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We found 13754 matches on Performance Comments, 4404 matches on Performance Title, 1720 matches on Event Comments, 1006 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Alfred, Stageldoir, Dale, Daglish, Gibson, Blandy, Miss Hale, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Lewis, Miss Barnes will be taken. Receipts: #231 1s. 6d. (15/3/0; 6/9/0; 0/1/6; tickets: 209/8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17840320but Miss Prue-Miss M. Stageldoir (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Foresight-Miss Tidswell; omitted: Nurse . omitted: Nurse .

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17831230, but Cymon-Alfred; Miss Kitty Sprightly (1st time)-Miss Barnes; omitted: William . omitted: William .

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Merry Roundelay, by Miss Barnes

Event Comment: [Mrs Gordon is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. Her 1st appearance on the stage was at the HAY, 30 May 1781, as Miss Lyon.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Gaudry, Doyle, Lloyd; Mrs Kennedy, Miss Wheeler, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Chalmers, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Bannister

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wheeler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook-finger'd Jack-Bates; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Polly-Miss Wheeler. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Wheeler. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford; After 2nd song, The Mountaineers, as17841201

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Sorrows of Charlotte at the Tomb of Werter (the music composed by Percy, and never before sung in public) sung in character by Miss Wheeler; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Wheeler

Event Comment: Benefit for Nix and Miss Barnes. Receipts: #177 10s. (16.16; 8.7; 0.18; tickets: 151.) (charge: #105 12s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17870920, but Aimwill-Whitfield; Cherry (1st time)-Miss Barnes; Dorinda-Mrs Kemble [i.e. formerly Mrs Brereton]; Gipsey-Mrs A. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Song: End IV: a favorite Scotch Duett-Dignum, Miss Barnes; End: Hunting Song-Miss Barnes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17900911, but Lady Elinor-Miss Hagley; Cicely-Mrs Bland (late Miss Romanzini).
Cast
Role: Lady Elinor Actor: Miss Hagley

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Antonio-Williames; Don Ferdinand-Dignum; Don Juan-Palmer; Don Guzman-Benson; Carlos-Haymes; Perez-Bland; Pedrillo-Banks; Lopez-Lyons; Gomez-Alfred; Vasquez-Fawcett; Host-Chapman; Masaniello-Fairbrother; Scaramouch (with a song)-Dubois; Alguaziles-Burton, Jones, Webb; Boatswain (with a song)-Sedgwick; Sailors-Phillimore, Danby, Maddocks; Donna Anna-Miss Collins; Isabella-Miss Heard; Inis-Miss Palmer; Katharina-Mrs Edwards; Viletta-Mrs Bland; Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley; Edition of 1790 (C. Lowndes) adds: Waiter-Fairbrother (i.e. doubled Masaniello); 4th Sailor-Reynoldson.

Dance: In afterpiece: under the Direction of D'Egville, Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp, Edition of 1790 adds: Fairbrother, Whittow, Kirk, Whitmell, Walker, Bidotti, Nicolini, Mrs Davis, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Harris, Mrs K. Davis, Miss Bourk

Performance Comment: Davis, Miss Bourk.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Alfred, Appleby, Benson, Banks, Cooke, Daglish, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gawdry, Master Gregson, Miss Jacobs, Jones, Lyons, Maddocks, Pilsbury, Walker, Whitmill will be admitted. Receipts: #459 9s. 6d. (53.2.6; 46.6.0; 7.5.0; tickets: 352.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Dodd (1st appearance in that character these 5 years); Col. Standard-Wroughton; Vizard-Whitfield; Alderman Smuggler-Waldron; Clincher-Bannister Jun.; Clincher Jun.-Suett; Dickey-Benson; Tom Errand-Hollingsworth; Lurewell-Miss Collins; Lady Darling-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Miss Heard; Parley-Mrs Edwards; Errand's Wife-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Lurewell Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Hagley.

Dance: End: Allemande-Whitmill, Miss Jacobs, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Deserter, advertised on playbill of 20 May. Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Miss Arne will be admitted.] Receipts: #328 (205.7.6; 67.2.0; 2.15.6; odd money: 1.4.6; tickets: 51.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: End: the Fishing Duet from Don Juan-Miss Arne, Miss Wentworth

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Evans and Miss Mountfort. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets given out for Hannibal taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Mannerly Shallow Or The Country Wit

Performance Comment: Betty Frisk-Miss Mountfort, who speaks a new Epilogue.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Spinning Wheel Dialogue-Cook, another

Dance: Chacone-Miss Evans

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Lindar and Miss Seale. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver-Norris; Sir Joslin-Shepard; Courtal-Wilks; Freeman-Mills; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Baker; Ariana-Mrs Porter; Gatty-Mrs Booth; Sentry-Miss Tenoe; Gazette-Miss Seal.
Cast
Role: Sentry Actor: Miss Tenoe
Role: Gazette Actor: Miss Seal.

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar

Dance: As17250304

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Sandham and Miss Thornowets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Thornowets

Dance: PPeasants Dance-Sandham, Miss Sandham; Two Pierrots-Burney, Eaton

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit Miss Holliday. Afterpiece: A New Pastoral Ballad Opera of one Act [Author unknown]. Receipts: money #47 16s.; tickets #123 13s. [Prince and two of three eldest Princesses present.] Gentleman's Magazine, I (1731), 216: Miss Holliday...received from the Royal Family, over and above the usual Present, a large Gold Medal, weighing about 50 Guineas, with the Bust of her Majesty as Electress of Hanover on each Side

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Holiday.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris or The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Paris-Walker; Mercury-Salway; Miller-Hulett; Geta-Laguerre; Nymph of Ida-Miss Holladay; Juno-Mrs Egleton; Pallas-Mrs Forrester; Venus-Mrs Cantrell; Miller's Wife-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Nymph of Ida Actor: Miss Holladay

Dance: SShepherds and Shepherdesses by Nivelon-Nivelon, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Heron; Loveless-A. Hallam; Worthy-Mills; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hoyden-Mrs Charke; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Young Fashion-W. Mills; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Oates; Seringe-Griffin; Shoemaker-Miller; Sir John-Ridout; Bull-Tenoe; Page-Miss Brett; Nurse-Mrs Shireburn .
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Brett

Music: Second Musick: First Concerto of Corelli. Third Musick: A Trumpet Overture. I: Concerto for French Horns, the French Horns by Charle and Giay, lately arriv'd from Paris. III: Solo for French Horn by Charle

Dance: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson (the first Characters); F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Song: II: Lempio Rigor del Fato and Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Rise Glory Rise, by Miss Arne, accompanied by French Horns

Performance Comment: IV: Rise Glory Rise, by Miss Arne, accompanied by French Horns .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-W. Mills; Manly-Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Basset-Cibber; Lady Townly-Mrs Heron; Lady Grace-Mrs Butler; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Grace; Jenny-Miss Robinson .
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Robinson

Music: Second Musick: First Concerto of the second Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Concerto for French Horns, Trumpets. II: Trio for French Horns, Hautboys, Harpsichord

Dance: In V: Les Bergeries, as17331006 V: Comic Dance by Nivelon, from CG

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond by Miss Arne. II: Mi Folgo ad Ogni Fronda by Miss Arne. IV: If'Tis Joy to Wound a Lover by Miss Arne

Performance Comment: II: Mi Folgo ad Ogni Fronda by Miss Arne. IV: If'Tis Joy to Wound a Lover by Miss Arne .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Miss Arne
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Mustacha Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson, Holt, F. Tench, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Tench, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Performance Comment: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Music: Select Pieces composed by Corelli, Vivaldi, Geminiani, Handel

Dance: I: Le Watteau by Miss Robinson alone. II: La Follette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. IV: Mock Minuet, as17331027 V: Les Bergeries, as17331108

Performance Comment: II: La Follette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. IV: Mock Minuet, as17331027 V: Les Bergeries, as17331108.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Miss Arne
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Mustacha Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: In Afterpiece: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Mrs Centaure Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Doll Mavis Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: As17331220

Dance: Grand Dance in Momus, as17331231

Song: II: Per le parte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne. IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones

Performance Comment: IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Giffard; Marplot-Wetherilt; Sir Jealous-Lyon; Sir Francis-Penkethman; Charles-Rosco; Whisper-Hamilton; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Isabinda-Mrs Hamilton; Patch-Mrs Haughton; Scentwell-Miss Tollet .
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Tollet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. Chacone by Mrs Bullock. Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: Chacone by Mrs Bullock. Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Performance Comment: Dido-Miss Arne; Aeneas-Miss Jones; Cupid-Master Arne; Mercury-Kelly. Also The Burgomaster Trick'd. Harlequin-Francisque; Colombine-Miss Mann; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Servant-Cibber; Scaramouch-Janno; Peasants-F. Tench, H. Tench, Janno. Peasant Women-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Dancey, Miss Oates .

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. English Peasant by D'Vallois. Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. Friendly losses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham

Performance Comment: English Peasant by D'Vallois. Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. Friendly losses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Gerrard

Dance: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit. The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Second Musick: 3d Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture, with French Horns, composed for Ptolemy by Handel. V: Handel's Water Musick, accompanied with French Horns

Dance: III: Black and White Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, &c

Performance Comment: V: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, &c .

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. II: Hush, ye pretty, warbling Choir by Miss Arne. IV: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne

Performance Comment: II: Hush, ye pretty, warbling Choir by Miss Arne. IV: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne .

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Jasper-Sheppard; Charlotte-Miss Mann; Leander-Berry; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard, but see17340325.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mann

Dance: I: Dutch Woman by Miss Robinson. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Revellers, as17340319 V: Polonese by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Topham, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport

Performance Comment: III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Revellers, as17340319 V: Polonese by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Topham, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport .

Song: II: Bella Sorge L'esperanza by Miss Arne