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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performance Comment: As17361203, but Harriet-Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Wilson.
Role: Frederick Actor: Miss Jones

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17360920, but Juan-Paget; Margareta-Mrs Kilby; Clara-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; V: Scot's Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Song: III: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Performance Comment: Pergrine-Penkethman; Rashly-Giffard; Emilia-Mrs Haughton; Maria-Mrs Roberts; Ranger-Richardson; Old Fumble-Norris; Sneak-Woodward; Sir R. Petulant-Lyon; Spatterdash-Hamilton; Mrs Snare-Mrs M. Giffard; Governess-Mrs Wetherilt; Betty-Miss Tollet; Cordelia-Mrs Penkethman; the first time of her appearing on any stage. Likewise (by Desire) an Epilogue-Penkethman, riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tollet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-A. Hallam; Blunt-Chapman; Belville-Walker; Frederick-Bridgwater; Antonio-Ridout; Pedro-Paget; Valeria-Mrs Dancy; Moretta-Mrs Stevens; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Hellena-Miss Bincks; Florinda-Mrs Elmy, the first time of her appearing on that stage.
Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: III: Rosy Bowers (set by Henry Purcell)-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Mrs Sullen-Mrs Furnival; Archer-Mills; Sullen-Harper; Foigard-Miller; Gibbet-Macklin; Dorinda-Miss Holliday; Cherry-Mrs Clive; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Scrub-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17370127, but Phoebus-Hill; Phaeton-Green; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Aethiopian-Muilment; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17361111, but Nell-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Bincks.

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailor-Glover; End Afterpiece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Song: II: Rosy Bowers-Beard; IV: Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste; Or, The Guardians

Performance Comment: Man of Taste-Cibber; Freelove-Mills; Sir Humphrey-Harper; Cockade-Miller; Valentine-Milward; Dorinda-Mrs Thurmond; Maria-Mrs Clive; Angelica-Miss Holliday; Dorthea-Mrs Pritchard; Sir Positive-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: The Mad House

Performance Comment: Parts-Bardin, Rosco, Woodward, Lyon, Yates, Kelly, Richardson, Norris, Hamilton, Mrs Hamilton, Miss Jones.

Dance: IV: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Event Comment: Benefit Muilment, Miss Mann. At the particular Desire of sever`l Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: III: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17361125, but Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucy-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding

Performance Comment: Momus-Mullart; Juno-Mrs Mullart; Jupiter-Bridgwater; Apollo-Salway; Mars-Walker; Plutus-Hippisley; Vulcan-Stoppelaer; Mercury-Mrs Stevens; Aegle-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Aegle Actor: Miss Rogers.

Song: II: Beard; V: Cantata-Beard; accompanied by Trumpets-

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Afterpiece Title: Eurydice Hiss'd

Performance Comment: See17370413 Epilogue-Miss Roberts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17370412 but concluding with a Grand Ballet-Mrs Walter, Pelling, Dukes, Rector, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett.

Song: III: The Lady's Lamentation for the Loss of Senesino-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Flash-Este; Longbib-Stoppelaer; Trot-Hough; Harlequin-Philips; Colombine-Miss Mann; Mlle la Modestie-Harlequin Phillips; Ballad Singers-Stoppelaer, Mrs Pritchard; Somerset-Roberts; Roundall-Hough.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann

Music: Second Music-; The first Concerto-of Corelli; I: Song for the Bassoon-; II: Concerto for German Flutes-composed by Festin; III: Concerto of Geminiani's for the Hautbois-; IV: The March in Zara-; The Overture to the Entertainment: Handel's Water Musick-; with the Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benj. Baker

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Anderson; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17370416 but Andromache-Miss Holyday; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Milward; Pylades-Cibber; Phoenix-Boman; With the Original Epilogue; The Prologue to the Masons-Mills; Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Miss Holyday

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: The Songs in Masonry, as usual: Brother Berry, Brother OatesI: Come let us prepare-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; III: On on my dear Brethren-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; V: Let Masonry be now my Theme-Brother Berry, Brother Oates

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17361206, but Trusty-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Horsington.
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: See17370503, but Damon-Salway; Phillida-Miss Bincks; Arcas-Aston; Corydon-James; Cymon-Stoppelaer; Mopsus-Mullart.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Bincks

Song: TThe Lady's Lamentation for the Loss of Senesino-Beard

Dance: HHornpipe-Ferguson; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17370428 but Isabella-Mrs Bellamy; Lucy-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Bincks.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benj. Baker

Event Comment: Benefit Hamilton, Mlle Roland, Miss Norris. Tickets for Deshaln, Temple, Master Nansan also taken. Mainpiece: In Imitation of Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Norris
Role: Combrush Actor: Miss Roberts.

Song: I: Dialogue (composed by Purcell)-the Masters Hamilton; III: A Song of Lord Flame's out of the Opera of All Alive and Merry-Master W. Hamilton

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; V: A new Serious Dance-Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17370505, but Kate-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Brett.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Chapman; Chloe-Miss Bincks; Lovemore-Salway; Stocks-Paget.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Job Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: (London Daily Post and General Advertiser missing), but See17370219.

Afterpiece Title: The Eunuch; or, The Darby Captain

Performance Comment: Edition of 1737 lists: Courtly Sr-Este; Courtly Jr-Stoppelaer; Bevil-Cole; Captain Brag-Mecklin; Needy-Turbut; Trusty-Winstone; Eunuch-Leigh; Dorinda-Miss Brett; Bellinda-Mrs Villeneuve; Lettice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Brett
Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt, Este. Tickets for Gray, Rainton, Ward, Miss Bennet also taken. Tickets to be had at Este's Lodgings in Wild Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Serena Actor: Miss Holiday
Role: Page Actor: Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid; (London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 20 May) or, The Devil to Pay (Daily Advertiser, 21 May)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Performance Comment: As17361112, but Agnes-Miss Wright, the first time of her appearing on the stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17370423 A new Prologue, Epilogue to the Farce, -Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Actor: Miss Wright.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice; III: Two Pierrots-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: Punch's Dance, as17370519; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17361222, but Balance-Winstone; Worthy-Hill; Rose-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brett.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-James; Leander-Salway; Dorcas-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Bincks.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: Comical Medley of the Drunken Man-Hippisley

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 IV: Dialogue-Leveridge, Laguerre

Music: End Afterpiece: Concerto, Preamble on Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Milward; Ben-Miller; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Harper; Scandal-Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Macklin; Angelica-Miss Holliday; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay