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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Octavia"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Octavia")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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137 results for: Keyword - Octavia
We found 136 matches on Roles/Actors, 65 matches on Performance Comments, 3 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

26
04 December 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17360922, but Octavia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

27
14 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Bridgwater; Dollabella-Walker; Alexas-A. Hallam; Serapion-Rosco; Cleopatra-Mrs Horton; Octavia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

28
16 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Milward; Ventidius-Quin; Dolabella-Mills; Alexas-Cibber; Octavia-Mrs Butler; Cleopatra-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Mrs Thompson; V: Muilment, Mrs Walter

29
29 September 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Bridgwater; Dolabella-Hale; Alexas-Hallam; Serapion-Rosco; Cleopatra-Mrs Horton; Octavia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17380927

30
09 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Bridgwater; Dolabella-Hale; Alexas-Hallam; Serapion-Rosco; Cleopatra-Mrs Horton; Octavia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

31
12 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Bridgwater; Dolabella-Hale; Alexas-Hallam; Serapion-Rosco; Cleopatra-Mrs Horton; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: As17410207; Also Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

32
14 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Hippisley; Philip-Ryan; Octavia-Hale; Trappanti-Chapman; Soto-Woodward; Lewis-Gibson; Diego-Marten; Corrigidor-Ridout; Flora-Mrs Dunstall; Rosara-Mrs Hale; Viletta-Mrs Bland; Hypolita-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Hale

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

33
18 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidias-Giffard; Cleopatra-Mrs Giffard 1st time; Octavia-Miss Budgell; Dolabella-Havard; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Winstone; With an Epilogue in the character of a Female Volunteer-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Miss Budgell

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: II: Lowe; III: Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: IV: Muilment

34
02 February 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Sparks; Cleopatra-Mrs Woffington; Octavia-Mrs Furnival; Dolabella-Mills; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Bridges; Myris-Simpson; Gentleman-Usher; Charmion-Miss Minors; Iras-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Furnival

35
12 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidius-Quin; Dolabella-Ryan; Alexas-Lee; Serapion-Sparks; Cleopatra-Mrs Woffington; Octavia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

36
02 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Sowdon; Dollabella-King; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Bridges; Myris-Simpson; Gentleman-Barnet; Charmion-Mrs Bennet; Iris-Miss Cole; Octavia-Mrs Elmy 1st time; Cleopatra-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: III: Miss Norris

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

37
03 January 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Alexas-Dyer; Octavia-Mrs Elmy; Dolabella-Ryan; Ventidius-Quin; Serapion-Sparks; Cleopatra-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: TTambourin-Jardin; Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926

38
15 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17510103, but Octavia-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Dyer.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17500926

39
07 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17510415 but Octavia-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: The Characters of Dancing, as17510426 IV: La Paisane, as17510426

Ballet: End: Drunken Peasant. Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

40
10 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Dolabella-Smith; Cleopatra-Mrs Cibber; Alexas-Dyer; Ventidius-Sparks; Serapion-Bransby; Octavia-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IIl Pastore, as17521219; Les Charboniers, as17521028

41
20 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Dolabella-Smith; Cleopatra-Mrs Bland, 1st time; Alexas-Dyer; Ventidius-Sparks; Serapion-Marten; Myris-Redman; Octavia-Mrs Elmy; Iras-Miss Mullart; Charmion-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17540307

42
22 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Sparks; Dolabella-Smith; Cleopatra-Mrs Woffington; Octavia-Mrs Bellamy; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Marten; Myris-Redman; Charmion-Mrs Baker; Iras-Miss Mullart.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17551114

43
29 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Cleopatra-Mrs Woffington; Dolabella-Smith; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Marten; Myris-Redman; Ventidius-Sparks; Octavia-Mrs Elmy; Charmion-Mrs Baker; Iras-Miss Mullart.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Mrs Granier

44
09 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy, 1st time; Octavia-Mrs Elmy; Antony-Barry; Dolabella-Smith; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Marten; Myris-Redman; Ventidius-Sparks; Charmian-Mrs Baker; Iras-Miss Mullart.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

45
03 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Performance Comment: Antony-Garrick; Enobarbus-Berry; Pompey-Havard; Eros-Davies; Diomede-Bransby; Agrippa-Packer; Canidius-Austin; Alexas-Ackman; Menas-Burton; Dercetas-Reinhold; Officer-Scrase; Octavius Caesar-Fleetwood; Lepidus-Blakes; Thyreus-Holland; Dolabella-Mozeen; Octavia-Mrs Glen; Charmion-Mrs Hippisley; Iras-Miss Mills; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates; The Bacchanalian Song-Beard, Champnes.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Glen

46
11 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith, 1st time; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Anderson; Myris-Redman; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iris-Mrs Godwin; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: A Tambourine, as17641015

Entertainment: After: (for this night only) Serious, Comic, Post-haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Mr Shuter

47
17 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Anderson; Myris-Redman; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Iras-Mrs Godwin; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy; Charmion-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

48
22 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Powell; Ventidius-Holland; Dolabella-Lee; Alexas-Dodd; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates; Octavia-Mrs Hopkins; Serapion-Bransby; Myris-Keen; Romans-Ackman, Strange; Antonio-Miss Rogers; Agrippina-Miss Ford; Charmion-Miss Plym; Iras-Mrs Hippisley; In Act III, a Dance incident to the Play,-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Irish Milk Maids, as17651209

49
21 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Holland; Dolabella-Aickin; Octavia-Mrs Hopkins; Alexas-Packer; Serapion-Bransby; Charmion-Mrs Johnston; Romans-Ackman, Strange; Iras-Mrs Hippisley; Cleopatra-Mrs Dancer; In Act II, a Dance- incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: V: The Wake, as17680220

50
13 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Miss Mills; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates, for that night only; In Act III, A Dance of the Egyptians, incident to the play,-Arnauld, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307