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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.

9576
03 November 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Other characters-Miss Baker, Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd the Flemish Feast-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Giorgi, Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Miss Baker, Miss Dawson
Role: To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd the Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Giorgi, Miss Wilkinson.

9577
28 December 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Other character-Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; The Dances-Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.
Cast
Role: Other character Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

9578
07 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Ben-Yates; Foresight-Blakes; Jeremy-Weston; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Scandal-Palmer; Tattle-King; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Trapland-Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Other character Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

9579
02 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal parts: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Thomas, Miss Brent. Artabanes-Beard; Arabaces-Tenducci; Rimenes-Mattocks; Artaxerxes-Peretti, first appearance on English stage; Mandane-Miss Brent, Edition of 1762; Semira-Miss Thomas. (Genest, IV, 650) mistakenly assigns the part to Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent, Edition of 1762
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Thomas.

Ballet: II: A New Ballet call'd The Statue Animated. Pygmalion-Maranesi; Scaramouch-Sodi; Inchantress-Miss Valois; Statue-Miss Wilford

Performance Comment: Pygmalion-Maranesi; Scaramouch-Sodi; Inchantress-Miss Valois; Statue-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Inchantress Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Statue Actor: Miss Wilford.

Dance: End Opera: A New Dutch Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

9580
15 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Blakes, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Comic Dance, call'd The Flemish Feast-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Blakes, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson
Role: call'd The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Dawson.

Dance: IV: The Sabotiers, as17621013

9581
12 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Tattle-King; Scandal-Palmer; Ben-Yates (with song); Sir Sampson-Burton; Jeremy-Parsons; Trapland-Vaughan; Foresight-Blakes; Miss Prue-Miss Pope; Frail-Mrs Clive; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennett; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker

Dance: II: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009

9582
25 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17621123, but Lilliputians-Miss Ford, Miss _Froment; Aldridge_. Aldridge_.
Cast
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Ford, Miss _Froment
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

9583
27 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17621125, but Lilliputian Colombine-Miss Ford; Lilliputian Harlequin-Miss Rogers; The Principal Witches-Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Ford, Miss _Froment
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

9584
09 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Clarke; Tattle-Dyer; Foresight-Bennet; Trapland-Lewis; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Miss Elliot, first time; Angelica-Miss Macklin, first time.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Elliot, first time
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: The Graces Actor: Miss Wilford, Miss Valois, Miss Pitt
Role: Cassiope Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Polly
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

9585
03 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell, first time; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Manly-Havard; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Count Basset-Castle; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Grace-Miss Plym; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Poundage-Clough; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; John Moody-Burton; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Ford, Miss Wright, Mas. Raworth, Miss Rogers, Mas. Cape
Role: To conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford

9586
23 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Ford, Miss Wright, Mas. Raworth, Miss Rogers, Mas. Cape
Role: To conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; III: The Gypsies-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street (Gerhardi's Scholars); V: A Minuet-the two Miss Rogers's (Mr Noverre's Scholars); End: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers-Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage

Performance Comment: Cape, Miss Rogers; III: The Gypsies-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street (Gerhardi's Scholars); V: A Minuet-the two Miss Rogers's (Mr Noverre's Scholars); End: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers-Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage.
Cast
Role: The Gypsies Actor: Mas. Clinton, Miss Street
Role: A Minuet Actor: the two Miss Rogers's
Role: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dea Actor: Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage.

9587
15 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17641105, but Witches-Miss Poitier, Miss _Weirman; Shepherdess-Miss Hallam; Proserpine-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Miss Poitier, Miss _Weirman
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

9588
15 February 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17650128, but Witches-Miss _Poitier, _Dibdin, Miss Weirman; Shepherdess-Miss Weirman; Proserpine-Mrs Baker; Harvest Man-Baker.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Miss _Poitier, _Dibdin, Miss Weirman
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Weirman
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

9589
11 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650219, but Theodosia-Miss Hallam; Patty-Miss Brent (playbill); Dances-Miss _Valois, Sga Manesiere restored.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dances Actor: Miss _Valois, Sga Manesiere restored.
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dances incidental to the opera Actor: Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

9590
11 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Cushing; John Moody-Dunstall; Poundage-Lewis; Count Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Vincent; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin; Lady Townly-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Fichar, Miss Wilford.

9591
18 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Manly-Packer; Basset-King; John Moody-Love; Lord Townly-Powell; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Love; Sir Francis-Yates; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Grace-Miss Plym; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Lady Townly-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym

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

9592
22 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Powell; Ventidius-Holland; Dolabella-Lee; Alexas-Dodd; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates; Octavia-Mrs Hopkins; Serapion-Bransby; Myris-Keen; Romans-Ackman, Strange; Antonio-Miss Rogers; Agrippina-Miss Ford; Charmion-Miss Plym; Iras-Mrs Hippisley; In Act III, a Dance incident to the Play,-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Agrippina Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Charmion Actor: Miss Plym
Role: a Dance incident to the Play, Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Mlle Florival Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End: The Irish Milk Maids, as17651209

9593
06 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Clarke; Foresight-Bennet; Tattle-Woodward; Trapland-Cushing; Jeremy-Dyer; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Burden; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Miss Elliot; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

9594
30 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. [Genest, V, 120, suggests The Old Maid as afterpiece with Clerimont-Miss Pope; Miss Harlow-$Mrs Bennet; but Treasurer's Book Specifies Queen Mab.] Paid $French">Cautherley; Capt. Cape-$Baddeley; Mrs Harlow-$Miss Pope; Miss Harlow-$Mrs Bennet; but Treasurer's Book Specifies Queen Mab.] Paid $French on acct. #50; Shepherd for cotton #2 18s. 4d.; Mrs Hilman for cloaths #4 14s. 6d.; Mrs Humphreys for a suit of cloaths #9 9s.; Miss Allen for cleaning stockings #1 6s. 6d.; Licensing the Earl of Warwick and Cymon #4 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #181 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

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

9595
13 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. This Comedy is intended to be perform'd only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Miss Elliot #24 9s. 6d. [No tickets seem to have been delivered.] Paid a bill for the Funeral of Mrs Cable #3 8s., and for the funeral of Grace Gould, #4 8s. (Account Book). [The latter had long been a servant in the theatre, and this year was Wardrobe Mistress.] Receipts: #88 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-
Role: Young Brumpton Actor: Woodward
Role: Mary Ann Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Wilford

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: The Gallant Peasants-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. See The Gallant Shepherds by Fishar and Sga Manesiere 6 Dec. 1765

9596
18 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Author's night advertised as for Miss Elliot. Charges of the House with a farce being added #84, plus Candles #1 5s., plus a Fair Copy for the Prompter #1 1s.: Total #86 6s. Balance to Miss Elliott #66 4s. (Account Book). Receipts: #152 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-
Role: Young Brumpton Actor: Woodward
Role: Mary Ann Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: End of Play: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

9597
22 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin( with song )-Bannister, 1st appearance; Dorus-Parsons; Dorilas-Fawcett; Damon-Fox; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; 1st Shepherdess-Miss Reynolds; 2nd Shepherdess-Mrs Dorman; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Mrs Arne; Dance-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Duquesney, Miss Rogers, Miss Collett, Sga Giorgi, Mrs King; Concluded with a grand procession of the knights of the different orders of chivalry and the shepherds of Arcadia-.
Cast
Role: 1st Shepherdess Actor: Miss Reynolds
Role: Dance Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Duquesney, Miss Rogers, Miss Collett, Sga Giorgi, Mrs King

9598
26 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Parsons, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Weston, Hartry, J. Palmer, Ackman, Messink, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Fox, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope; The Dances-Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Parsons, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Weston, Hartry, J. Palmer, Ackman, Messink, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Fox, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

9599
28 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Fine Lady

Performance Comment: Parts by Macklin, Dyer, Woodward, Dunstall, Morris, Cushing, Barrington, Quick, Wignell, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Evans, Miss Helm, Miss Macklin. Prologue-Macklin; Murrough O'Dogherty-Macklin; Count Mushroom-Woodward; Hamilton-Dyer; Fitzmongrel-Dunstall; Major-Morris; Mrs O'Dogherty-Miss Macklin; Catty Farrel-Mrs Pitt; Lady Kinnegad-Mrs Green; Lady Bab Frightful-Mrs Evans; Mrs Gazette-Miss Helm; Mrs Jolly-Mrs White Genest, V, 188, and Kirkman, Memoirs of Macklin (1799 ed.) II, pp. 1-2. The Larpent MS lists three newsmen in addition, and shows the original title The Trueborn Irishman.
Cast
Role: Mrs O'Dogherty Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Mrs Gazette Actor: Miss Helm

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

9600
23 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Parts by Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Abington, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Miss Reynolds, Mrs Dancer. With Prologue, Epilogue. Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Col. Rivers-Holland; Sir Harry Newburgh-J. Palmer; Sidney-Cautherley; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Mrs Harley-Mrs Dancer; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Miss Reynolds; Footmen-Wright, Watkins; Prologue-King; Epilogue (writ. by Garrick)-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 163, and Edn. 1768).
Cast
Role: Miss Marchmont Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young