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24294 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Melmoth
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.

21551
09 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17391121, but Parly-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Standard Actor: Havard
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Marshall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Muilment; III: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Muilment

Song: II: See from the Silent Groves-Beard; IV: By particular Desire, a Song in the Character of a Sea Captain (as17400325-Beard

21552
10 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Chateauneuf. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Part of the Stage will be formed into Side-Boxes. Tickets at Mlle Chateauneuf's Lodgings at Farnell's in Bridges Street, corner of Russell Court.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17400111, but Rose-Mrs Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Chetwood.
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: L'Arlequinea deux Visage-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; II: Muilment; III: La Jalouzie-Desnoyer, Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: V: Beard

21553
14 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17400322 but Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Leander-Ray; Charlotte-Miss Thynne.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Leander Actor: Ray

Music: I: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; concluding with Handel'sWater Musick-

Dance: II: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: V: The Noon Tide Air (Comus)-Beard

21554
18 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lalauze. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. N.B. That the Entertainment may not be any way hindered in the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Ray
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: See17391215, but Pierrot-Lalauze; Harlequin-Woodward; Spaniard-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Clive, with Harlequin Skeleton.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive, with Harlequin Skeleton.

Song: I: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Dance: II: Highlander and Mistress-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: A new Comic Pantomime Dance-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

21555
18 April 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Afterpiece Title: Two Anthems, set to Musick by Handel

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: Solo on Violin-Festing; Solo on Violoncello-Caporale

21556
21 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets at Hallam's House, Leman Street, Goodman's Fields.] Afterpiece: As 18 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Music: As17400101, but Vocal Parts-_Roberts

21557
25 April 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: Solo on Violin-Festing; Solo on Violoncello-Caporale; With several Concertos-

21558
13 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, Gibson, the French Boy and Girl. Tickets for Thomson and Lestrade also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17391109, but Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Young Fashion-Gibson; Lory-Bencraft; Coupler-_.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Minuet (By Desire)-Lestrade, Mlle Ozanne; II: Les Characteres de la Dance-the French Girl; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: La Pantomime de Suisse & D'Alemande-the French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

21559
16 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stede, Guise, and Evans (Boxkeeper). Afterpiece: With several Additions by the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17400409 but Carlos-Delane; Governor-Gibson; Angelina-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Jaquez Actor: Anderson
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Dance: SSwiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

21560
23 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17400414 but Doctor-Macklin; Leander-Ray; Hellebore-Yates; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Ray
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Wooden Shoe-Master Ferg

21561
04 August 1740 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry; Or, The Happy Miller Just Arriv'd: Being The Humourous Magical Mill That Grinds Old Men And Women Young Again

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rosoman; Noble Venetian-Yeates; Bravo-Hill; Miller-James; Pierot-Warner; Colombine-Mrs Warner; with the Grand Scaramouch Dance-Yeates, James, Rosoman, Price, Parker.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Warner
Role: with the Grand Scaramouch Dance Actor: Yeates, James, Rosoman, Price, Parker.

21562
10 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Sir Epicure-Shepard; Tribulation-Taswell; Ananias-Johnson; Kastril-Woodward; Lovewit-Turbutt; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Leigh; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard; Dame Pliant-Miss Bennet; Abel Drugger-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: A new dance-Desse; IV: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

21563
18 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Giffard; Pierre-Walker; Antonio-Yates; Belvidera-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

21564
20 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Walker; Aboan-Giffard; Blandford-Nelson; Governor-Paget; Stanmore-Linnet; Driver-Dunstall; Daniel-Yates; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Nelson
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

21565
24 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Penkethman
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17400909, but Peggy-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Wright.

Dance: I: Peasant-Nivelon; II: Desse; In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan; V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

21566
24 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Linnet; Freeman-Crofts; Sir Phillip-Yates; Tradelove-Dunstall; Obadiah Prim-Paget; Periwinkle-Julian; Sackbut-Vaughan; Ann Lovely-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle; Comic Dance-Miss Naylor

21567
03 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receipts: #75 9s. 6d. (Account Book); #60 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17400919, but others-Mrs Villeneuve, Miss _Brunette.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Villeneuve, Miss _Brunette.
Role: with Vocals Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Hallam
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Hale.

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

21568
03 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Tickets at Three, Two, and One Shilling. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Fleece near the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Walker; Gloster-Paget; Dumont-W. Giffard; Rathcliff-Wallis; Catesby-Naylor; Jane Shore-Mrs Giffard; Alicia-a Gentlewoman who never perform'd there before.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17401029

21569
06 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits; or, Harlequin Worm Doctor

Performance Comment: Harlequin-L'Agile; Colombine-Mrs Woodward; Doctor-Dunstall; Doctor's Man-Julian; Dropsical Man-Wallis; Pierot-Shawford; the whole to conclude with a Comic Dance called Le Maritime-.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Woodward

21570
13 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Highness the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #81 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). Rylands MS.: Barbarini Sick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17401001, but Situp-Miss Burgess; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: SScots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland; Miller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

21571
13 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Marshall; Smugler-Julian; Vizard-W. Giffard; Clincher Sr-Yates; Clincher Jr-Linnet; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Marshall
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Woodward

Dance: CComic Dance-Davenport; A new dance-Master Matthews

21572
22 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17401027, but Raymond-Nelson; Alphonso-Wallis; Cato-Delane; Teresa-Mrs Linnet.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Linnet.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; V: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

21573
26 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17400927, but Lucy-Mrs Clive; Quaver-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Ballet-Desse; V: Ethiopian-Muilment

21574
03 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17401127, but Vocals-Savage, Ray, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Savage, Ray, Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: with Vocals Actor: Ray, Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17401202; V: Le Boufon, as17401202

21575
04 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Giffard; Ghost-Walker; King-Pagett; Polonius-Julian; Laertes-Marshall; Ostrick-Peterson; Horatio-W. Giffard; Queen-Mrs Steel; Ophelia-Miss Hippisley; Gravediggers-Yates, Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Steel

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; V: Drunken Peasant and Clown-Master Matthews, Master Shawford