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6018 results for: Keyword - Mr Poitier
We found 4250 matches on Event Comments, 1316 matches on Performance Comments, 832 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1176
06 November 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harlequin-Lun; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Seedo; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Poitier; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; French Woman-Miss LaTour; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Poitier

1177
09 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17321108, but Sylvans-Mrs _LaFoy, Mrs Baston; Countrymen and Lasses-Mrs +Stevens; Fire-LeSac; Water-Poitier.
Cast
Role: Water Actor: Poitier.
Role: Daemons Actor: Poitier, Dupre, Newhouse, Pelling, Glover

1178
13 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poirier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling, Miss Baston, Miss Rogers; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Burgomaster-Laguerre; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, De la Garde Jr, Du Pre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester; With The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Wright; Diana-Miss Norsa; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Du Pre; Polonese-Pelling; French Woman-Miss Rogers; Spanish Woman-Mrs Pelling; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre .
Cast
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Poitier

1179
15 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Performance Comment: Cupid-Mrs Barbier; Psyche-Miss Arne; Venus-Mrs Chambers, the first time of her appearing on that stage; Jupiter-Stoppelaer; Apollo-Mountier (Daily Advertiser) or Kelly (Daily Journal); Mercury-Kelly (Daily Advertiser) or Mountier (Daily Journal); Ganimede-Master Arne; Vertumnus-Lally Sr; Pomona-Mrs Walter; Bacchus-Waltz; Neptune-Raftor; Mars-Winstone; Pluto-Fife; Vulcan-Rainton Jr; Juno-Mrs Mason; Pallas-Mrs Elmy; Diana-Miss Palms; Ceres-Miss Jones; Pan-Nivelon; Endimion-Essex; Sylvans-S. Lally, Davenport, Holt; Nymphs-Mrs Delorme, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Topham, Wright, Leigh, F. (Daily Advertiser) or H. (Daily Journal) Tench, Bethun, Grey; Pierrot-Poitier; Polander-Nivelon; Harlequin-Le Brun; Colombine-Miss Mann; Colombine's Maid-Mrs Charke; Old Woman-Mullart; Lovers of Colombine: Mynheer Bassoon-Rainton; Sig Treblini-Mountier; Mons Quadrille-Cross; Plumb-Turbutt; Sailors-S. Lally, F. Tench, Davenport, Holt .
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Poitier

1180
15 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Trincalo-Miller; Caliban-Johnson; Alonzo-Hewitt; Antonio-Turbutt; Gonsalo-Mullart; Stephano-Shepard; Ventoso-Oates; Mustacho-Jones; Dorinda-Mrs Clive (with Dear Pretty Touth); Hippolito-Miss Hollyday; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Ariel-Master Arne (with Songs proper to the Character); Neptune-Stoppelaer; Amphitrite-Miss Young; Earthy Spirit-Waltz; Winds-Poitier, S. Lally, Davenport, Topham, Holt; Watermen-Harper, Mullart, Tench, Topham, Davenport, Holt, Wright: With a Grand Dance of Spirits; Chief Spirit-Le Brun .
Cast
Role: Winds Actor: Poitier, S. Lally, Davenport, Topham, Holt

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

1181
10 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Pierot-Poitier; Spaniard-Salway; Harlequin-LeBrun; Bassoon-Rainton; Treblini-Roberts; Quadrille-Este; Plumb-Cross; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Colombine's Maid-Mrs Pritchard; Old Woman-Topham .
Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Poitier

Dance: Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow: Dutchman-Nivelon; Frow-Mrs Laguerre; others by Essex, Thurmond, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Anderson

1182
01 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan: With the Ridotto Al'Fresco

Performance Comment: Pierot-Poitier; Harlequin-Le Brun; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Spaniard-Salway .
Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Poitier

Dance: By Essex and Mrs Walter

1183
03 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: Phoebus-Mrs Cantrell; Phaeton-Cross; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Turk-Salway; Harlequin-Le Brun; Morocco Servant-Poitier; Colombine-Miss Mann; Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Anne Roland, but see17360228.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Poitier

1184
03 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Pierot-Poitier; Harlequin-Le Brun; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Spaniard-Salway; Two Monkeys-Towers, Roberts; With Ridotto Al Fresco, but cast not listed; see17351206 . With Ridotto Al Fresco, but cast not listed; see17351206 .
Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Poitier

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant by Philips. V: Drunken Man by Salway

1185
04 September 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Pierrot-Poitier; Harlequin-Philips; Spaniard-Stoppelaer; Colombine-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Poitier

1186
12 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan: Intermix'd with Songs

Performance Comment: Pierot-Poitier; Harlequin-Phillips; Spaniard-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Poitier

1187
08 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: As17381030, but Marrowbone-_; Artichoke-_; Spinnage-_; Mrs Spinnage-_; Apricote-_; Mrs Apricote-_; Mrs Taffata-_; with a Ballet-Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: with a Ballet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.

Ballet: III: A Comic Ballet called Double Jealousy. Miller-Poitier (the first time of his appearing on that stage these two years); Miller's Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquette-Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Miller-Poitier (the first time of his appearing on that stage these two years); Miller's Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquette-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Poitier

1188
16 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17381207, but Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Le Badinage de Provence Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland; IV: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

1189
22 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: As17381213, but Grand Ballet-Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Grand Ballet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Role: with a Ballet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.

1190
01 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: See17390113, but Pierot-Poitier; Harlequin-Lun; Spaniard-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Maid-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Poitier

1191
18 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: See17390301 but Pierot-Poitier; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Spaniard-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Maid-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: 7390301 but Pierot Actor: Poitier

Dance: II: Punch-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

1192
10 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; other parts-Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.*d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.*c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

1193
04 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromache-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Laguerre; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont; Hussar-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-James; Petit Maitre-Poitier.
Cast
Role: Petit Maitre Actor: Poitier.

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; and Sailor's Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

1194
15 February 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17550208, but the Hornpipe-Poitier introduced.
Cast
Role: the Hornpipe Actor: Poitier introduced.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1195
02 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, Love in Low Life

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe; True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnaught-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; Jolly Tars, their Lasses-Comedians, Singers, Dancers; In the Sailor's Dance-; by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe-Poitier; Also a New Occasional Epilogue (relative to Naval Preparations)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe Actor: Poitier

Song: II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Donaldson (late Miss Falkner); IV: The Lady's Lesson a Cantata-Arne Jr

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

1196
10 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17570108, but Witling-Cushing; and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet-Poitier, Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Poitier, Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1197
30 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Maximinian-Smith; Charinus-Sparks; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-Davis; Suitors-Collins; Costollo, Blakey; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Drusilla-Mrs Baker; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; Original Dances-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard; The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Original Dances Actor: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard

Afterpiece Title: To conclude with the Masque ofThe Sultan

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: II: A Concerto on the Violin-Hay; End Opera: A Concerto on the Haut@Bois-Simson

1198
11 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591210, but Recruits-_Warren; Dances-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie.
Role: The Dances Actor: Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Gosly, Rochford, Dumai, Terrier, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Terrier.

1199
18 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Hull; 2nd Spirit (with song in character)-Mattocks; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Lowe, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Chorusses-Legg, Courtney; Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Courts, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge, Miss Allen; Euphrosyne-Mrs Lampe; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the Masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.
Cast
Role: The Dances incident to the Masque Actor: Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.

1200
29 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Bennet; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin, 1st time there in 7 years; With a Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin , a Masquerade Dance proper to the play; Additional Scene of the Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin , a Masquerade Dance proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well