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We found 26692 matches on Performance Comments, 7273 matches on Performance Title, 5649 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 22 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for The Adventures of Five Hours taken this day. Receipts: #72 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17150125

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Song: 'This Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Hall, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: A new Entry-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; A new French Peasant-Spiller, F. Leigh, Mrs Spiller

Performance Comment: Leigh, Mrs Spiller.
Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by the Ingenious Mrs Behn. Receipts: #25 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Count; Or, A New Way To Play An Old Game

Performance Comment: False Count-Spillar; Carlos-Keene; Antonio-John Leigh; Francisco-Hall; Guzman-Bullock Jr; Julia-Mrs Thurmond; Clara-Mrs Vincent; Isabella-Mrs Moor; Jacinta-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Hunt.

Song: A Dialogue-Pack, Cook

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir William-Griffin; Loveless-J. Leigh; Sir Novelty-Bullock Jr; Elder Worthy-Husband; Young Worthy-Smith; Snap-Spiller; Sly-Bullock Sr; Amanda-Mrs Rogers; Narcissa-Mrs Moor; Hillaria-Mrs Spiller; Flareit-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Elder Worthy Actor: Husband
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Smith
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Spiller
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Kent.

Song: As17151001

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Dutch Skipper-; Miller's Dance-F. Leigh, Spiller, Mrs Spiller

Performance Comment: Leigh, Spiller, Mrs Spiller.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #53 1s. 6d. and tickets #75 7s. The Epilogue was separately printed in 1716

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17160103, but Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cross; And a New Epilogue-Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Cross

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Manina Fletcher. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #18 3s. 6d. and tickets #24 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: New songs-Mrs Fletcher

Music: A Lesson upon the Harpsichord-an Eminent Master

Dance: As17151217

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #15 5s. and tickets #35

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: With a New Epilogue to the Town, -Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Moore.

Music: A Concerto for the Violin and Flute by John Baston-John Baston, John Baston's brother

Dance: The last new Pasacaile, Swedish Dal Karle-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The Opera of Calypso is oblig'd to be deferred by Reason of Mrs Barbier's Indisposition. Receipts: #34 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Upstart Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Winwife Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Decoy Actor: Mrs Kent
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Schoolding

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Spiller and Mrs Spiller. The Prologue is printed and will be dispos'd of at the House that Night for the Author. Receipts: money #24 2s.; tickets #71 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Performance Comment: As17161025, but Governor-Keene; Quisara-Mrs Spiller; With a new Comi/Tragi/Mechanical Prologue in the gay Stile by Spiller-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Spiller

Song: Leveridge, Pack

Dance: As17161221; La Folie-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17161025, but Margareta-Mrs Horton; Cacafogo-Leigh; Old Woman-Norris; Alithea-Mrs Baker; With a New Prologue-Miss Lindar; And an Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.

Song: As17170204; particularly Comic Songs-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17161210

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Santlow. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Admission as 18 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Dance: A new Swedish Dal Karle-Shaw, Mrs Santlow

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17180318

Song: Ray, Mrs Boman

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Willis@and@her@Daughter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: As17180107, but Humphrey-Miller; Pounce-Thurmond; Fainlove-Miss Willis; Sir Harry-_.
Cast
Role: Fainlove Actor: Miss Willis
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Song: Rainton, Mrs Willis

Dance: As17180318

Event Comment: Benefit H. Bullock, Giffard, Egleton, Mrs Robertson. Tickets for Hamlet taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: As17171022; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Grand Indian Dance-Moreau

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Dennis. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Music-Mrs Dennis who never yet perform'd in Publick

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. The Front Boxes and the Pit to be laid together by Tickets at 5s. Gallery Box 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17201231, but King-Thurmond; Queen-Mrs Porter; Laertes-_.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: Hussar and Wife-Shaw, Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Sarah Ottey. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Harpsichord-Mrs Ottey

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock, the Dancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Burgomaster and Wife , composed by delaGarde-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. Front Boxes and Pit at 6s. Middle Box 3s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-Mrs Barbier

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Sarah Ottey. Receipts: money #53 13s.; tickets #84 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Music: With several Pieces of Musick to be perform'd on Harpsicord Bass@Viol Violin-Mrs Ottey

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Edgin Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth; particularly The Coquette Shepherdess, The Hussar, The Harlequin-

Event Comment: Benefit Bowman Jr and Mrs Orfeur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Volatil-Orfeur; Riot-Bowman; Horatio-Miller; Sir Tristram-Paul; Young Cash-Phipps; Spitfire-Drew; Cynthia-Mrs Orfeur; Arabella-Mrs Ratcliffe; Aurelia-Mrs Cooper; With a new Prologue-Mr Orfeur; a new Epilogue-Mrs Orfeur.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Orfeur
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Ratcliffe
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Cooper
Role: a new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Orfeur.

Song: Particularly Singing-Mrs Bowman

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit James, Eyre, and Mrs Ratcliff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Belvidera-Mrs Ratclif; Jaffeir-Boman; Pierre-Orfeur; Renault-Miller; Priuli-Mynns; Duke-Wells; Antonio-Drew.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Ratclif

Dance: James, Mrs Ratcliff

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Mrs Rogier. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #39 14s. 6d.; tickets #84 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus; or, The Mouse Trap

Performance Comment: The Cyclops-the Comedians; Mars-Dupre; Venus-Mrs Rogier; Vulcan-Lun.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Rogier

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. Written by Mr Banks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Wilks; Queen-Mrs Porter; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Horton.

Dance: Hussars-Shaw, Mrs Booth