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We found 26695 matches on Performance Comments, 7273 matches on Performance Title, 5651 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 28 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Harpsichord-Babel; Singing-Mrs Fitzgerald; Solo on Violin-a Youth of 14 Years, his first in public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Parts-Wilks, Booth, Cibber, Penkethman, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton, Mrs Willis.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Performance Comment: Troilus-Ryan; Cressida-Mrs Boheme; Hector-Boheme; Ulysses-Walker; Achilles-Hulett; Agamemnon-Diggs; Diomedes-Egleton; Thersites-Quin; Pandarus-Hippisley; Andromache-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Cressida Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Pandarus Actor: Hippisley
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, being the first Time of her Appearance upon the Stage

Dance: The Drunken Miller (new)-Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17221112, but Lady Brute-Mrs Boheme.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Boheme.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17230219; Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

Event Comment: Benefit Gwin and Prompter [Steed]. Receipts: moeymoney #9 6s. 6d.; tickets #71 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17221105, but Arpasia-Mrs Boheme.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Boheme.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: Highland Dance-Lally Jr; Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir; Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strolers

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Music: As17230625

Dance: Saraband-Mrs Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Elizabeth-Mrs Wilson; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Dutchess of York-Mrs Knight; Prince Edward-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Rogeir.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, being the first Time of her performing on that Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like To Like Or A Match Well Made

Performance Comment: Moncado-Quin; Bellides-Walker; Lisauris-Diggs; Fabio-Bullock Sr; Piperollo-Spiller; Vertego-Egleton; Bertollo-Hippisley; Angelina-Mrs Vincent; Paulina-Mrs Cross; Annophil-Mrs Bret; Isabella-Mrs Morgan; Murrello-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Annophil Actor: Mrs Bret
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Murrello Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: Two Pierrots-Nivelons; French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir

Event Comment: [By Sandford.] All the Characters being entirely new dress'd. [The Preface gives a long account of the difficulties attendant on the production, particularly the inexperience of the amateur performers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Fop Or The False One Fitted

Performance Comment: Persons who never yet appear'd in Public. Edition of 1724 lists: Sir Zealwou'd Fainall-Alleyn; Sir Obstinate Lecture-Thomas; Manworth-Hawker; Trueman-Milward; Timothy-Williams; 1st Companion-Dyas; 2d Companion-Richards; Eudmia-Mrs Thomas; Clarinda-Mrs Howey; Manilia-Mrs Herold; Isabella Wealthy-Mrs Marlow; Hearty-Mrs Wadderburn; Prologue-Milward.
Cast
Role: Eudmia Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Howey
Role: Manilia Actor: Mrs Herold
Role: Isabella Wealthy Actor: Mrs Marlow
Role: Hearty Actor: Mrs Wadderburn

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Original Song-Mrs Hill

Dance: Two Children, Scholars to Mrs Roussau

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Original Song-Mrs Hill

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Graces Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar
Role: Hour Actor: Miss Johnson

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Weekly, who never sung in Publick before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Weekly

Dance: Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Entertainment: Between Mr Aston, Mr Aston's wife, Mr Aston's Son , by Way of Natural Recitative; several Songs-Mrs Aston Sr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus Or The Rape Of Lavinia

Performance Comment: Aron-Quin; Titus-Boheme; Saturnius-Leigh; Bassianus-Walker; Lucius-Ryan; Marcus-Ogden; Demetrius-Diggs; Chiron-Ward; Tamora-Mrs Egleton; Lavinia-Mrs Sterling.
Cast
Role: Tamora Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Sterling.

Dance: End I: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Music: End II: A new Piece of Musick for the Harpsicord-Mr Eversman; accompany'd on Basson-Mr Kenny; End III: Mr Handell's Water Musick-; accompany'd with French Horns-

Song: End III: Cantata-Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Receipts: money #58 5s. 6d.; tickets #84 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A King And No King

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Boheme; Mordornis-Ryan; Tigranes-Walker; Bacurius-Diggs; Gobrius-Leigh; Bessus-Quin; First Swordsman-Spiller; Second-H. Bullock; Arane-Mrs Knight; Spaconia-Mrs Parker; Panthea-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Arane Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Spaconia Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Panthea Actor: Mrs Brett.

Song: End II: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; End III: The Tipling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: End I: Two Pierrots-Nivelons; End IV: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus

Performance Comment: As17240319 but Tamora-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Tamora Actor: Mrs Knight.
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Sterling.

Dance: As17240421

Music: End II: A new Piece of music for the Harpsicord-Eversman; accompanied on the Bassoon-Kenny; III: Cantata-Mrs Chambers; IV: Handel's Water Music with French Horns-

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood, the Prompter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With all the Decorations of Flyings, Rising, Sinkings, and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches Or Teague O Divelly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: Witches' Musick Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Barret-; One of Witches-Mrs Heron; Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: A Punch and His Wife-Two Children who never appear'd on the Stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Dupre
Role: Europa Actor: Mrs Rogeir
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces- , accompany'd with the Harpsicord, Flutes, and Hautboys

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Dance: The Drunken Man-Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Norris Sr; Archer-Bridgewater; Aimwell-Chapman; Sir Charles-Williams; Gibbet-Norris Jr; Foigard-West; Boniface-Harper; Mrs Cherry-Mrs Roberts; Countrywoman-Mrs Willis; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Houghton; Dorinda-Mrs Orfeur; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Gulick.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cherry Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Houghton
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Orfeur
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Gulick.

Dance: Houghton, Mrs Willis

Song: A Mimick Song in Praise of the Country Life-Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, James, Mrs Ogden; particularly Swedish Dal Karle-; Spinning Wheel Dance-; Irish Dance- (in Fingalian Habits)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Wilks; Scandal-Booth; Tattle-Cibber; Ben-Miller; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Prue-Miss Lindar; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Booth
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Lindar
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Booth; Cassio-Williams; Iago-Cibber; Roderigo-Miller; Desdemona-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: Essex Jr, Mrs Anderson, who never appear'd on any Stage before