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22338 results for: Keyword - Mrs Sparks
We found 23382 matches on Performance Comments, 4267 matches on Event Comments, 4201 matches on Performance Title, 96 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

101
26 October 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Sparks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Suky Tawdry Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Coates.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wewitzer; Simon-Suett; Scotchman-Sparks; Irishman-Caulfield; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Fisher; Spouters-Evans, Grimaldi, Chippendale; Porter-Webb; Watchman-Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Scotchman Actor: Sparks

Dance: As17991019

102
12 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Sparks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Suky Tawdry Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Coates.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Whimsey-Hollingsworth; Monford-Caulfield; Young Whimsey-Palmer; Tim Tartlett-Bannister Jun.; Furnish-Suett; Simon-Surmont; Mrs Pattypan-Mrs Walcot; Charlotte-Miss Heard; Nancy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Walcot

Dance: As17991019

103
10 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Palmer, Barrymore, Kemble, C. Kemble, Aickin, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Wathen, Miss Stuart, Mrs Powell, Miss Biggs, Miss Pope, Mrs Sparks, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Coates, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jones. Cast adjusted from text
Role: Mrs Ormond Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Slip@slop Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Blab@all Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Mrs Tiffany Actor: Mrs Coates
Role: Lady Hubbub Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Anne Actor: Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17991030, but Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

104
11 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Performance Comment: Ataliba-Powell; Rolla-Kemble; Alonzo-C. Kemble; Pizarro-Barrymore; Almagro-Caulfield; Gonzalo-Wentworth; Davilla-Trueman; Gomez-Surmont; Valverde-Palmer; Las Casas-Aickin; Orozembo-Dowton; Blind Man-Cory; Centinel-Holland; Orano-Archer; Attendant-Maddocks; Boy-Master Chatterley; Soldiers-Fisher, Evans, Webb, Chippendale; Cora (1st time)-Miss Biggs; Elvira-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Cook, Tett, Caulfield Jun., Sawyer, Danby Jun., Aylmer, Willoughby, Bardoleau, Clark, Mead, Elliot, Ms Crouch, Ms DeCamp, Ms Leak, Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms Roffey, Ms Menage Jun., Ms Wentworth, Ms Chippendale, Ms Jacobs, Ms Butler, Ms Saunders, Ms Gawdry, Ms Benson, Ms Coates

105
14 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Palmer, Barrymore, Kemble, C. Kemble, Aickin, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Wathen, Miss Stuart, Mrs Powell, Miss Biggs, Miss Pope, Mrs Sparks, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Coates, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jones. Cast adjusted from text
Role: Mrs Ormond Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Slip@slop Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Blab@all Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Mrs Tiffany Actor: Mrs Coates
Role: Lady Hubbub Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Anne Actor: Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bland.

106
21 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Song: As17991213

107
27 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Sparks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Suky Tawdry Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Coates.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: As17991019

108
07 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Song: As17991228

109
08 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue beard

Cast
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Walcot

110
29 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Walcot

Song: As17991228

111
03 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Walcot

112
19 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Walcot

Song: Vocal Parts, as17991228, but _Sedgwick

113
07 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: De Montfort

Performance Comment: As18000503, but Epilogue-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Siddons.
Role: Jane De Montfort Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Walcot

Song: As18000503

114
09 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: De Montfort

Performance Comment: As18000503, but Epilogue-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Siddons.
Role: Jane De Montfort Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Walcot

Song: As18000503

115
20 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Walcot

Song: As17991228

116
26 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17991030, but Angela-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Evelina's Ghost Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Walcot

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202

Cast
Role: Elpsa Actor: Mrs Brooker

117
27 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Sparks

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: As18000516

118
10 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Suett, Bannister Jun., Palmer, Wewitzer, Mrs Jordan, Miss DeCamp. Cast from Songs
Role: Till Actor: Sparks
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Sally Shamrock Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Sally Shamrock Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: In III: song-Dignum; End 2nd piece: Soft Musick let my humble lay (composed by Suett)-Master Suett; In 3rd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

119
17 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

120
31 March 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: For one Night Only Concert. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., after which will be perform'd (Gratis) a new Farce of Three Acts. To begin at 7 p.m. Tickets to be had of Mrs Hooper. [A new play by Mrs Hooper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cyclopedia

Related Works
Related Work: The Cyclopedia Author(s): Mrs. Hooper

121
09 November 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Queen Tragedy Restored

Performance Comment: Principal part-Mrs Hoper.
Cast
Role: Principal part Actor: Mrs Hoper.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Tragedy Restored Author(s): Mrs. Hooper

122
11 November 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hoper. The Second Night. Mrs Hoper's Prologue to the Town, By a Friend: @Tonight a Female author heads the stage@Warm'd by the grand productions of the age;@To shine among the modern Bards aspires,@As the Moon glisters midst the lesser fires:@Pants to be rank'd with Sapho, Phillips, Behn@And prove that women write as well as Men.@Bold in the drama's cause, attacks the fashion@Where Novelty appears the reigning passion,@With drooping spirits draws the Tragic Queen@Like your fine ladies troubled with the spleen:@Nor trusts her meaning to the strolling Elf@But represents the character herself.@ [Suggests her friends reproved her for turning player, but she thought it more honorable than going into debt.] @The Stage is innocent and brings no shame@Unless the players are themselves to blame@'Twas meant as Virtue's School;--Tis no disgrace@To act a virtuous part, in any Place.@ [Closes with appeal to audience to be charitable to "this firstling of her quill, to support her generously with applause. See Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Queen Tragedy Restored

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Tragedy Restored Author(s): Mrs. Hooper

123
28 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs White, Mrs Carter, Mrs Hanson, Mrs Pack. Tickets for Sir Walter Raleigh taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Mrs Margarita, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Pulmon

Dance: Sandham, Pelling, Newhouse, Cook Jr, Miss Schoolding, Miss Francis, delaGarde's Two Sons

124
08 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #29 9s.; tickets #81 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: As17291114, but Isabella-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Morgan.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: Mrs Chambers, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, particularly a Trumpet Song-Mrs Chambers, -Lewis Granom

Dance: HHighlander-Sally, Mrs Laguerre; Dutch Clown-Nivelon; Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour

125
05 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17191003, but Lady Townly-Mrs Baker; Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Lallie's Scholar, Miss Lindar