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We found 15077 matches on Performance Comments, 4700 matches on Performance Title, 2142 matches on Event Comments, 750 matches on Author, and 19 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Haughton--masters share (Cross). Full Prices. That there may be no Obstruction in the Machinery, there will be no building on the stage. Tickets of Miss Haughton, in Chandois St., and at Stage Door. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17541122, but Beatrice-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Haughton.
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson

Song: III: The Song of Robin Hood in character-Mr Green first appearance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Ross
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson

Song: II: Beard; IV: Mas. Moore

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Walker; V: The Running Footmen-Morris, Walker, as17550424

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson

Music: III: (By Desire) A Piece upon the Harp-Parry

Dance: A Hornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes and Miss Haughton. Tickets of Blakes in Duke's Court, Bow Street, and of Varney at the Stage Door, where tickets and places for Miss Haughton may be had. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17570112, but Mrs Kitely-Miss Haughton; Master Matthew-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Usher
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: I: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: V: A Hornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: Benefit for Carmichael, Prompter, Holtom, Miss Condill, and Miss Helm. Tickets deliver'd out by Mlle Vivier, Mlle Jansolin, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17570121, but Gibbet-Holtom; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Cherry-Miss Helm.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Allen

Dance: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, unspecified

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Lawrence (Boxkeeper); Miss Ferguson, Crudge (Housekeeper); Tickets deliver'd out by Lucas, Mrs Stephens, Mrs Goold will be taken this night; and also tickets deliver'd by Miss Sledge for the 7th instant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17570219, but Valeria-Miss Sledge; Helena-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Sledge
Role: Page Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Callis Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Young

Dance: As17561023

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Gaudry, the Marine Cook, the Lilliputian Clown, and Lilliputian Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: As17570902, but Kitty or the Female Phaeton-Miss Gaudry; When all the Attic Fire was fled-_; a Dialogue-Mr and Miss Gaudry; The Lark Concerto, a Cantata(set by Mr Shuman)-Mr Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Event Comment: Tickets for 8. For Miss Barton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mozeen, Miss Minors, Mrs Miller. Tickets deliver'd by Rainton, for The Inconstant, and those that could not be admitted on Thursday last to The Conscious Lovers will be taken. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17570913, but Kitty Pry-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Barton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Part of pit laid into Boxes, Amphitheatre on Stage. Receipts: #180 (Cross); Charges #63 ( Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17581223, but Beatrice-Miss Macklin; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Cast
Role: Mrs Dottrel Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Miss Pewit Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Mathews
Role: Louvre Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17590417 but Hamlet-Mossop; Guildenstern-Scrase; Laertes-Austin; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; a new Dramatic Epiloguea Dialogue-Master Simson, Miss Simson; the Prologue-_.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Mathews
Role: Louvre Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Dance: II: Louvre, Minuet-Master Simson, Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Mathews
Role: Louvre Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Song: III: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Packer; Edging-Miss Barton; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Graveairs-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Mathews
Role: Louvre Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; V: Hornpipe-Master Mathews, a child of 5 years of age

Event Comment: Benefit for Cresswick, Desse, Miss Sledge, and Madam Jansolin. Receipts: #32 2s. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #7 14s. 6d., covered by income from tickets: @Tickets Cresswick Box 45@Pit 89@Gallery 31@Value #27 14s.@Tickets Desse Box 157@Pit 54@Gallery 70@Value #19 12s.@Tickets Jansoleene Box 58@Pit 179@Gallery 125@Value #53 17s.@Total Box 278@Pit 486@Gallery 381@Value #180 10s. and money #32 2s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Shuter; Fainall-Ridout; Mirabel-Gibson; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Cresswick; Waitwell-Dunstall; Marwood-Mrs Elmy; Foible-Mrs Ferguson; Mincing-Miss Helm; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Miss Sledge; Millamant-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Miss Sledge

Dance: I: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; II: The Threshers, as17591005; III: The Dutch Skipper-Poitier; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Glanville. All Tickets delivered and dated the 21st will be taken, and likewise all Tickets delivered in Reinhold's Name will be taken. Tickets 2s. 6d. Burletta begins at 8:30 p.m. As the performers in public depend greatly on their Benefit, Miss Glanville will consider herself honored and obliged if the Nobility and Gentry attend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: See17600603 but Old Woman-Miss Glanville.
Event Comment: LLucia-a $Miss Bride, a figure dancer surprisingly perfect (Winston MS 9). Great expectations from her [Miss Bride] (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Sheridan; Juba-Holland; Syphax-Davies; Sempronius-Havard; Marcus-Austin; Lucius-Burton; Decius-Bransby; Lucia-A Gentlewoman(, 1st appearance in that character); Marcia-Miss Pritchard; Portius-Packer; Mutineer-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Event Comment: MMiss Susan Mullart, since call'd Mrs Evans [See 5 Jan. 1762]. It is said that Mr Ridout very artfully seduc'd her, and that proofs of their Intimacy appearing Miss Mullart assumed the name of Mrs Evans, and gave out that she had been privately married (Hopkins MS Notes). Ridout had died 28 May 1761. [See 30 Dec. 1761 and also 2 April 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Norfolk-Perry; Stanley-Anderson; Lieut.-R. Smith; Ratcliffe-Bennet; Catesby-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Marten; Oxford-Weller; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Valois; 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 Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17620105, but Beatrice-Miss Pope, first time; In Act II, a Minuet in the Masquerade Dance,-Noverre, Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17620424 but Rosin-Fox; a New Epilogue in Character-Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Benefit for Lee. With the Original Act Tunes as adapted to the play by David Rizzio. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by Mathews and Miss Capitani will be taken. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker.
Role: Duet Actor: Lowe, Miss Young.

Dance: TTwo Comic Dances-Mas. Roger, Miss Capitani; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Capitani

Performance Comment: Roger, Miss Capitani; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Capitani.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Capitani.

Song: I: The Lark's Shrill Note-Mrs Vincent

Entertainment: fter the play, By Particular Desire, the Scene of Lady Pentweazle from Foote's Taste. Lady Pentweazle-King, first time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: New Dance call'd %The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.