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15087 results for: Keyword - Miss Hughes
We found 13771 matches on Performance Comments, 4416 matches on Performance Title, 1769 matches on Event Comments, 427 matches on Author, and 115 matches on Roles/Actors.

11876
27 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

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 Beggar's 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

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

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

11877
28 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker
Role: and a New Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

11878
30 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

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

11879
01 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

11880
02 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

11881
06 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

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

11882
11 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performance Comment: As17601213, but The dances-Miss _Lucchi.
Cast
Role: The dances Actor: Miss _Lucchi.
Role: Actors only Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness
Role: Lyssa Actor: Miss Young

11883
13 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

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

11884
14 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600922, but add Amie-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: add Amie Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent, with dances incident to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Miss Daw, Mrs _Belfort.
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

11885
17 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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.]

11886
20 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's 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

11887
22 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

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

11888
23 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: add Amie Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent, with dances incident to the Opera.

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.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent.
Role: Actors only: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon

Dance: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

11889
24 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's 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.
Cast
Role: Miss Charlotte Actor: 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

11890
25 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

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

11891
27 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [M$Mrs Palmer] the late Miss Pritchard (Winston MS 9). Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office with Prologue

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Reed

11892
29 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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.
Cast
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: By Particular Desire aMinuet-Noverre, Mrs Palmer

11893
01 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

11894
11 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Hart, 2nd appearance on the Stage

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17610418 but Damon-Kear, 1st time; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Palemon-Fawcett; Laura-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Young.
Role: only Pastora Actor: Miss E. Young
Role: concluding with The Italian Gardeners Actor: Grimaldi, Miss Baker.

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

11895
11 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

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

11896
19 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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.

11897
25 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

11898
28 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Cast
Role: The dances Actor: Miss _Lucchi.
Role: Actors only Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness
Role: Lyssa Actor: Miss Young

11899
01 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17610519, but Fairy-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Young.

11900
04 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [W+Winston MS 9, identifies Young Gentlewoman as Miss Elliott.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Also unassigned Actor: Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Maguire
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton

Dance: As17610702