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We found 23328 matches on Performance Comments, 4258 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 391 matches on Roles/Actors, and 62 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17150319

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Dance: As17150319

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17151230, but Frederick-Ryan; Pedro-Quin; Florinda-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Younger.
Event Comment: Benefit Hill and Mrs Hill, the late Miss Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Page Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Serena Actor: Mrs Turner

Dance:

Event Comment: Tickets for Mrs Noakes and Sandham taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Mrs Chaunter Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Tib Tatter Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17291120, but Galloon-_; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Haughton; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Favorite Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Security Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Afterpiece Title: Jealousy Deceived

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Haughton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17291031, but Brazen-W. Bullock; Bullock-Penkethman; Recruits-Collet, R. Williams; Lucy-Mrs Kirk; Rose-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kirk
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Mountfort

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: Sandham, Eaton, Miss Sandham; Running Footman's Dance-Sandham, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17300123, but Governor-W. Giffard; Driver-_; Widow Lackit-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Haughton.
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Dance: MMoorish Dance-Burny, Sandham, Eaton, Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas

Song: Miss Thornowets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17300408 but Recruits-R. Williams, Pearce; Melinda-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Haughton.
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kirk
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thomas

Dance: TThe White Joke-Eaton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17291119, but Page-_; Florella-Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Giffard

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17300427 but Charles-Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Thomas; Marplot-R. Williams; Whisper-Machen.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Jealousy Deceived

Music: One of Mr Handel's Lessons on the Harpsichord-Burk Thumoth (a Youth of 13 Years of Age); also a Trumpet@Piece-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17300216, but Sir Joseph-R. Williams; Belmour-Smith; Laetitia-Mrs Haughton; Araminta-Miss Vaughan , her first on any stage; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thomas

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: LLads and Lasses-Burny, Eaton, Miss Sandham, Miss M. Vaughan; Two Pierrots-Burny, Eaton; Dutch Skipper-Sandham

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thomas. Tickets for Oroonoko taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady

Cast
Role: 7300421 but Lady Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Smooth Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Sprightly Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Prattle Actor: Mrs Palmer

Music: SSee@larce A Trumpet Farce-Burk Thumoth; accompanied-the rest of the Musick upon the Stage

Song: new Song, called Myra's Choice , to the Tune of the White Joke,-Mr Russell who sung Hunter at the Hay-Market

Event Comment: Benefit Pearce and Mrs Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Dance: FFlag Dance-Burny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17300519, but Lucy-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Haughton.
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thomas

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Song: TThe White Joke-Mrs Thomasin Man's Cloaths; A new Mad Tom-Bart Platt

Dance: TThe Yellow Joke (new)-Eaton by Ravenscroft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17301014, but Raleigh-Barden; Nottingham-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Thomas.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17301027, but Friendly-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17301119, but Bullock-Morgan; Recruits-Collet, R. Williams; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Mountfort

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Sir Timothy Gripe-Bardin; Lovewell-Stoppeler; Friendly-Mrs Thomas; Clown-Pearce; Leonora-Miss Smith; Margery-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife

Performance Comment: As17301005, but Jobson-Morgan; Lovemore-Rosco; Father-Bardin; Doctor-Havard; Spirits-Peterson, Woodward; Lady Lovemore-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Lady Lovemore Actor: Mrs Thomas.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17301212, but Cherry-Mrs Morgan; Gypsey-_.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Gypsey Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Role: Gypsy Actor: Mrs Thomas.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of NOTORIETY, advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2 , by Mrs Burke. MS: Larpent 992; not published]: With new Music [by Tommaso Giordani (Morning Herald, 25 Oct.)). Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #228 0s. 6d. (206/10/6; 21/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Lady Henrietta Actor: Mrs Pollock

Afterpiece Title: THE WARD OF THE CASTLE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden// Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Sir Bertram-Incledon; Duke of Alberossa-Johnstone; Geoffrey-Munden// Matilda-Mrs Clendining; Jacquenetta-Mrs Martyr.] hathi. hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Ward of the Castle Author(s): Mrs. Burke

Song: In afterpiece Chorusses by Linton, Tett, Sawyer, Little, Street, Kendrick//Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Paye, Miss Leserve, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton

Event Comment: 3rd piece [Ist time; MF 2, attributed to Mrs Rainsford, for whom see Morning Herald, 9 May; London Chronicle, 23 May, states that it was written by "A Lady," but gives no name. MS: Larpent 1025; not published]: The Music composed by Webbe. Receipts: #118 4s. (109/3; 9/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Afterpiece Title: THE SPEECHLESS WIFE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Cubitt, Richardson, Rees, Campbell// Miss Poole, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (W. Woodfall, 1794): William-Quick; Colin-Incledon; Hodge-Munden; Moody-Cubitt; Parchment-Richardson; Dick-Recs; Mercury-Campbell//Susan-Miss Poole; Alice-Miss Stuart; Margaret-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Martyr
Related Works
Related Work: The Speechless Wife Author(s): Mrs. Rainford
Event Comment: [By Mrs Aubert.] Never Acted before. In Daily Courant, 26 May: Never acted before, being unfortunately prevented on Friday last, by the unexpected Arrest of the Person who was to have played the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Hydaspes; Or, The Greshamite

Performance Comment: Harlequin the Author,-Mrs Aubert; Doctor-C. Bullock.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290509, but Genius-Webster; Cuzzonida-Mrs Hill; Chesirena-Mrs Noakes; With the Original Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Dance: HHarlequin-a Gentleman that never appeared on the Stage before

Song: CCharming Warblers-Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290503, but Darony-Ware; Cuzzonida-Mrs Russell.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Successful Strangers

Performance Comment: Silvio-Powell; Antonio-Booth; Carlos-Elrington; Lopez-Norris; Francisco-Spiller; Pedro-Layfield; Guzman-Miller; Sancho-Pack; Dorothea-Mrs Knight; Feliciana-Mrs Moore; Biancha-Mrs Spiller; Niece-Mrs Cox.
Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Feliciana Actor: Mrs Moore
Role: Biancha Actor: Mrs Spiller
Role: Niece Actor: Mrs Cox.
Related Works
Related Work: The Successful Strangers Author(s): William Mountfort

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performance Comment: See17100109, but A new Epilogue-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: A new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Moore.

Dance: Miss Santlow; particularly a French Peasant-; Scaramouch-Layfield