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14677 results for: Keyword - Miss Spencer
We found 13780 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1743 matches on Event Comments, 26 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

4551
24 June 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: As17740613 End: Minuet, Allemande-Master and Miss Burn

4552
06 July 1774 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture On King Henry Iv, Part I

Song: To keep my gentle Jessy-DuBellamy; Where the Bee sucks-Miss Wewitzer

4553
07 September 1774 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Serpilla Actor: Miss Wewitzer.

Song: The wanton God who pierces Hearts-Miss Wewitzer

4554
19 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-DuBellamy; Steward-Fearon; Lords-Cushing, Davis; Interpreter-Thompson; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Widow-Miss Pearce; Countess-Mrs Hull; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

4555
09 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: No One's Enemy but His Own

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Woodward, Shuter, Hull, Wroughton, Booth, Lee Lewes, Quick, Cushing, Mrs Lesingham, Miss Barsanti.

Dance: I: The Lamplighters-Aldridge, Miss Valois [see17731207]; End Comedy: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

4556
02 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of An Hour

Performance Comment: Parts by: Shuter, Bensley, Clarke, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Miss Pearce, Mrs Green, Mrs Bulkley. With a New Prologue and Epilogue. Sir Hector Strangeways-Shuter; Brownlow-Bensley; Col. Ormsby-Clarke; Bussora-Lee Lewes; Orson-Quick; Pillage-Dunstall; James-Bates; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Lady Di Strangeways-Mrs Green; Zelida-Mrs Bulkley; With a New Prologue by Kelly-Lee; Epilogue by Kelly-Mrs Bulkley (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: I: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End Opera: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois. [See17731005]

4557
14 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: II: The Frolick-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford See17740416; End: A New Dance call'd The Generous Pirate-Dagueville, his Pupil, Mas. Blurton, Mrs Stevens, Helme, Sga Vidini

4558
01 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: In Act V a new Pastoral Dance Actor: Daguville, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Catley

Dance: I: A New Pantomimical Dance, call'd The Enchantress-Aldridge, Miss Valois

4559
16 February 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sot

Song: Catches and Glees-; Diana's Chace-Miss Jameson

Music: After Comic piece: two Ariettas on the Octave Flute in the Polonese taste-a new performer from that country; After Part II Catches and Glees: Concerto on Clarinet with variations on the Wanton God-Mahon

4560
11 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe-Blurton, Miss Mathews; IV: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

4561
27 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Miss Brown, first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Miss Dayes; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Brown, first time
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews. [See17750503.

4562
20 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment-Aldridge, Miss Besford. [See17741209.

4563
17 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17751116, but Semira-Miss Dayes.
Cast
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End Opera: The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Sga Vidini. [See17741214.

4564
19 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Imposters; or, A Cure for Credulity

Performance Comment: Principal parts- Woodward, Wilson, Wroughton,Thompson, Lewis, Mrs Pitt,Mrs Willems; Miss Dayes, with a Prologue-Woodward; Larpent MS 409 lists parts: Credello, Pedro, Alphonso, Lopez, Alguazil, Two Gentlemen, Two Servants, Jacinta, Florentine, Iris. Genest, V, 519, lists Lopez-Woodward; Don Creduloso-Wilson; Pedro-Wroughton; Jacintha-Mrs Pitt; Florentine-Miss Dayes.
Cast
Role: Florentine Actor: Miss Dayes.

Dance: I: A New Hornpipe-Miss Besford; End Comedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

4565
15 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Bertha Actor: Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Loves Metamorphoses

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-the two Miss Stagledoirs, scholars to M. LaRiviere

4566
02 May 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Newton and a lady who has not appeared upon the stage these seven years. By Permission

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Hague; Lord Trinket-Cresswick; Sir Hearty-West; Charles-Trotter; Russet-Reynolds; O'Cutter-Painter; Tom-Morgan; Paris-Front; Major Oakly-Lewis; Mrs Oakly-A Lady; Harriet-Miss Reynolds; Toilet-Mrs Barrett; Lady Freelove-A Gentlewoman from Dublin.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Cresswick; Old Philpot-Reynolds; Young Philpot [sic]-Hague; Beaufort-Trotter; Maria-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Song: Between the Acts: Miss Barrett

4567
20 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois. [See17741202.

4568
27 September 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Fox; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Catley (1st appearance these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; George Bevil-Whitefield; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Besford; To conclude with: Country Dance-the characters. [Both these were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

4569
04 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: afterpiece: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Macklin

4570
15 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Cast from Morning Chronicle and Morning Post, both 16 Oct.: Marplot-Woodward; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Sir George Airy-Lewis; Charles Gripe-Wroughton; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield; Miranda-Miss Macklin. [Gazetteer, 16 Oct., also refers to Dunstall, who probably acted Sir Jealous Traffic (see17780129).]Gazetteer, 16 Oct., also refers to Dunstall, who probably acted Sir Jealous Traffic (see17780129).]
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-Mahon; Venus-Mrs Mattocks; Pallas-Miss Dayes; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

4571
31 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Lewis; Randolph-Wroughton; Officers-Thompson, Davis; Glenalvon-Aickin; Old Norval-Clarke; Anna-Miss Dayes; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Wroughton, Dunstall, Fearon, L'Estrange, Whitefield, Robson, Quick, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Jackson. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, V 561: Sir Robert Riscounter-Wilson; Sir James Biddulph-Wroughton; Pillage-Dunstall; Margin-Quick; Lady Riscounter-Mrs Jackson.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wilson, Wroughton, Dunstall, Fearon, L'Estrange, Whitefield, Robson, Quick, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Jackson.

Dance: End: The Enchantress-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Valois

4572
04 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Palmer; Axalla (1st time)-Grist; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Prince of Tanais-Wrighten; Moneses-Reddish; Stratocles-Farren; Zama-Wright; Mirvin-Norris; Haly-Chaplin; Bajazet-Smith; Selima-Miss Hopkins; Arpasia-Miss Younge; The usual Prologue-Reddish.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: As17761022, but Camilla-Miss Jarratt; Good and Evil Spirits-Miss _Jarratt.
Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Good and Evil Spirits Actor: Miss _Jarratt.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

Song: In IV: To Thee Oh gentle sleep-Miss Abrams

4573
07 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Dodd; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry Groveby-Brereton; Druid-Bannister; Hurry-Parsons; Painter-Moody; Architect-Fawcett; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The last new Epilogue-Mrs Abington. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycomb-Parsons; Scribble-Dodd; Ledger-Bransby; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly Honeycomb-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Polly Honeycomb Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: In II: [but postponed until end of Act III (see following note)]a new grand Ballet, Demie Caractere, composed by Gallet, The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre (their 1st appearance upon the English stage), Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci; In V: [a new grand serious Ballet, composed by Gallet, The Triumph of Love-Gallet, Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre

Song: In: a Fete Champetre[. The vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Miss Abrams, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten. [This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Miss Abrams, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten. [This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.]This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Davies, Miss Abrams, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten.

4574
09 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Robson, Quick, Wilson, Reinhold, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from playbill of 29 Oct. 1777 and Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Robson; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-Reinhold; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Friars-Fox, Baker; Carlos-Leoni; Clara-Miss Brown; The Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois

4575
25 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Cardinal Wolsey-Lee; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Ward; Cromwell-Whitefield; Gardiner-Wilson; Lord Sands-Wewitzer; Lord Chamberlain-Lee Lewes; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Booth; Lord Chancellor-Fearon; Anne Bullen-Miss Ambrose; Patience (with a song)-Miss Dayes; Queen Catherine-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: I: the Banquet, with Dancing-Dumay, Miss Matthews