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We found 13786 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1725 matches on Event Comments, 79 matches on Roles/Actors, and 47 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Garrick; Zara-Mrs Clive first time, and by Desire"; Gonzales-Havard; Garcia-Palmer; Almeria-Miss Bellamy; King-Berry.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Witling-Woodward; Sir Albany Odelove-Shuter; Prompter-Cross; Mrs Hazard-Mrs Clive; Tom-Mozeen; Miss Giggle-Miss Minors; Miss Crochet-Miss Hippisley; Miss Sidle-Mrs Simpson; Mrs Dawdle-Mrs Toogood; Gatty-Mrs Bennet; Corydon-Beard; Miranda-Miss Thomas; Marcella-Mrs Clive; with Dancing-Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste; with an Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Miss Giggle Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Miss Crochet Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Miss Sidle Actor: Mrs Simpson
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Thomas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtam; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Giffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Betty Doxy-Mrs Valois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; With a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick;Horatio-Mossop; Altamont-Ross; Sciolto-Berry; Rossano-Jefferson; Lavinia-Mrs Davies; Lucilla-Miss Minors; Calista-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Witling-Woodward; Corydon-Beard; Miranda-Miss Thomas; Mrs Hazard-Mrs Clive; Sir Albany Odelove-Blakes; Tom-Simson; Miss Giggle-Miss Minors; Miss Dawdle-Mrs Toogood; Gatty-Mrs Bennet; Miss Sidle-Mrs Simson; Miss Crotchet-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Thomas
Role: Miss Giggle Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Miss Dawdle Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Miss Sidle Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Miss Crotchet Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: Country Lass-Miss Valois; What's That To You? a Scots song,-Lauder; Oration-Miss Midnight; The Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Comic Lectures-Mr Cibber; Kitty or the Female Phaeton-Miss Gaudry; Cuckow Overture-; A new Scots Dance,with the Scots Measure,-Froment, Mme Dulisse; Singing-Sadler; Auction-Cibber; Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti; Dutch Peasant-Miss Valois; Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-; Hornpipe-Morris, Miss Durham; Comic Epilogueriding on an Ass-Miss Midnight; Voluntary on Cymbalo-Noel; Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; Louvre, Minuet-Froment, Mme Dulisse.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Charinus-Sparks; Maximinian-Smith; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-White; Suitors-Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Drusilla-Miss Condill; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Original Dances-Gallini, Granier, Lucas, Miles, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Gosley, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolet, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin; With several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set to music by Arne. The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Howard, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Younge, others.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Miss Pritchard, 1st time
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress; or, The Antigallican

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Captain Hardy-Yates; Dash-Palmer; Briton Sr-Burton; Briton Jr-Packer; Harriot-Miss Barton; Laetitia-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Everbloom-Mrs Simpson; Worthy-Beard; Servants, Visiting Ladies-Brownsmith, Miss Bride, Miss Arabella Young, Miss Simson, Mrs Smith (MacMillan). The Music compos'd by Mr Arne Jr.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Harrison, a Young Gentleman Harrison's Scholar; End: A Minuet-Two of Harrison's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard1st time here in 12 years; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Mat-Baker; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Holtom; Wat-C. Smith; Jemmy-Redman; Nimming Ned-R. Smith; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Miss Allen; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Sukey@Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Betty Doxy-Miss Cockayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent1st time.*a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008*d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance-the characters of the play; a Hornpipe-Miles.*c1759 10 10 cg No persons to be admitted behind the scenes. Receipts: #188 11s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic

Performance Comment: Actors only-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness; Kaliel-Master Leoni; Zoreb-Lowe; Zaida-Mrs Vincent; Lyssa-Miss Young; The dances-Sig Grimaldi, Sig Tioli, Sig Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson, Miss Lucchi, others. The music composed by Mr Smith (Folger Bill).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Ben-Wignel; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Perry; Lucy-Miss Poitier; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Evans; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Suky-Miss Sledge; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Doxey-Miss Davis; Dolly-Miss Cokayne; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Suky Actor: Miss Sledge
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Doxey Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Tybalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Hallam; Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Hallam; Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet. Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Polly Young, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Harlow-Davis; Capt. Cape-Dunstall; Young Clerimont-White; Heartwell-Gardner; Mrs Harlow-Miss Elliot; Miss Harlow-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Walker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawerence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters-Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Castle; Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright; To Conclude with a Fairy Dance-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others. [See17640215.]See17640215.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Anderson; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-White; Beggar-Bennet; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Miller; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage; Cepheus-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Miller; Amazon-Mrs Lampe; Magician-Dibdin; Hussar-Clarke; Petit Maitre-Poitier, who performed it originally; Hussar's Serv't-Miles; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17640921, but Juliet-Miss Hallam; Minuet-Dumay, Miss Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Faithful Irish Woman

Performance Comment: Characters-Love, Packer, King, Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Rogers, Miss Heath, Miss Pearce; Irishwoman-Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Gibson; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tybalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Wilford; Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; Additional scene of the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; accompanied by a Solemn Dirge, the vocal parts-Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Vernon; Daphne-Miss Wright; Mindora-Miss Young (Genest, V, 87); Dances incident to the piece-Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi; Prologue-Powell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: The Characters-Moody, Baddeley, Castle, Strange, Ackman, Watkins; the Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Miss Wright; To Conclude with a Fairy Dance-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, Powell, Yates; King, Palmer, Love, Lee, Baddeley, Aickin, Strange, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Abington, Miss Plym, Mrs Clive. Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Yates; Lovewell-Powell; Sir John Melvil-Holland; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Love; Traverse-Lee; Trueman-Aikin; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Clive; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Palmer; Chambermaid-Miss Plym; Betty-Mrs Abington; Crochet in the Epilogue-Mrs Abington; Strange; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Several; Trusty-Miss Mills (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Hobby Horse

Performance Comment: Characters-King, Palmer, Dodd, Love, Moody, Aickin, Parsons, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Ackman, Burton, Mas. Burton, Clough, Johnson, Watkins, West, Strange, Mrs Hippisley; Prologue-Bensley. [Larpent MS 253 lists parts: Lord Helicon; Sarj. Fallow; Capt. Scarlet; Capt. Dangle; Martingal; Rhymer; Metaphor; Folio; 1st Buck; 2nd Buck; Oats; Joe; John; Pamphlet; Waiter; Miss Flirt; Miss Martingal; Tripit. Farce by Capt. Edward Thompson.]Larpent MS 253 lists parts: Lord Helicon; Sarj. Fallow; Capt. Scarlet; Capt. Dangle; Martingal; Rhymer; Metaphor; Folio; 1st Buck; 2nd Buck; Oats; Joe; John; Pamphlet; Waiter; Miss Flirt; Miss Martingal; Tripit. Farce by Capt. Edward Thompson.]

Dance: End: The Irish Milk Maids, as17651209

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Daphne-Miss Wright; Amintor-Vernon; Mindora-Miss Young; Dancing incident to the piece-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Variety Show

Performance Comment: Singing-; slack rope-. Sg Placido's Company will exhibit. Singing by Keen, Mrs Lampe, vaulting on slack rope by Sg Spinacuta. Dancing by Miss Ferci, and Miss Casaia. Tumbling by Sg Placido, Mr Williams, Sturpesi and Pedro. Dancing on the tight rope by Miss Ferci, Mas Placido, Spinacuta, Sga Placido, Sg Ferci, and Placido. Ferci will jump backwards and forwards over a cane, and put on and take off his hat. With several feats of activity never seen in England before. And Variety of Exhibitions. The most surprising and diverting performance on the tight rope by the Monkey. He walks and dances on the tight rope with a pole; he walks, and balances various equilibres on the wire, with and without the pole; he vaults and turns the Catharine wheel on the slack rope with admiration. This animal is the most astonishing of the kind ever beheld, and has given general satisfaction wherever has he exhibited. The whole to conclude with a hornpipe by Miss Casaia. he walks, and balances various equilibres on the wire, with and without the pole; he vaults and turns the Catharine wheel on the slack rope with admiration. This animal is the most astonishing of the kind ever beheld, and has given general satisfaction wherever has he exhibited. The whole to conclude with a hornpipe by Miss Casaia.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters-Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Castle, Strange, Watkins; Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Miss Wright; To conclude with a Fairy Dance-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-; Epilogue-; Young Brumpton-Woodward; Oldcastle-Shuter; Belford-Smith; Lovibond-Dunstall; Brisk-Dyer; Sir Theodore Brumpton-Walker; Mary Ann-Miss Elliot; Harriet-Miss Wilford; Bridget-Mrs Mahon; Parts-Morgan (Genest V, 131).

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Neville MS Diary. Went into the Pit of Covent Garden. The Miser and Harlequin Dr Faustus. Shuter an excellent Lovegold. Harriet-Miss Vincent. The scenes and machinery of the Pantomime pretty; the Cascade, the Windmill &c. $Woodward an excellent Harle. Receipts: #173 17s. 6d. (Account Book)