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24782 results for: Keyword - Mrs Fitz-Henry
We found 23433 matches on Performance Comments, 5377 matches on Performance Title, 4557 matches on Event Comments, 3497 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4951
17 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. Mainpiece: Not acted these 25 years [acted 15 Apr. 1760]. With a Grand Procession and Triumphal Entry of Dioclesian, the Dance of Tapestry Figures, the Monument of Aurelia, and the Dance of Chairs. Afterpiece [1st time; M. INT I, by David Henry Urquhart; composer of music unknown]: To conclude with an exact Representation of the Chairing of the Member. Receipts: #115 13s. (58/1; tickets: 57/12) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Performance Comment: Diocles (elected Co-Emperor of Rome)-Lewis; Maximinian (Emperor of Rome)-Whitfield; Charinus (Emperor of Rome)-Hull; Cosroe (King of Persia)-Clarke; Niger-Davies; Geta-Quick; Drusilla (Niece to the Prophetess)-Mrs Kemble; Aurelia (Sister to the Emperor)-Mrs Inchbald; Delphia (the Prophetess)-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Drusilla Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Delphia Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: A Jubilee in Commemoration of Handel and Shakespeare

Performance Comment: Scene I. As Scene I, 27 Apr., but Collins's Ode spoken by Kemble; The Smiling Dawn by Mrs Martyr; omitted: Overture. Scene II. Grand Procession, as17840507 .
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Cross Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Brett, Davies; Mrs Webb, Mrs Martyr. [Text (no pub., 1784) lists the parts: Bob Perdix, Neighbour, Suckbribe, Pergameny [no women's parts]] .
Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): David Henry Irquhart

4952
05 September 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Andrew McDonald. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 6 Sept.). Epilogue by Henry Mackenzie (see text)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vimonda

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Bensley, Aickin, Kemble, Johnson, Bannister Jun., Miss Woollery, Mrs Kemble. Cast from text (J. Murray [et al], 1788), and London Chronicle, 6 Sept.: Dundore-Bensley; Barnard-Aickin; Rothsay-Kemble; Seton-Johnson; Melville-Bannister Jun.; Alfreda-Miss Woollery; Vimonda-Mrs Kemble; Prologue-Bensley; Epilogue-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Vimonda Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Bannister.

4953
12 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. Not acted these Twenty Years. [A revision by Henry Norris of the Beaumont and Fletcher Beggar's Bush.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Merchant-Wilks; The edition of ca. 1706 lists also: Woolfort-Williams; Gerrard-Keen; Hubert-Mills; Hemskirk-Bickerstaff; Vandunck-Bullock; Merchants-Carnaby, Phillips, Kent, Toms; Higgen-Estcourt; Prig-Norris; Snap-Kent; Ferret-Fairbank; Ginks-Tom. Wright; Boors-Sherman, Harris, Cross; Jaculine-Mrs Cox; Bertha-Mrs Rogers; Epilogue-Pinkeman mounted on an ass; a long wig on the ass's head. a long wig on the ass's head.
Cast
Role: Jaculine Actor: Mrs Cox
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Rogers

Song: As17050428

Dance: As17041124

4954
14 November 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 13 Nov., I Henry IV had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage Or The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Baldwin-Bowman; Villeroy-Wilks; Biron-Booth; Carlos-Thurmond; Frederick-Mills; Fernando-Dogget; Jaquline-Bowen; Sampson-Bullock; Isabella-Mrs Rogers; Victoria-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Porter.

4955
15 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Henry Carey.] A new Farce on one Act. Benefit Quin. Receipts: money #67 12s.; tickets #73 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Fryar-Quin; Torrismond-Ryan; Lorenzo-Walker; Gomez-Aston; Queen-Mrs Seymour; Elvira-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Afterpiece Title: Hanging and Marriage or The Dead Mans Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1722 lists: Goodman Gizzard-Bullock Sr; Richard Stubble-Spiller; Molomon Squeak-Phips; Jerry-Egleton; Mazzard-Hild. Bullock; Sprangle-Rakestraw; Countrymen-Morgan, Buck; Mother Stubble-Mrs Egleton; Betty Gizzard-Mrs Gulick; Epilogue-Egleton, Spiller.
Cast
Role: Mother Stubble Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Betty Gizzard Actor: Mrs Gulick
Related Works
Related Work: Hanging and Marriage; or, The Dead-Man's Wedding Author(s): Henry Carey

4956
03 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Ebenezer Forrest.] By Command of His Royal Highness. After the Manner of the Beggar's Opera. All the Habits and Scenes entirely New. Receipts: #161 18s. 6d. [For a comment on this performance, see Thomas Edwards to John Clerke, "Unrecorded Comments on John Gay, Henry Travers, and Others", N & Q (August 1953), p. 338.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turnd Fabulist Or Vulcans Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Jupiter-Milward; Neptune-Morgan; Apollo-Salway; Mars-Walker; Plutus-Hippisley; Vulcan-Hall; Mercury-Ray; Momus-Hulett; Juno-Mrs Egleton; Venus-Mrs Cantrell; Aegle-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Cantrell

4957
06 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Ford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17310217, but Manuel-Havard; Monsieur-Bardin; Louisa-Mrs Morgan; With a new Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: With a new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

4958
10 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Woodward and Miss Wherrit. By Desire. Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions, particularly an entire new Scene, call'd Pierot's Encounter with a Bearv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17320316 but Ben-Miller; Valentine-Giffard; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Prue-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance

Performance Comment: See17320421 but Harlequin-H. Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Roberts; Yeoman-Jenkins; Attendants on Colombine-Mrs Tollet, Miss Tollet, Miss Wherrit; Pierrot-a Gentleman; Genius-Excel; Servants to Yeoman-Beckham, Morris; Beau Gamester-Bullock; Harlequin Woman-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Attendants on Colombine Actor: Mrs Tollet, Miss Tollet, Miss Wherrit

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; II: The Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit; V: Passacail-Miss Wherrit

4959
10 July 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Tench. By particular Desire. N.B. Mr Tench having labour'd under a violent Fit of Illness, and not being quite recover'd, humbly hopes his Friends will excuse his [not] waiting on them as he could wish, and favour him with their Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17340614 but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Talbot; Mrs Motherly-Miss Jones .
Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Talbot
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Townly Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17340618 but Jack Stocks-Mrs Charke; Mrs Stocks-Miss Jones; Whisk, 1st and 2d Buyers omitted . Whisk, 1st and 2d Buyers omitted .
Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Mrs Stocks Actor: Miss Jones
Related Works
Related Work: The Lottery Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: Two Pierrots by Davenport and Oldbeldiston

Song: As17340628

4960
06 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Plowman. By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17381011, but Lucinda-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Cast
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Mrs Kilby

Song: Roberts; Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

4961
17 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Milward. Tickets at Milward's in Brownlow-Street. [Henry Brooke has a note in the Daily Post, 17 March, stating that on 24 Feb. he gave to Chetwin, Deputy-Licencer of plays, a copy of Gustavus Vasa but has received neither a licence nor a statement of exceptions to it.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Glocester-Quin; Hastings-Milward; Dumont-Mills; Belmour-Wright; Catesby-Ridout; Ratcliff-Winstone; Alicia-Mrs Roberts; Jane Shore-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Grand Ballet, as17390313 V: Aethiopian Dance-Muilment

4962
12 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quin. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, Prince Henry, Lady Augusta and the Lady Elizabeth. Six rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Stage will be Enclosed and form'd into an Amphitheatre. Paid Quin in full of his agreement #122; Advanced Servandoni #5 5s. [The Account Book itemizes the income this night as #93 15s. in money; #99 5s. in tickets, a total of #193 without stage (i.e., presumably without counting money to Quin gained from friends invited to sit in the Amphitheatre on stage.) This was also a "Free Benefit," i.e., clear of costumary house charges.] Receipts: #193

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Quin; Dolabella-Ryan; Alexas-Lee; Serapion-Sparks; Cleopatra-Mrs Woffington; Octavia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

4963
28 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing Henry VIII is obliged to be deferred till Wednesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Holland; Adam-Havard; Rosalind-Mrs Yates; Celia-Mrs Clive; Jaques-Burton; Amiens (with song)-Lowe; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope

Dance: I: New Comic Dutch Dance, as17610925; III: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926

4964
04 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tomorrow (acted but once these 5 years) King Henry IV, Part II. New Dress'd in the characters of the times, to which be added, not acted this season, The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Jackson; Axalla-Packer; Bajazet-Holland; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Burton; Prince-Ackman; Hali-Fox; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Usual Prologue-Lee; In Act IV, The Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17620925; III: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009

4965
31 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 19 Feb. 1784]. Afterpiece: Written by the late Henry Fielding, Esq. [The playbill lists Edwin as Coupee, but "Brown, in consequence of the sudden illness of Edwin . . . [undertook] the part of Coupee" (Morning Chronicle, 1 Feb.). He was from the Norwich theatre.] Receipts: #291 10s. (286/14/6; 4/15/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Pylades-Davies; Phoenix-Palmer; Pyrrhus-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Andromache-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Cephisa-Mrs Morton; Cleone-Miss Stuart; Hermione-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Brown [1st appearance on this stage]; Blister-Booth; Quaver-Palmer; Goodwill-Thompson; Thomas-Helme; Miss Lucy-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Brown

4966
17 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Edward Jerningham. Prologue by John Taylor. Epilogue by Henry Seymour Conway (see text)]. Morning Chronicle, 22 May 1795: This Day is published The Welch Heiress (2s.). Receipts: #309 12s. 6d. (246.1.6; 51.15.6; 11.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Welch Heiress

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Dodd, Barrymore, Hollingsworth, Bannister Jun., Suett, R. Palmer, Aickin, Webb, Evans, Miss Farren, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan. [Cast from text (Richard White, 1795), and London Chronicle, 18 Apr.: Lord Melcourt-Palmer; Sir Pepper Plinlimmon-Dodd; Mr Fashion-Barrymore; Taffy-Hollingsworth; Mr Phrensy-Bannister Jun.; Cautious-Suett; Mr Fancy-R. Palmer; Steward-Aickin; Lady Bellair-Miss Farren; Lady Plinlimmon-Miss Pope; Miss Plinlimmon-Mrs Jordan; Webb, Evans [are unassigned; Prologue [read-Barrymore ["Barrymore could not learn the prologue" (Boaden, Jordan, I, 286)]; Epilogue-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Plinlimmon Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

4967
08 November 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourthe Part I

4968
04 June 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourthe Part I

4969
23 December 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

4970
28 December 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

4971
29 December 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

4972
30 December 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

4973
31 December 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

4974
08 February 1664 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

4975
30 December 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Eighth