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6025 results for: Keyword - Mr Bencraft
We found 4254 matches on Event Comments, 1564 matches on Performance Comments, 544 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

926
13 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Sixth, Part I

Performance Comment: Talbot-Delane; Gloucester-Ryan; York-Stephens; Dauphin-Hallam; Anjou-Bridgwater; King Henry-A. Ryan; Bedford-Johnson; Winchester-Chapman; Suffolk-Walker; Exeter-Aston; Somerset-Hale; Warwick-Rosco; Salisbury-Lyon; Young Talbot-Stevens; Vernon-Bencraft; Basset-Anderson; Sir William-Arthur; Burgundy-Ridout; Alanzon-Salway; Margaret-Mrs Ware; Countess of Auvergne-Mrs James; Joan, la Pucelle-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Vernon Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Cantrel

927
25 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-James; Roderigo-Bridgwater; Curio-A. Ryan; Seberto-Anderson; Governor-Rosco; Old Pilgrim-Aston; Jaquez-W. Hallam; Lopez-Mullart; Mad Englishman-Penkethman; Mad Scholar-Hallam; Mad Taylor-Bencraft; Mad Priest-Salway; Mad Welchman-Yates; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Juletta-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Ball Dance-Dupre, Miss Norman; Comic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

928
04 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Hays; Geniuses-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway; Helen-Miss Young; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierot Man and Woman-Richardson, Thompson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Miss Cantrell; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Norman; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

929
30 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17381028, but Pluto (Punch)-Villeneuve; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Richardson; Country Lasses-Mrs Bullock, Miss Dancey, Mrs LeBrun.
Cast
Role: Country Lads Actor: Dupre, Bencraft, Richardson

930
18 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Harlequin-Lun; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mlle Roland, Mrs Bullock, Miss Cantrell, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun; Pluto-Leveridge; Furies-Lalauze, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Dupre; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Richardson, Thompson, Mrs Marshal, Miss Dancey, Miss Horsington; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Thompson, Dupre; Earth-Richardson; Air-Villeneuve; Fire-Haughton; Water-Glover; Females-Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Miss Cantrel, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

931
02 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Delane; King-Johnson; Prince-Ryan; Falstaff-Bridgwater; Worcester-Rosco; Westmoreland-Hill; Dowglass-Hale; Vernon-Hallam; Blunt-Salway; Glendower-Chapman; Bardolph-W. Hallam; Poins-A. Ryan; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Hippisley; Mortimer-Stevens; Carriers-Mullart, James; Kate-Mrs Ware; Hostess-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

932
04 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Delane; Prince-Ryan; Lancaster-Hallam; Justice-Stephens; Westmoreland-Roberts; Moreton-Stevens; York-Chapman; Northumberland-Johnson; Mowbray-Rosco; Lord Bardolph-Hale; Hastings-Hill; Falstaff-Bridgwater; Poins-Salway; Bardolph-W. Hallam; Hostess-Mrs James; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Dancy; Pistol-James; Shallow-Hippisley; Silence-Neale; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Bencraft; Bulcalf-Mullart; Wart-Yates; Mouldy-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Shadow Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

933
09 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin a Statue

Performance Comment: Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs LeBrun; Harlequin-Hayes; Pierrot-Lalauze; with a Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Farmer Actor: Bencraft

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Lalauze, others; IV: French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

934
25 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Page-Hallam; Shallow-Chapman; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Slender-Neale; Caius-Mullart; Fenton-A. Ryan; Simple-Bencraft; Pistol-James; Nym-Stoppelaer; Bardolph-Dove; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Hallam; Anne-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Host-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Simple Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne sai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

935
08 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17381009, but Harlequin-Hays; Genius-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade-Miss Young; Furies-Richardson, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierot Man and Woman-Richardson, Thompson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne; Miller-Bencraft; siller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

Dance: By Desire, aHornpipe-Yates

936
21 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, Dove, Hayes, Mrs Ware, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

Dance: I: Harlequin-Master Mathews; Scholar to Davenport. II: Harlequin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; III: Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; IV: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

937
23 August 1739 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Philosopher; Or, The Country Squire Outwitted

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Hays; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Country Squire-Bencraft; Clodpole-Dove.
Cast
Role: Country Squire Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding; or, The Wapping Landlady

Dance: TThe Milk@Maids-; or, The Merry Morrice Dances

938
31 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17390802, but Loveless-Ryan; Young Fashion-A. Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Coupler-Arthur; Lory-James; Surgeon-Marten; Shoemarker-Bencraft; Nurse-Mrs Mullart; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Foppington-Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Worthy-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Shoemarker Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Margery

939
10 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Delane; Captain-Ryan; Cacafogo-Mullart; Margaretta-Mrs Ware; Duke-Bridgwater; Juan-Hale; Sanchio-Ryan Jr; Alonzo-Bencraft; Lorenzo-Arthur; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Mrs Horsington; Old Woman-Salway; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Martin, Miss Dancey, Miss Brunette; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates; In III: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

940
22 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs LeBrun; Furies-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Oates; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Richardson, Legard, Miss Brunette, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Dupre, Legard; Earth-Richardson; Air-Villeneuve; Fire-Desse; Water-Glover; Females-Miss Rogers, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

941
27 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: King Henry-Johnson; Prince-Ryan; Hotspur-Delane; Falstaff-Stephens; Worcester-Roberts; Northumberland-Mullart; Westmoreland-Arthur; Sir Richard-Hallam; Douglas-Hale; Sir Walter-Salway; Francis-Hippisley; Poyns-A. Ryan; Peto-Anderson; Bardolph-Littleton; Gadshill-Bencraft; Kate-Mrs Ware; Hostess-Mrs Martin; Carriers-Mullart, James.
Cast
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

942
20 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Geniuses-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Hero-Miss Younge; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

943
26 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: See17390922, but Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; 1st Sylvan-Mlle Anne Roland; Harlqeuin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Rogers; Colombine-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

944
20 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Goswin-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Woolfort-Rosco; Hubert-Hallam; Hemskirk-Hale; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Ferret-Bencraft; Ginkes-Smith; Snap-Gibson; Gertrude-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Ferret Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland

945
04 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromache-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Laguerre; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont; Hussar-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-James; Petit Maitre-Poitier.
Cast
Role: Hussar Actor: Bencraft

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; and Sailor's Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

946
27 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Caius-Mullart; Slender-Neale; Shallow-Arthur; Page-Hallam; Fenton-A. Ryan; Host-Rosco; Pistol-James; Simple-Bencraft; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Bellamy; Anne Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Sir Hugh Evans-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Simple Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Gates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

947
05 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Teague-James; Elder Woudbe-Hallam; Young Woudbe-Bridgwater; Trueman-Cibber; Richmore-Hale; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Fairbank-Roberts; Balderdash-Mullart; Clearaccount-Arthur; Jack-Bencraft; Poet-Gibson; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs James; Mother Midnight-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Jack Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Roberts; In III: Arra my Judy-a Gentleman

Dance: II: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: By Desire, The Britain (Ball Dance), Minuet-Dupre, Mrs Ozanne; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

948
09 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: See17391130, but Royal Merchant-Hallam; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Woolfort-Rosco; Hubert-Ryan; Hemskirk-Hale; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginkes-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Anderson, Smith; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Ginkes Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Tambourine-French Girl; II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

949
01 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: Nancy's Father-Leveridge; Tom Trueblue-Salway; Lieutenant-Bencraft; Nancy-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

950
03 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Rosco; Hemskirk-Hale; Hubert-Hallam; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Higgen-Hippisley; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Gincks-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Smith, Anderson; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Gincks Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TThe Swiss, Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates