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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.

9676
21 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Author of Zingis. Damon and Phillida was altered into a Comic opera of two acts, and new musick with the addition of some new songs and choruses--the Musick composed by Mr Dibdin,--went off very dull, and some hisses--the muscik not vastly liked (Hopkins Diary). New Overture. Both Zingis and Damon and Phillida published at 1s. 6d. and 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Cast
Role: Timur Actor: Holland
Role: written by Home Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Zingis Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

9677
21 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End: The Reel, as17681212

9678
23 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs W. Barry

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

9679
30 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Died Mr Sparks late of Covent Garden theatre (Lloyd's Evening Post, 30 Dec.). Gave Duke of Cumberland's Footmen #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #172 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Furnish Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

9680
06 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

9681
09 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: ZZingis was to have been played tonight; but Mr Holland cut his hand, and could not play (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17681018, but Young Bevil-Barry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Sealand Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

9682
10 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17681007

9683
12 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. Richard-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Neville MS Diary: Garrick played Richard III. In attempting to get into the Pit was forced into the 2 shilling gallery Passage & after being squeezed abominably for an hour got into the street. Should not have received much pleasure if I had got in, as that calf headed son of a whore, George etc. was there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

9684
25 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

9685
03 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

9686
04 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Clive. Prologue, Epilogue. Frampton-Reddish; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Sir William Evans-Holland; Willis-Dodd; Capt. Loyd-King; Col. Evans-Palmer; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Smith; Prologue-King; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Mrs Clive (Edition of 1769).
Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

9687
09 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q.; Kitley, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: a New Allemande Actor: .

9688
20 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Neville MS Diary: went with Mr and Mrs Willoughby to the 2 shilling gallery at Drury Lane to see the new comedy. The School for Rakes, which I do not like. Many of our new pieces are full of absurd compliments to--

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

9689
01 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Theatrical Register, 1769: This perhaps is one of the best of all Mr Handel's performances in this species of composition. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

9690
03 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Theatrical Register, 1769: We cannot rank this among th most capital of Mr Handel's oratorios; and yet it has great merit in one particular, viz. the attempt to characterize the idea of the plagues of Egypt by the power of music, in which, perhaps, the composer has carried the force of imitation to its utmost extent. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt

Music: Concerto on Violin-Paganini

9691
01 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

9692
03 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green. u§¨cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Mrs Mattocks Genius of England Actor: Mahon
Role: to conclude with a Grand Ballet Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere
Role: Chorusses of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: .

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

9693
08 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End: By Desire, the entertainment The Cries of London-Vernon

9694
10 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mrs Ward is extremely sorry she is oblig'd to change the Night's Entertainment advertised for her Benefit, but the severe illness of Mrs Mattocks and Mrs Baker, makes it impossible to perform the Opera of Love in a Village, as does Mr Woodward's indisposition the Farce of the Citizen. The Managers have therefore kindly granted her the above tragedy and pantomime. Charges #65 15s. Balance to Mrs Ward #55 5s. plus #53 2s. from tickets (Box 58; Pit 158; Gallery 149). Receipts: #121 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist

9695
17 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Jefferson
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17681210

9696
02 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the DuBellamys #1 10s plus #116 13s. from tickets (Box 264; Pit 305; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

9697
05 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit By Desire of the most noble Grand of the Honorable Order of Select Albions, for their Brother Hurst, and Mr Evans (subtreasurer). Tickets deliver'd for The Orphan will be taken. The Orphan deferr'd on account of Barry's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Prospero Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Vernon
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time
Role: with a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Song: End: The Albion Song-Vernon

9698
06 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett, and Mr and Mrs Johnston (sufferers from a fire)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

9699
12 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Palmer, Clough, Wright, Mrs Millidge. Tickets deliver'd by Wilson and Mr Costin will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Wright

9700
15 May 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Foote, Arthur (from Bath, his first appearance on this Stage), Davis, Bannister, Castle, Hamilton, Vandermere, DuBellamy, Weston, Sharpless, Summers, Wheeler, Jacobs, Pierce, Lings, Sparks (from Dublin, being his first appearance on this Stage), Mrs Gardner, Mrs Arthur (her first appearance on this Stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Tassoni, Miss Street