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301 results for: Keyword - Parker
We found 357 matches on Roles/Actors, 92 matches on Performance Comments, 10 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

51
04 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Pinchwife-Quin; Sparkish-Egleton; Dorilant-Diggs; Quack-Hall; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Alithea-Mrs Parker; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Ward; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Butcher; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Parker

Song: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dancing-Dupre, Nivelon, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Leguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Myrtillo-

52
11 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Diggs; Phorbas-Leigh; Diocles-Egleton; Jocasta-Mrs Parker; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock; Citizens-Bullock Sr, Spiller, Hall, Hippisley, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Parker

53
15 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Boheme; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Egleton; Cassander-Walker; Polyperchon-Diggs; Roxana-Mrs Parker; Statira-Mrs Bullock; Parisatis-Mrs Moffett.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Parker

54
23 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Diggs; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir Novelty-Egleton; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Spiller; Amanda-Mrs Parker; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hilliaria-Mrs Ward; Flareit-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Parker

Dance: M Sallee, Mlle Sallee, being the First Time of their Appearance since their Arrival from Paris

55
26 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath Unmasked

Performance Comment: Wiseman-Boheme; Sprightly-Ryan; Sir Captious-Hippisley; Pander-Egleton; Frippou-Walker; Sharper-Diggs; Lady Ambsace-Mrs Egleton; Liberia-Mrs Bullock; Cleora-Mrs Parker; Honoria-Mrs Vincent; Miss Whiffle-Mrs Legar; Tippet-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Parker

Song: As17251013

Dance: Young LeSac, Miss LaTour, being the first Time of their Appearance on the Stage

56
28 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Boheme; Polonius-Hippisley; Horatio-Diggs; Laertes-Walker; Fop-Egleton; Queen-Mrs Parker; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Spiller.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Parker

57
02 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Touchwood-Boheme; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Mellefont-Walker; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Spiller; Brisk-Egleton; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Parker; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Pliant-Mrs Egleton; Cynthia-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Parker

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle; Spanish Entry-LeSac, Miss LaTour; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

58
04 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Booth; Bajazet-Quin; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Walker; Arpasia-Mrs Parker; Selima-Mrs Bullock; With the usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Parker

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

59
09 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Stanley-Diggs; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Parker; Dutchess of York-Mrs Egleton; Lady Anne-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Lady Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Parker

Song: As17251013

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Passacaille-Lally, Mrs Wall

60
11 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Hellena-Mrs Younger; Belville-Quin; Frederick-Walker; Pedro-Ogden; Antonio-Egleton; Angelica-Mrs Bullock; Florinda-Mrs Parker; Valeria-Mrs Ward; Blunt-Spiller; Moretta-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Parker

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

61
17 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Walker; Burleigh-Quin; Queen-Mrs Parker; Rutland-Mrs Bullock; Nottingham-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Parker

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess, French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

62
18 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ryan; Raymond-Boheme; Bertran-Diggs; Lorenzo-Walker; Dominic-Quin; Gomez-Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Parker; Elvira-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Parker

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall

63
23 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Choleric-Spiller; Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Hippisley; Charles-Walker; Clodio-Egleton; Duart-Ryan; Manuel-Diggs; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Elvira-Mrs Parker; Angelina-Mrs Rice, who never appear'd on any Stage before.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Parker

Dance: As17251117; Peasant-Nivelon

64
02 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Boheme; Lenox-Walker; Witches-Bullock Sr, Hippisley, Morgan; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Parker; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bullock; Hecate-Hall; 1st Murderer-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Parker

Music: In which will be reviv'd, The Musick, both Vocal and Instrumnetal, incident to the Play-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Mrs Chambers, others

Dance: Usual Dances-DuPre, Salle, Nivelon, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, DuPre Jr

65
07 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Quin; Learchus-Hippisley; Oronces-Walker; Roger-Bullock; Quaint-Spiller; Polidorus-Diggs; Euphronia-Mrs Younger; Hortensia-Mrs Parker; Doris-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hortensia Actor: Mrs Parker

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

66
16 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Flippanta-Mrs Younger; Gripe-Hippisley; Moneytrap-Spiller; Dick-Walker; Brass- Egleton; Clarissa-Mrs Parker; Araminta-Mrs Moffet; Corinna-Mrs Rice; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Parker

Dance: With two new Dances-Monsieur Salle, Mademoiselle Salle; particularly, a Dance call'd Le Marrie-; Two Pierrots-

67
19 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Quin; Constant-Walker; Heartfree-Ryan; Razor-Egleton; Lady Brute-Mrs Parker; Belinda-Mrs Bullock; Mademoiselle-Mrs Legare; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Parker

Song: With new Songs proper to the Play-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: Nivelon, Salle, Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock

68
21 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtal-Ryan; Gatty-Mrs Younger; Sir Oliver-Hippisley; Sir Joslin-Bullock Sr; Freeman-Walker; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Parker; Ariana-Mrs Bullock; Sentry-Mrs Egleton; Rakehell-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Lady Cockwood Actor: Mrs Parker

Afterpiece Title: The Fickle Fair One

Dance: RRunning Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legar; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; end afterpiece: Grand Dance-Dupre, Mrs Wall, Salle, Mrs Bullock, Lally, Mrs Anderson

69
30 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: As17260324 but Mariamne-Mrs Parker; Arsinoe-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Parker

Dance: I: A new Saraband by Dupre-Mrs Wall; II: Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Walls; IV: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Legare

Music: II: Concerto on small Flute-Mr John Jones

Ballet: V: Grand Dance in the following Characters:. Two Harlequins-Dupre, Salle; Two Punches-Newhouse, Pelling; Two Scaramouches-Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Harlequin Woman-Mrs Wall

70
26 September 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Boheme; Lenox-Walker; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Parker; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bullock; Hecate-Hall; Witches-Bullock, Hippisley, Morgan; First Murderer-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Parker

Music: Incident to the Play: Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Mrs Chambers, others

Dance: Dupre, Salle, Nivelon, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

71
04 August 1740 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry; Or, The Happy Miller Just Arriv'd: Being The Humourous Magical Mill That Grinds Old Men And Women Young Again

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rosoman; Noble Venetian-Yeates; Bravo-Hill; Miller-James; Pierot-Warner; Colombine-Mrs Warner; with the Grand Scaramouch Dance-Yeates, James, Rosoman, Price, Parker.
Cast
Role: with the Grand Scaramouch Dance Actor: Yeates, James, Rosoman, Price, Parker.

72
30 October 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Jacobs; Face-Follett; Subtle-Saul; Knowlife-Chaplin; Headlong-Bailey; Miss Rantipole-Mrs Bailey; Doll-Mrs Parker.
Cast
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Parker.

Entertainment: A Variety of New TheatricalImitations-Hutton

Song: End Opera: Several celebrated Catches and Glees by Dr Arne-

73
05 April 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Ladies; Or, The Levee Of Lovers

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lendrick, Davis, Burton, Whitaker, Jackson, Parker, Moorland, Robertson, Parsley, Robins, Barrett, A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]), Miss Costello, Miss Brangin, Miss Jackson, Miss Williams, A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]), Mrs Baker; Occasional Prologue- [Burton (Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.)]; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lendrick, Davis, Burton, Whitaker, Jackson, Parker, Moorland, Robertson, Parsley, Robins, Barrett, A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like A Woman's

74
04 December 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Bull; Portius-Wilkinson; Marcus-Thomas; Sempronius-Williams; Syphax-Minton; Lucius-Dawson; Decius-Cameron; Mutineers-Barnet, Duncan; Juba-Bellamy (from the Theatre Royal York); Lucia-Miss Parker; Marcia-Miss Herbert.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Parker

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: End: a celebrated Scotch Ballad-

Entertainment: Monologue.Before: [the original Address-; [i.e. Prologue] [written by Pope, with four concluding lines from Prologue of Agis- [by John Home]

75
12 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc; or, The Maid of Orleans

Performance Comment: Ballet Characters. English: Young Talbot-Bologna Jun.; General Talbot-Bologna; Herald-Helme; Officers-Blurton, Wilde, Abbot, L? Bologna; [French: Alenson-Farley; Charles (King of France)-Simpson [in Airs: Claremont (see17980214)]; Cardinal-Powel; Abbot-Thompson; Nobles and Officers-Dyke, Lee, Curties; Joan of Arc-Mrs Parker; [Infernals: Lucifer-Follett; Demons-Goostree, Parsloe, Letteney, Goodwin, Wilkins; [Vocal Characters. British Officer-Incledon; Edwin (the Page) [in Airs: Aerial Spirit, disguised as...(see17980226)]-Miss Sims; French and English Officers and Choristers-Linton, Street, Gray; Minstrel-Mrs Clendining; Female Choristers-Mrs Henley, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Miss D'Evelyn, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Walcup, Mrs Ward, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Bologna, Miss Leserve; Blanche-Mrs Mountain; Grand Historical Pageant-. [The Argument. Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche, being placed in the power of the English Troops besieging Orleans, become both enamoured of Young Talbot--he prefers Blanche, which urges Joan to revenge, and then by employing Magic, she is gifted by +Lucifer, for a stated time with supernatural Power, which she employs against the English with success--in the midst of her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of Courage of and Virtue, and she is consigned a Victim to the Fiend whose agency she solicited--Then Britannia seated in the Clouds, attended by Commerce, Plenty and Neptune, beholds A Grand Historical Pageant of the following Illustrations of British Heroism: Caractacus' Magnanimity before the Throne of Claudius. Alfred disguised in the Danish Camp as an Harper, and discovering himself to his desponding Countrymen. Richard Coeur de Lion imprisoned in Germany, & liberated by the Voluntary Contributions of his fair Countrywomen. King John uniting his Kingdom by signing Magna Charta. Henry the Third--The Effects of French Invasion--the +Dauphine subdued, and the magnanimous conduct of England towards him. Edward and Eleanora--The affectionate Wife sucks from her husband's arm the Venom of a poisoned Arrow, by which Edward was wounded in Palestine. +The Black Prince--His taking the French King prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers, and his gallantly serving him at a Banquet. +Henry V--The Triumphs of Agincourt, and his Marriage with +Catherine. Britannia then pays honour to her Heroes--and a Grand Chorus (wherein Englishmen are exhorted to emulate the Glories of their Ancestors) concludes the Piece. [For a more detailed synopsis of the action see17980216] .The Argument. Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche, being placed in the power of the English Troops besieging Orleans, become both enamoured of Young Talbot--he prefers Blanche, which urges Joan to revenge, and then by employing Magic, she is gifted by +Lucifer, for a stated time with supernatural Power, which she employs against the English with success--in the midst of her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of Courage of and Virtue, and she is consigned a Victim to the Fiend whose agency she solicited--Then Britannia seated in the Clouds, attended by Commerce, Plenty and Neptune, beholds A Grand Historical Pageant of the following Illustrations of British Heroism: Caractacus' Magnanimity before the Throne of Claudius. Alfred disguised in the Danish Camp as an Harper, and discovering himself to his desponding Countrymen. Richard Coeur de Lion imprisoned in Germany, & liberated by the Voluntary Contributions of his fair Countrywomen. King John uniting his Kingdom by signing Magna Charta. Henry the Third--The Effects of French Invasion--the +Dauphine subdued, and the magnanimous conduct of England towards him. Edward and Eleanora--The affectionate Wife sucks from her husband's arm the Venom of a poisoned Arrow, by which Edward was wounded in Palestine. +The Black Prince--His taking the French King prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers, and his gallantly serving him at a Banquet. +Henry V--The Triumphs of Agincourt, and his Marriage with +Catherine. Britannia then pays honour to her Heroes--and a Grand Chorus (wherein Englishmen are exhorted to emulate the Glories of their Ancestors) concludes the Piece. [For a more detailed synopsis of the action see17980216] .
Cast
Role: Joan of Arc Actor: Mrs Parker