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4577 results for: Keyword - Richard Baker
We found 2117 matches on Author, 1713 matches on Performance Comments, 828 matches on Performance Title, 574 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3376
22 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17560924, but Loveless-Baker; Gripe-_.
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Baker

Song: II: New Song By Arne-Mrs Lampe; III: Myself I shall Adore, composed by Handel,-Mrs Lampe; IV: Ellen a Roon,accompanied on the German Flute-Miss Davis (her 2nd time of appearing on any stage)

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329 a Dutch Dance-Miss Valois

3377
27 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210, but [abbreviated listing of cast to allow room for listing entertainment of dancing. Only the following mentioned]: Demetrius-Barry; King-Ridout; Lieut.-Shuter; Leontias-Sparks; Gentlemen Ushers-Arthur, Dunstall; Magician-Baker; Singing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Celia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Magician Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan or Harlequin Restord

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance (for 2nd time)-Miss Toogood, apprentice to Lalauze; IV: By Desire a Ball Dance, call'd Queen Caroline, with a Minuet-Miss Toogood, Lalauze; End: A Harlequin Dance-Miss Toogood, 1st time

3378
30 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17570114, but Loverule-Baker.
Cast
Role: Loverule Actor: Baker.

Dance: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, unspecified

3379
02 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Song: II: My Fond Shepherd-Mrs Chambers; IV: Fair Kitty-Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; V: Granier, Leppie, Lucas

3380
04 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-White; Robin-Holtom; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Sukey-Miss Mullart; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Tim-Costollo; To conclude with the Drunken Peasant-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Poitier; V: The Lamplighters, as17570429

3381
11 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17570506, but Friendly-Baker.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: As17561023

3382
18 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17570516, but Mercury-Baker; Fine Gentleman-_; Aesop-_.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

Dance: As17561023

3383
24 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17570510, but Valeria-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329

3384
25 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17570518, but: Chalkstone (introduced for the last time)-Shuter; Esop-Wignel; Mercury-Baker; Old man-Pittard 1st appearance on that stage; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady (with life of a Belle)-Mrs Green; Bowman-White; Charon-Buck; Fine Gentleman-Cibber 1st time; With an Epilogue-Nobody.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

Dance: II: Dutch Peasant, as17570512; III: Dutch Sailor-Master Settree, scholar to Mr Settree; IV: Country Lass, as17570512; V: A Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twiste

3385
21 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Thrifty-Bennet; Gripe-Costollo; Leander-Gibson; Shift-Dunstall; Octavian-Anderson; Sly-R. Smith; Clara-Miss Mullart; Lucia-Mrs Baker; Scapin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Baker

3386
23 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Silence-Bennet; Caius-Stoppelaer; Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh-Arthur; Shallow-Collins; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Costollo; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtom; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

3387
12 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave or The Royal Chase

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-Miles; Doctor-Arthur; Anatomist-Stoppelaer; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Howard; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

3388
13 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Shuter; Brunetto-White; Barbarino-Anderson; Alberto-Wignel; Mago-Bennet; Puritan-Collins; Isabella-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Falmetta-Mrs Baker; Lavinio-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Falmetta Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Lucas, Miss Hilliard

3389
15 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Aboan-Sparks; Blandford-Ridout; Governor-Anderson; Stanmore-Gibson; Daniel-Collins; Driver-Dunstall; Jack Stanmore-White; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Imoinda-Mrs Elmy; Widow-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

3390
19 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banished Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Smith; Belville-Ridout; Pedro-Anderson; Stephano-Bennet; Phillippo-White; Sancho-Collins; Frederick-Clarke; Antonio-Dyer; Sebastian-Buck; Officer-Wignel; Page-Miss Hallam; Biskey-R. Smith; Blunt-Shuter; Hellena-Mrs Vincent; Valeria-Mrs Baker; Lucetta-Mrs Stephens; Moretta-Mrs Pitt; Callis-Miss Ferguson; Florinda-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

3391
28 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Dyer; Dugard-Anderson; Petit-Cushing; 1st Bravo-Dunstall; 2d-Stoppelaer; 3d-Wignel; Page-Miss Mullart; Oriana-Mrs Baker; Lamorce-Mrs Pitt; Bisarre-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Merlin Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

3392
31 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sri Gilbert-Arthur; Frankly-Dyer; Grenger-Smith; Witling-Cushing; Cook-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Baker; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Pitt; Sophronia-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte-Mrs Hamilton; With the Original Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

3393
04 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Sparks; Moneses-Ross; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Stratocles-Cushing; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-Baker; Zama-Redman; Axalla-White; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; and the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Hali Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

3394
05 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V With The conquest Of The French At Agincourtv

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Exeter-Ridout; Gloucester-Bennet; Bedford-Holtom; Salisbury-Bencraft; Westmoreland-Buck; Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Arthur; Ely-Wignell; Scroop-R. Smith; Gower-Anderson; Bardolph-Marten; Pistol-Dyer; Erpingham-Redman; Macmorris-Barrington; Nym-Stoppelaer; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Mullart; France-Gibson; Burgundy-Cushing; Dauphin-White; Mountjoy-Baker; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams (the English Soldier)-Dunstall; Catharine-Mrs Hamilton; Chorus-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Mountjoy Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: Several New Entertainments-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

3395
06 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Baker; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

3396
07 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-White; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Cushing; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson; Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-R. Smith; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Guerin, Miss Hilliard; Masquerade Dance-; proper to the Play. An Additional scene will be introduc'd representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; , accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; The vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

3397
09 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Vincent; Pyrrhus-Sparks; Pylades-Ridout; Phenix-Anderson; Cephisa-Mrs Barrington; Cleone-Mrs Baker; Orestes-Ryan; Hermione-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

3398
10 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-White; Doctor-Wignell; Fleance-Mullart; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2d Murderer-Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bellamy , 1st time; With the Original Music. The Vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; The Dances-Lucas, Lepye, Gosly, Desse, Rochford, Dumay. And Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

3399
14 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Dyer; Crab-Sparks; Lord John-White; Latitat-Dunstall; Tallyhoe-Costollo; Racket-Cushing; McRuthen-Shuter; Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

3400
20 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Gibson; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-White; Aristander-Cushing; Cassander-Ridout; Clytus-Sparks; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Mrs Baker; Eurmenes-Bennet; Slave-Wignel; Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; Statira-Mrs Bellamy; In which will be introduced the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013