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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.

1251
05 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter (as Harlequin)-Miles; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

1252
28 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv: With The Humours Of falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Prince John-Miss Mullart; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Worcester-Ridout; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Wignel; Sheriff-Buck; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1253
01 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Sparks; Horatio-Ridout; Rosencrans-Bennet; Guildenstern-Wignel; Marcellus-Anderson; Bernardo-Bencraft; Laertes-Dyer; Ostrick-Cresswick; Lucinaus-Dunstall; Francisco-Holtom; Player King-Redman; Player Queen-Mrs Ferguson; Polonius-Collins; Grave Diggers-Shuter, Stoppelaer; Ghost-Gibson; Queen-Mrs Elmy; Ophelia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Bernardo Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

1254
06 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Mrs Green; Dorinda-Mrs Lee; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1255
15 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: A Chasseur Royal-Mattocks; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Miles; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

Dance: As17601013

1256
25 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: . Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Bencraft, Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17601015; III: A Comic Dance not perform'd these 5 years call'd The Colliers-Sg Marenesi, Mlle Capdevlle

1257
02 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.
Cast
Role: Murderers Actor: Bencraft, Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

1258
20 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Harry Hunter-Mattocks; Phebe-Mrs Vernon, both 1st time; Chaunter-Dunstall; Quorum-Marten; Tippet-Mrs Green; Grigg-Anderson; Cant-Bencraft; Gage-Holtom; Mump-Stoppelaer; Scrip-Weller; Swab-Bennet; Mopsey-Mrs Stephens; Strummer-Mrs Evans; Blouze-Miss Vallois; Drab-Mrs Ferguson; Manchet-Mrs Allen; Tib Tatter-Mrs White; Original Country Dance-; After which The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Cant Actor: Bencraft

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

1259
28 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17601121, but Gibbet-Bencraft; Aimwell-Hull; Cherry-Mrs Stoppelaer, 2nd appearance any stage.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TThe Waggoners, as17610228

1260
08 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Office

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Cresswick, 1st time; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Miss Lee[, 1st appearance on the Stage; Sylvia-Mrs Burden. [See17601025].See17601025].
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Bencraft, Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: I: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville, 1st time; a Minuet-a young Gentleman, a Young Lady (a Child of 5 years) scholar of Desse Jr; III: The Provincial Sailors-Maranesi, Miss Twist; IV: The Painter in Love with his Picture-Balthazar, Hussey, Mad Marianne; End: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1261
09 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Hull; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Mrs Younger, first appearance this stage; Dorinda-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1262
13 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Fair, A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Sga Maranesi, first time; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; In which will be introduc'd a Recruiting Lieutenant, the Lieutenant-Shuter; With a new Song-Beard in the character of a Sailor; Midshipman-Young; Drummer-Tatoo; Recruits-Mattocks, Baker, Legg; The Equilibrist on the Wire-Matthews; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butcher-Perry; Slaughtermen-Holtom, Buck; Spectators attending the Fair-the Comedians; To conclude with a Bohemian Dance-Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Bencraft

1263
02 November 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Maguire; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Sylvia-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Bencraft, Costollo

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Bencraft

1264
02 June 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars; End Opera: Hornpipe-Master Burn

Entertainment: End Opera: Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

1265
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

1266
27 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

1267
24 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

1268
10 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: I: The Grand Garland Dance as17760410 but-Slingsby, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton

1269
11 January 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Taste

1270
June 1697 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In The Moon

1271
March 1693 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

1272
18 April 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; viz. A full Piece of Music of the famous Signior Pepusch-Mr Banister, Mr Dean, Mr Lamour; A set of Airs for the Arch/Lute and Violin-the Two Mr Deans, composed on purpose by Mr Dean Jun; A Sonata for the Arch/Lute and Flute Alleman-Mr Dean Jun, Mr Latour; Singing to the Arch/Lute-Mr Hughes; A Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli-Mr Dean Sen; A Cantata to the Arch/Lute-Mr Newbury; Singing to the Arch/Lute-a Gentleman come on purpose from Worchester

1273
03 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Master Byrn. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1274
20 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrn

1275
07 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922