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7695 results for: Keyword - Old Cibber
We found 3615 matches on Author, 3427 matches on Performance Comments, 989 matches on Performance Title, 757 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4926
19 September 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Mills; Copper Captain-Wilks; Margareta-Mrs Horton; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Norris.

Dance: Denoyer, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Mrs Younger

4927
15 December 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Compromise Or Faults On Both Sides

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Sir Lewis Despotick-Hall; Sir Clement Harpye-Hippesly; Charles Despotick-Walker; Weighty-Boheme; Galloper-Diggs; Random-Leigh; Coupee-Davis; Saracen-Bullock; Harriet-Mrs Bullock; Isabella-Mrs Seymour; Old Woman-Mrs Egleton; Mrs Saracen-Mrs Morgan; Prologue-Boheme; Epilogue-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Egleton

4928
29 October 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Ryan; Townley-Walker; Loveday-Egleton; Wiseacre-Bullock Sr; Old Doodle-Hall; Dashwell-Spiller; Lady No-Mrs Vincent; Eugenia-Mrs Purden; Peggy-Mrs Rogeir; Engine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Old Doodle Actor: Hall

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Dance: The Nivelons; particularly a new Scating Dance in the Character of a Dutch Sailor-the elder Nivelon

4929
19 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Cacafogo-Harper; Margaretta-Mrs Horton; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance:

4930
12 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Duke-Watson; Leon-Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Juan-Thurmond; Margartitta-Mrs Horton; Clara-Mrs Heron; Altea-Mrs Baker; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Norris.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Hussars

4931
20 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Duke- Watson; Leon-Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Juan-Thurmond; Margaretta-Mrs Horton; Altea-Mrs Baker; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Norris.

Dance: Thurmond, Roger, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Miss Robinson, Young Rainton

4932
17 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-Wm. Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Norris.

Music: Between the Acts: Music-

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

4933
10 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Harper; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Altea-Miss Lindar; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Norris.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Haughton, Burney, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; Le Badinage Champetre-; A new Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Miss Robinson

4934
17 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Coblers Opera

Performance Comment: Harry Pyefleet-Legar, his first attempt in the dramatic way; Melton-Hall; Old Pyeflett-Hippisley; Peggy Welfleet-Mrs Egleton; Jenny Melton-Miss Warren.
Cast
Role: Old Pyeflett Actor: Hippisley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Mrs Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

4935
09 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Coblers Opera

Performance Comment: As17290317 but Old Pyefleet-Hippisley; Welsh Oyster Woman-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Old Pyefleet Actor: Hippisley
Role: Old Pyeflett Actor: Hippisley

4936
17 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Opera

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; but edition of 1729 adds: Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Friendly-Walker; Dick-H. Bullock; Old Hob-Hall; Flora-Mrs Chantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Hall

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar

4937
23 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17290417 but Sir Thomas-Bullock; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clark; Dick-Pitt; Flora-Mrs Cantrel; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Hall

4938
26 July 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Ray; Flora-Mrs Clark, being the first Time of their appearing on this stage; Sir Thomas-Reynolds; Friendly-Hulett; Dick-Gillow; Old Hob-Pearce; Betty-Mrs Thomas; Hob's Mother-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Reynolds
Role: Old Hob Actor: Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Reynolds

4939
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Faunia Or The Royal Shepherdess

Performance Comment: Leontes-Ogden; Polixene-Chapman; Dorastus-Houghton; Old Hob-Smith; Colin-Wm. Bullock; Queen-Mrs Rice; Faunia-Mrs Chapman; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Mopsa-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

4940
19 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Legar; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-Pitt; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Hall

Dance:

4941
04 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Shepard; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Altea-Mrs Grace; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Old Woman Actor: Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

4942
03 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Giffard; Old Mirabel-Collet; Duretete-R. Williams; Dugard-Mynns; Petit-Hallam; Bravos-Penkethman, Lacy, Pearce, Machen; Oriana-Mrs Seal; Bizarre-Mrs Giffard; Lamorce-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Collet

Dance: As17291202

4943
07 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Giffard; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Duke-W. Williams; Leon-Huddy; Juan-Bardin; Alonzo-Lacy; Sanchio-Bullock; Old Woman-Collet; Cacafogo-Penkethman; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Altea-Mrs Seal; Clara-Mrs Thomas; With a New Prologue to the Town-Smith.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Collet

Dance: TTurk's Dance-Burny, Miss Sandham; Scaramouch-Sandham; Pierrots-Burny, Eaton

4944
28 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans Bewitchd Or The Devil To Do About Her

Performance Comment: Faithful-Giffard; Captain Constant-W. Williams; Lovely-Huddy; Manage-W. Giffard; Trusty-Bardin; Sir David Watchum-Penkethman; Clinch-Collet; Roger-R. Williams; Slouch-Pearce; Old Constant-Mynns; Squire Num-W. Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Haughton; Laura-Mrs Seal; Maria-Mrs Mountfort; Dorothy-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Old Constant Actor: Mynns
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Dancing Master

Dance: TThe White Joke (new)-Eaton

4945
23 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17300513, but Hob-Legar; Flora-Mrs Forrester; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-Pitt; Betty-Mrs Clarke; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Hall

Song: An Irish Song-Mrs Forester (in the main piece)

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

4946
27 May 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Bardin; Sir Thomas-W. Williams; Dick-Eaton; Old Hob-Pearce; Friendly-Mrs Thomas; Flora-Mrs Mountfort; Betty-Miss M. Vaughan , her first appearance on this stage; Hob's Mother-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Pearce

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: FFlag Dance-Burny

4947
08 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Bewitchd

Performance Comment: The Principal Parts-Giffard, W. Giffard, Williams, Penkethman, Collet, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Haughton, Miss Vaughan, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Mountfort; but edition of 1730 lists: Colonel Courtly-W. Giffard; Freelove-W. Williams; Stanza-Giffard; Cockade-Penkethman; Anchor-Collet; Old Lady Languish-Mrs Palmer; Young Lady Languish-Mrs Haughton; Arabella-Miss Vaughan; Matilda-Mrs Giffard; Mimick-Mrs Mountford; Prologue-Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Languish Actor: Mrs Palmer

4948
09 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans Bewitchd

Cast
Role: Old Constant Actor: Mynns

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17300527, but Dick-Collet; Old Hob-Mynn; Hob-Pearce.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Mynn

Dance: FFlag Dance-Burny

4949
08 July 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17300407 but Copper Captain-Giffard; Leon-Huddy; Cacafogo-Penkethman; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Altea-Mrs Palmer; Old Woman-Collet.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Collet.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Mynn

4950
07 October 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Legar; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-Pitt; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Hall

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre