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We found 6067 matches on Performance Comments, 1603 matches on Author, 1080 matches on Event Comments, 471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Ryan; Clerimont Sen-Hale; Biddy-Mrs Horton; Tipkin-Hippisley; Sir Harry-Mullart; Numps-James; Pounce-Rosco; Fainlove-Mrs Kilby; Aunt-Mrs James; Jenny-Miss Short; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Aethiopian Actor: Thompson
Event Comment: RRylands MS: Old Cibber play'd Brute. [The preceding day's notice started this performance was By Command of his Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, although no such notice appears in the day's Bill. But the following note is included on the day's bill in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser.] By His Majesty's Command, no persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. [Fleetwood made an earnest attempt this year to clear the stage for action. All notices up to this day contain the prohibition of members of the audience behind scenes as stated on the bill of 15 Oct. Hereafter the prohibition is enforced by His Majesty's Command.] Receipts: #182

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17411120, but Sir John Brute-Cibber Sr; Razor-Cibber Jr; Lord Rake-_; Justice-_; Constable-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Cibber Sr

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; IV: Non Ch'amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Pierrot Dance, as17411114; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; V: A Musette, as17411114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-[T. ]Cibber; Sir Soloman-Johnson; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Lady Dainty-Mrs Butler; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Cross; Old Wilful-Shepard; Old Atall-Turbutt; Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Taswell; Apothecary-Gray; Finder-Berry; Supple-Ray; Wishwell-Mrs Macklin; Situp-Miss Bennet; China Woman-Mrs Egerton; Clarinda-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Soloman Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Mitchell. Mainpiece: by Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Horton; Young Bevil-Hale; Sir John-Bridgwater; Myrtle-Ryan; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Mullart; Daniel-James; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cimberton-Hippisley; Tom-Chapman; Phillis-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II: Singing-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: A Scotch Dance, as17411130; II: Comic Dance, as17411209; III: Matelot, as17411209; V: Hornpipe-Taylor

Song: IV: Mr Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17410916, but Sir John-a Gentleman, Who never appear'd on any Stage before.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17411214, but Jobson-_; Doctor-_; Butler-_; Nell-_; Sir John-Mrs Bishop.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Giffard; Volatil-Marshall; Sir Tristram-Julian; Y. Cash-Yates; Spitfire-Marr; Horatio-W. Giffard; Cynthia-Mrs Steel; Arabella-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Actor: Julian

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop

Dance: Dancing, as17411228, but Master and Miss Granier

Related Works
Related Work: The Goldsmiths Jubilee; or, London's Triumph: Containing, A Description of the several Pageants: On which are Represented, Emblematical Figures, Artful Pieces of Architecture, and Rural Dancing: with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. Author(s): Thomas Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Giffard; Bellmour-W. Giffard; Fondlewife-Garrick; Vainlove-Blakes; Sharper-Marshall; Bluff-Paget; Sir Joseph-Yates; Setter-Peterson; Barnaby-Clough; Pace-Pattenden; Laetitia-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Bambridge; Araminta-Mrs Dunstall; Sylvia-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Yates; Betty-Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Crofts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17411203, but Sir John-Macklin; Justice-Havard; Razor-Neale; Rake-Winstone; Constable-Ray.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Cibber Sr

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: A Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Chapman; Sir Soloman-Hippisley; Careless-Hale; Clerimont-Cashell; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Pritchard; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Old Wilful-Mullart; Old Atall-Marten; Finder-James.
Cast
Role: Sir Soloman Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Volpone-Delane; Mosca-Mills; Corbaccio-Johnson; Corvino-Macklin; Sir Politick-Neale; Voltore-Havard; Lady Would@Be-Mrs Clive; Celia-Mrs Butler; Bonario-Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: II: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; IV: a Ballad-Lowe

Dance: I: Les Matelotes, as17411208

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: As17411127, but Sir Harry-Marten; Jenny-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Marten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Able Drugger-Cibber Jun.; Face-Macklin; Subtle-Mills; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Taswell; Kastril-Neale; Sir Epicure-Berry; Surly-Havard; Dol Common-Mrs Macklin; Dapper-Leigh; Lovewit-Turbutt; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Song: I: See from the Silent Groves-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Les Arlequins-the Fausans; V: Les Matelotes, as17411110

Event Comment: Play by Particular Desire. Receipts: #105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17411223, but Amanda-Mrs Butler; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Cross; Sir John Friendly-_; Shoemaker-_; La Varole-_; Mendlegs-_; Surgeon-_; Bull-_; Taylor-_; Page-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Raftor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Sylvia don't Refuse your Bloom a new song of Mr Arne's-Lowe; III: Song-Beard

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Hale; Angelica-Mrs Vincent; Sir Thomas-Rosco; Dorante-Hippisley; Hector-James; Lovewell-Gibson; Marquis-Woodward; Cogdie-Bencraft; Galloon-Clarke; Favourite-Mrs Hale; Mrs Security-Mrs Martin; Mrs Topknot-Mrs James; Betty-Miss Dodson; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Rosco

Dance: Entertainments, as17420220; Peasants, as17420220; Grand Ballet call'd Mars and Venus-Mars-Desnoyer, +Venus- Sga Barbarina, +Their followers- Villeneuve, Richardson, Delegarde, Dupre, Destrade, Davenport, Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabrez, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet, Mrs LeFont

Related Works
Related Work: The Noble Peasant Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Mizen-Woodward; Rovewell-Cashell; Arabella-Mrs Vincent; Dorcas-Mrs Bellamy; Flip-Rosco; Sir Charles-Hale; Cribbidge-Salway; Easy-Gibson; Purser Indent-Harrington; Jenny-Mrs Wright; Jiltup-Mrs James; Advocate-Miss Hillyard; Barmaid-Mrs Kilby; Sailors-Hippisley, Marten, James.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Hale
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson
Event Comment: At the desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: See17411201, but Sir Novelty-Cibber Sen, who has not perform'd it these 12 years.

Dance: TTambourine, as17411230; Chacone, as17411230; Rigadone Provencale-Mlle Auguste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: See17410914, but Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Marshall; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Delane; Fondlewife-Macklin; Bellmour-Mills; Bluff-Johnson; Sir Joseph Wittol-Cibber Jun.; Vainlove-Havard; Laetitia-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Sharper-Ridout; Setter-Turbutt; Barnaby-Leigh; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe

Song: I: Song-Beard; III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: II: New Serious Dance, as17420322 IV: Dutch Dance, as17411219; V: Le Boufon, as17420325

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-Bridgwater; Valentine-Hale; Tattle-Chapman; Foresight-Hippisley; Sir Sampson-Marten; Scandal-Cashell; Jeremy-Woodward; Trapland-James; Buckram-Harrington; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Woodward; Nurse-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Bland; Miss Prue-Miss Georgiana Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Marten

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Hornpipe proper to the play-Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Berry; Sir Paul-Macklin; Brisk-Cibber Jun.; Careless-Mills; Mellefont-Havard; Lord Froth-Neale; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Butler; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive; Lady Pliant-Mrs Macklin; Touchwood-Winstone; Cynthia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Bumper Squire Jones (By Desire)-Beard

Dance: III: (At particular desire of several persons of quality) Le Boufon, Italian Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel after the manner of the Fausans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Horton; Brittle-Hippisley; Lovemore-Hale; Cunningham-Gibson; Sir Peter-Rosco; Jeffrey-James; Clodpole-Marten; Lady Laycock-Mrs James; Lady Pride-Mrs Martin; Philadelphia-Mrs Hale; Damaris-Mrs Vincent; Prudence-Mrs Woodward; Merryman-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Rosco
Related Works
Related Work: The Amorous Widow; or, The Wanton Wife Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Dance: I: New Scots Dance-Desnoyer, Sga Barbarina; II: Tambourine-Desnoyer, Sga Barbarina; V: A Ball Dance call'd the Britannia, Louvre-; concluding with: a Minuet-Desnoyer, Sga Barbarina, By Command

Ballet: IV: Rural Assembly. See17420121, but only Chasseur-Desnoyer; Nymph-Sga Barbarina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Delane; Tom-Cibber Jun.; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Berry; Indiana-Mrs Mills; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Winstone; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Shepard; Daniel-Leigh; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Arthur

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: Le Boufon, as17420325

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Beard; III: Song-Lowe; V: (By Particular Desire) the favourite song of Elin@a@Roon-Mrs Clive (as she performed it in Dublin)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17420104, but Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Bridgewater; Coupler-Hippisley; Young Fashion-Mrs Hale; Lory-Chapman; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Wright; Nurse-Mrs Marten; Berinthia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten

Dance: Sga Barbarina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Chapman; Sir Charles-Ryan; Morelove-Hale; Lady Easy-Mrs Woodward; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Kilby; Edging-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: II: Les Savoyardes-Villeneuve, Sga Domitilla; III: Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; IV: Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Bonneval; V: The Peasants, as17420210