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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: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Pleasure-Miss Faulkner, Soprano; Virtue-Mrs Arne[, Soprano; Hercules-Miss Young[, Mezzo-Soprano; Attendant on Pleasure-Lowe[, Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser]., Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Arne

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17501206, but Lady Loverule-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bambridge.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Song: IV: Miss Falkner

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17510214, but Recruits-_Ray, James; Rose-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Theodosius-Ryan; Leontine-Macklin; Marcian-Sparks; Aranthes-Ridout; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Miss Macklin (her 1st appearance); With a New Prologue on the Occasion-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Dance: As17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17510103, but Octavia-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17510318 but Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: As17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17501025, but Ophelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: As17510117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17501101, but Hastings-Lacey; Alicia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Falkner; II: Italian Song-Miss Falkner; III: Softly sweet in Lydian Measures, The Prince unable to conceal his Pain out of the Oratorio of Alexander's Feast-Miss Falkner; IV: Cantata set by Arne-Miss Falkner

Dance: As17510117

Event Comment: Benefit for Pritchard (Treasurer). Tickets and places to be had of Pritchard, at his house next the chapel in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Triumphal Entry of the King will be as usual. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17501220, but Almeria-Mrs Ward.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17510307 but abbreviated cast only listing Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Ryan; Caesar-Sparks; Caska-Ridout; Antony-Barry; Octavius-Gibson; Portia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Trebonius Actor: Anderson
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin Statue

Dance: Dennison, Settree; scholars of Lalauze, being the second time of their performing on that stage. Particularly a Scots Dance-Dennison; a Shepherd's Dance-Settree; the Two Pierrots-Dennison, Settree; Likewise (by Desire) a Minuet-Lalauze, Mrs Woffington

Performance Comment: Particularly a Scots Dance-Dennison; a Shepherd's Dance-Settree; the Two Pierrots-Dennison, Settree; Likewise (by Desire) a Minuet-Lalauze, Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: a Minuet Actor: Lalauze, Mrs Woffington.
Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Miles, Mrs Gondou. Afterpiece: With the Scene of the Drawing in the Guildhallv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: II: The Characters of Dancing, as17510426 III: Hornpipe-Atkins; IV: Drunken Peasant-Miles; V: The Gondoliers, as17510117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17510216, but Lieutenant-Mozeen; King Edward V-Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17510415 but Octavia-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy.
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: II: The Characters of Dancing, as17510426 IV: La Paisane, as17510426

Ballet: End: Drunken Peasant. Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: As17510417 but Andromache-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Phoenix Actor: Anderson
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Woffington, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Arne.

Dance: TThe Characters of Dancing, as17510426 Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17510423 but Hamlet-Garrick; Ostrick-Woodward; King-Winstone; Player King-Burton; Gravediggers-_Ray, W. Vaughan; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Lucianus-James.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Yates; Polly-Mrs Campbell.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Campbell.

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: PPigmalion, as17510925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Cushing, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardiner, Christian; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet-Holtham; Petit Maitre-LaLauze.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511002, but Amazons-Mrs _Cushing.
Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs _Cushing.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Ross; Gloster-Sowdon; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Miss Bellamy; Bellmour-Blakes; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Simson.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Entertainment in Italian Grotesque Characters. A blunder in the scenes of ye Entertainment & great noise as No more, Off, Off &c. (Cross). [Inspector No 195 appeared giving another favorable accolade to Mossop (Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette).] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; others-Leviez, Blakes, Costollo, Shuter, The Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mas. Vernon, Mad Mariet.

Song: Mattocks

Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. The tragedy of Jane Shore in which character Miss Macklin is to make her appearance, is in rehearsal at Covent Garden, and will be acted there on Friday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17511015, but full cast As17511007 , including Mrs Cibber as Juliet .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Miss Macklin(, 1st time); Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ryan; Hastings-Barry; Belmour-Gibson; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliff-Usher; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Occasional Prologue-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17510924, but Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Diana-Miss Davis; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner; Madam Cointrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Batchelor; Jupiter in the character of Harlequin-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Event Comment: MMr Mossop did Bajazet -Oh (Cross). [Inspector No 211, in Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette commented on the magnificent performance of Garrick and Miss Bellamy in King Lear the preceding Saturday.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sowdon; Bajazet-Mossop (for the first time); Axalla-Lee; Selima-Miss Bellamy; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Moneses-Havard; Hal-Simson; Dervisse-Winstone; Stratocles-Mozeen; Omar-Burton; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: IV: O Gentle Sleep-Beard