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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.

6476
09 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Witwoud-Obrien; Sir Wilful Witwoud-Yates; Millimant-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Foible-Mrs Bennett; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Bransby; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

6477
13 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Cheney Rose for the 1st time (Hopkins). Mainpiece: Not Acted these 4 Years. [See 21 May 1760.] Receipts: #217 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance call'd, the The Shepherdesses, or, La Faux a Veugle-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford. scholars to Gerhardi

6478
20 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This night a new Occasional Interlude call'd Hymen was introduc'd between the Acts; but not put in the Bills (Hopkins). [For cast, see 21 Jan.] An occasional Interlude on the Marriage of Princess Augusta to Prince of Brunswick call'd Hymen (Cross Diary). This night a new occasional Interlude called Hymen, but not in the bills. Hymen was written by Mr Allen (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). [The Larpent MS 217 lists four characters and a Chorus: Hymen, Cupid, Venus, Mars, Chorus. The words of the Songs by Cupid, Hymen and Venus were published in the Public Advertiser, 23 Jan.] Receipts: #122 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

6479
23 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Characters in Afterpiece New Dress'd. Receipts: #148 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

6480
24 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: End Act III. As17640123.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

6481
26 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: End Act II. As17640123.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

6482
26 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 13 May 1762.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

6483
09 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 21 May 1762.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

6484
18 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Lee play'd Majr Belford. Mr Packer being ill (very bad) (Hopkins). Very bad indeed (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Mainpiece: Not acted in two years. [See 5 May 1762.] The Mistake oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #123 10s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Provancalle, as17631014

6485
27 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Well rec'd: all but the 1st Chorus w[hic]h was Hiss'd. First Dance Hiss'd off. Mr Norris being ill, Mrs Dormond perform'd in his room, much applauded (Cross Diary). Acted but once. Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Receipts: #169 1s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: The Hunters, as17640224; The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640224

6486
03 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 22 Oct. 1760.] Lord Townly by Mr Powell, 1st time great applause. Mr Castle hiss'd in Count Basset (Hopkins). Mr Powell's first appearance in Lord Townly-The last scene he felt greatly, and in a few times performing will play the part well (+Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #231 19s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

6487
05 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these two years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

6488
16 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Oratorio by Dr Morell. Set by Mr Smith to the Music of some old genuine performances of Handel (Biographia Dramatica). Music of the Songs and Chorusses entirely from works of Mr Handel. This day publish'd Nabal an Oratorio, as performed at Covent Garden. Price 1s. This day Publish'd Midas: an English Burletta. 2nd Edition. Price 1s. As it is acted with great applause at Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nabal

Music: As17640309

6489
20 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: For last time this season. Afterpiece: A New Farce in 2 Acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: False Concord

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Woodward, Shuter, Dunstall, R. Smith, Mas. Morgan, Cushing, Mrs Pitt, Miss Hallam, Miss Elliot; With a Prologue [to the Farce-Woodward. [Larpent MS 236 lists the parts: Sudley; Raymond; Lord Lavender; Trimmer; Master Edward; Jasper; Footboy; Mrs Sudley; Miss Sudley; Miss Johnson; Servants.]Larpent MS 236 lists the parts: Sudley; Raymond; Lord Lavender; Trimmer; Master Edward; Jasper; Footboy; Mrs Sudley; Miss Sudley; Miss Johnson; Servants.]
Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Woodward, Shuter, Dunstall, R. Smith, Mas. Morgan, Cushing, Mrs Pitt, Miss Hallam, Miss Elliot

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere; End: A Grand Dance, call'd Hymen's Triumph-Gallini, Duquesney, Master Rogers, Miss Valois, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere

6490
20 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. This play was got up with a very Grand Procession-Alexander by Mr Powell (ranted too much) (Hopkins). Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No Building on Stage. [No Building for any Bt. this season.] Mr Powell very wild in Alexander, and took his voice too high (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Not acted in 20 Years. [See 26 Dec. 1743.] Charges: #76 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

6491
23 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: This Day Publish'd. Price 1s. As acted tonight at Covent Garden, Judas Maccabaeus, a Sacred Drama. With Alterations. Printed for the Administrator of J. Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabaeus

Music: As17640309

6492
24 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No building on Stage. Part of pit laid into boxes. Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #242 6s.; charges: #61 4s. (MacMillan).[Profit to Mrs Clive #181 2s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17631029, but with a Comic Mimic Italian Song-Mrs Clive in character.
Cast
Role: with a Comic Mimic Italian Song Actor: Mrs Clive in character.

Song: II: Vernon; accompanied by the Guitar-

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

6493
26 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: IImogen for the first time by Mrs Yates. This Farce was the Comedy of Gilblas. Cut into Two Acts (Hopkins). Benefit for Mr Yates. No building on Stage. Receipts: #217 (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit: #152 16s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeits

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Palmer, Packer, Ackman, Baddeley, Miss Plym, Mrs Lee, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw. Taken from Gil Blas, not printed, characters were perhaps Gil Blas-Yates; Don Lewis-Palmer; Melchoir-Baddeley; Aurora-Miss Plym; Laura-Mrs Lee; Bernarda-Mrs Bradshaw; Isabella-Mrs Bennet (Genest, V, 46); Parts-Packer, Ackman.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Palmer, Packer, Ackman, Baddeley, Miss Plym, Mrs Lee, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw. Taken from Gil Blas, not printed, characters were perhaps Gil Blas-Yates
Role: characters were perhaps Gil Blas Actor: Yates

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End I Farce: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6494
27 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 14 April 1758.] Receipts: #247 10s. (Winston MS 9); #247 (MacMillan); Charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Holland: #182 16s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6495
26 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Scott. No building on Stage. Mrs Hopkins Mandane Mrs Yates being Ill (Hopkins). Benefit for Miss Young (playbill). Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 10 Feb. 1762.] Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6496
07 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 7 April 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Smith; Bastard-Clarke; Gloster-Gibson (being first time of their appearing in those characters); Kent-Sparks; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Cornwall-Anderson; Officer-Wignel; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Vincent; Cordelia-Miss Ward (second appearance on any stage); With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Master Morgan; by desire, and The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

6497
21 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Buck, Dibdin and Miss Sledge. Mainpiece: Not acted in 3 years. [See 11 May 1762.] Afterpiece: Music by Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Artifice

6498
15 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Beggar-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Player-Burton; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; in Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Baker; To conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

6499
22 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawerence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters-Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Castle; Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright; To Conclude with a Fairy Dance-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others. [See17640215.]See17640215.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Castle

6500
04 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Packer; Daniel-Vaughan; Tom-King; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Plym; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Palmer, 1st time; In Act II, Singing-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches