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22836 results for: Keyword - Mrs Second
We found 23387 matches on Performance Comments, 4951 matches on Event Comments, 4329 matches on Performance Title, 99 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

6501
09 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Metteer; Worthy-Parker; Plume-Quelch; Appletree-Carr; Costar Pearmain-Pittard; Kite-Marshall; Welsh Collier-Blakey; Collier's Wife-Mrs Midnight; Bullock-Pinner; Constable-Venables; Melinda-Mrs Quelch; Rose-Miss Cowslade; Lucy-Mrs Chetwood; Sylvia-Miss Barton her first appearance in boys's clothes.
Cast
Role: Collier's Wife Actor: Mrs Midnight
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Quelch
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Chetwood

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Charles; Jobson-Quelch; Cook-Pinner; Coachman-Venables; Butler-Blakey; Conjurer-Metteer; Footman-Turner; Fidler-May; Lettice-Mrs Chetwood; Betty-Miss Davies; Lady Loverule-Mrs Quelch; Nell-Miss Cary [who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Quelch

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; III: Pierots Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar but seven years old, who never appeared on any Stage before; End: La Dance du Village-

6502
28 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Garrick; second Constantia-Miss Haughton; Don Frederick-Palmer; Duke-Usher; Petruchio-Blakes; Antonio-Yates; first Constantia-Miss Macklin; Mother-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Macklin; Kinswoman-Mrs Hippisley; To conclude with a New Country Dance-the Characters of the Play.
Cast
Role: second Constantia Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Kinswoman Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

6503
15 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; Second Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; Third Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller, first time; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis; The Dances-M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery (playbill).
Cast
Role: Second Spirit Actor: R. Smith
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Chorusses Actor: Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Rhodophil-White; Jasper-Holtom; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy Bellair-Miss Vincent, second appearance any stage.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Miss Biddy Bellair Actor: Miss Vincent, second appearance any stage.

6504
17 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Frederick-Barrymore; Duke-Whitfield; Petruchio-C. Kemble; Antonio-Suett; Gentlemen-Caulfield, Cooke, Fisher, Trueman; Peter-Russell; Anthony-Wewitzer; Surgeon-Maddocks; Francisco-Hollingsworth; First Constantia-Mrs Powell; Mother@in@Law to Constantia-Miss Tidswell; Kinswoman-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Maddocks; Second Constantia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: First Constantia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Second Constantia Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Chorus of Peasants Actor: Mrs _Bramwell.
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Maddocks

6505
December 1680 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sicilian Usurper

Performance Comment: [The History of King Richard the Second, by Nahum Tate.] Edition of 1681: The History of King Richard the Second Acted at the Theatre Royal under the Name of the Sicilian Usurper. Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Cook.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cook.

6506
28 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17300408 but Mademoiselle-Mrs Charke being the Second Time of her Appearance upon the Stage.
Cast
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 Contrivances

Music: Solo on the Violin-Charke

Song: A New Cantata-Carey; and an old Scotch Ballad called Mary Scot-Miss Raftor

Dance: A new dance-Master Tench being the first Time of his Performance on the Stage

6507
19 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17391228, but Day-Shepard; Second Committeeman-Gray; Jack-Green; Mrs Chat-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Second Committeeman Actor: Gray
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; II: Hornpipe in the Character of a Jack Tar-Yates; III: Muilment; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

6508
20 July 1747 @ Shepherd's Market, Mayfair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Gentleman; Sylvia-Gentlewoman who played Mrs Sullen , it being her second appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Gentlewoman who played Mrs Sullen , it being her second appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy or The Frenchman Bit

6509
17 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Sparks; Mosca-Ryan; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Stevens; Bonario-Gibson; Peregrine-White; Corbaccio-Shuter; Sir Politic-Arthur; Avocatori-Anderson; Second Avocatori-Dunstall; Third Avocatori-Redman; Notary-Wignell; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Vincent; Celia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Second Avocatori Actor: Dunstall
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Vincent.

6510
10 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus Or The Roman Matron

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Sheridan; Cominius-Ridout; Menenius-Shuter; Sicinius-Bennet; Brutus-Stevens; Plebians-Barrington, Dunstall, Collins, Stoppelaer, Costollo; Tullus-Ryan; Volusius-Sparks; Galesus-Gibson; Minucius-Anderson; First Senator-Redman; Second Senator-Wignell; Aedile-Hurst; Officer-Holtom; Titus-Cushing; Herald-White; Gentlewoman-Miss Helme; Volumnia-Mrs Bellamy; Veturia-Mrs Woffington; In the First Act will be introduced a Military Entry after the Manner of a Roman Ovation- (playbill and $Hogan, p. 160).
Cast
Role: Second Senator Actor: Wignell
Role: Volumnia Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Veturia Actor: Mrs Woffington

6511
20 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17651022, but Comus-Ross; First Spirit-Dyer; Elder Brother-Clarke; Second Spirit-R. Smith; Bacchanals-Mattocks; 3rd Spirit-Mrs Weichsel; The Chorusses-Mrs _Weichsel.
Cast
Role: Second Spirit Actor: R. Smith
Role: 3rd Spirit Actor: Mrs Weichsel
Role: The Chorusses Actor: Mrs _Weichsel.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

6512
23 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; King-Bannister; Prince of Wales-Cautherly; Vernon-Hurst; Worcester-Bransby; Blunt-Palmer; Poins-Packer; Douglas-Fawcett; Northumberland-Burton; Wesmorland-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; First Carrier-Moody; Second Carrier-Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Hotspur-Holland; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Second Carrier Actor: Parsons
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Waldron, Castle, Wheeler, W. Palmer, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Mesink, Clough, Booth, J. Burton, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Lowe. The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Dances Actor: Dagueville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley
Role: Margery Jervis Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Tragic Muse Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Comic Muse Actor: Mrs Abington

6513
15 June 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17970117, but 4th Gentleman-Phillimore; Anthony-Trueman; Kinswoman-Miss Stuart; Nurse-Miss Hale; Second Constantia-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Second Constantia Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: First Constantia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

6514
August 1686 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: In a poem, The Second Part of Bartholomew Fair, in The Second Book of the Pleasant Musical Companion, 1686, these two pieces are mentioned. The first is called "a farce"; the second, "a most delicate thing.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: St George And The Dragon

Afterpiece Title: Vienna Besiegd

6515
04 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, pp. 478-79, lists: First Soprano-Signora Francesina; Second-Master Robinson; Alto-Savage; Tenor-Beard; First Bass-Waltz; Second Bass-Reinhold; With several Concertos on the Organ-; particularly a new one-.
Cast
Role: Second Actor: Master Robinson
Role: Second Bass Actor: Reinhold

6516
29 November 1746 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Attendance will be given this and every Day from Ten in the Morning 'till Three in the Afternoon, at the Opera House in the Haymarket, in order to take in Subscriptions for the Second Subscription to Operas; and whereas the number of Representations for the first Subscription has not been compleated; This is to give notice to the Subscribers, that by sending to the Office, they will have the Money for the deficient Number of Representations returned them; or if they please to go on with the Second Subscription, the Deficiency of the first which ends this Night will be made up to them in the Price of the Tickets for the Second Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annibale In Capua

Dance:

6517
20 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17560214, but Hamlet-Holland, first time; Polonius-Woodward, second time; Ostrick-Palmer; Ophelia-Miss Macklin, second time; Rosencrantz-_; Guildenstern-_; Bernardo-_; Marcellus-_; Player King-_; Player Queen-_.
Cast
Role: Polonius Actor: Woodward, second time
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin, second time
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

6518
27 October 1767 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: New Dances, new Clothes, new Decorations. A new serious Opera; music by several celebrated Composers. Pit and Boxes put together and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day, at Half a Guinea each; First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. Gallery, Pit, and Boxes open at Five. By their Majesties Command, no Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Notice repeated in the bills.] [Messrs. Vincent and Gordon, Managers of the Operas had noted (Public Advertiser, 9 Sept.) their engagement of singers: For the Serious Opera: Guarducci, first Man; Signora Campolini, first Woman; Savoi, second Man; Signora Querzioli, second Woman; Signora Piatti, third Woman; Michelli The Comic Opera: Lovattini, first Man; Signora Guadagni, first Woman; Savoi, serious Man; Signora Querzoli, serious Woman; Moriggi (Bass); Signora Piatti, third Woman; Michelli. Also engaged: Guglielmi and Alessandri, Composers; Pugniani, first Violin; Signora Coradini a new Dancer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tigrane

6519
11 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. [There is some confusion concerning this performance. Daily Journal advertises The Fortune Hunters for its second performance, but Rich's Register gives The Beggar's Opera, 33d time; this numbering is recongnized in the bills by 16 March.] Receipts: money #35 2s.; tickets #115 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 41 by money and 247 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 59 by money and 203 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 66 by money and 203 by tickets; second gallery, 74 by money. Tickets for Volpone will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

6520
05 February 1751 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Pasticcio

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Signora Frasi, Signora Galli, Lowe, Mrs Arne, Master Arne; To be divided into three Interludes. After the first a new Concerto on the Organ by Arne-Master Arne; The second Interlude to conclude with a new Pastoral Scene-; the Words selected from Shakespear and composed by Mr Arne. After the third Interlude a Serenata- written by Congreve and set to music by Arne.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Signora Frasi, Signora Galli, Lowe, Mrs Arne, Master Arne
Role: The second Interlude to conclude with a new Pastor Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Judgement of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Master Arne; Mercury-Lowe; Venus-Signora Frasi; Pallas-Sga Galli; Juno-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Arne.

6521
05 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17521128, but Younger Brother-Mozeen; First Spirit-Scrase; Second Spirit-Mas. Cross; The Dances-Mrs _Preston, Miss _Rayner.
Cast
Role: Second Spirit Actor: Mas. Cross
Role: The Dances Actor: Mrs _Preston, Miss _Rayner.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Second Bacchanal Actor: Master Vernon
Role: Nymph Actor: Mrs Price
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Ferrere, Mad Auguste, Piettro, Mad. Janeton Auretti, Mrs Preston, Miss Rayner

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

6522
18 January 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Young Gentleman, first on any stage; Pierre-Davis, second on that stage; Priuli-Marshall; Duke-Clarke; Eliot-Pittard; Spinosa-Blakey; Theodore-Cotshall; Bedamar-Adcock; Renault-Cibber; Belvidera-Mrs Adcock, first time in that part on that stage.
Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Davis, second on that stage
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Adcock, first time in that part on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Numpss Courtship

Cast
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Harvey
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Glenn
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Martin

Dance: As17580112

6523
18 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Leoni, second appearance on that stage; Artaxerxes-Mattocks; Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimenes-DuBellamy; Semira-Miss Dayes, first time; Mandane-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Leoni, second appearance on that stage
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Macklin; and a Minuet-Dagueville, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End Opera: The Gamesters, as17751011

6524
28 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Barry; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Clarke; Duke-Mahon; Bedamar-Clinch; Spinoza-L'Estrange; Elliot-Fearon; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Sheridan, second appearance on that stage in 16 years; Belvidera-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Sheridan, second appearance on that stage in 16 years
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursala Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: End: The Vintage Festival, as17751026

6525
02 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Easy-R. Palmer; Irishman in the Pit-Booth; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Hale; Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre; Caller-Mrs Love; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Caller Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady in the Balcony Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Lord Russel

Performance Comment: Russel-Palmer; Cavendish-Bannister Jun.; Charles the Second-Aickin; Duke of York-Williamson; Spencer-Davies; Lieutenant-Usher; Bedford-Bensley; Lady Margaret Russel-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Russel-Miss Woollery .
Cast
Role: Charles the Second Actor: Aickin
Role: Lady Margaret Russel Actor: Mrs Inchbald

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Edwin, Davies, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Barrett, Bannister; Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Parsons; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Davies; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-R. Palmer; Mum-Barrett; Arionelli-Bannister; Cecilia-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bannister.