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3712 results for: Keyword - Richard Simon
We found 1992 matches on Author, 1051 matches on Performance Comments, 697 matches on Performance Title, 478 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3176
12 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17391103, but Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Hale; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Cross; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont

Dance: TTambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Cast
Role: Fawns Actor: Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde

3177
02 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Berry; Lurewell-Green; Richard-Havard; Joe-Raftor.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Havard

Dance: I: Muilment; II: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

3178
06 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Milward; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Basset-Chapman; Richard-Woodward; Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Marshall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Jenny-Mrs Chetwood; Myrtilla-Mrs Wright; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Sir Francis-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Wooden Shoes-Master Ferg

Ballet: A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. As17400429 but Adonis-_

3179
22 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Sir Frances-Hippisley; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17400919

3180
29 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-W. Giffard; Thorowgood-Wallis; Trueman-Yates; Uncle-Vaughan; Blunt-Richards; Millwood-Mrs Middleton; Lucy-Mrs Yates; Maria-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Richards

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: CComic Dance-Miss Naylor; Comic Ballet-Davenport, Shawford, Chettle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Davenport; A new dance-Master Matthews

3181
31 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Paget; Lady Grace-Mrs Dunstall; Sir Francis-Julian; Basset-Linnet; Richard-Yates; Poundage-Wallis; Moody-Dunstall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Lamball; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Jones; Jenny-Miss Hippisley; Myrtilla-Miss Gerard; Trusty-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17401029

3182
21 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17401028, but Foresight-Julian; Trapland-Richards; Jeremy-Vaughan; Mrs Frail-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Richards

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: As17401120

3183
22 January 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: See17401219, but Torrismond-Green; Lorenzo-Giffard; Leonora-Mrs Steel; Gomez-Richards; Elvira-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: Richards

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

3184
02 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Manly-Milward; Sir Francis-Macklin; Basset-Chapman; Richard-Woodward; Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Jenny-Mrs Walter; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Egerton; Myrtilla-Mrs Wright; Trusty-Miss Bennet; Lady Townly-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Woodward

Dance: As17410131

3185
02 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17410117, but Manly-Delane; Richard-Bencraft; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Bencraft

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel; II: English Peasants-Glover, Mlle Mechel, Delagarde, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; III: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve; IV: Serious Ballet-Glover, Mlle Mechel; V: Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Signora Barberini

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): Joseph Richardson
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): Samuel Richardson

3186
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Duke; Or, The Conjuror's Bastard; With The Comical Humours Of Captain Tipple

Performance Comment: Conjuror's Bastard-Chapman; Duke Lavinio-Winstone; Mago-Cross; Prince Brunetto-Ware; Barberino-Bembridge; Alberto-Richards; Captain-Spackman; Clout-Gray; Flout-Clough; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Prudentia-Miss Ferguson; Flametta-Miss Dodson; 1st Widow-Mrs Taylor; 2d Widow-Mrs Powel; Miss Sol@Fa-Mrs Booth; Drunken Captain-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Alberto Actor: Richards

Afterpiece Title: The Matrimonial Squabble; or, A Cure for Jealousy

Ballet: TThe Infernals (Grand Ballet). 1st Fury-Bencraft; Attendants-Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman

Performance Comment: 1st Fury-Bencraft; Attendants-Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman.
Cast
Role: Attendants Actor: Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman.

3187
15 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Manly-Milward; Sir Francis-Macklin; Basset-Neale; Richard-Green; Poundage-Mrs Macklin; Trusty-Miss Bennet; Lady Townly-Mrs Clive; Jenny-Mrs Walker; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Egerton; Myrtilla-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Green

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

3188
25 September 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Francis-Julian; Count Basset-Peterson; Richard Sen-Yates; John Moody-Dunstall; Poundage-Vaughan; Jenny-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bishop; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Grace-Mrs E. Giffard; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bambridge, first time on this stage.
Cast
Role: Richard Sen Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

3189
28 September 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Count Basset-Chapman; Richard-James; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Miss Hillyard; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; 1st Fury-Richardson; 2nd Fury-Villeneuve; 3rd Fury-Delagarde; 4th Fury-Dupre; 5th Fury-Destrade; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: 1st Fury Actor: Richardson

3190
09 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Never perform'd before. All the Characters new dressed. [By James Dance, adapted from Richardson's novel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Performance Comment: first edition lists: Belvile-Giffard; Jack Smatter-Gentleman who acted King Richard [Garrick]; Williams-W. Giffard; Longman-Paget; Colebrand-Balkes; Arnold-Dunstall; Andrews-Peterson; Lady Davers-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Jervis-Mrs Yates; Mrs Jewkes-Yates; Robin-Crofts; Harry-Julian; Isaac-Vaughan; Benjamin-Clough; Arthur-Naylor; Jane-Miss Hippisley; Cicely-Miss Medina; Hannah-Mrs Dunstall; Rachel-Mrs Vallois; Annice-Mrs Bishop; Pamela-Mrs Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Jack Smatter Actor: Gentleman who acted King Richard
Related Works
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): Samuel Richardson

3191
08 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Manly-Berry; Sir Francis-Macklin; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Basset-Neale; Richard-Green; Poundage-Turbutt; John Moody-Winstone; Jenny-Miss Lee; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Miss Horsington; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Lady Townly-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Green

Dance: Checo Torinese, Sga Charetta Aquilanti, their 1st appearance, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval

Music: Concerto-Veracini

Song: Beard

3192
09 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Basset-Chapman; Squire Richard-James; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Mars Actor: Richardson

Dance: Cooke, Les Damoiselles Anne and Janneton Auretti

3193
05 April 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Francis-Julian; Lady Grace-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bambridge; Basset-Hayman; Richard-Peterson; Moody-Dove; Jenny-Miss Scott; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Spackman; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Peterson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Hayman

3194
23 September 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Basset-Chapman; Squire Richard-James; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Miss Hillyard; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: James

3195
12 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Garrick, 1st time; Manly-Delane; Sir Francis-Yates; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Basset-Neale; Squire Richard-Green; John Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Egerton; Myrtilla-Mrs Horsington; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Green

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

3196
21 September 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Woodward; Squire Richard-James; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Manly-Quin.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: James

3197
27 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Plume-Mills; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Balance-Johnson; Kite-Paget; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Rose-Miss Jenny Cibber; Worthy-Mozeen; Scale-Naylor; Scruple-Holtham; Bullock-Paddick; Pearmain-Bernard; Appletree-Hacket; Welsh Collier-Richards; Constable-Jackson; Lucy-Mrs George; Prologue-Mr Mills.
Cast
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Richards

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-

3198
29 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17440911, but Fescalus-Charles; Capulet-Paget; Montague-Furnival; Mercutio-Barnard; Paris-Mozeen; Benvolio-Holtom; Tybalt-Naylor; Friar John-Michael; Alguazile-Wright; Apothecary-Richards; Balthazar-Mrs Clark; Page-Miss Charke; Friar Laurence-Hill; Lady Capulet-Mrs George; Nurse-Mrs Hill.
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Richards

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

3199
01 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Garrick; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington; Manly-Delane; Lady Grace-Mrs Bennet; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Neale; Squire Richard-Green; John Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bridges; Myrtilla-Mrs Horsington; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Green

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

3200
07 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17441212, but Squire Richard-Yates; Sir Francis Wronghead-Macklin; Poundage-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Lowe