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2762 results for: Keyword - Ms Stephens
We found 1458 matches on Event Comments, 753 matches on Performance Comments, 737 matches on Author, 24 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
17 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-C. Smith; Jemmy Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Stephens; Jenny-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Betty Doxy-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

52
05 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Barry; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Cimberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Collins; Tom (with a song in Character)-Dyer; Sealand-Sparks; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Occasional Prologue-Mrs Woffington; and an Epilogue-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Mrs Roland; and "By Desire" the Fingalian Dance, as17551126

Song: Lowe

53
31 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

54
22 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

55
11 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Mrs Godwin; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy; Octavia-Mrs Mattocks (1st time).
Cast
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

56
17 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: Serious Dance, as17670916

57
24 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17690106, but Isabella-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

58
10 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with songs)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Rasor-Baddeley; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens; Mademoiselle-Miss Radley, first time; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

59
24 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: V: The Butterfly-Daigville, Sga Vidini

60
29 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Miss Stephens is identified in MS list in Kemble playbill s of new performers for this season. Afterpiece in place of The Liar, advertised on playbill of 28 Nov.] Receipts: #102 17s. 7d. (27.8.1; 74.15.6; 0.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Mr Peachum-Dowton; Lockit-Hollingsworth; Captain Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Jemmy Twitcher-Wentworth; Crook@finger'd Jack-Fisher; Wat Dreary-Evans; Robin of Badshot-Chippendale; Nimming Ned-Sparks; Harry Paddington-Ryder; Mat o' the Mint-Trueman; Ben Budge-Maddocks; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Walcot; Polly Peachum-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Miss Stephens]); Lucy Lockit-Miss DeCamp; Diana Trapes-Mrs Sparks; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Jones; Dolly Trull-Mrs Benson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Cuyler; Betty Doxy-Mrs Mills; Jenny Diver-Mrs Roffey; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Suky Tawdry-Mrs Maddocks; Molly Brazen-Mrs Coates.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Garman

61
06 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Tomkins]); Sir Harry Sycamore-Suett; Mervin-Trueman; Fairfield-Aickin; Giles (1st time)-Sedgwick; Ralph (1st time)-Wathen; Gipsy-Webb; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Walcot; Theodosia-Miss Leak; Patty-Miss Stephens (1st appearance in that character); Fanny-Mrs Bland; Gipsy-Mrs Chippendale.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

62
09 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Return

63
19 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: A Gallimaufry

Afterpiece Title: The Princess of Georgia

64
07 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Honey Moon

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

65
23 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano or The Rival Harlequins

66
14 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Tickets at Stephens' in Paternoster Row

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: Falstaff Actor: Stephens

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

67
25 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Tickets at Stephen's House, Paternoster Row

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Page-Hallam; Shallow-Chapman; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Slender-Neale; Caius-Mullart; Fenton-A. Ryan; Simple-Bencraft; Pistol-James; Nym-Stoppelaer; Bardolph-Dove; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Hallam; Anne-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Host-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne sai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

68
05 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17640127, but Rose-Miss Cokayne; Melinda-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Helme. The Public Advertiser lists Melinda as Mrs Dyer and as Mrs Stephens. [The former a misprint.]The former a misprint.]
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Helme. The Public Advertiser lists Melinda as Mrs Dyer and as Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: The Dutch Skippers-Duquesney, Miss Valois; V: A New Tambourine Dance-Duquesney

69
11 December 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide or The Victim of Constancy

Dance: In afterpiece: Procession and Dance of Swabian Peasants-Blurton, Dyke, Wilde, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield, Platt, Masters, Slape, Ramage, Goodwin, Little, Ms Watts, Ms Iliff, Ms Norton, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Miss Gray, Ms Bologna, Ms Masters, Ms Burnett, Ms Gilbert, Ms Lloyd, Ms Blurton, Ms Ward

70
29 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

71
05 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain or An Opera Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione or Valours Triumph

72
31 October 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: For a long discussion of Stephens' acting, see Grub St. Journal, 31 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17340918, but Ghost-Stephens .
Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: By Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Miss Norsa, Mrs Ogden, particularly Glover's Nassau, Miss Rogers' Tambourine, Le Sac's Richmond Maggot

73
10 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Stephens; Edgar-A. Hallam; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Chapman; Cornwall-Aston; Albany-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: By Lally and Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance by Glover and Miss Rogers

74
19 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17371019, but King-Stephens.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors (by Desire)-Glover

Song: A Cantata-Roberts; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Laguerre

75
26 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Mainpiece: For the Entertainment of the Brethren of the Antient and honourable Order of Gregorians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17411209, but Othello-Stephens; Roderigo-Woodward; Brabantio-Gibson; Emilia-Mrs Woodward; Lodovico-_; Gratiano-_; With a New Prologue-Hale.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: The Peasants, as17420210; IV: Chacone, as17411230; V: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: End Farce: a Gregorean Song-Stoppelaer