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17601 results for: Keyword - Sir William Coventry
We found 11784 matches on Author, 7002 matches on Performance Comments, 1319 matches on Event Comments, 513 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

14951
25 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At common Prices. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Charles; Sir Charles-Mills, first on this stage in twelve years; Lady Betty-Mrs Mills, never here before; Lady Easy-Mrs Bailey, from Dublin; Lady Graveairs-Mrs George; Edging-Mrs Chetwood; prologue-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Mills, first on this stage in twelve years

Music:

14952
03 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Rosco; Leander-Hayman; Harry-Carr; James-Anderson; Hellebore-Ridout; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Charlotte-Mrs Vaughan; Welsh Davy-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Rosco

14953
04 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber; Indiana-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time that part; Phillis-Mrs Elmy, from Dublin; Sir John Bevil-Paget; Sealand-Johnson; Young Bevil-Charles; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Bernard; Humphrey-Furnival; Daniel-Hacket; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hill; Lucinda-Mrs Bailey; Isabella-Mrs Freeman; With a Prologue-nobody; Epilogue-nobody.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Paget

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life

Music: German Flute-Burk Thumoth

14954
01 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd 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: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

14955
06 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Bridges; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Ananias-Phillips; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Green; Kastril-Neale; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

14956
27 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Hale; Scrub-Hippisley; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Gibson; Bonniface-Marten; Foigard-Rosco; Gibbet-Chapman; Bagshot-Hayman; Dorinda-Mrs Hale; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Martin; Gipsie-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: LLe Gondalier, as17441010, but Mrs Duval, Mrs _Norman; +Scotch Dance, as17441012

14957
28 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil Jun.-Quin; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John-Bridgwater; Cimberton-Hippisley; Sealand-Rosco; Tom-Chapman; Humphrey-Marten; Daniel-James; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Phyllis-Mrs Vincent; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

Song: A Cantata-Beard

Dance: As17441117

14958
17 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Chapman; Careless-Hale; Clerimont-Cashell; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Old Wilful-Marten; Old Atall-Dunstall; Bolus-Ridout; Rhurbarb-Carr; Finder-James; Supple-Vaughan; Capt Strut-Stoppelaer; Wishwell-Mrs Hale; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Hippisley

Dance: As17441117

14959
02 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber (1st time there in 4 years); Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Hale; Young Fashion-Woodward; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Lory-Chapman; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

14960
07 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

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

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Lowe

14961
31 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King-Lowe; Queen-Mrs Arne; Rosamond-Miss Young; Grideline-Mrs Sybilla; Page-Master Connell; Sir Trusty-Waltz.
Cast
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Waltz.

14962
09 February 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Sir Charles-Ryan; Morelove-Hale; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

14963
11 February 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Hippisley; Voltore-Bridgwater; Corvino-Rosco; Sir Politic Wou'dbe-James; Bonario-Gibson; 1st Avocator-Ridout; Peregrine-Anderson; Celia-Miss Bellamy; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Politic Wou'dbe Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

14964
14 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Never acted there before. [Amphitheatre on stage as described 11 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; Lord Wronglove-Hale; Sir Friendly Moral-Cashell; Lord George Brilliant-Cibber; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Horton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Hartshorn-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Cashell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard

Song: II: Wanton Breezes, from the Oratorio Love and Friendship-Miss Edwards; IV: (by particular desire) the Irish Song Ellen a Roon-Mrs Clive; V: The Favourite Duette Let Caesar and Urania Live (compos'd by the late Henry Purcell)-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Cooke, Sga Campioni

14965
02 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Cooke. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets of Page at the stage door of the theatre in Bow St.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17441003, but Mock Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Arthur

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Cooke; II: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq; III: Le Gondalier-Cooke; V: a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre-; concluding with: a Minuet-Cooke, Mrs Delagarde

Song: IV: Beard

14966
04 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny

Afterpiece Title: What DYe Call It

Performance Comment: As17441124, but Filbert-Beard; Kitty-Mrs Lampe; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Justice, Prologue, Ghosts, Countrymen, Soldiers, Constables-Laguerre, Bencraft, Rosco, Marten, Arthur, Carr, Stoppelaer, Hayman, Vaughan, Anderson, Dunstall; Timothy-Cibber; Sir Roger-_; Steward-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Rosco

Dance: Cooke

14967
18 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Yates. Afterpiece by Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450316 but Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Lord Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: II: Muilment; V: Sga Bettini

Song: III: Lowe; IV: Mrs Arne

14968
20 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17450206, but Belinda-Mrs Mills; Heartfree-Mills; Sir John Brute-Macklin; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir John Actor: Garrick, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Muilment; III: Sga Bettini

14969
24 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17450226; by Desire, the part of Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Daniel, the last time of her appearing upon that Stage; occasional Epilogue-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: the part of Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Daniel, the last time of her appearing upon that Stage
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Daniel

Afterpiece Title: More Ways than One

14970
01 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Beard; Old Hob-Dunstall; Dick-Anderson; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Betty-Miss Hippisley; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley

Dance: CComic Dance, as17450423 Scotch Dance, as17441012

Song: Scotch Ballad beginning And we are Gayly yet-Beard

14971
08 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17450502, but Sir John-Hayman; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Hayman

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni; also Scotch Dance, as17441012

14972
05 June 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan. By Particular Desire. Last night of the season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450418 but Sir Francis-Morgan; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard ; John Moody-Bridges; Miss Jenny-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cross; Manly-Cashell; Basset-Chapman; Constable-Gray; Trusty-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Morgan
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III, IV: Beard

14973
21 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [Colin and Phebe written by Moore and composed by Arne. Constantly encored all summer at Vauxhall (Burney, History of Music IV, 668).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband Or A Journey To London

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

Song: II: Lowe; V: Dialogue call'd Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Muilment

14974
28 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Collins; Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Doll Common-Mrs Macklin; Ananias-Neale; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Leigh; Kastril-Yates; Dame Pliant-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; God Save our Noble King by Arne-Mrs Cibber, Beard, Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 623)

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

14975
05 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Delane; Sir John Beville-Winstone; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Bridges; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Macklin; Humphrey-Turbutt; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Phyllis-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bridges; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir John Beville Actor: Winstone

Song: II: Mrs Arne

Dance: V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926