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We found 14082 matches on Performance Comments, 4418 matches on Performance Title, 1769 matches on Event Comments, 306 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

13026
18 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); King-Clarke; Heli-L'Estrange; Perez-Thompson; Alonzo-Fearon; Selim-Robson; Gonzales-Hull; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Zara-Mrs Ward; Almeria-Mrs Hartley (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: As17761015

13027
21 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17761216, but Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Ward; Dorilant-Whitefield; Alithea-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: As17761123

13028
26 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Second; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Prometheus-Mahon; Pantaloon-Baker; Host (with a song)-Dunstall; Pierrot-Delpini (1st appearance on the English stage); Maid-Mrs Whitefield; Colombine-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: End Afterpiece: Rural Dance-Bishop, Sga Tinte

13029
08 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Cast
Role: Azema Actor: Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Fawcett; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Abrams.

13030
09 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17761231, but Mrs Fainall (1st time)-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Miss Hopkins.
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Davies
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Brown, Chaplin, Mrs Scott, Miss Collett, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Dance: As17761212

13031
11 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17761025, but 1st Beggar Woman-Miss Green.
Cast
Role: 1st Beggar Woman Actor: Miss Green.
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: As17761226

13032
13 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: As17761015, but Venus-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Pallas Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

13033
17 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Peile]); Poliphontes-Hull; Narbas-Clarke; Euricles-Whitefield; Erox-L'Estrange; High Priest-Fearon; Ismene-Miss Leeson; Merope-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17770107, but Bacchants-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley

13034
31 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17770125, but Mandane-Miss Brown (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: As17770125

13035
10 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Wilson as The Country Wife, but "Last night Mrs Wilson was taken suddenly ill upon the stage at Covent-garden theatre, and fainted away, in consequence of which Miss Brown read her part in The Country Wife" (Morning Post, 11 Feb.).] Receipts: #246 12s. 6d. (246.1.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17761221, but The Country Wife-read byMiss Brown.
Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: read byMiss Brown.
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

13036
14 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Tenducci (1st appearance at that theatre these 8 years), Saville, Reinhold, Miss Storace, Miss Harrop (1st public appearance).

Music: End of Part I: concerto on the violoncello-Cervetto; End of Part II: concerto on the violin-Lamotte

13037
15 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performance Comment: As17761205, but Lesbia-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Abrams.
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: In: The Double Festival, as17770213

13038
17 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Lacy; Cassander-Farren; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestian-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Chaplin; Eumenes-Norris; Aristander-Wrighten; Slave-R. Palmer; Clytus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Melmoth; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Hephestian Actor: Davies
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Abrams.
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett

13039
13 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Lacy; Campley-Palmer (Their first appearance in those characters); Lord Brumpton-Hurst; Sable-Moody; Puzzle-Baddeley; Trusty-Packer; Tom-Waldron; Cabinet-Norris; Trim-King; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Harriet-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character); Mademoiselle-Mrs Booth; Farthingale-Mrs Bradshaw; Tattleaid-Mrs Love; Lady Charlotte-Miss Younge; [Edition of 1777 (W. Strahan et al]) adds: Kate Matchlock-Mr Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: As17770215

13040
18 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Madam La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performance Comment: As17761202, but Jenny (1st time)-Miss Dayes.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Dayes.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: As17770125

13041
19 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Prodigal Son

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Performance Comment: Song by $Arnold-Saville; song by $Giordani-Reinhold; song by $Dr Arne-Mrs Farrell; song-Tenducci; song by $Saccini-Miss Harrop; accompanied violin obligato-Lamotte; to conclude with My Heart is inditing-(from Coronation Anthems).
Cast
Role: Saccini Actor: Miss Harrop

Song: In I: song by Dr Arne, as17770314

Music: solo on the violoncello-Cervetto; concerto on the violin, as17770214

13042
21 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Prodigal Son

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Performance Comment: As17770319but My Heart is inditing-_;to conclude with Zadock the Priest-(from Coronation Anthems); A song-Miss Storace.
Cast
Role: A song Actor: Miss Storace.
Role: Saccini Actor: Miss Harrop

13043
31 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes.
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Wilson; Apollo-Mattocks; Pan-Mahon; Jupiter-Fox; Damaetas-Wewitzer; Sileno-Baker; Juno-Mrs Poussin; Daphne (1st time)-Miss Brown; Mysis (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: As17761223

13044
07 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Raymond-Wroughton; Grey-Clarke; Laroche-Whitefield; Morton-L'Estrange; Sir Ardolph-Fearon; Peasant-Booth; Knight-Robson; Eleanor-Miss Dayes; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Eleanor Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes.
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Husband

Dance: As17761223

13045
11 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Lacy (1st appearance in that character); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer; Iago-Reddish; Montano-Davies; Gratiano-Wrighten; Messenger-Chaplin; AEmilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Montano Actor: Davies
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Plattin place of Mrs Davies.
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: As17770124

13046
14 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Osmond-Clarke; Rhodolpho-L'Estrange; Attendant-Thompson; Siffredi-Hull; Laura-Miss Ambrose; Sigismunda-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes.
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: As17761223

13047
17 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: As17770407, but Lord William-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Francis.
Role: Eleanor Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes.
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: As17770125

13048
21 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17761015, but Arabella-Miss P. Hopkins; Mrs Chat-Mrs Cartwright.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17770301but Soldiers-_Holcroft, Griffiths; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Louisa-Miss Collett (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: As17761214

Song: End: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

13049
22 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17761220, but Sir W. Belmont-Dunstall; Clarissa-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End: As17761109

13050
22 April 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Moss, who performed Peggy in February and October 1776. [Author of Prologue unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: As17761007, but Sir William-Lewis; Patie (the Gentle Shepherd)-Mrs Moss (1st appearance in that character in England); Roger-M'Donald; Peggy-Miss Douglas (1st appearance on the English stage); Scots Prologue-Mrs Moss in the character of a Country Boy.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Douglas
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ross

Afterpiece Title: Entertainments of Singing and Dancing

Dance: Conclude: reel-the characters

Song: End I: The Banks of the Tweed-Mrs Moss; End III: Rosilind Castle-Mrs Moss; End: The Banks of Invermay-Mrs Moss

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