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7107 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act be<span class=
We found 4703 matches on Event Comments, 1656 matches on Performance Comments, 1492 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2951
11 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Aboan-Sparks; Governor-Anderson; Blandford-Hull; Stanmore-Gibson; Daniel-Collins; Capt. Driver-Wignell; Jack Stanmore-Davis; Hotman-Holtom; Imoinda-Mrs Lee, 1st time; Widow-Mrs Pitt; Lady Welldon-Mrs Burden; Charlotte-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The School-Boy

Performance Comment: Mas. Johnny-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Young Reddish-Wignell; Friendly-Davis; Lettice-Miss Helm; Lady Manlove-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Davis

Dance: II: Hornpipe (2nd time)-Mlle Capdeville; IV: The Provincial Sailors, as17610508

2952
19 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17610505, but Fairy-Miss Davis.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Davis.

2953
14 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Worcester-Hull; Northumberland-Redman; Westmoreland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Vernon-Gibson; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Buck; Francis-Collins; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Wignell; Officer-Davis; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

2954
21 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Storer, first appearance that stage but see17610722; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Solanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Abegg; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Solarino Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet, call'd The Hungarian Gambols; or a Provincial Rendezvous. Crosaques-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Leoni; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Marianne; Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Miles, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw. With Proper Habits and Decorations

2955
23 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Fenton-Davis; Slender-Bennet; Dr Caius-Holtom; Jack Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Lewis; Shallow-Costollo; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Cokayne; Simple-Mas. Younger; Robin-Miss Vallois; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Fenton Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

2956
25 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Dunstall; Melissa-Mrs Burden; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Davis

2957
26 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #70 13s. 6d. Paid Performers' salary [50]-#181 5s. 10d.; Servants [50] #20 14s. 6d. [Six new actors were entered.] Paid scenemen #10 17s. this night, and for incidentals #8 6s. 3d., and to Richards for painting a scene #5 5s. [Detailed pay scale listed by Winston.] Receipts: #153 17s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Chorusses Actor: Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory Gazette-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Jenkins Actor: Davis

2958
13 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Sparks; Cassio-Hull; Brabantio-Gibson; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-Davis; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Montano Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Fair, A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Sga Maranesi, first time; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; In which will be introduc'd a Recruiting Lieutenant, the Lieutenant-Shuter; With a new Song-Beard in the character of a Sailor; Midshipman-Young; Drummer-Tatoo; Recruits-Mattocks, Baker, Legg; The Equilibrist on the Wire-Matthews; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butcher-Perry; Slaughtermen-Holtom, Buck; Spectators attending the Fair-the Comedians; To conclude with a Bohemian Dance-Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: With a new Song Actor: Beard in the character of a Sailor

2959
17 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Francisco-Hull; Hairbrain-Wignell; Fountain-Anderson; Belmour-Davis; Lovegood-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Shorthose-Shuter; Merchant-Marten; Ralph-Bennet; Humphry-Holtom; Roger-Costollo; Lucy-Miss Sledge; Isabella-Mrs Barrington; the Widow-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Belmour Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: With a new Song Actor: Beard in the character of a Sailor

2960
20 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Aboan-Sparks; Blandford-Hull; Governor-Anderson; Stanmore-Gibson; Daniel-Collins; Driver-Dunstall; Jack Stanmore-Davis; Hotman-Wignel; Lucy Welldon-Mrs Burden; Charlotte Welldon-Mrs Hamilton; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: With a new Song Actor: Beard in the character of a Sailor

2961
23 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Almeria-Mrs Bellamy; King-Clarke; Gonzalez-Sparks; Heli-Hull; Selim-Davis; Osmyn-Smith; Alonzo-Anderson; Perez-R. Smith; Garcia-Dyer; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Zara-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Selim Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage Miss Miller.

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

2962
31 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Young Cash-Shuter; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram-Bennet; Spitfire-Holtom; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Burden; Teraminta-Miss Cokayne; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: With a new Song Actor: Beard in the character of a Sailor

2963
06 November 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Clodio-Dyer; Don Antonio-Dunstall; Don Charino-Collins; Don Lewis-Shuter; Don Manuel-Cresswick; Monsieur-Holtom; Don Duart-Davis; Sancho-Costollo; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Elvira-Mrs Vincent; Louisa-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Don Duart Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: With a new Song Actor: Beard in the character of a Sailor

2964
10 November 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Mrs Cole, Smirk, Epilogue-Foote; The Minor-Shaw; Richard Wealthy-Sparks; Sir William-Dunstall; Transfer-Bennet; Loader-Davis; Richard-Collins; Lucy-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Loader Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage Miss Miller.

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17611012

2965
13 November 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V; With Conquest Of The French At Agincourt

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Exeter-Tindal; Acbp Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Shuter; Gower-Anderson; Pistol-Dyer; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams-Buck; King of France-Gibson; Burgundy-Hull; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Dauphin Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performance Comment: The Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation-; with the Representation of Westminster Hall-; [and the Ceremony of the Champion- [but no list of characters].but no list of characters].

2966
22 December 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17611010, but Hamlet-Sheridan, first time on any stage this season; Ostrick-Dyer; Laertes-Davis.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage Miss Miller.

2967
02 January 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: As17611230, but Chatilion-Davis; Austria-Buck.
Cast
Role: Chatilion Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

2968
05 January 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17611228, but Prince Edward-Mrs Evans;[See note 28 Dec. 1761.] Catesby-Davis; Lord Mayor-Buck; Blunt-Redman; Tirel-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

2969
25 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610925, but Capulet-Gibson; Benvolio-Davis.
Cast
Role: Benvolio Actor: Davis.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Grand Ballet Actor: Sodi, Sga Manesiere. Characters new Dress'd.

2970
27 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Mattocks; Blister-Marten; Wormwood-Davis; Goodwill-Redman; Thomas-Perry; Miss Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Wormwood Actor: Davis

Dance: I: The Cossacks-Sg and Sga Maranesi, as17601014; II: The Taylors, as17620107; End Opera: A Minuet-Sg and Sga Maranesi

2971
20 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant at the Stage-Door of the Theatre. No Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes. Nor any Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up. To begin exactly at six o'clock. [Usual note unless otherwise stated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Harlow-Davis; Capt. Cape-Dunstall; Young Clerimont-White; Mrs Harlow-Miss Elliot; Miss Harlow-Mrs Younger; with a New Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Harlow Actor: Davis

2972
22 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin, 1st appearance this stage these two years; Minuet-Maranesi, Miss Macklin; A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; An Additional scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal parts-Beard, Mattocks, Mrs Vernon, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Jones.
Cast
Role: Benvolio Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2973
24 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince John-Young; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Davis; Douglas-Anderson; Prince of Wales-Ross; Worcester-Hull; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Buck; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Poins-White; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Lewis; Sheriff-Wignell; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Smith.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

2974
27 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Sparks; Horatio-Hull; Rosencraus-White; Guildenstern-Perry; Marcellus-Gardner; Bernardo-Weller; Laertes-Davis; Ostrick-Dyer; Officer-R. Smith; Francisco-Holtom; Player King-Redman; Player Queen-Mrs Ferguson; Polonius-Collins; Gravediggers-Shuter, Costollo; Ghost-Gibson; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Lewis, 1st appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

2975
02 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King Henry-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Prince John-Davis; Mowbray-Tindal; Hastings-Anderson; Achbp York-Clarke; Lord Bardolph-Wignel; Gloster-Perry; Westmorland-Hull; Warwick-Gardiner; Falstaff-Shuter; Lord Chief Justice-Gibson; Poins-White; Bardolph-Lewis; Pistol-Dyer; Shallow-Collins; Silence-Costollo; Mouldy-Buck; Feeble-Holtom; Bullcalf-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Dol Tearsheet-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: theCtheCoronation