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13524 results for: Keyword - Sir George Baker
We found 7173 matches on Performance Comments, 6589 matches on Author, 1520 matches on Event Comments, 767 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11551
12 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Subtle-Costollo; Classic-Anderson; Roger-Dunstall; Sir John-Gibson; Marquis-Holtom; Lucinda-Mrs Pitt; Song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson

11552
13 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Clough; Shallow-Taswell; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Burton; Fenton-Scrase; Host-W. Vaughan; Slender-Woodward; Robin-Mas. Simson; Mrs Page-Mrs Mills; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Clough

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

11553
10 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17541213, but Sir Hugh-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Yates.
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Clough

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

11554
15 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Woodward; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Trapland-W. Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Ben-Yates; with a song and dances in character. with a song and dances in character.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

11555
08 February 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Arthur; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Collins; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter, first time; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Miss Prue-Mrs Green; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: HHornpipe (By Particular Desire)-Poitier

11556
28 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Simson and Wife and Mas. Simson. Tickets of Simson in Wild Passage, Wild St., near Lincoln's Inn Fields; at Grigsbys Coffee House, behind the Royal Exchange, and at stage door. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17540921, but Sir Charles Easy-Ross first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Ross first time.
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: III: A Minuet-Mas. Simson, Miss Simson

11557
06 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Davies; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Blakes; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Vernon; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: (BBy desire) a Hornpipe-Mr Harrison

11558
12 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17541014, but Fondlewife-Shuter first time; Sir Joseph-Costollo; Setter-Bennet; Bluff-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Costollo
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Baker.

Song: II: Rule Britannia-Lowe

Dance: As17550430

11559
16 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles Easy-Havard; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

11560
27 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Myrtle-Palmer; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Minors; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; in ActII, Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

11561
29 September 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Sparks; Sir John-Ridout; Colonel-Dyer; Heartly-Smith; Charles-White; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

11562
07 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Yates; Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Scruple-Taswell; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles Pleasant-Palmer; Cockswain-Blakes; Cribbidge-Usher; Easy-Scrase; Indent-Jefferson; Arabella Zeal-Miss Macklin; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jiltup-Miss Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Minors; Advocate-Mrs Hippisley; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Atkins, Ackman, Mozeen; Barmaid-Mrs Bennet; With a New Song-Beard (in character); To Conclude with a Sailor's Dance-.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

11563
08 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17551015, but Worthy-_; Rovewell-_; Sir Charles Pleasant-_; Sailors-_; Jenny Private-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: New Grand EntertainmentThe Chinese Festival

11564
15 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur

Dance: As17551101; Granier, Miss Hilliard

11565
26 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: See17551007, but Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Minors; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Cloughl Blakes, Atkins, Ackman; New Song-Beard in character.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

11566
01 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Woodward; Ben-Yates; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

11567
11 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Woodward; Face-Palmer, their first appearance in those characters; Kastril-Yates; Surly-Blakes; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard; Ananias-Philips; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Bransby; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Sir Epicure-Berry; Tribulation-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

11568
06 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John-Arthur; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Costollo; Timothy-Collins; Longbottom-Bencraft; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; Aura-Mrs Woffington; With a Country Dance- incident to the play; and the Original Sheep Shearing Song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice intermixd with the Metamorphoses of Harlequin

11569
01 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17551107, but Sir Paul-Foote; Lady Pliant-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Foote
Role: Cinthia Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

Dance: Granier Jun, Mlle Capdeville

11570
27 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Subtle-Costollo; Sir John-Gibson; Classic-Anderson; Marquis-Holtham; Roger-Dunstall; Dauphine-Wignell; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Dyer; Song in Act II-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson

Dance: The Villagers, as17560315

Song: Mrs Chambers

11571
23 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17560218, but Jubilee Dicky-Barrington; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent; Minuet-Mrs Woffington (in character of Sir Harry).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington
Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17560403 but Dupe-Shuter; at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady Pentweazle (as originally performed)-Mr Worsdale.
Cast
Role: at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady P Actor: Mr Worsdale.

Entertainment: IV: (By Desire) Cries of Dublin-Barrington

Dance: V: The Villagers=, as17560315

11572
24 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new farce by Doctor Heffinal [sic] for his benefit. O Sad! (Cross). Tickets at Forrest Coffee House, The Bedford, and Randall's, and author's lodgings at Mew's Coffee House. To the Printer of the Public Advertiser, 24 April: Sir, Let this suffice for a general answer to all unfriendly whispers or paragraphs against the new farce to be performed tonight at Drury Lane -its author never previously Caballed, never published his sentiments of any stage performance till after the run -then neither the writer nor manager could be injured -its principal characters are Lady Protea, a coquet alarmed at the apprehension of dying amid; Lord Epigram Strainwit, a pert coxcomical witling; Dr Matho, a Virtuoso, Antiquarian, and in love; Dreadnought Broadside, a sea-officer and strenuous Antigallican. I am &c. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Maiden Whim or The Critical Minute

11573
10 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Havard; Mistress Page-Mrs Cowper; Sir Hugh-Yates; Falstaff-Berry; Slender-H. Vaughan; Shallow-Taswell; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Burton; Fenton-Scrape; Host-W. Vaughan; Robin-Mas. Simson; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Harrison

11574
14 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Count Basset-Blakes; Moody-Burton; Richard-Vaughan; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Miss Hippisley; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews

11575
24 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17551201. Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Davies; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Palmer; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Ben-Yates (with a song and dance in character); Angelica-Miss Haughton; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: The last New Comic Dance,The Indian Peasants, as17560515

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger