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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.

16101
11 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Tragedy, acted but once. [See 1 May. N.B. The Account Book states that the bill was altered to The Busy Body and Golden Pippin.] Receipts: #116 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: . Principal characters-Smith, Clark, Hull, Wroughton, Thompson, Gardner, R. Smith, Mrs Hull, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hartley; With Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Smith, Clark, Hull, Wroughton, Thompson, Gardner, R. Smith, Mrs Hull, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

16102
17 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) #35 10s., and Evans for Spermecetti candles #14 8s. Receipts: #143 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Prim-Shuter; Perriwinkle-Quick; Tradelove-Dunstall; Sackbut-Kniveton; Freeman-Hull; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Dyer, Dunstall, Owenson, Fox, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Pearce, Miss Catley.

16103
22 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17731109, but Anne Bullen-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Miss Ogilvie.
Role: Dancing at Banquet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon.
Role: Sands Actor: Kniveton
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Banquet with dancing Actor: Fishar, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Dyer, Dunstall, Owenson, Fox, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Pearce, Miss Catley.

16104
05 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Cast
Role: Mrs Bellville Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Miss Walsingham Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Miss Leeson Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: M. leMedecin-Baddeley; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Beatrice-Mrs Love; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Platt.

16105
06 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17731027, but Polly announced as for the last this season-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Polly announced as for the last this season Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon
Role: To Conclude with a Capital Scene Actor: never exhibited by Servandoni.

16106
13 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: To the writer of the letter signed Hotspur in the Morning Chronicle 13 Jan. 1774; Sir: I solemnly disavow myself the writer of any anonymous letter in this or any other Newspaper relative to the School for Wives and as to the villainous accusation respecting any personal insult offered me at Liverpool I pronounce it to be a notorious lie. I now call on you to stand forth with your name and your proofs or the world will be convinc'd you are an infamous malignant assassin. Thursday Nt. Jan. 13 1774. James Reddish (Winston MS 10, from Dr Burney News Cuttings). Receipts: #255 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Lissardo-King; Violante-Mrs Barry; Flora-Miss Pope; Isbella-Mrs Jefferson; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Gibby-Johnston; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Frederick-Packer.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Platt.

16107
18 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Jefferson, first time
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Jefferson, first time
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Richard-Palmer; Joe (with song)-Kear; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw; Kate-Mrs Millidge; Peggy-Miss Platt; Lord Lurewell-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Platt

16108
28 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17730921, but Queen-Miss Sherry, first time.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry, first time.
Role: Philario Actor: Wright
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Wright.
Role: Other characters Actor: Wright, Jones, Courtney, Wrighten, Burton, Jacobs, Watkins, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

16109
07 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Dyer; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon
Role: To Conclude with a Capital Scene Actor: never exhibited by Servandoni.

16110
26 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these years. [See 17 March 1772. Gentlewoman identified by Hopkins Manuscript Notes and by Winston MS 10. The Westminster Magazine for March (p. 111) gives out that "she was very lately a boarder with the celebrated Charlotte Hayes; a circumstance which will inform our readers that her figure is pleasing and also that she is young and hadsome. It is but justice, however, to add that she possesses the internal as well as external requisites of a good actress; for she discovers great feeling and sensibility; and indeed promises to be an ornament to the theatre."] Receipts: #192 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Lewis; Sciolto-Clarke; first time for all three; Altamont-Wroughton; Rossano-Owenson; Lavinia-Mrs Bulkley; Lucilla-Miss Pearce; Calista-a Gentlewoman [Mrs Melmoth] [being her first appearance.Mrs Melmoth] [being her first appearance.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

16111
08 March 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera. Music by Giordani and other eminent composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Sga Galli, Michelli, Schiroli, Sga Marchetti, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Millico, Sga Galli, Michelli, Schiroli, Sga Marchetti, Miss Davies.

Dance: I: A Grand Serious Ballet, never performed-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, as17740222

Ballet: End of Opera: Orfeo e Eurydice. Orfeo-Pitrot; Eurydice-Mlle Mimi Favier

16112
10 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Cooper (printer) #48 2s.; and Pattinson (tallow chandler) #32 10s. Receipts: #152 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17740226, but Lavinia-Miss Sherman, first time.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Sherman, first time.
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

16113
14 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Herod And Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Smith; Sohemus-Bensley; Narbal-Clarke; Pheroas-Gardner; High Priest-Hull; Sameas-Davis; Flaminius-Wroughton; Arsinoe-Mattocks; Salome-Miss Sherman; Mariamne-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Salome Actor: Miss Sherman

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17740205; with an Allemande, as17740205

16114
17 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740307 but Epilogue-Miss _Miller, Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss _Miller, Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon
Role: To Conclude with a Capital Scene Actor: never exhibited by Servandoni.

16115
19 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Mrs Mattocks; Artaxerxes-Mattocks; Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimenes-DuBellamy; Semira-Mrs Baker; Mandane-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

16116
21 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #76 6d. Profit to Clarke #40 19s. 6d., plus #110 2s. from tickets (Box 228; Pit 276; Gallery 117). Paid Hewetson & Lonsdale (lacemen) #45 8s., Hughes (linnen draper) #18 14s.; and Hughes & Bates (linnen drapers) #20 3s. Receipts: #117. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Miss Ogilvie.
Role: Dancing at Banquet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon.
Role: Sands Actor: Kniveton
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Banquet with dancing Actor: Fishar, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17731109, but Charlotte-Miss Ogilvie; Simon-_; Watchman-_.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

16117
24 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Performance Comment: As17740228, but New Occasional Epilogue (Never Spoken)-Miss Barsanti; Woodward restored to Public Advertiser List of Actors. Woodward restored to Public Advertiser List of Actors.
Cast
Role: New Occasional Epilogue Actor: Miss Barsanti
Role: Handy Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

16118
26 March 1774 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Parts-Miss Davis, Mrs Wrighten, Norris, Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss Davis, Mrs Wrighten, Norris, Reinhold.

Music: Concerto-Giardini; Organ-Arnold

16119
30 March 1774 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Miss Davies, Mrs Wrighten, Sga Galli, others.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Miss Davies, Mrs Wrighten, Sga Galli, others.

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Giardini

16120
18 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17740326 but Roxana-Miss Miller; Lysimachus-the Gentleman who Played Othello [Brown; see17731127] his 3rd appearance on any stage.Brown; see17731127] his 3rd appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Alexander Actor: Smith
Role: Cassander Actor: Gardner
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Baby Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Entertainment: After dance: Ode on the Passions-the Gentleman who performed Lysimachus

16121
19 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nitteti

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Sga Michelli, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Sga Michelli, Miss Davies.
Related Works
Related Work: Nitteti Author(s): Antonio Andrei

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: The Tempest; or, The Happy Shipwreck, an Heroic Ballet with a Grand Chaconne-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, other parts-Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini; End Opera: Ballet, Chaconne-Fierville

16122
20 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740317 but New Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs _Mattocks, Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs _Mattocks, Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426
Role: A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim Actor: Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

16123
21 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry, who humbly requests those ladies and gentlemen who have taken places in the Pit, will be pleased to come early to prevent confusion in getting to their seats. Tickets deliver'd for Thursday March 24, will be taken. Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years. [See 8 Dec. 1757.] [Hopkins MS Notes identifies Ismena as Mrs I. Barry.] Pit and boxes laid together. Paid Properties #1 15s. 2d. Housekeeper's bill #6 10s. 6d.; 1 yrs Watch for St Martin's to 14 Feb. last #10 16s. 9d. Receipts: #273 13s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to Mrs Barry: #208 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Barry; Hippolitus-Reddish; Lycon-Palmer; Cratander-Davies; Guards-Wheeler, Everard; Lady-Miss Platt; Ismena-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on the stage; Phaedra-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Cratander Actor: Davies
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Wrighten, first time

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

16124
04 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Reddish; Clytus-Aickin; Lysimachus-Hurst; Cassander-Palmer; Hephestion-Packer; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-J. Aickin; Perdiccas-Ackman; Eumenes-Keen; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Greville; first time; Parisatis-Mrs Hopkins; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Reddish
Role: Cassander Actor: Palmer
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Younge
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

16125
06 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pitt and Stoppelaer. Charges #67 15s. Deficit to each #4 6s. 9d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Pitt #53 7s. (Box 48; Pit 185; Gallery 136); Stopplear, #86 5s. (Box 112; Pit 271; Gallery 176). Paid Bates for performing 4 nights in the Sorcerer to 11 Oct. last 10s., 5 nights in Henry VIII to 14 Feb. last #1 5s., and 5 nights in the Fair to 13 Nov. last 5s. Paid half year's Poor's rate for the theatre due Lady day last, #24 15s. 10d., and ditto for House in Bow Passage 17s. 9d. Receipts: #59 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17740405 but Jeremy-Lewes, first time; Angelica-Miss Sherman, first time.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Sherman, first time.
Role: Scandal Actor: Hull
Role: Trapland Actor: Quick
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Barsanti
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Cast
Role: The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426
Role: A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim Actor: Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews
Role: A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford
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