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22894 results for: Keyword - Mrs Giffard
We found 23379 matches on Performance Comments, 4290 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 1580 matches on Roles/Actors, and 28 matches on Author.

16026
29 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Villeneuve, I. Delagarde, and Mrs Kilby, Colombine to Orpheus and Eurydice. By Particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Miss Oates; IV: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

16027
13 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17400329 but Murderers-Turbutt, Woodburn; Witches-Macklin, Shepard, Ray; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; withVocals-Stoppelaer, Rheinhold, Ray, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: withVocals Actor: Stoppelaer, Rheinhold, Ray, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones.
Role: Vocals Actor: Rheinhold, Ray, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17400512, but Sir John-Stoppelaer; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Muilment; II: Punch-Master Ferg; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: IV: A Dialogue between a Town Rxke and Country Lass-; End Afterpiece: A Trumpet Gregorian Song-; accompanied-a Chorus

16028
28 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taswell, Paget, Miss Karver. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin. [Tickets for Mrs Marshall, Mrs Moore, Miss Tenoe also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Muilment

Song: V: Miss Karver

16029
30 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: See17400430 but Henry VIII-Quin; Wolsey-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts; Cranmer-Wright; Gardiner-Johnson; Surrey-Mills; Cromwell-Cashell; Anna Bullen-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

16030
06 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Milward; King-Mills; Ghost-Quin; Polonius-Taswell; Laertes-Wright; Ostrick-Macklin; Horatio-Havard; Queen-Mrs Butler; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Gravediggers-Johnson, Ray.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

16031
19 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; others-Hippisley, Rosco, Bridgwater, Hallam, Hale, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette; with Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Also the Additional Reenforcements of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Hippisley, Rosco, Bridgwater, Hallam, Hale, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette
Role: with Vocals Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Gubbins-Waltz; Margerina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Dragon-Bencraftini.
Cast
Role: Margerina Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-M Michel, Mlle Michel (the French Boy and Girl); Villeneuve, Miss Oates

16032
27 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard; Brabantio-Milward; Cassio-Wright; Iago-Mills; Roderigo-Woodward; Emilia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Blister-Turbutt; Wormwood-Woodburn; Goodwill-Taswell; Thomas-Raftor; Coupee-Macklin; Quaver-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

16033
03 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Rosco; Hemskirk-Hale; Hubert-Hallam; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Higgen-Hippisley; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Gincks-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Smith, Anderson; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Hale.

Dance: TThe Swiss, Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

16034
04 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Mills; Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Milward; Antony-Wright; Octavius Caesar-Havard; Caska-Berry; Messala-Cashel; Ligarius-Taswell; Artemidorus-Shepard; Trebonius-Winstone; Metellus Cimber-Turbutt; Cinna-Ridout; Portia-Mrs Roberts; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Citizens-Chapman, Johnson, Macklin, Woodward, Martin, Yates.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

16035
09 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Voltore-Milward; Corbaccio-Johnson; Mosca-Mills; Bonario-Havard; Sir Politick-Taswell; Caelia-Mrs Butler; Lady Woudbe-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Woudbe Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Macklin; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Leander-Lowe; Charlotte-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Walter.

Dance: I: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

16036
11 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17401010, but Country Lasses-Mrs _Ozanne.
Cast
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs _Ozanne.
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Followers of Eurydice Actor: French Girl, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Mannerly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

16037
14 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Milward; Prince-Mills; Lancaster-Havard; York-Wright; French Ambassador-Turbutt; Justice-Berry; Westmoreland-Winstone; Hastings-Ridout; Pistol-Woodward; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Taswell; Feeble-Ray; Bardolph-Shepard; Poins-Cashell; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Cole; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Hostess Quickly Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow or The Rival Sisters

Performance Comment: Robin-Miss Edwards; Oberon-Master Ferg; Titania-Miss Wright; Puck-Master Fenlin; Moth-Master Donovan; Mab-Miss Cole; Peas Blossom-Miss Ferg; Harlequin-Woodward; 1st Colombine-Miss Mann; 2d Columbine-Mrs Walter; Peasants-Liviez, Carney, Weeks; Women Peasants-Mrs Penkethman, Miss Thompson, Miss Story; Maid-Miss Woodman; Old Woman-Ray; Father to Colombines-Leigh; Freehold-Stevens; Slouch-Macklin; with Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf.
Cast
Role: 2d Columbine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Penkethman, Miss Thompson, Miss Story

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Nivelon

16038
18 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17401017, but Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Penkethman
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Walter.

Dance: II: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

16039
25 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Paget; Learchus-Julian; Oronces-Wallis; Quaint-Yates; Sir Polidorus-Dunstall; Euphronia-Mrs Dunstall; Doris-Mrs Middleton.
Cast
Role: Euphronia Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Doris Actor: Mrs Middleton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17401024

16040
29 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Milward; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Wright; Hemskirk-Havard; Hubert-Mills; Vandunck-Shepard; Prigg-Chapman; Higgen-Macklin; Frighted Boor-Woodward; Jaculine-Mrs Bennet; Bertha-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Jaculine Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Rural Sports

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompon, Mrs Wright
Role: Peasant Women Actor: Miss Woodman, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Story
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Walter

16041
31 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Jaculine Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Ballet: End Afterpiece: Grand Ballet. Diana-Mlle Chateauneuf; Apollo-Muilment; Mars-Desse; Hercules-Nivelon; Pallas-Mrs Thompson; Mercury-Carney; Pan-LaPierre; Ceres-Mrs Walter; Bacchus-Livier

Performance Comment: Diana-Mlle Chateauneuf; Apollo-Muilment; Mars-Desse; Hercules-Nivelon; Pallas-Mrs Thompson; Mercury-Carney; Pan-LaPierre; Ceres-Mrs Walter; Bacchus-Livier.
Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Walter

16042
04 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Milward; Bajazet-Quin; Axalla-Mills; Moneses-Wright; Prince-Berry; Omar-Turbutt; Haly-Cashell; Dervise-Winstone; Stratocles-Ridout; Zama-Ray; Selima-Mrs Mills; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

16043
04 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Delane; Moneses-Hale; Axalla-Hallam; Omar-Rosco; Dervise-Roberts; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Horton; With the usual Prologue-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Mezzetin Woman Actor: Mrs LeBrun
Role: Scaramouch Woman Actor: Mrs Villeneuve.
Role: Helen Actor: Mrs Lampe

16044
10 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Surrey-Chapman; Cranmer-Wright; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Marten; Sir Thomas-Ray; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Ridout; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Raftor; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cashell; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts; Anna Bullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: with Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson.
Role: 2d Columbine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Penkethman, Miss Thompson, Miss Story

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Malter, Mlle Maltere; V: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

16045
15 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Aura-Mrs Woffington; Freehold-Bridgwater; Modely-Gibson; Heartwell-Hale; Sir John-Arthur; Lurcher-Hallam; Shacklefigure-Neale; Vulture-James; Carbuncle-Mullart; Longbottom-Bencraft; Doublejug-Hippisley; Flora-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Margerina Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: MMiller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

16046
17 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17400925, but Sylvia-Mrs Wright; Lucy-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Sea God-Desse; Trytons-Leviez, Carney, Nivelon, LaPierre; Pantaloon-Winston; Colombine-Miss Mann; Peasants-Weeks, Carney, Leigh, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Woodman, Miss Story; Clown-Macklin; with Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf.
Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Weeks, Carney, Leigh, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Woodman, Miss Story

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Muilment, Essex, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

16047
18 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17401008, but Charlotte-Mrs Hale; Dorcas-Mrs Dodson, the first time of her appearing upon any stage.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dodson, the first time of her appearing upon any stage.

Dance: W Wooden Shoe-Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

16048
20 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Juba-Hallam; Sempronius-Hale; Syphax-Rosco; Portius-Ryan; Marcus-Gibson; Decius-Bridgwater; Lucius-Roberts; Marcia-Mrs Horton; Lucia-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel

16049
21 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17401101, but Sir Harry-Mrs Woffington; Parley-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs James
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: particularly a Gparticularly a Grand Serious Ballet called Mars and Venus, a Comic Dance called The Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

16050
05 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Ryan; Queen-Mrs Horton; Gomez-Hippisley; Fryar-Bridgwater; Bertran-Hale; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Arthur; Pedro-Gibson; Elvira-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini