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6177 results for: Keyword - Mr Ward
We found 4295 matches on Event Comments, 1706 matches on Performance Comments, 535 matches on Performance Title, 32 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
10 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Ward. Receipts: #135 2s. (23/6; 13/18; 0/5; tickets: 97/13) (charge: #107 12s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Antonio-Baddeley; Charino-Waldron; Don Duart-Barrymore; Sancho-Suett; Governor-Packer; Monsieur-Burton; Page-Miss Heard; Jaqucs-Wright; Officer-Phillimore; Clodio (alias Don Dismalo Thickscullo de Half Witto)-Ward; Don Lewis (alias Don Choleric Snapshorto de Testy)-Parsons (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Angelina-Mrs Brereton; Elvira-Miss E. Kemble; Honoria-Miss Tidswell; Louisa-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Ward
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: A Medley

Performance Comment: Scene I. A Chamber. As Scene III, 7 May. Scene II. As Scene III, 26 Apr. Scene III. A Garden. As Scene IV, 3 May. Scene IV. Inside of a Playhouse. Bucks have at ye all by Ward. To conclude with The Jovial Sailors, as17840320athi .

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840311athi

127
24 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Garrick; Publius Horatius-Barry; Tullius Hostilius-Sowdon; Valerius-King; Valeria-Mrs Ward; Horatia-Mrs Pritchard [from 1st edition but listed in order of actors named in General Advertiser]; Prologue-Barry; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal Parts-Beard, Miss Norris, Miss Cole [1st edition].1st edition].
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Ward

128
17 February 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eugenia

Performance Comment: Mercour-Garrick; Clerval-Dexter; Dorimond-Berry; Marquis of Delville-Havard; Eugenia-Miss Bellamy; Orphisa-Mrs Pritchard; Emelia-Mrs Ward; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue by Cibber-Mrs Pritchard (1752 ed.).
Cast
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Ward

129
09 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sparks; Bastard-Smith; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Salisbury-Anderson; Pembroke-Hull; Essex-Redman; Queen Elinor-Mrs Elmy; Lady Blanche-Mrs Vincent; Hubert-Ridout; King Philip-Clarke; Pandulph-Gibson; Austria-Buck; Chatillon-Davis; Dauphin-Dyer; Prince Arthur-Miss Mullart; Constance-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

130
29 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo Or News From Terra Australis Incognita With The Whimsical Flights Of My Lord Flame

Performance Comment: Flame-the Author; other parts-Smith, Giffard, Raymond, Gillow, Hulet, Williams, Reynolds, Hill, Mrs Purden, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ward, Mrs Mountfort; but second edition of 1729 lists: Soarethereal-Gillow; Hurlothrumbo-Hulett; Dologodelmo-Smith; Darony-Taswell; Urlandenny-Williams; Theorbeo-Machen; Lomperhomock-Pearce; Darno-Holt; Primo-Reynolds; Puny-Hicks; Temo-Ware; Colonel Countermine-Dove; Genius-Webster; Spirit-Russel; Death-Wathen; Lord Flame-Johnson; Cademore-Mrs Purden; Sermentory-Mrs Thomas; Seringo-Mrs Montford; Lusingo-Miss Mann; Cuzzonida-Mrs Hill; Prologue by Amos Meredith-; Epilogue by Mr Byrom-.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Smith, Giffard, Raymond, Gillow, Hulet, Williams, Reynolds, Hill, Mrs Purden, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ward, Mrs Mountfort

131
03 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17490111, but Almeyda-Mrs Ward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Ward, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17480923, but Sharp-Mr Achurch from York; Kitty Pry-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Ward.

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's sister; by Particular Desire the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

132
06 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince Or The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: Edward-Garrick; Lord Ribemont-Barry; Cardinal Perigort-Berry; King John-Sowdon; Arnold-Havard; Duke of Athens-King; Charney-Winstone; Audley-Palmer; Chandos-Blakes; Warwick-Usher; Salisbury-Bridges; Dauphin-Simpson; Tourain-Marr; Louisa-Miss Murgatroyd; Mariana-Mrs Ward [from 1st edition but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser]; Archbisop of Sens-Burton; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Mrs Clive [1st edition].1st edition].
Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Garrick
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Ward

133
18 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: OOccasional Prologue call'd for. Mr Griffith (Son of Griffith an Actor in Ireland) play'd Barnwell: Toll: [erable] (Cross). This day at Noon will be publish'd and sold by the proprietor and the print shops, two portraits of those celebrated Comedians, Mr Woodward and Mrs Clive, in the characters of the Fine Gentleman and Lady in Lethe (as they are to perform them tonight, at Drury Lane) curiously engraved (in Miniature) from Original drawings of the same size. By J. Brooks, Engraver of Silver and Copper plate. N.B. The above prints may be had together or separate (General Advertiser).Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; Thorogood-Berry; Trueman-Blakes; Uncle-Bridges; Blunt-James; Maria-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Pritchard; In Act I, Singing-Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bridges; Mercury-Beard; Charon-Winstone; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Frenchman-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Old Man-Shuter; Tattoo-Marr; Mrs Tattoo-Mrs Green; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

134
14 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17501227, but Uncle-Simson; Maria-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17501231

135
06 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17511102, but Lear-Lee; Bastard-Sowdon; Cordelia-Mrs Ward; Physician-Simpson.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

136
15 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Ross; Siffredi-Ridout; Osmond-Clarke; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Sigismunda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

137
20 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Ross; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Clarke; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Sir Harry Beagle-Bennet; Capt. O'Cutter-Barrington; Russet-Dunstall; Paris-Holtom; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Freelove-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

138
24 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17690417 but Oroonoko-Younger; Imoinda-Miss Ward; J. Stanmore-Fox; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Helme; Daniel-Shuter; Hotman-_.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

139
18 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. 2nd piece [1st time; INT 1]. Receipts: #247 15s. 6d. (40.8.0; 17.2.0; 1.1.6; tickets: 189.4.0) (charge: #114 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Wroughton; Beverley-Kemble; Sir William Belmont-Phillimore; Young Belmont-Barrymore; Mr Blandford-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Ward; Belinda-Miss Farren; Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Mrs Wilson; Tippet-Miss Barnes; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Taste or Frolicks of Fancy

Related Works
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Entertainment: Monologue. Previous: British Loyalty, as17900423; to conclude with: God save the King-Dignum, Williames, Danby

140
24 September 1724 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Ward and Mrs Haughton. By Mr Bullock's and Spiller's Company of Comedians At their great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Ward; Creon-Ogden; Adrastus-Miller; Haemon-Buck; Tiresias-Browme; Phorbas-Merrivale; Diocles-Buchanan; Jocasta-Mrs Haughton; Eurydice-Mrs Plomer; Manto-Miss Edward; Comic Parts-Bullock, Spiller, Penkethman, Willcox.
Cast
Role: Oedipus Actor: Ward
Role: Manto Actor: Miss Edward

Dance: Haughton, Mrs Ogden, James, Mrs Haughton; End II: particulary Tollet's Grounds-Mrs Haughton, Mrs Ogden; End IV: French Peasant-; End V: Swedish Dale Karl-Haughton, Mrs Ogden

141
04 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi and Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd by Tassoni will be taken. Mr Yates being ill Mrs Ward was borrow'd to play Belvidera (Hopkins). Receipts: #53 18s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Grimaldi and Aldridge: #10 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17640313 but Belvidera-Mrs Ward from cg.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Ward from cg.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: II: By desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Rogers; III: A New Dance call'd the Running Footman-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End: The Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Rogers

142
29 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Orphan Daughters of the late Mr Wrighten, prompter. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as Charlotte, but "Mrs Ward read Charlotte " (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, p. 3).] Receipts: #548 12s. 6d. (137.4.6; 32.11.0; 2.17.0; tickets: 376.0;0) (charge: #147 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17930129, but Beverley-Barrymore; Charlotte read by-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Charlotte read by Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

143
04 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Pinchwife-Quin; Sparkish-Egleton; Dorilant-Diggs; Quack-Hall; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Alithea-Mrs Parker; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Ward; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Butcher; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Dainty Fidget Actor: Mrs Ward

Song: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dancing-Dupre, Nivelon, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Leguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Myrtillo-

144
09 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty Fashion-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Sir William Wisewoud-Taswell; Elder Worthy-Bridges; Younger Worthy-Mills; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Amanda-Mrs Ward; Flareit-Mrs Green; Snap-Yates; Sly-Shuter; Lawyer-Simpson; Hillaria-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Fashion Actor: Woodward
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The German Jew; or, the Pedlars-

145
26 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke or The Power of Magick

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Duke Lavinio-Palmer; Prince Brunetto-King; Alberto-Usher; Mago-Winstone; First Woman-Miss Pitt; Second Woman-Mrs Yates; Puritan-Shuter; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Prudentia-Miss Murgetroyd; Flametta-Miss Cole; Eo-Master Ward; Meo-Master Wills; Areo-Master Barnet; the Infernals . the Infernals .
Cast
Role: Trappolin Actor: Woodward
Role: Eo Actor: Master Ward

Dance: Sailor's Hornpipe-Mathews; Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

146
07 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Barry; Pyrrhus-Sowdon; Pylades-Havard; Phoenix-Winstone; Cleone-Mrs Green; Cephisa-Miss Cole; Andromache-Mrs Ward; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

147
26 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Garrick; Sir Charles Raymond-Barry; Faddle-Woodward; Col. Raymond-Havard; Sir Roger Belmont-Yates; Villiard-Winstone; Fidelia-Mrs Ward; Rosetta-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Faddle Actor: Woodward
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Ward
Related Works
Related Work: The Foundling Author(s): Edward Moore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Flash Actor: Woodward

Dance: CComic Dance, as17500221; L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

148
11 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Publius-Sowdon; Valerius-Lee; Hostilius-Burton; Roman Father-Garrick; Valeria-Mrs Ward; Horataa-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

149
12 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Dugard-Blakes; Petit-Shuter; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet; Oriana-Mrs Ward; Bisarre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal or Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Mrs Clive, Woodward, Beard, Shuter, Mrs Bennet, Miss Minors, Mrs Green, Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Mrs Clive, Woodward, Beard, Shuter, Mrs Bennet, Miss Minors, Mrs Green, Miss Norris.
Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Harvey, Mad Camargo

150
26 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Green went to Bath to play & left us-O fool. Mr Mossop from Ireland play'd Richd -the House was crowded in ten Minutes, he was receiv'd with great Applause but happening to crack towards the end a few hiss'd. but were overpower'd by the Claps--he is very young has been upon ye Irish Stage but two years--his performance was so well, that we cou'd find no want but--Garrick (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mossop his 1st appearance on the English stage; Buckingham-Lee; Tressel-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Ward; Richmond-Havard; Lieut.-Ray; King Edward V-Miss Minors; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Stanley-Winstone; Catesby-Marr; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; King Henry-Berry.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: King Edward V Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield