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We found 23753 matches on Performance Comments, 8076 matches on Event Comments, 4627 matches on Performance Title, 174 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As 3 Oct. 1757, but Rutland-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17571217

Event Comment: By Authority. With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Young Gentleman, first on any stage; Pierre-Davis, second on that stage; Priuli-Marshall; Duke-Clarke; Eliot-Pittard; Spinosa-Blakey; Theodore-Cotshall; Bedamar-Adcock; Renault-Cibber; Belvidera-Mrs Adcock, first time in that part on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Numps's Courtship

Cast
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Harvey
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Glenn
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Martin

Dance: As17580112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17571126, but Monimia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Chaplain Actor: Anderson
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cibber; Airy-Davis; Miranda-Mrs Harvey, 1st time in that character.

Afterpiece Title: Pigmalion; or, The Statue Metamorphosed

Afterpiece Title: , B, By Desire, The Battle of Rosbach, the whole to conclude with Bryan's song in honour of that day sung by Kear

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; III: Scots Dance-Froment, Miss Wilkinson

Song: III: Scots Song-Lauder; IV: young Italian Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17571015, but Imoinda-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Blandford Actor: Ridout
Role: Governor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17571105, but Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier

Dance: As17571217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Garrick; Publius-Mossop, 1st time; Valerius-Holland; Horatia-Miss Pritchard, 1st time; Valeria-Mrs Davies; Hostilius-Burton.
Cast
Role: Valerius Actor: Holland
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Edward, Lady Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth. Receipts: #219 1s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of the surplus above #80 House Charges: #46 7s. 2d. Gave the yeoman of the Prince and Princess #1 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Cast
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Pitt

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier

Dance: As17571217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: TThe Market, as17571126

Event Comment: An Oratorio. With several New Additions. Pit and Boxes to be put together. No person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd this day at the Office of the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at Half past Four, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Half an Hour after Six. [Customary note for all oratorios this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Time And Truth

Performance Comment: Edition of wordbook (J. Watts, sold by B. Dod, 1758) lists Time, Counsel (or Truth), Beauty, Pleasure, Deceit, and Chorus. Deceit-Mrs Passerini. [(Deutsch, Handel, p. 793).](Deutsch, Handel, p. 793).]
Cast
Role: Deceit Actor: Mrs Passerini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: See17571210, but Parts-Garrick, Yates, Woodward, Blakes, Mrs Clive.

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17580131

Event Comment: Receipts: #124 17s. Barry's 1!3 of profits came to #14 19s. Miss White entered from the 4th Inst. 4 days at 3s. 4d.-13s. 4d. Paid Mrs Griffith for Flowers, a sash, and work for the dancers, #4 15s. Also paid her for a Crown and Garter for King Lear, 7s. One pair ear rings for Miss Condill #4 4s. Bought 3 1!2 doz. wax candles at 3s. per dozen, #5 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Cast
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Event Comment: The New Tragedy is deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's illness. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mariet.
Event Comment: As Mrs Cibber is not quite recover'd of her illness, the new Tragedy of Agis is deferred for a day or two longer. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mariet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Schoolboy-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Lady Manlove-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

Event Comment: Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Tickets to be had of Dodsley in Pall Mall: Miller in the Strand; Chapelle in Grosvenor St.; and Varney at the Stage Door, where Places may be taken. Mrs Cibber's Benefit, on account of her illness, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till the 7th of next month. Cross For ye Author. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17571210, but The Vocal parts-_Roberts, Mrs _Vincent; The Dances-_Desse.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. [See 27 Jan. 1744.] With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff. Pit and Boxes laid together, and the Stage formed into a commodious amphitheatre. Boxes, pit, and Stage 5s. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock; otherwise, Woodward cannot be responsible for any mistake. Places with tickets to be had of Woodward at his house in the Piazza, cg. This Day Publish'd, The Dramatic Execution of Agis. Price 6d. Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Garrick, 1st time; Prince of Wales-Palmer; John of Lancaster-Usher; Archbishop of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Shallow-Yates; Silence-Rooker; Pistol-Blakes; Hostess-Mrs Macklin; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Minors; Falstaff-Woodward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abegg. At the Great Room, Dean St. Soho. Announced for 27 March but postponed because of indisposition of Mrs Abegg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17580309 but Buck-Dyer; Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17571217, but Venus-Mlle Capdeville

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. [The additions, according to the Larpent MS 146, consist of a Scene between Master and a Beauv , wherein the Master's reflections are sound and moral, whilst the Beau's are frivolous and fatuous.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17571025, but Nerestan-Holland; Zara-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Melidor-_.
Cast
Role: Nerestan Actor: Holland
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Toyshop

Dance: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17580110, but Zara-Mrs Pritchard; Perez-_.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: TheFrenchified Lady

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker and Chamness. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17571216, but others-Mrs _Jefferson.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Jefferson.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson and 3 Children. Afterpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Being the last time of performing it this season. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17571007, but Occasional Prologue-Master and Miss Simson.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Slipslop Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: III: A Minuet, Louvre-Master Simson, Miss Simson

Event Comment: Benefit for Box-Keepers, Evans and Condill. [Barry's last appearance this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with a song in character)-Shuter; Biddy-Mrs Green; With Epilogue-Shuter, riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: NewComic Dance, as17580417