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14677 results for: Keyword - Miss Russell
We found 13817 matches on Performance Comments, 4408 matches on Performance Title, 1764 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

5151
13 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17971009, but Horatio-Holland; Osrick-Russell; Marcellus-Holland [sic, but probably Dignum (see17971127)]; 2nd Player-Wathen; 1st Grave@digger-Dowton.
Cast
Role: Osrick Actor: Russell
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Cast
Role: A Salt Eel for Mynheer Actor: Bannister, by permission of Dibdin.
Role: Mrs Buckram Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Leak.

5152
23 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Brabantio-Aickin; Gratiano-Caulfield; Lodovico-Packer; Othello-Kemble; Cassio-C. Kemble; Iago-Palmer; Roderigo-Russell; Montano-Holland; Julio [i.e. Gentleman]-Trueman; Antonio [i.e. Messenger]-Gibbon; Desdemona-Mrs Siddons; Aemilia-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Hollingsworth; Young Wilding-C. Kemble; Beaufort-Trueman; Dapper-Maddocks; Quildrive-Evans; Maria-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Corinna-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Tidswell.

5153
25 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Wroughton; Prince of Wales-C. Kemble; Duke of Lancaster-Gregson; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl of Douglas-Caulfield; Sir R. Vernon-Barrymore; Earl of Westmoreland-Trueman; Sir Wal. Blunt-Holland; Sir John Falstaff-A Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage [Longley]); Poins-Russell; Gadshill-Gibbon; Peto-Simpson; Bardolph-Webb; Francis-Suett; Carriers-Dowton, Hollingsworth; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Fisher; Messenger-Evans; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Walcot.
Cast
Role: Poins Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Julie Actor: Miss Menage

5154
27 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17971005, but Horatio-Holland; Osrick-Russell; Marcellus-Dignum; Francisco-_.
Cast
Role: Osrick Actor: Russell
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Fast Asleep

5155
02 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Packer; Anthonio-Wroughton; Bassanio-Barrymore; Salanio-Trueman; Salarino-Holland; Gratiano-Russell; Lorenzo-Dignum; Shylock-Kemble; Tubal-Maddocks; Launcelot-Suett; Gobbo-Hollingsworth; Leonardo-Evans; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Nerissa-Mrs Goodall; Jessica-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Winifred Actor: Miss Tidswell

5156
07 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17970930, but Sir David Daw-R. Palmer; Jenkins-Russell.
Cast
Role: Jenkins Actor: Russell.
Role: Emily Tempest Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Biggs

5157
19 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Simon Pure Actor: Russell
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Julie Actor: Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performance Comment: As17971110, but Mr Cockney-Russell.
Cast
Role: Mr Cockney Actor: Russell.
Role: A Salt Eel for Mynheer Actor: Bannister, by permission of Dibdin.
Role: Mrs Buckram Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Leak.

5158
26 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17971016, but Vapour-Russell.
Cast
Role: Vapour Actor: Russell.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Cast
Role: A Salt Eel for Mynheer Actor: Bannister, by permission of Dibdin.
Role: Mrs Buckram Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Leak.

5159
09 February 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17971007, but Jaques-Wroughton; Le Beau-Russell; Touchstone-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Le Beau Actor: Russell
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Audrey Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: As17971007

5160
16 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17971124, but Sir Lucius O'Trigger-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-_; Coachman-_; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Fag Actor: Russell
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp

Dance: Two Pas Seulsincidental to the Ballet-Mlle Favre Guiardele (for that night only); In afterpiece: a new Pas Seul-Mlle Parisot

Ballet: End II: a New Ballet (for that night only), Kitty and Jemmy. Jemmy-Mlle Parisot; Kitty-Sga Bossi DelCaro; the Other Characters-Fialon (for that night only), Master Menage, Miss Menage, Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining

Performance Comment: Jemmy-Mlle Parisot; Kitty-Sga Bossi DelCaro; the Other Characters-Fialon (for that night only), Master Menage, Miss Menage, Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining.

5161
29 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Musick composed by Kelly. Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. Receipts: #428 5s. (330.17; 95.18; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: Osmond-Barrymore; Reginald-Aickin; Percy-C. Kemble; Father Philip-R. Palmer; Motley-Russell; Kenrick-Holland; Hassan-Dowton; Saib-Trueman; Muley-Caulfield; Alaric-Wentworth; Harold-Webb; Allan-Packer; Edric-Wathen; Angela-Mrs Jordan; Alice-Mrs Walcot; [Evelina's Ghost-Mrs Powell]..
Cast
Role: Motley Actor: Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-C . Kemble; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Maddocks; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson.
Cast
Role: Winifred Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson.

5162
27 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Performance Comment: As17990525, but Suett_; unassigned-_Russell, _Wathen; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan. Prologue, Epilogue as17990524.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: _Russell, _Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: As17990524

5163
25 January 1672 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Journal of the Earl of Anglesey, 25 Jan. 1671@2: At eight of the clock The King's playhouse took fire, and most of that side of Russell Street and many other houses thereabout were burnt down, and we in Drury Lane and all about in great danger; but the Lord had mercy, and by great industry and blowing up houses the fire was overcome: I had no rest, but sat up almost all night, even till six in the morning. The Lord pardon sin, which brings judgements (HMC, 13th Report, Part VI [London, 1893], p. 270. The Bulstrode Papers (I, 217): About 8 hapened a sad and violent fire, which begun in the King's Theater, and in a few howers burnt down that...severall were hurt and killed, amongst which was Mr Bell, one of the actors in that house. For a poem, On the Unhappy Conflagration of the Theatre Royal, January 25th, 1672, see Fitzgerald, A New History of the English Stage, I, 137

Performances

5164
18 June 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Towards the defraying the Charge of Repairing and fitting up the Chapel in Russell Court. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Song: Hughs, Mrs Cross, Ramondon, Holcomb

Dance: As17060325

5165
07 September 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 4 Sept., The Heir of Morocco had been announced for this day.] The Playhouse in Little-Lincoln's-Inn-Fields is to be Let for a Tennis-Court, or for any other use, (except a Playhouse). Enquire of Mr John Hall next Door to the Sign of the Angel in Little-Russell street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

5166
10 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Chateauneuf. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Part of the Stage will be formed into Side-Boxes. Tickets at Mlle Chateauneuf's Lodgings at Farnell's in Bridges Street, corner of Russell Court.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: II: L'Arlequinea deux Visage-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; II: Muilment; III: La Jalouzie-Desnoyer, Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: V: Beard

5167
13 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sheridan. As his benefit was not appointed till last Friday, he humbly hopes that such Ladies and Gentlemen, as he shall omit to wait upon, will impute it rather to a want of time, than to a want of respect and knowledge of his duty. Tickets to be had of Sheridan at Mr Grignon's. Watchmaker, in Russell St., Covent Garden; at the Bedford Coffee House; and at Mr Dudley's, Bookseller, in Pall-Mall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole.

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment

5168
25 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sheridan. Lodgings at Watchmaker's opposite Tom's Coffeehouse, Russell St., cg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole.

Song: III: O Peace from the Opera Alfred-Mrs Arne; IV: Rise Glory from Rosamond-Lowe; V: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Signora Bettini

5169
20 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter) and Mrs Cross. Mainpiece not acted for 40 years [see 22 Dec. 1710]. Written by the author of The Yeoman of Kent [Thomas Baker]. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Burton will be taken. Tickets to be had of Cross at his lodgings over against the Rose Tavern in Russell St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Ladys Airs Or An Equipage Of Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: By particular Desire, Arrah my Judy-Barrington

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

5170
15 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berry. Tickets at Popes Perke maker Russell St., and at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out for 26 March will be taken. At Punch's Theatre in James St., near the Haymarket, this, and every Evening this week, the Town will be entertained with Yeates's inimitable dexterity of Hand; likewise by Mr Punch's Company of performers will be exhibited the play of Jane Shore. To conclude with a New Grand Machine, representing the Temple of the Sunv, at Mexico, in North America, which has given universal satisfaction to the Nobility and Gentry (General Advertiser). Receipts: #212 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

5171
26 January 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This day is Publish'd: The Author, a Comedy of two Acts, by Foote. Price 1s. Printed for R. Francklin, Russell St., Drury Lane. Creusa Queen of Athens, a Tragedy, by Wm. Whitehead, Price 1s. 6d. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall Mall. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Cast
Role: Ilyssus Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Pythia Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

5172
06 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Theatrical Review, 6 Dec.: re afterpiece: "Thomas is well supported by Mr Vernon who...is the best acting singer on the stage...Mr Davies appeared for the first time in the character of the squire, and discovered no inconsiderable degree of merit.--Dorcas by Mrs Love--This character is better played here by Mrs Dorman. [Both surpassed by Mrs Thomson at cg.] Mrs Scott does justice to the songs, being an accomplished singer, but as an actress she is insufferably insipid and inanimate."] Paid Mr Russell for men's cloaths #30; Paid Mr Follett on note #10 10s.; 2 Clarinets 6 nights (2nd incl.) #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #243 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Younge, 1st time
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

5173
16 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Morning Herald, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Clarke, Great Russell-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #204 14s. 6d. (108/5/6; tickets: 96/9/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: As17820409

5174
26 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Goodall. [In mainpiece the playbill retains King as Trappanti, but "King being indisposed, Trappanti...was represented by Benson" (unidentified clipping on playbill of 27 Apr., BM: Harris, Vol. III).] Morning Herald, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Goodall, No. 13, Great Russell-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #364 8s. 6d. (125.13.6; 36.15.0; 4.7.0; tickets: 197.13.0) (charge: #157 11s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Heard

Dance: End: a Dance-

5175
01 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. 1st piece [1st time; INT 1, by John Cartwright Cross. Larpent MS 1213; not published]. Genest, VII 365, states that the Epilogue Address "was in all probability the Epilogue to Alonzo [by David Garrick]." 3rd piece: conclude with a Rural Procession: Four Lads bearing Streamers-Plough decorated with Flowers-Four Countrymen bearing a May-day Garland-Four Lasses Bearing Implements of Husbandry-Country Girls leading a Lamb, decorated with Flowers-Four Lasses bearing a Garland-a Chorus and Finale. Tickets delivered for Every One has His Fault will be admitted. Times, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 8, Great Russell-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #259 16s. 6d. (124.7.0; 2.13.0; tickets: 132.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theyve Bit The Old One Or The Scheming Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: May Day or The Little Gipsey

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: an Epilogue Address portraying the Characteristic Jealousies of the Spaniard, the Italian, the Dutchman, the Frenchman, & the Englishman,-Mrs Mattocks