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6774 results for: Keyword - Mr Norris
We found 4291 matches on Event Comments, 2430 matches on Performance Comments, 548 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Roles/Actors, and 18 matches on Author.

276
01 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Master Mattocks; Laura-Miss Norris; Pastora-Mrs Clive; to conclude with a Rural Dance-Mathews.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Norris

277
19 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Performance Comment: Colin-Beard; Thyrsis-Mas. Vernon; Dorilas-Wilder; Phillis-Miss Norris; Daphne-Mrs Clive (First edn.); To conclude with a Pastoral Dance-Harvey, Sg and Sga Piettero, Mad Janeton Auretti, etc.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Norris

278
10 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King-Sowdon; Wolsey-Mossop, 1st time; Buckingham-Ross, 1st time; Norfolk-Palmer; Suffolk-Blakes; Surrey-Lee; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Sandys-Shuter; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Anne Bullen-Mrs Mills; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Cornwell-Mozeen; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Norris. Exact representation of the Coronation.
Cast
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Norris. Exact representation of the Coronation.

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

279
27 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Performance Comment: Vocal part-Beard, Tenducci, Norris, Champnes, Sga Clementina, Miss Young, Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: Vocal part Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Norris, Champnes, Sga Clementina, Miss Young, Miss Polly Young.

Music: The Orchestra to be led by-Sg Giardini; Between acts: a Concerto on the Violin, Concerto on the violincello by Cervetto-Sg Giardini

280
09 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Capt. Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Peasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Diamond; Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; a New Sea Character-Weston; Cockswain-Ackman; Purser Indent-Griffith; Sailors-Wright, W. Palmer, Fawcett, Kear, Jacobs, Master Cape; Hatchway (with song)-Bannister; Arabelia Zeal-Mrs Greville (The gentlewoman who performed the Irish Widow); Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Bar@maid-Mrs Davies; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope; Concluding with Grand Naval Review-; in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Atkins, Mrs Sutton; the favourite song Rule Britannia-Vernon, others.
Cast
Role: Easy Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

281
12 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Burgundy-Norris; Captain of Guards-Ackman; Regan-Mrs Jefferson; Cordelia-Mrs S. Barry; Edgar-Reddish; Gloster-J. Aickin; Kent-Bransby; Bastard-Palmer; Gentleman Usher-Burton; Goneril-Miss Sherry; Arante-Miss Platt; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Curran-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Burgundy Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930; End I Farce: The Irish Fair, as17730918

282
23 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencranz-Davies; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Usher; Lucianus-Parsons; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Griffiths; Francisco-Norris; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnson; Ophelia-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

283
03 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: Almada-Gardner; Mello-Whitfield; Duke-Reddish; Ribiro-Palmer; Mendoza-Brereton; Pizarro-Davies; Ramirez-Packer; Velaquez-Smith; Inis-Mrs Whitfield; Lemos-Usher; Corea-Hurst; Roderick-Wright; Antonio-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Griffiths; Officers-Norris, Everard; Duchess of Braganza-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Norris, Everard

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

284
14 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Cyrus-A Gentleman [Lacy]; Cambyses-Smith; Mithranes-Bensley; Harpagus-Packer; Astyages-Palmer; Mirza-Whitfield; Officer-Norris; Aspatia-Miss Hopkins; Mandane-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Mervin-Lamash; Sir Toby Fuz-Bransby; Carpenter-Moody; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Others-Packer, Norris, Wright, Cubitt, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Packer, Norris, Wright, Cubitt, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.

Entertainment: End: (for the last time) Comic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

Dance: End Entertainment: The Irish Fair, as17751003

285
28 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Parts- Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr(?); Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Parsons; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw (Genest, V, 493).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

286
02 April 1776 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocals-Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Draper, Norris, Dyne, Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Draper, Norris, Dyne, Reinhold.

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Linley Jr

287
01 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Captain LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Norris; Harwood-Lamash; Lord Brilliant-R. Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Collett; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggrel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Frankly Actor: Norris

Dance: End IV: As17780919

288
29 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Bannister Jun.; Blandford-Aickin; Governor-Farren; Captain Driver-Wrighten; Stanmore-R. Palmer; Hotman-Williams; Daniel-Suett; Jack Stanmore-Norris; Aboan-Palmer; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Weldon (1st time)-Miss Collett; Lucy Weldon-Miss Simson; Imoinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Blurton and the two Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

289
23 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17500129, but Duncan-Barnet; Lennox-Ackman; The Vocal Parts-Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Music: II: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Dance: I: Black Joke, as17500420 II: Comic Dance-Grandchamps; III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024; V: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

290
18 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Griffiths & Norris. Receipts : #214 11s. (51.0; 18.13; 0.0; tickets: 144.18) (charge: #65 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17761111, but Col. Tivy (1st time)-Norris.
Cast
Role: Tivy Actor: Norris.

Dance: As17761128

291
18 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Public Advertiser, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Green, the corner of Norris-street, St. James's, Haymarket; of Ansell, Davies-street, Berkeley-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Midas

292
02 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Leonard Macnally. Prologue by ---- Chalmers. Epilogue by ---- Norris (see text, but London Chronicle, 4 Apr., says by Thomas Morris). In 1792 this was acted at this theatre reduced to 3 acts]. Public Advertiser, 30 Apr. 1785: This Day is published Fashionable Levities (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

293
19 January 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Susanna Centlivre.] Never Acted before. [In the Preface the author discusses her difficulties with the Epilogue. The managers did not think it safe to speak the Epilogue without a License. As she could not get it approved in time, Norris spoke "six Lines Extempore" asking the audience to excuse the defect and promising one for the second night. The Spectators, convinced no Epilogue was intended, hissed. On the following day the Epilogue was licensed, but Mrs Oldfield, who had been intended to speak it, received letters against it; Norris then spoken an Epilogue which implied that the intended one had never been licensed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexd Lovers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1712 lists: Lord Richlove-Mills; Sir Roger Merryman-Leigh; Colonel Bastion-Wilks; Colonel Merryman-Bullock Sr; Belvill-Booth; Timothy-Pack; Le Front-Bowen; Constantia-Mrs Santlow; Camilla-Mrs Oldfield; Florella-Mrs Saunders; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Norris in Mourning.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Norris in Mourning.

294
10 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Norris and Mrs Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: As17311221, but Diego-Collet; Trappanti-Miller; Viletta-Mrs Norris; Flora-Miss Hughes, from Dublin, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Norris
Role: Manuel Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: See17311011, but Damon-Mrs Palmer; Phillida-Mrs Roberts; With a new Humorous Epilogue-Miss Hughes, Miss Norris, being also the first time of her appearing here.
Cast
Role: With a new Humorous Epilogue Actor: Miss Hughes, Miss Norris, being also the first time of her appearing here.

Song:

Dance:

295
15 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Penkethman; Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Cross; Sancho-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Carlos-Thurmond; Clodio-Thurmond Jr; Governor-Elrington; Duart-Cory; Angelina-Mrs Granger; Louisa-Mrs Sapsford; Elvira-Mrs Kent; Honoria-Mrs Spiller; With a new Prologue-Penkethman.

296
19 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Wilks; Daniel-Norris, commonly call'd Jubilee Dicky.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Norris, commonly call'd Jubilee Dicky.

Song: Leveridge; particularly Genius of England-

Dance: DuRuel; Scotch Whim-Mrs Bicknell

Entertainment: Imitations.As17030618

297
28 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Will. Bullock, the young Jubilee Beau, and [Norris], his Man Dicky

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Benefit notices imply: Clincher Jr-Bullock; Dicky-Norris.
Cast
Role: Dicky Actor: Norris.

Song:

Dance:

298
23 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. Not Acted there these Three Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage hater Matchd

Performance Comment: Solon-Norris.
Cast
Role: Solon Actor: Norris.

Song: As17031102

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier

299
12 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. Not acted these Twenty Years. [A revision by Henry Norris of the Beaumont and Fletcher Beggar's Bush.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Merchant-Wilks; The edition of ca. 1706 lists also: Woolfort-Williams; Gerrard-Keen; Hubert-Mills; Hemskirk-Bickerstaff; Vandunck-Bullock; Merchants-Carnaby, Phillips, Kent, Toms; Higgen-Estcourt; Prig-Norris; Snap-Kent; Ferret-Fairbank; Ginks-Tom. Wright; Boors-Sherman, Harris, Cross; Jaculine-Mrs Cox; Bertha-Mrs Rogers; Epilogue-Pinkeman mounted on an ass; a long wig on the ass's head. a long wig on the ass's head.
Cast
Role: Prig Actor: Norris

Song: As17050428

Dance: As17041124

300
30 April 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage Hater Matchd

Performance Comment: Sir Philip-Wilks; Sir Laurence-Johnson; Captain Darewell-Mills; Van Gripe-Pinkethman; Bias-Bullock; Solon-Norris; Brainless-Pack; Callow-Bowen; Lady Subtle-Mrs Knight; Lady Bumfiddle-Mrs Powell; Lovewell-Mrs Rogers; Berenice-Mrs Bradshaw; La Pupsey-Mrs Moor.
Cast
Role: Solon Actor: Norris