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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Fair Maid of the West Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Ingall
Role: Lady Worthy Actor: Mrs Field
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hickson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Gillion Actor: Mrs Pile

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Fair Maid of the West Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Ingall
Role: Lady Worthy Actor: Mrs Field
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hickson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Gillion Actor: Mrs Pile

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Imprison'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Fair Maid of the West Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Ingall
Role: Lady Worthy Actor: Mrs Field
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hickson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Gillion Actor: Mrs Pile

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Maid Of The West

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Fair Maid of the West Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Ingall
Role: Lady Worthy Actor: Mrs Field
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hickson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Gillion Actor: Mrs Pile
Event Comment: Benefit E. Roberts and Mrs Chambers. Receipts: money #20 11s.; tickets #149 2s. (Account Book); #170 (Rylands MS.). [For pit, box, and gallery Roberts had 125, 407, and 177 tickets; Mrs Chambers, 93, 91, and 22 tickets. Each received half the value of his tickets.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Mrs Cockle Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: MMuzette-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Song: Roberts, Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Tickets deliver'd out for 20 March will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: 1st Lady Actor: Mrs Cushing.
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Song: Roberts

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: Roberts

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Walker, Hippisley, Egleton, Bullock, Spiller, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Parker, Mrs Moffet, Mrs Egleton; but edition of 1726 lists: Colonel Mockyouth-Hippisley; Beaumine-Walker; Galliard-Ryan; Squire Pert-Egleton; Sir John Cuddy-Bullock Jr; Trust-Spiller; Roger-Bullock Sr; Flora-Mrs Moffet; Graciana-Mrs Younger; Mrs Mincemode-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Fading-Mrs Parker; Frizle-Mrs Egleton;In which will be perform'd a Pastoral Entertainment of Musick-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Leguerre, Salway, Mrs Chambers, and others; the edition of 1726 lists: Strephon-Leveridge; Damon-Legare; Phyllis-Mrs Chambers; Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Younger in Boy's Cloaths.

Dance: Proper Dances-DuPre, Salle, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Cast
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Sturdy Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Nanny Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Barrymore; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Suett; Captain Harcourt-Evatt; Vane-Benson; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Bannister Jun.; Bridget-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Mortimer-Miss Heard; Warner-Mrs Powell; Cecilia-Mrs Brooks. As17930615 .
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Warner Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Brooks. As17930615 .
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brooks

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Performance Comment: Sir Simon Meagre-Barrett; Captain Credulous-Evatt; Lovejoke-Wewitzer; Clerimont-Palmer Jun.; Gentlemen-Bland, Waldron Jun., Cooke, Burton; Servants-Lyons, Abbott; Lady Meagre-Mrs Webb; Mrs Credulous-Mrs Whitfield; Nancy-Mrs Hatton; Ladies-Mrs Heard, Mrs Jones, Mrs Masters, Mrs Haskey.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia; Or, The Italian Lover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Kemble, Bensley, Aickin, Whitfield, Packer, Chaplin, Benson, Wroughton, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Ward, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (Charles Dilly, 1787): Mentevole-Kemble; Durazzo-Bensley; Manoa-Aickin; Camillo-Whitfield; Duke of Genoa-Packer; Marcellus-Wroughton (in text: Palmer); Olympia-Mrs Kemble; Fulvia-Mrs Ward; Nerina-Miss Tidswell; Julia-Mrs Siddons; unassigned-Chaplin, Benson; Prologue-Kemble; Epilogue-Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Olympia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Fulvia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17871030, but Mrs Meddle-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hyppolito Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Swindlers

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Baddeley, Barrymore, Benson, Burton, Banks, Maddocks, Bannister Jun., Caulfield, Phillimore, Packer, Alfred, Webb, Lyons, Mrs Goodall, Mrs Powell, Mrs Booth. [Larpent MS 374 (for 1st performance, 1774) lists the parts: Bubblewell, Isaac Israel, Harry, Lord Smallwitt, Jacob, Alderman Cornish, Doctor Addlebrain, Staytape, Stretch, Constable, Servants, Clerk, Mrs Bubblewell, Miss Bilkall.]Larpent MS 374 (for 1st performance, 1774) lists the parts: Bubblewell, Isaac Israel, Harry, Lord Smallwitt, Jacob, Alderman Cornish, Doctor Addlebrain, Staytape, Stretch, Constable, Servants, Clerk, Mrs Bubblewell, Miss Bilkall.]

Song: Vocal Parts, as17911214; Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17911109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Sisters; Or, The Violence Of Love

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue by Mr D'Urfey-Mr Horden; Epilogue by Mr D'Urfey-Mr Verbruggen who enters laughing; Vilarezo-Dizny; Sebastian-Verbruggen; Antonio-Powel Jr; Alonzo-Williams; Vilander-Horden; Gerardo-Johnson; Diego-Tho. Kent; Catalina-Mrs Knight; Berinthia-Mrs Rogers; Alphanta-Miss Cross; Ansilva-Mrs Verbruggen; Julia-Mrs Seagrove; Clara-Mrs Newman.
Cast
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Ansilva Actor: Mrs Verbruggen
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Seagrove
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Newman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17490125, but Clerimont-_; James-_; Furnish-_; List-_; Mrs Wisely-_; Wheedle-_.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Mars' followers-Blakes, Vaughan, Marr, Adams, Shawford, Harvey, Yates, Harrison; War-Winstone; Power-Lee; Ambition-Palmer; Peace-Mrs Mills; Justice-Mrs LaFont; Liberty-Mrs Ansley; Shepherds-Havard, Beard, Reinhold, King, Master Maddox; Shepherdesses-Mrs Clive, Miss Cole, Miss Medina; Britannia-Anne Auretti; Hungarians-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; French-Mathews, Mrs Addison; Dutchman-Pelling; Spaniard-Shawford; concluded with a view of the Temple of Peace-.
Cast
Role: Peace Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Justice Actor: Mrs LaFont
Role: Liberty Actor: Mrs Ansley
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Clive, Miss Cole, Miss Medina
Role: French Actor: Mathews, Mrs Addison
Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Helme, Gaudry, Saby, Young, Hall, Rye, Ackery, Anselmo, Pilbrow, Mrs Linton, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Atkins will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #243 15s. 6d. (57.16.0; 3.0.6; tickets: 182.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17861129, but Pistol-Helme; Mrs Page-Mrs Inchbald (1st appearance in that character); Nim-Gaudry; Rugby-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ballet Et Musique Pour Le Divertissement Du Roy De La Grande Bretagne

Event Comment: Benefit a Person in Distress. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop. [Tickets for Janno, Roberts, and Hough also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17401023, but Sir John-Stephens; Phillis-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Mullart; Dick-Hale; Lord Lurewell-Gibson; Mrs Cockle-Mrs Martin; Peggy-Mrs Hale; Kate-Miss Dodson; Joe-Salway.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cockle Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; III: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland; V: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Song: In II: Roberts

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Tickets at Mrs Horton's, at the Angel, in Bedford Street. Receipts: money #78; seals #81 17s. (Account Book); #160 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Horton received a Free Benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire

Performance Comment: Abramule-Mrs Horton; Mahomet-Stephens; Solyman-Delane; Pyrrhus-Ryan; Kister Aga-Hale; Cuproli-Gibson; Haly-Rosco; Mursa-Roberts; Zaida-Miss Burgess; Marama-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Abramule Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mursa Actor: Roberts
Role: Marama Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Mrs Cockle Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: LLouvre-Signora Barberini; French Peasant-Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer (Pit-door-keeper). Tickets deliver'd by Denny, Humphrey, Page, Spilsbury, and Roberts will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Jefferson; Miser-Yates; Decoy-Brownsmith; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Palmer; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; James-Clough; List-Marr; Furnish-Raftor; Mariana-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Leppet-Mrs Clive, in which character will be introduc'd the Song of the Life of a Beau.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: % New Magic Scene, as17580428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sowdon; Don Juan-Gardner; Sancho-Davis; Cacafogo-Bannister; Alonzo-Casey; Duke-J. Aickin; Copper Captain-Lee (being his first appearance in that character); Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Clara-Mrs White; Lady-Mrs Jackson; Estifania-Mrs Gardner (1st appearance).
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs White
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Statesman Foil'd

Dance: As17680530

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Pope as Lady Easy, but she "was taken suddenly and dangerously ill. Mrs Wells supplied her place by reading the part" (Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.).] Receipts: #156 3s. (151.4.6; 4.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17870331but Lady Easy-Mrs Wells; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Morton.

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17890413, but Angelica-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act II) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: A Lesson for Lawyers

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890430

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Coupler Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: Mordecai's Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Dance: End I: As17900323

Song: End II: a new Masonic Song-Dignum

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Play@House; or, Bucks have at ye all-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 2 Jan. 1786]. ["In the review of any performance of this character it must be extremely difficult to command an abstraction from the remembrance of what Mrs Siddons was in it...This is not said to introduce any insinuation that the performance of Mrs Esten was an imitation of that of Mrs Siddons, but to excuse it if it was so...The performance was highly meritorious" (Gazetteer, 12 Feb.).] Receipts: #189 19s. (179.2; 10.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Holman; Count Baldwin-Hull; Carlos-Harley; Belford-Davies; Sampson-Cubitt; Villeroy-Farren; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Esten; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Child-Miss Standen; Pedro-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Esten

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Song: III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; the Music by Shield

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; the Music by Shield. the Music by Shield.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Townsend, Williamson, Robson (music porter), Smart, Walker, Strahan, Anselmo, Sturgeon, Furkins, Bazely, Simmons, Roberts, Barnes, Steer will be admitted. Receipts: #409 10s. (34.11.0; 7.0.6; tickets: 367.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17950102, but Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sir Harry Sycamore-Powel; Theodosia-Mrs Arnold; added: Lady Sycamore-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Arnold
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Davenport.
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: Mrs Ferret Actor: Mrs Henley
Role: Louisa Bowers Actor: Mrs Mountain