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22628 results for: Keyword - Mrs E. Giffard
We found 23475 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 4338 matches on Event Comments, 57 matches on Roles/Actors, and 28 matches on Author.

3376
05 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0 Redemption 0

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Dignum, Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 i

Performance Comment: e. the oratorio consists of only two parts.]. Overture to Artaxerxes-; The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mme Mara; Concerto Hautboy-Parke; Where the Bee sucks-Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Dignum, Reinhold; Concerto French Horn-Ponto; Song-Reinhold; Coronation Anthem, My Heart is inditing-.
Cast
Role: Where the Bee sucks Actor: Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Dignum, Reinhold

3377
18 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Music: ["Select Scenes of Musick" between the Acts by Nicolini, Valentini, and Signora Margaretta had been announced, but in BM 1879 c 3 a notice by Nicolini states that that "sort of Performance" is contrary to his agreement with Swiney and that he intends to observe strictly the "Tenor and Meaning" of the agreement, i.e., to sing during the winter only in "formal OPERAS."]

3378
28 February 1771 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Passione

Performance Comment: Parts-Tenducci, Savoi, Morigi, Sga Grassi, Sga Guglielmi, Mrs Barthelemon.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Tenducci, Savoi, Morigi, Sga Grassi, Sga Guglielmi, Mrs Barthelemon.

Music: End Said Part [i.e., La Passione]: A Concerto on Violin-Sga Sirmen; in which will be performed a Stabat Mater (composed by Pergolesi)-Sga Sirmen; End I: Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; End II: Solo on Violin-Sga Sirmen; [to finish with a Grand Chorus [by Guglielmi-

3379
14 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis; King (1st time)-Hull; Garcia-Whitfield; Gonzalez-Packer (of dl); Zara-Miss Younge; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis

Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: To conclude with a trio Actor: Davies, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton i

Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: To conclude with a trio Actor: Davies, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

3380
21 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Cast
Role: Betty Hint Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Nanny Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton i

Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: To conclude with a trio Actor: Davies, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

3381
11 March 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Reparation

Cast
Role: Miss Penelope Zodiac Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840308i.e. this was originally entitled The Return of the Hunters]

3382
11 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: End of Part I concerto on the Piano Forte ["the sixth concerto of Schroeter's last set [i.e. Op. V]" (London Magazine, Mar. 1785, p. 217)] by Miss Parke

3383
30 April 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Simpson; Colonel Lambert-Curtis; Maw@Worm-A Young Gentleman; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bakewell; Young Lady Lambert-Mrs Fox; Betty-Miss Leserve; Charlotte-Mrs Rivers (late of cg).
Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Bakewell
Role: Young Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Fox
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Rivers

Afterpiece Title: Taste or Lady Pentweazel sitting for her Picture

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Young Mask-Curtis; Freeman-Simpson; Old Mask-The Gentleman who performs Lady Pentweazel; Lady Scrape-Miss Leserve; Laundress-Mrs Bakewell; Musical Lady-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bakewell

Song: End III: Bow wow wow (from Patrick in Prussia [i.e. Love in a Camp])-the Gentleman who plays Maw-Worm; In 3rd piece: a duet, The Hermit[, taken from part of Goldsmith's Hermit,-the Young Lady, the Gentleman who performs Maw-Worm

3384
21 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Stella Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Webb.

3385
05 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Young English-Johnstone; Sir John English-Quick; Timothy Shacklefigure-Edwin; Farmer Sternhold-Darley; Vulture-Wewitzer; Doublejugg-Fearon; Carbuncle-Thompson; Hazard-Cubitt; Plunder-Gardner; Sneak-Milburne; Sir Charles Manly-Davies; Mrs Townly-Mrs Martyr; Lady Lucy-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Lucy Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Feast of Anacreon i

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Ryder; Goodall-Fearon; Oldcastle-Wewitzer; Valentine-Macready; Slap-Gardner; Mrs Highman-Mrs Webb; Charlotte- Miss Rowson; Lettice-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

3386
20 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Apollo i

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17891021, but Comus-Sedgwick (1st appearance in that character); Spirit-Haymes; Bacchanals-_Sedgwick; Bacchants-Miss _Barnes, Mrs _Shaw.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss _Barnes, Mrs _Shaw.
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Crouch,accompanied-Parke.
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Crouch

3387
14 May 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Molinarella

Dance: End I: the new Divertissement-[i.e. Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503]; End Opera: La Fille Mal Gardee, as17910430

3388
18 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17910427, but Serjeant Kite-Sedgwick; O what a charming things's a battle-Sedgwick; Coster Pearmain-Hollingsworth; a song-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: a song Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Apollo i

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Cast
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Leonarda Actor: Mrs Booth.

3389
23 June 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Pescatrice

Dance: End I: the New Divertissement i.e. Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503; End Opera: Telemachus in the Island of Calypso, as17910414

3390
26 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs +Bland, Mrs +Powell, Miss +Hale, Mrs +Edwin.
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brooks

3391
09 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Alonzo-Packer; Antonio-Phillimore; Ferdinand-Kelly; Gonzalez-Maddocks; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Benson; Ariel-Mrs Bland; Hyppolito-Mrs Goodall; Miranda-Mrs Crouch; Dorinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hyppolito Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Katharina Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley
Role: Dances Actor: Hamoir, Bourk, Fairbrother, Keys, Whitmill, Bidotti, Giani, Walker, Nicolini, Mrs Davis, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Harris, Miss Jacobs, Miss Bourk, Miss DeCamp.

Dance: See17911105 [i.e. not listed on playbill]

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley, Mrs Edwards; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-Neptune Sedgwick,; Amphitrite Mrs Edwards

3392
10 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Clerimount-Barrymore; Careless-Wroughton; Atall-Palmer; Old Sir Wilfull-Burton; Sir Harry Atall-Hollingsworth; Supple-Suett; Dr Blister-Waldron; Rhubarb-Jones; Finder-Benson; Lady Dainty-Miss Pope; Lady Sadlife-Miss Farren; Clarinda-Mrs Goodall; Sylvia-Mrs Kemble; Wishwell-Mrs Edwards; Situp-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Apollo i

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17911003, but Dangle-Benson; Italian Girls-Mrs Bland, Miss _Daniels; In the Tragedy Governor-Maddocks; Sir Christopher Hatton-_; Master of the Horse-_; Beef@eater-_; Justice-_; Son-_; Constable-_; Nieces-_; Justice's Lady-_; Confidant-_.
Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss _Daniels
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Edwards.
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Confidant Actor: Mrs Booth

3393
29 April 1794 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Afterpiece Title: but not listed in playbill i

Dance: As17940426 throughout

Opera: As17940401

3394
27 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Marchioness Merida Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Amanthis Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Festival of Anacreon i

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Sedgwick (2nd appearance in that character); Brothers-Banks, Bland; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Bannister; The Lady-Miss Heard; Euphrosyne-Miss DeCamp; Bacchants-Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp [i.e. doubled Euphrosyne], Miss Leak; Sabrina (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Bland [i.e. doubled Bacchant]; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Leak [i.e doubled Bacchant].i.e doubled Bacchant].
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Bland

3395
09 January 1796 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Dance: End Opera: Paul et Virginie-Mme Hilligsberg (will as usual performed in men's clothes [i.e. as Paul])

3396
27 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17960512, but Hamlet (for this night only)-Holman (of cg); Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Marcellus-_; Players-_; Actress-_.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: in which she will introduce an additional Air Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Phoenix or Anacreontics Renovated i

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Mr Belville (1st time, with Why swells my wavy burnish'd grain, from The Mariners, composed by Mozart)-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William (1st time)-Miss DeCamp; Rustick-Cooke; Irishman-Caulfield; Rosina-Miss Leak; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Phebe-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Bland.

Entertainment: In 2nd piece: Imitations-Caulfield

3397
22 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Baron of Oakland-Hollingsworth; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Lewis-Caulfield; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; Baron de Courcy-Whitfield; Martin-Wathen; Hugo-Dowton; Lady Elinor de Courcy-Miss DeCamp; Adela (by Permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House)-Sga Storace; Cicely-Mrs Bland; Maud-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Lady Helen Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Dance: End I: The Camp-[i.e. Les Delassements Militaires] (by permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House); End afterpiece: Cupid and Psyche-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mlle Parisot, Gentili, Fialon, Mme Hilligsberg, with Corps de Ballet from the Opera House [will appear, positively for that night only

3398
22 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Fete

Performance Comment: As17970519, but added: Davenport, Simmons, Mrs Henley; Quick_; Munden_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Goodison Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: The School for Wives

Performance Comment: As17961005, but Mrs Belville-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Belville Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: Oscar, the Descendant of Fingal-Farley; Fingal-Blurton; Carrol, the Scottish Chieftain-Follett; Morven-Cranfield; Draco-Simpson; Scotch Pedlar (with I'm a jolly gay Pedlar)-Townsend; Farmer-Gray; Scotch Lad-Mrs Martyr; Scotch Lassie-Mrs Mountain; Malvina, Daughter to Toscar-Mlle St.Amand.
Cast
Role: Scotch Lad Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Scotch Lassie Actor: Mrs Mountain

Song: In: Chorusses, as17970518; End II 2nd piece: The Sea Storm by G. A. Stevens (Cease rude Boreas blust'ring railer)-; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; In 3rd piece: Come every jovial Fellow-Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

Performance Comment: A. Stevens= (Cease rude Boreas blust'ring railer)-; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; In 3rd piece: Come every jovial Fellow-Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Come every jovial Fellow Actor: Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain
Role: O ever in my bosom live Actor: Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain.

Entertainment: End 2nd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees (1st appearance this season [i.e. as imitator])

3399
02 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 i

Music: End I: serenata concerto on violin-G. Ashley; End II: a new concerto, with a military rondo, on the Grand Piano Forte-Dussek

3400
23 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: 's Ghost] Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Anacreontic Society Revived i

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon