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22470 results for: Keyword - Mrs Brown's
We found 23376 matches on Performance Comments, 4283 matches on Event Comments, 4225 matches on Performance Title, 300 matches on Roles/Actors, and 68 matches on Author.

5701
15 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Milward; Orphan-Mrs Cibber; Acasto-Berry; Chamont-Quin; Polydore-Mills; Chaplain-Turbutt; Ernesto-Winstone; Serena-Miss Holiday; Florella-Mrs Grace; Page-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Orphan Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17361018, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Song: As17370312

5702
19 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Woudbe Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: In I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; I: Serious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-two Misses Scott; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Comic Dance-called Punch in Love with Dame Ragonde Accompanied by her Children-Nivelon, Lalauze, both in Wooden Shoes

Song: III: A New Song-Beard

5703
21 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

5704
01 April 1737 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal part-Mrs Arne; late Miss Cecilia Young. With select Songs and Pieces of Musick; compos'd by Mr Arne, particularly, a New Ov e rture-; a new Concerto for Hautboys-; the March in Zara-; with a Comic Medley Overture-; two new Songs in English-; (by particular Desire) a Ballad Air call'd, Come and Listen to my Ditty-Mr Arne on the Violin, with many Variations; Also variety of Pieces by other Authors-; particularly the first and eighth Concertosof Corelli-; two Italian Songs-

5705
02 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Templer.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: A new Song-Beard

Dance: SSerious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-Misses Scott; Highlander and his Mistress-Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre; Punch in Love with Dame Ragonde, as17370319 Grecian Sailor-Glover

5706
12 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17361124, but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard; Sir Charles-Hamilton; Scrub-Norris; Cherry-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs M. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: II: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: I: Dialogue composed by Henry Purcel-the Masters Hamilton; III: Miss Jones; IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

5707
13 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Oates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Music: Comic Medley Overture by Arne-

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier

5708
14 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; King-Bridgwater; Prince-Ryan; Hotspur-Walker; Vernon-A. Hallam; Worcester-Aston; Glendower-Boaman; Points-A. Ryan; Dowglass-Paget; Sir Walter-Ridout; Carriers-Mullart, James; Francis-Hippisley; Kate-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Templer.

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Peasant Dance-Lalauze; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentationfor the Loss of Sig Sensino-Roberts; IV: Beard

5709
14 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Author's Triumph; or, The Manager Manag'd

Dance: End Afterpiece: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: II: Dialogue by Purcell-the Masters Hamilton; III: Miss Jones; IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

5710
18 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 II: Mr Cowley's Swallow-Beard; III: By Desire, Purcell's famous Dialogue, Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway; V: A new Pastoral, The Agreement-Leveridge, Laguerre, Mrs Wright

5711
19 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Wishwell Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: II: Dublin Maggot-Philips, Janno, Peters; IV: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

5712
21 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: III: Clown-Vallois; V: French Peasants-Master Oates, Miss Oates

Song: IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

5713
26 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Drunken Peasant-Philips; Russian Sailor-Denoyer

5714
28 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: III: Clown-Vallois; V: French Peasants-Master Oates, Miss Oates

Song: IV: Italian Song-Mrs Chambers

5715
29 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: See17361012, but Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Philips; Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Peasant-Philips, Mrs Anderson; II: Turkish Dance-Muilment; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; IV: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann

Music: Comic Medley Overture-composed by Lampe

5716
02 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: See17361111, but Osmyn-Milward; King-Mills; Gonsalez-Berry; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond; Zara-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett

5717
05 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Clarinna Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Serious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-the Misses Scott; III: French Peasant-Lalauze; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: II: A new English Song-Roberts; IV: A new Cantata-Beard; V: Since Times are so Bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

5718
05 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Tollett
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: 7370402 but Combrush Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: I: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

5719
06 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Oates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17370315 but Goodwill-Shepard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

5720
06 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17361231, but Pylades-Stevens; Cephisa-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Templer.
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 III: Caelia has a Thousand Charms-Beard

5721
07 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17370416 but Andromache-Miss Holyday; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Milward; Pylades-Cibber; Phoenix-Boman; With the Original Epilogue; The Prologue to the Masons-Mills; Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17370506, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: The Songs in Masonry, as usual: Brother Berry, Brother OatesI: Come let us prepare-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; III: On on my dear Brethren-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; V: Let Masonry be now my Theme-Brother Berry, Brother Oates

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

5722
11 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-Master and Miss Oates; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Minuet, Louvre-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Wooden Shoe-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Peasant-Master and Miss Oates

5723
13 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17361210, but Nurse-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: I: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; II: Two Pierrots-Livier, Pelling; III: Hornpipe-a Seafaring Gentleman for his Diversion; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; V: A new Scotch Dance-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

5724
14 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's Prentice

5725
16 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice