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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Reddish; Tattle-Dodd; Foresight-Parsons; Ben (with song)-Moody; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Scandal-Palmer; Trapland-Hartry; Buckram-Keen; Officer-Wright; Jeremy-Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Mrs Jeffries; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Reddish; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Abington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Reddish; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Lord Morelove-Jefferson; Lady Betty-Mrs Abington; Lady Easy-Miss Younge; Edging-Miss Pope; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Keen. Tickets deliver'd by Watkins, Wilson, and Miss Berkley will be taken. Last time King will perform Richard III this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Princes Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17700502

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17700709 but Lothario-A Gentleman, identified as Fleetwood; Lavinia-Miss Hamilton; Calista-Miss Hayward .
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Hamilton
Role: Calista Actor: Miss Hayward

Afterpiece Title: hay The Vintner Trickd

Dance: hay End of Play: The Cowkeeper, as17700521

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Bensley, first time; Truman-Perry; Thorowgood-Gibson; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Miss Ward; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Mattocks, first time; In Act I, Singing-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Leander-King; Pierrot-Morris; Pantaloon-Miles; Scapin-Cushing; Capagnole-Wignell; Farmer-Dumay; Cook-Holtom; Postilions-Quick, Hamilton; Pantaloona-Mrs Pitt; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Dyer; Sprite-Miss Valois; Colombine-Miss Twist; Vocal Parts-DuBellamy, Mrs Baker; Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; Music-Fisher.
Cast
Role: Sprite Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Castle, Waldron, Wright, Keen, Hartry, W. Palmer, Messink, Clough, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; The Dances-Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; In Which will be Introduced The Pageant-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Reddish; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Lord Morelove-Jefferson; Lady Easy-Miss Younge; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Reddish; Edging-Miss Pope; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish; Chamont-Brereton, first time; Polydore-Packer; Acasto-Bransby; Page-Miss Collett; Chaplain-Love; Ernesto-Castle; Florella-Mrs Johnston; Serena-Miss Platt; Monimia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Serena Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Radley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Reddish; Varanes-Barry; Marcian-Aickin; Atticus-J. Aickin; Leontine-Hurst; Lucius-Keen; Aranthes-Palmer; Delia-Mrs Smith; Julia-Miss Platt; Athanais-Mrs Barry; Pulcheria-Mrs W. Barry; Vocal parts-Champnes, Kear, Fawcett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Parsons; Hilliard-Bannister; Vincent-Davies; Beggars-Wright, Waldron, Kear, Booth, Messink, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Meriel-Miss Rogers; Rachel-Miss Radley; In Act I, a Crutch Dance-.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Radley

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-two children, scholars of Daigville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Parts-Shuter, Reinhold, Morris, Mrs Thompson, Miss Catley. Pantaloon-Shuter; Leander-Reinhold; Pierrot-Morris; Colombine-Mrs Thompson; Isabella-Miss Catley (Edition of 1770).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Bellamy-Packer; Meggot-Dodd; Tester-J. Burton; Mrs Strictland-Mrs W. Barry; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Milliner-Miss Radley; Jacintha-Mrs Jeffries; Clarinda-Miss Pope; Ranger's Servant-Ackman; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Radley
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall (first time for all three); Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Serjeant Flower-Morris; Truman-Perry; Traverse-R. Smith; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Ward; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Gibson; Hearty-Reinhold; Springlove-Hull; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-DuBellamy; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Valois; Meriel-Mrs Baker; Rachel-Miss Catley (first time); With the Crutch Dance-incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Cautherly; Harlow-Packer; Capt. Cape-Baddeley; Mrs Harlow-Miss Pope; Miss Harlow-Mrs Cross; Heartwell-Hurst.
Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Martin-King; Item-Wright; Linger-Parsons; Saville-J. Aickin; Caveat-Hartry; Myra-Miss Platt; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Johnston; Lucetta-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Myra Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Lucio-Yates (first time); Mariana-Mrs Bulkley; Isabella-Mrs Yates (first time); A Huntington Library News Clipping adds the following: Provost-Gardner; Friar Peter-R. Smith; Friar Thomas-Redman; Elbow-Quick; Barnadine-Stoppelaer; Julietta-Miss Ogilvie; Francisca-Miss Mills.
Cast
Role: Julietta Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Francisca Actor: Miss Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17701215, but Richard-Quick; Lady Townly-identified as Miss Darcy.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: [As17710129 but to avoid confusion full cast listed]. Lewes, Quick, Morris, Rayner, King, Holtom, Hamilton, Thompson, Wild, Banks, Bates, Walters, Baker, DuBellamy, Miss Twist; Dances-Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clementina

Performance Comment: Clementina-Mrs Yates; Other characters-Bensley, Wroughton, Gardner, Miss Pearce, Savigny. With a Prologue and Epilogue. Anselmo-Savigny; Granville-Bensley; Palermo-Wroughton; Adorno-Gardner; Clementina-Mrs Yates; Elizara-Miss Pearce; With Prologue (written by Colman)-Bensley; Epilogue (Written by Colman)-Mrs Yates (Edition of 1771).

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Serena Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: [As17710101, but to avoid confusion full cast listed.] Parts-Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, Wright, Parsons, Jacobs, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Ralph-W. Palmer; The Vocal parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; Dances-Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; in which will be introduc'd the Pageant-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-King, first time; Smith-J. Aickin; Johnston-Jefferson; Baddeley, Parsons, Palmer, Moody, W. Palmer, Hurst, Castle, Bransby, Booth, J. Burton, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Johnston, Wrighten, Watkins, Rooker, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies, Miss Burton, Miss Collett; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: A New Dance call'd The Shepherds Frolic-Atkins, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17701211, but Brush-J. Burton; Betty-Miss Burton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Burton.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Phelim O'Blunder (with songs)-Moody; Gripe-Hartry; Loveless-Fawcett; Jeremy-Ackman; Marquis de Fanfaron-Baddeley; Isabel-Miss Burton.
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Burton.

Dance: I: The Cunning Love, as17710204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewes, first time; Sir George Airy-Mattocks; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis Gripe-Shuter; Sir Jealous Traffic-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Related Works
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Edward Young

Afterpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: Parts-Dibdin, Phillips, Vandermere, Cornelys, Robson, Hamilton, Farrell, Mas. Sewett, Groves, Mrs Didier, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collett, Mrs Jewell. Prologue-Mrs Gardner; Eneas-Dibdin; Achates-Robson; Neptune-Phillips; Eolus-Hamilton; Vulcan-Vandermere; Iarbas-Cornelys; Antheus-Farrell; Cupid-Mas. Sewett; Dido-Mrs Didier; Juno-Miss Ambrose; Nanny-Mrs Granger; Iris-Mrs Collins; Venus-Mrs Jewell (Edition of 1771).

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Mas. and Miss West

Performance Comment: and Miss West.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Bensley; Bonniface-Morris; Sullen-Dunstall; Gibbet-Gardner; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Foigard-Barrington; Scrub-Quick, 1st time; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Cherry-Miss Ward; Mrs Sullen-Miss D'Arcy.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Ward
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss D'Arcy.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: The Tartars-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17701003.