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6704 results for: Keyword - Mr Baker
We found 4314 matches on Event Comments, 2157 matches on Performance Comments, 647 matches on Performance Title, 104 matches on Author, and 24 matches on Roles/Actors.

276
27 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performance Comment: The Characters-Woodward, Miles, King, Morris, Cushing, Wignell, Quick, Saunders, Holtom, Barnshaw, Hamilton, Mrs Pitt, Miss Helme, Mrs Dyer, Miss D. Twist; The Vocal parts-DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker; [The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See Bill for 1 Oct. 1770 for first listing of parts.]See Bill for 1 Oct. 1770 for first listing of parts.]
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker

277
09 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Gibson; Hearty-Reinhold, first time; Springlove-Hull; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-DuBellamy; Vincent-Mattocks; Patrico-Morris; Amie-Miss Valois, first time; Meriel-Mrs Baker; Rachel-Mrs Pinto; In Act II: The Original Crutch Dance-.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: End Opera: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with an Allemande, as17700501

278
24 September 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful-Yates; Sir Brilliant-Dyer first time; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Widow Belmour (with song in character)-Miss Macklin; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionet-Miss Pearce; Furnish-Miss Mills; Lady Constant-Mrs Baker first time; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley, first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Baker first time

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17691111.

279
08 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Col. Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Flowerdale-Gibson; Harman-DuBellamy; Jenkins-Dunstall; Diana-Mrs Baker; Jenny (with alterations)-Miss Catley; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Green; Clarissa-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End Opera: The Reel, as17701103

280
01 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17710208, but Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Sir W. Meadows-Wignell; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Music: II: A Favourite Concerto on the Harpsichord-Hook

Ballet: End Opera: The Wapping Landlady and Double Hornpipe. As17710422

281
02 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Savigny; Aboan-Bensley; Governor-Perry; Blandford-Hull; Daniel-Quick; Hotman-Bates; Stanmore-Thompson; Jack Stanmore-Fox; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Lucy Weldon-Miss Helme; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; C. Weldon-Mrs Baker, 1st time; Imoinda-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Weldon Actor: Mrs Baker, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Sileno Actor: Baker
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

282
11 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Performance Comment: Parts-Smith, Sevigny, Hull, Clarke, Owenson, Gardner, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Yates, Prologue-; Epilogue-; In Act II: an Epithalamium-; vocals-Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Phillips, Mrs Woodman, Miss Valois, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Athamond-Smith; Indater-Savigny; Hermodon-Clarke; Seyfel-Hull; Haran-Owenson; Sulma-Mrs Vincent; Zobeide-Mrs Yates; Also unassigned-Gardner, Thompson (Edition of 1771).
Cast
Role: vocals Actor: Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Phillips, Mrs Woodman, Miss Valois, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

283
20 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Owenson, Fox, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge

Performance Comment: End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks

284
11 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Monologue: 1773 5 11 True Blue. As 20 April, but Principal Parts-DuBellamy, _Mattocks, Mrs +Baker, Mrs _Mattocks

Performance Comment: As 20 April, but Principal Parts-DuBellamy, _Mattocks, Mrs +Baker, Mrs _Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: DuBellamy, _Mattocks, Mrs +Baker, Mrs _Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

285
20 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with the Address to the Town)-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-Hamilton; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Miss Valois; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Baker; With a New Occasional Prologue (Never spoken before)-Woodward (playbill); Miranda-Miss Macklin (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

286
07 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17731103, but Margery-Mrs Baker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Meadows Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors-Fishar, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17731013

287
04 April 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-DuBellamy (from Covent Garden); Peachum-Kennedy; Lockit-Morris; Filch-Hamilton; Mat-Fearon; Ben Budge-Pitt; Lucy-Miss Atkinson; Polly-Mrs Baker (from Covent Garden); In Act III, Hornpipe-Miss Long.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller of Mansfield

288
05 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis, first time; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Dyer; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with a Song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Miss Barsanti; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; being their first time in those characters; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

289
18 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17741231, but Lady Ann-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Oxford Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue, as17750401

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker.

Dance: End Interlude: A Hornpipe-Blurton (playbill)

290
24 March 1794 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-Kent; Sir Oliver Surface-A Gentleman from London; Joseph Surface-A Gentleman from London; Crabtree-Morphew; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Baker; Rowley-Cooper; Moses-Parsons; Careless (with a song)-Johnson; Charles-Skerrett//Lady Teazle-Mrs Parsons; Maria-Miss Kent; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Smith; Maid-Miss Connard; Mrs Candour-Mrs Johnson .
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: WHO'S THE DUPE

291
02 June 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: THE CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

Performance Comment: Gray and Harcourt- Two of the Gentlemen who perform in the Tragedy; Woodville-Taylor (from the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh); Governor Harcourt-Baker (from the Theatre-Royal, Dublin); Lord Glenmore-Villars (from the Theatre-Royal, Norwich); Vane-Wilkinson; Jacob Gawkey-Simpson//Bridget-Mrs Simpson; Miss Mortimer-Miss Achmet; Mrs Warner-Mrs Heaphy; Cecilia-A Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]). Fpilogue spoken by Simpson .unidentified]). Fpilogue spoken by Simpson .
Cast
Role: Governor Harcourt Actor: Baker

Music: In the Course of the Evening several Pieces on the Union Pipes and Pedal Harp by Courtney and Weippert

Monologue: 1794 06 02 After the Epilogue Jacob Gawkey's Rambles tbrougb Bath by Simpson

292
12 December 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Baker and Murray. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. The Public are respectfully apprized that every Exertion will be used to render the Evening's Entertainment worthy their Patronage and Support

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Glenalvon-Wilkinson; Lord Randolph-Turner; Old Norval-Walker; Officer-Wilson; Servant to Douglas-Wright; Douglas-Baker; Anna-Mrs Taylor; Lady Randolph-Mrs Murray.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End 1st song: The Dance in Fetters-Allison

Song: End: The Cries of Edinburgh-Shaw; End I afterpiece: Hark hark to the Woodlands-Miss Thompson (1st appearance)

293
07 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Monologue: True Blue. As 18 Jan., but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Mrs _Mattocks

Performance Comment: As 18 Jan., but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Mrs _Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mrs Baker, Mrs _Mattocks.

294
13 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; prel I (?)]: A Tragical Tragedy, altered [probably by Richard Wilson] from Fielding's Pasquin. In the Tragedy will be introduced the Triumphal Entry of the Queen of Ignorance. 2nd piece: In 3 acts. [This play is by Thomas Baker; it is not TUNBRIDGE Wells; or, A Day's Courtship, by Thomas Rawlins, the younger.] 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT I, author unknown. Words printed complete in Public Advertiser 19 Aug. 1782]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Common Sense

Afterpiece Title: Tunbridge Wells [recte Walks]; or, The Yeoman of Kent

Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Pledge of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

295
21 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Miss Young. Receipts: #47 0s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency of #5 6s. 6d. apiece covered by income from tickets: Miles #51 3s. (boxes 79; pit 161; gallery 71); Mrs Baker, #36 16s. (boxes 60; pit 99; gallery 62); Miss Younger, #28 19s. (boxes 17; pit 112; gallery 79). Rec'd #16 8s. 3d. being overcharge for Taxes, &c. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17570928, but Kate Matchlock-Wignel; Fardingale-Mrs Green; Tattleaid-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miles; IV: Drunken Peasant with Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Song: III: A new song composed by Arne, Miss Young

296
28 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Miss Young. Tickets delivered out by Miss Ferguson will be taken. Receipts: #7 15s. 4d. covered by income from tickets. @Tickets Miles Box 15@Pit 178@Gallery 62@Value #36 13s.@Tickets Mrs Baker Box 86@Pit 124@Gallery 67@Value #46 16s.@Tickets Miss Young Box 18@Pit 75@Gallery 80@Value #23 15s.@Tickets Miss Ferguson Box 9@Pit 57@Gallery 39@Value #14 14s.@Total Box 128@Pit 434@Gallery 248@Value #121 12s.@ Paid Rich on account #21. Paid Meares 3s. [The house is now running a deficit of #371.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17600109, but Lucy-Miss Young; Isabella-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Song: II, IV: A Song-Miss Brent

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, with Clown - Bennet

297
27 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Baker, Miles, Miss Young. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Ferguson will be taken. No building on Stage. Receipts: #36 17s. plus income from tickets: Miles, #60 13s. (Box 103; pit 182; Gallery 76); Baker, #41 6s. (Box 69; Pit 125; Gallery 53); Miss Young #32 10s. (Box 28; Pit 98; Gallery 108). [All shared equally in the charges.] Mrs Ferguson's income of #18 16s. from tickets was clear (Box 9; Pit 61; Gallery 74) (Account Book). Charges: #64 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Clodio-Dyer; Don Antonio-Dunstall; Don Charino-Collins; Don Lewis-Shuter; Governor-Anderson; Jaques-Bennett; Don Manuel-Cresswick; Monsieur-Holtom; Don Duart-Davis; Sancho-Baker; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Elvira-Mrs Ferguson; Louisa-Mrs Hamilton; Priest-Wignel; Lawyer-Redman; Page-Miss Valois; Honoria-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miles; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

298
06 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Mainpiece: By Partiuclar Desire. Afterpiece: For the last time this season. None admitted behind scenes. [Public Advertiser assigns two parts (Bridget and Dame Kitely) to Mrs Baker. Questionable.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17650412 but Young Knowell-Dyer; Dame Kitely-Mrs Baker, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Baker, 1st time.
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

299
26 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #65 18s. Balance to Mrs Baker #38 6d. plus #49 8s. in Tickets (Box 82; Pit 140; Gallery 79). Receipts: #103 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17680416 but Sally-Mrs Baker; Hornpipe-_.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Baker

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

300
27 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Deficit to Mrs Baker #5 5s. 6d., covered by #50 1s. from tickets (Box 62; Pit 149; Gallery 122) (Account Book). Receipts: #59 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17700326 but Margery-Miss Valois; Rosetta-Mrs Baker, first time; Dance-.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Baker, first time
Role: Marjorie Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17700420

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