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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.

21776
08 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17451127, but Jacques-_; Clodio-Chapman; Elvira-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Jacques Actor: Anderson.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17460405 III: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405 V: Minuet(by Desire)-Destrade, Miss Vandersluys

Song: II: The Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125 IV: a Bacchanalian Song-Reinhold

21777
12 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17460408 but Tippet-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Song: II: Come Rosaline O come and see-Roberts; IV: a New Cantata-Roberts

Dance: III: The Peasants, as17460405 V: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405

21778
14 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Conrade Actor: Anderson
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Jealous Husband Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Jealous Husband-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Pierot-Lalauze;the other parts to the best advantage; To conclude with theDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi.
Cast
Role: Jealous Husband Actor: Bencraft
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard

Dance: MMinuet(by Desire)-Lalauze, Sga Campioni; Pigmalion, as17460409

Song: GGenius of England-Beard

21779
17 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Mrs Ridout and Miss Budgell. Tickets deliver'd out for Love's Last Shift will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: II: Lowe; IV: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206

21780
22 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Goodfellow and Barrington. Tickets for Barrington at Mrs Gwyn's a Silk Dyer in Drury Lane. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Simpson doubled in the part of Tyrrel.] Tickets delivered out by Hussey will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: III: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Miss Edwards; IV: Cantata-Lowe

21781
30 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Delagarde, Thompson, Burton. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs LeBrun, Miss Allen, &c will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Lady Gentle Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hartshorn Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; being last time of his performing. Also dancing-Cooke, Sga Campioni=

21782
01 May 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: PPhillips and Hussey's Company. 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d. [Concert formula used.] To begin at 12 and end at 10 p.m. Mainpiece: [first announced on 26th and 29th as The Careful Father; or, The Extravagant Son. Notice of performance repeated 2,3,6 (but Cushing as Drunken Peasant), 6,7 (but Phillips as Drunken Peasant), 12, 13, 14, and 15 May. Probably acted every day of May Fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; With The Comical Humours Of Sir John Oldcastle And A Pert Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Phillips; Drunken Colonel-Phillips (Daily Advertiser, 3 May).
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips his first appearance on that stage in England in three years; Beau Mordecai the Jew-Bennett; Miss Kitty-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips his first appearance on that stage in England in three years
Role: Miss Kitty Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Dance: NNew Hornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Sailor's Dance called the Jovial Crew-Phillips

Song: Grand Chorus in Honor of his Royal Highness the Duke on his brave Defeat of the Rebels-

21783
03 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gray [Constable] and Dunbar [Boxkeeper. See note 29 April.] I hope my diligence as a Constable, in preserving Ladies from the Insults of the Pickpockets... may entitle me to some small Indulgence at my Benefit. James Gray.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17460322 but Jessica-Mrs Ridout; Epilogue-_; Balthazar-_; Duke-_; Tubal-_; Morochius-_; Solarino-_.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive, 1st appearance here in 3 years
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: III: Miss Young; IV: Lowe

21784
07 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Driscoll, Banks, Trott. Tickets deliver'd out by Sadler, Garney, Mrs Tubman and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Curio Actor: Anderson
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: James Actor: Anderson
Role: Leander Actor: Hayman
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Vaughan.

21785
06 June 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17460402 but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Lowe; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: The Mechels; IV: Muilment, Desse, Liviez; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Song: III: Lowe

21786
09 June 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Cashell; Lockit-Marten; Peachum-Chapman; Lucy-Miss Young; Polly-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave [Royal Chace]

Dance: I: Peasant-Cooke; II: Pigmalion, as17460409

21787
25 August 1746 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: WWarner and Fawkes' Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated 26, 27 August.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Hero

Afterpiece Title: All Alive and Merry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary; or, Colombine Cameron

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; Colombine-Smith; Colombine Cameron-Mrs Cushing; Clodpole-Warner.
Cast
Role: Colombine Cameron Actor: Mrs Cushing

Song: In praise of our successful Hero the Duke of Cumberland-

21788
08 September 1746 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: HHussey and Phillips, New Theatre, Bowling Green. Not performed these Ten Years. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. [Notice repeated 9, 10, 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Constant Couple; Or, The Fop Bit [a Farce]

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Music: A grand chorus of kettle Drums-; Hautboys-; French Horns- in praise of our noble Hero, the Duke of Cumberland

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Song: II: Master Maddox; III: A new Song, Maids have a Care-Bennett

21789
25 September 1746 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bennett; Polly-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Jos. Woodbridge

21790
04 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The first payroll of the season, covering three days of acting, amounted to #69 8s. 6d (30 men--#35 14s.; 24 women--#26 10s; 10 servants' accounts including an unspecified number of dressers and charwomen--#7 4s. 6d.).] Receipts: #42. 18s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffeir-Ryan; Pierre-Cashell; Priuli-Bridgwater; Renault-Ridout; Bedamar-Gibson; Officer-Carr; Eliot-Bencraft; Duke-Dunstall; Spinoza-Anderson; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Spinoza Actor: Anderson
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: James Actor: Anderson
Role: Leander Actor: Hayman
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Vaughan.

21791
14 October 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Phillida-Mrs Clive; Cimon-Collins; Mopsa-I. Sparkes; Corydon-Taswell; Arcas-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clive

21792
20 October 1746 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Lee,from Goodman's Fields; Henry IV-Furnival; Prince-Cushing; Francis-Phillips; Hostess-Mrs Phillips; Falstaff-Paget.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Phillips

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lying Valet

Song: 1 Cunningham

Dance: 1 Phillips

21793
04 November 1746 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command, No Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes. A New Opera [another pasticcio]. Pit and Boxes a half Guinea; gallery 5s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annibale In Capua

Performance Comment: Parts-Reginelli, Borosini, Triulzi, Ciocchi, Mrs Pirker, Signora Casarini, Signora Frasi (Burney, History of Music, IV, 453).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reginelli, Borosini, Triulzi, Ciocchi, Mrs Pirker, Signora Casarini, Signora Frasi

Dance:

21794
15 November 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Monimia-Mrs Giffard; Chamont-Lacy; Castalio-Barry; Polydore-Delane; Acasto-Sparks; Chaplin-Blakes; Page-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

21795
01 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees; or, The Jesuit Caught

Performance Comment: Old Laronn-Yates; Father Martin-Taswell; Jourdain-Neale; Young Laroon-Mozeen; Isabel-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Dance: As17461112

21796
01 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Cibber on account #50. Receipts #108 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

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

21797
02 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit of a Citizen and a Vintner's Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Wignell; Lady Betty-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: As17461124

Dance: As17461124

21798
04 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ladies send servants by three o'clock. By Command. Receipts: #137 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17461027, but Kent-Rosco; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs James
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Bland

21799
08 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17461206, but Francis-Woodward; 2nd Carrier-Hippisley; Glendower-Havard; Mortimer-Davies; Prince John-Mrs Rowley; Gadshill-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Mrs Rowley
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James.

21800
18 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Bought 3 yds white Gauze & 2yds of Lace for a veil for Mrs Pritchard in Jane Shore... 14s. Receipts: #120 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Chloris Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Two Sing song Dancing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Young
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young