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22248 results for: Keyword - Mrs Finch
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4243 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 48 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

20751
12 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Leoni, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell
Role: Evelina Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: See17761011, but Petruchio-Lewis; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

20752
16 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Performance Comment: As17761214, but Azema-Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Azema Actor: Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.
Role: Semiramis Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

20753
16 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Leoni, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell
Role: Evelina Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Lee; The Country Wife (1st time)-Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .
Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .

20754
23 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Semiramis, announced on playbill of 21 Dec.] Mrs Yates sent Word last Night that her Cold continued--she could not play in Semiramis to-night. [Note added by J. P. Kemble: I have not yet found the rest of Mr. Hopkins Diary for the Year] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #185 17s. 6d. (160.18.0; 24.2.6; 0.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: House@keeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: As17761218

20755
27 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Hull; Ferdinand-Mattocks; Stephano-Wilson; Trincalo-Quick; Caliban-Dunstall; Gonzalo-Fearon; Alonzo-L'Estrange; Sebastian-Robson; Antonio-Booth; Master-Thompson; Boatswain-Bates; Miranda-Miss Brown; Juno-Miss Dayes; Ceres-Miss Valois; Ariel-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Farrell.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Whitefield

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois, others [the dance was composed by Aldridge (Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov. 1779), and danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]; In afterpiece: as17761226

20756
30 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Semiramis [announced on playbill of 28 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on Account of Mrs Yates' illness. Receipts: #130 5s. (107.7.0; 21.7.6; 1.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Melmoth

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Song: As17761226

20757
08 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Cast
Role: Azema Actor: Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.
Role: Semiramis Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Fawcett; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love

20758
09 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17761231, but Mrs Fainall (1st time)-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Miss Hopkins.
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Brown, Chaplin, Mrs Scott, Miss Collett, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Dance: As17761212

20759
17 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Peile]); Poliphontes-Hull; Narbas-Clarke; Euricles-Whitefield; Erox-L'Estrange; High Priest-Fearon; Ismene-Miss Leeson; Merope-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

20760
08 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: As17770206, but Mrs Whitefield's name listed in playbill.
Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Whitefield in place of Miss Leeson.
Role: Countess of Somerset Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

20761
28 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: As17770214, but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs Farrell (1st appearance in the Oratorios).
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Farrell

Song: With additional airs-

Music: End Part I: solo on the German flute-DeCamp; End Part II: concerto on the violin, as17770214

20762
19 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Prodigal Son

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Performance Comment: Song by $Arnold-Saville; song by $Giordani-Reinhold; song by $Dr Arne-Mrs Farrell; song-Tenducci; song by $Saccini-Miss Harrop; accompanied violin obligato-Lamotte; to conclude with My Heart is inditing-(from Coronation Anthems).
Cast
Role: Dr Arne Actor: Mrs Farrell

Song: In I: song by Dr Arne, as17770314

Music: solo on the violoncello-Cervetto; concerto on the violin, as17770214

20763
07 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Raymond-Wroughton; Grey-Clarke; Laroche-Whitefield; Morton-L'Estrange; Sir Ardolph-Fearon; Peasant-Booth; Knight-Robson; Eleanor-Miss Dayes; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Countess of Salisbury Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Husband

Performance Comment: Characters-Quick, Lee Lewes, Fearon, Booth [Public Advertiser: Walters], Dunstall, Mrs Mattocks.Public Advertiser: Walters], Dunstall, Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17761223

20764
11 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Lacy (1st appearance in that character); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer; Iago-Reddish; Montano-Davies; Gratiano-Wrighten; Messenger-Chaplin; AEmilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: AEmilia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Plattin place of Mrs Davies.
Role: Mrs Belfield Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Caroline O'Gollagher Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: As17770124

20765
17 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: The Gamester-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Norris; Lewson-Farren; Charlotte-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Brown, Chaplin, Mrs Scott, Miss Collett, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Song: End: The Soldier tir'd With war's Alarms-Miss Abrams

20766
23 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee Lewes. Afterpiece: In [it] will be introduced the Stockwell Scenes, with a Prologue [by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Boaden, Mrs Siddons, I, 107)], in the Character of Harlequin, spoken by Lee Lewes; to conclude with the Escape through the Tub, as in Mother Shipton. [The Stockwell Scenes were included in all subsequent performances. The Prologue and Escape were included in the first 3 performances only (see 3 May).] Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Lee Lewes, No. 40, Charlotte-street, Rathbone Place. Receipts: #282 18s. (119.15; tickets: 163.3) (charge: #69 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Leoni, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell
Role: Evelina Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

20767
30 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer, Walker, Kirk, house-keeper, & Mrs Cross. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #247 9s. 6d. (45.5.0; 11.12.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 190.12.0) (charge: #67 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Arabella Zeal Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Barmaid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Advocate Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: Grand Naval Review, As17761109; End I afterpiece: a Hornpipe-Walker

Song: As17761109

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye All-R. Palmer

20768
02 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Booth, Miss Armstrong & Everard [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #114 4s. (46.10; 10.8; 1.11; tickets: 55.15) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Miss Bridget Pumpkin Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: Dance of Spirits, as17770414; In IV: Grand Dance, as17770425; The Court Minuet, as17770403; Allemande, as17770403

20769
05 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770203, but Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks (of cg).
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Miss Bridget Pumpkin Actor: Mrs Hopkins

20770
24 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17760923, but Capt. Brazen-Lee Lewes (1st appearance in that character); Rose (1st time)-Miss Leeson; Lucy-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Poussin.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: As17761123

20771
18 June 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-L'Estrange; Lothario-Young; Sciolto-Henry; Altamont-G. Graham; Rossano-Trotter; Lavinia-Miss Wilson; Lucilla-Miss Williams; Calista-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Dawes.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Russell; Flash-L'Estrange; Capt. Loveit-Vowell; Puff-Graham; Tag-Mrs Russell; Biddy-Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Russell

Entertainment: Monologue. An OccasionalPoetical Address-Russell

20772
30 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Cast
Role: Principal Parts by Du Actor: Bellamy, Parsons, Davies, Massey, Fearon, Egan, Griffiths, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Davies, Mrs Love, Miss Hale, Miss Platt, A Young Gentlewoman
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Trapes Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Ducat Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Palmer; Old Philpot-Parsons; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Egan; Quildrive-Stevens; Dapper-T. Davis; Corinna-Mrs W. Palmer; Maria-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

20773
21 July 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Newton; Cassio-G. Graham; Roderigo-Russell; Brabantio-Graham; Lodovico-Vowell; Duke-Sidney; Montano-Trotter; Iago-Henry; AEmilia-Mrs Graham; Desdemona-Miss Powell.
Cast
Role: AEmilia Actor: Mrs Graham

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-G. Graham, Graham, Vowell, Newton, Henry, Walters, Trotter, Baker, Mrs Graham, Miss Essex.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: G. Graham, Graham, Vowell, Newton, Henry, Walters, Trotter, Baker, Mrs Graham, Miss Essex.

20774
15 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Polly [announced on playbill of 14 Aug.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Hoarseness of Mrs Colles. [Afterpiece in place of The Fairy Tale, announced on playbill of 14 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Dance: As17770618

20775
18 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-R. Palmer; Sir John Trotley-Massey; Col. Tivy-Egan; Jessamy-Fearon; Mignon-Stevens; Davy-Parsons; Lady Minikin-Mrs Hitchcock; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Dance: As17770814