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7760 results for: Keyword - Mr @@
We found 4812 matches on Roles/Actors, 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 18 matches on Author.

501
16 July 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fifteen Years. [After this performance the dl at Oxford, where Betterton spoke a prologue written by Joseph Trapp. It appeared as a broadside and in The Players Turn'd Academicks and has been reprinted by Wiley. p. 124.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fool's Preferment; Or, The Three Dukes Of Dunstable

Performance Comment: A New Prologue, to introduce the Reading of that-Mr Betterton to the University of Oxford, in which are some Reflections on the Judgments of the Town; a new Epilogue-in answer to it.

502
28 September 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not acted these five years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Mannerly; Or, The Country Wit

Performance Comment: with the last new Epilogue concerning the Life and Morals of the Observator, which was -Mr Powell on the first day of the Injur'd Princess, or the false Wager; Also a Dialogue between Heraclitus Ridens and the Observator by way of Prologue-.

503
19 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Dogget. At the Desire of several Perosns of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Betterton; Desdemona-Mrs Bracegirdle.

Song: A Dialogue which was Sung before Her Majesty on Her Birthday at St. James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others

Performance Comment: James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others.

Dance:

504
02 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17061207, but With a new Prologue-; Dialogue between the English and the Paris Gazetteers, treating of the Victory of Ramilly-Mr Leveridge, others.

505
26 March 1708 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh. Tickets 3s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; viz. A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers

Performance Comment: A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers.
Cast
Role: Mr Henry Purcell Actor: Dean, Holmes, Feiston

506
04 August 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Debauchee; Or, A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Loveless-Bickerstaff; Sir Oliver-Keen; Careless-Mills; Tom-Norris; Saveall-Fairbank; Simon-Bullock; Watt-Pack; Lady Thrivewell-Mrs Bradshaw; Clara-Mrs Porter; Mrs Saleware-Mrs Moor; Crostill-Mrs Finch; Phebe-Mrs Saunders; Closlet-Mrs Powell; With an Epilogue-Mr Norris to his Brother Salewares of the City.

507
26 March 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Receipts: probably #115 1s. 1 1!2d., according to Baggs.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: All the parts played as last time As17090219, but With a new Epilogue-Mr Cibber representing the Figure of Nobody.

508
31 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: As17090301 but Mrs Otter-Mrs Powell; Lady Centaure-Mrs Baker; Trusty-Mrs Cox.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: See17090517, but Epilogue-Mr Wm Pinkethman riding on an Ass.

509
28 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Keene. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Performance Comment: Eunuch-Miss Santlow; Valentinian-Powell; Arcius-Keene; Maximus-Booth; Lucina-Mrs Bradshaw; With a New Prologue-Mr Keene; Epilogue-Miss Santlow.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performance Comment: See17100109.

510
04 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of Isaac Bickerstaffe, Esq.; for the Benefit of his cousin John Bickerstaffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Performance Comment: A new Prologue-Mr Bickerstaffe; Epilogue-Miss Santlow.

Dance: Harlequin-Layfield, Miss Santlow; With other comical Dances originally in the play-

Entertainment: As17100202

511
22 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. London in 1710 (p. 96): It was a fine piece, and on that account had a large audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Wilks; Iago-Cibber [Daily Courant, 20 June, only]; With a new Epilogue (intended to be Humorous) Writ-Mr Cibber[, upon all Mankind's being Actors on the Stage of the World., upon all Mankind's being Actors on the Stage of the World.

512
12 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17110201, but Antonio-_; Sancho-_; Angelina-_; Louisa-_; With an Epilogue (intended to be Humourous)-Mr Cibber upon all Mankind being Actors.

513
19 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dogget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: As17101221, but Epilogue-Mr Cibber [as17110312.as17110312.

514
23 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17110109, but With an Epilogue-Mr Penkethman riding on an Ass.

515
09 May 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert, Lovelace, and White. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; particularly, several select Entertainments of the following (English Operas) Operas viz. The Indian Queen, King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and Dioclesian, the Masque in Timon of Athens, the Pastoral in The Libertin-; with several Songs out of the St. Cecilia's Musick: All by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Performance Comment: The Indian Queen, King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and Dioclesian, the Masque in Timon of Athens, the Pastoral in The Libertin-; with several Songs out of the St. Cecilia's Musick: All by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-.
Cast
Role: Mr Henry Purcell Actor: .

516
05 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17111004, but Antonio-_; Duart-_; Sancho-_; Angelina-_; Louisa-_; Teresa-_; With a new Epilogue-Mr Penkethman riding on an Ass.

517
01 April 1714 @ Mile End Green

Event Comment: By Sophocles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus Tyrannus

Performance Comment: Acted in Greek-Mr Low's Scholars.

518
27 May 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Orme. Tickets 3s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; wherein several Solos and Sonatas on two different Instruments never heard in England before-Gli Signori Vegelini (two select Musicians lately arriv'd); With some celebrated Songs of the late Mr Henry Purcell-; and an Addition of a famous Harp-.
Cast
Role: Mr Henry Purcell Actor:

519
06 April 1715 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit the Baroness. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music intirely New.-; Particularly several solos for the Violin-Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy

Performance Comment: -; Particularly several solos for the Violin-Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy.

520
25 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #30 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Performance Comment: See17151024.

Afterpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Performance Comment: See17151024, but With a New Prologue-Mr Keene.

Dance: Italian Night Scene, as17151024

521
26 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: #86 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Performance Comment: See17151024.

Afterpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Performance Comment: See17151024, but Prologue-Mr Keene [as17151025.as17151025.

Song: As17151022

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; Italian Night Scene, as17151024

522
27 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #25 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Performance Comment: See17151024.

Afterpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Performance Comment: See17151024, but Prologue-Mr Keene as17151025.

Song: As17151022

Dance: As17151026

523
11 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Italian Piece by Mons Sorin and Mr Baxter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette; or, Harlequin Turned Tapster

Performance Comment: Apparently Parts-Sorin, Baxter.

Dance: An Entertainment of Mimick Dancing, call'd, La Caprice-Harlequin (in Imitation of Mlle Provost, the Famous Dancer in the Opera at Paris)

524
26 May 1716 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Diana Vico. Admission as 1 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Performance Comment: As17160310 With an Addition of Musick to Marius by Mr Peter Sandoni-.
Cast
Role: Mr Peter Sandoni Actor: .

525
21 March 1717 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. Admission as 8 Dec. 1716

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amadis

Performance Comment: See17170216, but With the Addition of a New Scene-; the Musick by Mr Hendel-Cavaliero Nicolino Grimaldi, Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Mr Hendel Actor: Cavaliero Nicolino Grimaldi, Mrs Robinson.

Dance: deMirail's Scholar, Mlle Cerail