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9099 results for: Keyword - Mr Walker and Wife
We found 4652 matches on Event Comments, 2929 matches on Performance Title, 2578 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2051
08 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Grand Ballet Actor:
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.

Song: III: As17391024

Dance: IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

2052
14 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princesses of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Quin
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: French Peasants-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf (the first time of his appearance on that stage these four years); III: Ballet-Muilment; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

2053
12 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: TTambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Cast
Role: and Sailor's Dance Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

2054
15 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Delane; Jocasta-Mrs Hallam; Adrastus-Hale; Creon-Bridgwater; Haemon-Hallam; Aegeon-Rosco; Phorbas-Ryan; Ghost of Laius-Stephens; Tiresias-Roberts; Alcander-Gibson; Pyracmon-A. Ryan; Diocles-Arthur; Dymas-Clark; Citizens-Hippisley, James, Mullart, Neale, Smith, Harrington, Stoppelaer; Eurydice-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Alcander Actor: Gibson

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Song: TThe Parting Lovers-Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Lampe

2055
19 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

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.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Cast
Role: and Sailor's Dance Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

2056
22 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Handy Actor: A. Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Cast
Role: and Sailor's Dance Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

2057
24 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Cast
Role: and Sailor's Dance Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

2058
25 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Salway
Role: James Actor: Anderson

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115; III: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

2059
19 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Dance: II: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; IV: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

2060
11 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets at Delane's Lodgings (No. 6) in Wild Court, Wild Street, and at Mrs Delane's Lodgings, at the Fig-Tree, opposite Salisbury Street in the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; With The Memorable Battle Of Agincourt

Performance Comment: King Henry-Delane; Fluellin-Hippisley; King of France-Johnson; Dauphin-Hallam; Burgundy-Harrington; Constable of France-Bridgwater; Queen Isabella-Mrs James; Catherine-Mrs Ware; Exeter-Stephens; Glocester-Clarke; Bedford-A. Ryan; Westmoreland-Roberts; Cambridge-Anderson; Scroop-Arthur; Gray-Gibson; Gkwer-Hale; Macmorris-Neale; Williams-Rosco; Bates-Mullart; Nym-Stoppelaer; Bardohph-Oates; Page-Miss Ferguson; Hostess-Mrs Mullart; Pistol-Cibber Mr Ryan being very hoarse, we are obliged to omit the Chorus.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Roberts
Role: Cambridge Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Salway
Role: James Actor: Anderson

Dance: II: Tambourine-French Girl; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

2061
18 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: French Peasant-French Boy and Girl; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Song: II: Leveridge, Salway

2062
20 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs zyaland Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Peasants-French Boy and Girl; II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

2063
22 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Desnoyer. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Tickets at Desnoyer's House in St. James's Square.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: In I: Desnoyer; to the Overture of Flavia. I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: The Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: Beard

2064
27 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Gates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

2065
14 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17400322 but Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Leander-Ray; Charlotte-Miss Thynne.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Ray

Music: I: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; concluding with Handel'sWater Musick-

Dance: II: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: V: The Noon Tide Air (Comus)-Beard

2066
16 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Song: I: A Carousal-Leveridge; IV: A Trio Jovial-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway

2067
17 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Followers of Eurydice Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
Role: Rural Swain and Nymph Actor: Glover, Mlle Roland

2068
18 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17400414 but Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Anderson.
Role: Leander Actor: Salway

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Peasant-French Boy; Serious Dance-French Girl; IV: Miller and Wife-French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Song: III: Roberts

2069
28 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Quin
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Dance: II: La Pieraite-Lalauze, Liviez; IV: Muilment; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

2070
20 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hornpipe-Yates

2071
29 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bowcher and Giles. Afterpiece: With several Additions by the Author. [Tickets for Holland also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse,Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

2072
11 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Wright; Blandford-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Governor-Turbutt; Stanmore-Winstone; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Daniel-Woodward; Hotman-Taswell; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Imoinda-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

2073
19 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6 p.m. Receipts: #89 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-M Michel, Mlle Michel (the French Boy and Girl); Villeneuve, Miss Oates

2074
24 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #57 15s. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Thrifty-Rosco; Gripe-Arthur; Leander-Hallam; Octavian-Hale; Shift-Jones; Sly-Smith; Clara-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Hallam

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-French Boy and Girl

2075
01 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #54 16s. 6d. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel