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We found 26584 matches on Performance Comments, 7263 matches on Performance Title, 5464 matches on Event Comments, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, Vamp-Yates; Young Cape-Lewes; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Poet-Hamilton; Printer's Devil-Quick; Robin-R. Smith; Gov. Cape-Gardner; Arabella-Mrs Dyer; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamoir, Miss Hamoir [now so spelled][as17701016; End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17701015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Shore-Bensley; Catesby-Perry; Gloster-Clarke; Ratcliff-R. Smith; Belmour-Gibson; Derby-Wignell; Alicia-Miss Miller, first time; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Miller, first time
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance-Mr and Miss Hamoir

Event Comment: For the Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Radley.

Dance: End: A New Dance call'd Cunning Love-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Miss Ross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Young Loveit-Didier; Gruel-Knowles; Old Catgut-Dancer; Paduasoy-Castle; Simon-Robson; Bridoun-Vowell; Harpy-Farrell; Coachman-Vandermere; Fungus-Fearon; Mrs Loveit-Weston; Dolly-Mrs Collet; Jenny-Mrs Granger; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Foote
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Weston
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Collet
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Hamilton; Quaver-Dancer; Goodwill-Farrell; Blister-Fearon; Lucy-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Didier.

Dance: Master West, Miss West (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catharine And Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Baptista-Farrell; Hortensio-Miller; Music Master-Lings; Pedro-Vowell; Biondello-Didier; Taylor-Vandermere; Grumio-Hamilton; Bianca-Mrs Collet; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Collet
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs White
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Young Wilding-Davis; Sir Jasper Wilding-Farrell; Beaufort-Dancer; Dapper-Vowell; Quildrive-Cornelys; Old Philpot-Weston; Carmine-Mrs Granger; Maria-Mrs Gardner; Original Epilogue-Woodward, Weston.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Dancer
Role: Carmine Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: The Nosegay-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Foote
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Weston
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Collet
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Master West, Miss West; End of Play: Comic Dance-Castiglione

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Reinhold, Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Reinhold, Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Robson; Argus-Dancer; Heartwell-Farrell; Mob-Cornelys, Miller, Vowell; Robin-Vandermere; Betty-Mrs White; Arethusa-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Didier.

Dance: End of Play: New Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Reinhold, Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Reinhold, Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17710612 but Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Didier.

Dance: The Nosegay-Master and Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Collett

Dance: Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Dance: Master West, Miss West

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Woodward (first appearance in that character); Capt. Dudley-Fearon; Charles Dudley-Didier; Stockwell-Gardner; Fulmer-F. Gentleman; Stukely-Dancer; Major O'Flaherty-Aickin; Servants-Vowell, Cornelys; Varland-Weston; Charlotte-Mrs Didier; Louisa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Collins; Lucy-Mrs Granger; Housekeeper-Mrs White; Lady Rusport-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Collins
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs White
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrett

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Collett
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Shoemaker-Master West, Miss West

Event Comment: Benefit for Piguenit (treasurer). Price 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Entertainment: The Favourite Scots Air of last season in Love in a Village-; Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms, The Wanton God who Pierces Hearts, Sweet Echo from Comus,-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Entertainment: Favourite Scots Air from Love in a Village, The Soldier Tir'd with War's Alarms, The Wanton God Who Pierces Hearts-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Miss Rantipole Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: A new Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West

Event Comment: Paid for cleaning and repairing of the sewers #23 6s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #203 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17711026, but Bassanio-Bensley; Macklin's acting Shylock the last time before his departure for Ireland. Macklin's acting Shylock the last time before his departure for Ireland.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Mr and Miss Hamoir; IV: The Tartars, as17710927

Event Comment: [The Young Gentleman identified as Owenson by Hopkins MS Notes. Confirmed by Sir Nicholas Nipclose, in The Theatres (2nd. ed. London, 1722, p. 51) speaking of Inchbald's introduction to the London stage with advertisement of "first appearance" though he had been many years an itinerant actor, "this is a trick to gain, from curiosity, what may pay by one night the whole season's pitiful salary of such actors; several mushrooms have vegetated thus; but none more worthless or short lived, than Mr Owenson; brought forward modestly in Tamerlane, some weeks since; without even the requistes of a grown-up school-boy."] Receipts: #180 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance [Owenson]; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Hull; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Thompson; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller; [The Original song To Thee, O gentle Sleep-DuBellamy; [The Usual Prologue-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17711018, but Arabella-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Jovial Gardners-Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir, Mr Drouville[, being his 1st appearance. [See17630312.

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 23 Jan. 1767.] Charges #68 2s. Deficit to Lee Lewes #3 4s. 6d., cover'd by #149 18s. from tickets (Box 206; Pit 414; Gallery 363). Receipts: #64 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Quick; Duke-Owenson; Steward-Wignell; Lords-Davis, Gardner; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Countess-Mrs DuBellamy; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: I: By Particular Desire a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer Tomlinson and Lings. Tickets delivered by Page, Chinnal and Carleton Sen will be taken. Receipts: #242 9s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits for Mortimer, Tomlinson, Lings: #158 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17720427 but Obadiah-Love; Ruth-Mrs Hopkins; Abel-W. Palmer; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Storey-_.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Entertainment: IV: introduce the Description of a Man of War and a Sea Fight-Moody

Dance: V: New Double Hornpipe-Master Whitlow, Miss Lings (scholars of Sg Giorgi)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Twist. [See17720326]

Event Comment: Man and Wife is deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Paid Mr Asselin for his performance #10 10s. (Account Book). [See Entertainments for 5 Nov.] Receipts: #120 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17720921, but Belford-Perry.
Cast
Role: Belford Actor: Perry.
Role: Maj Belford Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Bell Actor: Bulkley
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End Opera: The Recruits-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Harris. [See17720501.

Event Comment: Benefit for Dispensary for Infant Poor in Soho Square. Ladies send servants to secure their places by 5 o'clock. Charges #85 10s. Profit to Dispensary #36 11s. 6d., plus #128 9s. from tickets (Box 365; Pit 248) (Account Book). Receipts: #121 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17721016, but Foigard-Fox; Sullen-Dunstall; Cherry-Mrs Kniveton; Add Sir Charles-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Catley.

Song: II: (By particular Desire) The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms from Arataxerxes,-Miss Catley

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17721012