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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.

4826
17 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Love play'd Mrs Peachum very bad. Her fit seem'd a very Aukward Imitation of Mrs Pritchard in the Jealous Wife (Hopkins). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money received at the Stage Door. None returned after the curtain is up. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Vivat Rex et Regina. [Customary notice, which will not be repeated here, Sept. 15 David Garrick & his Lady set out for Italy from his house in Southampton St. Covent Garden (Winston MS 9). Winston also refers to a Sept. 9 Letter from T. Davies, cg, to the poet Charles Churchill begging he would not introduce so unimportant a person as himself in his Smithfield Rosciad.] Receipts: #248 9s. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Beggar-Burton; Player-Castle; Drawer-Master Burton; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love, first time; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; In Act III a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: In Act III a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

4827
28 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: In 4th Act, when Olivia draws her Sword, Mr Obrien ran up to the Centry P S & frighten'd the poor Man, that he fell flat upon the Stage,--which greatly diverted the Audience (Hopkins). In the fourth Act Mr O'Brien run up to the Centry, when Olivia draws her sword, and frightened the poor soldier that he fell down flat upon his back to the great mirth of the Audience (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #81 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

4828
27 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 15 May 1760.] Afterpiece: A Tragi-comi-Pastoral-Farce by the late Mr Gay. Not acted these seven years. [See 15 May 1759.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Song: III: Will be a Duette-Mattocks, Miss Polly Young

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

4829
12 April 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Babylon Or The Force Of Truth

Performance Comment: The music selected from the works of the late Handel on purpose for this occasion. After Act I, Concerto Violincello-Paston; Act II, Concerto Violin-Pinto.

4830
14 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17641009, but Imogen-Mrs Yates; Masquein Act II-_Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: Masquein Act II Actor: _Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: As17641006, but Characters-Watkins, _Castle.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Watkins, _Castle.

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17641029

4831
16 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted in 2 years. [See 5 April 1763.] Mainpiece: Not acted this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

4832
28 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Book of the opera at the Theatre. Comic opera in 3 acts by Lloyd .Music by Mr Rush. [See reduction to two-act farce, 2 March 1765. First performance in England of C. S. Favart's Le Caprice Amoureux (a parody of Goldoni's Bertoldo).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

4833
14 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17641114, but Masque in Act II-Giorgi, Lauchery, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Masque in Act II Actor: Giorgi, Lauchery, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi.
Role: Masquein Act II Actor: _Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: III: A Garland Dance, as17641213; End: A Comic Dance, as17641213

4834
10 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A comedy in 2 Acts not acted these 2 years. [See 30 April 1763.] The Relapse deferr'd on account of indisposition of Miss Elliot. James Bencraft Died at Covent Garden (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: Rural Love, as17641212

4835
02 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17650114, but Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Singing in Act II,-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Singing in Act II, Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

4836
08 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17641114, but Masque in Act II,-Giorgi, Lauchery, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi; Singing-_.
Cast
Role: Masque in Act II, Actor: Giorgi, Lauchery, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi
Role: Masquein Act II Actor: _Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17640929

4837
30 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17650208, but Masque Masquerade Scene with Dancing in Act II,-Aldridge, Giorgi, Lauchery, Miss Wilkinson; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Masque in Act II, Actor: Giorgi, Lauchery, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi
Role: Masquein Act II Actor: _Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

Entertainment: For that Night Only, a short Epilogic Lecture on Conjurors-King; By Particular Desire, a Picture of the Playhouse; or, Bucks Have at Ye All-King

4838
17 September 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Paris-Packer; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Ackman; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With the Funeral Procession. The vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance-Sga Giorgi; Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer; A New Occasional Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: In Act I a Masquerade Dance Actor: Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

4839
28 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Captain-Aickin; Doctor-Hurst; Lennox-Parsons; Seyton-Ackman; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Yates, Love, Burton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV Dance of Furies-Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: In Act IV Dance of Furies Actor: Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

4840
13 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Walker; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Morgan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hopkins; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phillis-Miss Wilford (first time); Lucinda-Miss Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Song in Act II-Mrs Weichsel.
Cast
Role: Song in Act II Actor: Mrs Weichsel.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Jupiter in character of Harlequin Actor: Miles

4841
14 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Hero-Miss Plym; Beatrice-Miss Pope; In Act II a Masquerade proper to the play-; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: In Act II a Masquerade proper to the play Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

4842
07 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these twenty years. [Additions by Bickerstaffe.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 26 May 1762.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

4843
05 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Neither piece acted this season. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Midas reduc'd to two Acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: Midas

4844
02 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert-Macklin; Frankly-Dyer; Granger-Hull; Witling-Woodward; Cook-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Green; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Pitt; Sophronia-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Minuet which will be introduc'd into Act IV,-Fichar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Minuet which will be introduc'd into Act IV Actor: Fichar, Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17651019

4845
08 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17651203, but Margaretta-Mrs Hopkins; Old Woman-Baddeley; Estifania-Mrs Abington; In Act II Duet-Vernon, Mrs Abington; accompanied by two Guitars-.
Cast
Role: In Act II Duet Actor: Vernon, Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17660123

4846
02 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Master Burton. Tickets deliver'd by W. Yates and Miss Berkley will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 9 May 1764.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: In Act I a Masquerade Dance Actor: Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

4847
21 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Love; Cloten-Dodd, 1st time; Bellarius-Havard; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Mrs Yates; In Act II Masquerade Dance-Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: In Act II Masquerade Dance Actor: Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Dance: End: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

4848
08 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted for 7 years. [See 5 Dec. 1758.] Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 1 Feb. 1765.] Paid salary list #435 5s.; Mr Ward 2 weeks additional salary 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #111 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

4849
21 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A New Musical Entertainment in 2 acts, words imitated from Rousseau, with his original Musick (Burney). Books of the entertainment at the Theatre, published for 1s. Paid Mr Chitty his coal bill #91 13s. and Mr Johnston's bill for guilt leather #24 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Advertisement to 2nd Edition, 1766: Upon rehearsing the music it has been thought necessary to retrench the Second Act for fear of satiety: for though the Airs and Dances after the reconciliation of Celia and Phoebe are by no means inferior to the rest in point of composition; yet as no other business remained to be done after that circumstance but that of mere festivity, the Editor, with some reluctance, submitted to the omission of such airs as are printed with inverted commas; which, however, are all publish'd with the music by Mr Bremner in the Strand."] Receipts: #150 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

4850
09 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Walker; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Morgan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phillis-Miss Wilford; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Songin Act II-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Songin Act II Actor: DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Holtom, Mrs +Copin.