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15301 results for: Keyword - Miss Porter
We found 14435 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1811 matches on Event Comments, 28 matches on Author, and 16 matches on Roles/Actors.

8426
16 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Mizen-Obrien, 1st time; Worthy-Havard; Flip-Yates; Rovewell-Austin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Sir Charles-Palmer; Arabella Zeal-Miss Macklin; Fair Quaaer-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Philips, Ackman, Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes; with a Song-Beard in Character.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Arabella Zeal Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Entertainment: S+Specialty.II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard

8427
19 June 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Lucy-Miss Barton; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mat-Stoppelaer; Player-Packer; Peachum-Bransby; Lockit-Champnes; Filch-West; Beggar-Burton; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; III: A Hornpipe-Morris; concluding with: Country Dance-the characters

8428
01 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Ferguson; Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Marten; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Helm; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

8429
11 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-King; Careless-Havard; Clerimont-Holland; Sir Wilful-Burton; Sir Harry-Philips; Finder-Blakes; Strut-Austin; Situp-Mrs Bradshaw; Chinawoman-Mrs Simson; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Cibber; Clarinda-Miss Macklin; Sylvia-Miss Pritchard; Wishwell-Mrs Abington; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Pritchard

Dance: As17591006

8430
23 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Davies; Balthasar (with a proper song)-Atkins; Beatrice-Miss Pritchard; Don Pedro-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Frair-Burton; Don John-Bransby; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Hero-Mrs Davies; In Act II a Masquerade Dance-; in which will be introduc'd a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: in which will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: To conculde with a Comic Dance call'd The Flemi Actor: Grimaldi, Georgi, Noverre, Miss Baker, Mrs Vernon.

8431
25 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Fleetwood; Chamont-Holland; Polydore-Obrien; Monimia-Mrs Pritchard; Acasto-Bransby; Serina-Miss Hippisley; Polydore-Obrien; Chaplain-Packer; Page-Miss Simson; Florella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Page Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Italian Gardiner, as17591006

8432
10 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Garrick; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber; Kent-Bransby; Gloster-Davies; Steward-Perry; Bastard-Palmer; Edgar-Havard; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Blakes; Burgundy-Austin; Aranti-Miss Hippisley; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Aranti Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

8433
22 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Don Lopez-Philips; Don Pedro-Burton; Clonel Briton-Palmer; Frederick-Packer; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Lissardo-Yates; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Flora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Miss Macklin; To conclude with a Masquerade Dance, in which will be introduc'd a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: in which will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Mrs Vernon1st time; Laura-Miss Young1st time; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Palemon-Rooker; To conclude with a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Young1st time

8434
30 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Holland; Siffredi-Davies; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Osmond-Havard; Laura-Miss Haughton; Sigismunda-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Dance: TheShepherd's Holiday, as17591017

8435
30 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Maximinian-Smith; Charinus-Sparks; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-Davis; Suitors-Collins; Costollo, Blakey; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Drusilla-Mrs Baker; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; Original Dances-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard; The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Original Dances Actor: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: To conclude with the Masque ofThe Sultan

Performance Comment: (new set by Dr Arne) Solyman-Beard; Zayda-Miss Brent; Rozana-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Zayda Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Beard; Mercury-Mattocks; Juno-Mrs Abegg; Pallas-Mrs Lampe; Venus-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brent.

Music: II: A Concerto on the Violin-Hay; End Opera: A Concerto on the Haut@Bois-Simson

8436
05 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: As17591017, but Arabella-Miss Haughton; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Bennet; Yates_; With the Prologue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Miss Pewit Actor: Miss Hippisley

8437
26 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17591024, but Romeo-Fleetwood; Juliet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Pritchard.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champnes, Reinhold, Miss Young, Mrs Vernon, Miss E. Young
Role: Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Davis1st appearance on the Stage

8438
24 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Desert Island

Performance Comment: Actors only in bills, but Macmillan lists: Ferdinand-Holland; Henrico-Fleetwood; Constantia-Mrs Pritchard; Sylvia-Miss Pritchard; Prologue-Garrick in character of a Drunken Poet.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: Actors only in bill, but MacMillan lists: Lovemore-Garrick; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Widow Bellmour-Miss Macklin; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant-Ackman; Pompey-Miss Mills; A newComic Dance-at the end of Act II.
Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Pompey Actor: Miss Mills

8439
08 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Hardy-Fleetwood; Trim-Yates; Campley-Obrien; Puzzle-Blakes; Sable-Moody; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Harriot-Miss Macklin; Lady Charlotte-Miss Pritchard; Brumpton-Bransby; Cabinet-Packer; Tom-Vaughan; Trusty-Burton.
Cast
Role: Lady Harriot Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Scrase, Vaughan, Ackman, Fox, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champness, Reinhold, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young, Miss Spencer
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

8440
24 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Palmer; Sir Harry-Garrick, 1st time; Numps-Obrien; Tipkin-Blakes; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Haughton; Clerimont Sr-Havard; Pounce-Bransby; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Fainlove-Mrs Davies, 1st time; Biddy-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Macklin, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Miss Pewit Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: A New Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

8441
28 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Burton; King-Havard; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Prince John-Miss Bride; Westmoreland-Ackman; Nothumberland-Scrase; Blunt-Mozeen; Hotspur-Holland; Worcester-Bransby; Vernon-Blakes; Douglas-Austin; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Gadshill-Marr; Peto-Atkins; 1st Carrier-Yates; 2d Carrier-Philips; Francis-Vaughan; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Percy-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

8442
30 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Tamer Tam'd

Performance Comment: Parts-Palmer, Burton, Yates, Packer, Vaughan, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pritchard; with a New Epilogue address'd to the Ladies and spoken in character-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Palmer, Burton, Yates, Packer, Vaughan, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pritchard
Role: with a New Epilogue address'd to the Ladies Actor: Miss Pritchard.

8443
01 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17591019, but Richard-Holland, 1st time; Tressel-Austin; King Edward-Miss Simson; Duke of York-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17600416 but Buck-Austin; Lucinda-Miss Macklin , with a Song and Minuet in character (short bill); with a New Prologue in Character, representing a Night's Adventure of a Buck,-Austin.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin , with a Song and Minuet in character

Dance: V: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

8444
03 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gibbs, Miss White, and a Gentleman in Distress. Tickets delivered out by Courtney, Rawlins, Mrs Gold, Mrs Gwinn, and others for 26 April will be taken. Tickets sold at the doors will nto be admitted. Receipts: #89 5s. in cash and 1!2 value of tickets: @Tickets Gibbs Box@Pit 4@Gallery 22@Value #2 16s.@1!2 Value #1 8s.@Tickets Courtney Box 30@Pit 141@Gallery 39@Value #32 11s.@1!2 Value #16 5s. 6d.@Tickets Rawlins Box 17@Pit 44@Gallery 44@Value #15 5s.@1!2 Value #7 12s. 6d.@Tickets Person Distress'd Box 37@Pit 92@Gallery 57@Value #28 15s.@1!2 Value #14 7s. 6d.@Tickets Miss White Box 17@Pit 29@Gallery 37@Value #12 6s.@1!2 Value #6 3s.@Tickets Mrs Gold Box 3@Pit 15@Gallery 31@Value #6 2s.@1!2 Value #3 1s.@Tickets Mrs Hitchcock Box 12@Pit 30@Gallery 10@Value #8 10s.@1!2 Value #4 5s. Gratis@Tickets Mrs Gwynn Box 2@Pit 28@Gallery 47@Value #9 8s.@1!2 Value #4 14s. Gratis@Box 108@Pit 383@Gallery 287@Value #115 13s.@1!2 Value #57 16s. 6d.@Cash #31 8s. 6d.@Receipt #89 5s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

Dance: III: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318 End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

8445
29 July 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Johnston; Clerimont-Bransby; Ramilie-Palmer; Decoy-Wignel; Sparkle-Burton; List-Philips; James-Vaughan; Harriet-Miss Helm; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Mariana-Miss Bride; Wheedle-Mrs Matthews; Lappet-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Bride

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17600619

8446
20 September 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; Friar-Havard; Tibalt-Blakes; Capulet-Burton; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; And the Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession-; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance- proper to the Play; A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: A Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

8447
08 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, The Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Ross; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Collins; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Marten; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Loveless-Baker; Gripe-Collins; Marquis-Holtom; Jeremy-R. Smith; Isabella-Miss Young; Phelim-Barrington.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Young

8448
25 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: . Foote, Holland, Burton, Baddeley, Bransby, Blakes, Vaughan, Miss Pritchard. Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole, Epilogue-Foote; Sir Geo Wealthy-Holland; Sir Wm Wealthy-Baddeley; Transfer-Blakes; Lucy-Miss Pritchard (Genest, IV, 602); Parts-Burton, Bransby, Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Colliers, as17601024

8449
28 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Performance Comment: Actors only:-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Dancing-Maranesi, Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon; Thomas-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Sally-Miss Brent; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon (Genest, IV, 622). [But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]
Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

8450
05 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Actors only:-Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope; Prologue-; Epilogue-; Honeycombe-Yates; Scribble-King; Ledger-Bransby; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw (Genest, IV, 603).
Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope