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11808 results for: Keyword - Sir James Edwards
We found 7090 matches on Performance Comments, 4653 matches on Author, 1437 matches on Event Comments, 555 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7426
23 November 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridges; Kings of Brentfort-Stoppelaer, Paget; Prince Prettyman-Ridout; Gent. Usher-Collins; Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Dunstall; Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Miss Morrison; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Storer; the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Players, Soldiers (horse and foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeant's at Arms-the rest of the Comedians; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Drawcansir Actor: Dunstall
Role: Thimble Actor: James

7427
09 December 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Bridges; Queen-Mrs Horton; Horatio-Ridout; Ghost-Giffard; Polonius-Paget; Laertes-Gibson; Rosencraus-Bencraft; Guildenstern-Storer; Bernardo-Kennedy; Marcellus-Anderson; Lucianus-James; Francisco-Paddick; Player King-Rosco; Player Queen-Mrs Bland; Gravediggers-Morgan, Stoppelaer; Ostrick-Cibber; Ophelia-Mrs Storer.
Cast
Role: Lucianus Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17471125, but add Sir Jasper-Collins; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: add Sir Jasper Actor: Collins

7428
07 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio (alias Don Thickscullo de Halfwitto)-Cibber; Carlos-Giffard; Duart-Ryan; Don Choleric Snap Shorto de Testy-Morris; Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-James; Monsieur-Bencraft; Sancho-Collins; Governor-Rosco; Manuel-Bridges; Jaques-Anderson; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Elvira-Mrs Hale; Angelina-Miss Copen; Honoria-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Charino Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

7429
09 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Sowdon,1st time in that part; Iago-Ryan; Cassio-Giffard; Roderigo-Cibber; Brabantio-Bridges; Lodovico-Rosco; Montano-Anderson; Emilia-Mrs James; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Corydon Actor: James.

7430
14 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Fryar-Bridgwater; Torrismond-Ryan; Queen-Mrs Horton; Lorenzo-Giffard; Bertran-Ridout; Gomez-James; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Bridges; Pedro-Gibson; Teresa-Mrs Hale; Elvira-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing (who performed Wagtail in Mr Foote's Farce); Flash-Cibber; Biddy-Miss Mattocks her 1st appearance on any stage; Sir Simon-Collins; Jasper-Morgan; Capt Loveit-Anderson; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Simon Actor: Collins

7431
16 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ryan; Aboan-Giffard; Imoinda-Mrs Horton; Daniel-Cibber; Governor-Bridges; Blandford-Ridout; Stanmore-Gibson; Hotman-Anderson; Capt. Driver-Rosco; Jack Stanmore-Storer; Widow-Mrs James; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Bland; Lucy Weldon-Miss Copen.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

7432
27 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow, At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality, will be performed the Beggar's Opera, after which Mr Foote's Tea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Rosco; Van Dunk-Morgan; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Bland; Hubert-Bridges; 1st Merchant-Kennedy; 2nd Merchant-Storer; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Paddick; Prince Prigg-Dunstall; Higgen-James; Clause-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Higgen Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

7433
03 February 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A Tragi@Comi@Pastoral Farce not acted these 7 years. [See 9 May 1739.] Receipts: #80 (Cross); #90 8s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Macklin; Lappet-Mrs Clive; Mariana-Mrs Woffington; Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-Mills; Ramilie-Neale; James-Winstone; Decoy-Ray; Furnish-Raftor; List-Leigh; Sparkle-Bransby; Harriet-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Macklin; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; in Mrs Clive's part will be introduced a Song call'd The Life of a Beau-.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: II: Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Savoyards, as17471219

7434
08 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Simon Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17480114, but Jasper-James.
Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: James.
Role: Sir Simon Actor: Collins

7435
15 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Bridgwater; Constant-Ridout; Heartfree-Ryan; Razor-James; Bully, with songs in character-Beard; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Razor Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Chi nacque alle pene, Lusingo piu Cara-; IV: As17480213 Miss Faulkner

7436
14 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; The Extremes of Fortitude Liberality Meekness Justice, in the Characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotus, Orgylus, Argus, Nimis, Nihil-Ridout, Collins, Morgan, Cibber, Bridges, Cushing, Dunstall, Rosco; their Clerks (Plus and Parum)-James, Bencraft; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Bland; To conclude with a new masque of Music representing the Intellectual Virtues, compos'd by Lampe: Fortitude-Beard; Modesty-Mrs Storer; Truth-Mrs Lampe; Dancing-Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Oates, Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LaFont, Master, Miss Granier.
Cast
Role: their Clerks Actor: James, Bencraft

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner [Songs unspecified]

7437
11 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Ridout; Roger-Martin; Ralph-James; Humphry-Collins; Shorthose-Cibber; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellamoure-Storer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Isabella-Mrs Hale; Widow-Mrs Horton; The comedy to conclude with the last New Dance call'd Foote's Vagaries-.
Cast
Role: Ralph Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

7438
15 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder Or A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Giffard; Col. Briton-Gibson; Lopez-James; Pedro-Collins; Frederick-Anderson; Gibby-Dunstall; Lissardo-Storer; Alguazile-Morgan; Isabella-Mrs Hale; Flora-Miss Haughton; Inis-Mrs Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lopez Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: II: The Smiling Hour by Handel-Mrs Storer; III: From Rosie Bowers by Henry Purcel-Mrs Storer

7439
27 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Drums Demolishd or Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performance Comment: Bickerstaff-Bridges; Pacolet-Gibson; Seize Corps-Dunstall; Quick and Dead-Marten; Plumehearse-Morgan; Dismal-Collins; Fop-James; Lover-Anderson; Lawyer-Rosco; Beau-Storer; Old Citizen-Paget; Virtuoso-Paddick; Lady Feignsick-Mrs Bland; Lady Riot-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Fop Actor: James

Song: I: Go Rose-Beard; II: Ah Se Amanti Fasti Mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; IV: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, Tis Liberty-Miss Faulkner

7440
22 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Don Choleric-Yates; Carlos-Sowdon, 1st appearance there; Antonio-Arthur; Charino-Taswell; Don Duart-Berry; Governor-Winstone; Don Manuel-Usher; Sancho-James; Monsieur-Blakes; Jaques-Vaughan; Lawyer-Bransby; Honoria-Miss Pitt; Angelina-Mrs Elmy; Elvira-Mrs Mills; Louisa-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard

Music: I: Overture to Rodelinda on Flute-the Child; III: Music-the Child

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17480920

7441
08 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Master Johnny-Yates; Young Rakish-Lee; Dominic-Blakes; Lettice-Mrs Green; Rakish-Bridges; Lady Manlove-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs James.

7442
13 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Barry; Canterbury-Bridges; Exeter-Berry; Bp. of Ely-Winstone; France-Mills; Dauphin-Havard; Constable of France-Sparks; Burgundy-Blakes; Montjoy-Lee; Gower-Bransby; MacMorris-James; Capt. Jamy-Neale; Nym-Taswell; Bardolph-Ray; Boy-Miss Yates; Fluellen-Yates; Pistol-Woodward; Isabel-Mrs Mills; Catherine-Mrs Green; Hostess-Miss Pitt; Prologue, Chorus-Garrick.
Cast
Role: MacMorris Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

7443
14 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick for the first time; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Sexton-Ray; Town Clerk-James; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Bransby; 1st Watchman-Vaughan; 2nd Watchman-Marr; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; Musical parts-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Town Clerk Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

7444
26 December 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: At the New Wells, London Spaw, Clerkenwell. Benefit for Mrs Yeates. By Desire of some Gentlemen and Ladies. Particular care is taken to have the House warm. To begin at half an hour after six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Morgan; Modelove-Daniel; Perriwinkle-Malone; Tradelove-Sturgess; Obadiah-James; Freeman-Williams; Sackbut-Johnson; Mrs Prim-Mrs Daniel; Betty-Mrs Johnson; Ann Lovely-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

7445
14 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17490113, but Tattleaid-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

7446
25 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-King; Ramilie-Woodward; James-Winstone; Furnish-Raftor; List-Marr; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Harriet-Mrs Willoughby; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Pitt; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Lappet-Mrs Clive. (in which character will be introduc'd the song of The Life of a Beau.)
Cast
Role: James Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: New Scotch Dance, as17490118

7447
10 February 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Susanna An Oratorio

Performance Comment: Parts were: Chelsias (Susana's father); Joacim (Her Husband); Daniel; 1st Elder; 2nd Elder; Judge-; [ Susannah; Attendant (Larpent MS). But Susanna-Signora Frasi; Attendant-Signora Sibilla; Daniel-the Boy; Joacim-Signora Galli; First Elder-Lowe; Second Elder-Rheinhold; Chelsias-Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 656).*c1749 2 10 cg [For Prices and times see Advertisement 2 Feb.] I think I never saw a fuller house. Rich told me that he believed he would receive near #400.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 657: Letter frmm Countess of Shaftesbury to James Harris, dated 11 Feb. 1749.For Prices and times see Advertisement 2 Feb.] I think I never saw a fuller house. Rich told me that he believed he would receive near #400.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 657: Letter frmm Countess of Shaftesbury to James Harris, dated 11 Feb. 1749.

7448
21 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17490125, but Clerimont-_; James-_; Furnish-_; List-_; Mrs Wisely-_; Wheedle-_.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

7449
01 March 1749 @ The Black Bull Tavern, Pudding Lane

Event Comment: [M$Macklin apparently gave this lecture four times and advertised a fifth as follows]: @W 1 March 1749, at the Black Bull, Pudding Lane, 7 p.m., 1s.@F 3 March, Globe Tavern, Fleet St. (The Subsequent Lectures will conclude with a Rehearsal of some favourite Scenes taken from the Plays therein treated of.)@M 6 March, James St. at twelve o'clock.@W 8 March, Queens Arms, Spittlefields, at seven o'clock.@M 13 March, James St. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. "it is no Joke" at half past twelve.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dramatic Lecture

7450
16 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets and places to be had of Yates next Door to Mr Walsh's Music Shop in Catherine St. in the Strand. Receipts: #230 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17481021, but Fribble-Yates; Puff-James; Capt. Loveit-Havard.
Cast
Role: Puff Actor: James