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7364 results for: Keyword - Mr Gentleman
We found 4804 matches on Event Comments, 2056 matches on Performance Comments, 716 matches on Performance Title, 408 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

2076
22 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Gentleman; Lucius-Hallam; Sempronius-Furnival; Juba-Cushing; Syphax-Paget; Portius-Wignell; Marcus-Lee; Decius-L. Hallam; Lucia-Mrs Cushing; Marcia-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Cato Actor: Gentleman

Dance: As17461124

2077
02 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Sparks; Cleopatra-Mrs Woffington; Octavia-Mrs Furnival; Dolabella-Mills; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Bridges; Myris-Simpson; Gentleman-Usher; Charmion-Miss Minors; Iras-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Usher

2078
03 February 1747 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Wildair-Gentleman from Ireland.
Cast
Role: Wildair Actor: Gentleman from Ireland.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Fortuneteller

Song: Between the Acts:

Dance: Between the Acts:

2079
23 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2080
24 March 1747 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Miss Cymber her first on any stage; Alicia-Mrs Clarke; Hastings-Young Gentleman; with a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

2081
20 July 1747 @ Shepherd's Market, Mayfair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Gentleman; Sylvia-Gentlewoman who played Mrs Sullen , it being her second appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy or The Frenchman Bit

Performance Comment: Harlequin-a Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: a Gentleman.

2082
30 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Edgar-Havard; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber; Gloster -Berry; Bastard-Mills; Kent-Winstone; Albany-Mozeen; Cornwall-Blakes; Burgundy-Marr; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

2083
25 January 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: To conclude with: Country Dance called The Whim-

2084
11 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benfit for a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Observing in yesterday's General Advertiser some Verses to the Lady Georgina Spencer, and other Ladies, intending a Benefit that is to be Tomorrow on her Interest, in favour of a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage.--Unidentified newspaper clipping in Folger scrapbook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2085
30 March 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

2086
20 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17480116, but Oroonoko-a Gentleman who never appear'd on any Stage before; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Hotman-_; Jack Stanmore-_.
Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: a Gentleman who never appear'd on any Stage before
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Perplexd Husband

Song: I: Beard; III: Consider Fond Shepherd, Tis Liberty alone-Mrs Storer

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: The Amorous Swain, or Rival Nymphs-LaLauze, Mrs Delagarde, Miss Hillyard; V: a Ball Minuet (By Desire)-three scholars of LaLauze

2087
03 May 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Education of a Young Gentleman in Distress. Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Gentleman for whom this Benefit is intended, after having gone thru a scholastic Education, being by a series of Misfortunes too tedious to enumerate, deprived of an academical one, takes this opportunity humbly to submit his case to the publick, and beg their indulgence so far as to enable him to go through his studies at the University

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

2088
03 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Kent-Gibson; Bastard-Ridout; Cornwall-Bencraft; Albany-Anderson; Burgundy-Paddick; Gentleman Usher-Cushing; Goneril-Miss Haughton; Regan-Mrs Ridout; Cordelia-Mrs Ward 1st appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Cushing

2089
08 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Gloster-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Bastard-Lee; Kent-Winstone; Albany-Usher; Cornwall-Blakes; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Burgundy-Marr; Goneril-Mrs Mills; Regan-Mrs Cross; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

2090
02 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Bridges; Hastings-Garrick; Bellmour-Lee; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Gentleman-Usher; Lady-Miss Cole; Shore-Barry; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

2091
20 December 1748 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

2092
07 January 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

Dance: PPrince Eugene's March-

2093
23 February 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Husband-a young Gentleman; Occasional Prologue-; Epilogue-a six year old child.
Cast
Role: Husband Actor: a young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: A Country Dance-

2094
13 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Bastard-Palmer; Cordelia-Mrs Ward for first appearance; Gloster-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Kent-Winstone; Albany-Usher; Cornwall-Blakes; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Burgundy-Marr; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

2095
22 November 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

2096
15 March 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Gentleman first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Gentleman first time on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals or The School Boy

2097
27 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Frenchman (by particular desire)-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Bridges; Drunken Man-Yates; Mercury-Beard; Mrs Riot-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Miss Baker

2098
05 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMasque with a Prologue, for ye Benefit of Mrs Foster, Grand Daughter to Milton & his only surviving Descendant (Cross). [For Prologue, see Gentleman's Magazine April 1750.] Rec'd cash #76 6s., plus #71 4s. from tickets. Total #147 4s. 6d. Paid for 1!2 year New River Water #1; Paid 1!2 year's scavanger's tax to Lady Day #3 14s. 6d.; Norton 4 Chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

2099
26 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17500402 but Myris-_; Gentleman-_.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Barnet

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Song: IIf God could lengthen life forever-Reinhold; (by desire) Honour and Arms from the Oratorio Sampson,-Reinhold

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Maltere; Tambourine-Miss Foulcade

2100
28 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17500425 but Fine Gentleman-King; Mercury-Master Mattocks; Tattoo-_ .
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: King

Song: I: The Highland Lad (set by Master Arne)-Master Mattocks; III: Singing-Master Mattocks

Dance: II: La Sabotiere-Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade; IV: Les Fantasies de la Dance-Mlle DelaContri; End: Minuet-Mathews, Mlle Contri