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We found 23444 matches on Performance Comments, 5716 matches on Author, 4535 matches on Event Comments, 4249 matches on Performance Title, and 380 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Filbert-Arthur; Peascod-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Steward-Anderson; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Constable-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: As17520127

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. We hear that the play of the Mourning Bride will be performed at Drury Lane on 7 March, for the benefit of Mrs Pritchard. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance introduc'd-Harvey, Sga Piettro

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. We hear that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, with Prince Edward will be this night at Covent Garden, to see the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and Harlequin Skeleton. On Tuesday 3 March, will be reviv'd a Tragedy call'd Macbeth (as written by Shakespear) the part of Macbeth by Barry, and Lady Macbeth by Mrs Cibber, being the first time of her appearing in that character. To which will be added the Oracle, a new Dramatic piece (of one act) taken from the French, the Principal Part to be perform'd by Mrs Cibber. Pit and boxes laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Merlins Cave

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Theodosius-Ryan; Leontine-Ridout; Marcian-Sparks; Aranthes-Usher; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Mrs Cibber 1st time; With the songs- incident to the play set to music by Mr Arne.
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Cibber 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Dame Kiteley Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Taste

Performance Comment: Man of Taste-Woodward; Harcourt-Palmer; Cockade-Shuter; Sir Humphrey Henpeck-Winstone; Horatio-Mozeen; Maria-Miss Minors; Dorothea-Mrs Toogood; Lady Henpeck-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Lady Henpeck Actor: Mrs Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: With the Humours of Falstaff. Falstaff-Quin; King-Sparks; Wales-Ryan; Vernon-Gibson; Worcester-Bransby; Nothumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Usher; Douglas-Anderson; Blunt-Cashing; Carries-Arthur, Dunstall; Francis-Collins; Gadshill-Holtom; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Macklin; Lady Percy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Barry.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

Performance Comment: See17520321 but Concerto, Solo on Cymballo-Noell; Two new Orations-Mrs Midnight; the humourous performances of Bombasto; Bambaseno; Solo in new Taste-Sig Piantafugo; The Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp-a Casuist; the Oration on a Salt Box-a Rationalist; Solo of Humour on French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; New Prologue-Mr Toe.
Event Comment: Benefit for Cross, Prompter, Mrs Cross, and Son. N.B. Mr Cross takes the liberty to inform the Ladies and Get&ntlemen who intend to honour him with their company, that his constant Attendance upon the Business of the theatre, will hinder him from applying to them in person, and therefore hopes to receive their commands at his house in Crown Court, Little Russel-Street, Covent Garden, or at the Stage Door of the theatre, where Tickets and Places are to be had for his benefit. Receipts: #156 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: A Provincial Dance, as17520314

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Being the last time of acting it this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Cast
Role: Fairy Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cinthia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Principal parts Actor: Dyer, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Cibber

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

Music: CConcerto on the Harpsichord-Master Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bambridge.
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Triumphs of Hibernia

Performance Comment: Hibernia-Mrs Storer; Liberty-Mrs Lampe; Peace-Miss Falkner; Valor-Howard; Hibernia's Genius-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Hibernia Actor: Mrs Storer
Role: Liberty Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: I: Grand Comic Ballet, as17511216; III: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Madem Camargo; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Grandchamps, Madem Camargo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Mrs Cibber; Sciolto-Sparks; Altamont-Ridout; Rossano-Usher; Lothario-Dyer; Lavinia-Mrs Elmy; Horatio-Barry.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners, as17520418

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

Performance Comment: See17520502, but A Full Piece by Noell-; Two Orations-Mrs Midnight; A Duetto on two Beesomatoes-; with a Song-; a Solo in a New Taste-Sig Piantofugocalo; a new Concerto and Solo on the Cymbalo-Noell; a new Cantata in the Venetian Taste, by Sig Hasse-Sig Bombazino accompanied with the Vox Humaine; Solo on violincello-Master Hallett in the Character of a Cupid ; An Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist; A Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp-a Casuist; a Solo of Humour on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; Also a Prologue, Epilogue-Toe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King-Berry; Surrey-Lacey; Surveyor-Simson; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Lord Sands-Shuter; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Patience-Miss Norris; Anna Bullen-Mrs Mills; Gardiner-Taswell; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Cranmer-Havard; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen. With an exact Representation of the Coronation, and the ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zana-Giffard from Dublin 1st appearance this stage; Alonzo-Ryan; Carlos-Dyer; Alvarez-Anderson; Manuel-Ridout; Isabella-Mrs Bambridge; Leonora-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: Bussy D'Ambois; or, The Husbands Revenge Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: The Revenge; or, A Match in Newgate Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: The Unhappy Kindness; or, A Fruitless Revenge Author(s): Thomas Scott

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Lowe; Lady Loverule-Miss Haughton; Jobson-Dunstall; Nell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17520916, but Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Matelot Basque, as17521005

Song: II: As17520916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Lady Jane-Mrs Bland; Dudley-Dyer; Northumberland-Sparks; Suffolk-Bransby; Sussex-Anderson; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Elmy; Gardiner-Ridout; Pembroke-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Duchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Tibalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Miss Bellamy; With the additional scene representing the Funeral Procession to the Monument of the Capulets. The vocal parts-Wilder, Beard, Master Vernon; In I a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James
Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mossop; Macduff-Havard; Duncan-Burton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Ross; Angus-Simson; Lenox-Scrase; Young Sayword-Marr; Donalbain-Master Cross; Hecate-Beard; Witches-W. Vaughan, Yates, Shuter; Fleance-Berry; Vocal Parts-Wilder, Mas. Vernon, Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Music: II: Concerto on Bassoons-Monsieur Karmazin first time in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: King Lear-Giffard; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Sparks; Kent-Bransby; Bastard-Ridout; Cornwall-Usher; Albany-Anderson; Burgandy-Bencraft; Gentleman Usher-Dyer; Goneril-Miss Haughton; Regan-Mrs Ridout; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Macklin; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-Bransby; Emilia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Cast
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Freehold-Bridgwater; Modely-Dyer; Lurcher-Anderson; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Vulture-Bennet; Sir John-Arthur; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Paddick; Timothy-Collins; Longbottom-Bencraft; Heartwell-Ridout; Flora-Mrs Dyer; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Country Dances- incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17521028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Cordelia-Miss Bellamy; Bastard-Palmer; Gloster-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Albany-Mozeen; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Burgundy-Marr; Cornwall-Blakes; Kent-Winstone; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Selima-Mrs Davies; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Axalla-Lacey; Moneses-Ross; Bajazet-Mossop; Hali-Simpson; Dervise-Winstone; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Omar-Burton; Stratocles-Mozeen; The Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: As17521102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sparks; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Giffard; Omar-Bransby; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Dervise-Arthur; Heli-Usher; Bajazet-Barry; Stratocles-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; The Usual Prologue-; With the Song, To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Bury Fair Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17520928, but Gipsey-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson.
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Johnson, Mrs +Simpson.

Dance: II: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; IV: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti