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We found 23516 matches on Performance Comments, 4492 matches on Event Comments, 4262 matches on Performance Title, 605 matches on Roles/Actors, and 28 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife Of Bath

Performance Comment: Wife of Bath-Mrs Egleton; Plowdon-Boheme; Sir Harry-Ryan; Merit-Milward; Doggrel-Chapman; Father Hubert-Hall; Grist-Hippisley; Spigot-Hulett; Myrtilla-Mrs Younger; Florinda-Mrs Templer; Busy-Mrs Cantrel; but edition of 1730 adds: Astrolabe-Ogden; Shipman-Ray.
Cast
Role: Wife of Bath Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Busy Actor: Mrs Cantrel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Boheme; Aboan-Quin; Blanford-Milward; Stanmore-Chapman; Driver-Hall; Hotman-Hulett; Daniel-Hippisley; Imoinda-Mrs Bullock; Charlotte-Mrs Younger; Widow Lackit-Mrs Egleton; Lucy-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17291204, but Parly-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Sir NicholasWiseacre-Harper; Sir William Freeman-Griffin; Freeman (Colin)-Mrs Roberts; Brush-Miller; File-Oates; Lady Wiseacre-Mrs Wetherilt; Rosella-Miss Raftor; Betty-Mrs Thurmond; Dolly-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lady Wiseacre Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Grace.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau

Performance Comment: Sir Avarice-Burny; Sir Harry-Penkethman; Wilding Jr-Giffard; Veromil-W. Giffard; Valentine-W. Williams; Pedant Jr-Wm. Bullock; Pincet-Bardin; Lucy-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gravely-Mrs Haughton; Bellaria-Mrs Purden; Clarissa-Mrs Seal. With the Prologue and Epilogue.

Song: The Original Songs-

Dance: The Original Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bayess Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Arabella-Mrs Butler; Bays-Th. Cibber; Belinda-Mrs Shireburn; Cantato-Mrs Roberts; Tragedo-Charke; Pantomime-Berry; Lord Briton-Bridgwater; Bassoon-Oates; Crowdero-Rosco; Harlequin-Miller; Crispin-Harper; Dulceda-Miss Raftor; Farcia-Mrs Heron; Prologue-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Cantato Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Farcia Actor: Mrs Heron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Giffard; Amanda-Mrs Giffard; Sir William-Collet; Sir Novelty-Bullock; Elder Worthy-Huddy; Young Worthy-W. Williams; Sly-R. Williams; Lawyer-Bardin; Narcissa-Mrs Seal; Hillaria-Mrs Purden; Flareit-Mrs Haughton; Snap-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Giffard

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: See17300113, but Bevil Jr-Giffard; Indiana-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Dancing Master

Performance Comment: As17300401 but Peasants-Sandham, Bardin; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Mountfort, Miss Thornowets; Peasant Women-Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Palmer.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Song: Miss Thornowets; particularly See From the Silent Groves-Miss Thornowets

Dance: PPierrots, Flag Dance-Burny, Dukes, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: End I: Saraband-Delagarde, Miss Wherrit; Scholar to Newhouse, being the first Time of her appearing in that Character on the Stage. II: Comic Dance-Nivelon; in which he will introduce the Flag. III: Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit; Act I of Opera: Grand Comic Dance in Camilla-Nivelon, Miss LaTour, Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling; In afterpiece: Added to Flora: Wrestling Dance-Newhouse, Lanyon

Performance Comment: II: Comic Dance-Nivelon; in which he will introduce the Flag. III: Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit; Act I of Opera: Grand Comic Dance in Camilla-Nivelon, Miss LaTour, Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling; In afterpiece: Added to Flora: Wrestling Dance-Newhouse, Lanyon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17300410 but Tattle-R. Williams; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Kirk; Trapland-Pearce.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Kirk
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Jealousy Deceived

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Haughton

Song: Miss Thornowets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Standard Actor: Smith
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Dancing Master

Performance Comment: As17300603 but Visiting Ladies-Miss Thornowets, Mrs Mountfort; Peasant Wives-Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Palmer.

Dance: Sandham, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Ranger-Reynolds; Servant-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Forrester; Bawd-Jones; Harlequin-Lewis; Pierot-St.Luce; Foresters-Davenport, Stopler, Hicks; Women Peasants-Mrs Nokes, Mrs Britton, Miss Palms.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam Or The Distressd Lovers With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Performance Comment: Numscul-Penkethman; Mad Tom-Wm. Giffard; Isabella-Mrs Haughton; Sir William Friendly-Huddy; Jeremy-R. Williams; Cook-Pearce; Butler-Machen; Gardener-W. Williams; Robin-Eaton; Lady Numscul-Mrs Thomas; Lady Friendly-Mrs Mountfort; Betty-Mrs Palmer; Justice Gripeall-Collett.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Lady Numscul Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Lady Friendly Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipios Triumph Or The Siege Of Carthage With The Comical Humours Of noodle stitch puzzle

Performance Comment: Scipio-Mullart; Alucius-Rosco; Lelius-Stoppelaer; Almeyda-Mrs Mullart; Phenissa-Mrs Williamson; Noodle-Jones; Stitch-Dutton; Puzzle-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Phenissa Actor: Mrs Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Knott; Forester-Reynolds; His Man Clumsey-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Forester; Bawd-Jones; Foresters-Stoppelaer, Wathen, Hicks, Mrs Nokes, Mrs Clark, Miss Palms.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Rosco; Doodle-Wathen; Churchyard-Wells; Fillgrave-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Williamson; Mustacha-Mrs Clarke.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Knott; Forester-Reynolds; Clumsey-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Forester; Bawd-Jones; Foresters-Stoppelaer, Wathen, Hicks; Women Peasants-Mrs Nokes, Mrs Clark, Miss Palms.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great Emperor Of The Turks Containing The Distressd Loves Of achmet And selima Or The london Prentices Glory With The Comical Humours And Surprizing Adventures Of The London prentice And Want Brains His Man

Performance Comment: London Prentice-Penkethman; Want Brains-Reynolds; Amurath-Huddy; Achmet-Mullart; Haly-Jones; Selim-Achurch; Aelima-Mrs Newsted; Zara-Mrs Dutton.
Cast
Role: Aelima Actor: Mrs Newsted
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Dutton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Davenport; Forester-Reynolds; Clumsey-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Nokes; Bawd-Jones; Foresters-Arthur, Achurch, Dutton; Women Peasants-Mrs Dutton, Mrs Clark, Miss Palms.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Clown-Nivelon; Servant-Ray; Colombine-Mrs Laguerre; Witches-Leveridge, Salway, Harrison; 1st Bird Catcher-Hippisley; 2d Bird Catcher-Pelling; Petit Maitre-Legar; Italian-Rochetti; Pluto-Leveridge; Proserpine-Mrs Seedo; Sysiphus-Dupre Jr; Prometheus-Newhouse; Ixion-Delagarde Jr; Clotho-Mrs Ogden; Lachesis-Mrs Pelling; Atropos-Miss LaTour; Furies-Poitier, Dupre, Pelling.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: Clotho Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Lachesis Actor: Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Roberts, from Drury Lane; Cholerick-Morgan, from Lincoln's Inn Fields; Clodio-Woodward, from Goodman's Fields; Angelina-Mrs Morgan, her first on this Stage; Louisa-Mrs Woodward, her first on this Stage; Antonio-Jones; Charino-Ayres; Governor-Mullart; Duart-Lacy; Manuel-Haverd; Sancho-Reynolds; Elvira-Mrs Mullart; Honoria-Mrs Lacy; With a new Prologue on the Occasion-Roberts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Wilks; Sir Francis-Griffin; Charles-Mills; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Marplot-Cibber Jr; Whisper-Wetherilt Jr; Isabinda-Mrs Porter; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Patch-Mrs Mills; Scentwell-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Count Or A New Way To Play An Old Game

Performance Comment: Don Gulielmo-Morgan; Carlos-Mullart; Antonio-Lacy; Francisco-Hallam; Baltaziar-Reynolds; Sebastian-Airs; Guzman-Woodward; Julia-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Mrs Lacy; Isabella-Mrs Morgan; Jacinta-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Woodward.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Masqueraders

Performance Comment: As17301209, but With a new Epilogue to be spoke by the Author-Mrs Aubin the Oratrix.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17301212, but 1st Nymph-Mrs Pelling; 4th-Mrs Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Performance Comment: As17301118, but Sparkish-Furnivall; Harriet-Mrs Lacy; Opera-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Novel-_; Lady Kingcale-_.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Opera Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Smith.
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Lady Kingcale Actor: Mrs Clark

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Woodward, .
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Freemason

Performance Comment: King-Furnivall; Mirza-Jones; Sebastian-Lacy; Clerimont-Mullart; Moody-Hallam; Noodle-Woodward; Doodle-Reynolds; Davy-Ayres; Queen-Mrs Woodward; Maria-Mrs Lacy; Celia-Mrs Nokes; Lettice-Mrs Mullart; Jenny-Miss Price; Jacinta-Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure

Performance Comment: As17301116, but Foresters-Davenport, Cross, Hicks; Women Peasants-Mrs Nokes, Mrs Clarke, Miss Palms.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Cibber; Constant-Wilks; Heartfree-W. Mills; Razor-Cibber Jr; Lady Brute-Mrs Heron; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Mrs Booth; Mademoiselle-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Performance Comment: See17310104, but Luckless-Mullart; Whitmore-Lacy; Marplay-Reynolds; Sparkish-Furnival; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Wathen; Mrs Moneywood-Mrs Mullart; Harriot-Mrs Lacy.
Cast
Role: Mrs Moneywood Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Harriot Actor: Mrs Lacy.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor or The Intriguing Valet