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1091 results for: Keyword - Spanish
We found 647 matches on Roles/Actors, 628 matches on Performance Title, 71 matches on Event Comments, 64 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
25 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This is the first playbill to assign parts to actors in The Brothers, or to suggest parts in the Spanish Lady.] Receipts: #185 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: As17691211, but Worthy-DuBellamy, first time; Spanish Lady-Mrs Mattocks; the principal Parts-_Mattocks, _Lewes, _Fox, R. _Smith, The Young Lady who performed in Man and _Wife.
Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

2
30 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira; Or, Spanish Insult Repented

Performance Comment: Gamor (by Particular Desire)-Johnson, who has not appeared on any stage these 5 years; Alvarez-Giffard; Carlos-W. Giffard; Famont-Havard; Spanish Captain-Turbutt; American Captain-Winstone; Emira-Miss Budgell; Cephania-Miss Cole; Alzira-Mrs Giffard; With a New Prologue-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Spanish Captain Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

3
27 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: As17700125, but Worthy-Mattocks; Spanish Lady-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Entertainment: As17700224

4
17 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Books of the Entertainment [i.e., of The Spanish Lady] to be had at the theatre. The Comedy of Man and Wife cannot be perform'd, on account of Mr Shuter's hoarsness. Receipts: #202 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Entertainment: As17700224

5
26 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Charges #65 17s. Deficit to Hull #17, covered by #121 3s. from tickets (Box 233; Pit 280; Gallery 209). Paid Hull for The Garland, The Spanish Lady and Altering the Comedy of Errors #50. Paid Miss Mary Twist and Miss Charlotte Twist for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #1 10s. apiece (Account Book). Receipts: #48 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Song: II: The Blackbirds, a Cantata-Miss Potts

Dance: End: The Reel, as17700329

6
11 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: Worthy-Mattocks; Major Hearty-Lewes; Lieut.-Fox; Ensign-R. Smith; Anna-By the Young Lady [who perform'd the Fairy Prince and Man and Wife [see17711223]; The Spanish Lady-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: The Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: III: The Lilt, as17720326

7
21 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Transformation; Or, The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Wroughton; The Spanish Barber-Bannister Jun.; Basil-Aickin; Argus-Suett; Tall@boy-R. Palmer; Notary-Benson; Dr Bartholo-Parsons; Rosina-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: The Spanish Barber Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Invisible Mistress

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: A Touch of the Times; or, A Ramble through London-Bannister Jun

8
05 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Entertainment: As17700224

9
26 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123

10
17 October 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Glover; Nymphs-Miss Sandham, Mrs Ogden, Mrs De l'Orme, Miss Norman; Daphne-Miss Rogers; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Miss Nona; Scaramouch-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Bencraft, Ferguson, Du Pre; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette; With The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Wright; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Stoppelaer; Zephyrus-Glover; Frenchman-Desse; Frenchwoman-Mrs De l'Orme; Spanish Man-Livier; Spanish Woman-Miss Sandham; Polonese Man and Woman-Tench, Mrs Ogden; Flora-Miss Rogers .
Cast
Role: Spanish Man Actor: Livier
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss Sandham

11
29 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Panca-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Bonnor; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Alonzo-Helme; Smuggler-Stevens; Custom House Officer-Bates; Gardener-Jones; Tailor-Kennedy; Cryer-Besford; Thin Man-Newton; Don Quixote-Davies; Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Mrs Poussin; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Wilson. [Text (J. Almon, 1785) adds: Big Woman-Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Big Woman Actor: Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.

Dance: As17841201

Monologue: 1785 03 29 Preceding the mainpiece Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience (Written by the late D. Garrick, Esq.) [speaker not listed, but probably Quick]

12
22 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Palmer; Commandant-Phillimore; Don Fernando (with a song)-Dignum; Don Alonzo-Benson; Don Carlos-Fawcett; Pedrillo-Banks; Fisherman-Fairbrother; Alguaziles-Jones, Cox, Alfred; Sailor (with a song)-Sedgwick; Landlord-Chaplin; Waiter-Lyons; Scaramouch-Follett Jun. (1st appearance on that stage); Spanish Lady-Miss Romanzini; Attendants-Mrs Shaw, Mrs Heard; Fisherwomen-Mrs Edwards, Miss Romanzini [i.e. doubled Spanish Lady]; Donna Anna-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: In Afterpiece: a Fandango-Miss DeCamp; Dances-Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss Stageldoir; conclude with: Dance of Furies-; Shower of Fire-

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: The Lecture on Heads (for this night only)-Palmer

13
14 January 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo (Pierot)-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Daphne-Mlle Salle; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Leguerre; Slumber-Salway; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Spiller; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse; Pelling, Lanyon; Peasant Women-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Smythies, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Leguerre; Bacchanals-Lanyon, DuPre Jr; Bacchants-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Nivelon, Newhouse; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-DuPre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Lally; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese Woman-Mrs Wall; Frenchwoman-Mrs Younger; Flora (an Inconstant)-Mlle Salle.
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Bullock

14
30 September 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; 1st Nymph-Mrs Bullock; 2d Nymph-Mrs Pelling; 3d Nymph-Mrs Ogden; 4th Nymph-Mrs Anderson; Daphne-Mlle Salle; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Leguerre; Slumber-Salway; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Sevant-Spiller; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Hareqluin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon; Women Peasants-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Leguerre; Bacchanals-Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Bacchants-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Nivelon, Newhouse; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Lally; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese-Mrs Pelling; Frenchwoman-Mrs Leguerre; Flora-Mlle Salle.
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Bullock

15
12 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; 1st Nymph-Mrs Bullock; 2d-Mrs Pelling; 3d-Mrs Ogden; 4th-Mrs Anderson; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Legare; Slumber-Salway; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Spiller; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon; Women Peasants-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Seedo; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Legare; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Poitier; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese Woman-Mrs Pelling; French Woman-Mrs Anderson; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Bullock

16
02 January 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mrs Barbier; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Laguerre; Stheno-Salway; Cassiope-Mrs Seedo; Andromeda-Mrs Chambers; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Euryale-Papillion; Ethiopians-Thompson, Harrison; Cyclops-Hall, Delagarde, DuPre Jr, St.Luce, Smith; Amazons-Mrs Cantrel, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour; Infernals-Papillion, Salle, Poitier, DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Poitier; Spanish Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-Ray; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Spaniard-Nivelon.
Cast
Role: Spanish Servant Actor: Hippisley

17
03 February 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17300102, but Spaniard-_; Spanish Servant-_ now called; Hussar-Nivelon; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Spanish Servant Actor: _ now called

18
25 September 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harequin-Lun; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Pelling; Women Peasants-Mrs Benson, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Seedo; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; French-Poitier; Spanish Woman-Miss LaTour; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; French Woman-Mrs Hill; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss LaTour

19
12 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17300925, but Daphne, Flora-Mlle Salle; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; French Woman-Miss LaTour.
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Bullock

20
06 November 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harlequin-Lun; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Seedo; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Poitier; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; French Woman-Miss LaTour; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Bullock

21
04 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poitier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Chapman; Venus-Mrs Sanderson, the first Time of her appearing on that Stage; Bacchus-Leveridge; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchwoman-Mrs Younger; Spanish Woman-Miss LaTour; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss LaTour

22
27 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poitier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Daphne-Mrs Pelling; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester; With The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Sanderson; Silenus-Leveridge; Pan-Laguerre; Bacchus-Salway; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; French Woman-Mrs Younger; Spanish Woman-Miss LaTour; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss LaTour

23
13 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poirier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling, Miss Baston, Miss Rogers; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Burgomaster-Laguerre; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, De la Garde Jr, Du Pre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester; With The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Wright; Diana-Miss Norsa; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Du Pre; Polonese-Pelling; French Woman-Miss Rogers; Spanish Woman-Mrs Pelling; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre .
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Pelling

24
18 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17331207 but Spanish Woman-Miss Baston .
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss Baston

Song: A Chacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre, proper to the Play

25
01 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17331218, but Spanish Woman omitted .
Cast
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss Baston

Music: Vocal parts by Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Wright, Miss Norsa

Dance: By Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, Le Sac, De la Garde