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26789 results for: Keyword - Mrs Cibber</i> gave it up-some days ago ($Cross
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6226
10 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #96 6s. (Account Book); #110 (Rylands MS.). See London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 10 Nov., for a poem on Mrs Woffington as Sylvia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Cibber
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington, the first time of her performing upon that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Salway; Muckworm-Hippisley; Sapscull-Rosco; Slango-Neale; Blunder-Anderson; Arbella-Mrs Vincent; Combrush-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs James.

Dance: As17401027

6227
09 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Boultby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: See17401103, but Hastings-Walker; Dumont-Giffard; Gloster-Paget; Catesby-Naylor; Ratcliffe-Vaughan; Belmour-Blakes; Jane Shore-Mrs Giffard; Alicia-Mrs Boultby.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Boultby.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: Miss Medina

Dance: Master Matthews; Hornpipe-Yates

6228
12 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Hignesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Receipts: #160 6s. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Mrs Porter again received #20 for her performance this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Bridgwater; Dolabella-Hale; Alexas-Hallam; Serapion-Rosco; Cleopatra-Mrs Horton; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Porter.
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: As17410207; Also Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

6229
26 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Receipts: #129 14s. 6d. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Porter received #20 for acting this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Horton; Glocester-Ryan; Hastings-Delane; Dumont-Hallam; Belmour-Hale; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliffe-Rosco; Darby-Anderson; Alicia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: As17410223

6230
03 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As 14 and 17 Feb. Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment. [The edition of 1741 prints Touchbury's parts as by Stitchbury and Hebe (instead of Ganymede) for Mrs Dunstall; it names Devoto as designer of the scenes and Prelleur as composer of music.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student or The Fall of Pantomime With the Restoration of the Drama

Performance Comment: Harlequin Student-Yates; Colombine-Miss Hippisley; Mons Venterbleau-Peterson; Mynheer Van Grub-Julian; Tenebroso-Touchbury; Old Shepherd-Marr; Nurse-Olbeldiston; 1st Watchman-Dunstall; 2d Watchman-Charles; 1st Countryman-Dunstall; 2d Countryman-Crofts; 3d Countryman-Nelson; 4th Countryman-Naylor; Pierot-Shawford; John Trott-Dove; with a Grotesque Dance between Punch, Pierot and Scaramouch-Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston; the whole to Conclude with a Representation of Shakespear's Monument-, as lately Erected; Jupiter-Crispe; Mars-Touchbury; Mercury-Brett; Cupid-Master Nanfan; Minerva-Miss Jones; Melpomene-Mrs Lamball; Thalia-Miss Medina; Ganymede-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Melpomene Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Ganymede Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

6231
22 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle

Song: Mrs Dunstall, Mrs Jones

6232
15 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gree, Beckham, Rogers, Mrs Penkethman, and a Widow under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17401128, but Ventoso-Ray; Mustachio-Woodward; Hippolito-Green; Infernal Spirit-_; Neptune-_; Amphitrite-_; with Dear Pretty Youth-Mrs Clive; Vocals-Savage, Rainton, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: with Dear Pretty Youth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Vocals Actor: Savage, Rainton, Mrs Clive.
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Milcha Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: TTambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

6233
16 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser: We hear that Mrs Clive, who has been so dangerously ill that her life has been despair'd of, is now judged to be in a fair way of recovery. Receipts: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Milward; Lorenzo-Mills; Bertran-Havard; Gomez-Macklin; Fryar-Shepard; Raymond-Berry; Alphonso-Winstone; Pedro-Ridout; Elvira-Mrs Woffington; Teresa-Miss Bennet; Queen-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; III: a New Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel; V: The Italian Peasants, as17411207

6234
23 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stonnell, who lately kept the Coffee House in Scarborough

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17420105, but Humphrey-Marten; Daniel-_; Isabella-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Woodward.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: TTambourine, as17411230; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale, as17420212

6235
18 March 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Mainpiece: At the desire of Several Persons of Quality. Tickets to be had and places taken of Page at the stage door. None to be admitted into the Boxes, or upon the stage, without printed tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Box Office and stage door at 5s. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Alicia-Mrs Porter; Gloster-Ryan; Hastings-Hale; Dumont-Bridgwater; Belmour-Gibson; Ratcliffe-Rosco; Catesby-Stevens; Jane Shore-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: TTambourine-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Les Maquignons, as17420309 The Peasants, as17420210

6236
27 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ed. Giffard, numberer and Box Bookkeeper. Tickets deliver'd out Mrs E. Giffard will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17420127, but John-_; Betty-_; Peg-_; Foible-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Bishop
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Vallois.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: Welsh Buffoons-two Masters Granier

6237
14 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Stage enclos'd and form'd into an amphitheatre. Send servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albion Queens

Performance Comment: Mary Queen of Scots-Mrs Horton; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter (being the last time of her appearing on this stage); No others listed. No others listed.
Cast
Role: Mary Queen of Scots Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

6238
15 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Servants will be admitted to keep Places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the Ladies will be form'd into side boxes. Tickets and places to be had at Mrs Pritchard's, at the Blue Door in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields, or of Hobson at the stage door. Numbers of Counterfeit tickets on Benefit nights, having lately been sold in the passages leading to the Theatre, 'tis desired no Persons will buy any there, Care being taken to prevent all tickets so bought from being admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430303 but Kitty Pry-Mrs Pritchard; Sharp-Yates; a New Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: II: Beard; IV: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: III: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

6239
15 April 1743 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Tame, late Mrs Turner, of Bow St. Tickets delivered out for 9 April will be taken. [Customary concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Tame, by Desire.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Mrs Tame, by Desire.

6240
19 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. We hear Mrs Clive, by Desire, and in imitation of the late celebrated Mrs Verbruggen, who perform'd the Part of Bayes in the Rehearsal, is to appear in that character at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the benefit of her brother. (Daily Advertiser) Note. Tickets deliver'd out for the Benefit of a Gentleman under Misfortunes, for Friday the 22nd instant for the Play As You Like It will be taken on Thursday next the 21st to the Comedy call'd The Alchemist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17430115, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

6241
28 March 1744 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. 4s., 2s., 1s. Tickets at Mrs Charke's@Stake@and@Soup@House in Drury Lane, near Stuart's Rents

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Mrs Charke.

Song: Between Acts:

Music: Select Pieces-

6242
17 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Musick for the Afterpiece compos'd by Mr Arne. With a New Overture founded on some favourite Irish tunes. Nothing Under Full Prices will be taken during the Performance.--General Advertiser. [See Poem by S. G. To Mrs Sybilla, on her Acting the Goddess of Dullness and persuading her to attempt Melantha in Dryden's Marriage Alamode in Gentlemen's Magazine, Feb. 1745, p. 98. Authorship of afterpiece unknown; possible a revision of Theobald's The Happy Captive. See 16 April 1741 hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Temple of Dulness With Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna

Performance Comment: Capochio-Waltz; Puppibello-Lowe; Merit-Blakes; Goddess of Dullness-Mrs Sybilla (1st time of her performing in England); Negligence-Miss Young; Sga Dorinna-Mrs Arne (General Advertiser); Faddlini-Miss Cole [1745 edition].1745 edition].
Cast
Role: Goddess of Dullness Actor: Mrs Sybilla
Role: Sga Dorinna Actor: Mrs Arne

6243
04 March 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. 6 p.m. 5s., 3s., 2s., will be presented a Concert, etc. [In the bill for 21 Feb. it is announced as: By Permission...will be reviv'd an Historical Play, not acted these sixty years.] Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Meredith, at the Theatre. [Puffs in the Daily Advertiser announce their pleasure that Mrs Charke is actually going to play a woman's role. A rehearsal was held on 1 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pope John Viii

Performance Comment: otherwise Pope Joan-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: otherwise Pope Joan Actor: Mrs Charke.

6244
14 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage; and the ladies are desired to send their servants by 3 o'clock. Mr Giffard having receiv'd directions for places at his benefit takes this opportunity of acquainting his friends he shall desist from troubling them on that occasion this season. Tickets to be had of Mrs Giffard at No. 11, in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; and of Hobson at the Stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17450112, but Angelica-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bridges

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment; V: Sga Bettini

6245
30 March 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Daniel and Mrs Bainbridge; tickets deliver'd out for Love's Last Shift will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townley-Mrs Daniel; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bainbridge.
Cast
Role: Lady Townley Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Bainbridge.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

6246
05 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hooper. Boxes 4s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17460122, but Polly-Mrs Hooper her first time here; Macheath-Hayman First time on that stage.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Hooper her first time here
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bambridge.

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Dance: Joseph Granier, Polly Granier, Jack Granier

6247
17 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Dove. Prices Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Note, Several Lots of ground to be lett for Gardening. Enquire at the Taphouse of the Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17460102, but Bullock-Dove; Rose-Miss Haughton (Daily Advertiser), Mrs Dove (General Advertiser); Melinda-Mrs Cushing; Worthy-_; Recruits-_.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Entertainment: II: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Dance: III: Comic Dance-The Masters Granier, Miss Granier; V: Hornpipe-Williams

Song: III: Merry Cobler or +Monsieur Defeated-

6248
01 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Wright, Atkinson, Mrs King, Miss Bradshaw, Miss Pitt, &c for the Confederacy will be taken. Care will be taken to stop those Tickets that are sold at the door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17460419 but Beatrice-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs King.
Role: Mrs Crispin Actor: Mrs Bridges

Song: Bibby

Dance: The Mechels

6249
06 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1 Ladies send servants by three o'clock to keep places. [A customary note for subsequent performances this season.] Paid Mrs LaFont for her performance 3 nights in The Rape of Proserpine 15s. Receipts: #189 7s

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Garrick 1st time; Falstaff-Quin; King-Cashell; Wales-Ryan; Francis-Hippisley; Worcester-Rosco; Westmorland-Hayman; Vernon-Gibson; Northumberland-Carr; Douglas-Anderson; Poins-Chapman; Bardolph-Marten; Blunt-Ridout; Carriers-Arthur, Woodward; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James.

6250
14 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Mrs Giffard. Tickets to be had of her at her house, No 11 in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane, and of Hobson at the stage door where places may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17461227, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Giffard; Macduff-Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Lowe, Sullivan, Mrs Mozeen, Mrs Sibella, Morgan, Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Blakes.
Role: Margerina Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Salomon's Son, the Mechels