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We found 23448 matches on Performance Comments, 4453 matches on Event Comments, 4273 matches on Performance Title, 1294 matches on Roles/Actors, and 933 matches on Author.

351
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

352
04 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Milward; Bajazet-Delane; Axalla-Cibber; Moneses-Mills; Tanais-Berry; Omar-Turbutt; Haly-Green; Dervise-Winstone; Stratocles-Ridout; Zama-Ray; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts; Selima-Mrs Mills; The Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: As17411031, but a new Comic Dance-M _Mechell, Mlle _Mechell, Baudouin, +Leviez, Miss +Story, Mrs +Rayner.
Cast
Role: a new Comic Dance Actor:
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Jackson, Miss Budgell

353
16 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Caesar-Berry; Brutus-Delane; Cassius-Milward; Anthony-Mills; Casca-Cibber; Octavius-Havard; Decius Brutus-Winstone; Ligarius-Taswell; Artemidorus-Shepard; Trebonius-Ward; Cimber-Turbutt; Pindarus-Raftor; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Portia-Mrs Roberts; Citizens-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Arthur.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Gipsey Women Actor: Mrs Hough, Miss _Minors
Role: Queen of Gipsies Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Walter

354
08 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Havard; Marcus-Lowe; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Turbutt; Marcia-Mrs Roberts; Lucia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamund-Beard

Dance: II: a Tambourine-Mlle Mechel; IV: Les Matelotes, as17411110, but-the Mechels

355
04 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Delane; Tamerlane-Berry; Moneses-Havard; Axalla-Mills; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts; Selima-Mrs Mills; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Omar-Turbutt; Haly-Green; Dervise-Winstone; Stratocles-Woodburn; Zama-Ray; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Phillips

Dance: IV: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

356
04 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Syphax-Turbutt; Portius-Havard; Sempronius-Berry; Juba-Mills; Marcus-Lowe; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Woodburn; Marcia-Mrs Roberts; Lucia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: As17430202, but a New Dance call'd Les Amant Volages-Desse, Froment, Mrs Walter, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thomson, Mlle Gondeau, Mlle Fabres, Miss King.
Cast
Role: a New Dance call'd Les Amant Volages Actor: Desse, Froment, Mrs Walter, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thomson, Mlle Gondeau, Mlle Fabres, Miss King.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Lampe, 1st time

357
27 September 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Juba-A Gentleman [Charles Jones-Winston MS.]; Sempronius-Giffard; Syphax-Bridges; Portius-W. Giffard; Marcus-Cross; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Taswell; Marcia-Mrs Roberts; Lucia-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Egerton.
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Mrs King.

358
04 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Bridges; Bajazet-Delane; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts; Haly-Green; Moneses-Giffard; Axalla-W. Giffard; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Mirvan-Usher; Dervise-Winstone; Stratocles-Turbutt; Zama-Ray; Selima-Mrs Giffard; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Giffard

Song: As17431027

Dance: As17431027

359
24 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Delane; Dumont-Giffard; Gloster-Bridges; Jane Shore-Mrs Giffard; Alicia-Mrs Roberts; Bellmour-W. Giffard; Ratcliff-Blakes; Catesby-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton

Song: III, IV: Sullivan

Dance: II: Dance, as17431123

360
02 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Tiresias the Prophet-Dr Clancy who is Blind; Oedipus-Delane; Creon-Bridges; Adrastus-Mills; Haemon-Havard; Phorbas-Berry; Aegeon-W. Giffard; Manto-Miss Budgell; Citizens-Yates, Taswell, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Dunstall, Collins; Ghost of Laius-Woodburn; Diocles-Winstone; Pyracmon-Turbutt; Alcander-Blakes; Dymas-Green; Jocasta-Mrs Roberts; Euridice-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Euridice Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Yates.

361
20 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Roberts, first on that stage these twelve years; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Cibber; Hermione-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time in that part; Phoenix-Furnival; Pylades-Mozeen; Cephisa-Mrs Chetwood; Cleone-Miss Houghton.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Roberts, first on that stage these twelve years
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Chetwood

Afterpiece Title: The Gardener's Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery's Mother Actor: Mrs Hill
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Chetwood.

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; Singing-Mrs Hill; III: The Noon Tide Air from Comus-Mrs Hill

362
30 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17290503, but Dorcas-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Oates, Miller, Harper, Griffin, Berry, Ray, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Cibber, Miss Raftor
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Cast
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Walter.

363
30 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Archbishop of York Actor: Roberts
Role: Hostess Quickly Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: See17291002, but Hunter-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts.

364
21 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17300428 but Rovewell-Carey (for that Night only); Betty-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Charke being the Second Time of her Appearance upon the Stage.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Clown's Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17300518; With an Epilogue in Character to be spoken-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: With an Epilogue in Character to be spoken Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Song: TThe Tragical Cantata of the Mare that Lost Her Shoe-; Comic Songs-Carey

Dance:

Music: Select Pieces-

365
26 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: As17310325 but Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Charke; Moody-Mrs Roberts; Amin Prim-Griffin; Varole-Oates; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Miss P. Vaughan; Flora-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin Dance-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

366
01 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17301114, but Standard-Mills; Beau Clincher-Cibber Jr; Smugler-Johnson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Parly-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17310424 but Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Noble Venetian-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Cephalus Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Charke.
Role: Deities of Pleasure Actor: Essex, Mrs Booth
Role: Followers of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Cibber

367
12 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: As17310127, but Odmar-Roberts; Guyomar-A. Hallam; Orbellan-Berry; Pizarro-R. Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Odmar Actor: Roberts
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Alibech Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Cydaria Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera

Performance Comment: Feeble-Griffin; Landlord-Harper; Sir Jolly Heartfree-Paget; Squire Tawdry-Oates; Young Heartfree-Berry; 1st Sailor-Wetherilt; Susan-Miss Vaughan; Pert-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Song: Original Song set to Musick by Henry Purcell, perform'd in the Character of Kalid-Miss Raftor

Dance: In I: Tambour Dance of Moors-; In IV: A Grand Spanish Entry-; In afterpiece: A new Sailor's Dance-Rainton

368
25 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-W. Giffard; Ford-Giffard; Page-Rosco; Shallow-Collett; Fenton-Havard; Slender-Bullock; Caius-Bardin; Host-Morgan; Simple-Young Woodward; Evans-a Gentleman; Mrs Ford-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Page-Mrs Haughton; Ann Page-Mrs Purden; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Bardin; Flora-Mrs Roberts; Betty-Miss Tollett, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Eaton, Duke, Mrs Tollett, Miss Sandham

369
19 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17311203, but Hob-Miller; Flora-Mrs Roberts; Betty-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Roberts

370
29 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17320226, but Ophelia-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Burney, Mrs Tollett

371
30 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17320327 but Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Music: t the rising of the Curtain: Mr Handel's Water Musick, with French Horns and Trumpets, accompany'd by the rest of the Instruments-

Dance: II: Country Lass-Miss Wherrit; III: A new Scotch Dance-Burny, Miss Wherrit; IV: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Two Pierots-Burney, Miss Tollet

372
18 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17320412 but Hob-Miller; Flora-Mrs Roberts; Betty-Miss Tollet.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: TThe Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit

373
19 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17311218, but Clincher Sr-Miller; Parly-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Morgan.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17320330 but Jobson-Miller; Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: SSailor's Dance-Burney; Two Pierrots-Burney, Mrs Tollet

Song: BBacchanalian Song-Excell

374
21 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Jealous Yeoman Defeated

Performance Comment: Colombine-Mrs Roberts; Harlequin-Young Woodward; Beau Gamester-Bullock; Dame Gigogne-Miss Wherrit; Genius-Excell; Yeoman-a Gentleman; Pierrot-Burney.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-John Wade, the only Time of his appearing on this Stage, Burney; III: Sailor's Dance-a Gentleman belonging to the Sea; IV: A new Pastoral Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Song: I: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

375
15 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Bisarre Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Miller; Rovewell-Excel; Arethusa-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; III: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit;

Song: II: A new Drinking Song-Excell; IV: A Cantata of Mr Hayden's-Excell