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18048 results for: Keyword - Mr and Miss Wright
We found 14599 matches on Performance Comments, 5715 matches on Event Comments, 4922 matches on Performance Title, 20 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4176
15 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: As17650318 but Araminta-Miss Pope, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time.
Role: Sir John Dorilant Actor: Holland, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack

Dance: II: A New Dance-Tassoni, Miss Tetley; IV: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: A New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Miss Baker

4177
08 July 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper Wilding-Preston; Beaufort-Waller; Maria-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Dance: I: The Carpenter-Master Clinton, Miss Street; End: Le Chasseur-Master Clinton, Miss Street; La Berge-Master Clinton, Miss Street

4178
15 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17650930, but Valentine-Perry; Charlotte-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Helm.

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Love-Fischar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt

4179
20 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Program By Command of their Majesties. Present their Majesties, the Duke of Cumberland, Princess of Brunswick, and Lady Louisa. Paid Yeoman of the Guard #2 2s. Paid Messrs Tomkyn and Robinson a bill for wine, &c. 4s. 3d. (Account Book). Receipts: #243 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

Dance: II: Rural Love-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Dumai, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt.[See17641212.

4180
22 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The European in America-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross; IV: A New Dance call'd The Amusements of Strasburg-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, others of Daigville's scholars; End: A Dance call'd The Ball-Children of Seven Years of Age; in which will be introduced some New Minuets, Allemandes, a Rigadoon, Cotillions-scholars of Daigville , who have been scholars of Daigville only five months

4181
18 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Thomas, Miss Harper, Miss Esser, who will accompany her songs on a Violin; For that night only Singing by Mrs Baddeley; Musical Imitations, a favourite Song O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; By Particular desire With Horns and With Hounds-Mrs Thompson

4182
17 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Esser, Miss Catley

4183
22 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Esser, who will accompany her songs on the Violin, Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Solo Violin-Reeves; Concerto on Organ-Hook

4184
24 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Esser, Miss Catley

4185
05 September 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Esser; With Horn and Hounds, The Soldier Tir'd-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves

4186
18 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Merryfield, King, Dumay and Curtat. Receipts: #35 16s. (Account Book). Charges #81 10s. Deficit to each #11 12s. 1 1!2d. cover'd by tickets: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Dumay 149 128 81 #64 11s.@King 92 145 71 #51 17s.@Merryfield 136 94 62 #54 6s.@Curtat 71 161 149 #56 16s.@Total 448 528 363 #227 10s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Kniveton

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: To Conclude with The Soldier Tir'd Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: Minuets, Cotillons-Merryfield, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Invill, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle; End I Farce: A New Dance-Rudd, his 1st appearance any stage Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady (with Sixfold Hornpipe). As17740512

Cast
Role: Orange Woman Actor: Miss Stede
Role: Landlady Actor: Banks

4187
23 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barsanti.
Role: Varland Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brown
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Valois

Song: I: The Favourite Song of Guardian Angels (for this Night only)-Miss Catley; II: The Favourite Duet of Ellen Aroon-Miss Catley, Miss Brown

Dance: End Comedy: The Reel, as17741028

4188
02 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performance Comment: Lively-Mattocks; Hunks-Reinhold; Gripe-Quick; Osman-Dunstall; Mustapha-Fox; Ali-Baker; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems

4189
28 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #282 9s. (281.1; 1.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: End III: The Garden of Love-Dagueville, Sga Tinte; End IV: a new Dance, The Cricketters-Aldridge, Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Nichols, Miss Valois

4190
06 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by the performers in the orchestra, Delpini, Brandon, Stevens and Guard will be taken. [Account-Book lists in boxes 349 tickets, in pit 511, in galleries 682-a total of 1542.] Receipts: #277 11s. (160.2; 1.8; tickets: 116.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown
Role: song Actor: Miss Brown.

Song: Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Mahon, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems, Miss Valois, Miss Green

4191
16 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Holloway & Harris. Tickets delivered for Know Your Own Mind will be taken. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Dumay, Sand-hill, Lamb's Conduit Fields, behind the Foundling Hospital; of Holloway, Great Maddox-street, Hanover-square; of Harris, No. 12, Duke's-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #251 15s. (56.11; tickets: 195.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: As17771205, but Marlow-Wroughton; Mrs Hardcastle (1st time)-Mrs Pitt; Miss Neville-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Leeson.
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Maudlin Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End II: New Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour, Gavot-Harris, Miss Valois; End IV: Le Minuet a Quatre-Dumay, Holloway, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross; with a variety of new Quadrilles-

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

Cast
Role: Molly Topknot Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Susan Constant Actor: Miss Valois
Role: and Hornpipe Dancing Actor: in an entire new stile.

4192
07 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Cast
Role: Buxom Joan Actor: Miss Twist.

Song: With theoriginal musick by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Brett, Baker, Legg, Battishill, Simkinson, Burton, Steel, Offild, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Love, Mrs Mapples, Mrs Brett, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale, Miss Morris, Miss Twist, Mrs Webb

4193
25 November 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cytherea-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

4194
21 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Dagueville (ballet-master), Cushing, Simpkinson, Master Jackson, J. Bates and Mrs Ackman for Tuesday the 25th instant will be admitted this Night. Brunsdon's outstanding Tickets for Cymbeline will also be received

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text
Role: Monsieur Coromandel Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Stewart
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End I: La Chasse de Diane-Dagueville's Pupils, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Dagueville, Miss Armstrong, with a new Minuet and Gavot; End IV: The Embarkment for Cytherea=, as17781125, but Master _Dagueville, Master _Holland, Langrish, Miss +Ross; End I afterpiece: +The Burgomaster, as17790216

Song: As17790127

4195
22 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Messink
Role: Emilia Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Dance: End: The Embarkment for Cythera-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

4196
29 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Lucinda (1st time)-Mrs Willems; Rosetta-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Little Girl Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End II: The Coquette Quaker-Dagueville, Ratchford, Langrish, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

4197
28 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Principal Tragedians Actor: Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Jun., Mrs Davenett, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope. Cast adjusted from text
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: New Pastoral Dance-Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; V: Grand New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Miss Simonet, Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Song: In: Fete Champetre. The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten.

4198
17 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Macbeth, for Mattocks' Benefit, is necessarily postponed to Monday next 24th Instant. Receipts: #273 11s. 6d. (270.4.6; 3.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Clarke
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: new dance, Cupid Recruiting; or, The Female Volunteers,-Dagueville, Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

4199
16 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: End III: a new Tambourine Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; a dew Minuet and Allemandecomposed by Dagueville-Holloway, Miss Lings; to conclude with: Quadrilles-; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800510

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Cast
Role: Jockies Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

4200
18 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Dagueville, Simpkinson, the widow of the late Jones, and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted. Receipts: #182 15s. (34.15; 1.3; tickets: 146.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17800417, but Bellamy-Norris (of dl); Frankly (1st time)-Whitfield; Jacintha-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Strictland Actor: Clarke
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Green, Miss Stewart

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cythera- (see17791022); with a new Minuet-Master and Miss Dagueville, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Cupid Recruiting- (see17800417); in which The Prince of Wales's New Minuet (composed by Dagueville)-Master Dagueville, Miss Simonet (of the Opera-House);

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508, but Jockies-Master Holland, _Holloway, _Holland

Performance Comment: As17800508, but Jockies-Master Holland, _Holloway, _Holland.
Cast
Role: Jockies Actor: Master Holland, _Holloway, _Holland.
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.
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