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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.

21651
10 January 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17430103, but Queen-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: King Edward V Actor: Mrs Ridout

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Song: III: Song-Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto-Piantanida

21652
18 January 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17421119, but Miranda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Ridout

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

Dance: II: Neopolitan Punch, as17430114; IV: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

21653
19 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17421124, but Edging-Mrs Chetwood; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs E. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Peasants Actor: Carney, Mlle Roland, Lapierre, Pelling, Granier, Miss Story, the Misses Scotts

21654
21 January 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With a Prologue on Shakespeare and his writings spoken by Garrick, and An Epilogue on Shakespeare's Women Characters spoken by Mrs Woffington-for the benefit of the author of the Prologue and Epilogue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout

Song: As17430120

Dance: As17430120

21655
21 January 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17421211, but Hostess-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Westmorland Actor: Harrington
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Dowglass Actor: Anderson
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: 1 CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Pasteurs Joyeux, as17430119; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

21656
02 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Aristander Actor: Turbutt
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Moore-Sullivan, 1st appearance any stage; Margery-Mrs Lampe, 1st time; Mauxalinda-Miss Young, 1st time; Gubbins-Waltz; Dragon-Messing.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Lampe, 1st time

21657
04 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Lady Wou'd Be Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Peregrine Actor: Anderson
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Salway; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Aerial spirits-Villeneuve, Mlle Auguste; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pluto (Punch)-Dumont; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzitin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Richardson; Pierrot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: PPantaloon and his Enamorata, as17421215; Tambourine-Cooke

21658
09 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs King.
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17430127, but Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: As17430120

21659
12 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17430211, but with the Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: with the Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: The Dances Actor: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.

21660
01 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17430101, but The Vocal parts-_Salway, Miss _Davis, Mrs _James, Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: _Salway, Miss _Davis, Mrs _James, Miss Wright.
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Donalbain Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Hillyard
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Petit Maitre Actor: Dugrande
Role: Concluding with the Grand Dance in Momus Actor: .

21661
14 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Garrick; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Mills; Duke-Taswell; Spinoza-Turbutt; Eliot-Woodburn; Officer-Ray.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: II: Beard; III: The Noontide Air from Comus-Miss Edward; IV: Lowe

21662
16 March 1743 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit the author, Mrs Charke. 3s., 2s., 1s. 6 p.m. [On 1, 3, 5, 7, & 9 Feb. Mrs Charke had been advertising this puppet show of hers; however she names Daniel, Fawkes, Jones, Scott, and James in the cast and on the 9th says author of the play. Afterpiece possibly not a puppet show.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

21663
19 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Checo Torinese. Mainpiece: By Particular desire. Tickets deliver'd out for Venice Preserv'd will be taken. Tickets and places to be had of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17430317 but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Col Standard Actor: Delane
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 III: La Mascarade de Florana-Checo, Chiaretta; V: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

21664
12 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts and Mrs Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: TTambourine-Cooke; Peasants, as17421230; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; New Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407

21665
13 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Distrest Mother Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Harlequin-; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Doctor-Bencraft; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; Tambourine-Cooke; Peasants, as17421230

21666
14 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17430308 but Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Bacchanal-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: The Dances Actor: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

21667
15 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Tickets and places to be had of Page at the stage door, or at Leveridge's Lodgings, the third door on the right hand in Hanover St., turning out of Long Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17421208, but Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; in Act III Lord Rake's Song-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: I: Peasants, as17421230; III: Grand Ballet, as17421108; V: Les Boufons du Cour, as17430305

Song: II: The Contented Man-Leveridge; IV: The Miser's Passport-Leveridge; V: An Epilogue in Music, address'd to the Town,-Leveridge: What I have said before I still recite, All shall be over about Nine at Night

21668
22 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17421101, but Sharper-Blakes; Belinda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005; V: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

Music: II: Concerto-Piantanida; IV: Solo-Piantanida

Song: III: An Italian Song-a Gentlewoman

21669
25 April 1743 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: End I: Hail! Windsor, favourite Air,-a Gentleman; III: Stella & Flavius-; IV: Gentle Jessica in the Merchant of Venice-Mrs Lowe

Performance Comment: Windsor, favourite Air,-a Gentleman; III: Stella & Flavius-; IV: Gentle Jessica in the Merchant of Venice-Mrs Lowe.
Cast
Role: Gentle Jessica in the Merchant of Venice Actor: Mrs Lowe.

Dance: II: A Comic dance, The Drunken Peasant-

21670
30 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered out by Mrs Ridout for The Fair Penitent will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: La Florana, as17430408 III: Sicilian Peasants, as17430310

21671
02 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Marten and Carr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Joe-Stoppelaer; Dick-Hale; Peggy-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale.

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Les Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

21672
03 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17430416 but Lady Ann-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: King Edward V Actor: Mrs Ridout

Song: As17430413

Dance: III: La Florana, as17430408

21673
09 May 1743 @ May Fair

Event Comment: YYeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Great Theatrical Booth, Upper End of Little Brookfield. At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality will be presented the Droll. Begin at Noon and end at 10 p.m. The Booth founded after the Manner of an Amphitheatre, with Boxes on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love His Own Rival

Afterpiece Title: Trick Upon Trick

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rosoman; Squire-Cushing; Clown-Warner; Colombine-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Dance: The Humours of Mayfair-

21674
12 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mayle and Edwards. Tickets deliver'd by Taswell and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17421112, but Belinda-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Serious Ballet, as17430425 IV: La Florana, as17430408

21675
20 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Aerial Spirits-Villeneuve, Mlle Auguste; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Doctor-Bencraft; Pierot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: Cooke, the Aurettis