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38515 results for: Keyword - Mrs Wells
We found 173675 matches on Roles/Actors, 23326 matches on Performance Comments, 4238 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, and 9 matches on Author.

4851
16 February 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17901120, but Signor Pasticio Ritornello-_; Under Prompter-_; Italian Girls-Mrs _Bland; Master of the Horse-_; Beef@eater-_; Justice-_; Son-_; Constable-_; Nieces-_; Justice's Lady-_; Confidant-_.
Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Mrs _Bland
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Confidant Actor: Mrs Booth

4852
21 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17900915, but Lady Touchwood-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Munden, Bernard, Davies, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Cross, Miss Stuart, Miss Brangin, Mrs Harlowe.
Role: Donna Clara Actor: Mrs Harlowe.
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.
Role: Marianne Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lady Waitfor't Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Letitia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Female Indian Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Abergavenny is fine Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: and true he says Actor: Mrs Mountain

4853
23 February 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17901018, but Amanda-Mrs Ward; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_; Hosier-_; Jeweller-_.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Coupler Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

4854
08 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lady Elinor Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17901120, but Signor Pasticio Ritornello-_; Italian Girls-Mrs _Bland.
Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Mrs _Bland.
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Confidant Actor: Mrs Booth

4855
25 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17900916, but Lady Emily-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Williames.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Carline Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

Dance: End II: La Fete Marine- [see17910520]; End: a new Dance, Cupid Recruiting[; or, The Female Volunteer-; La Cossaque et Le Pas Russe-the two young D'Egvilles, the two Miss Blanchards, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

4856
20 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17910616 but Miss Sukey-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Mrs Brooks.

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fourth Part I

Performance Comment: King Henry-Williamson; Prince of Wales-Palmer Jun. (1st appearance on the stage); Lancaster-Bland; Worcester-Aickin; Northumberland-Chapman; Hotspur-Bensley; Douglas-Evatt; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Westmoreland-Usher; Sir Walter Blunt-Iliff; Sir John Falstaff-Palmer; Poins-R. Palmer; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Farley; Bardolph-Rock; Carriers-Wewitzer, Burton; Francis-Barrett; Lady Percy-Mrs Cuyler; Hostess-Mrs Webb; New Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End II: Triple Hornpipe, as17910617

4857
24 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Standen; King Richard-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character, and for that night only); Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Williamson; Norfolk-Usher; Ratcliffe-Evatt; Catesby-Davies; Tressel-Bland; Oxford-Farley; Lieutenant-Cubitt; Stanley-Aickin; Blunt-Lyons; Tyrrel-Rock; Lord Mayor-Chapman; Forest-Ledger; Queen-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Anne-Mrs Kemble; Dutchess of York-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Powell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17910805, but added to Major Sturgeon: O! what a chariing Thing's a Battle-Bannister; to Jerry Sneak What shall we have for Dinner Mrs Bond?-Bannister Jun.; Mob-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Powell.

Song: End: The Wolf-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Occasional Address-Palmer

4858
13 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910908, but Madelon-Miss DeCamp in place of Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Madelon Actor: Miss DeCamp in place of Mrs Bland.
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Mrs Brooks.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Powell.

4859
12 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910920, but Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Polly-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Cast
Role: Mrs Camomile Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Flounce Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Cockletop Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Platt

4860
30 December 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17911105, but Lady Emily-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Shaw.
Role: Lady Elinor Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Leonarda Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

4861
14 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Esten, but she "being indisposed, Davies apologized for her absence, and Miss Chapman sustained the part with...good sense, delicacy and feeling" (Morning Herald, 16 Jan.).] Receipts: #194 2s. (189.17; 4.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Performance Comment: As17920112, but Honoria-Miss Chapman in place of Mrs Esten; Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Chapman in place of Mrs Esten
Role: Sophia Strangeways Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lady Acid Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Mrs Fussick Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Miss Common Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Mrs Hoplove Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Widow Giggle Actor: Mrs Gray

Dance: As17920111

4862
27 January 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey

Cast
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Alexina Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Female Slaves Actor: Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Rock

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performance Comment: As17920105, but Colombine-Mrs Watts.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Watts.
Role: Mrs Fussick Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Miss Common Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Mrs Hoplove Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Widow Giggle Actor: Mrs Gray

4863
08 March 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17911020, but Mrs Clogget-Miss Tidswell; Jessamin-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clogget Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Donna Isabella Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Davis

4864
10 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Clerimount-Barrymore; Careless-Wroughton; Atall-Palmer; Old Sir Wilfull-Burton; Sir Harry Atall-Hollingsworth; Supple-Suett; Dr Blister-Waldron; Rhubarb-Jones; Finder-Benson; Lady Dainty-Miss Pope; Lady Sadlife-Miss Farren; Clarinda-Mrs Goodall; Sylvia-Mrs Kemble; Wishwell-Mrs Edwards; Situp-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Apollo i

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17911003, but Dangle-Benson; Italian Girls-Mrs Bland, Miss _Daniels; In the Tragedy Governor-Maddocks; Sir Christopher Hatton-_; Master of the Horse-_; Beef@eater-_; Justice-_; Son-_; Constable-_; Nieces-_; Justice's Lady-_; Confidant-_.
Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss _Daniels
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Edwards.
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Confidant Actor: Mrs Booth

4865
05 May 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Last time of Mrs Siddons's Performance this Season. Receipts: #363 13s. 6d. (316.11.6; 44.1.0; 3.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Bland.

4866
09 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17910920, but Peachum-Powel; Polly-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Mabel Flourish Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrne

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

4867
16 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: As17920331but Grace-Mrs Fawcett.
Cast
Role: 920331but Grace Actor: Mrs Fawcett.
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Mrs Muslin Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Lady Flippant Savage Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Molly Maybush Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Betty Blackberry Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Cubba Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Arnold
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Song: In 3rd piece: As17920421

Entertainment: MonologueEnd II: [a Jeu D'Esprit[; or, Jerry Sneak's intended Law Suit with the Major-Fawcett; [My] Little Pig lays without any Straw-Fawcett

4868
02 June 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for a Fund, established for the Relief of those Performers who through Infirmity shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. [Author of Prologue unknown. This was Mrs Pitt's last appearance on the stage.] Received for the King's box #50; for the Princess Royal's box #25; for Their Majesties' Servants' box #2 2s.; from Cadell for Books #30 0s. 6d. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turned Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Pancha-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Powel; Don Quixotte-Marshall; Lady Tereza Pancha-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Mrs Platt; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Rock.
Cast
Role: Lady Tereza Pancha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Rock.

Dance: As17920509

Entertainment: As17920414; Imitations End I: several Imitations entirely New,-Mrs Wells; Monologue

Cast
Role: Collins's Ode on the Passions Actor: Mrs Esten.

4869
10 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17920615 but Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble; Malachi-_; Lounge-_; Waiter-_; Coachman-_; Goliah-_.
Cast
Role: Dinah Primrose Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Edwin Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Mrs Powell Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Gaudry Actor: Mrs Gaudry
Role: Mrs Webb Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Young Men and Old Women

Cast
Role: Mrs Ambilogy Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Taylor

4870
24 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Mrs Edwin Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Mrs Powell Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Gaudry Actor: Mrs Gaudry
Role: Mrs Webb Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17920619 but Kate (1st time)-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Powell.
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Bland, Mrs Masters, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Edwin
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Whitlock
Role: Adeline Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Taylor.
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Webb

4871
18 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Mrs Edwin Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Mrs Powell Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Gaudry Actor: Mrs Gaudry
Role: Mrs Webb Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17920716 but Lady Caroline Seymour (1st time)-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Lady Caroline Seymour Actor: Mrs Whitfield.
Role: Mrs Gromgram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovell Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwin? Jun.
Role: Mrs Chagrin Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Powell.
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Bland, Mrs Masters, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Edwin
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Whitlock
Role: Adeline Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Taylor.

4872
20 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17920625 but Carpenters-R. Palmer, Edwin; Julia-Mrs Kemble; Madelon-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Edwin Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Mrs Powell Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Gaudry Actor: Mrs Gaudry
Role: Mrs Webb Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Kemble.

4873
21 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: On account of Mrs Webb's Indisposition Cross Partners [advertised on playbill of 20 Aug.] is unavoidably postponed till Thursday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Mrs Edwin Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Mrs Powell Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Gaudry Actor: Mrs Gaudry
Role: Mrs Webb Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Dinah Primrose Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Lady Rounceval Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bannister

4874
24 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Partners

Cast
Role: Mrs Edwin Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Mrs Powell Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Gaudry Actor: Mrs Gaudry
Role: Mrs Webb Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17920822, but Mayoress-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Godina Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Powell.
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Bland, Mrs Masters, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Edwin
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Whitlock
Role: Adeline Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Entertainment: Monologue New Occasional Address, as17920822

4875
28 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Afterpiece: Never acted here. [Mrs Esten was from cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Edwin Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Mrs Powell Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Gaudry Actor: Mrs Gaudry
Role: Mrs Webb Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Williamson; Osmyn-R. Palmer; Elmira-Miss Heard; Ismene-Miss DeCamp; Roxalana (for that night only)-Mrs Esten (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Esten