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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.

21576
08 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Milward; Belvidera-Mrs Roberts; Duke-Taswell; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Ridout; Priuli-Wright; Pierre-Quin.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: As17401201

21577
13 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Euphrosine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: by Desire, Actor: Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine
Role: dances Actor: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf, Nivelon, Livier, Carney, LaPierre, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Moudet.

Dance: I: The Lunaticks (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Ballet: V: The Enchanted Garden (new). Harlequin Man and Woman-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Desse, Mrs Walter; Pierot Man and Woman-Nivelon, Miss Thompson; Petit Maitre-Macklin

Performance Comment: Harlequin Man and Woman-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Desse, Mrs Walter; Pierot Man and Woman-Nivelon, Miss Thompson; Petit Maitre-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Man and Woman Actor: Fausan, Signora Fausan
Role: Shepherd and Shepherdess Actor: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf
Role: Scaramouch Man and Woman Actor: Desse, Mrs Walter
Role: Pierot Man and Woman Actor: Nivelon, Miss Thompson

21578
19 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: See17401122, but Queen-Mrs Williamson.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Williamson.

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Drab Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Priestesses Actor: Mrs Jones, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.

21579
22 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Person under Misfortunes. Rylands MS.: For Oates. Receipts: money #15 7s. 6d.; seals #75 19s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17401022, but Sir Novelty-Neale; Snap-Oates; Amanda-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Woodward.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: LLe Bergeres Fidelle-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland

21580
16 January 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Vocals-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; Flute-Weideman; First Violin-Festin; Violoncello-Caporale.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Andreoni, Mrs Arne

21581
05 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #113 11s. 6d. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [The Account Book states that Mrs Porter received #20 for her performance this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17410128, but Gonsalez-Rosco; Perez-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Perez Actor: Anderson.
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mourning Bride Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Cross.

Dance: As17410129

21582
05 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17401118, but Clodio-Peterson; Duart-Marshall; Jaques-Vaughan; Angelina-Miss Hippisley; Honoria-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Jones.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Steel.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Yates

Song: The Gentlewoman who performed Polly [probably Miss Medina]

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

21583
06 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Teraminta Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Friendly-Mrs Jones; Dick-Yates; Flora-Miss Medina.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Mrs Jones

21584
16 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receipts: #148 2s. 6d. (Account Book); #140 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17401103, but others-Gibson, _Bridgwater; Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Role: with Vocals Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

21585
28 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17401107, but Thorowgood-Paget; Millwood-Mrs Steel.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Steel.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

21586
10 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: See17410307 but Hellena-Mrs Giffard; with an Epilogue-adapted to that Character.
Cast
Role: 7410307 but Hellena Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student

Cast
Role: Pierot and Scaramouch Actor: Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston
Role: Melpomene Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Ganymede Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

21587
14 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward
Role: Audry Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennett

Dance: II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Les Caprices des Rebelles-Mlle Maltere; IV: La Terpsichore-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Miss Scott

21588
15 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #38 11s. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: See17410411 but Heartwell-Bridgwater; Bellmour-Ryan; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sharper-Hale; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Miss _Oates, Mrs Delagarde.
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Followers Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Drudge Actor: Hippisley
Role: Rural Swain and Nymph Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland
Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Perry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

Dance: TTambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Louvre and Minuet-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

21589
25 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit an Unfortunate Family. Receipts: #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17410102, but Fair Quaker-Mrs Bellamy; Sailors-Hippisley, Mullart, Anderson, Arthur.
Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Sailors Actor: Hippisley, Mullart, Anderson, Arthur.
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs James
Role: Barmaid Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; III: Tambourine-Mlle Mechell; IV: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Song: BBritons Strike Home-Leveridge, Salway

21590
28 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17410224, but King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Dick-Havard; Joe-Raftor; Peggy-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Wright.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Blow Blow-Lowe

21591
29 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Brother Montgomery (Tiler of the Grand Lodge) and Brother Excell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17410128, but Alguzil-Hemskirk; Frederick-Crofts; Isabella-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Brother Montgomery; In Daily Advertiser, 28 April: I: The Enter'd Prentice's Song-Brother Montgomery, other Masons; in their proper Habiliments. II: Advice to the Sons of Bacchus the words by Excell; music by James-Excell; IV: On on my dear Brethren-

Music: In Daily Advertiser, 28 April:A Concerto on the Harpsichord-James

21592
05 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence (Boxkeeper), Verhuyck and Winterly (Pit Doorkeepers). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Performance Comment: As17401115, but Aura-Mrs Vincent; Vulture-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Vulture Actor: Anderson.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy, lately arrived; IV: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; V: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

21593
12 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Giffard; Brazen-Yates; Kite-Marshall; Sylvia-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment; with The Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: As17411009, but A grand Ballet-Osbeldiston, _Dugay.
Cast
Role: A grand Ballet Actor: Osbeldiston, _Dugay.
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Drab Actor: Mrs Bishop
Role: Priestesses Actor: Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.

21594
13 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Col. Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Blakes; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Teague-Yates.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment; with Triumphs of Love

Cast
Role: A grand Ballet Actor: Osbeldiston, _Dugay.
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Drab Actor: Mrs Bishop
Role: Priestesses Actor: Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.

21595
17 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Hale
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17411015, but Mercury-Salway; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Chasseur Royal-Roberts; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pluto (Punch)-Davenport; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighillia)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Richardson.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

21596
24 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17410930, but Marplot-Woodward; Patch-Mrs Mullart; Scentwell-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

21597
30 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17410925, but Bluff-Rosco; Setter-James; Araminta-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Salway; Phillida-Mrs Vincent; Arcas-Harrington; Aegon-Lascells; Cimon-Stoppelaer; Mopsus-Mullart; Corydon-James.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: LLe Matelot-Master Mathews; Scotch Dance-Master Mathews; scholar to Davenport

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-; Handel's Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge

21598
04 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17411002, but Clodie-Woodward; Sancho-Vaughan; Monsieur-Stoppelaer; Jacques-Smith; Angelina-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs James, Mlle Renos, Mlle Moudet, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs LeFont, Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Giant Actor: a Tall Man from Finland
Role: Concluding With the Grand Dance in Momus Actor:

21599
09 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Garrick to Peter Garrick (Dec. 1741): You perhaps would be glad to know what parts I have play'd, King Richd-+Jack Smatter in Pamela-Clody fop's fortune-Lothario fair Penitent-Chamont Orphan-Ghost Hamlet-& Shall soon be ready in Bays in ye Rehearsal-and in ye part of Othello-Both of which I believe will do Me and Giffard great Service-I have had great Success in all, & 'tis not yet determin'd whether I play Trajedy or Comedy best-$Old Cibber has spoke with ye Greatest Commendation of my Acting, as to playing a Harlequin 'tis quite false-Yates last Season was taken very ill & was not able to begin ye Entertainment so I put on ye Dress & did 2 or three Scenes for him, but Nobody knew it but him & Giffard; I know it has been Said I play'd Harlequin at Covent Garden but it is quite false.-Little, Pineapples, pp. 28-29

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Ghost-Garrick, Being the first Time of his Appearing in that Character; Hamlet-Giffard; King-Paget; Polonius-Julian; Laertes-Marshall; Horatio-W. Giffard; Osrick-Peterson; Rosencrans-Vaughan; Guildenstern-Naylor; Marcellus-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Steel; Ophelia-Miss Hippisley; Gravediggers-Yates, Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Steel

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Steele
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Priscilla Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Vallois

21600
16 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17410921, but Melinda-Mrs Stevens; Constable-Stoppelaer; Scale-Marten; Scruple-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Pritchard, first appearance on that stage
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: New Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: % Scotch Dance, as17411130; Le Matelot, as17411130; Comic Dance, as17411209

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