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24557 results for: Keyword - Rector and Mrs King
We found 23769 matches on Performance Comments, 6768 matches on Performance Title, 5586 matches on Event Comments, 32 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1476
01 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elizabeth Hemmings. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality and for the Entertainment of the Mohocks and the 3 Indian Kings (Being the last Time of their Appearance in Publick). At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in English and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings

1477
25 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fletcher. By His Majesty's Command. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Song: A new Cantata by Dr Pepusch-Mrs Fletcher; Signora Margarita, Mrs Pulmon

1478
05 March 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. No Persons to be admitted into the Boxes, or behind the Scenes, but by printed tickets at 5s. Two Benches of the Pit to be rail'd in, at the Price of the Boxes. [The King and the Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

1479
26 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. [Tickets at Cibber's House, at Mrs Holt's in Bow Street, cg. The play changed, by request, from The Relapse.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 March: Last Week died, in the 88th Year of his Age, Mr Boman, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre, who had the Honour to perform several times before King Charles II. It is remarkable of him, that he was the oldest Player, the oldest Singer, and the oldest Ringer in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17390131 but Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Leander Actor: Beard

Dance: II: Punch Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: I: Advice to the Tatlers (by Desire)-Mrs Clive; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces-

1480
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard, will be presented an Historical Drama never acted before call'd The Northern Heroes; or, The Bloody Contest between Charles XII, King of Sweden, and Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy, with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General and the Fair Elimira, a Russian Princess, Containing the most remarkable Events of that Time; and concluding with the Memorable Battle of Pultowav, and Charles's Retreat into the Turkish Dominionv. Interspers'd with a Comic Interlude (never perform'd before) called The Volunteers; or, the Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap. Also the Comical Humours and Amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's Widow; the merry Pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at Twelve o'clock. [This notice repeated during "the short Time of the Fair." Notice repeated 24, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heros

Performance Comment: Charles XII-Usher; Prince of Wurtemburgh-Jackson; Gillensternia-Hazard; Count Piper-Thomson; Mazeppa-Reid; Czar-Burton; Dolgoruki-Paget; Menzikoif-Jones; Ivan-Shawford; Elimira-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Elimira Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap

Performance Comment: Roderick Random-Cross; Garbage-Bridges; Slim-Storer; Strap-Paddick; Widow Vanspriggen-Mrs Bridges; Moll-Mrs Vaughan; Mrs Rank-Miss Ferguson; Mrs File-Mrs Shawford; Mrs Machegogan-Mrs Paddick; Madge-Miss Tyler; Janny-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Roderick Random Actor: Cross
Role: Widow Vanspriggen Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Mrs Rank Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs File Actor: Mrs Shawford
Role: Mrs Machegogan Actor: Mrs Paddick

Dance: Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, Master Cross, Mrs Vaughan

1481
26 April 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Greville. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Greville, No. 1, Queen's-court, King-street, Covent-garden. [This was Mrs Pinto's last appearance on the stage (but see 12 May 1786).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Mrs Greville (1st appearance in that character); Frankly-Walton; Bellamy-Cross; Jack Meggot-Benson; Tester-Follett; Buckle-Bell; Simon-Brown; Mr Strickland-L'Estrange; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Walcot (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Jacintha-Mrs Bolton; Lucetta-Mrs Waldron; Milliner-Mrs Benson; Clarinda-Mrs Hunter .
Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Mr Strickland Actor: L'Estrange
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Bolton
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Waldron
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Hunter

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick-L'Estrange; Widow Brady (with the Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville. No other parts assigned .
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville. No other parts assigned

Song: End of mainpiece The Soldier tired of War's Alarms by Mrs Pinto

Monologue: 1785 04 26 End of Act II of mainpiece Collins's Ode on the Passions by Mrs Walcot. imitations. End of Act I of afterpiece, as 17 Sept. 1784, but An entire new dialogue in the Shades between Foote and Weston; added: Prospero (in the manner of Mossop); omitted: Prologue to Barbarossa

Performance Comment: imitations. End of Act I of afterpiece, as 17 Sept. 1784, but An entire new dialogue in the Shades between Foote and Weston; added: Prospero (in the manner of Mossop); omitted: Prologue to Barbarossa .

1482
05 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not acted these Twenty Years. Written by Shakespear, and since revis'd with several Alterations. The whole Play being new dress'd. N.B. The Play will begin exactly at Six a-Clock. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 5 Oct., reports a rumor that J. J. Heidegger has sent to France to recruit a set of comedians to act French plays at the king's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline; Or, The Fatal Wager

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

1483
29 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. An ancient Story, written by Mr Phillip Massinger, and Acted but twice since the Reign of King Charles the First; now revis'd with Alterations. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman; Or, Love And Liberty

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell

1484
19 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit King, Boxkeeper. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock; The Hussar-

1485
29 March 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Giffard; Heartwell-Havard; Freehold-W. Giffard; Lurcher-Richardson; Vulture-Woodward; Shacklefigure-Norris; Carbuncle-Lyon; Sneak-Hamilton; Doublejugg-Rosco; Aura-Mrs Roberts; Flora-Mrs Giffard; Sir John-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Roberts, but see17360210 With the Prologue and Epilogue to be sung by Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. III: Last new Grand Ballet performed in King Arthur by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c

Performance Comment: III: Last new Grand Ballet performed in King Arthur by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c .

Song: IV: By Mrs Chambers

1486
30 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler. Amphitheatre on stage. Tickets of Bradshaw, &c., and at Mrs Butler's in King St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #140

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: China Woman Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Cibber Jun.; Cloe-Mrs Clive; Lovemore-Beard.
Cast
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: I: Song-Beard; III: Sweet Bird from Milton-Mrs Arne; IV: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: New Serious Dance, as17420322 V: Le Boufon, as17420325

1487
20 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. N.B. To prevent any Interruption in the Performance, No Building on the Stage. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Tickets of Mrs Vincent at the Norwich Stuff Warehouse in King St. Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Song: Between Acts: Mrs Vincent

1488
07 June 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Light, burnt of his music shop by the late fire in King St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Song: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; With Hounds and With Horns-Mrs Thompson; Favourite Cantata sung at Ranelagh-Mrs Smith; Nymphs and Shepherds (Arne), Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarm (from Artaxerxes)-Miss Catley

Music: Solos and Concertos on varieties of instruments-

1489
14 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This was Hooke's 1st appearance on the stage; King was from the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin.] Receipts: #252 7s. 6d. (251.13.0; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Hooke; Young Meadows-King (Their 1st appearance); Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-Cubitt; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Brown; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Rosetta-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: King
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Panco-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Don Quixotte-Gardner; Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Miss Stuart; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Lady Tereza Panca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: End II: a new Dance, Hibernian Dotage Dotage[; or, The Lover's Last Blunder-Byrn, Jackson, Mrs Invill, Mrs Goodwin. [On 16 Nov., and thereafter, this dance was entitled Dotage; or, The Natural Mistake.

Performance Comment: [On 16 Nov., and thereafter, this dance was entitled Dotage; or, The Natural Mistake.]

1490
02 June 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for a Fund, established for the Relief of those Performers who through Infirmity shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. [Author of Prologue unknown. This was Mrs Pitt's last appearance on the stage.] Received for the King's box #50; for the Princess Royal's box #25; for Their Majesties' Servants' box #2 2s.; from Cadell for Books #30 0s. 6d. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turned Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Pancha-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Powel; Don Quixotte-Marshall; Lady Tereza Pancha-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Mrs Platt; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Rock.
Cast
Role: Lady Tereza Pancha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Rock.

Dance: As17920509

Entertainment: As17920414; Imitations End I: several Imitations entirely New,-Mrs Wells; Monologue

Cast
Role: Collins's Ode on the Passions Actor: Mrs Esten.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert
Related Work: Queen Tragedy Restored Author(s): Mrs. Hooper
Related Work: The Cyclopedia Author(s): Mrs. Hooper
Related Work: The Ward of the Castle Author(s): Mrs. Burke
Related Work: The Speechless Wife Author(s): Mrs. Rainford

1491
22 October 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Aberdein; Patie-Hamilton; Roger-Ormiston; Glaud-Shaw; Symon-Johnson; Bauldy-Walker; Peggy-Miss Chatterley (1st appearance in that character); Jenny-Miss Wilson; Mause-Mrs Stichel; Madge, Elspa-Mr Service.
Cast
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Stichel
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Linger-Swords; Mrs Watchely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Mrs Watchely Actor: Mrs Ward.
Related Works
Related Work: Wit's Last Stake Author(s): Thomas King

Dance: End III: a new dance The Caledonian Cottagers; or, Scotch Wedding-Allison, Allison's Pupils

Song: End IV: The Cries of Edinburgh-Shaw

Entertainment: Monologue Probably end: An Occasional Address-Walker

1492
21 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ballets: By Permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre. 1st ballet: Composed by Didelot. Receipts: #269 0s. 6d. (267.19.6; 1.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Betterton; Stockwell-Murray; Major O'Flaherty-Johnstone; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Wheatley; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Powel; Varland-Quick; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Rusport-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gilbert; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Betterton. [No afterpiece.]No afterpiece.]
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon; End: Peggy's Love-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mlle DeLaCroix, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon

1493
13 October 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. Luttrell, A Brief Relation, II, 593, 15 Oct. 1692: On Thursday last was acted the tragedy of Oedipus king of Thebes at the theater, where Sandford and Powell acting their parts together, the former by mistake of a sharp dagger for one that runs the blade into the handle, stab'd the other 3 inches deep: said the wound is mortal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Creon-Sandford; Adrastus-Powell.
Cast
Role: Creon Actor: Sandford

1494
July 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. There may have been a revival of Oedipus in the summer of 1696. In Francis Manning's Poems upon Several Occasions and to Several Persons (1701) there is a poem To Mr Betterton, Acting Oedipus King of Thebes. The first stanza describes the splendor of the installation of the Duke of Gloucester as a Knight of the Garter, an event which occurred at Windsor Castle in July 1696; but there is no certainty that Betterton's performance occurred before that date. It should be noted also that the play was reprinted in 1696

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

1495
03 June 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. This play was apparently never published, and the performance is known only by an advance announcement: Post Boy, 30 May-1 June 1700: The History of Hengist, the Saxon King of Kent, which before was designed to be Acted this day [1 June 1700], for the benefit of Mr Johnson, is therefore deferr'd till Monday. London Post, 7-10 June 1700: This Week the Morocco Ambassador diverted himself thrice at the Play-house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Hengist, The Saxon King Of Kent

1496
04 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. Not Acted these Three Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With the Famous Battle of Bosworth Fieldv, between him and the Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry the Seventh. Written Originally by Shakespear, who in the true and lively Character of Richard, has shewn his most Masterly Strokes of Nature

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Song: As17031102

Music: Sonata for violin and flute-Gasperini, Paisible

Dance: As17040204

1497
21 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. N.B. For the better Information of those who do not thoroughly understand the Italian Language, a Book with the Argument and Explanations in English, of what is transacted in every Scenes, may be had...at the usual Places in the Opera-House. Price 6d. [The King, Prince, and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Island Of Arcadia; Or, The Magician Doctor, With Harlequin King Of The Woods; Flights, Decorations And Transformations Of Harlequin, Cupid, Pantalon, Venus, And Brighella, Jupiter, And The Sacrifice Of Harlequin

Dance: Furies, Nymphs, Shepherds, Statues-; , the latter performing the Labours of Hercules-Statues , after the Manner of the Venetian Gondaliers at Venice: The whole full of Variety

Related Works
Related Work: The Wavering Nymph; or, Mad Amyntas Author(s): Thomas Randolph
Related Work: The Faithful Shepherd Author(s): George Frederic Handel
Related Work: Amintas Author(s): Ferdinando Tenducci
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

1498
05 December 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: TThe King and Queen present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard The First, King Of England

1499
03 March 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Freeman. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twelve Years. By particular Desire. Afterpiece: With Alterations. And a Description of Tom King's Coffee-house in Covent-Garden. At Common Prices [4s., 2s. 6d., and 1s. 6d. in Daily Advertiser]. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Aegypt

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Mrs Talbot, but see17360202.
Cast
Role: Pleadwell Actor: Mrs Talbot, but see17360202

Dance:

1500
11 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For Occasional Prompter XXI (on Cibber and King John), see Daily Journal, 11 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: (London Daily Post and General Advertiser missing), but see17370210.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield