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We found 13961 matches on Performance Comments, 4405 matches on Performance Title, 1787 matches on Event Comments, 125 matches on Roles/Actors, and 14 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17450919, but Cherry-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary

Performance Comment: As17460303 but Magistrate-_; Maid-Miss Royer.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Royer.
Role: Amoret Actor: Miss Edwards
Role: Fame Actor: Miss Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (By particular Desire)-Ryan; Antonio-Cashell; Bassanio-Hale; Gratiano-Cibber; Lorenzo-Beard (with the usual songs in the character, likewise the song of Diana from Dryden's Secular Masque, set to music by Mr Boyce); Lancelot-Chapman; Solarino-Ridout; Morochius-Carr; Leonardo-Anderson; Gobbo-Arthur; Balthazar-Hayman; Salanio-Gibson; Duke-Marten; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Jessica-Mrs Vincent; Nerissa-Miss Hippisley; Portia-Mrs Pritchard; 1st time. 1st time.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: Hunter-Beard; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall; Tippet-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; Peasant-Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Elder Loveless-Mills; Younger Loveless-Foote; Savil-Yates; Morecraft-Taswell; Sir Roger-Macklin; Captain-Blakes; Poet-Collins; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Abigail-Mrs Macklin; Welford-Havard; Traveller-Goodfellow; Martha-Miss Edwards; Widow-Mrs Cross; With an Epilogue in the Character of a Female Volunteer,-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Martha Actor: Miss Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206 V: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidias-Giffard; Cleopatra-Mrs Giffard 1st time; Octavia-Miss Budgell; Dolabella-Havard; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Winstone; With an Epilogue in the character of a Female Volunteer-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Miss Budgell

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Marquis-Blakes; Phelim-Barrington; Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Collins; Jeremy-Neale; Isabel-Miss Edwards; With a New Prologue to the Opera-Mrs Clive. [From first edition.]From first edition.]
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Edwards

Song: II: Lowe; III: Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: IV: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17460308 but Eurydice-Miss Faulkner; Columbine-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Faulkner
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Vaughn, Mrs +Villeneuve, Miss _Vandersluys, Mrs _Phillips.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Woodward

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17460208, but Jessica-Miss Edwards (in which character will be introduced several new songs proper to the character); EpilogueFemale Volunteer as17460317-Mrs Woffington. EpilogueFemale Volunteer as17460317-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Edwards

Song: II: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Song in Honour of the Duke of Cumberland-Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover Or The Ladies Friendship

Performance Comment: Young Bookwit-Mills; Latin-Yates; Storm-Macklin; Charcoal-Neale; Old Bookwit-Berry; Victoria-Clive; Penelope-Mrs Woffington; Lovemore-Havard; Frederick-Blakey; Simon-Collins; Constable-I. Sparks; Turnkey-Bransby; Watch-Usher; Lettice-Mrs Macklin; Betty-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Song-; II: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 IV: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. Mainpiece: An Historical Play, never acted there before [see 20 March 1738]. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. As written by Shakespear. Containing the wars of Cymbeline with the Romansr, in the reign of Augustus Caesar; the various distresses and Adventures of Imogen the King's Daughter; the noble repulse the Romans met with, on their invading Britain; their defeat, and many other historical passages. Ladies are desired to send their servants early to prevent mistakes. To be Lett, and enter'd upon on Monday next, the 7th instant Commodious Places in the Front and Upper Boxes...for the excellent reviv'd play of Shakespear... For further Particulars enquire of Mr Woodward, at his house near the theatre [in advance bills]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Cymbeline-Cashell; Posthumus-Ryan; Jachimo-Hale; Bellarius-Johnson; Guiderius-Woodward; Arviragus (with the dirge set new by Mr Boyce)-Beard; Cloten-Chapman; Cornelius-Rosco; Pisanio-Bridgwater; Caius Lucius-Ridout; Philario-Anderson; Roman Captain-Bencraft; English Lord-Carr; French Gentleman-Hayman; Queen-Mrs James; Helena-Mrs Bland; Imogen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Guiderius Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17460311 but Aerial Spirits-Mathews, Miss Vandersluys; Pluto-_; Rector-_; Neptune-_; Pan-_; Hercules-_; Apollo-_; Mars-_; Italian Peasants-_.
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave Author(s): Edward Phillips

Dance: BBird Catchers-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: Love and Friendship

Performance Comment: Camillo-Lowe; Aegeon-Bibby; Clorinda-Miss Edwards; Philander-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Clorinda Actor: Miss Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Lord George-Cibber; Wronglove-Giffard; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Sir Friendly-Berry; Heartshorn-Mrs Macklin; Brush-Raftor; Surgeon-Goodfellow; Porter-Ray; Bravoes: -Marr, Bransby, Leigh; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Woffington; Miss Notable (with a song in character)-Mrs Clive; Prologue-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in Character of Female Volunteer.
Cast
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 V: My Faith and Truth, as17460104

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206; III: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Ben Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Beard 1st Time; Margerina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Gubbins-LaGuerre; Dragon-Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Young

Dance: PPigmalion, as17460409 Peasant-Cooke

Event Comment: Benefit Anderson, Dupre, Mrs Bland. Tickets delivered out for Goodall, Mrs Daniel, Miss Morrison will be taken. Mainpiece not acted these 5 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Hale; Modely-Chapman; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John-Goodall; Lurcher-Anderson; Doublejugg-Hippisley; Vulture-Woodward; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Vaughan; Timothy Shacklefigure-James; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Daniel (1st time of appearing on that stage); Flora-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Vulture Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: WWe're Gaily yet-Beard

Dance: Sodi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberty Asserted Or French Perfidy Displayed

Afterpiece Title: A Plot or no Plot or Jacobite Credulity

Performance Comment: Bull Sen-Dunstall; Bull Jr-Woodward; Quickwit-James; Belvil-Anderson; Frowzy-Mrs James; Friskit-Miss Stevens.
Cast
Role: Bull Jr Actor: Woodward
Role: Friskit Actor: Miss Stevens.

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Les Allemandes, as17460421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17451121, but Sir Novelty-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward.
Role: Flareit Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17460412 but Tippet-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberty Asserted

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17460405 but Eurydice-Miss Faulkner; Country Lads-_; Country Lasses -_; Rural Swain-Cooke; Nymph-Siga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Faulkner
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Vaughn, Mrs +Villeneuve, Miss _Vandersluys, Mrs _Phillips.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Woodward

Song: n Occasional%Song on the Defeat of the Rebels-Beard

Dance: PPigmalion, as17460409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son With The Comical Humours Of Sir John Oldcastle And A Pert Chambermaid

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips his first appearance on that stage in England in three years; Beau Mordecai the Jew-Bennett; Miss Kitty-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Dance: NNew Hornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Sailor's Dance called the Jovial Crew-Phillips

Song: Grand Chorus in Honor of his Royal Highness the Duke on his brave Defeat of the Rebels-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17451213, but Bayes-Dance; Thunder-Paget; Lightning-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Lightning Actor: Miss Morrison.
Role: Amarillis Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Pallas Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17460421 The Peasants, as17460405

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17460205, but Fool-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17451015, but Old Wilful-I. Sparks; Sir Harry Atall-Bransby; Situp-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies or Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Cleora Actor: Miss Cole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17460304 but Foigard-Cibber; Sir Charles-Blakes; Gipsey-Miss Royer.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Royer.
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment, Desse; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Cashell; Lockit-Marten; Peachum-Chapman; Lucy-Miss Young; Polly-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave Royal Chace

Dance: I: Peasant-Cooke; II: Pigmalion, as17460409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17460206, but Bullock-Winstone; Rose-Miss Minors; Constable-Gray; 2nd Recruit-Leigh; Melinda-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Cleora Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment, Desse; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick (1st time on that stage); Edgar-Ryan; Gloucester-Bridgwater; Bastard-Cashell; Kent-Chapman; Albany-Oates; Cornwall-Burton; Burgundy-Paddick; Usher-Philips; Goneril-Miss Haughton; Regan-Mrs Bland; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Haughton

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Cashell; Scrub-Chapman; Sullen- Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Kennedy; Bonniface-Marten; Foigard-Morgan; Gibbet-Cates; Bagshot-Paddick; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Daniel; Dorinda-Mrs Bland; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Gipsey-Miss Young; Sullen-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Young

Dance: Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; Horatio-Havard, 1st appearance here; Ghost-Cashell; King-Bridgwater; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Ridout; Ostrick-Woodward; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Rosencraus-Bencraft; Guildenstern-Anderson; Francisco-Paddick; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Morgan, Stoppelaer; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Player King-Marten.
Cast
Role: Ostrick Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Valet-Woodward; Gayless-Anderson; Melissa-Mrs Dunstall; Kitty-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Valet Actor: Woodward
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hippisley.