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9628 results for: Keyword - Sir Arthur Croft
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326
21 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Barrington; Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Sparks; Day-Collins; Abel-Cushing; Story-Anderson; Committeeman-White; Bookseller-Dunstall; Mrs Chat-Mrs Copin; Obadiah-Arthur; Mrs Day-Mrs Pitt; Araminta-Mrs Dyer; Ruth-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

327
24 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Desert Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Desert Island Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: Actors only in bill, but MacMillan lists: Lovemore-Garrick; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Widow Bellmour-Miss Macklin; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant-Ackman; Pompey-Miss Mills; A newComic Dance-at the end of Act II.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Way to Keep Him Author(s): Arthur Murphy

328
15 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Actors only: Yates, Obrien, Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage; Weston, Marr, Mrs Johnston, Miss Cockayne, Baddeley, Davis, Miss Ambrose, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Haughton, Mrs Yates; Prologue-Foote; Epilogue-; Sir John Restless-Yates; Beverly-O'Brien; Brush-Weston; Belinda-Mrs Yates; Lady Restless-Miss Haughton (Genest, IV, 616); Parts-Gentleman, Marr, Mrs Johnston, Miss Cockayne, Baddeley, Davis, Miss Ambrose, Miss E. Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Yates
Related Works
Related Work: All in the Wrong Author(s): Arthur Murphy

329
02 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Actors only: Foote, Baddeley, Millar, Davis, Yates, Weston, Marr, Gardiner, Obrien, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Cockayne, Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance any stage. Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper=-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman (Miss Elliott); Corinna-Miss Cockayne (Genest, IV, 617); Also unassigned-Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Baddeley
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Maid Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: Entertainments of Dancing-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani

330
08 August 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Yates
Related Works
Related Work: All in the Wrong Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey. Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Baddeley
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: As17610727 Hornpipe-Miss Scott

331
21 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17611217, but Sir Brilliant-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Palmer.
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: Yates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Way to Keep Him Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

332
15 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Young; Dapper-Costollo; Quildrive-Perry; Corinna-Miss Davies; Maria-Miss Elliot; New Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

333
18 July 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Weston; Young Wilding-Davis; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper-Johnson; Dapper-Quin; Quildrive-Sommers; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-a young Gentlewoman [Miss Reed]; Young Philpot-Foote.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollop Actor: Hayes

Dance: As17630704

334
23 September 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Beaufort-Baker; Young Wilding-Dyer; Dapper-Costollo; Quildrive-Perry; Corinna-Miss Davies; Maria-Miss Elliot; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

335
13 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Young Wilding-Davis; Old Philpot-Granger; Hazard-Palmer; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-Brown; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper Wilding-Turner; Locust-Parsons; Servant-Price; Maria-Mrs Granger.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Turner
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

336
01 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Beaufort-Baker; Young Wilding-Dyer; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Maria-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants-Man- Sga Manesiere, +Woman- Miss Wilford

337
15 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17641001, but Sir Jasper-Anderson; Young Wilding-Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: III: A Tambourine-Fichar; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

338
23 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan of China Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Choice

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Packer, Havard, Mrs Lee, Mrs Yates, with Epilogue Sir Wm Loveworth-Yates; Young Loveworth-Havard; Woodvil-Packer; Clarissa-Mrs Yates; Mrs Woodvil-Mrs Lee; Watchit-Mrs Bradshaw; Epilogue-Mrs Yates (Genest, V, 67).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Packer, Havard, Mrs Lee, Mrs Yates, with Epilogue Sir Wm Loveworth-Yates
Role: with Epilogue Sir Wm Loveworth Actor: Yates
Related Works
Related Work: The Choice Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: I: The Medley, as17641120; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

339
16 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17650110, but Sir John-King, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: King, 1st time.
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Wm Belmont Actor: Burton
Related Works
Related Work: All in the Wrong Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: concluding with the landing of Cherokees in Americ Actor: . By desire of Chukatah, the Mankiller of Settico, a great warrior of the Cherokee Nation.

Song: III: Miss Rogers

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Miss Tetley, 1st time, Walker; End: A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar

340
08 July 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper Wilding-Preston; Beaufort-Waller; Maria-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Preston
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: I: The Carpenter-Master Clinton, Miss Street; End: Le Chasseur-Master Clinton, Miss Street; La Berge-Master Clinton, Miss Street

341
12 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Baker; Corinna-Miss Cokayne; Maria-Mrs Mattocks; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

342
20 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Powell, first time; Bastard-Holland[, first time; Hubert-Havard; King of France-Lee; Dauphin-Cautherley[, first time; Pembroke-Aickin; Chatillon-Vernon; English Herald-Moody; Constance-Mrs Yates; Queen Elinor-Mrs Bennet; Blanch-Miss Plym; Salisbury-Packer; Prince Arthur-Miss Rogers; Cardinal Pandulph-Bransby; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Hopkins. [See17610402.]See17610402.]
Cast
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Baddeley; Young Philpot-King; Young Wilding-Lee; Maria (with a new occasional prologue)-Miss Elliott (that Night Only); Sir Jasper-Burton; Beaufort-Packer.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Burton
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

343
31 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-a Gentleman(, first appearance on that Stage); Old Philpot-Shuter; Y. Wilding-Davis; Sir Jasper Wilding-Murden; Beaufort-Quick; Servant-Wild; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-M'George; Maria-Mrs M'George.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Murden
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-; V: A new Dance-

Song: some well known Ssome well known Songs in Imitation of some Favorite Italian Performers-a Comic Genius

344
08 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Quildrive-Perry; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Baker; Maria-Miss Eliot; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: End: The Village Romps-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere. [See17651019.

345
31 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17661112, but Sir Jasper-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Anderson.
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120

346
16 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Beard's Night. Charges. #64 5s., Balance to Beard #198 12s. (Account Book). Got but a bad place in the 2s. Gallery at Covent Garden where I saw Love in a Village with the Citizen...At the end of Act 2, we had the dance of the Female Archer, by Mad LaRiviere, Miss Wilford, &c. with Miss Pope of the other House. Ought to be particularly encouraged because she is virtuous. Mr Elliot has sold her to Cumberland (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #262 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17661231, but Sir Jasper-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall.
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

347
12 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Weston; Young Wilding-Davis; Young Philpot-Palmer; Sir Jasper Wilding-Strange; Corinna-Mrs Palmer; Maria-Mrs Gardiner.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Strange
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

348
04 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17670819, but Mrs Cole, Smirk, and by Particular Desire Shift, Squintum-Foote; Tally-; Dick-.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote for the first time these two years; Young Wilding-Davis; Dapper-Quick; Beaufort-Smith; Sir Jasper-Newton; Old Philpot-Shuter; Maria-Mrs Mahon for the first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Newton
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: II: New Serious Dance-; End: New Comic Dance, The Gallant Peasant-Miss Froment

349
18 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Morris, 1st time; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Pinto; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Miles, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; With a Dance- incident to the opera; The New Occasional Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Quildrive-Perry; Beaufort-Baker; Dapper-Cushing; Corinna-Mrs Cokayne; Maria-Mrs Mattocks; With Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: II: Serious Dance, as17670916

350
18 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17680406 but Sir Brilliant-Dodd.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Dodd.
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Way to Keep Him Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Entertainment: End: Mr King for that night only will entertain the Audience with a Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King