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We found 13812 matches on Performance Comments, 4431 matches on Performance Title, 2983 matches on Event Comments, 42 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

351
02 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: As Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 March: We hear that Mr Lacy, who was committed for holding an Oratory in Villars-Street, York-buildings, is got out of Custody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast

Role: Arthur Duke of Bretagne Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast

Role: Mauxlinda Actor: Miss
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Isabella

Dance: BBallet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

352
25 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Milward. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Tickets at Milward's in Brownlow Street, dl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast

Role: Kate Actor: Miss Tollet

Dance: I: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: BBallad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

353
26 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. Tickets at Mrs Roberts' House in Duke Street, near lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Varole-Bardin; Daily Advertiser adds: Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Beard; Moody-Ryan; Obadiah-Griffin; Clodpole-Woodward; Clara-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Miss Wilson.

Cast

Role: Flora Actor: Miss Wilson.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Punch-Master Ferg; V: La Pieraite-Livier, Miss Thompson

354
26 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. [Tickets at Cibber's House, at Mrs Holt's in Bow Street, cg. The play changed, by request, from The Relapse.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 March: Last Week died, in the 88th Year of his Age, Mr Boman, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre, who had the Honour to perform several times before King Charles II. It is remarkable of him, that he was the oldest Player, the oldest Singer, and the oldest Ringer in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Punch Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: I: Advice to the Tatlers (by Desire)-Mrs Clive; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces-

355
07 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. Tickets at Bridgwater's Lodgings, Brownlow Street in dl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Master Cooke, Miss Scot; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

356
01 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. Tickets at Woodward's Lodgings, at a Peruke Maker's, next the Swan in Vere Street, Clare Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast

Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson, Baudoin, Leviez, Carney, Miss Mann, Miss Kilby, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Miss Morrison; II: Pierots-Leviez, Pelling; III: Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Russian Sailors-Denoyer

357
20 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. [Tickets at Mrs Horton's Lodgings, the Angel in Bedford Street, Covent Garden.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Peasants-French Boy and Girl; II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

358
27 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. By Particular Desire. [Tickets at Hippisley's House in the Playhouse Passage, Bow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Gates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

359
09 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Tickets for Roberts also taken. Tickets at Hallam's House next the Chapel in Great Queen Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast

Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: Modish-Salway; Bark-Rosco; Mrs Modish-Miss Brunette; Mrs Bark-Mrs Vincent; Simon-Hippisley.

Cast

Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: Solo on Harp-Parry

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

360
14 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater (who has been ill). Tickets at Bridgwater's. over-against the Red-Lion in Brownlow Street. Tickets for Mr and Mrs Cross taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Bridgwater; Constant-Hale; Heartfree-Ryan; Rake-Gibson; Bully-Rosco; Razor-James; Justice-Roberts; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cornet-Miss Horsington; Loveit-Miss Brunette; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton.

Cast

Role: Cornet Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast

Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

361
20 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mechel, Mlle Mechel (the French Boy and Girl). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in Newport Street.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast

Role: Situp Actor: Miss Burgess.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.

Cast

Role: Petit Maitre Actor: Miss Woffington
Role: Servant to Colombine Actor: Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before

Dance: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

362
03 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Muilment. Tickets to be had of him at the Angel in King-Street, Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast

Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Lowe; III: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand New Dance-Muilment, Miss Mechel; IV: Muilment; V: By Particular Desire, a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-Muilment, Miss Mechel

363
24 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sg Daigville & Signa Vidini. [24 April letter signed Ned Shuter dated from his Majesty's Bench of Justice, St Georges Fields: "Theatrical Memoirs giving circumstantial account of my family-Admit my father was a chairman, my mother sold oysters in winter and cucumbers in summer. I was not born in a cellar but in a two pair of stairs front room at one Mrs Merit's an eminent Chimney Sweeper, Vine Street, St Giles" (Winston MS 10). Thomas Weston's apology for the delay of his Benefit. It was owing to his distressed affairs which he had new laid open to the managers. See comment form Edinburg Evening Courant, 29 April.] Paid Renters #88 for Oratorio nights; Mr Dibdin's draft on managers #50; Master Brown 5 nights, #1 17s. 6d.; Rec'd from Messrs Smith and Stanley charges for 11 Oratorio nights at 28# per night, plus candles &c . #342 4s.; Rec'd stopages #9 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #151 4s. Charges: #65 11s. Profits to Daigville & Sga Vidini: #85 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast

Role: Viola Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast

Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: I: The European in America (for 1st time this Season)-Messieurs Daigvilles, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini; II: A Comic Dance, as17720326 V: Psiche, a Grand Historical Ballet (Never performed before)-Daigville, Giorgi, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini

364
23 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Catley. Public Advertiser, 3 Oct.: Tickets to be had of Miss Catley, No. 12, Cockspur-street. Receipts: #297 13s. (187.19; tickets: 109.14) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast

Role: Pallas Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: a New Rural Ballet-Palladini, Sga Tinte (their 1st appearance on this stage); End I afterpiece: As17761015

Song: A favouriteScotch Air of Dr Arne's, Hunting Song-Miss Catley

Music: End I: a Solo on the violin-Fisher

365
19 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin [and her last appearance on the stage]. Public Advertiser, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Macklin, No. 59, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #191 16s. (151.6; tickets: 40.10) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast

Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast

Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: End I: Minuet-Aldridge, Miss Macklin; End III: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17770215; End IV: The Frolick, as17761120

366
25 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Tickets delivered for The Nabob and The Provoked Husband will be admitted. Afterpiece: By Permission of the Author. Public Advertiser, 24 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss Harper at Guy's, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast

Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Miss Hale
Role: with a song] Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast

Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: As17780624

Song: End II: In love should there meet a fond pair-Miss Harper

367
16 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Walpole. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Public Advertiser, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Walpole, No. 15, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #203 19s. 6d. (100.2.0; 15.10.0; 3.15.6; tickets: 84.12.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Miss Walpole; Col. Standard-Brereton (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Alderman Smuggler-Parsons; Clincher Jun.-Waldron; Vizard-Packer; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Griffiths; Beau Clincher-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Angelica-Mrs Brereton; Lady Darling-Mrs Johnston; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Lurewell-Miss Pope (1st appearance in that character).

Cast

Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Miss Walpole
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast

Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: End: a Dance-Miss Walpole

368
08 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Harris & Holloway. [For Wright see 13 May. Mrs Sutton was from dl.] Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Dumay, Sand-hill, behind the Foundling Hospital; of Harris, No. 42, Wells-street, Cavendish-square; of Holloway, Newington Butts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast

Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast

Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Stewart
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End II: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; and the Minuet de la Cour-Holloway, Miss Besford; End I afterpiece: New Dance-Harris, Mrs Sutton (1st appearance on that stage); with a New Allemande-

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford

Performance Comment: As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford.
Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss +Besford.

369
14 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. Gazetteer, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 23, King-street, St. Ann's. Mainpiece: With a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry. Receipts: #141 19s. 6d. (60/8/0; 22/4/6; 0/15/0; tickets: 58/12/0) (charge: #117/19/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon
Performance Comment: Cymon-Barrymore (1st appearance in that character); Dorus-Parsons; Merlin (1st time)-Staunton; Dorilas-Chaplin; Damon-Fawcett; Linco-Dodd; Urganda (ist time)-Miss Wheeler; Fatima-Mrs Wrighten; Cupid-Miss J. Stageldoir; Shepherdesses-Miss Simson, Miss Tidswell; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sylvia-Miss George (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss J. Stageldoir
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Simson, Miss Tidswell
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss George
Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris
Cast
Role: Luanda Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir
Dance: As17831004
Song: End of Act II of mainpiece fifteen Mary's Lamentations; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, both by Miss George

370
18 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. Mr Booth respectfully hopes his close Attention to the several Departments he occupies in the Theatre will be a sufficient Excuse for his not personally waiting on his Friends. [Public Advertiser, 22 Mar., notes that since Wild's accident [see 11 May] Booth had been acting as prompter.] Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Booth at his house in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT I, compiler unknown]: The Music compiled from the most eminent Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet
Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Mercutio-Lewis; Juliet-Miss Younge. No other parts listed, but see17841105 .
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Younge. No other parts listed, but see17841105
Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment
Afterpiece Title: Barataria
Cast
Role: Big Woman Actor: Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.
Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews
Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers

371
06 April 1786 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 24, Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square. Opera: With the last Scene new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata
Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17860311End of Opera L'Amour Jardinier, as17860401, but added: Miss Hervey, and L'Amour-Miss De Camp
Song: In the beginning of the 2nd act a Bravura Song by Mme Mara

372
25 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. Morning Herald, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 23, King-street, St. Ann's, Soho. Receipts: #284 5s. 6d. (114/15/0; 26/0/0; 1/7/6; tickets: 142/3/0) (charge: #109 5s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor
Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss George
Afterpiece Title: The Romp
Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss La Blond Actor: Miss Barnes
Dance: End of mainpiece The Sailors' Revels, as17860424
Song: In the course of the evening Collin cur'd of roving; End of Dancing Mad Bess (in character), both by Miss George

373
21 February 1788 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini. Tickets to be had Sga Sestini's, No. 15, Mount-street, Berkley-square, and of Johnson at the Office. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore
Dance: End I: a New Dance-; in which will be introduced a Pas de Bernois-Didelot, Mlle Coulon; Pas de Trois-Coulon, the two Miss Simonets; Pas de Deux-Henry, Miss Harvey; a Pas Seul-Chevalier; Pas Seul-Mlle Coulon; the favorite Pas de Russe (composed by Gardel)-Vestris, Mlle Hilligsberg; Hornpipe-Chevalier; Pas de Cinq-the principal Dancers; Pas de Sept-the principal Dancers; conclude with: General Dance-all the Performers
Song: II: a favorite song, Gli affetti mici , composed by Paisiello,-Sga Sestini; violin obligato accompaniment-Cramer
Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17880129
Cast
Role: Graces Furies and Fates Actor: Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala

374
03 April 1788 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Coulon. Tickets to be had of Mlle Coulon, No. 8, Great Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. "The Dance between Gardel and Vestris on Thursday is everywhere talked of, in the highest terms of admiration. Such excellence no audience ever before witnessed" (General Advertiser, 5 Apr.). Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore
Dance: End I: a New Ballet serious and demi-charactere (composed by Noverre)-Gardel, Mlle Coulon, Mlle Hilligsberg, Didelot, Chevalier, Henry, the two Miss Simonets, Miss Harvey, Vestris; End Opera: Euthyme et Eucharis-see17880313 conclude with: the celebrated Pas de Quatre of Panurge-Gardel, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Coulon, Vestris

375
08 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 3rd piece [1st time; P 1, compiled probably by James Wild]: For Half an Hour. Patriot, 3 June: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 16, Hanover-street, Long-acre. Receipts: #263 19s. 6d. (152.4.0; 6.5.6; tickets: 105.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Blanchard, Booth, Thompson, Middleton, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bernard, Miss Stuart, Miss Brunton. Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. III
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Fib Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Brunton
Afterpiece Title: Werter
Performance Comment: Werter (1st time)-Pope; Sebastian-Davies; Leuthrop-Fearon; Albert-Farren; Laura-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunton.
Afterpiece Title: Poluscenicon
Dance: In 3rd piece: Byrne, Ratchford, Cranfield, Jackson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Goodwin
Song: End 1st piece: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In III 2nd piece: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

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