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7562 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act before) <span class=
We found 5005 matches on Event Comments, 1701 matches on Performance Comments, 1664 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2801
11 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Norris, Miller, Thurmond, Bickerstaff, F. Leigh, Cross, Miss Willis, Miss Lindar; Dorinda-a young Gentlewoman (who never perform'd before [probably Miss Seal; see17180801]).probably Miss Seal; see17180801]).

2802
10 December 1718 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Norman, who never perform'd in Publick before. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, in several New Concertos-; Solo of Mr Geminiani-the famous Mr Reuse

2803
08 March 1722 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Isabella Chambers, Scholar to Mrs Margarita, who never Sung in Publick before. Tickets 6s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing-Mrs Isabella Chambers

2804
24 February 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Royer; Acasto-Huddy; Monimia-Mrs Haughton; Page-Mrs Tollet; Serina-a Gentlewoman [who never appear'd on any Stage before possible Lavinia Fenton]; [With a new Prologue-Mr Royer; [and a new Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

Music: The Original Trumpet Song of Sound Fame-by Mr Henry Purcel Mr Armstrong

2805
11 April 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lheureux Naufrage Et La Force De Lamour Et De La Magie

Performance Comment: With a new Actor newly arrived from Paris, who never performed in England before.

Dance: As17260328

2806
29 April 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Forsyth, who never appeared in Publick before. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Part, consisting of the choicest Songs from the Operas-Mrs Forsyth; Instrumental Music-best Hands from the Opera-House

2807
25 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 13s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 308 paid and 73 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 27 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 304 paid and 1 orders; second gallery, 172 paid. Daily Journal, 25 May: We hear that this Evening the famous Captain Lemuel Gulliver is to be at...Lincoln's Inn Fields, very handsomely attended and dress'd in a rich Habit, the like of which was never seen in England before. The two Stage Boxes are kept for him and his Company....The Master of the House has promised the Captain that neither during the Play or Entertainment, any Person shall be admitted behind the Scenes, that the Captain may bot be too much press'd with the Crowd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

2808
24 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: To which will be added, the Military Ceremony in Westminster Hallv, with proper Decorations never seen before. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

2809
24 June 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By a New Company who never appear'd on that Stage before. All the Songs and Dances set to Musick, as it is perform'd at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

2810
08 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Surel, Burney. Afterpiece: By Surel. Never perform'd before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Harlequin or The Farmer Outwitted

Dance: new Turkish Dance-Burney, Mrs Walter; A new Pierrot Dance-Burney, Rainton

2811
09 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-a Gentleman [who never appeared on this Stage before]; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-W. Giffard; Bastard-W. Williams; Kent-Bardin; Albany-R. Williams; Cornwal-Machen; Burgundy-Bullock; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Goneril-Mrs Woodward; Regan-Mrs Palmer; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.

Song: [

Dance: [

2812
20 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. Williams. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: Never perform'd before [but see 26 April 1728]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Coblers Opera or The Humours of Billingsgate

2813
21 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Bardin. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: A new Comic Opera (never perform'd before). [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Wedding or The Humours of Wapping

2814
22 April 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Afterpiece: Never perform'd before. [By Henry Fielding.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Squire ap Shinken-Furnival; Master Owen-Davenport; Parson Puzzletext-Reynolds; Robin-Mullart; John-Hallam; William-Jones; Thomas-Dove; Madam ap Shinken-Mrs Jones; Molly-Miss Price; Goody Scratch-Mrs Clark; Sweetissa-Mrs Nokes; Susan-Mrs Mullart; Margery-Mrs Lacy; Betty-Mrs Furnival.
Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Price

2815
03 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: As 2 March. According to Daily Post, 4 March, the new English Opera of Amelia was rehearsed at hay on 3 March by a Set of Performers that never appeared before upon any Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blazing Comet

2816
29 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, who never appear'd before in Publick. Pit and Boxes half guinea. Gallery 5s. [Tickets at Robinson's in Duke Street, Westminster.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several select Pieces will be perform'd on the Harpsicord-Miss Robinson, particularly two with her Feet; Vocal Parts-Miss Robinson

2817
13 May 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: III: The Cuckoo Concerto by Eversman

Dance: II: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. IV: Hornpipe by a Dwarf three Foot high, lately arrived from Germany. V: Hornpipe by a Gentleman who never performed on the Stage before

Performance Comment: IV: Hornpipe by a Dwarf three Foot high, lately arrived from Germany. V: Hornpipe by a Gentleman who never performed on the Stage before .

2818
01 October 1734 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance:

Song: Songs proper to the Play. The Pleasant Month of May by a Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage before

Performance Comment: The Pleasant Month of May by a Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage before .

2819
20 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce, never performed before. Taken from Moliere. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 19, 20, and 21 March, for expressions of good will to Ryan, including a gift often guineas from the Prince of Wales.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A School for Women

Dance: La Coquette Francoise by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance, as17350315

Song: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

2820
16 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Reading, Wife of Mr Thomas Reading, Attorney at Law, of New Inn. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce (never perform'd before). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Stage Half a Guinea. N.B. Mrs Reading is credibly informed, that a Hackney Writer, who has lately turn'd Author, and Player in his own Farce, has maliciously spread a Report about the Town, that she does not intend to have any Play perform'd: this is to assure the Publick, that she has taken a great deal of Pains to have the Play and Farce perform'd with all the Decency possible

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Heroick Footman

Dance: II: Hornpipe by Adams. IV: Two Pierrots by Bodway and Shawford.

Song: I: By Hemskerk. V: In Praise of English Plumb Pudding

2821
28 September 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians from Goodman's Fields. Written by Mr Dryden. With new Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, particularly an exact Representation of Merlin's Cave, as in the Royal Gardens, Richmond. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s, Middle Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. At 6 p.m.[The Prologue was printed in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or Merlin The British Enchanter

Performance Comment: Arthur-Johnson; Merlin-Hewitt; Oswald-Giffard; Conon-Havard; Osmond-W. Giffard; Aurelius-Richardson; Albanact-Woodward; Guillamar-Hamilton; Grimbald-Lyon; Emmeline-Mrs Giffard; Philidel-Mrs Hamilton; Matilda-Miss Tollett; In which will be performed the Original Musick (composed by the late ingenious Mr Henry Purcell)-Corf, Hussy, Kelly, Touchbury, Nicholls, Kellnar, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Carter, Mrs Jones, Miss Gerrard; Venus-Miss Wilson; Cupid-Master Hamilton; being the first time of his appearing on this stage. Dancing-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Who never appeared on this stage before. With a New Prologue to the Town-Mr Giffard.
Cast
Role: Albanact Actor: Woodward

2822
02 May 1737 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: The Parts-Gentlemen; who never appear'd on any publick Stage before. And the Part of Leonora-a young Gentlewoman for her own Diversion; with the original Prologue-; Epilogue-.

2823
03 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Quin; Sciolto-Wright; Lothario-Milward; Altamont-Mills; Lavinia-Mrs Butler; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet; Calista-a Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any s`age before).

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance:

2824
31 October 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Hale; Scrub-Hippisley; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Gibson; Bonniface-Marten; Foigard-Rosco; Gibbet-Chapman; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Martin; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Gipsy-Miss Ferguson; Dorinda-Mrs Rowley (who never appeared on any stage before).

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17431029

2825
16 April 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece an Operetta never perform'd before. The Words by Mr Ayre [James Ayres], and the Musick by Mr Lampe. Benefit Sullivan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Spain

Afterpiece Title: The Kiss Accepted and Returned