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17616 results for: Keyword - Miss Jenny and Miss Betty Cibber?
We found 15571 matches on Performance Comments, 4418 matches on Performance Title, 2731 matches on Author, 2172 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

951
16 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd, 1st time; Lord Morelove-Packer; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: End Play: By desire, A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett, as17670508

952
13 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Wroughton; Servant-Thompson; Sir Charles Easy-Ross; Lady Easy-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Jackson; Edging-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Maudlin Actor: Miss Brown

953
23 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Wroughton; Servant-Thompson; Sir Charles Easy-Henderson; Lady Easy-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bates; Edging-Mrs Wilson; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season) .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Abington
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

954
08 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Wroughton; Servant-Thompson; Sir Charles Easy-Henderson; Lady Easy-Mrs Bates (1st appearance in that character); Lady Graveairs (1st time)-Mrs Morton; Edging-Mrs Wilson; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Abington
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Blacksmith of Antwerp

Dance: As17841022

955
31 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove (1st time)-Pope; Servant-Thompson; Sir Charles Easy (1st time)-Farren; Lady Easy (1st time)-Mrs Pope; Edging (1st time)-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bates; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Abington
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Farren; Brothers-Macready, Helme; Spirit-Thompson; Principal Bacchanal-Johnstone; Bacchanals-Darley, King, Cubitt, Gaudry, Kenrick, Blurton, Davies; The Spirit (for that night only)-Leoni; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Kennedy; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wilkinson; Sabrina-Mrs Morton; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wilkinson

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

956
09 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Pope; Servant-Evatt; Sir Charles Easy-Farren; Lady Easy-Mrs Pope; Edging-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Morton; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

957
20 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 1st night of Hide and Seek (see 24 Feb.), but "On account of Johnstone's Indisposition, the new Farce is unavoidably deferr'd...Tom Thumb will therefore be performed this Evening" (printed slip on BM playbill, cg, Vol. VI).] Receipts: #220 18s. (207.2.6; 13.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17881219, but Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

958
28 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Pope; Servant-Evatt; Sir Charles Easy-Farren; Lady Easy-Mrs Pope; Edging-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Esten
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Broadhurst

Dance: As17921116

959
22 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tomorrow The Careless Husband, Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard, 1st time in that character. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Master Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton

960
23 September 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Huddy; Sir Francis-Penkethman; Basset-Barden; Richard-Bullock; Moody-Collett; Lady Grace-Mrs Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Woodward; Jenny-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Palmer; Myrtilla-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance:

961
13 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Manly-Rosco; Sir Francis-Huddy; Basset-Bardin; Richard-Bullock; Moody-Collett; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Lady Grace-Mrs Purden; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Haughton; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Palmer; Myrtilla-Mrs Morse; Trusty-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Colley Cibber

962
27 September 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Poundage-Mullart; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Mrs Templer; Trusty-Mrs Ware; Lady Grace-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

963
01 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard; Manly-Cashell; Lady Grace-Mrs Hale; Sir Francis-Morgan; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Havard; Richard-James; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Moody-Woodward; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Basset-Chapman; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Poundage-Marten; Trusty-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; James-Anderson; Harry-Carr; Leander-Hayman; Charlotte-Mrs Vaughan.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Anderson
Role: Leander Actor: Hayman

964
01 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Woodward; Richard-Blakes; Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Usher; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Jenny-Mrs Green; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Cole; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Clive first time in that part; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Pitt
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17480920

965
22 April 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Peppet and Mrs Bryars, Boxkeepers to the Opera, and Betty Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The School-Boy: or The Comical Rivals Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: James, Mrs Ratcliff

966
19 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [R+Rylands MS. suggests that the Princesses sent word at 12 o'clock that they would attend. It was too late to advertise the fact.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; King Henry-Milward; Richmond-T? Cibber; Buckingham-Mills; Stanley-Havard; Norfolk-Ridout; Tressel-Berry; Ratcliffe-Turbutt; Catesby-Winstone; Oxford-Woodburn; King Edward V-Miss Woodman; Duke of York-Miss Cibber (1st time on any stage); Lieutenant-Ray; Forest-Gray; Dighton-Wright; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Blunt-Raftor; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; With an occasional Epilogue-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: Richmond Actor: T? Cibber
Role: King Edward V Actor: Miss Woodman
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cibber
Role: With an occasional Epilogue Actor: Miss Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Philips, Miss Scott; V: The Swiss-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell

967
22 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Wilks; Brilliant-Cibber; Sir Friendly-Mills; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Porter; Lady Gentle-Mrs Booth; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Thurmond; Miss Notable-Mrs Cibber; Mrs Hartshorn-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Brilliant Actor: Cibber
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Hartshorn Actor: Miss Tenoe.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady's Last Stake, or, The Wife's Resentment Author(s): Colley Cibber

968
03 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Wilks; Brilliant-Cibber; Sir Friendly-Mills; Brush-Oats; Surgeon-Roscoe; Porter-Cibber Jr; 1st Bully-Norris; 2d Bully-Wetherilt; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Porter; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Thurmond; Lady Gentle-Mrs Booth; Miss Notable-Mrs Cibber; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Brilliant Actor: Cibber
Role: Porter Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady's Last Stake, or, The Wife's Resentment Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: Mrs Booth

969
18 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Wilks; Brilliant-Cibber; Sir Friendly-Mills; Brush-Oates; Porter-Cibber Jr; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Porter; Lady Gentle-Mrs Booth; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Thurmond; Miss Notable-Mrs Cibber; Hartshorn-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Brilliant Actor: Cibber
Role: Porter Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady's Last Stake, or, The Wife's Resentment Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

970
17 March 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Cibber; Philip-Booth; Octavio-Cibber Jr; Trappanti-Miller; Host-Norris; Soto-Harper; Hippolita-Mrs Thurmond; Rosara-Mrs Booth; Flora-Mrs Cibber; Viletta-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Cibber
Role: Octavio Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Tenoe.
Related Works
Related Work: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

971
23 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Cibber; King Henry-Wilks; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Williams; Tressel-Cibber Jr; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Anne-Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-Mrs Butler; King Edward V-Mrs Cibber; Duke of York-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Cibber
Role: Tressel Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: King Edward V Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter; particularly Myrtillo-

972
02 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comedy (by Hugh Kelly] of 2 Acts never perform'd. [Written, as the author states in his Advertisement to the Edition of 1774, at the instigation of and on the inspiration of Mrs Abington. The Larpent MS 379 lists a partial cast and the lengths for each part: 10 Hector Strangeways-Jenny-....(A Length was 42 lines of dialogue.)] [From the +Westminster Magazine, Dec: Though there is scarce anything new in the Plot, Characters, Dialogue of this piece; yet upon the whole we found it extremely entertaining. The Indian servant is well introduced to satirize the follies and vices of the metropolis; and Sir Hector and his son give us a good dish of sea terms, well served up by Messrs $Shuter">Shuter; 7 Brownlow-$Bensley; 5 Ormsby-$Clarke; 6 Bussora-...; 5 +Orson-...; 6 +Pillage-$Dunstall; 1!2 Servant-...; 5 +Lady Strangeways-$Mrs Green; 7 1!2 Zelinda 1!2 Jenny-....(A Length was 42 lines of dialogue.)] [From the +Westminster Magazine, Dec: Though there is scarce anything new in the Plot, Characters, Dialogue of this piece; yet upon the whole we found it extremely entertaining. The Indian servant is well introduced to satirize the follies and vices of the metropolis; and Sir Hector and his son give us a good dish of sea terms, well served up by Messrs $Shuter and Quick."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of An Hour

Performance Comment: Parts by: Shuter, Bensley, Clarke, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Miss Pearce, Mrs Green, Mrs Bulkley. With a New Prologue and Epilogue. Sir Hector Strangeways-Shuter; Brownlow-Bensley; Col. Ormsby-Clarke; Bussora-Lee Lewes; Orson-Quick; Pillage-Dunstall; James-Bates; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Lady Di Strangeways-Mrs Green; Zelida-Mrs Bulkley; With a New Prologue by Kelly-Lee; Epilogue by Kelly-Mrs Bulkley (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: I: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End Opera: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois. [See17731005]

973
27 November 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Loveless-Wilks; Elder Worthy-Williams; Young Worthy-Mills; Snap-Cibber Jr; Sly-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Narcissa-Mrs Thurmond; Hillaria-Mrs Heron; Flareit-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Snap Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Flareit Actor: Miss Tenoe.
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: As17241008

Dance:

974
22 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Loveless-Wilks; Elder Worthy-Williams; Worthy-Mills; Snap-Cibber Jr; Sly-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Narcissa-Mrs Thurmond; Hillaria-Mrs Heron; Flareit-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Snap Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Flareit Actor: Miss Tenoe.
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

975
06 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Watson; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks; Old Wilful-Miller; Old Atall-Shepard; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Silvia-Mrs Cibber; Wishwell-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Atall Actor: Cibber
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Miss Tenoe.
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: As17261001

Dance: Essex; Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Colley Cibber