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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.

3651
26 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgo Master

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Burgomaster-Miles; Boor Servant-LaLauze, 1st appearance these 6 years; Scaramouche-Reyner; Dutch Woman-Miss Helme; Venus-Mrs Baker; Apollo-Arnauld; Daphne-Miss Valois; Diana-Mrs Thompson; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Barnshaw; Slumber-DuBellamy; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; to Conclude with a new scene-.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

3652
19 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: [See17681214, but to avoid confusion:] Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Legg; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Furies-Arnauld; Epicure-Wignell; Miller-Morris; Gambler-Quick; Faustus's Man-Morgan; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; French Cook-Holtom; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; With Dances-Arnauld, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: Irish Lilt-. [See17680930.

3653
20 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17681212, but Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: The New Character would seem to be Venus Actor: Mrs Baker. But playbill gives no indication of who played Mrs Baker's old part of Diana.
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

3654
16 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Flowerdale-Gibson; Harman-Mahon; Jenkins-Dunstall; Diana-Mrs Baker; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Clarissa-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Example: or the Modish Citizens Author(s): Richard Estcourt

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End of Opera: An Epilogue on Modern Taste, written by the late Churchill-Shuter

3655
29 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Wroughton, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Gardner, Mrs Ward, Mrs Yates. In Act III, the Song of Azure God-Mrs Baker; Epilogue-Mrs Yates; Jason-Smith; Creon-Wroughton; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner (Genest, V, 246).
Cast
Role: the Song of Azure God Actor: Mrs Baker
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Richard Glover

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: End: The Tartars, as17681004

3656
30 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17690204, but Isabella-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Sileno Actor: Baker
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

3657
10 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mrs Ward is extremely sorry she is oblig'd to change the Night's Entertainment advertised for her Benefit, but the severe illness of Mrs Mattocks and Mrs Baker, makes it impossible to perform the Opera of Love in a Village, as does Mr Woodward's indisposition the Farce of the Citizen. The Managers have therefore kindly granted her the above tragedy and pantomime. Charges #65 15s. Balance to Mrs Ward #55 5s. plus #53 2s. from tickets (Box 58; Pit 158; Gallery 149). Receipts: #121 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker

3658
15 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: As17690411 but Valeria-Mrs Mattocks; the Vocal Parts-_Baker.
Cast
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: _Baker.
Role: the Vocal Parts of the Triumphal Entry Actor: Mrs _Baker, _Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

3659
18 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Morris; Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Pinto; Sir William Meadows-Gibson; With a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere [See17671106]

3660
27 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Gibson; Young Knowell-Dyer; Wellbred-Lewes; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Cash-Perry; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

3661
29 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Barnshaw; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dyer; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Pinto; with a Dance Incidental to the Opera,-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Davis; Beaufort-Baker; Quildrive-Perry; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Example: or the Modish Citizens Author(s): Richard Estcourt

3662
02 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederic-Wroughton; Decoy-Fox; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Ramilie-Dyer; Mrs Wideley-Mrs Lopin; Lappet-Mrs Green; Wheedle-Mrs Evans; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): Richard Jones

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Real; Furies-Arnauld; Sir Epicure-Wignell; Miller-Morris; Gambler-Quick; Faustus's Man-Herbert; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; French Cook-Holtom; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker

3663
14 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Cushing; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Entertainment: As17691010

3664
23 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Barnshaw; Merlin-Real; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

3665
11 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance any stage [Miss Stanmore, according to Kemble note]; [The Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.

3666
17 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir John English-Shuter; Modely-Dyer; Freehold-Gibson; Heartwell-Hull; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Carbuncle-Morris; Tim Shacklefigure-Hamilton; Sneak-Holtom; Longbottom-Perry; Lurcher-Davis; Flora-Mrs Lessingham, first time; Aura-Miss Macklin; With a Country Dance incident to the Play, the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-Mr Baker.
Cast
Role: the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

3667
24 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17690318 The Characters-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Pinto. [See also 7 April 1770.]See also 7 April 1770.]
Cast
Role: As17690318 The Characters Actor: Mattocks, DuBellamy, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Pinto.
Role: Principal actors Actor: Mattocks, DuBellamy, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Pinto.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

3668
22 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17691205, but Dorcas-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: IV: The Lamplighters, as17691005

3669
30 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17691130, but Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford[, as17691111

3670
05 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Alexander

Performance Comment: Alexander-Shuter; Clytus-Reinhold; Lysimachus-Baker; Porus-Barnshaw; Jupiter-Fox; Parisatis-Mrs Mattocks; Roxana-Mrs Thompson; Betty-Miss Valois; Thais-Mrs Pinto (playbill); Mercury-Wormall (Freeholder's Magazine and Edition of 1770).
Cast
Role: Lysimachus Actor: Baker

3671
24 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17700118, but Margery-Mrs Baker; Hawthorn-Morris; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford , as17691111; End Opera: The Lamplighters, as17691005

3672
23 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17700206, but to avoid confusion full cast listed here: Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorne-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir William Meadows-Gibson; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Marjorie-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-A Gentlewoman; With a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Marjorie Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17691111

3673
27 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Yates; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Bensley; Duke-Morris; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia (that Night only)-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123

3674
07 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: [See17691124] but Arbaces (that night only)-Tenducci, first time these 4 years; Artabanes-Mattocks; Rimenes-DuBellamy; Artaxerxes-Mrs Thompson; Semira-Mrs Baker; Mandane-Mrs Mattocks[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: I: The Tartars, as17691207; II: The Reel, as17700329

3675
25 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Mattocks; Sir Thomas-Cushing; Dick-Hamilton; Betty-Miss Valois; Old Hob-Saunders; Hob's Mother-Mrs Copin; Flora-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402