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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.

10351
11 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Modern Breakfast or All Asleep at Noon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Moss, Iliff, Evatt, Kemble, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Heard, Mrs Kemble. Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1790): Delmar-Bannister Jun.; Morecraft-Moss; Mr Hammond-Iliff; Risk-Evatt; Sir Ambrose Crab-Kemble; Miss Oglewell-Mrs Whitfield; Lucy-Miss Heard; Mrs Hammond-Mrs Kemble; Prologue-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Miss Oglewell Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Young Wilding Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Palmer
Role: Page Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Heard

Dance: End 2nd piece: A Double Hornpipe-Platt, Mrs Goodwin

10352
15 September 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Bernard; Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-C. Powell; Porter-Powel; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Chapman; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

10353
17 September 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Farren; Bellamy-Davies; Jack Meggot-Bernard; Tester-Blanchard; Buckle-Thompson; Frankly-Holman; Mrs Strickland-Miss Brunton; Jacintha-Miss Chapman; Lucetta-Mrs Rock; Milliner-Miss Rowson; Clarinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Rowson

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

10354
01 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks. Edition of 1799 (For the Proprietors) adds: Maid-Mrs Spriggs.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Mattocks. Edition of 1799

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Incledon; Dorus-Quick; Merlin-Bannister; Shepherds-Evatt, Farley; Linco-Blanchard; Shepherdesses-Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Urganda-Mrs Martyr; Fatima-Mrs Wells; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson

10355
05 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss Romanzini

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: As17900914, but Miss Godfrey-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Collins.
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Tidswell.

10356
12 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Valentine-Kemble; Scandal-Bensley; Tattle-Dodd; Ben-Bannister Jun.; with a song-Bannister Jun.; Foresight-Waldron; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Burton; Angelica-Miss Farren; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss Hagley

10357
14 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In Many Masks

Performance Comment: Don Antonio-Haymes; Don Pedro-R. Palmer; Belville-Wroughton; Willmore-Kemble; Frederick-Whitfield; Blunt-Bannister Jun.; Stephano-Suett; Philippo-Benson; Sancho-Phillimore; Biskey-Webb; Sebastian-Lyons; Officer-Maddocks; Soldier-Alfred; Pages-Master Gregson, Master Grimaldi; Blunt's Boy-Miss Gawdry; Taylor-Fairbrother; Florinda-Mrs Powell; Helena-Mrs Jordan; Valeria-Mrs Kemble; Angelica-Mrs Ward; Moretta-Mrs Hedges; Callis-Mrs Heard; Lucetta-Miss Tidswell; Flower Girl-Miss Barnes.
Cast
Role: Blunt's Boy Actor: Miss Gawdry
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Flower Girl Actor: Miss Barnes.

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

10358
03 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Performance Comment: Deputy Dimity-Quick; Mr Vermillion-Davies; Alderman Tokay-Wilson; Mrs Tokay-Mrs Warrell; Mrs Dimity-Miss Stuart; Mrs Vermillion-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dimity Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Bernard; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Powell; Miss Courtney-Miss Brunton; Epilogue-Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Rowson.

10359
19 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Ryder; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Musical Characters Actor: Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis

Dance: I afterpiece: a Dance-

Song: As17901023

10360
20 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17901001, but Shepherdesses-Miss _Rowson, Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss _Rowson, Miss Francis.

10361
01 February 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Hagley

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: As17900914, but Miss Grantham-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Miss Collins.
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Tidswell.

10362
07 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Mountain, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnet, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Platt, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Goodwin
Role: Miss Di Clackit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Huntley
Role: Kitty Maple Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17910303but Musical Characters-Williamson, Miss +Williams, Mrs +Lloyd, Mrs +Warrell, Miss _Francis.
Cast
Role: 910303but Musical Characters Actor: Williamson, Miss +Williams, Mrs +Lloyd, Mrs +Warrell, Miss _Francis.
Role: Musical Characters Actor: Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis

Dance: As17901119

10363
14 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Dallin place of Mme Pieltain
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Mountain, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnet, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Platt, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Goodwin
Role: Miss Di Clackit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Huntley
Role: Kitty Maple Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques or The Merry Mourners

Performance Comment: Characters-Quick, Wilson, Munden, Thompson, Powel, Miss Chapman, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. I (T. Woodfall, 1798), which is "shamefully incorrect" (see Genest, VII, 29), and Gazetteer, 15 Mar.: Cockletop-Quick; Napkin-Wilson [in text: Cubitt]; Frank-Munden; Thomas-Thompson; Heaty-Powel [in text: Wilson]; Joey-Blanchard (see17910315 John-Blurton; Mrs Camomile-Miss Chapman; Belinda-Mrs Harlowe; Flounce-Mrs Rock; Nan-Mrs Cross [in text: Mrs Wells]; Mrs Cockletop-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Quick, Wilson, Munden, Thompson, Powel, Miss Chapman, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Mrs Camomile Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Brangin.

10364
28 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mordecais Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Arthur-Kemble; Oswald-Barrymore; Conon-Packer; Aurelius-Haymes; Guillamar-Benson; Merlin-Aickin; Osmond-Phillimore; Honor-Kelly; Grimbald-Sedgwick; Emmeline-Miss Farren; Matilda-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch; Spirit of Light-Mrs Bland; Philidel-Miss Hagley.
Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Philidel Actor: Miss Hagley.

10365
10 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: National Prejudice

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Farren, Blanchard, Davies, Macready, C.] Powell, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Wells, Miss Chapman, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Pope. [Cast from European Magazine, May 1791, p. 389, and Larpent MS: Sir Paul Flippant-Lewis; Mr Tudor-Quick; Egerton-Holman; Frank Tudor-Farren; William-Blanchard; Marquis Luzan-Davies; Sir Frederick O'Neil-Macready; Henry Tudor-[C.] Powell; Florizet-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Clerimont-Mrs Wells; Lucy Tudor-Miss Chapman; Emma Tudor-Mrs Harlowe; Madame Detour-Mrs Davenett; Harriet Clerimont-Mrs Pope; [New Prologue-Harley.
Cast
Role: Miss Clerimont Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lucy Tudor Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Entertainment: Imitations End II: (for that Night only some) Comic Imitations-Mrs Wells; End: instead of an Epilogue, some Tragic Imitations-Mrs Wells

10366
21 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Incledon; Dorus-Quick; Merlin-Cubitt; Shepherds-Evatt, Farley; Linco-Blanchard; Shepherdesses-Miss Stuart, Miss Francis; Urganda-Mrs Martyr; Fatima-Mrs Wells; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Stuart, Miss Francis

10367
25 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Samson Legend-Moody; Valentine-Kemble; Scandal-Bensley; Tattle-Dodd; Ben-Bannister Jun.; Foresight-Parsons; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Buckram-Phillimore; Angelica-Miss Farren; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan; Nurse-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

10368
28 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Farren; Acasto-Aickin; Polydore-Harley; Chaplain-Powel; Ernesto-Thompson; Page-Miss Standen; Chamont-Holman; Serina-Miss Francis; Florella-Miss Stuart; Monimia-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: As17911024

10369
29 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oscar and Malvina is unavoidably deferred. [Public Advertiser, 31 Oct.: On Friday night Byrne, exerting himself in one of the last scenes in the Pantomimical Ballet, missing his guard, received a dreadful wound on his arm. (And see 2 Nov.)] Receipts: #146 14s. (142.7.6; 4.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: As17910912, but Miss Courtney (1st time)-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman.
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Stella Actor: Miss Francis

10370
29 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: Terpsichore Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Euterpe Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Felix-Kemble; Frederick-Packer; Don Pedro-Parsons; Col. Briton-Wroughton; Gibby-Moody; Lissardo-King; Alguazile-Jones; Vasquez-Phillimore; Donna Violante-Miss Farren; Donna Isabella-Mrs Ward; Inis-Miss Collins; Flora-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Donna Violante Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17911126, but Mrs Crouch's and Miss Hagley's names listed in playbill.
Cast
Role: Laurette Actor: Miss Hagley.
Role: Julia Actor: Miss DeCamp

10371
26 December 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performance Comment: As17911223, but Aerial Spirits-Miss _Barnett, Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Miss _Barnett, Miss Broadhurst.
Role: Sister Ann Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Dash Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Miss Common Actor: Mrs Rock
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

10372
07 January 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Hagley
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Spirits Actor: Master D'Egville, Miss D'Egville, Miss Gawdry, Miss Edwin
Role: Queen of the Amazons Actor: Miss Blanchet.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Whitfield; Miller-Moody; Richard-R. Palmer; Lord Lurewell-Benson; Courtiers-Phillimore; Lyons; Joe-Dignum; Keepers-Fawcett, Alfred, Jones; Peggy-Miss Collins; Margery-Mrs Hopkins; Kate-Miss Heard; Phebe-Miss Palmer.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Palmer.

10373
06 February 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Fawcett; Villers-Macready; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-C. Powell; Porter-Powel; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Chapman; Miss Ogle-Mrs Harlowe; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Miss _Barnett, Miss Broadhurst.
Role: Sister Ann Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Lady Dash Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Miss Common Actor: Mrs Rock
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

10374
22 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Macready; Old Groveby-Wilson; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Musical Characters-Gray, Miss Barnett, Miss Stuart; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Musical Characters Actor: Gray, Miss Barnett, Miss Stuart

Dance: In I afterpiece: a Dance-

10375
15 June 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Barrymore; Archer-Palmer; Sullen-Phillimore; Sir Charles Freeman-Benson; Foigard-Moody; Gibbet-Suett; Hounslow-Maddocks [Public Advertiser: Alfred]; Bagshot-Webb; Boniface-Aickin; Scrub-Dodd; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Booth; Dorinda-Miss Heard; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Goodall; Gipsey-Miss Tidswell; Cherry-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss DeCamp

Dance: As17920613

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