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14627 results for: Keyword - Miss Cary
We found 13750 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1723 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

10101
30 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Cibber; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Norfolk-Boman; Stanley-Havard; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Hill; Tressel-Cross; Lord Mayor-Harper.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Wilson
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Miss Thynne
Role: with Masquerade Dance Actor: Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Clive, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson.

10102
02 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Kite-Marten, the first time of his appearing on that stage; Plume-Ryan; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Balance-Bridgwater; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Mullart; Rose-Miss Brunette; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Recruits-Hippisley, James; Brazen-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: (by Dby Desire)The Mock Lawyer

Performance Comment: Lawyer-Chapman; Lovelaw-Mullart; Valentine-Salway; Laetitia-Miss Rogers; Betty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Miss Rogers

10103
09 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17381004, but Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Hero-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Shade of Hero Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Harlequin Man and Woman Actor: Desse, Miss Oates
Role: Scaramouch Man and Woman Actor: Dupre, Miss Cantrell
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Norman

10104
10 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la mode

Performance Comment: Flash-Livier; Longbibb-Beard; Trot-Hough; Harlequin-Philips; Colombine-Miss Mann; Milkmaids-Mrs Walter; Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Wilson. Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann

10105
16 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17381013, but Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Leander-Beard; Sir Jasper-Turbutt; James-Winstone; Harry-Leigh; Davy-Macklin; Hellebore-Cole; Charlotte-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mann.

Dance: II: Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

10106
16 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Ryan; Bertran-Hale; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Arthur; Fryar-Bridgwater; Gomez-Hippisley; Pedro-A. Ryan; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Elvira-Mrs Bellamy; Teresa-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Shade of Hero Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Harlequin Man and Woman Actor: Desse, Miss Oates
Role: Scaramouch Man and Woman Actor: Dupre, Miss Cantrell
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Norman

10107
19 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Orphan-Mrs Giffard; Castalio-Milward; Polydore-Mills; Clamont-Quin; Acasto-Wright; Chaplain-Turbutt; Page-Miss Cole; Serena-Mrs Mills; Florella-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: A new Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland elder

10108
28 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: As17380912, but Old Woman-Turbutt; Maid-Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Wilson.

10109
07 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Scrub-Hippisley; Bonniface-Mullart; Foigard-Rosco; Sullen-Bridgwater; Gibbet-Chapman; Sir Charles-Hale; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Martin; Gipsey-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Dancey, Mrs LeBrun.
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers
Role: Graces Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Hour Actor: Miss Cantrell

10110
27 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Blunt-Chapman; Belville-Walker; Frederick-Bridgwater; Antonio-A. Hallam; Pedro-Rosco; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Hellena-Mrs Vincent; Florinda-Mrs Bellamy; Valeria-Miss Dancey; Moretta-Mrs James; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Dancey

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Miss Brunette, Miss Dancey, Miss Horsington.
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Oates.
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mlle Roland, Mrs Bullock, Miss Cantrell, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Females Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Miss Cantrel, Mlle Roland.

10111
04 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Delane; Prince-Ryan; Lancaster-Hallam; Justice-Stephens; Westmoreland-Roberts; Moreton-Stevens; York-Chapman; Northumberland-Johnson; Mowbray-Rosco; Lord Bardolph-Hale; Hastings-Hill; Falstaff-Bridgwater; Poins-Salway; Bardolph-W. Hallam; Hostess-Mrs James; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Dancy; Pistol-James; Shallow-Hippisley; Silence-Neale; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Bencraft; Bulcalf-Mullart; Wart-Yates; Mouldy-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Miss Dancy

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Miss Brunette, Miss Dancey, Miss Horsington.
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Oates.
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mlle Roland, Mrs Bullock, Miss Cantrell, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Females Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Miss Cantrel, Mlle Roland.

10112
03 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Milward; Amphitryon-Mills; Mercury-Shepard; Gripus-Griffin; Sosia-Turbutt; Phoebus-Cross; Polidas-Winstone; Tranio-Raftor; Phaedra-Mrs Pritchard; Bromia-Mrs Cross; Night-Miss Bennet; Alcmena-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Night Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: In III: Celia that I once was Blest by the late Mr Henry Purcell, and-Beard

Dance: In IV: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

10113
16 January 1739 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Saul

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, p. 473, lists: Saul-Waltz; Jonathan-Beard; David-Russell; Merab-Mrs Arne Miss Cecilia Young; Michael-Signora Francesina; Doeg-Butler; Witch of Endor-Signora Lucchesina?, or Mrs Arne?-Young; Apparition of Samuel-Hussey; An Amalekite-Stoppelaer; High Priest-Kelly.
Cast
Role: Merab Actor: Mrs Arne Miss Cecilia Young

10114
17 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Parracide; Or, Innocence In Distress

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Delane, Rosco, Hale, Mrs Horton, Mrs Hallam, Mrs James; but edition of 1739 lists: Felix-Rosco; Albert-Hale; Godrick-Delane; Castor-Ryan; Servant-Hill; Harroana-Mrs James; Ariana-Mrs Horton; Eliza-Mrs Hallam; Matilda-Miss Horsington; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Horsington

10115
26 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Truewit-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphine-Havard; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Macklin; Haughty-Mrs Cross; Mrs Otter-Mrs Grace; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bennet; Dol Mavis-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Dol Mavis Actor: Miss Mann.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd; or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

10116
20 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding (the Comic Part of Acis and Galatea)

Performance Comment: Roger-Salway; Acis-Mrs Vincent; Countrymen-Roberts, Mullart, Stoppelaer; Countrywomen-Mrs James, Mrs Marshall, Miss Dancey; Joan-Mrs Lampe; with new Songs (by Mr Lampe)-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Countrywomen Actor: Mrs James, Mrs Marshall, Miss Dancey

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Mlle Roland

10117
09 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin a Statue

Performance Comment: Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs LeBrun; Harlequin-Hayes; Pierrot-Lalauze; with a Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: with a Comic Dance Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Lalauze, others; IV: French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

10118
25 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste; Or, The Guardians

Performance Comment: Man of Taste-Macklin; Sir Positive-Griffin; Freelove-Mills; Sir Humphrey-Turbutt; Cockade-Woodward; Valentine-Milward; Harcourt-Winstone; Horatio-Green; Lewis-Cross; Lady Henpeck-Mrs Grace; Dorinda-Mrs Butler; Maria-Mrs Clive; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Dorothea-Mrs Bennet; Lisetta-Miss Thynne.
Cast
Role: Lisetta Actor: Miss Thynne.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: III: The Noontide Air, as17390407; IV: Oh Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Hungarian Dance, as17390424 V: Ball Dance, with a Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

10119
24 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Miss Dancey

Dance: PPierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

Performance Comment: ; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Ballet Actor: Desse, Miss Oates.

Song: CChancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

10120
25 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Leonato-Johnson; Don Pedro-Hale; Don John-Bridgwater; Claudio-Hallam; Antonio-Arthur; Fryar-Rosco; Balthazar-Salway; Dogberry-Hippisley; Borachio-A. Ryan; Conrade-Anderson; Town Clerk-Mullart; Sexton-Neale; Verges-James; Hero-Mrs Bellamy; Margaret-Mrs Mullart; Ursula-Miss Brunette; Beatrice-Mrs Vincent; Benedick-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: SSince Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

10121
28 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17390122, but Lady Laycock-Mrs Mullart; Lady Pride-Mrs Martin; Prudence-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Prudence Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: PPierots-Lalauze, Desse; Hornpipe-J. Thomson; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Performance Comment: Thomson; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-.
Cast
Role: Ballet Actor: Desse, Miss Oates

10122
29 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17390106, but Fryar-Bridgwater; Teresa-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: HHornpipe-J. Thomson; Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

Performance Comment: Thomson; Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Ballet Actor: Desse, Miss Oates.

10123
31 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Margery-Mrs Lampe; Gubbins-Laguerre; Mauxalinda-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Young.

10124
14 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Poundage-Mullart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Miss Brunette; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Cibber; Sir Barnaby-Arthur; Carbine-Hale; Macahone-Neale; Jeremy-James; Spangle-Rosco; Truncheon-Roberts; Robin-Bencraft; Justice Pumpkin-Mullart; Betty-Bridgwater; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Martin; Fidelia-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: A new English Ballet; or, Country Dance-Mr Buskin, the Justice

10125
15 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Griffin; Lappet (with a Song, The Life of a Beau, from the Farce of The Coffee House)-Mrs Clive; Clerimont-Mills; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Macklin; James-Turbutt; Harriet-Mrs Butler; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Marshall; Wheedle-Miss Bennet; Mariana-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois

Dance: As17390913