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We found 23459 matches on Performance Comments, 4262 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Smith; Fainall-Ross their 1st time); Sir Wilful-Shuter; Petulant-Woodward; Witwou'd-Dyer; Waitwell-Dunstall; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Vincent; Marwou'd-Mrs Ward; Foible-Mrs Green; Mincing-Miss Vincent; Peg-Mrs Evans; Betty-Miss Allen; Millamant-Miss Elliot, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Marwou'd Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Smith; Fainall-Ross; Sir Wilful-Shuter; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Woodward; Waitwell-Dunstall; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Vincent; Marwood-Mrs Ward; Foible-Mrs Green; Mincing-Miss Vincent; Millamant-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Marwood Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Grumio-Shuter; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: A New Pantomime Dance, The Venetian Gardeners-Arnauld, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Hull; Younger Brother-Perry; Second Spirit-Davis; Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Beard, Dibdin; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Baker; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Squibb, Legg, Baker, Ryley, Mrs Weichsel, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; The Dances-Fichar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh-Lewis; Shallow-Costollo; Slender-Bennet; Fenton-Davis; Host-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Vincent; Bardolph-Wignel; Nym-Buck; Pistol-Cushing; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-C. Smith; Peter Simple-Morgan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Hull; Foresight-Bennet; Tattle-Woodward; Trapland-Lewis; Jeremy-Dyer; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Burden; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Mrs Gardner; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Summers Tale

Performance Comment: Parts by: Beard, Shuter, Mattocks, Dyer, Morris, Dunstall, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brent, Costollo; Parts-Barrington, Baker, Squibb, Lewis, Buck, Murden, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Bellafont-Beard; Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Shifter-Dunstall; Ferdinand-Morris; Peter-Costollo; Maria-Miss Brent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks; Olivia-Mrs Vincent (Edition of 1765).

Dance: I: The Garland, as17651003; II: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Gallant Shepherds-Fichar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Performance Comment: Parts-Shuter, Hurst, Palmer, Davis, M'George, Quick, Weston, Wild, Wedon, Mrs Burden, Mrs Worley, Mrs M'George, Mrs Weston, a young Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any stage); Prologue-Weston(, in the character of Abel Drugger).

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-a Gentleman(, first appearance on that Stage); Old Philpot-Shuter; Y. Wilding-Davis; Sir Jasper Wilding-Murden; Beaufort-Quick; Servant-Wild; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-M'George; Maria-Mrs M'George.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs M'George.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-; V: A new Dance-

Song: some well known Ssome well known Songs in Imitation of some Favorite Italian Performers-a Comic Genius

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Hurst; Count Basset-Palmer; Squire Richard-Weston; Moody-Barden; Poundage-M'George; Constable-Lewis; James-Murden; Lord Townly's Servant-Keen; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs M'George; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Johnston; Jenny-Miss Gilpin; Myrtilla-Miss Maden; Trusty-Mrs Weston; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Worley; Lady Townly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs M'George
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Worley
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17660718(hay). Parts-Shuter, M'George, Murden, Davis, Weston, Mrs M'George, Mrs Weston.

Dance: Arnaud, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh-Lewis; Shallow-Cushing; Slender-Bennet; Fenton-Davis; Host-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Anne Page-Miss Vincent; Bardolph-Wignel; Nym-Buck; Pistol-R. Smith; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-C. Smith; Peter Simple-Morgan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Perry; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Dibdin; Bacchants-Mrs Pinto, Mrs Baker; 3rd Spirit-DuBellamy; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Pinto; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Riley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17671007, but Harlequin-Miles; Others-Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, R. Smith, Banks, Wignel, Dibdin, Holtom, Weller, Mrs Copin, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Dyer, Miss Pitt.

Dance: III: A new dance call'd The Merry Sailors-Aldridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lovewell-Powell; Ogleby-Woodward; Sir John Melville-Bensley; Sterling-Yates; Serjeant Flower-Dunstall; Brush-Dyer; Trueman-Perry; Traverse-R. Smith; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Mrs Ward; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.
Event Comment: MMrs W. Barry very bad in Almeria-imagine she was in Liquor (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Gonzales-Havard; King-J. Aickin; Perez-Keen; Alonzo-Ackman; Heli-Hurst; Garcia-Aickin; Selim-Strange; Lenora-Mrs Johnston; Almeria-Mrs W. Barry; Zara-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lenora Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Mercury-Dodd; Snip-Parsons; Abram-Weston; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corp. Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Forge-Burton; Justices-Hartry, Clough, Castle, Strange; Irishman-Messink; Coachman-Watkins; Mrs Trumbel-Johnston; Welshman-Wright; Jenkins-Palmer; Constable-Ackman; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harslet-Mrs Johnston; Miss Harslet-Miss Smith; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; other characters-Miss Matthews; with Proper Dances-.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trumbel Actor: Johnston
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Mrs Harslet Actor: Mrs Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederic-Clarke; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Decoy-Lewis; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Ferguson; Wheedle-Mrs Evans; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal actors-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Pinto.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Dick-Perry; Lord Lurewell-Davis; Joe (with Song)-Fox; Margery-Mrs Copin; Kate-Miss Helm; Peggy-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Copin

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17681007; II: New Grand Ballet, The Tartars, as17681004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Parts by Powell, Clarke, Smith, Hull, Bensley, Mrs Lessingham, Mrs Yates. With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Cyrus-Powell; Cambyses-Smith; Mithranes-Bensley; Astyages-Clarke; Harpagus-Hull; Mandane-Mrs Yates; Aspasia-Mrs Mattocks (1768 edn. The edn. lists Mirza-Davis, but Davis does not appear on the playbill, which lists Mrs Lessingham, though no part appears for her in the 1768 edn.). Mrs Lessingham played Aspasia according to the listing in Lloyd's Evening Post, 2 thru 5 Dec.

Afterpiece Title: Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs DuBellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederic-Wroughton; Decoy-Fox; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Ramilie-Dyer; Mrs Wideley-Mrs Lopin; Lappet-Mrs Green; Wheedle-Mrs Evans; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wideley Actor: Mrs Lopin
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Real; Furies-Arnauld; Sir Epicure-Wignell; Miller-Morris; Gambler-Quick; Faustus's Man-Herbert; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; French Cook-Holtom; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Col. Rivers-Holland; Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Sir Harry Newburg-Palmer; Sidney-Cautherly; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harley-Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance any stage [Miss Stanmore, according to Kemble note]; [The Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17690318 The Characters-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Pinto. [See also 7 April 1770.]See also 7 April 1770.]

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Reddish; Tattle-Dodd; Foresight-Parsons; Ben (with song)-Moody; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Scandal-Palmer; Trapland-Hartry; Buckram-Keen; Officer-Wright; Jeremy-Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Mrs Jeffries; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Reddish; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17691219, but MacDuff-Hull; Lenox-Perry; Malcolm-Wroughton; Witches-Dunstall, _Cushing; Add Vocal Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17691219 but to reduce confusion the full cast is here listed: Midas-Shuter; Damoetas-Barnshaw; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Sileno-Baker; Jupiter-Legg; Juno-Miss Ogilvie; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Mysis-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Packer
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Parts by Parsons, Palmer, Brereton, Booth, Mas. Cape, Miss Platt, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love, Miss Burton, Miss Pope. The dances-Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King; Cupid-Mas. Cape; Griskin-Parsons; Miss Griskin-Miss Pope; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Mrs Filagree-Mrs Bradshaw; Young Couples-Palmer; Miss Burton, et al; Landlady-Mrs Love; Chamberlain-Booth; Chambermaid-Miss Platt (Macmillan, p. 335).
Cast
Role: The dances Actor: Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King
Role: Mrs Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Campley-Dodd; Puzzle-Hartry; Tom-Waldron; Lady Harriot-Mrs Abington; Lady Charlotte-Miss Younge; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hopkins; Lord Hardy-Cautherly; Lord Brumpton-Bransby; Trusty-Burton; Sable-Moody; Trim-King; Kate Matchlock-Ackman; Tattleaid-Mrs Love; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17700331

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Jefferson; Blunt-J. Aickin; Story-Wright; Day-Parsons; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Arabella-Mrs Reddish; Ruth-Mrs W. Barry; Obadiah-Love; Abel, that night only-King; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson; Teague (With songs)-Moody.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Song: III: Moody will introduce the Celebrated song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody

Dance: End: As17700428