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24440 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Knight
We found 23639 matches on Performance Comments, 7642 matches on Event Comments, 4769 matches on Performance Title, 81 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

21001
02 February 1717 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Cavaliero Nicolini Grimaldi; Demetrius-Antonio Bernacchi; Marius-Gaetano Berenstatt; Climena-Mrs Robinson; Deidamia-Signora Maria Grasetti, lately arriv'd.
Cast
Role: Climena Actor: Mrs Robinson

21002
15 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Johnson; Roderigo-Mills; Pedro-Quin; Mad Englishman-Miller; Mad Taylor-Penkethman; Mad Welshman-Norris; Mad Scholar-Turner; Alinda-Miss Willis; Juletta-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Song: As17170204

21003
22 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17161004, but Elvira-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Santlow

21004
25 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Santlow. Pit and Boxes together by Seal'd Tickets at 5s. By His Majesty's Command. Tickets for Mrs Santlow's benefit for The Rehearsal and Sir Courtly Nice taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

21005
02 April 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Afterpiece: A New Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing in Grotesque Characters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: Perseus (Harlequin)-Weaver; Monster Crocodile-Wade; Andromeda (Colombine)-Mrs Bicknell; Four Sailors and Wives-the Comedians.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Four Sailors and Wives Actor: the Comedians.

21006
02 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Performance Comment: See17170102, but Turnus-Mrs Barbier.
Cast
Role: Turnus Actor: Mrs Barbier.

21007
23 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: See17161018, but Essex-Elrington; Nottingham-Mrs Haywood lately arriv'd from Ireland.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Haywood lately arriv'd from Ireland.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake; or, Hob

Song: As17170204

Dance: Miss Schoolding Scholar to Moreau, who never danc'd on the Stage before, Glover, Scholar of Dumirail, Mlle Cerail, from the Opera at Paris; Swedish Dal Karle-; a New Comic Scene, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine-Salle, Mlle Salle

21008
29 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Performance Comment: Fossile (Punch)-Shaw; Plotwell (Scaramouch)-Thurmond Jr; Underplot (Harlequin)-Lun [J. Rich]; Pitsan (Pierot)-Griffin; Mrs Townly (Colombine)-Miss Schoolding.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Schoolding.

Dance: French Sailor-Shaw, Miss Schoolding; Miss Schoolding's Sister

21009
10 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Scenes, Machines, Songs, Dances, and all the other Decorations proper to the Play. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: See17161228, but Prospero-Mills; Caliban-Johnson; Ferdinadd-Ryan; Ventoso-Norris; Mustacho-Leigh; Sycorax-Cross; Stephano-Bickerstaff; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Miranda-Miss Willis Jr.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Willis Jr.

21010
14 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris, to make up the Deficiency of his last. Wilks and Mrs Oldfield perform this once for Norris, it being positively the last time of their Acting this Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Colonel Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Saunders.

21011
18 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. An exact Computation being made, how many the Pit and Boxes will hold, with ease; they are to be put together, and such a Number of Tickets will be printed, and no more; to be deliver'd this present Tuesday, at Boman's Chocolate-House in Bridges-Street, no Money being to be taken at the Theatre, but for the Gallery. N.B. By desire the Play is not to begin till 9 a Clock, by reason of the Heat of the Weather; Nor the House to be open'd till Eight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Booth; Villeroy-Mills; Isabella-Mrs Porter; Victoria-Miss Younger.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: As17170524

21012
05 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: From the Theatre Royal, Leigh and Jubilee Dicky, alias Norris, At the great Theatrical Booth at Tottenham Court, during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

21013
11 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Booth; Evandra-Mrs Porter; Apemantus-Mills.
Cast
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Porter
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

21014
15 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King-Thurmond; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Booth; Falstaff-Mills; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis.

21015
26 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: With an entire Set of New Scenes from the Opera never us'd here before, and proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wilks; Polydore-Booth; Chamont-Mills; Acasto-Boman; Chaplain-Cibber; Monimia-Mrs Porter; Page-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

21016
29 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Performance Comment: See17171025, but Punch-Cook; Scaramouch-Thurmond Jr; Harlequin-Moreau; Pierrot-Griffin; Colombine-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: As17171022

21017
13 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sawney The Scot; Or, The Taming Of The Shrew

Performance Comment: Sawney-Bullock Sr; Peg-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Humors of the Counter

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17171022

21018
15 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield, being the first time of her performing this Season.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield, being the first time of her performing this Season.

21019
19 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Cauis Marius

Performance Comment: Marius Sr-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Granius-Walker; Sylla-Ryan; Metellus-Boman; Sulpitius-Bickerstaff; Cinna-Quin; Comic parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Birkhead; Lavinia-Mrs Porter; Nurse-Norris.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Porter

21020
21 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Performance Comment: Quisara-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Rogers.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: As17171115

Dance: As17171022

21021
22 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Afterpiece: A New Dramatic Entertainment of Dancing in Grotesque Characters. Receipts: #45 6s. 6d. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus; or, The Mouse Trap

Performance Comment: Mars-Dupre; Vulcan-Lun; Venus-Mrs Schoolding; Graces-Mlle Gautier, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding Jr; Hour-Miss Smith; Scaramouches-Boval, Tully, Newhouse, Thurmond Jr; Cyclops-the Four Carpenters; Foreman of the Shop-Spiller; rest-Cook, Pelling, Cook Jr.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Schoolding

21022
26 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17171014, but Elvira-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

21023
28 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Imoinda-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

21024
30 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 4 Jan. 1718: On Monday last was Interr'd the famous Mrs Mynns, who had for so many Years constantly kept a Booth in Bartholomew and Southwark Fair. She was a Woman of a very Masculine Temper, and govern'd the Legions under her Power with great Justice and Exactness....She has left three or four Thousand Pounds behind her

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Perjuror

Dance: As17171228

21025
13 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Penkethman; King-Thurmond; Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Celia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: As17171203