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22694 results for: Keyword - Mrs Butler.
We found 23362 matches on Performance Comments, 4266 matches on Event Comments, 4212 matches on Performance Title, 1234 matches on Roles/Actors, and 17 matches on Author.

501
28 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17380208, but Caska-Winstone; Portia-Mrs Porter; Citizens-Johnson, Miller, Harper, Griffin, Macklin; With a new Prologue-Quin; a new Epilogue-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: a new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Butler.

502
12 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter and Pelling. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere. [Tickets of Mrs Walter at her House in back of Mr Acton's, Fishmonger, in Bridge Street, and of Pelling at Mr Dailey's, Jeweller, in dl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; II: Black Joke-Pelling, Mrs Walter; III: Russian Sailor-Denoyer; V: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: The Early Horn-Beard

503
26 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17380413 but Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Tattle-Macklin; Sir Sampson-Marten, the first time of his appearance on that stage; Jeremy-Woodward; Buckram-Cole.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: A new dance-Miss Wright, Miss Morrison; II: Punch-Master Ferg; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: A new Sailor's Dance-Phillips

504
09 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17390115, but Foppington-Macklin; Lady Betty-Mrs Mills; Edging-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: II: The Noontide Air, as17390407

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Muilment; V: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

505
09 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Mrs Walter's House, near the Baker's, in Bridges-Street, cg. Tickets for Pelling, Rector, Woodburn taken also.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: I: English Maggot-Rector, Mrs Walter; II: Grand Dance of Moors-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Rector; IV: Pierots-Pelling, Leviez; V: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

506
21 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17391016, but Altea-Mrs Macklin; Clara-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Wright.
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Woodward

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Cast
Role: Pilgrims Actor: Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward

507
13 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17400329 but Murderers-Turbutt, Woodburn; Witches-Macklin, Shepard, Ray; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; withVocals-Stoppelaer, Rheinhold, Ray, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: withVocals Actor: Stoppelaer, Rheinhold, Ray, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones.
Role: Vocals Actor: Rheinhold, Ray, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Butler</a>

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17400512, but Sir John-Stoppelaer; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Muilment; II: Punch-Master Ferg; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: IV: A Dialogue between a Town Rxke and Country Lass-; End Afterpiece: A Trumpet Gregorian Song-; accompanied-a Chorus

508
19 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17391228, but Day-Shepard; Second Committeeman-Gray; Jack-Green; Mrs Chat-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; II: Hornpipe in the Character of a Jack Tar-Yates; III: Muilment; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

509
12 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: As17401011, but Otter-Marten; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Walter; Lady Haughty-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Mrs Centaure Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Epicoene Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Mrs Centaur Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Otter Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mavis Actor: Mrs Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Lowe; Macahone-Macklin; Carbine-Havard; Truncheon-Marten; Spangle-Woodburn; Pumpkin-Wright; Sir Barnaby-Taswell; Jeremy-Vaughan; Robin-Gray; Fidelia-Miss Woodburn; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Egerton; Betty Kimbow-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Buskin Actor: Mrs Egerton

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air-Lowe; II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Blow Blow-Lowe

Dance: III: Minuet-Liviez, Miss Story

510
25 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRylands MS.: Benefit for Numberers &c, Mrs Marshall, Miss Lee, Miss Budgell, Miss Wright, Miss Cole, and Mr Walker. Tickets deliver'd out by Edwards, Owen, Brooks, Rumball, and others will be taken. Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: Celladon and Phyllis-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; V: The Medley of Jokes-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

511
21 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hooper. Tickets and Places to be taken...and of Mrs Hooper, at her House at Knightsbridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: The Part of Sylvia to be attempted Actor: Mrs Hooper, first appearance any stage
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17430303 but Nell-Mrs Hooper (first time in that part); Sir John-the Gentleman who perform'd Macheath [Hayman].Hayman].
Cast
Role: 7430303 but Nell Actor: Mrs Hooper

Song: I: Would you taste the Noontide Air?-Mrs Hooper; III: Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Hooper

Performance Comment: -Mrs Hooper; III: Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Hooper.
Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Hooper
Role: Let me wander not unseen Actor: Mrs Hooper.

512
06 December 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17270919, but Lucy-Mrs Mills; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Butler</a>

513
25 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Thurmond, Lally, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Miss Robinson

514
04 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17281008, but Cephisa-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

515
09 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: As17290224, but Biron-W. Mills; Victoria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

516
05 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Cast
Role: Inanthe Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: III: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourin-Miss Robinson; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: In The Jovial Crew: The Merry Beggars-Rainton, others

517
28 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: See17310405 A new Epilogue-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: See17310405 A new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Heron.

Dance:

518
13 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: MMinuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth

519
06 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Performance Comment: As17311217, but Steward-R. Wetherilt; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Hazard Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mrs Raison Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: SScotch Woman-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears

Song: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

520
17 August 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17320804, but Lodovico-Paget; Montano-Winstone; Gratiano-Ridout; Roderigo-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Mrs Charke.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Performance Comment: Trapolin-Bridgwater; Flametta-Miss Raftor; Lavinio-Roberts; Barberino-Paget; Bruneto-Stoppelaer; Prudentia-Miss Atherton; Alberto-Winstone; Mago-Cross; Isabella-Miss Mears; Puritan-Jones; but edition of 1732 adds: 1st Woman-Young Leigh; 2d-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: 2d Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: HHighland Dance-Native of Scotland; A new Scotch Dance-Holt, Mrs Walter; Je ne scai quoy-Vallois, Mrs Walter

521
08 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321003, but Sir Joseph-Miller; Laetitia-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Heron.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Cast
Role: Goody Stubble Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance:

522
05 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17321111 (Daily Post, 2 Feb.; issue of 5 Feb. missing), but Suffolk-_; Chancellor-_; Chamberlain-_; Abergavenny-_; Cromwell-_; Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

523
04 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17321107, but Pylades-Roberts; Cleone-Mrs Shireburn; With the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Mears, Miss Mann
Role: Deities of Pleasure Actor: Essex, Mrs Booth
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter

524
27 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Daily Advertiser, 17 April, lists cast As17321208, but Sharper-Mills; Vainlove-Roberts; Lucy-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Heron.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Butler</a>

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

525
03 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Performance Comment: As17340401 but Primrose-Mrs Charke; Cranny-Shepard; Poet-Oates; Agnes-Miss Brett. With the Original Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Primrose Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Lady Hyppish Actor: Mrs Butler</a>
Role: Belina Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Music: A Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: III: Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter

Song: IV: Quanto Dolce, Quanto Care by Mrs Cibber