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We found 23600 matches on Performance Comments, 7597 matches on Event Comments, 4621 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloster-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Cornwall-Egleton; Albany-Diggs; Gentleman Usher-Morgan; Cordelia-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Seymour.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Domitian; Or, The Roman Actor

Performance Comment: Domitian-Boheme; Paris-Walker; Aretinus-Quin; Parthenius-Ryan; AElius Lamia-Leigh; Junius Rusticus-Diggs; Palphurius Sura-Ogden; Stephanos-Egleton; Domitia-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Domitia Actor: Mrs Seymour.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Priuli-Boheme; Jaffeir-Ryan; Pierre-Quin; Bedamar-Walker; Renault-Egleton; Antonio-Morgan; Belvidera-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Seymour.
Event Comment: Written by Mrs Behn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Heron.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17220920, but Araminta-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bicknell

Dance: As17221030

Event Comment: [Text by Haym. Music by Handel.] Admission as 7 Nov. Daily Journal, 14 Jan.: On Saturday Night, his Majesty was at the Opera...and Signiora Catzoni, newly arrived from Italy, perform'd for the first Time, to the Surprize and admiration of the Audience, which was very numerous. [See also London Journal and British Journal, 12 and 19 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Ottone-Francesco Bernardi , called Senesino; Teofane-Signora Francesca Cuzzoni; Emireno-Guiseppe Boschi; Gismonda-Signora Margherita Durastanti; Adelberto-Gaetano Berenstatt; Matilda-Mrs Anastasia Robinson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17221017, but Florinda-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Bicknell.
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Heron.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17221030, but Flora-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bicknell.
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: As17221030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17221002, but Plume-Walker; Worthy-Diggs; Silvia-Mrs Cross; Recruits-Morgan, _Spiller.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Rogier
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance:

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 0s. 6d. Daily Journal, 18 Feb.: On Saturday Night a Disturbance happen'd at...Lincoln's Inn-Fields, occasion'd by a Body of Bailiffs and their Followers investing the House, in order to carry off a Gentleman who was upon Duty in the Play; but, we hear, their Design miscarried

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17221231, but Oroonoko-Ryan; Governor-Boheme; Imoinda-Mrs Bullock; Charlot-_.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Rogeir.

Dance: As17221107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Cajo Marzio Coriolano-Francesco Bernardi called Senesino; Volumnia-Signora Francesca Cuzzoni; Veturia-Signora Margherita Durastanti; Claudia-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Sesto Furio-Guiseppe Boschi; Azzio Tullo-Gordon; Sicino-Gaetano Berenstatt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17221013, but Belinda-Mrs Porter; Pert-Miss Teno.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Isabella Chambers, Scholar to Mrs Margarita. Pit and Boxes at 6s. Gallery 3s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Mainpiece: Written by Abraham Cowley. Receipts: money #39 18s. 6d.; tickets #89 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cutter Of Coleman Street

Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Tabitha Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erminia

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 has no singers' names. A copy of the 1723 edition in the University of Chicago Library has this cast written in: Erminia-Signora Durastanti; Tancredi-Senesino; Silvio-Boschi; Ennone-Signora Cuzzoni; Flora-Mrs Robinson; Niso-Berenstat.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Robinson
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Seymour. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s. Receipts: money #39 15s.; tickets #122 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lally
Role: Europa Actor: Mrs Rogeir
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17221102, but Escalus-Diggs; Isabella-Mrs Boheme.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Boheme.

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17221101, but Desdemona-Mrs Boheme; Lodovico-Diggs.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17221011, but Lucius-_; Marcia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: As17221030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: As17230118, but Phaedra-Mrs Boheme; With a new Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Cretander Actor: Diggs
Role: Ismena Actor: Mrs Bullock
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: As17221012

Event Comment: Benefit Ward, Chapman, and Mackenzie. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #12 2s. 6d; tickets #81 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17230110, but Calphurnia-Mrs Boheme; Caska-_; Sixth Citizen-_.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Event Comment: [Text by Haym. Music by Handel.] Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. By Reason of the shortness of the Opera, to begin exactly at Eight a-Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flavius

Performance Comment: No cast listed in edition of 1723, but Deutsch, Handel(, p. 153) lists: Flavio-Berenstadt; Guido-Senesino; Emilia-Signora Cuzzoni; Teodata-Mrs Robinson; Vitige-Signora Durastanti; Ugone-Gordon; Lotario-Boschi.
Cast
Role: Teodata Actor: Mrs Robinson
Event Comment: Benefit Redfern and Wilmer, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #14 10s.; tickets #80 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Performance Comment: As17221126, but Haly-Hulett; Abra Mule-Mrs Boheme.
Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Boheme.

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