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23918 results for: Keyword - Mrs James
We found 23435 matches on Performance Comments, 4498 matches on Event Comments, 4207 matches on Performance Title, 2186 matches on Author, and 751 matches on Roles/Actors.

1201
05 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Abington left about this time for Ireland (Genest, IV, 574). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Holland; Axalla-Austin; Prince of Tanais-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Burton; Heli-Scrase; Bajazet-Wilkinson1st time; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Usual Prologue-; In Act IV the Original Song O Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17591031, but Mrs_ Abington.
Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

1202
06 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17591105, but Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

1203
10 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: See17591106, but Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-King; Lovel-Obrien; Philip-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

1204
28 April 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton. Tickets delivered out by Vaughan, Sanderson, Peacopp, Mrs Bradshaw will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Burton; King-Havard; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Prince John-Miss Bride; Westmoreland-Ackman; Nothumberland-Scrase; Blunt-Mozeen; Hotspur-Holland; Worcester-Bransby; Vernon-Blakes; Douglas-Austin; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Gadshill-Marr; Peto-Atkins; 1st Carrier-Yates; 2d Carrier-Philips; Francis-Vaughan; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Percy-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

1205
07 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson and Miss Simson. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Burton; Duke Sr-Balkes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with proper songs)-Atkins; Adam-Havard; Corin-Philips; Sylvius-Austin; Caelia-Mrs Clive; Phoebe-Mrs Hippisley; Audry-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Audry Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: I: The Cow Keepers, as17600313 End: Louvre, Minuet-Noverre, Miss Simson

1206
07 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Amiens (with proper songs)-Lowe; Adam-Havard; Jaques-Burton; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mlle Mariet; Fairy-Miss Davis, Leviez, Blakes, Setree, Ackman, Master Roger, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Davis, Leviez, Blakes, Setree, Ackman, Master Roger, Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: I: The Millers-Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston

1207
24 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Holland; Sigismunda-Mrs Palmer; Osmond-Havard; Siffredi-Davies; Rodolpho-Ackman; Laura-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

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

1208
23 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17611022, but Fairy-Miss Wright; Other characters-Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

1209
15 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17611021, but Sigismunda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent
Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: The Love Match

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Dyer, Clarke, Mattocks, Hull, Dunstall, Anderson, Bennet, Cushing, Miss Miller, Mrs Green

1210
03 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Last time of performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Entertainment: I: Hearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Song: IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: (BBy Desire) The Flemish Feast-. [See17611103, but Noverre omitted from playbill.

1211
12 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Siffredi-Love; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Officers-Fox, Castle; Tancred-Holland; Osmond-Havard; Laura-Miss Haughton; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Honeycombe-Yates; Scribble-King; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Ledger-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: II: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009; The Italian Robbers, as17621009

1212
19 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Davies and Miss Bride. No building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

1213
27 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Holland; Siffredi-Love; Osmond-Havard; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Officers-Fox, Castle, Marr; Laura-Miss Haughton; Sigismunda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Mask-King; Sophy-Miss Pope; Freeman-Packer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

1214
29 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: others Actor: Bransby, Lee, Burton, Ackman, Baddeley, Castle, Parsons, Fox, Marr, Watkins, Strange, Miss Bride, Mrs Lee, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Mrs Yates
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Megra Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Obrien; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-King; Philip-Yates; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: II: The Fingalians, as17631025

1215
27 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performance Comment: As17631226, but Moody; Other characters-Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rites of Hectate; or, Harlequin from the Moon Author(s): James Love

1216
29 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Pope. Clarinda. Mrs Yates being ill (Hopkins). I do not think it a character in Miss Pope's was (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #139 14s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rites of Hectate; or, Harlequin from the Moon Author(s): James Love

1217
03 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Night was to have been the Distress'd Mother For the Benefit of Mr & Mrs Hopkins & the Benefits being all Settled it was put off till the 24th (Hopkins). By Command of their Majesties. Receipts: #184 3s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640501, but Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley (playbill). Myrtilla-$Mrs Lee (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

1218
26 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holland; Gloster-Love; Shore-Havard; Catesby-Parsons; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates; Bellmour-Packer; Derby-Fox; Ratcliff-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-King; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Serv't-Palmer; Sir Harry's Serv't-Lee; Philip-Yates; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: IV: A New Scaramouch, as17641013

1219
19 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17641016, but Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber; Officers-Strange, _Castle.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17641213

1220
26 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Countess of Nottingham Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Yates
Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of the Earl of Essex Author(s): James Ralph

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Silvio-Baddeley; Clod-Ackman; Maigre-Keen; Puck-Mas. Cape; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw; Queen Mab-Miss Ford; Fairy-Miss Rogers; Colombine-Miss Baker; To conclude with a dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

1221
16 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. [The Mourning Bride in Rich's Register.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No admittance behind Scenes. Mainpiece: Never performed there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Powell; Flaminius-Lee; Sohemus-Havard; Arsinoe-Mrs Palmer; Pheroras-Packer; Narbal-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Sameas-Adcock; Salome-Mrs Hopkins; Mariamne-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

1222
08 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: AAlexander deferred. Mrs Pritchard Ill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: a Song Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17640929

1223
25 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Send servants to keep places at 3 o'clock. Tickets deliver'd for King John will be taken. Garrick returned [from trip to France and Italy] to his house in Southampton St. (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

1224
08 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Lee. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Williams and Miss Berkeley will be admitted. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, and Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17641113, but Queen-Mrs Lee, 1st time; Lord Mayor-Philips.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Lee, 1st time
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

1225
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.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley
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