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18066 results for: Keyword - Mr and Miss Wright
We found 14601 matches on Performance Comments, 5716 matches on Event Comments, 4922 matches on Performance Title, 20 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9776
24 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Ozanne, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey

9777
31 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. 1738. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 48: In the Year 1738, having, as he [Colley Cibber] said, Health and Strength enough to be as useful as ever, he came to Terms with Mr Fleetwood for his performing Richard, Fondlewife, Sir John Brute, &c. All his Comedy Parts he was right in, but in Richard he found his Mistake; his usual Strength and Spirit failed him most unhappily. I went behind the Scenes in the third Act, and asking him how he fared? He whispered me in the Ear, "That he wou'd give fifty Guineas to be then sitting in his easy Chair by his own Fireside.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17390104, but Doctor-Cibber Jr; Leander-Beard; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Beard

Dance: Muilment

9778
17 February 1739 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

9779
20 February 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 20 Feb.: We hear that Mr Walker [of cg], who had the Misfortune of burning his Foot very severely some Time since...hopes in a short Time to be able to appear on the Stage again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast
Role: Advocate Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Brunette, Miss Dancey.
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Dancey, Mrs LeBrun.
Role: Graces Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Hour Actor: Miss Cantrell
Role: Psyche Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.

9780
15 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Wright
Role: Page Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Performance Comment: As17390310 but a Grand Ballet-_Muilment, _Thompson.
Cast
Role: a Grand Ballet Actor: _Muilment, _Thompson.
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson, Baudoin, Leviez, Carney, Miss Mann, Miss Kilby, Mrs Vallois.

9781
13 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 April. Letter: Upon my Arrival in Town three Days ago, I was not a little surpriz'd, to find that Mr Handel's last Oratorio, (Israel in Egypt) which had been performed but once, was advertis'd to be for the last time on Wednesday....I was indeed concern'd, that so excellent a Work of so great a Genius was neglected, for tho' it was a Polite and attentive Audience, it was not large enough I doubt to encourage him in any future Attempt

Performances

9782
14 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Folly

9783
15 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 April: On Sunday about 7 o'Clock, died Mr Hill of [cg], of the Weunds he received by Villains unknown

Performances

9784
23 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Cast
Role: Grand Ballet Actor: Muilment, Mrs Walter.
Role: Haymakers Actor: Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson, Baudoin, Leviez, Carney, Miss Mann, Miss Kilby, Mrs Vallois.

Dance:

9785
04 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Duart Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Cast
Role: Graces Actor: Miss Thompson, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Kilby
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Morison
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Kilby
Role: Thetis Actor: Miss Thompson.

9786
08 May 1739 @ Chelsea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lenfant Prodigue

Afterpiece Title: Squire Lubberly

9787
10 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Walker, a Brother. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master and the Worthy Brothers and Sisters of the Honourable Community of Modern Free-Masons. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere, and Intermixed with Songs. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Concluding with theModern Free@Masons Song-in the Character of Robin Hooda Brother

Dance: HHornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips

9788
25 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Egmont, Diary, III, 83: I went with my wife to the play entitled 'Sir Walter Raleigh,' revived by the comedians on occasion of the now differences with Spain. They choose one to represent Count Gundemar, who in all things is like Mr Giraldini, the Spanish minister at our Court lately recalled, and whenever any severe things were said which bore a resemblance to our ministry's transactions, or our backwardness to resent the insults of Spain, the audience clapped all over the house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Cobham Actor: Wright
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

9789
15 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Portius Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: An Hospital for Fools

Performance Comment: Edition of 1739 lists: Aesculapius-Berry; Mercury-Macklin; Father-Penkethman; Daughter-Mrs Clive; Son-Cashell; Rake-Ridout; 1 Husband-Woodburn; 2 Husband-Raftor; Wife-Mrs Marshall; Friend-Green; Beau-Yates; Poet-Woodward; Statesman-Turbut; 1 Man-Gray; 2 Man-Cole; 3 Man-Marshall; Wiseman-Taswell.
Cast
Role: 1 Husband Actor: Woodburn
Role: 2 Husband Actor: Raftor

9790
27 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: 1st Sylvan Actor: Mlle Anne Roland
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Rogers

9791
03 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf

9792
04 January 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Performance Comment: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel; A solo on the Violin-Festing; a Solo on the Violoncello-Caporale; and several Concertos-; but edition of 1740 lists: Rosalinda-Mrs Arne; Garcia-Beard.
Cast
Role: and several Concertos Actor:

9793
26 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author's Poor Relations. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Milward, Mills, Wright, Winstone, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills, Miss Bennet
Role: Andrew II Actor: Mills
Role: Bathori Actor: Wright
Role: Zenomira Actor: Miss Bennet

9794
27 February 1740 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Edition of 1740: Set to Musick by Mr Handel. Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Particular Care if taken to have the House secur'd against the Cold, constant Fires being order'd to be kept in the House till the Time of performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato

Performance Comment: Edition of 1740 lists no singers' names. Deutsch, Handel, p. 496, gives singers-Signora Francesina, The Boy, Russell, Beard, Reinhold.

Music: With two new Concertos for several Instruments-; And a New Concerto on the Organ-

9795
28 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Milward, Mills, Wright, Winstone, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills, Miss Bennet
Role: Andrew II Actor: Mills
Role: Bathori Actor: Wright
Role: Zenomira Actor: Miss Bennet

9796
29 February 1740 @ Crown and Anchor Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit DeFesch. Compos'd by Mr DeFesch. With Additions and Alterations. 6 p.m. 5s. [Tickets at DeFesch's on Pav'd Stones in St. Martin's-Lane, next Door to the Golden Peruke.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

9797
03 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Milward, Mills, Wright, Winstone, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills, Miss Bennet
Role: Andrew II Actor: Mills
Role: Bathori Actor: Wright
Role: Zenomira Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

9798
02 April 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two Anthems

Performance Comment: O Sing unto the Lord, My Song shall be Alway-(by Mr Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Davids Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan

9799
15 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 15 Sept.: [cg] is new painted and decorated, and will be open'd on Friday next...the Report of Mr Cibber and Mrs Horton being engag'd to another Theatre, is entirely without Foundation: That Company would have begun acting sooner, but for the finishing of a large additional Building, which is now cover'd in, whereby they will, on some Occasions, be enabled to add near 70 Feet to the Length of the Stage, which was before the longest in England, but will now exceed in Depth, any Theatre in Europe

Performances

9800
17 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: #46 1s. 6d. (Account Book); #50 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Followers of Eurydice Actor: French _Girl, Mlle Roland.
Role: Nymph Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland.
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Young
Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.