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16417 results for: Keyword - Miss Cecilia Young
We found 15099 matches on Performance Comments, 4671 matches on Performance Title, 2163 matches on Event Comments, 750 matches on Author, and 17 matches on Roles/Actors.

626
09 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow Zara, Zara by a young Gentlewoman, who never yet appeared on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Chinawoman Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: Granier, Miss Hilliard

627
11 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Containing the Distresses and Death of King Henry VIv ; the Artful Acquisition of the Crown by Richardv ; the Cruel Murder of the young King Edward Vv and his brother in the Tower; the Landing of the Earl of Richmondv ; and the Death of Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv ; being the last that was fought between the Houses of York and Lancasterv ; with many other historical passages [a regular notice appearing with performances of this play]. Receipts: #118 18s. 6d. [Paid to] Lee one third of the surplus of this night's receipts over the charge of #100, #3 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Lee, 1st time on that stage in 5 years; Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Ridout; Stanley-Anderson; Norfolk-Gibson; Ratcliff-Bennet; Catesby-White; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieutenant of Tower-Cushing; Oxford-Bencraft; Blunt-Redman; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Brandon-Wignel; Tyrrel-Dunstall; Forrest-Holtom; Dighton-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard

628
03 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: Not acted these 16 years. Arethusa by a young lady [hiatus in MS] her first appearance--very decent (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17601202, but Belinda-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Moody; Arethusa-Young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any Stage; Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Philips; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any Stage

Dance: The last New Dance-the Georgi's, Miss Baker

629
17 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Full Prices. [Young Gentleman-Bridges according to Genest, IV, 634.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Bridges, first appearance on this stage; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber; Iago-Havard; Brabantio-Burton; Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-Yates; Emilia-Mrs Kennedy [playbill, which names Othello as a Young Gentleman].playbill, which names Othello as a Young Gentleman].

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Dance: A Comic Dance-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani. As17610912

630
18 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignel, Stoppelaer, Young. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17620927, but King-Walker; Polonius-Stamper; Laertes-Young; Pl. King-Wignel; 2nd Gravedigger-Stoppelaer; Player Queen-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Young
Role: Player Queen Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Members Actor: Tindal R. Smith, Young, Davis
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Davies.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Twist

Entertainment: After: (this night only) Shuter will entertain with his Dish of All Sorts-Shuter; and Titbit for everyone, in which will be served up a humorous conversation between himself, an old man, an honest North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught, including his ever memorable encounter with a Liverpool Sow, and other whimsical occurrences; The whole to End with: an Address to the Audience-

631
07 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 7 April 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Smith; Bastard-Clarke; Gloster-Gibson (being first time of their appearing in those characters); Kent-Sparks; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Cornwall-Anderson; Officer-Wignel; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Vincent; Cordelia-Miss Ward (second appearance on any stage); With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Master Morgan; by desire, and The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

632
15 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: Barry played Lear very well. His broken voice is appropriate in that character; tho' I am apt to imagine that certain nice inflections of voice in expressing ye language of passion, are mistaken for a failure of ye voice itself...[partial cast]. Young Barry was tolerable in some parts of Edgar, but very inanimate in ye last scenes...The House very full

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-T. Barry; Gloster-Thompson; Cornwall-Gardner; Albany-Ellard; Burgrundy-Keen; Kent-Palmer; Physician-Castle; Bastard-Sowdon; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Goneril-Mrs Burden; Regan-Mrs Gardner; Arante-Miss Ogilvie; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: IV: A serious Dance-; End: A comic Dance-Miss Froment

633
01 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Burton made her first apperaranc on this stage in the part ofthe Country Girl. She is a pretty, genteel figure; Played the part well, and was much Applauded (Hopkins Diary). Country Girl, Young Gentlewoman, first Appearance (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Lucy-Miss Pope; Alithea-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Country Girl-A young Gentlewoman[, 1st appearance [Miss Burton]., 1st appearance [Miss Burton].
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Country Girl Actor: A young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: II: A New Dance called The Hunters-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir

634
04 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Young Gentleman identified as Owenson by Hopkins MS Notes. Confirmed by Sir Nicholas Nipclose, in The Theatres (2nd. ed. London, 1722, p. 51) speaking of Inchbald's introduction to the London stage with advertisement of "first appearance" though he had been many years an itinerant actor, "this is a trick to gain, from curiosity, what may pay by one night the whole season's pitiful salary of such actors; several mushrooms have vegetated thus; but none more worthless or short lived, than Mr Owenson; brought forward modestly in Tamerlane, some weeks since; without even the requistes of a grown-up school-boy."] Receipts: #180 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance [Owenson]; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Hull; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Thompson; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller; [The Original song To Thee, O gentle Sleep-DuBellamy; [The Usual Prologue-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: Tamerlane Actor: a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Hull

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Jovial Gardners-Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir, Mr Drouville[, being his 1st appearance. [See17630312.

635
19 February 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece. By Particular Desire. Paid Younger for license for Alzuma #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #228 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Mattocks
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley, first appearance in two years.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Willems
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17721009.

636
04 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Jackson, Thompson (box-keeper), Webb (door-keeper), Dibdin, Purkins, Pitt, Williamson, Goodwin, Anselmo, Roberts, Loyd, West, Berecloth, Young, Norton will be taken.] Receipts: #374 16s. (38.1.6; 4.18.0; tickets: 331.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Litchfield in place of Miss Mansel.
Role: Charles Mortimer Actor: Miss Gilbert
Role: Miss Gloomly Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: A Scotch Divertisement-Jackson, Platt, Dyke, Miss Bologna, Mrs Watts

637
20 November 1662 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: See Boswell (Restoration Court Stage, p. 280), who identifies the company as the King's Company. Evelyn, Diary: Saw the Young Admiral acted coram Rege &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Admiral

638
07 March 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Edward Young.] Never Acted before. With new Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Related Works
Related Work: Busiris Author(s): Edward Young

639
17 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

640
10 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: Shaw, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

641
18 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Edward Young.] A new Tragedy. All the persons being new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Revenge Author(s): Edward Young

642
19 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Dance: Denoye, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

643
24 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Campbell. Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Daily Journal, 25 May: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Bicknell (an eminent Actress in the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) of a Consumption. Her Parts will be very well supply'd by her Sister Mrs Younger, a Person of a very promising Genius

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

644
02 September 1723 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. At Penkethman's Theatre. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a diverting Droll. Box Tickets at Penkethman's House in Richmond. Daily Post, 5 Sept.: Mr Penkethman...had the Honour to divert their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Entertainments of Acting and Tumbling perform'd to Admiration; Likewise with his Picture of the Royal Family, down from the King of Bohemia to the young Princesses, in which is seen the Nine Muses playing on their several Instruments, in Honour of that August Family. There were present Nobility, Gentry and Ladies upwards of 200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green or The Woman Never Vexd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

645
09 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Atkins, Young Tench, and the Lilliputian Filch. Receipts: money #12 5s.; tickets #111 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim With The Humours Of Bedlam

Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; A new Comic Dance-Fisher Tench, Young Filch; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

646
24 May 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by Dr Young. Afterpiece: A Farce. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Benefit the Author. To begin between Six and Seven o'Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Revenge Author(s): Edward Young

Afterpiece Title: No Joke Like a True Joke

Song:

Dance:

647
20 January 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece; Written by Dr Young, Author of the Universal Passion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Atherton
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Jones. With a New Prologue to the Play, on the Multiplicity of Playhouses and Players
Related Works
Related Work: The Revenge Author(s): Edward Young

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Cast
Role: Sukey Ogle Actor: Miss Atherton
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Freeman
Role: and gives Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess. A New Prologue to the Farce, on the Taste of the Town in their Entertainments, and a new Epilogue

Dance: As17360119

648
30 May 1748 @ James Street

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. Mainpiece: writ by E. Young, LLD. Benefit for a great Sufferer in Trade. Prices: 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Revenge Author(s): Edward Young

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Comic Scenes

Song: Corbet; V: The Power of Gold- a song from the Fool in the Gazetteer, set by a Gentleman, and never performed before

649
17 December 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Norton Amber, formerly a Patentee, & Banker, now Pit Doorkeeper (Cross), late of the Strand (Winston MS 7). Tickets to be had at Mr Pierce's at the Castle Tavern, Corner of Henrietta Street, in Bedford Street, Covent Garden; Mr Frye's a Hosier, the Corner of James Street, Long Acre; King Street Coffee House, near Guild Hall; Batson's Coffee House, Cornhill; and at the Theatre. Places will be taken at the Stage Door of the theatre. This Day publish'd, Young Scarron, at 2s. 6d. sew'd, 3s. bound. Dedicated to the managers of both theatres. "The Stage reproves the follies of the age. For once we'll laugh at Follies of the Stage." Anon. Printed for T. Tyre, near Gray's Inn Holborn and W. Reeve in Fleet St. (General Advertiser). A comical and satirical account of summer strolling players: "When the time draws near that the Theatres Royal disband their troops, or rather grant their furloses till the next Campaign, each private Man becomes an Officer; and they who for nine months before submitted to Monarchical Government, now form themselves into several republicks for the remaining three. Then each Hero takes the path of his own ambition...The various whimsical disputes that arise from this kind of Emulation, are, in part the subject of the following sheets" (173 pp. Written by Thomas Mozeen, Biographia Dramatica). Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Bellamy
Related Works
Related Work: The Revenge Author(s): Edward Young

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: HHornpipe-Matthews, the Little Swiss; With Entertainments as will be express'd in the Great Bills

Song: I: Song-Beard

650
15 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The last Night of the Season. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Edwin as Trudge, but "Young Edwin supplied the place of his father in the part of Trudge" (London Chronicle, 16 Sept.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Brangin