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24871 results for: Keyword - Mr, Mrs and Master Simson
We found 23983 matches on Performance Comments, 7842 matches on Event Comments, 5447 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

426
12 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: II: A Song (composed by Mr Handel)-Master Vernon

427
22 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Beckham, the Prompter. Tickets at Beckham's Toy Shop, in Cornhill; George's Coffeehouse, Temple Bar, Tom's Coffeehouse, Russel St., Covent Garden; Dodsley's Bookseller, at Tulley's Head; and at Gloucester Tavern, Pall Mall. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Steel, Mrs E. Hippisley, the two Masters Granier, and Mr Ravenscroft, will be taken...Servants will be allow'd to keep Places upon the Stage, which (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be enclos'd, and form'd into an Amphitheatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: See17420216, but Aboan-a Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Oroonoko-Giffard; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: Concert Air from Alexander's Feast: War he sung is Toil and Trouble-Mrs Bishop; III: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band

Performance Comment: Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band.
Cast
Role: Mr Handel Actor: an Additional Band.

Dance: I: David apShenkin; II: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 End I Afterpiece: New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

428
07 March 1705 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hodgson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with several Pieces of the late Mr Purcell-; Variety of new Songs-

429
09 August 1673 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This play is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 216. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. The date on the list seems to be "3," but as this is a Sunday, it is more likely "9." This performance may well be the one to which Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 31) refers: Note, Mr Cademan in this Play [The Man's the Master], not long after our Company began in Dorset-Garden; his Part being to Fight with Mr Harris, was Unfortunately, with a sharp Foil pierc'd near the Eye, which so Maim'd both the Hand and his Speech, that he can make little use of either; for which Mischance, he has receiv'd a Pension ever since 1673, being 35 Years a goe. [For a discussion of this accident, see William VanLennep, Henry Harris, Actor, Friend of Pepys, Studies in English Theatre History (London, 1952), p. 16, and the entry under 20 Aug. 1673.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

430
15 June 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Oates. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. 6 p.m. Tickets [for Demagny, a Widow in Distress, Leigh, Nosom, and Legard taken at this play. For another comment on the Licensing Act, see Daily Gazetteer, 15 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17370119, but Ballance-Rosco; Plume-Havard; Brazen-Bardin; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Lion; Bullock-Mullart; Appletree-Bowington; Pearmain-Bencroft; Sylvia-Mrs Hamilton; Melinda-Mrs Mullart; Rose-Miss Oates; Lucy-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Richardson; Muckworm-Lion; Sapscull-Bardin; Slango-Beckham; Blunder-Louder; Arabella-Miss Wilson; Combrush-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: I: A new Serious Dance-Master and Miss Oates; II: Irish Trot-Master and Miss Oates; V: Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates

431
13 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17371102, but Nurse-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Lilliputian Punch-Master Ferg; II: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Turkish Dance, as17380412 V: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

432
27 August 1706 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Booth. The Music, Songs, and Dances, are all by the best performers of their kind, whom Mr Penkethman has entertain'd at extraordinary Charge; partly to give a full satisfaction to the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Barcelona; Or, The Soldier's Fortune; With The Taking Of Fort Montjouy; Containing The Pleasant And Comical Exploits Of That Renown'd Hero, Captain Blunderbuss, And His Man Squib

Performance Comment: Colonel Lovewell-Mills; Captain Blunderbuss-Bullock; Squib-Norris; Corporal Scaredevil-Bickerstaff; Maria-Mrs Baxter.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Baxter.

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Vaulting-Simpson, that most celebrated Master, the famous Vaulter, who Performs with Mr Penkethman at the Request of the Quality, being lately arriv'd from Italy

433
19 September 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs, Comic Dialogues by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters, for 1, 2 and 3 voices; the whole, as it will be perform'd, and by whom, in our great Bills to which we refer-

434
30 June 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: To all the Nobility, Gentlemen, and Ladies. At 7 p.m. Weekly Journal, 2 July: The Pleasure that our English People of Quality took, in being acquainted, that a Gentleman of ours, the curious Mr Abel, hath brought over hither all the most delicate Entertainments...made them last Thursday, for his Encouragement, flock in abundance to his Concert...among whom were the Princess of Wales, who went Incognito, besides several of the Nobility, and other Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick in 14 Languages-Mr Abell (lately arriv'd from Italy); Instrumental accompaniment-a great Number of the best English Masters; with Sicilian Illuminationsv; The Songs are as follows: Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Scotch, Irish, French, High-Dutch, Low-Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Lingua Franca, Turkish; The Sea/Compass to be Sung if desired-

435
21 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Bissarre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: II: A New Cantata (compos'd by Mr Arne)-Beard; III: Singing-Master Vernon; IV: The Incantation Song in Dryden's Indian Queen (composed by Purcell)-Beard

436
29 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Courtney, Miss Reed. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Palmer and Mr W. Yates will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17610421 but Richard-Holland; Buckingham-Davies; Lord Mayor-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: King Edward Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

437
05 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd From Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne

Dance: I: The Venetian Gardeners-Rogier, Miss Street; II: The Provincial Dance-Master Clayton, Miss Street (Apprentices to Mr Gerhardi)

438
05 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Walter. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17310329 but Mincing-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Walter.
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: In IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; End IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; End of Farce: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

439
20 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere by the late Mr Betterton. Six Rows of the Pit will be railed into the Front Boxes. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House in Cecil-street, in the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Barnaby-Griffin; Sir Peter-Johnson; Clodpole-Miller; Merryman-Harper; Lovemore-Mills; Cunningham-Havard; Jeffery-Macklin; Lady Laycock-Mrs Grace; Philadephia-Mrs Mills; Damaris-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Pride-Mrs Marshall; Prudence-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Philadephia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Prudence Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

440
08 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward and Mrs Furnival. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Tickets for Winstone taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Milward; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Harper; Witwoud-Woodward; Petulant-Macklin; Waitwell-Turbutt; Millamant-Mrs Furnival; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Butler; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Grace; Foible-Mrs Bennet; Mincing-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Beau Mordecai-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

441
03 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Chetwood. Tickets at Chetwood's House, No. 11, Wild Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17390327 but Lady Townly-Mrs Lambell; the first time of her appearing on any stage; Jenny-Miss Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Lambell
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Graces Actor: Miss Thompson, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Kilby
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Chetwood

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg; Miss Wright; III: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Miss Thynne; IV: The Noontide Air-Beard

Music: V: A Concerto-Henry Burgess Jr

442
14 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts, the first time of her appearing on that stage these six years.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Squire Thomas-Johnson; Peter-Macklin; Joyce-Miss Cole; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

443
31 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor, Rogers. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. [Tickets for Sanders, Fuller, Fulwood also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17380522, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: La Pieraite-Leviez, Miss Thompson; II: Punch-Master Ferg; In III: Hornpipe-Philips; V: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; End Afterpiece: Saraband-Miss Wright, Miss Morrison

444
18 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17390908, but Daniel-Woodward; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Jack Stanmore-_.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Blandford Actor: Mills
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Woodward

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; In II: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling; III: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Le Gout de Anglois-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Cast
Role: Pilgrims Actor: Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward

445
19 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #12 19s.; Norton 3 chorus 15s.; Paddick a bill per order Mr G. #2 17s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #40 (Cross); #38 12s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Clogget Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Palamon Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners-Master Maltere, Miss Anne Foulcade; The Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade their 1st appearance any stage (General Advertiser)

446
26 June 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fifth Day. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 7 p.m. Mr Foote has changed his nights of playing to Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. [See 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasants-Master Rogier, Miss Valois; End: A new comic Dance, The Carpenter and the Fruit Dealer-Gherardi Jr, Master Clinton, Miss Street

447
30 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Dodd
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Hunt, Mrs Scott
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Dance: II: A Minuet, Allemande-Master Burn, Miss Burn (Scholars of Giorgi); IV: A New Hornpipe-Master Burn

448
20 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17370903, but Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace.

Dance: III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Miss Thompson, Pelling

449
28 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Blandford-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard; Widow Lackit-Mrs Grace; Charlot-Mrs Pritchard; Stanmore-Winstone; Governor-Turbutt; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill; Lucy-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mills
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Starch Actor: Miss Tollett

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with two new Minuets for Trumpets and other Instruments-

Dance: II: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

450
27 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17380204, but Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Harper; Mat-Turbutt; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: Muilment, Mrs Walter; Hornpipe-Philips