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10208 results for: Keyword - Mr Mills and Wife
We found 4651 matches on Event Comments, 3789 matches on Performance Comments, 3082 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4376
28 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performance Comment: As17440216, but Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Attendants on Hecate Actor: Morland, Bennet, Morgan

4377
15 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performance Comment: As17440301 but Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Mann.
Cast
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Mann.
Role: Attendants on Hecate Actor: Morland, Bennet, Morgan

4378
18 September 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Woffington; Standard-Havard; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun.-Neale; Smuggler-Taswell; Tom Errand-Green; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Vizard-Cross; Dicky-Ray; Angelica-Mrs Bennet; Lady Darling-Mrs Bridges; Parley-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Havard
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Green

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M le Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Old Gerald-Collins; Young Gerald-Green; Simon-Turbutt; Martin-Leigh; Angelica-Mrs Ridout; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet; Wife-Mrs Bridges; Maid-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bridges

4379
17 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Delane; Pyrrhus-Giffard; Pylades-Havard; Hermione-Mrs Giffard; Andromache-Mrs Cibber, 1st appearance at dl in 9 years; Phenix-Winstone; Cephisa-Mrs Cross; Cleone-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber, 1st appearance at dl in 9 years

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess; or, Harlequin Marry'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Swiss-Blakes; Harlico-Collins; Swiss Servant-Leviez; Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Mann; Harlequin's Child-Miss Yates; the Goddess Hecate-Mrs Avolio; Attendants on Hecate-Bennet, Morgan; Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Muilment, Desse, Shawford, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Mrs Miles.
Cast
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Mann

4380
31 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Ryan; Caesar-Bridgwater; Antony-Hale; Octavius-Gibson; Caska-Cashell; Trebonius-Rosco; Cinna-Anderson; Lepidus-Bencraft; Decius-Ridout; Cimber-Carr; Soothsayer-Marten; Plebians-Hippisley, Chapman, Woodward, James, Smith, Vaughan; Calpurnia-Mrs James; Portia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Cinna Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Neocromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; Furies-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Shade of Leander-Beard; Shade of Hero-Mrs Lampe; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's wife-Mrs Delagarde; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Shade of Leander Actor: Beard
Role: Miller's wife Actor: Mrs Delagarde

4381
25 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Picq, Bibby and Mrs Mann, Brownlow St., Long Ave

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Elder Loveless Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performance Comment: Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Mann; Harlequin-Yates; Swiss-Blakes; Pierot-Leviez; Harlequin's Child-Miss Yates; Harlico-Collins; Goddess Hecate-Miss Edwards; Spright-Bibby; Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Desse, Shawford, Mrs Pritchard, Picq.
Cast
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Mann

Song: Bibby

Dance: Picq, Miss Hilliard

4382
29 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (Songs in Character)-Barrington; Careless-Mills; Blunt-Berry; Day-Ray; Obadiah-Taswell; Abel-Neale; Story-Blakes; Committeeman-Bransby; Bookseller-Leigh; Bailiff-Simpson; Soldier-Usher; Jack-Marr; Mrs Chat-Mrs Yates; Mrs Day-Mrs Macklin; Arabella-Mrs Bennet; Ruth-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17470926, but Old Gerald-Shuter; Young Gerald-Usher; Martin-Leigh; Angelica-Miss Crook; Dr's Wife-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Dr's Wife Actor: Mrs Yates.

Song: Lowe, Sullivan

Dance: Cooke

4383
30 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17471029, but Old Gerald-_; Young Gerald-_; Martin-_; Dr's Wife-_.
Cast
Role: Dr's Wife Actor: Mrs Yates.

4384
23 July 1750 @ James Street

Event Comment: To the Wonderful Brethren of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. For the Benefit of a Brother indisposed. At the New Theatre, James St. The House is newly painted. A Concert, etc. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Young Gentlemen of repute; Occasional Prologue-; Epilogue-a Mason's Wife.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: a Mason's Wife.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Six Brothers, cloathed

4385
27 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Cross suggests The Country Wife this night, but the Public Advertiser indicates The Miser. The Country Wife had been advertised on the advance notice.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IIl Pastore, as17521219; Les Sabotiers Tyrolese, as17521028

4386
09 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Metteer; Worthy-Parker; Plume-Quelch; Appletree-Carr; Costar Pearmain-Pittard; Kite-Marshall; Welsh Collier-Blakey; Collier's Wife-Mrs Midnight; Bullock-Pinner; Constable-Venables; Melinda-Mrs Quelch; Rose-Miss Cowslade; Lucy-Mrs Chetwood; Sylvia-Miss Barton her first appearance in boys's clothes.
Cast
Role: Collier's Wife Actor: Mrs Midnight

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Charles; Jobson-Quelch; Cook-Pinner; Coachman-Venables; Butler-Blakey; Conjurer-Metteer; Footman-Turner; Fidler-May; Lettice-Mrs Chetwood; Betty-Miss Davies; Lady Loverule-Mrs Quelch; Nell-Miss Cary [who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; III: Pierots Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar but seven years old, who never appeared on any Stage before; End: La Dance du Village-

4387
01 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #115 3s. [The Weekly Magazine; or, Gentleman and Lady's Polite Companion (1760), pp. 61-63, deplores the lack of new plays and lack of competition for the Patent houses. "Our theatres seem now to aim at glorious opposition: Harlequin is set against Harlequin, one dancing master opposes another; the scene shifters, the singers, and even the drummers figure at each house by turns, and it is to be hoped soon that the mere actor will become useless....The Fair has scarce even pantomime probability...for instance Harlequin should never exercise his magical power without reason, and should never make escapes without being pursued, but here he conjures, leaps, runs and waggles without any apparent design; and the whole seems destitute of plot, a if contrived by a dancing master. Harlequin's Invasion at the other House is still rather more absurd." The author expected a speaking Harlequin, Pantaloon, Pierot, Mezzetin, &c. but found the customary figures banished for the substitution of a "stupid Taylor and his more stupid wife." Regrets the sinking of stage performance to such absurdity.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Ward1st time
Role: Raleigh Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Wife to Pantaloon Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Andrew to Yates's Parade Actor: Jonathan
Role: Andrew to Puppet Shew Actor: Collins

4388
13 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not perform'd these two Years. [See 26 May 1760.] Income from Boxes #25 15s. Nightly expenses #37 2s. 1d. plus the following items: Chorus singers in the Fair (Dibdin, Warren, Court, Roberts and Whiteaker) at 5s. each-#1 5s.; Two side Drums 10s.; Fife 5s.; Two Fire-eaters 15s.; Merry Andrew 5s.; Fidder 2s. 6d.; Loveman 2s. 6d. Receipts: #131 (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Sparks; Cassio-Hull; Brabantio-Gibson; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-Davis; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson

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: Wife to Pantaloon Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Andrew to Yates's Parade Actor: Jonathan
Role: Andrew to Puppet Shew Actor: Collins

4389
20 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: End: By Particular Desire of several persons of Quality a Minuet-Noverre, Mrs Palmer. *uö‘dl New Interlude, call'dThe Farmer's Return from London. Farmer-Garrick; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw

Performance Comment: *uö‘dl New Interlude, call'dThe Farmer's Return from London. Farmer-Garrick; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

4390
15 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Holland
Role: Westmorland Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17621012 *uõœdl End: The Farmer's Return from +London. Farmer-Garrick; Wife-Mrs Bradshaw .
Cast
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bradshaw .

4391
10 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Marten; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

4392
01 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston and Davis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wilkinson; Young Knowell-Davis; Old Knowell-Granger; Bobadil-Young Gentleman, first time on any stage; Downright-Francis; Brainworm-Lewis; Matthew-Parsons; Wellbred-Death; Cobb-Brown; Cash-C. Lewis; Formal-Pierce; Justice Clement-Moor; Servant-Taylor; Master Stephen-Weston; Bridget-Mrs Granger; Cobb's Wife-Mrs Parsons; Dame Kitely-Mrs Jeffreys.
Cast
Role: Cobb's Wife Actor: Mrs Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: II: New Dance-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street; III: Hornpipe-Rogier

Song: IV: A young Gentleman, Mrs Weston, being their first Appearance

4393
01 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command [Both Pieces] of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Mathew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: The Jealous Woodcutter-M Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Leppie

4394
29 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes. The Jealous Wife deferred. Mrs Pritchard ill. Tickets deliver'd for The Jealous Wife will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Osman Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

4395
08 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Brainworm-Dunstall; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Downright-Walker; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: End: The Garland, as17651003

4396
22 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Brainworm-Dunstall; Cash-Perry; Formal-Murden; Downright-Walker; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Miss Wilford, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: The Village Romps, as17661008

4397
05 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for DuBellamy and Mrs Pitt. Tickets delivered for Theodosius will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted in 4 years. [See 20 May 1763.] Charges #67 1s. [Profit to each beneficiary #27 11s. 9d. plus income from tickets: DuBellamy #61 6s. 5d. (Box 75; Pit 241; Gallery 64); Mrs Pitt #62 6s. (Box 53; Pit 223; Gallery 156).] (Account Book). Receipts: #122 4s. 6d. (Account Book). [Neville attended. Noted the great crowd as well as the excellence of the performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17670422 but Young Knowell-Dyer; Cob's Wife-_.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Song: I: At Totterdown Hill-, a favourite song; IV: The Cantata of Cymon and Iphegenia , by Particular Desire,-DuBellamy

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles

4398
14 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bryan (prompter), Hallam, Buck. Mainpiece: By Desire. Charges #64 5s. [Deficit to beneficiaries #16 4s. This deficit was paid by Hallam and Buck. Bryan seems to have had his ticket money clear. From Tickets, Bryan #16 16s. (Box 10; Pit 46; Gallery 74); Hallam #30 9s. (Box 22; Pit 91; Gallery 113); Buck #47 7s. (Box 17; Pit 188; Gallery 140).] (Account Book). Receipts: #48 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17670505, but Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Wellbred-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles

4399
17 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Gardner; Clement-Morris; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Cash-Perry; Formal-Wignell; Cob-Massey; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley (late Miss Wilford); By Particular Desire, The New Occasional Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: Serious Dance, as17670916

4400
16 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (Ballet Master) and Sga Manesiere. Charges #64 10s. Balance due to Dancers #27 1s. 6d. To Fishar #13 10s. 9d. To Sga Manesiere #13 10s. 9d. In Addition Fishar gained #39 18s. from Tickets (47 Box; 105 Pit; 124 Gallery). Sga Manesiere gained #22 3s. from Tickets (45 Box; 44 Pit; 43 Gallery) (Account Book). Receipts: #91 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17680126, but Cob-Barrington; Cash-_; Formal-_; Cob's Wife-_.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon apprentice to Fishar; End Act II: By Particular Desire, The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End Act III: A New Grand Ballet, that night only, call'd The Tartarians-Fishar, Sga Manesiere (with New Dresses); End Act IV: a New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Spanish Coal@Heaver-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar

Related Works
Related Work: The Marriage Night Author(s): Henry Cary, Viscount Falkland

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performance Comment: Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles