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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.

6576
03 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Receipts: #42 4s. 6d. plus #192 2s. from Tickets (Box 345; Pit 543; Gallery 244). Bought of Lord Holderness's Valet by Blackmore 5 ensembles of clothing amounting to #49 10s. Paid Mrs Marg. Lamb Interest due on #315 due 8 March last: #15 (Account Book). Charges: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Chorusses Actor: Mrs Abegg.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: As17610401 but Charlotte-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Burden.

6577
09 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17610309 but Hamlet-Holland; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent, 1st time.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: I Farce: Mrs Vincent

6578
16 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd out for the Merry Wives of Windsor will be taken. Receipts: #51 4s. plus #88 7s. from tickets (Box 142; Pit 239; Gallery 170) (Account Book). Charges: #64 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Performance Comment: As17610326 but Cynthia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier.

Entertainment: After the Farce:(this night only) the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the: Order of British Bucks, with the Whimsical Behavior of Choice Spirits and M. Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-Mr Shuter. See17610326

Dance: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

6579
18 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. No Building on Stage. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17610924, but Tancred-Garrick; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber; Officers-Scrase, Castle.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: HHearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

6580
23 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17611007, but Violante-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Yates, first time.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates.

Song: I: Hearts of Oak-;[See17620209] End: song-Mrs Vincent

6581
14 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17620209, but Belinda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Singers Actor: Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Song: III: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926; IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Baker

6582
20 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. Afterpiece: For last time this season. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: As17630412 but Lady-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Dyer.

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

6583
27 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Green, and Miss Miller. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17630406 but Isabinda-Miss Miller, 1st time; Patch-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Clown-Weller; Country Girl (with a Song in character)-Miss Miller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, Bennet (Peasant-Miles; +Clown-Bennet); IV: A New +Comic Dance, as17630224

6584
28 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright. Tickets deliver'd for Jane Shore and the Fairy Tale; and for the Benefit of Mrs Cross will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17640331 but Dorcas (this night only)-Mrs Dorman; Sally-Miss Wright; in which character will be introduc'd a New Ballad-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dorman

Song: Between the acts: several songs-Miss Wright

6585
30 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Bradshaw will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17640407 but Acasto-Bransby; Monimia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson

Song: End: A Duet-Champness, Miss Young

6586
04 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi and Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd by Tassoni will be taken. Mr Yates being ill Mrs Ward was borrow'd to play Belvidera (Hopkins). Receipts: #53 18s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Grimaldi and Aldridge: #10 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17640313 but Belvidera-Mrs Ward from cg.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Ward from cg.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson

Dance: II: By desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Rogers; III: A New Dance call'd the Running Footman-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End: The Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Rogers

6587
12 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Lewis and Gardner. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Mrs Gould, Mas. Besford, and Trott's Widow, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17640402 but Juliet-Miss Macklin; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Gardner; Peter-Weller; Page-Mas. Besford; Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Polly Young, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Walker.

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17640509

6588
24 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Hopkins, Mrs Hopkins. The Distressed Mother was oblig'd to be deferred on account of the death of Mr Holland's father (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Tickets deliver'd for that play will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17640414 but Iago-Havard; Roderigo-King; Desdemona-Mrs Yates; Montano-Fox; End of Play, a New Epilogue-Miss Hopkins, the Fairy Page.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers, as17640523

6589
25 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Solemn Dirge Actor: Mrs Baker, Miss _Miller.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Additional scene of Funeral Procession of Julie Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17641012, but Tag-Gentlewoman , 1st appearance; Biddy-Mrs Bellamy , this night only.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Bellamy , this night only.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

6590
08 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Books of opera at theatre. [Miss Hallam became Mrs Mattocks on or about Easter Sunday (Winston MS 9).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17650102, but Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Walker

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Evans

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

6591
29 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes. The Jealous Wife deferred. Mrs Pritchard ill. Tickets deliver'd for The Jealous Wife will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17650206, but Zara-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Grideline Actor: Mrs Dorman.

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

6592
30 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17650223, but Roxana-Mrs Hopkins, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hopkins, 1st time.
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120; I of Farce: Tambourine, as17650427

Entertainment: V: A New Epilogue-Miss Hopkins

6593
03 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Helme, Mrs Stephens, White, and Gardner will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Tickets and places to be had of Sarjant at the stage door. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17650101, but Richmond-Gardner; Buckingham-White; Norfolk-Perry; Prince Edward-Miss Helme; Lady Anne-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Stephens.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Cast
Role: Fairy Queen Actor: Mrs Ward

Dance: IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

6594
08 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Lee. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Williams and Miss Berkeley will be admitted. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, and Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17641113, but Queen-Mrs Lee, 1st time; Lord Mayor-Philips.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Lee, 1st time
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

6595
10 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis, Hallam, Mrs Dyer. None admitted behind Scenes. Afterpiece: Not acted these three years. [See 2 May 1763.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17650129, but Carlos-Davis; Don Duart-White; Don Charino-Hallam; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Don Manuel-Gardner; Governor-_.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Clown-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; the rest of the characters as usual. the rest of the characters as usual.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: I: A New Scotch Dance, as17650429 II: A New Hornpipe-Miss Snow (in character of a sailor) 1st appearance on any stage; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

6596
16 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for an Ancient Widow Gentlewoman and her Daughter (in great distress); Rawlins, Potter, Waylin. None admitted behind scenes. Tickets delivered by Mas. Besford, and Mrs Naylor, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17650126, but Offa-Tindal; Solemn Hymn-Beard, +Squibb, Mrs +Baker, Miss +Weirman.
Cast
Role: Solemn Hymn Actor:
Role: Rodogune Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

6597
06 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Full Prices. Afterpiece: A Pantomimic dance by Love (Biographia Dramatica). Much followed and brought several crowded houses, and the success chiefly owing to the reports our newspapers were, at that time, daily filled with, of the French wild Beast that was devouring (and yet pursued by) children. This wild beast was happily introduced in this pantomime, pursued by boys led on by a Frenchman. At last the Beast made his Re-entry, and ran across the stage with the poor Frenchman in his mouth, to the great joy of the Pit, Box and Galleries (Victor, History of Theatres, III, 72). Dorilas for the first time by Mr Cautherly--very decent, but wanted spirit. This pantomime is fathered by Mr Lowe [?]--went off with applause, --Mr Garrick made most of the Business to it, which is very good (Hopkins Diary). [Letter from C. V. Theatricus on ladies' removing their hats in the theatre. A Gentleman had requested it and a debate ensued in the Public Advertiser, as to whether he wished to see the play better or to gaze more audaciously on many pretty faces. Long letter also from G. F. Theatricus to the Public Advertiser, commenting on the excellence of Powell, Mrs Yates, Holland, the Palmers, Cautherly and Bensley for their performance in Venice Preserved, Romeo and Juliet, and Mahomet respectively.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Cautherley; Polyphontes-Havard; Euricles-Lee; Erox-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Narbas-Packer; Ismene-Miss Plym; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; Procession-; Sacrifice-. [See17601205.]See17601205.]
Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit or Harlequin at Rhodes

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Hermit-Kear; Clown-Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Others-Dodd, Parsons, Castle, Moody, Johnston, Keen, Watkins, West, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Bradshaw; The Dances-Aldridge, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Tassoni.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Dodd, Parsons, Castle, Moody, Johnston, Keen, Watkins, West, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Bradshaw

6598
08 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17660220, but Lady Capulet-Mrs Ward; Juliet-Miss Ward; Apothecary-Holtom; Peter-Weller; Balthazar-R. Smith; Montague-Redman (playbill).
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Solemn Dirge Actor: Mrs Weichsel.
Role: Solemn Dirge Actor: Mrs _Weichsel, _Squibb.
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

6599
18 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Plym, and Miss Ford. Tickets diliver'd by Mrs Lee will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17660409 but Eumenes-Keen; Sysigambis-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Lee.
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Fitzhenry

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Lee; Sparkish-Dodd, first time; Margery-Miss Plym, first time; Dorilant-Packer; Harcourt-Aickin; Alithea-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Lee.

Dance: I: A Comic Dance-Miss Ford; End: The Irish Milk Maids=, as17651209

Entertainment: End: A New Epilogue-Miss Ford

6600
06 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman and Mrs Bradshaw. Tickets for This Night will be taken. Mainpiece for the last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17650921, but Kitty-Miss Pope (first time); Robert-Ackman; Cook-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Dance: V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004