6637
23 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Bensley; Trinket-Dyer; Russet-Dunstall; Sit Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-R. Smith; Paris-Holtom; William-Cushing; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Toilette-Miss Helme; Maid-Miss Pearce; Mrs Oakly-Miss Barsanti; Wit a New Occasional Epilogue-Hull, Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Toilette Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Barsanti

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17731120, but Hornpipe-Miss Twist; Sally-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist
Role: With Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: The Highland Reel, as17731112, after the Epilogue

6638
12 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17731211, but Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Miss Barsanti, Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Barsanti, Miss Miller.
Role: Principal characters Actor: Smith, Clark, Hull, Wroughton, Thompson, Gardner, R. Smith, Mrs Hull, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

6639
04 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The plays, according to the Account Book were alter'd to Love in a Village and The Commissary.] Receipts: #106 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17731216, but Principal Characters-_Miss Catley, Miss Jameson.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Miss Catley, Miss Jameson.

6640
10 February 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Act I, Overture-; Song-Sga Galli, Schiroli; Concerto Clarinet-Baer, first time in England; Song-Miss Davies; Act II, Song-Fochetti; Song-Schiroli; Concerto German Flute-Tacet; Song-Miss Davies; Concerto Bassoon-Ritter, first time in England; Song-Millico; Act III, Concerto Violin-Cramer; Song-Sga Galli; Concerto Violincello-Cerveto; Song-Millico; Concerto Hautboy-Fischer; Song-Miss Davies; Bach's Grand Overture- for two orchestras.
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies

6641
11 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Performance Comment: Timanthes-Smith; Demaphoon-Bensley; Mathusius-Clarke; Cherinthus-Wroughton; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Thompson; Cephisa-Mrs Bulkley; Ismena-Mrs Hartley; In Act III, a Procession-; The Vocal parts-Reinhold, Mrs Baker, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: Reinhold, Mrs Baker, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon

6642
10 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17740215, but Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville for Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Tempest Actor: Mrs Greville for Miss Platt.
Role: The Principal Characters listed now as Actor: King, Reddish, Moody, W. Palmer, Ackman, Griffiths, Brereton, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Weston, Palmer, Bransby, Wright, Miss Young, Baddeley, Miss Platt, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Abington.
Role: Mrs Bellville Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Miss Walsingham Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Miss Leeson Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

6643
12 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixines-Bensley; Florizel-Lewis; Camillo-Hull; Autolicus-Quick; Old Shepherd-Kniveton; Clown-Woodward; Perdita (with Sheep Shearing Ballad)-Miss Dayes; Paulina-Mrs P. Green; Hermione-Mrs Hartley; The Vocal Parts-Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker; In Act II, a Dance-Aldridge, Miss Twist (playbill). [The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: a Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performance Comment: As17740224, but Short bill listing only Harlequin-Lewes; Sylph-Miss Brown; Colombine-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon

6644
14 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-King; Smith-J. Aickin; Johnson-Jefferson; Others-Weston, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Collett, Baddeley, Palmer, W. Palmer, Hurst, Parsons, Moody, Jacobs, Bransby, Wheeler, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Fawcett, Johnston, Wrighten, Wright, Rooker, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Weston, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Collett, Baddeley, Palmer, W. Palmer, Hurst, Parsons, Moody, Jacobs, Bransby, Wheeler, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Fawcett, Johnston, Wrighten, Wright, Rooker, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Monologue: End: Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

6645
05 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis, first time; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Dyer; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with a Song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Miss Barsanti; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; being their first time in those characters; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Barsanti
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: As17740326 but add Thomas-Gardner; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce.

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

6646
07 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bensley, Lewis, Wroughton, Gardner, Owenson, Thompson, Fox, Davis, R. Smith, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Dayes, Miss Pearce, Mrs Lessingham; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-. [Larpent MS 370 lists parts: Emperor; Aureng-Zebe; Morat; Arimant; Asaph Chan; Mirza; Abos; Ambassador; Fazel Chan; Solyman; Diamet; Soldier; Indamora; Nourmahal; Melisinda; Zaida.] Morat; Arimant; Asaph Chan; Mirza; Abos; Ambassador; Fazel Chan; Solyman; Diamet; Soldier; Indamora; Nourmahal; Melisinda; Zaida.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Bensley, Lewis, Wroughton, Gardner, Owenson, Thompson, Fox, Davis, R. Smith, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Dayes, Miss Pearce, Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-Real; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

6647
09 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list #525 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3; Mr French on acct #5 5s.; Mr C. Bannister per order #19 10s.; Miss Hopkins 140 nights not on List #46 13s. 4d. Rec'd stopages #18 4s. 6d. Receipts: #165 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Cast
Role: Mrs Tempest Actor: Mrs Greville for Miss Platt.
Role: The Principal Characters listed now as Actor: King, Reddish, Moody, W. Palmer, Ackman, Griffiths, Brereton, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Weston, Palmer, Bransby, Wright, Miss Young, Baddeley, Miss Platt, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Abington.
Role: Mrs Bellville Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Miss Walsingham Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Miss Leeson Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

6648
12 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The South Briton

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Shuter, Lewis, Wroughton, Hull, Dunstall, Fox, Kniveton, Quick, Lewes, Miss Barsanti, Miss Dayes, Mrs P. Green, Mrs Helme, Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Shuter, Lewis, Wroughton, Hull, Dunstall, Fox, Kniveton, Quick, Lewes, Miss Barsanti, Miss Dayes, Mrs P. Green, Mrs Helme, Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley.

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 26 March

6649
22 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17740106, but Polly-Miss Brown, first time; Hornpipe-Miss Besford; Lucy-Miss Dayes; Mat-Baker.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown, first time
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

6650
20 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Mercury-Brereton, first time; Phoebus-Wrighten; Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Gripus-Parsons; Polydas-Wright; Tranio-Fawcett; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In which will be introduced an Interlude of singing and Dancing-; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-Como, Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Night Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Alcmena Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17730928