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We found 13769 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 290 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Vernon; Sir William Worthy-Packer; Roger-Moody; Symon-Parsons; Bauldy-Love; Glaud-Bransby; Jenny-Mrs Hopkins; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Johnston; Elspa-Mrs Bradshaw; Peggy (With Thro the Wood Laddie)-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Wright.

Entertainment: RRalph Ramble, or O Rare London-King, at End of Play By Particular Desire, followed by

Dance: %New Tambourine, as17660123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17651122, but Nell-Miss Pope, first time.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope, first time.

Song: II: By Desire, The Lark's Shrill Notes-Mrs Vincent

Dance: V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Master Burton. Tickets deliver'd by W. Yates and Miss Berkley will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 9 May 1764.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17660320 but Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; 3rd Spirit-_; The Dances-Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End of Masque: The Drunken Peasant, as17660421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Palmer; Obadiah-Love; Day-Baddeley; Abel-King; Bookseller-Marr; Mrs Day-Mrs Dorman, first time; Arabella-Miss Plym; Col. Blunt-Hurst; Committeemen-Vaughan, Castle, Clough; Teague (with several droll songs in character)-Moody; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson; Ruth-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: A Comic Dance, as17660207; V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17660422 but Imogen-Miss Plym; Claudio-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17650921, but Kitty-Miss Pope (first time); Robert-Ackman; Cook-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Dance: V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Positively for the last time this season. Love in a Village oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Miss Brent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Event Comment: Benefit towards the Increase of a Fund, established by the Performers of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden for the Support of Decayed Actors and their Families. This Fund having been begun by voluntary contributions among the performers, improved by a proportionable Weekly Deduction on their salaries, and intended as a reciprocal Provision for them their widows and children, in sickness and infirmity, it is humbly hoped and appeal to the Generosity of the Public will not be taken amiss. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. who are pleas'd to favour this Undertaking, are desired to send for places, Box or Pit tickets, to Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door. Mainpiece [by John Banks]: Not acted these 20 years. Occasional Prologue, written by Hull [printed in the Jester's Magazine, May 1766, p. 241]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Smith; Cecil-Walker; Morton-Clarke; Davison-Hull; Gifford-Gardner; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Mary-Mrs Bellamy; New Occasional Prologue-Ross; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17660430 but Ariel-Miss Young; New Epilogue-Tomlinson.

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17660207

Event Comment: Benefit for Rawlings, Mas. Besford, Wild, Francis, Miss Cokayne. Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Acted but once these 20 years. Afterpiece, for the last time this season. Tickets delivered by Bassan, Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Gould, Mrs Paddick, the Widow Trott, &c. will be taken. N.B. Tickets for Macbeth will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes laid together. No admittance to Pit but through the boxes and with tickets. Towards raising a fund for the relief of those who from their infirmities shall be oblig'd to retire from the stage. This fund having been begun by a voluntary contribution among the performers improved by a proportionable weekly deduction on their salaries and intended as a reciprocal provision for them, their widows and children in sickness and infirmity, it is humbly hoped an appeal to the generosity of the public will not be taken amiss &c. (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humor

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Lee; Wellbred-Palmer; Cob-Moody; Brainworm-Dunstall; Master Stephen-Dodd; Bobadil-Yates; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Hopkins; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Cash-Packer; Master Mathew-Vaughan; Bridgit-Miss Plym; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; An Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Bridgit Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope, first time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Justice-Murden; Trippit-Quick; Cook-Castle; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs M'George; Gayless-Davis; Kitty Pry-Miss Worley; Melissa-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Worley

Dance: As17660620

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17660618at the Haymarket Mrs Cole-Foote; Sir Richard Wealthy-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; The Minor-Davis; Loader-Palmer; Dick-M'George; Shift, Transfer, Squintum-Weston; Folly-Quick; Constables-Francis, Strutton; Smirk-Shuter; Lucy-Miss Gilpin.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Gilpin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Johnson; Kent-Aickin; Edgar-Davis; Cornwall-Hurst; Albany-Palmer; Burgundy-Murden; Bastard-Lee; Officer-M'George; Physician-Castle; Cornwall's Gentleman-Keen; Old Man-Lewis; First Ruffian-Matthews; 2nd Ruffian-Powell; Gentleman Usher-Hamilton; Goneril-Mrs Worley; Regan-Mrs M'George; Aranti-Miss Maden; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Aranti Actor: Miss Maden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Aranti Actor: Miss Maden

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17660708(hay) Mrs Trippit-Mrs Weston; Melissa-Mrs Johnston; Sharp-Shuter; Justice-Murden; Trippit-Quick; Cook-Castle; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs M'George; Gayless-Davis; Kitty Pry-Miss Worley.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Worley.

Dance: As17660827

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Barry; Sir John-Murden; Sealand-Hurst; Myrtle-Lee; Tom-Palmer; Humphrey-M'George; Daniel-Weston; Cimberton-Shuter; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Worley; Lucinda-Miss Madden; Phillis-Mrs M'George; Indiana-Mrs Dancer; In Act II: Song-a Gentleman, first appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Madden

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Davis; Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Palmer; Jacques-Lee; Oliver-Johnston; Le Beu-M'George; Amiens-the Gentleman who sung in the Conscious Lovers; Charles-Keen; Corin-Castle; Adam-Hurst; Denis-Mahon; William-Hamilton; Silvius-Quick; Touchstone-Shuter; Celia-Mrs M'George; Phebe-Miss Madden; Audrey-Mrs Worley; Rosalind-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Madden

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Achbp Canterbury-Walker; Salisbury-Cushing; Westmorland-Morris; Exeter-Hull; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Gower-Anderson; Fluellin-Shuter; Nym, English Herald-Hallam; Boy-Miss Valois; Bardolph-Lewis; French Soldier-Holtom; Pistol-Dyer; Williams-Buck; King of France-Gibson; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Governor-Gardner; Montjoy-Baker; Burgdndy-Bennet; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Clarke, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Wignel; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Lord Mayor-Buck; Lieut. of Tower-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Parts-Lowe, Raworth, Taylor, Miss Davis, Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Quildrive-Perry; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Baker; Maria-Miss Eliot; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Eliot

Dance: End: The Village Romps-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere. [See17651019.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Bensley (1st time); Heartfree-Palmer; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Miss Plym; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Lady Brute-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Cushing; Lawyer-Wignel; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Mattocks; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Sileno-Beard; Jupiter-Legg; Damaetas-Dibdin; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Juno-Mrs Stephens; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Mysis-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Barber-Woodward; Feeble-Murden; Rovewell-Davis; Bellmour-Perry; Watchman-Weller; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Pamphlet-Shuter; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Maid-Miss Cokayne; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661010

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Holland; Lothario-Powell; Sciolto-Havard; Altamont-Packer; Rossano-Ackman; Lavinia-Miss Plym; Lucilla-Mrs Hippisley; Calista-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit