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22237 results for: Keyword - Mrs Crofts
We found 23324 matches on Performance Comments, 4240 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

3401
20 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17261214, but Abigail-Mrs Willis; Martha-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Butler

Dance: I: The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; II: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; III: The Fawns-Lally, Essex, Duplessis, Haughton, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; IV: Whitson Holiday-Boval, Miss Tenoe; V: Coquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth

3402
21 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: Of Poitier's Composition: A Jalousie of Three Pierots-Poitier, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Serious Dance-Dupre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss Latour; French Peasant-Poitier; A Grand Ballet-ten Persons of Different Characters

Music: End III: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Kettle Drums-Mr Poitier

3403
27 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: new Ball Dance-Glover, Mlle Salle; Pastoral-Glover, Newhouse, Dupre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Pierot Dance-Nivelon, Poitier; Moors-Glover, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss Latour

3404
12 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Story-Wm. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Wetherilt; Mrs Chat-Mrs Sherburn; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Sherburn

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; particularly Le Badinage Champetre-

3405
11 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Milward; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Setter-Spiller; Bluff-Hall; Sir Joseph-Bullock; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Berriman; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Sylvia-Mrs Legar; Lucy-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: TThe Merry Month of May, Ye Nymphs and Sylvan Gods-Miss Warren

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Milk Maids Dance-Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson, Miss LaTour

3406
13 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Milward; Escalus-Ogden; Claudio-Ryan; Lucio-Chapman; Provost-Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Buchanan.

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Salle, Mrs Pelling; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

3407
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Faunia; Or, The Royal Shepherdess

Performance Comment: Leontes-Ogden; Polixene-Chapman; Dorastus-Houghton; Old Hob-Smith; Colin-Wm. Bullock; Queen-Mrs Rice; Faunia-Mrs Chapman; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Mopsa-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Faunia Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Bullock Sr; Hob-Salway; Friendly-Mrs Clarke; Flora-Mrs Rice; Betty-Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Mrs Clarke
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Ogden.

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

3408
04 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: See17291117, but Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Amanda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: End I: The Provinciaile (new)-Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: Pieraite-Roger, Mlle Delorme; III: A new Chacone-Lally, Essex, Rainton, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Williams; IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; V: Myrtillo-Lally, Mrs Booth, Boval, Mrs Mills, Rainton, Mrs Walter

Music: End III: Trumpet Sonata-; In IV: Concerto with Flutes-

3409
14 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Barbier; incident to the Play: Original Music-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Rochetti, Papillion, Baker, Thompson, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel

Music: H$Handel's Water Music-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

3410
03 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Performance Comment: Parts-Quin, Ryan, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hulett, Hall, Hippisley, Penkethman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, Miss Holiday; but edition of 1731 lists: Thoas-Quin; Orestes-Ryan; Pylades-Walker; Barzanes-Chapman; Araxes-Milward; Riphaeus-Aston; High Priest-Houghton; Magician-Hulett; Hecat-Hall; Grecian@Captain-Ray; Furies-Leveridge, Salway, Laguerre; Sailors-Penkethman, Hippisley, Smith, Wilcocks; Circe-Mrs Berriman; Iphigenia-Mrs Buchanan; Hermione-Mrs Younger; Laodice-Miss Holliday; Ghost of Clytemnestra-Mrs Templer; Goddess Pallas-Mrs Wright; Attendant on Circe-Mrs Forrester; Prologue-Walker; Epilogue by Fielding-Miss Younger.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Ryan, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hulett, Hall, Hippisley, Penkethman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, Miss Holiday
Role: Circe Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Iphigenia Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Ghost of Clytemnestra Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Goddess Pallas Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Attendant on Circe Actor: Mrs Forrester

Song: Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Carter, Mrs Cantrel

Dance: Salle, Nivelon, DuPre, Poitier, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, DuPre Jr, Salle, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

3411
06 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Berriman

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Paris-Walker; Mercury-Salway; Miller-Hulett; Geta-Laguerre; Nymph of Ida-Miss Holladay; Juno-Mrs Egleton; Pallas-Mrs Forrester; Venus-Mrs Cantrell; Miller's Wife-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Martin.

Dance: SShepherds and Shepherdesses by Nivelon-Nivelon, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

3412
14 December 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17310920, but Isabella-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hallam.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Ballet-Salle, DuPre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Miss Wherrit

3413
22 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Gaywit Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Bellamant Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Modern Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lately Actor: Mrs Charke

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal-Desnoyer, Mrs Booth, Lally, Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Roger; All the Habits entirely New

3414
13 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: See17320124, but Othello-Quin; Iago-Ryan; Cassio-Walker; Desdemona-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: I: Pastoral-Vallois, lately arrived from the Opera at Paris, the first Time of his dancing in England; a Scholar to M Marcelle; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Poitier; Serious Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre; III: Sicilian Dance-Glover, Mrs Pelling; (at Desire) Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: A new Peasant Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre

Music: Grand Concert of Water Musick by Mr Randal [Handel?]-; [in which Poitier will beat the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

3415
18 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: II: Muzette-Lally Jr, Miss Robinson; III: Coquette-Lally, Mrs Booth; V: Myrtillo-Lally, Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Mrs Mills, Lally Jr, Mrs Walter

Ballet: IV: The Masques. See17320417

3416
06 June 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: I: Pieraite-Holt, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Farce: Midsummer Whim-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter, Holt, Mrs D'Lorme

3417
08 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Robinson; Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Mrs Booth, Lally Jr, Haughton, Lally, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears

3418
16 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17330123, but Mrs Ford-Mrs Templer; Anne-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Anne Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde Jr, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston

3419
08 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17330120, but Charles-Walker; Patch-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17330430 but Lady Loverule-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Pelling, LeSac; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: III: Mrs Wright

Music: W+Water Musick, As17330507; A Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-

Ballet: End Afterpiece: The Amorous Clowns; or, the Courtesans. Clowns-Nivelon, Mrs Pelling; Wives-Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling

Performance Comment: Clowns-Nivelon, Mrs Pelling; Wives-Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Clowns Actor: Nivelon, Mrs Pelling
Role: Wives Actor: Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden
Role: Courtezan Actor: Mrs Pelling.

3420
10 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Quin; Teague-Neale; Day-Hippisley; Abel-Chapman; Story-Aston; Obadiah-Dyer; Bookseller-Ray; Mrs Day-Mrs Egleton; Ruth-Mrs Bullock; Arabella-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Buchanan.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Footing Dance-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: SSince Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Salway. cBenefit Mr Barrington, Aston, Miss Oates. Receipts: money #43 6s.; tickets #102 18s

3421
17 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As at lif, 18 Nov. 1732, but Isabella-Mrs Hallam; Lucinda-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Templer.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Jones; III: Peasant-Nivelon; IV: Dutch Skipper-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: II: Kelly

3422
24 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17330329 but Captain-Ryan; Estifania-Mrs Younger; Leon-Quin; Duke-Milward; Cacafogo-Hall; Margaretta-Mrs Buchanan; Altea-Mrs Stevens; Old Woman-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Stevens

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a new Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-; V: Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; in which Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker , accompanyed with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Lesac, Miss Baston

Song: III: A Dialogue in the Scottish Stile-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

3423
10 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Pierot-Poitier; Spaniard-Salway; Harlequin-LeBrun; Bassoon-Rainton; Treblini-Roberts; Quadrille-Este; Plumb-Cross; Colombine-Mrs Clive; Colombine's Maid-Mrs Pritchard; Old Woman-Topham .
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Colombine's Maid Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow: Dutchman-Nivelon; Frow-Mrs Laguerre; others by Essex, Thurmond, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Anderson

3424
18 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: By Denoyer, Essex, Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Castiglion, Villeneuve, Livier, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, particularly English Maggot, Russian Sailor, Pierrots, and Polonese

3425
21 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: By Essex, Nivelon, Le Brun, Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Castiglion, Villeneuve, Livier, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett, particularly I: Dutchman and his Frow. II: English Maggot. III: Lively Lad and Lass. IV: Pierots. V: Polonese