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We found 13838 matches on Performance Comments, 4435 matches on Performance Title, 1833 matches on Event Comments, 381 matches on Author, and 47 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder Or A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Ross, 1st time; Col. Briton-Smith; Don Lopez-Bennet; Don Pedro-Collins; Gibby-Shuter; Frederick-Anderson; Alguazil-Wignel; Lissardo-Dyer; Isabella-Mrs Burden; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: JJane Shore oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of some of the principal performers. Churchill's Rosciad published at 1s. Sold by Wm. Flexny, Gray's Inn Gate, Holborn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17601010, but only Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mlle Mariet; Fairy-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sparks; Copper Capt.-Smith, 1st time; Don Juan-Hull; Duke-Anderson; Cacafogo-Marten; Alonzo-Perry; Sanchio-Davies; Old Woman-Shuter; Maid-Weller; Lorenzo-Holtom; 1st Lady-Mrs Copin; 2nd Lady-Mrs Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Davies; Altea-Mrs Pitt; Clara-Mrs Lee; Margaretta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Hamilton; New Epilogue in the character of Estifania-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: 3rd Lady Actor: Miss Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Receipts: #90 18s. 6d. (Account Book). [No tickets seem to have been delivered.] Charges: #64 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Morrison
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17601024; a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier

Event Comment: Benefit for Sheridan. Othello not acted for 5 years. [See 14 May 1759.] Miss Piercy in running off the stage, which was greatly crowded, fell down and broke her arm (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage; Duke of York-Miss Valois; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The English Tars in America or The Good Woman Without a Head

Performance Comment: Oflarty Macfinnan-Shuter; Indian King-Wignel; Capt. Briton-Davis; Beau Bowling-Buck; Jack Ratling-Weller; Black@moor Lady-Miss Sledge; Princess Sachema-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Black@moor Lady Actor: Miss Sledge

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; After Play: An Epilogue on the Humours of tne Age in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage-Cresswick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridgit Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates or A Lesson for Quacks

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Blakes, Packer, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Kennedy, Burton. [N.B. Characters listed in Larpent MS are: Planwell, Townly, Sir John Resolute, Scribble Dash, Lady Brainsick, Miss Griselfine Wapentake, Letty.]N.B. Characters listed in Larpent MS are: Planwell, Townly, Sir John Resolute, Scribble Dash, Lady Brainsick, Miss Griselfine Wapentake, Letty.]

Entertainment: After the Play: by Desire, for that night only The Picture of a Playhouse or, Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King; a Mimic Comic opera song-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Lady Blanch Actor: Miss Reed

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17610305 but Miss Wright_.
Cast
Role: Grotilla Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Wright

Song: By particular Desire aMimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strictland-Sparks; Frankly-Ross; Bellamy-Clarke; Jack Meggot-Cresswick; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacyntha-Miss Macklin; Clarinda-Mrs Hamilton; Concluding with a Country Dance-characters in the play.
Cast
Role: Jacyntha Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performance Comment: As17601213, but The dances-Miss _Lucchi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17601001, but Fine Lady-Miss Brent; Lord Chalkstone-A Gentleman who never appeared on the stage before, who after the farce will perform the Scene of Lady Pentweazle. [Shuter still played the Old Man. Only these three listed.]Shuter still played the Old Man. Only these three listed.]
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Brent

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600922, but add Amie-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-King(, 1st time); Obadiah Prim-Moody; Sir Philip Modelove-Blakes; Anne Lovely-Miss Haughton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Perriwinkle-Philips; Freeman-Packer; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Tradelove-Burton; Sackbut-Bransby; Simon Pure-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: [Titles and dancers unspecified.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Harry Hunter-Mattocks; Phebe-Mrs Vernon, both 1st time; Chaunter-Dunstall; Quorum-Marten; Tippet-Mrs Green; Grigg-Anderson; Cant-Bencraft; Gage-Holtom; Mump-Stoppelaer; Scrip-Weller; Swab-Bennet; Mopsey-Mrs Stephens; Strummer-Mrs Evans; Blouze-Miss Vallois; Drab-Mrs Ferguson; Manchet-Mrs Allen; Tib Tatter-Mrs White; Original Country Dance-; After which The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Blouze Actor: Miss Vallois

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17601013, but short bill Marplot-Shuter; Sir George-Smith; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Young

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Lalauze's Daughter, a child between 7 and 8 years of age; a Serious Dance(for 1st time)-Lalauze's Daughter; also by desire a Ball-Dance call'd The Louvre and Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's Daughter; After: (this night only) A Day of Taste-Shuteras17600320

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17601128, but full cast: Sailor-Beard;in which by Desire, Heart of Oak-Beard; Squire-Mattocks (being the first time of their appearing in tnese characters); Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Sally-Miss Brent.

Dance: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Palmer; Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Col. Manly-Holland; Vulture-Moody; Aspin-Yates; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Lady Outside-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy McSarcasm-Austin (after the manner of the original); Squire Groom-King; Mordecai-Blakes; Sir Callaghan-Moody (with a song in Character); Sir Theodore-Burton; Miss Charlotte-Mrs Hippisley.

Entertainment: III: Mr Moody will entertain the public with Teady Wolloughan's Whimsical Roratorical Description of a Man@o' War and Sea Fight-, with Hibernian notes on the whole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Actors only: Irishman-Moody; Frenchman-Blakes; Scotchman-Foote; Capt Le Brush-King; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-Austin; Frankly-Baddeley; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Castle; Trickit-Fox; Maria-Miss Reed; Prologue-. Lady Wrinkle and Mrs Snarewell-not permitted to be played ($Genest, IV, 612).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Reed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Sheridan; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Austin; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lennox-Scrase; Siward-Moody; Donaldbain-Master Cautherly; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Yates, Blakes; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; The vocal parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: By Particular Desire aMinuet-Noverre, Mrs Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Bransby; Wolsey-Havard; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Kennedy; Suffolk-Blakes; Cranmer-Burton; Bp. Gardiner-Clough; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bennet; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Katharine-Mrs Pritchard. With the Coronation, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.
Cast
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Reed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Holland; Dominic-Burton; Gomez-Baddeley, 1st time; Lorenzo-Palmer; Queen-Miss Hart, 2nd appearance on the Stage; Elvira-Mrs Kennedy; Bertran-Austin; Raymond-Bransby; Alphonso-Packer; Pedro-Castle; Teresa-Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17610418 but Damon-Kear, 1st time; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Palemon-Fawcett; Laura-Miss Young.

Song: I: Sing All Ye Muses (set by Purcell)-Kear, Champness; II, IV: Singing-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Mas. Johnny-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Young Reddish-Wignell; Friendly-Davis; Lettice-Miss Helm; Lady Manlove-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Helm

Dance: II: Hornpipe (2nd time)-Mlle Capdeville; IV: The Provincial Sailors, as17610508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17610505, but Fairy-Miss Davis.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Davis.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Holland; Thorowgood-Davies; Truman-Austin; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Mrs Davies; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Millwood-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Sailor, lately belonging to the Royal Sovereign

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Edmund-Palmer; Gentleman Usher-King; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber; Gloster-Davies; Edgar-Havard; Kent-Bransby; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Blakes; Burgundy-Austin; Aranti-Mrs Johnson; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter