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14802 results for: Keyword - Miss Mary Twist
We found 13843 matches on Performance Comments, 4468 matches on Performance Title, 1826 matches on Event Comments, 29 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1951
02 June 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Prentis, Miss Gaudry.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Prentis, Miss Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

Dance: Several new dances-Master Tariot, Miss Polly Capitaniboth from the Opera House, Tariot, Balthazar, Petre, Hussey, Mrs Garman, Mrs Tariot, the Misses Twist

Entertainment: By particular desire (this night only) Saunders will exhibit a great variety of new equilibres on the wire in full swing-Saunders never attempted before. The last time of his performing in the metropolis

1952
22 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd From Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Reed.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners-Rogier, Miss Street; Provincial Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Twist

1953
06 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Ross; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Pembroke-Gardner; Essex-Redman; Salisbury-Anderson; Bastard-Smith; Hubert-Gibson; Prince Arthur-Master Wignel, first appearance any stage; Faulconbridge-Holtom; Austria-Buck; Philip of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Hull; Chatilion-Davis; Governor of Angiers-Wignel; Pandulph-Walker; Lady Blanch-Miss Vincent; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Ferguson; Queen Elinor-Mrs Vincent; Lady Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lady Blanch Actor: Miss Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: Minuet-Hussey, Miss Wilford; End: Rural Love, as17651115

1954
12 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: By Desire The Tartars, as17701003; End of Farce: A New Dance, The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: I: A Dancing Academy. The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-

Performance Comment: The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-.
Cast
Role: The Allemande Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Ballet: End Opera: First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

1955
05 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Barsanti, first time, who performed in the PRELUDE.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: incident to the piece Actor: Mas. Harris, Mas. Blurton, Miss Twist, Miss Valois.

Dance: III: A New Ballet-Mr Asselin, his first appearance in this kingdom, Miss Valois, Miss Twist

1956
26 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17730112, but Jacintha-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Helme

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17730429 but the Dance-Miss Twist, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: the Dance Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Valois.
Role: Dance Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wewitzer.
Role: incident to the piece Actor: Mas. Harris, Mas. Blurton, Miss Twist, Miss Valois.

Dance: III: Minuets, Cotillons-Merrifield, Dumay, Curtat, Settree, Miss Twist, Mrs Invill, Miss Mathews, Mrs Hartle

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17730424 but with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist

Performance Comment: As17730424 but with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: a New Hornpipe Actor: Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist.
Role: with a New Hornpipe Actor: Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

1957
17 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Pantaloon-Shuter; Leander-Reinhold; Colombine-Mrs Thompson; Isabella-Miss Brown, first time.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Brown, first time.

Dance: End: The Recruits-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Twist, Miss Capon. [See17721117.

1958
05 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with Songs)-Mattocks; Duke-Thompson; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Valois; Nerissa-Mrs Baker; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Goodchild-Dunstall; Mordecai-Quick; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: III: Fingalian Dance, as17730929; Double Hornpipe, as17730929; IV: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Twist. [See17721028.

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

1959
13 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17731007 [Rosetta identified as Miss Jameson.]
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17731005; End Opera: The Corsican Sailors [Punch House]-Fishar, Miss Twist. [See17720930.

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

1960
06 March 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Insolvent; Or, Filial Piety

Afterpiece Title: The Faggot Binder

Dance: II: Colin and Phebe-Master Settree, Miss Twist

1961
12 July 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arden Of Feversham

Performance Comment: Mayor-Burton; Arden-Havard; Franklin-Scrase; Michael-Wignell; Green-Packer; Moseby-Bransby; Bradshaw-Johnston; Black Will-Phillips; George Shadebag-Vaughan; Alicia-Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage; Maria-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Barton.

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; End: The Threshers-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Twist; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-

1962
12 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Sga Manesiere, Mrs Granier, Mrs Cook, Miss Pitt, Misses Dolly Twist and Sukey Twist, Miss Daw
Role: Earth Actor: Tassoni, Miss Pitt

Dance: IV: A New Dance call'd The Jovial Gardeners-Duquesney, Miss Twist

1963
26 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17630214, but Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Walker, 1st appearance that stage.
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: III: The Jovial Gardeners, as17630312 End: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Twist

1964
18 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17620927, but King-Walker; Polonius-Stamper; Laertes-Young; Pl. King-Wignel; 2nd Gravedigger-Stoppelaer; Player Queen-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Davies.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Twist

Entertainment: After: (this night only) Shuter will entertain with his Dish of All Sorts-Shuter; and Titbit for everyone, in which will be served up a humorous conversation between himself, an old man, an honest North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught, including his ever memorable encounter with a Liverpool Sow, and other whimsical occurrences; The whole to End with: an Address to the Audience-

1965
26 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Entertainment: After: The Follies of the Ages in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stages-Smith

1966
05 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

1967
12 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17640218, but Isabinda-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Miller.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

1968
07 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Smith; Bastard-Clarke; Gloster-Gibson (being first time of their appearing in those characters); Kent-Sparks; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Cornwall-Anderson; Officer-Wignel; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Vincent; Cordelia-Miss Ward (second appearance on any stage); With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Master Morgan; by desire, and The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

1969
18 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Wignel; Miller-Marten; Peggy-Miss Cokayne; Joe-Mattocks; Dick-White; Lurewell-Perry.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502

Entertainment: After: Mr Shuter (For Last time this Season) will entertain the audience with his Journey to Paris, as17640414

1970
14 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17641107, but Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchant-Mrs Baker for Miss Miller; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Bacchant Actor: Mrs Baker for Miss Miller
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Poitier.
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Miss Miller
Role: the Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17640924, but Termagant-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Miss Elliot.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: After the Masque: a Hornpipe-Miss Twist

1971
15 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17650430 but Corinna-Miss Cockayne.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cockayne.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: Rural Love, as17641212

Entertainment: After the Play: (this night only) Joe Haynes's Humorous Epilogue riding on an Ass-Shuter

1972
20 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Miss Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens.
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End Opera: a Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist

1973
24 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Rural Love, as17641212

1974
29 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

1975
09 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019; End: Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist