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We found 23405 matches on Performance Comments, 4288 matches on Event Comments, 4205 matches on Performance Title, 650 matches on Roles/Actors, and 28 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17401001, but Situp-Miss Burgess; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: SScots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland; Miller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17401022, but Sir Novelty-Neale; Snap-Oates; Amanda-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Woodward.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: LLe Bergeres Fidelle-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre. Receipts: #102 5s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Miss Young. Afterpiece: A new Comic-Masque of Speaking, Singing, and Dancing. The Musick composed by Mr Lampe. Receipts: money #39 8s. 6d.; seals #69 16s. (Account Book); #130 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Performance Comment: Dick Shamwell-Leveridge; Tom Dingle-Salway; Jamey Dingle-Bencraft; Innkeeper-Mullart; Bell Banter-Mrs Lampe; With Chorus of Singers-; Dancers-; in the Masque Les Matelots-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Concluding with a new Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Bell Banter Actor: Mrs Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17410928, but Count Basset-Woodward; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17410930, but Marplot-Woodward; Patch-Mrs Mullart; Scentwell-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17411002, but Clodie-Woodward; Sancho-Vaughan; Monsieur-Stoppelaer; Jacques-Smith; Angelina-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Jaques Actor: Stevens
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17411230, but Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-_.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17420215

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Auguste. Tickets of Page at stage door and of Mlle Auguste at Mrs Butler's over against the Golden Fan in Hanover St., Long Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Musette, as17420405 II: Louvre-Picq; III: New Comic Dance Pantaloon and Enamorata=-Picq, Mlle Auguste; IV: Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; V: La Marie, Minuet-Picq, Mlle Auguste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: As17420219, but Lopez-Chapman; Isabella-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Woodward.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: I: Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; III: Chacone, as17411230; V: The Peasants, as17420210

Song: II: A Duetto Jovial-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Ballad of Advice to a Friend-Leveridge; V: Epilogue in Music address'd to the Town-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Music: I: Handel's Celebrated Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Joseph Woodbridge; IV: A Grand Concerto-; accompanied by French Horns-

Entertainment: III: A Dialogue explaining The Truth on both sides,-Roberts, Miss Hillyard [probably sung]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17420205, but Altea-Mrs Woodward; Leon-Phillips, 1st time of his appearing this stage since his arrival from Dublin.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Sanchio Actor: Stevens
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: LLouvre, Minuet-Dupre, a scholar of his

Event Comment: Benefit James, Mrs James, Goodall. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Jaques Actor: Stevens
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Combursh Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17420430 V: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Under the Greenwood Tree-Roberts; End Farce: a Gregorean Song-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: IV: Cries of London-Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: As17420119, but Wishwell-Mrs Hale; Old Atall-Harrington; Strut-Stoppelaer; Situp-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Combursh Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: II: As17420510; IV: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: AArrah my Judy-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17430101, but The Vocal parts-_Salway, Miss _Davis, Mrs _James, Miss Wright.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Toyshop

Dance: As17430314

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17431203, but The Vocal Parts-Mrs _Vincent, Miss _Hillyard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of NOTORIETY, advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2 , by Mrs Burke. MS: Larpent 992; not published]: With new Music [by Tommaso Giordani (Morning Herald, 25 Oct.)). Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #228 0s. 6d. (206/10/6; 21/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Lady Henrietta Actor: Mrs Pollock

Afterpiece Title: THE WARD OF THE CASTLE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden// Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Sir Bertram-Incledon; Duke of Alberossa-Johnstone; Geoffrey-Munden// Matilda-Mrs Clendining; Jacquenetta-Mrs Martyr.] hathi. hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Ward of the Castle Author(s): Mrs. Burke

Song: In afterpiece Chorusses by Linton, Tett, Sawyer, Little, Street, Kendrick//Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Paye, Miss Leserve, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton

Event Comment: 3rd piece [Ist time; MF 2, attributed to Mrs Rainsford, for whom see Morning Herald, 9 May; London Chronicle, 23 May, states that it was written by "A Lady," but gives no name. MS: Larpent 1025; not published]: The Music composed by Webbe. Receipts: #118 4s. (109/3; 9/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Afterpiece Title: THE SPEECHLESS WIFE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Cubitt, Richardson, Rees, Campbell// Miss Poole, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (W. Woodfall, 1794): William-Quick; Colin-Incledon; Hodge-Munden; Moody-Cubitt; Parchment-Richardson; Dick-Recs; Mercury-Campbell//Susan-Miss Poole; Alice-Miss Stuart; Margaret-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Martyr
Related Works
Related Work: The Speechless Wife Author(s): Mrs. Rainford
Event Comment: [By Mrs Aubert.] Never Acted before. In Daily Courant, 26 May: Never acted before, being unfortunately prevented on Friday last, by the unexpected Arrest of the Person who was to have played the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Hydaspes; Or, The Greshamite

Performance Comment: Harlequin the Author,-Mrs Aubert; Doctor-C. Bullock.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert
Event Comment: Tickets for Mrs Wignell, Mrs Vincent, Miss Baston [Miss Bincks, Daily Journal] taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Event Comment: Mrs Mills, a Drury Lane actress, died on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks Jr; Old Wilful-Miller; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Mountfort; Silvia-Mrs Santlow; Wishwell-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Mrs Santlow; New Dance-Miss Lindar

Event Comment: A New Comedy never acted Before. [By John Stevens.] Formula as 15 April. Prices 2s., 1s. [Published in 1745 by John Stevens, with the announcement As it was acted Gratis, at the New Theatre at the Haymarket, By a Company of Gentlemen for Diversion. No record of such a production has been found.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Wife; Or, The Virgin Her Own Rival

Performance Comment: With the Prologue-Goodfellow; the Epilogue-Mrs Carlisle.
Cast
Role: the Epilogue Actor: Mrs Carlisle.
Related Works
Related Work: The Modern Wife; or, The Virgin Her Own Rival Author(s): John Stevens

Dance: As17450415

Event Comment: Afterpiece: a new Comic Sketch [by G. A. Stevens], music by Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: [As17730611but to avoid confusion full cast listed]: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; the Minor-Aickin; Shift (with imitations)-Hutton; Sir William-Lloyd; Sir Richard-Howard; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Follett; Dick-Jacobs; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts by Weston, DuBellamy, Castle, Hutton, Bolton, LaMash, Follett, Hamilton, Fearon, Courtney, Bannister, Lings, Osborne, Francis, Ward, Lloyd, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Miss Atkinson, Mrs Weston, Miss Craven, a Young Gentlewoman. Prologue-Weston; To conclude with a Treble Hornpipe-Giorgi's scholars; Buck-Weston; Tom-Bannister; Sir Flimsey-Castle; Young Inkle-Lamash; Miss Flirt-Miss Craven; Lady Lochiel-Mrs Fearon; Simpson-DuBellamy; Sneer-Jacobs; Old Incle-Fearon; Hearty-Ward; Frenchman-Bolton; Laird-Hamilton; Landlord-Lloyd; Waiter-Hutton; 2nd Sailor-Follett; Groanly-Pearce; Katty-Miss Wilde; Landlady-Miss Platt; Dorothy-Mrs Weston; Nan-Mrs Palmer; Cicely-Miss Atkinson (Edition of 1773); Parts-Courtney, Lings, Osborne, Francis, a Young Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: Lady Lochiel Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: A Trip to Portsmouth Author(s): George A. Stevens
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Stevens. Mainpiece: As 7 Dec. 1733. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17331207, but Mrs Cloggit omitted .
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Cook

Afterpiece Title: The Nuptial Masque

Dance: A new Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

Song: English Cantata by Mrs Wright

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Jewell. [First time for all the women in the characters of the mainpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister, first time; Sir William-Follett; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Eustace-Fearon; Hodge-Hamilton; Justice Woodcock-Weston, first time; Deborah-Miss Platt; Lucinda-Miss Wilde; Rosetta-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: As17730827, but Miss Flirt-Mrs Jewell; Miss Craven_. Miss Craven_.
Cast
Role: Miss Flirt Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Lady Lochiel Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: A Trip to Portsmouth Author(s): George A. Stevens

Dance: II: As17730914

Entertainment: A Variety ofImitations-Hutton