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16566 results for: Keyword - Miss Polly Young
We found 15168 matches on Performance Comments, 4825 matches on Performance Title, 2163 matches on Event Comments, 750 matches on Author, and 79 matches on Roles/Actors.

7351
14 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17641004, but Myrtle-Lee; Lucinda-Mrs Hopkins; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; in Act II, Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

7352
26 January 1765 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano In Syria

Performance Comment: Adriano-Tenducci; Osroa-Ercole Ciprandi; Emirena-Sga Teresa Scotti; Farnaspe-Giovanni Manzoli; Sabina-Sga Clementina Cremonini; Barsene-Miss Young; Aquilio-Leopoldo Micheli (Edition of 1765).
Cast
Role: Barsene Actor: Miss Young

Dance: Between the acts: As17650105; New Dances-

7353
02 March 1765 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demofoonte

Performance Comment: Parts-Manzoli, Miss Young, Sga Scotti, Tenducci -R. Bremner's Libretto of Favourite Songs in Demafoonte, 1765.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Manzoli, Miss Young, Sga Scotti, Tenducci -R. Bremner's Libretto of Favourite Songs in Demafoonte, 1765.

Dance: As17650105

7354
28 March 1765 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigonus

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Manzoli; Alexander-Tenducci; Antigonus-Ciprandi; Clearcus-Micheli; Berenice-Signora Scotti; Ismene-Signora Cremonini; Eudice-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Eudice Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: As17650105

7355
17 September 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Paris-Packer; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Ackman; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With the Funeral Procession. The vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance-Sga Giorgi; Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer; A New Occasional Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Mask-King; Old Mask-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; Musical Lady-Miss Pope; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Musical Lady Actor: Miss Pope

7356
04 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Miss Twist (first attempt as an actress); Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; with a Dance incidental to the Opera-.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Mattocks
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Lewis; Dick-White; Lord Lurewell-Davis; Peggy-Miss Cokayne; Joe-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

7357
28 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Captain-Aickin; Doctor-Hurst; Lennox-Parsons; Seyton-Ackman; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Yates, Love, Burton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV Dance of Furies-Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

7358
11 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Powell (first time); Selima-Mrs Palmer (first time); Arpasia-Mrs Yates (first time); Tamerlane-Havard; Omar-Lee; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Dervise-Bransby; Hali-Strange; Stratocles-Ackman; Bajazet-Holland; In Act IV, the Original Song of O' Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: the Original Song of O' Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

7359
14 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17660430 but Ariel-Miss Young; New Epilogue-Tomlinson.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young
Role: The other Dances Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: the Fairies Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Miss Wright
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17660207

7360
30 September 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly, 1st time; Mercutio-Palmer; Paris-Fawcett; Tybalt-Aickin; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Packer; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Barry[, 1st time; Apothecary-Castle; [With a Funeral Procession, Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; [In Act I,] a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17660923, but Dancing-Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dancing incident to the piece Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

7361
21 October 1766 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. The Music composed by several celebrated Composers. All Boxes put together, and no Persons admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day at the Office at Half a Guinea each; First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. By His Majesties Command no Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Repeated in all bills.] [A pasticchio similar to La Schiava (The Humorists). See Nicoll, III, 361. Advertisement for the company of performers at the Opera had been given in the Public Advertiser three months earlier, 6 August: 'Drummond, Vincent and Gordon,Proprietors and Managers of the Opera at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket beg leave to announce that they have engaged the best Company that could be got in Italy...and are expected in London this month. The company are as follows: Serious-the celebrated Guarducci, first man; Signora Aunuciati, first woman; Savoi, second man; Miss Young, second woman; Grassi, Signora Piatti, third woman. Comic-Lovattini, first man, tenor; Signora Zamperini, first woman; Savoi, first man, serious; Miss Young, first woman; Signor Moriggi (the old man) bass; Signora Piatti, second woman; Zamperini second man; Signora Gibbetti [Gibelli in the Gazetteer] third woman."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Stravaganti

7362
04 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Powell; Axalla-Packer; Bajazet-Holland; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Zama-Fox; Mirvan-Keen; Stratocles-Aickin; Hali-Strange; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Arpasia-Mrs Yates; Selima-Mrs Palmer; With the usual Prologue-Bensley; In Act IV the Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford

7363
25 November 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Lucinda-Miss Young; Amidoro-Savoi; Marquis della Conchiglia-Lovattini; Fanny-Signora Zamparini; Tagliaferro-Morigi; Sandrina-Signora Piatti; Paoluccia-Signora Gibetti; Mergetto-Micheli (Edition of 1766).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Young

Dance: Ballet Master-Sodi; Dancers-Adriani, Slingsby, Signora Radicati, Signora Santoli, Hamoir, Mlle Hamoir

7364
21 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Duncan-Bransby; MacDuff-Havard; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Seaton-Ackman; Seyward-Moody; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of Furies-.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Bensley 1st time; Young Clackit-Dodd 1st time; Clackit Sen-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Dodd 1st time

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

7365
11 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Bensley, 1st time; Duke of York-Miss Collett; Tressel-Cautherly, 1st time; King Henry-Havard; Prince Edward-Miss Rogers; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliffe-Strange; Lieut.-Moody; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Palmer; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Yates; Friendly-Vernon; Testy-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-Baddeley; Countrymen-J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Lee; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

7366
23 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young and Mr Rooker. House charges #65 1s. Paid for two practices for Alexander #1 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

7367
05 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17670404 but Caliban-Champnes (with Songs) 1st time; Ariel-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

7368
14 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: As17670328 but Parts-_Strange, _Fawcett. Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Strange, _Fawcett. Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Simson.
Role: Barce Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

7369
18 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Reddish, 1st appearance there; Manly-Jefferson; Count Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; John Moddy-Burton; Squire Richard-a young gentleman, [1st appearance [Mr Wingfield]; Lady Grace-Mrs Barry; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington[, 1st time., 1st time.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: a young gentleman,
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

7370
21 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Reddish, 2nd appearance here; Paris-Fawcett; Tibalt-Aickin; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Packer; Montague-Hurst; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With the Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Miss Young, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Dorman; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Duquesney, Sga Giorgi; Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Miss Young, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Dorman

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Collett

7371
23 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Holland,1st time; Lord Falbridge-Reddish, 1st time; Sir William Douglas-Havard; Owen-Burton; Officer-Strange; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-King; Lady Alton-Mrs Abington; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Hopkins; Molly-Miss Pope; Amelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Hermit-Kear; Fribble-J. Burton; Servant-Castle; French Lady-Johnston; Old Lady-Mrs Cross; Colombine-Mrs King; Country Girl (with song)-Miss Young; The Dances-Sg and Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Young

7372
10 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish, 1st time; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-King; Belarius-Havard; Arviragus-J. Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Lucius-Bransby; Cornelius-Burton; Pisanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Johnson; Imogen-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi; Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

7373
23 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Reddish, 1st time; Thorowgood-Havard; Trueman-Packer; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Ackman; Maria-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; In Act I a Song-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: In Act I a Song Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain or The New Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Vernon, Dodd, Love, Aickin, J. Palmer, Johnston, Hartry, Fox, Packer, Moody, Bannister, Parsons, Kear, Strange, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Arne, Mrs Love, Miss Pope, Mrs Clive; With a Prologue-; Address to the Town by the way of Epilogue-; Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-J. Palmer; Mervin-Aickin; Patent-Packer; Hopkins the Prompter-Bannister; Saunders the Carpenter-Moody; Johnston the housekeeper-Johnston; Lady Fuz-Mrs Clive; Miss Fuz-Miss Pope; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Characters in the Burletta: Orpheus-Vernon; Old Shepherd-Dodd; Shepherd Chorus-Parsons, Hartry; Rhodope-Mrs Arne (Genest, V, 158).
Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Pope

7374
04 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Reddish, 1st time; Tamerlane-Havard; Bajazet-Holland; Omar-Hurst; Mirvan-Keen; Zama-Fox; Axalla-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; Stratocles-Aickin; Hali-Strange; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Selima-Mrs Barry; Arpasia-Mrs Hopkins; The Usual Prologue-Reddish; In Act IV the Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Pope

7375
07 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widowd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Vernon; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Countrymen-J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Flora-Miss Young; Betty-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young