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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 Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Walker; Sir Tunbelly-F. Leigh; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Penkethman; Surgeon-Norris; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Hoyden-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Song: As17161004

Dance: As17161009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Colonel Standard-Mills; Smuggler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Penkethman; Young Clincher-Miller; Vizard-Bickerstaff; Dicky-Norris; Angelica-Mrs Santlow; Parly-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Colonel Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit Or Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Sir Mannerly-Miller; Sir Thomas-Norris; Ramble-Mills; Tom-Johnson; Merry-W. Wilks; Booby-F. Leigh; Constable-Cross; Lady Faddle-Mrs Hunt; Christina-Mrs Horton; Dame Rash-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Lady Faddle Actor: Mrs Hunt
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Dame Rash Actor: Mrs Willis.

Song: As17161022

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead; Mimic Night Scene, as17161022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cruel Gift Or The Royal Resentment

Performance Comment: Edition of 1717 lists: King of Lombardy-Mills; Duke of Milan-Bowman; Lorenzo-Booth; Antenor-Quin; Learchus-Ryan; Cardono-Walker; Agonistus-Wilks; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Antimora-Mrs Porter; Prologue by Sewell-Wilks; Epilogue by Rowe-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Antimora Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Epilogue by Rowe Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Peter-Norris; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d-Mrs Oldfield; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: 2d Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy or The Comical Rivals

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Admission as 15 Dec. 1716

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amadis

Performance Comment: Amadis-Cavaliero Nicolini Grimaldi; Dardanus-Antonio Bernacchi; Oriana-Mrs Robinson; Melissa-Signora Elizabetta Pilotti; Mrs Robinson will perform all the Songs which was Originally Compos'd for this Opera. Mrs Robinson will perform all the Songs which was Originally Compos'd for this Opera.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scowrers

Performance Comment: Sir William-Ryan; Wildfire-Wilks Jr; Tope-Bickerstaff; Sir Humphrey-Shepard; Whackhum-Miller; Rant-Quin; Lady Maggot-Mrs Hunt; Eugenia-Mrs Seymour; Clara-Mrs Willis Jr.
Cast
Role: Lady Maggot Actor: Mrs Hunt
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Willis Jr.

Dance: As17170809

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Duke-Thurmond; Petruchio-Boman; Peter-Norris; Anthony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Santlow; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear, and since revis'd with several Alterations. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s. Benefit John and Christopher Rich. Receipts. #61 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor or The Intriguing Dame

Performance Comment: Fossil-Boval; Plotwell-Thurmond Jr; Underplot-Lun [J. Rich]; Ptisan-Griffin; Mrs Townly-Mrs Schoolding.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Mrs Schoolding.

Dance: duPre, Mlle Gautier, from the Opera at Paris, being the first time of her appearing upon the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote Part Ii

Performance Comment: Marcella-Mrs Thurmond, with the song of I Burn, I Burn; Mary the Buxom-a Gentlewoman [who never appear'd upon the Stage before [possibly Mrs Giffard].who never appear'd upon the Stage before [possibly Mrs Giffard].

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Performance Comment: See17171104, but Fossile (Punch)-Cook; Plotwell (Scaramouch)-Thurmond Jr; Underplot (Harlequin)-Moreau; Ptisan (Pierrot)-Griffin; Mrs Townly (Colombine)-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Keene; Southampton-Leigh; Sir Walter-Ogden; Burleigh-Corey; Queen-Mrs Rogers; Rutland-Mrs Bullock; Nottingham-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Sir Tunbelly-Leigh; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Penkethman; Surgeon-Norris; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Hoyden-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: As17171101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wilks; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Edging-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Col. Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Clincher Jr-Miller; Vizard-Bickerstaff; Dicky-Norris; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angleica-Mrs Santlow; Parly-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Angleica Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: edition of 1718 lists: Sir John Woodvil-Mills; Colonel Woodvil-Booth; Hearty-Wilks; Doctor Wolf-Cibber; Charles-Walker; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Porter; Maria-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue (written by N. Rowe)-; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [Text by Lewis Theobald. Set to Music by John Galliard.] A new Opera of one Act. With Scenes, Machines, Habits, Dances, and all other Decorations proper to the same, entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Performance Comment: Pan-Leveridge; Syrinx-Mrs Barbier; Edition of 1718 adds: 1st Sylvan-Pack; 1st Nymph-Mrs Thurmond; Diana-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Syrinx Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17171028, but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Judge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

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

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: [Written by Lewis Theobald.] The Music by Mr Galliard. By Subscription. A new Comic-Dramatic Opera. With all new Cloaths, and the Scenes are Machines after the Venetian Manner. N.B. There are above two Thousand Ells of Cloath employ'd in the Painting. Pit and Boxes by tickets only. Stage Boxes 15s. First Gallery 3s. Box in the Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Triumph

Performance Comment: Edition of 1718 lists: In Act V a Masque of Decius and Paulina. Decius Mundus-Mrs Barbier; Simon-Leveridge; Paulina-Mrs Thurmond; Ida-Pack; Priestess of Isis-Mrs Fitzgerald.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Penkethman; Imoinda-Mrs Oldfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Saunders; Lucy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Mills; Blunt-Thurmond; Teague-Miller; Abel-Birkhead; Bookseller-Norris; Arbella-Mrs Porter; Ruth-Mrs Garnet; Chat-Mrs Willis; Obadiah-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Chat Actor: Mrs Willis

Dance: As17181124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Burleigh-Quin; Southampton-Leigh; Sir Walter-Ogden; Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Seymour; Nottingham-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis Second Interlude

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Barbier

Dance: As17181024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Edition of 1719 lists: Busiris-Elrington; Myron-Booth; Nicanor-Mills; Memnon-Wilks; Rameses-Walker; Syphoces-Thurmond; Pheron-Williams; Auletes-W. Mills; Myris-Mrs Thurmond; Mandane-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Myris Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick Or The British Exile

Performance Comment: Edition of 1719 lists: Earl Douglas-Cory; Lord Douglas-Walker; Earl of Bedford-Williams; Earl of Warwick-Mills; Bernard-Thurmond; Eliza-Mrs Thurmond; Maria-Mrs Baker; Prologue-Mills; Epilogue-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: As17181126, but Busy-Bickerstaff; Mrs Littlewit-_; Mrs Grace-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Littlewit Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Mrs Grace Actor: Miss Willis.

Music: A new Cantata-Ray

Dance: As17190616