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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.

8501
31 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With Funeral Procession, the vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; n Act I,a Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker; Playbill, but add Montague-Moody; Benvolio-Packer; Old Capulet-Johnston; Friar John-Clough; Balthasar-Ackman; Gregory-Mozeen; Sampson-Clough; Abram-Marr (1763 edition).
Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford

8502
04 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ross; Bajazet-Smith; Moneses-Dyer; Axalla-White; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Zama-Redman; Hali-Davis; Omar-Gardner; Dervise-Tindal; Stratocles-Perry; Selima-Miss Hallam; Arpasia-Mrs Ward; The Usual Prologue-Dyer; Original Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Original Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Polly Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

8503
26 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross, first time; Lurcher-White; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Shuter, first time; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Tim Shaklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Perry; Aura-Miss Macklin, first time; Flora-Miss Elliot, first time; Country Dance-incident to the play; and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad-Mr Baker.
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Miss Macklin, first time
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Elliot, first time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

8504
29 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Donalbain-Mas. Burton; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Burton, Yates, Love; Wounded Captain-Jackson; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Seyward-Moody; Doctor-Stevens; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennett; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.
Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

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

8505
01 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell, first time; Guiderius-Jackson; Cymbeline-Love; Iachimo-Holland; Cloten-King; Arviragus-Palmer; Philario-Parsons; Bellarius-Havard; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Miss Bride; In Act II, introduc'd a Masque-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker; singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Bride
Role: introduc'd a Masque Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

8506
16 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Ross; Morelove-White; Lady Easy-Mrs Ward; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Miss Elliot; Lady Betty-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Miller, first time.
Role: The Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

8507
20 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Edgar-OBrien; Florimond-King; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; Elfina-Miss Rogers; Grotilla-Miss Ford.
Cast
Role: Elfina Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Grotilla Actor: Miss Ford.

Dance: TThe Prussian Camp, as17631217

8508
27 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performance Comment: As17631226, but Moody; Other characters-Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

8509
02 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Send Servants by 3 o'clock.N.B. The two new Comedies are oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Sudden indisposition of Miss Elliot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. Parts were probably as follows: Artabanes-Tenducci
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: I: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; II: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

8510
04 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Yates; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Slender-Obrien; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Page-Packer; Shallow-Weston; Rugby-Marr; Nym-Watkins; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley; Mrs Page-Miss Haughton; Fenton-Jackson; Host-Bransby; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Anne Page-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Rogers.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

8511
18 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; King-Powell, first time; Prince of Wales-Holland; Archbishop of York-Havard; Shallow-Yates; Pistol-King; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Dol Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Poins-Jackson; Justice Silence-Rooker; Gloster-Miss Plym; Davy-Weston; Prince John-Lee; Clarence-Mas. Burton; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Page-Miss Rogers; Hastings-Ackman; Mowbray-Stevens; Feeble-Vaughan; Shadow-Parsons; Mouldy-Moody.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Page Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

8512
21 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Page Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: End II, A New Occasional Interlude. Hymen-Vernon; Cupid-Miss Wright; Venus-Miss Young. [See note 20 Jan.]See note 20 Jan.]
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Young.

8513
23 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: [a New Occasional Interlude in honor of the marriage of the Princess Royal of England to the Prince of Brunswick (Biographia Dramatica).] As17640121, but New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

8514
25 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Obrien, first time; Jack Meggot-Vernon; Clarinda-Miss Yates, first time; Jacintha-Miss Plym, first time; Strictland-Love; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Packer; Lucetta-Mrs Bennet; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Yates, first time
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Plym, first time

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Cast
Role: New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

8515
28 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Ross; Polydore-Clarke; Acasto-Walker; Chamont-Dyer; Serina-Miss Hallam; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Macklin.

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.

8516
14 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Powell, first time; Chamont-Holland; Polydore-Jackson, first time; Chaplain-Love; Monimia-Mrs Yates; Page-Miss Rogers, first time; Serina-Miss Plym; Acasto-Bransby; Ernesto-Castle; Florella-Mrs Bennet (playbill).
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Rogers, first time
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Young.

8517
26 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: introduc'd a Masque Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeits

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Palmer, Packer, Ackman, Baddeley, Miss Plym, Mrs Lee, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw. Taken from Gil Blas, not printed, characters were perhaps Gil Blas-Yates; Don Lewis-Palmer; Melchoir-Baddeley; Aurora-Miss Plym; Laura-Mrs Lee; Bernarda-Mrs Bradshaw; Isabella-Mrs Bennet (Genest, V, 46); Parts-Packer, Ackman.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Palmer, Packer, Ackman, Baddeley, Miss Plym, Mrs Lee, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw. Taken from Gil Blas, not printed, characters were perhaps Gil Blas-Yates
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Plym

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End I Farce: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

8518
31 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Pit and Boxes will be laid together at 5s. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. Parts were probably as follows: Artabanes-Tenducci
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: I: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; II: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

8519
31 March 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell' Indie

Dance: I: A new dance, as17640329 The Tambourine, as17640329 Terzetto, as17640329 Le Matelot Provencalle, as17640329

Ballet: After III: Le Masquerade. Scaramouch-Sodi; Polchoise-Duberval, Miss Auretti; Harlequins-Duval, Miss Tetley

Performance Comment: Scaramouch-Sodi; Polchoise-Duberval, Miss Auretti; Harlequins-Duval, Miss Tetley.
Cast
Role: Polchoise Actor: Duberval, Miss Auretti
Role: Harlequins Actor: Duval, Miss Tetley.

8520
26 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640428 but 1st Spirit-Ross; Lady-Mrs Ward; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks, who also doubled as a Bacchanal; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Poitier.
Role: The Chorusses Actor: Miss _Davis.
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Miss Miller
Role: Third Spirit Actor: Miss Polly Young
Role: and the Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent
Role: The Dances Actor: M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

8521
17 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis Gripe-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Mrs Ferguson; Isabinda-Miss Miller; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

8522
19 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Sparks; Horatio-Hull; Polonius-Shuter; Laertes-Davies; Rosencraus-White; Guildenstern-Perry; Marcellus-Gardner; Lucianus-Weller; Pl. King-Redman; Pl. Queen-Miss Ferguson; Ghost-Gibson; Ostrick-Dyer; Grave@Diggers-Dunstall, Costollo; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Ward [playbill, but Public Advertiser assigns Marcellus to Anderson on this night only].playbill, but Public Advertiser assigns Marcellus to Anderson on this night only].
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

8523
24 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Clarke; Don Juan-Hull; Cacafogo-Dunstall; Sanchio-Davis; Alonzo-Perry; Copper Captain-Woodward; Clara-Miss Helm; Maid-Mrs White; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Altea-Mrs Walker; Margaritta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Miss Eliot.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Eliot.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Barber-Woodward; Feeble-Hayes; Rovewell-Davis; Belmour-White; Watchman-Weller; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Pamphlet-Shuter; Harriet-Miss Miller; Maid-Miss Cokayne; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

8524
02 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Didier, 1st appearance there; Heartwell-Philips; Harlow-Packer; Capt. Cape-King; Mrs Harlow-Miss Pope, 1st time; Miss Harlow-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

8525
05 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Woodward; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Hayes; Recruits-Buck, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Rose-Miss Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Brunetto-Davis; Alberto-Wignel; Barbarino-Costollo; Mago-Bennet; Duchess-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Flametta-Mrs Evans; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Helm

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: Les Mattelots Provencals, as17641004