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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 Country Lasses

Performance Comment: Sir John-Penkethman; Modely-Giffard; Heartwell-Havard; Freehold-W. Giffard; Vulture-Woodward; Lurcher-Richardson; Shacklefigure-Norris; Doubeljugg-Rosco; Carbuncle-Lyon; Longbottom-Yates; Sneak-Hamilton; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; Aura-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Pantomime

Dance: IV: Dutchman and Frow-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Brett
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Thynne
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Anderson
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Grace.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17361113, but Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Brett.
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Muilment; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Event Comment: Founded on Shakespear's Much Ado About Nothing. By the Author of the Man of Taste. Daily Advertiser, 8 March: As the late tumultuous and riotous Behaviour of the Footmen at [dl] is become a Topick of Publick Discourse, a true and exact Account of the Disturbances they have made will be publish'd in this Paper: In the mean time we have the Pleasure to inform the Town, all proper Care being taken, every thing was very quiet last Night, and 'tis believ'd will continue so. The Director of the aforesaid Theatre having receiv'd a threatening Letter last Saturday in the Afternoon from the Footmen, a true Copy of it will be published in Tomorrow's Paper, with a Reward to those who shall discover the Author or Authors, so that he or they may be brought to Justice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: Denoyer, Mlle Roland, Muilment, Philips, Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Milward; Orphan-Mrs Cibber; Acasto-Berry; Chamont-Quin; Polydore-Mills; Chaplain-Turbutt; Ernesto-Winstone; Serena-Miss Holiday; Florella-Mrs Grace; Page-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Orphan Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Serena Actor: Miss Holiday
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Page Actor: Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: See17361018, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Song: As17370312

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Brett.
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brett
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Oates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresia Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Brett.
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Music: Comic Medley Overture by Arne-

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; King-Bridgwater; Prince-Ryan; Hotspur-Walker; Vernon-A. Hallam; Worcester-Aston; Glendower-Boaman; Points-A. Ryan; Dowglass-Paget; Sir Walter-Ridout; Carriers-Mullart, James; Francis-Hippisley; Kate-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Templer.

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Peasant Dance-Lalauze; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentationfor the Loss of Sig Sensino-Roberts; IV: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. And all will be over at Nine at Night,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 II: Mr Cowley's Swallow-Beard; III: By Desire, Purcell's famous Dialogue, Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway; V: A new Pastoral, The Agreement-Leveridge, Laguerre, Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Wishwell Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Dublin Maggot-Philips, Janno, Peters; IV: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Drunken Peasant-Philips; Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 5 May: To be Sold: The Interest of the Theatre and Materials in Goodman's Fields. Inquire of Mr Giffard at his House in Grange-Court, in Cary-Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Havard
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Hamilton
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Tollett
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brett
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Oates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresia Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: See17370315 but Goodwill-Shepard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Berry. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the rest of the Brethren...of Free and Accepted Masons. By Desire, two Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes for Masons only, who are desir'd to attend the Grand Master at the Shakespear's Head, Covent-Garden, exactly at Five o'clock, in order to proceed to the Play. Tickets to be had of Berry, in Crown-Court, Russell Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17370416 but Andromache-Miss Holyday; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Milward; Pylades-Cibber; Phoenix-Boman; With the Original Epilogue; The Prologue to the Masons-Mills; Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Miss Holyday
Role: Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: See17370506, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: The Songs in Masonry, as usual: Brother Berry, Brother OatesI: Come let us prepare-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; III: On on my dear Brethren-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; V: Let Masonry be now my Theme-Brother Berry, Brother Oates

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17361210, but Nurse-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; II: Two Pierrots-Livier, Pelling; III: Hornpipe-a Seafaring Gentleman for his Diversion; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; V: A new Scotch Dance-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and the Daughters of the late Mr Farquhar. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Karney also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's Prentice

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of The King and the Miller of Mansfield. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17370505, but Kate-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Brett.
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17370319 but Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Macheath-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Brett
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Thynne
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Anderson
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: As17370304 but Timothy-Miller; Kitty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Boxkeeper. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere. [By this day the newspapers had recorded, in a variety of versions, that a Licensing Act was under consideration in Parliament.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriot Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Hollyday
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; III: Punch's Dance, as17370519; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's Prentice

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson, Wright, Hobson. Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. [Tickets for Gillibrand, Fulwood, Lee also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law

Performance Comment: As17361112, but Agnes-Miss Wright, the first time of her appearing on the stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17370423 A new Prologue, Epilogue to the Farce, -Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Actor: Miss Wright.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice; III: Two Pierrots-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: Punch's Dance, as17370519; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17361222, but Balance-Winstone; Worthy-Hill; Rose-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brett.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Holiday
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: See17370502, but Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; Bluff-Este; Valentine-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Music: Second Music: the First Concerto-of Corelli; I: Song for the Bassoon-; II: Concerto for German Flutes-composed by Festin; III: Concerto by Geminiani for Hautbois-; IV: March in Zara-

Dance: I: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw, Tyldesley, Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Cooper, Gillibrand also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brett.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Punch's Dance, as17370519; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice

Event Comment: LLee-Hallam Booth on the Bowling Green at the Bottom of Ax@and@Battle@Yard, behind the Marshalsea. By the celebrated Company from Bartholomew Fair; 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Presumably performed from Wednesday 7 through Thursday 15

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Performance Comment: Jano, Raynard, Baudouin, VanderHuff.

Dance: Jano, Baudouin, Peters, Thompson, Mlle DeFrano, Mlle LeRoy, Mrs Dancey; The Italian Shadows-the best Masters from Italy; A Humorous Ballet Dance between a Soldier a Sailor a Tinker a Tailor and Buxom Joan of Deptford-

Music: a B Band of Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Hardy-Delane; Brumpton-Aston; Campley-A. Hallam; Lady Harriet-Miss Binks; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Puzzle-Rosco; Trusty-Bridgwater; Sable-Lyon; Caninet-Ridout; Swagger-Mullart; Bumpkin-Hallam; Tatter-Bencraft; Tom-James; Mrs Farthingale-Neale; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer; Mlle D'epingle-Mrs Moreau; Tattleaid-Martin; Trim-Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Song: Roberts

Dance: Richardson, Mrs Cantrell