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22953 results for: Keyword - Mrs Francis
We found 23414 matches on Performance Comments, 4303 matches on Event Comments, 4224 matches on Performance Title, 1022 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

17126
01 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Caliban-Love; Ariel-Miss Young; Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; Ferdinand (with proper songs adapted to the character)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Tricalo-Yates; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; in Act I, a Dance of Spirits-; In Act III, a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; In Act IV, a Pastoral Dance-Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17650420

17127
02 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: Worthy (the English Officer)-Mattocks; Sea Lieutenant-Dunstall; Major Hearty-Perry; Ensign-R. Smith; Soldiers, Sailors-Buck, Weller, Murden; Anna-Miss Valois, 1st time in a singing character; Duenna-Mrs White; Elvira (the Spanish Lady)-Mrs Mattocks; New Prologue-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs White
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

17128
04 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17650323 but Monimia-Mrs Palmer; Florella-Mrs Bennet; Acasto-Havard.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

17129
08 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: As17650118, but Soto-Bennet; Rosara-[under her new name] Mrs Mattocks.under her new name] Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant, as17650429 IV: a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: A Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

17130
15 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson, Mrs Cross, Tassoni, Master Rogier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Palmer, 1st time
Role: Lady Beverley Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: II: A New Dance-Tassoni, Miss Tetley; IV: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: A New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Miss Baker

17131
16 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17650107, but Escalus-Adcock; Montague-Keen; Nurse-Mrs Adcock, 1st appearance this stage; Masquerade Dance-Berardi, Miss Wilkinson; a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Adcock, 1st appearance this stage
Role: a Minuet Actor: Giorgi, Mrs Palmer.
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Minuet Actor: Sg Giorgi, Mrs Lessingham
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Dorman, Miss _Young.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Miss Tetley, as17650515

17132
18 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Walker; Horatio-Gardner; Polonius-Shuter; Laertes-Davis; Rosencraus-White; Guildenstern-Perry; Marcellus-Anderson; Bernardo-R. Smith; Pl. King-Redman; Pl. Queen-Mrs Ferguson; Ghost-Gibson; Ostrick-Dyer; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Costollo; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Green.

17133
21 September 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Holland; Castalio-Powell; Chaplain-Love; Polydore-Packer; Acasto-Bransby; Ernesto-Parsons; Page-Miss Rogers; Serina-Miss Plym; Florella-Mrs Bennet; Monimia-Mrs Yates; Occasional Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-King; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Lee; Philip-Yates; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

17134
02 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Gibson; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Morris, first appearance that stage; Brazen-Woodward; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Lewis; Recruits-Bennet, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Rose-Miss Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

17135
03 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Walker; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Mac first appearance]; Spinoza-Strange; Elliott-Keen; Officer-Ackman; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Bedamor-Packer; Belvidera-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Rodogune Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Yates.

17136
09 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Holland; Siffredi-Love; Osmond-Havard; Officers-Castle, Strange, Marr; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Laura-Mrs Hopkins; Sigismunda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

17137
12 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Melidor-Strange; Orasmin-Burton; Lusignan-Powell; Nerestan-Packer; Chatillon-Lee; Selima-Mrs Hopkins; Zara-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

17138
17 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis, Gardner; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Weichsel
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

17139
23 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; King-Walker; Gonzales-Gibson; Heli-Hull; Selim-Davis; Almeria-Miss Macklin; Alonzo-Gardner; Perez-Wignel; Garcia-Perry; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Zara-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Weichsel
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

17140
28 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Smith; Brabantio-Gibson; Cassio-Hull; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Morris; Montano-Davis; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Emilia-Mrs Ward; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Miles; Pluto (as Punch)-Rayner; Neptune (as Pantaloon)-Pedro; Pan (as Scaramouche)-Curtat; Hercules (as Brighella)-Dumai; Apollo (as Mezetin)-Leppie; Mars (as Leander)-Hussey; A Chasseur Royal-Mattocks; Diana-Mrs Weichsel; Aerial Spirits-Arnauld, Miss Valois; Doctor-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Morris; first time. first time.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Weichsel
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

17141
11 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Powell (first time); Selima-Mrs Palmer (first time); Arpasia-Mrs Yates (first time); Tamerlane-Havard; Omar-Lee; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Dervise-Bransby; Hali-Strange; Stratocles-Ackman; Bajazet-Holland; In Act IV, the Original Song of O' Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

17142
20 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Hull; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Mrs Baker; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; Dances incident to the opera-.
Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

17143
22 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Vernon (with Early Horn); Jobson-Love; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

17144
23 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17651022, but Cordelia-Mrs Palmer, first time; Regan-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Palmer, first time
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Lee.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Aranti Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope

17145
25 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Parts by: Powell, Bensley, Cautherly, Lee, Bransby, Strange, Mrs Palmer. Alcanor-Powell; Zaphna-Cautherly; Mahomet-Bensley; Pharon-Lee; Palmira-Mrs Palmer (Genest. V, 88); the 1765 edn. adds Ali-Strange; Mirvan-Bransby; Ammon-Raftor; Hercides-Keen.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: End: Dutch Dance, as17651120

17146
10 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Rutland-Miss Macklin; Southampton-Smith; Burleigh-Walker; Raleigh-Anderson; Lieut.-Perry; Notthingham-Mrs Vincent; The Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Notthingham Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: The Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Weichsel
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

17147
20 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17651025, but Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Old Maid-Mrs Walker; Young Clerimont-Perry; Captain Cape-Lewis; Harlow-Davis; Heartwell-Gardner; Mrs Harlow-Miss Wilford, first time.
Cast
Role: Old Maid Actor: Mrs Walker
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Wilford, first time.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

17148
26 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Smith; Tinsel-Dyer; Fantome-Hull; Vellum-Shuter; Butler-Costollo; Coachman-Dunstall; Gardener-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Pitt; Lady Truman-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17651207, but Diana-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019; IV: The Garland, as17651003

17149
08 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [T+The Cobler prints a Card in the Public Advertiser commending G. F. Theatricus for his bold statement (6 Jan.) about the excellencies of seven dl actors. He takes issue with G. F. that Bensley will surpass Powell, but adds a "puff" for another new actress, Mrs Abington.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Dodd, Parsons, Castle, Moody, Johnston, Keen, Watkins, West, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Bradshaw

17150
21 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: QQuin Died (Winston MS 9). Mrs Vincent imperfect in Polly (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit