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14948 results for: Keyword - Miss Poitier
We found 13822 matches on Performance Comments, 4610 matches on Performance Title, 1747 matches on Event Comments, 294 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

251
24 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The City

Cast
Role: Miss LaBlond Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Miss Molly Cockney Actor: Mrs Green
Role: adapted to the opera Actor: Fishar, LaRiviere, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

252
25 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The City

Cast
Role: Miss LaBlond Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Miss Molly Cockney Actor: Mrs Green
Role: adapted to the opera Actor: Fishar, LaRiviere, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

253
28 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross; Sir John English-Shuter; Freehold-Gibson; Vulture-Cushing; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Tim Shacklefigure-Weller; Longbottom-Perry; Lurcher-Davis; Aura-Miss Macklin; Flora-Miss Elliot; Country Dance- incident to the play; and the Original Sheep@Shearing Ballad-Baker.
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Elliot

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

254
05 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

255
07 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne.
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Eliot

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

256
12 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

257
19 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

258
30 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne.
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Eliot

259
04 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215

260
24 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood Or The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Ross; Duke-Clarke; Roderick-Hull; Don Bernard-Walker; Citizen-Perry; Master of Flocks-Buck; Camillo-Gibson; Shepherds-Bennet, Cushing; Gentleman-Gardner; Servant-R. Smith; Henriquez-Smith; Violante (with original Song)-Miss Macklin; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17670411

261
28 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17670404 but Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

262
30 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17670411

263
04 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

264
06 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: I: By Desire, a Hornpipe-Master Harris; III: The Female Archer, as17661215

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

265
11 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

266
14 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Miss Wilford, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

267
15 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance (third time)-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End Opera: New Pantomime Ballet (second time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

Performance Comment: Blurton, as17670427 End Opera: New Pantomime Ballet (second time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427.
Cast
Role: New Pantomime Ballet Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427.
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon

268
25 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Poitier

Dance: III: A New Tambourine(by Desire)-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

269
28 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [see 8 May 1753]. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Afterpiece: Taken from Dryden and Colley Cibber, Poets Laureate. [Lucy was played by Miss Sledge; see 4 Feb. 1757.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Dance: Poitier, Granier, Lucas, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard

270
30 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Carmichael, Prompter, Holtom, Miss Condill, and Miss Helm. Tickets deliver'd out by Mlle Vivier, Mlle Jansolin, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17570121, but Gibbet-Holtom; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Cherry-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Condill, 1st time, and her third appearance on any stage.
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Allen

Dance: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, unspecified

271
07 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier. [Tickets at Poitier's Lodgings, the Door before the New Bagnio in Great Suffolk Street, near the Haymarket.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: TThe Noontide Air (from Comus)-Beard

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

Dance: Poitier

272
09 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Stoppelaer, and Miss Young. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be Taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Allen

Song: Miss Young

Dance: Poitier, Mad Capdeville

273
03 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mr Jefferson, Mr Chamnes & Mrs Vernon. Y. Poitier Danc'd (Cross). [No receipts listed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17550927, but Daniel-Jefferson; Lucinda-Mrs Jefferson; Indiana-Miss Macklin, first time.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Macklin, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Poitier Jun; first appearance that stage Mrs Vernon;

Song: Beard, Champness

274
26 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs and Miss Vincent. None admitted behind Scenes. The Dragon of Wantly cannot be perform'd on account of the indisposition of Miss Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17650125, but Miss Hoyden-Miss Vincent , 1st time; Shoemaker-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Miss Vincent , 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Dancing and a Minuet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Macklin.

Dance: End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

275
05 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Minuet Dance Actor: Miss Valcour
Role: Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Valcour.
Role: a Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champnes, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Loveit-Miss Bride; Fribble-Master Simson; Flash-Master Atkins; Puff-Master Hurst; Jasper-Master Pope; Miss Biddy-Miss Simson; Tag-Miss Mathews; Minuet, Louvre-Master Simson, Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Mathews
Role: Louvre Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Entertainment: S+Specialty Anniversary Ode in Commemoration of Shakespeare set to music by Dr Boyce; The Vocal Parts-Champnes, Beard