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7822 results for: Keyword - Mr Francis Leigh
We found 4362 matches on Event Comments, 2395 matches on Performance Comments, 1051 matches on Author, 596 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2126
10 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Rose-one who never appear'd upon the Stage before; Ballance-Keene; Plume-J. Leigh; Worthy-Smith; Brazen-Bullock Jr; Kite-Hall; Bullock-Bullock Sr; Pearmain-Spiller; Appletree-Knapp; Constable-F. Leigh; Melinda-Mrs Rogers; Sylvia-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: J. Leigh
Role: Constable Actor: F. Leigh

Dance: As17151005; particularly Dutch Skippers-; Punchanello-

2127
02 August 1718 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-J. Leigh; Blunt-Ogden; Story-Williams; Teague-Miller; Obadiah-F. Leigh; Day-Penkethman; Abel-Bullock Sr; Bookseller-Norris; Mrs Day-Mrs Shepard; Arbella-Mrs Moreau; Ruth-Mrs Spiller; Chat-Mrs Elsam.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: J. Leigh
Role: Obadiah Actor: F. Leigh

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau

2128
21 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: See17311125, but Harlequin-Baxter, the first Time of his Appearance since his Arrival from France; Inchanter-Ridout; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Houghton, Miss Williams; Punch Man and Woman-Thurmond, Miss D'Lorme; Jupiter-Essex; Perseus-Lally; Medusa-Charke; Mercury-Essex; Andromeda-Mrs Booth; Hours of Sleep-Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Roger, Miss Williams, Miss Mears; Tritons-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton; Cupid-Miss Brett; Followers of Perseus-Thurmond, Houghton, F. Tench, Charke; Attendants on Andromeda-Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Cepheus-Ridout; Cassiopea-Mrs Shireburn; Mars-Cross; Bacchus-Leigh; Pan-H. Tench; Hercules-Grey; Gorgons-Lally Jr, F. Tench; Pierrot-Cibber Jr; Doctor-Berry; Priest-Hallam Sr; Pierot's Servants-Leigh, Cross; Doctor's Servants-R. Wetherilt, Grey; Bride@Men-Lally Jr, F. Tench, Evans; Bride Maids-Miss Ambrose, Mrs Roger, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Bacchus Actor: Leigh
Role: Pierot's Servants Actor: Leigh, Cross

2129
04 September 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Sir John Falstaff Justice Shallow Ancient Pistol and Others

Performance Comment: Antient Pistol-Cibber; Falstaff-Berry; Hostess-Mrs Roberts; Shallow-Griffin; Silence-Stoppelaer; Dol Common-Miss Atherton; King Henry-Cross; Lancaster-Leigh; Justice-W. Hallam; Bardolph-Jones; Feeble-Bullock; Mouldy-Wm. Hallam; Simon Shadow-Leigh; Ragged Wart-Smith; Mrs Cribcole-Mrs Talbot; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Dansey; Mrs Trumpery-Miss Mann; Miss Witless-Miss Careless.
Cast
Role: Lancaster Actor: Leigh
Role: Simon Shadow Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al Fresco

Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Leigh
Role: Masqueraders Actor: Smith, Stoppelaer, Leigh, Tench, Grey, Young Master Paulet, Mrs Bullock, Miss Mann, Miss Atherton, Miss Careless, Miss Jones, Miss Brett, Jones, Mrs Morse

Dance: End I Second Piece: Black Joke-Smith, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Mrs Booth

2130
24 October 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress or The Ridotto Al Fresco

Performance Comment: Petit Maitre-Mlle Grognet; Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Le Brun; Beau Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Debauchee-Mullart; Poudre-Hewson; Mittimus-Topham; Madam Decoy-Mrs Mullart; Constable-Jones; Keeper-Burnet; Porter-Hallam; Jenny-Mrs Davenport; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Carney; Le Coutillion-Lally; Hungarians-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; Fingalians-Davenport, Miss Mears; Punch-Olbeldiston; Pierrot-Hewson; Mezzetin-Leigh; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Anderson, Miss Atherton, Mrs De Lorme; Marquis de Fresco-Arlequin en Chien; Marquise de Fresco-Mlle Arlequin en Chienne .
Cast
Role: Bess Brindle Actor: Leigh
Role: Mezzetin Actor: Leigh

2131
04 February 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Cast
Role: Burleigh Actor: Cory
Role: Raleigh Actor: Richardson

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche or Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Pierrot-Poitier, the first time of his appearing on this stage; Neptune-Turbutt; Mars-Hewson; Pluto-Jones Jr; Vulcan- Rainton; Juno-Mrs Cooper; Pallas-Mrs Elmy; Diana-Miss Palms; Ceres-Mrs Herle; Jupiter-Nichols; Apollo-Snider; Mercury-Mountier; Bacchus-Waltz; Cupid-Master Kilbourn; Venus-Mrs Mason; Vertumnus-Lally Sr; Pomona-Mrs Walter; Psyche-Miss Young; Ganimede-Miss Norris; Swain-Poitier; Nymph-Mlle Grognet; Pan-Le Brun; Sylvans-S. Lally, Davenport, Topham; Nymphs-Miss Delorme, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Warwell, Leigh, Olbeldiston, Hicks, Burnet, Bethun; Pan-Le Brun; Spaniard-Stopelar; Harlequin-Le Brun; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Maid-Miss Atherton; Lovers of Colombine: Mynheer Bassoon-Waltz; Sig Treblini-Mountier; Mons Quadrille-Giles (Daily Advertiser) or Hewson (Daily Journal); Plumb-Topham; Coblers-Hicks, Leigh, Olbeldiston, Burnet; Old Woman-Mullart .
Cast
Role: Satyrs Actor: Warwell, Leigh, Olbeldiston, Hicks, Burnet, Bethun
Role: Coblers Actor: Hicks, Leigh, Olbeldiston, Burnet

Entertainment: [Author unknown.] With new Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations

2132
26 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Performance Comment: Petit-Maitre-Mlle Grognet; Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Le Brun; Beau Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Debauchee-Mullart; Mittimus-Topham; Poudre-Este; Madam Decoy-Mrs Mullart; Constable-Jones; Keeper-Burnet; Porter-Hallam; Jenny-Miss Davenport; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Carney; Le Coutillion-Lally Sr; Hungarians-Lally Jr and Mrs Walter; Fingalians-Davenport and Mrs D'Lorme; Punch-H. Tench; Pierrot-Holt; Mezzetin-Leigh; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .
Cast
Role: Bess Brindle Actor: Leigh
Role: Mezzetin Actor: Leigh

Dance: I: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. III: The Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, S. Lally, Miss Mann, Holt, Mrs Delorme. IV: Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Man; Swains and Nymphs by Lally, Miss Latour, Holt, Mrs Anderson, Davenport, Mrs Delorme, Topham, Mrs Davenport

Song: In II: The Original Song in the Play, by Mrs Cibber

2133
12 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: See17360907, but Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Phillips; Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este; Constable-Macklin; Porter-Rosamond; Jenny-Miss Brett; Mother Midnight-Turbutt; Brindle-Leight; Pompey-Young Carney; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett; Pierrot-Rector; Punch-Janno; Scaramouch-Leigh; Harlequin Grand Volgi-Philips; Mandarin Gormogons-Livier, Pelling, Dukes, Villenuve; Chinese Guards-Bethan, Leigh, Wright, Grey.
Cast
Role: Brindle Actor: Leight
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Leigh
Role: Chinese Guards Actor: Bethan, Leigh, Wright, Grey.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Grand Polonese Ballet-Essex, Mrs Walter, Livier, Villeneuve, Dukes, Rector, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

2134
27 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress or Ridotto al Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Denauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Beard; Constable-Hough; Porter-Peploe; Jenny-Miss Brett; Mother Midnight-Harper; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Brett, Miss Wilson; Pierot-Rector; Punch-James; Scaramouch-Leigh; with a Comic Medley Overture-Charke.
Cast
Role: Bess Brindle Actor: Leigh
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Leigh

Dance: As17371025

2135
16 August 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Francis Hawling. The Preface gives a long account of the unhappy preliminaries to the performance and the extremely poor acting by the company.] Afterpiece. The Words by Mr Motteux, and Set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Impertinent Lovers Or A Coquet At Her Wits End

Related Works
Related Work: The Impertinent Lovers; or, A Coquet at her Wit's End Author(s): Francis Hawling

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

2136
22 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Madden, Mr Thompson, Mrs Hartle, Symmonds, Walters. Tickets deliver'd by Francis, Abbot, Widow Trott, Wilkinson, Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Hitchcock, and Mr T. Ansell will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Mrs Hartle; End of Play: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden

2137
17 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A new short Introductory Piece before a play [The Meeting of the Company]. This new Prelude call'd The Meeting of the Company or Bayes' Art of Acting by D. G. Esq--it is full of fine Satyr & an Excellent Lesson to all performers, it was receiv'd with very great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in the wording. The salaries this season were #94 7s. 8d. per day; #566 6s. per week. Kemble's note as to total receipts is short by 8 pence.] Prices: Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Unfavorable review of Meeting of the Company in The Westminster Magazine (Sept., p. 472). The actor Aickin referred to this season is J. Aickin. Francis Aickin left dl before the beginning of this season. He was dismissed by Garrick in May. See Booden, Private Correspondence of David Garrick, I, 651-55.] Paid Renters #8; Advanced Mr Watson (box office keeper) #10; Ditto to Mr Mortimer (box office keeper) #15 (Treasurer's Book). [The funds to the box office keepers was operating cash which was returned 29 May 1775. Payment to Renters was same for each acting night until the eighty-eighth night (9 Jan. 1775) when it dropped to #4 nightly, since half of the stock holders (the Old Renters) were paid up by that time. The remaining 100 nights of the season plus 11 Oratorio nights yielded #448 to the Renters. No further mention of this item of expense will be made this season.] Total to Renters #1,152. Receipts: #212 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton

2138
17 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague or The Giants Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-Egan; Teague Harlequin-Spencer; Italian Merchant-Massey; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Old Woman and Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Mr Dripping-Webb; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Webb; Lieutenant of Press Gang (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Farmer Furrow-Gardner; Dame Furrow-Miss Hale; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Wilson; Catcall-Wood; Sailor-R. Palmer; Man with two Heads (with a solo duet in character)-Bannister; Giant of the Causeway-Master Brett; Genius of Ireland-Brett; Various other Characters by Stevens, Usher, Swords, Painter, Davis, Barrett, Kenny, Darley, J. Bates, Mrs Love, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Francis, &c; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Darley, Dorion, Burton, Brett; Colombine-Miss Morris. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Kenny; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-R. Palmer; Harlequin with one Leg-Spencer; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Collins .

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet, in Spanish Characters, by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Vidini, and others

2139
12 September 1717 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 14 Sept.: On Thursday...Mr Bullock and Mr Leigh were taken out of their Booth in Southwark, as we hear, upon an Information against them; but being carried before the Lord Mayor, they were releas'd upon Bail

Performances

2140
23 March 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. N.B. By occasion or Mr Leigh's Indisposition we are obliged to change the Play; Tickets therefore deliverd out for Don Sebastian will be taken this Night. Receipts: money #46 8s.; tickets #63 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

2141
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

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

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

2142
18 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Havard. Tickets to be had at Mr Hobson's (Stage Door-Keeper); at the King's Arms in Russel Street; at Gregg's Coffee House in York Street; and at the Bedford Coffee-House, Covent Garden. Tickets delivered out by Winstone and Leigh will be taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: As17430413

Music: As17430416

2143
23 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan, Leigh, Mr and Miss Wright, Fullwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: A New Dance-Miss Wright; II: a Comic Dance-Davenport, Miss Wright; V: Dance-Mlle Auguste

Song: IV: Morland

2144
23 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Charles-Mills; Sir George-Wilks Jr; Marplot-Miller; Sir Francis Francis-Norris; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Isabinda-Mrs Younger; A new Epilogue-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Francis Actor: Norris

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar

Dance:

2145
02 August 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; others-Aickin, Whitefield, Parsons, Davis, Fearon, Baddeley, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Edwin, Brett, Jones, Griffith, Pierce, Walters, Francis, Miss Ambrose, K. Palmer, Miss Francis, Miss Platt; With the Reinforcement of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Aickin, Whitefield, Parsons, Davis, Fearon, Baddeley, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Edwin, Brett, Jones, Griffith, Pierce, Walters, Francis, Miss Ambrose, K. Palmer, Miss Francis, Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

2146
18 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: See17861122, but Sir Richard Vernon-; Francis-Sir Richard Vernon and Francis not acted, respectively, by Farren, Edwin [their substitutes not known].their substitutes not known].
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Sir Richard Vernon and Francis not acted, respectively, by Farren, Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

2147
May 1673 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Reformation

Performance Comment: Edition of 1673: Prologue-; Camillo-Samford; Pacheco-Ant. Leigh; Tutor-Underhil; Antonio-Harris; Pedro-Cademan; Leandro-Cosby [Crosby (?)]; Lysander-Medbourne; Mariana-Mrs Caff [Clough (?)]; Ismena-Mrs Johnson; Juliana-Mrs Batterton; Lelia-Mrs Osborn; AEmilia-Mrs Lee; Nurse-Mrs Norris.
Cast
Role: Pacheco Actor: Ant. Leigh

2148
25 July 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers Or The Invisible Mistress

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Count de Benevent-Leigh; Don Diego de Sluniga-Smith; Don Ruis de Moncado-Medburn; Don Gusmun-Harris; Sanco-Underhill; Ordgano-Percivall; Prating Shop Keeper-Richards; Octavia-Mrs Hughes; Elvira-Mrs Barry; Jacinta-Mrs Gillo; Beatrice-Mrs Gibbs; Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Count de Benevent Actor: Leigh

2149
December 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus And Berenice

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Thrifty-Sandford; Gripe-Noakes; Octavian-Norris; Leander-Percivall; Scapin-Anth. Leigh; Shift-Richards; Lucia-Mrs Barry; Clara-Mrs Gibbs; Epilogue-Mrs Mary Lee when she was out of Humour.
Cast
Role: Scapin Actor: Anth. Leigh

2150
24 March 1677 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banisht Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue by a Person of Quality-; Don Antonio-Jevorne; Don Pedro-Medburne; Belvile-Betterton; Willmore-Smith; Frederick-Crosbie; Blunt-Underhill; Stephano-Richards; Philippo-Percivall; Sancho-John Lee; Florinda-Mrs Betterton; Hellena-Mrs Barrer; Valeria-Mrs Hughs; Angellica Bianca-Mrs Gwin [Anne Quin]; Moretta-Mrs Leigh; Callis-Mrs Norris; Lucetta-Mrs Gillo; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Leigh