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1696 results for: Keyword - Ms Abegg
We found 1415 matches on Event Comments, 397 matches on Performance Comments, 13 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
30 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Afterpiece Title: To conclude with the Masque ofThe Sultan

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Beard; Mercury-Mattocks; Juno-Mrs Abegg; Pallas-Mrs Lampe; Venus-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Abegg

Music: II: A Concerto on the Violin-Hay; End Opera: A Concerto on the Haut@Bois-Simson

152
16 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: See17591124, but Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Lowe; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terrier; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Terrier; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Lalauze; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Old Man-Costollo; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads and Lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Terrier, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements : Earth-Desse, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mrs Granier; Fire-Granier, Miss Hilliard; Water-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville. With Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations.
Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Abegg

153
17 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross, 1st time; Macduff-Dyer; Duncan-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Wignel; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton, 1st time; With the Original Music-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Gosley, Dumay, Desse, Rochford. And Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: With the Original Music Actor: Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: A new Comic Dance, The Knife Grinders-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville; II: A Shepherdess-Miss Wilford, as17600324 III: The Peasants-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; IV: The Pygmalion Dance-Poitier, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet , By Desire,-Poitier, Miss Wilford

154
29 September 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Bennet; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin, 1st time there in 7 years; With a Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin , a Masquerade Dance proper to the play; Additional Scene of the Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Additional Scene of the Funeral Procession of J Actor: Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

155
20 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine, with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mecury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Belfort; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Lalauze; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads and Lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements: Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mrs Granier; Fire-Granier, Mlle Capdeville; Water-Poitier, Sga Maranesi.
Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Abegg

156
05 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ross; Lorenzo-Smith; Bertran-Clarke; Raymond-Gibson; Dominic-Sparks; Alphonso-Redman; Pedro-Anderson; Gomez-Shuter; Elvira-Mrs Abegg, 1st time; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Abegg, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Abegg

157
02 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

158
06 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17601003, but Pastora-Mrs Vernon, 1st time; Laura-Mrs Abegg, 1st time; and to conclude with a Dance-Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Abegg, 1st time

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601215

159
16 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610911, but cast first listed here: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Miss Daw; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Weller; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads, lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements, Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mlle Marianne; Fire-Granier, Mrs Granier; Water-Desse, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Abegg

160
18 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, The Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palaemon-Mattocks; Laura-Mrs Abegg; Pastora-Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Abegg

Dance: Sg and Sga Maranesi

161
21 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Storer, first appearance that stage but see17610722; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Solanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Abegg; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Abegg

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet, call'd The Hungarian Gambols; or a Provincial Rendezvous. Crosaques-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Leoni; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Marianne; Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Miles, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw. With Proper Habits and Decorations

162
25 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Paris-Perry; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Gibson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy, first appearance here in 2 years; Minuet-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi; Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing The Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge Vocal parts-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge Vocal Actor: Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

163
22 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin, 1st appearance this stage these two years; Minuet-Maranesi, Miss Macklin; A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; An Additional scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal parts-Beard, Mattocks, Mrs Vernon, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Jones.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Mrs Vernon, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

164
09 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17601211, but Chorusses-Mrs Abegg.
Cast
Role: Chorusses Actor: Mrs Abegg.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: The Dances, as17601211, but _Poitier Jr, Mlle _Capdeville

165
07 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: In afterpiece: New Dance (composed by Bologna Jun.)-Bologna Jun., King, Mrs Watts, Mrs Parker (1st appearance these 2 years)

Song: The Songs written or selected for the afterpiece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; When Britain first her Flag uprear'd-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton; An hungry Fox one day did spy (Old Welsh tune)-Munden; When Peace smiles around-Mrs Martyr; Sir Sydney Smith-Fawcett; When a Tar returns home-Fawcett, Munden, Mrs Martyr; Mr Speaker tho' 'tis late--Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; In praise of the Pars who have leathered the World-Johnstone; +The Navy and Army of Britain forever-Townsend; The Embarkation-Incledon; Glee and Chorus [We come, ye guardians of our isle]-Mrs Martyr, Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Sydney; Recitative and Finale [Britons, your country's gratitude behold]-Mrs Chapman, Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton

Opera: End IV: Solemn Dirge. The Funeral Procession of Juliet-; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Gardner, Denman, Blurton, King, Street, Lee, Little, Thomas, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Whitmore, Ms Waters, Ms Chapman, Ms Atkins, Ms Litchfield, Ms Mills, Ms Dibdin, Ms Wheatley, Ms Iliff, Ms Sims, Ms Whitmore, Ms Follett, Ms Watts, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Lloyd, Ms Masters, Ms Blurton, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Martyr

166
14 October 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity

167
11 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

168
19 January 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery

169
14 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: In afterpiece: a Dance-Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Goodman, Gauron, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake, Ms Riches; New Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

170
26 December 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

171
21 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Dance: In 2nd piece: As17991007

Song: In 2nd piece: As17991011

172
24 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog; Or, Wine Does Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Procession End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the +Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

173
06 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity

174
01 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

175
16 January 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity

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