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We found 14577 matches on Performance Comments, 4443 matches on Performance Title, 2010 matches on Event Comments, 218 matches on Roles/Actors, and 13 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry 8th-Moody; Surrey-Davies; Suffolk-Blakes; Wolsey-Havard; Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Bennet; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk; Palmer; Queen Katharine-Mrs Pritchard; Patience-Miss Young (with proper song); Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Sands-Philips; Cromwell-Mozeen; Gardiner-Clough; With an exact representation of the Coronation-; and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Holland; Polyphontes-Havard; Erox-Burton; Barvas-Packer; Euricles-Blakes; Ismene-Miss Hippisley; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; High Priest-Bransby; With a Procession, Sacrifice-.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Event Comment: Receipts: #139 9s. 6d. Paid Gom for carpenters #7 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Arne for composing as per bill #12 12s. Was at Covent Garden to hear Miss Brent, I sat in the Boxes but there was not much company there (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," p. 361)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17591102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Holland; Axalla-Austin; Prince of Tanais-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Burton; Heli-Scrase; Bajazet-Wilkinson1st time; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Usual Prologue-; In Act IV the Original Song O Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17591027, but Clip-_; Jessamin-_; Corinna-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: IItalian Gardiner, as17591006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Master Stephen-O'Brien; Brainworm-Blakes; Master Matthew-Vaughan; Cash-Packer; Cob-Mozeen; Tib-Mrs Cross; Bridget-Miss Haugthon; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Haugthon

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, as17591017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Aranti Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17590925, but Dorcas-Miss E. Young.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss E. Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17590927, but Cherry-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: IV: Shepherd's Holiday, as17591017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17591016, but others-Blakes, +Johnston, +Ackman, Miss +Hippisley, +Clough, Mrs +Munier, Mrs _Abington.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Garrick1st time; Aboan-Holland; Blandford-Palmer; Imoinda-Mrs Cibber; Stanmore-Packer; Driver-Bransby; Governor-Burton; Planters-Moody, Perry, Scrase, Atkins, Mrs Bradshaw; Hotman-Blakes; Slaves-Ackman, Clough, Fox; In Act II will be introduc'd an Entertainment of Singing-Champnes, Reinhold, Miss Young; The Music by Mr Stanley, with a proper Dance of the Slaves-Grimaldi, Noverre, Matthews.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Ross; Polydore-Clarke; Acasto-Sparks; Chaplain-Anderson; Ernesto-Redman; Page-Miss Vallois; Chamont-Dyer; Serina-Mrs Baker; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The Fair: With Additional Scenes of Action

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17591026, but Belinda-Miss Haughton; Occasional Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss E. Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17591229, but Caius-Holtom; Simple-Miss Mullart.
Cast
Role: Simple Actor: Miss Mullart.
Role: Jack Rugby Actor: C. Smith
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Vallois
Role: Pistol Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Vocal-Signora Passerini, Miss Frederick, Hudson, Champness; Choruses-Singers from Choir in Chapel Royal and St Paul's.

Music: Instrumental: First violin-Passerini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17591226, but The Vocal Parts-Master Roger, replaces Miss _Preston in Funeral Procession.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17600125, but Molly-Miss Sledge.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss White.

Dance: As17600108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17600128, but Jane Shore-Miss Mowatt.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Mowatt.
Role: Hastings Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17600208, but Molly-Miss Helm; Jenny-Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17600212

Event Comment: TThe Jovial Crew deferred because of Indisposition of Miss Brent. Receipts: #135 16s. Paid Kemp for Lamps #6 8s. Dall returned to salary list at #1 10s. Paid John Rich #500

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Dance: TThe Dutch Skipper-Poitier

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza. Shuter will entertain the audience in an Oratorical, Poetical, Operatical Method (never befoer attempted) with a Comic Extravaganza call'd A Day of Taste; or, London Raree Show-Shuter being a Ranelagh Breakfast, a Coffee House Conversation, An Auction at Noon, and the Choice Spirits at Night; conclude with: The Cries of London-. *uó‘cg To which will (By Desire) be added (for this Night only) Mr Shuter's Droll that was perform'd at Bartholomew Fair, call'd The English Sailors in America. Mackfinnen (the Irish Volunteer)-Shuter; Princess-Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage

Performance Comment: Shuter will entertain the audience in an Oratorical, Poetical, Operatical Method (never befoer attempted) with a Comic Extravaganza call'd A Day of Taste; or, London Raree Show-Shuter being a Ranelagh Breakfast, a Coffee House Conversation, An Auction at Noon, and the Choice Spirits at Night; conclude with: The Cries of London-. *uó‘cg To which will (By Desire) be added (for this Night only) Mr Shuter's Droll that was perform'd at Bartholomew Fair, call'd The English Sailors in America. Mackfinnen (the Irish Volunteer)-Shuter; Princess-Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Garrick; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Grancis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Phillips; Charles-Holland; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive; Miranda-Miss Macklin; Epilogue in character-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Parts-Palmer, Fleetwood, Yates, Obrien, Mrs Yates, Packer, Miss Haughton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Last time of performing afterpiece this season. Part of Pit laid into boxes; Amphitheatre on stage. Full prices. Send servants at 3 o'clock; Doors open promptly at Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.
Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Provenzale. Pit and boxes together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. The Music by Jomelli. N.B. As Miss Asolin cannot dance this day having sprained her ankle, Mr Gallini will be so humane as to perform with Miss Provenzale that she may not be disappointed of her benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola Disabitata; Or, The Desert Island

Dance: New Grand Dances-Signora Provenzale, Signora Asselin, who will dance in men's clothes

Music: Concerto on the Violin-Sg Candoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17600322 but Romeo-Fleetwood; Juliet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Pritchard.
Role: Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion