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3284 results for: Keyword - The Grand Jury of London
We found 1949 matches on Performance Title, 1108 matches on Event Comments, 735 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1601
01 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo and Miss Minors. Tickets of Costollo at his lodgings at Mr Waiter's, Chymist, the Golden Cross, in Russel St., Covent Garden; of Miss Minors, at Mr Nichols's a Baker, in Catherine St., near Russel Court, and at the Stage Door. We are assured that Sg Giardini's Performance on the Violin, at Sga Cuzzoni's Benefit, at the New Theatre in Haymarket, on Saturday Night last, gave the highest pleasure to several of the best judges of that instrument. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs Willoughby for the first time; Manly-Berry; Basset-Blakes; Squire Richard-Costollo; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Moody-Winstone; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Willoughby for the first time
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Master Mattocks

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo, McNeil

1602
19 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Entertainment: EEquilibres on Small Wire-Cooke an Englishman and Citizen of London who performs all the Turk did

1603
29 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

Cast
Role: Jupiter in the character of Harlequin Actor: Miles

1604
28 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: 5 Furies Actor: _Cooke, Grandchamps.
Role: Demons in the following characters Actor: Harlequin, Pierrot, Mezzetin-Villeneuve, Gardner, Desse

1605
26 December 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A New Pantomime, compos'd by Mr Woodward--it went off with great Applause (Cross). [Full prices were demanded throughout the season. Not further noted herein.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Ross for the first time; Millwood-Mrs Pritchard; Maria-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Miss Minors; Thorowgood-Berry; Truman-Blakes.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Ross for the first time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Other characters-Blakes, Shuter, Vaughan, Atkins, Costollo, Mrs Bennet, Mad Mariet, Miss Minors, Mrs Yates, Mrs Toogood, Beard, Sigr Piettero, Siga Piettero, Harvey, Pelling, Roger, Shawford, Shawford Jun, Harrison, Mrs Addison, Mad Mariet, Mrs Toogood, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford, Mrs Santimore, Matthews, Mad J. Auretti; New Music-; Habits, Decorations, Scenes. Nothing under full price will be taken during the performance. Habits, Decorations, Scenes. Nothing under full price will be taken during the performance.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Blakes, Shuter, Vaughan, Atkins, Costollo, Mrs Bennet, Mad Mariet, Miss Minors, Mrs Yates, Mrs Toogood, Beard, Sigr Piettero, Siga Piettero, Harvey, Pelling, Roger, Shawford, Shawford Jun, Harrison, Mrs Addison, Mad Mariet, Mrs Toogood, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford, Mrs Santimore, Matthews, Mad J. Auretti

Song: I: Mattocks

1606
14 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1607
09 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo.
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

1608
20 November 1752 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Event Comment: By particular Desire. A Concert, &c., Benefit for Hallam at the New Wells, Lemon St., now open only upon this occasion. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Prices repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked

Entertainment: Singing-

1609
10 September 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the stage door of the theatre. [Customary notice repeated for each bill this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Sir Francis-Arthur; Squire Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Lady Wronghead-Miss Pitt; Bassett-Dyer; Miss Jenny-Miss Morrison; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bambridge; Lady Townly-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

1610
09 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1611
17 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Barry; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Sparks; France-Gibson; Constable-Bridgwater; Pistol-Dyer; Catherine-Mrs Dyer; Chorus-Ryan; Fluellin-Shuter,1st time.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: I: Cries of London-Shuter

Music: II: A Trio taken out of Florizel and Perdita,-Shuter, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17531120; End: Epilogue in Florizel and Perdita-Shuter, by Desire, in character of a Pedlar

1612
17 March 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive (Cross). Music of Afterpiece by DeFesch. Tickets at her lodgings at the Wheatsheaf in Henrietta St., and at the Stage Door. Afterpiece: Never performed but twice. Part of Pit to be laid into the boxes. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Mathew Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Dance: T$Three Sabatinis As17550203

1613
22 March 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Afterpiece: A farce never perform'd before. [Possibly Thomas Sheridan's The Brave Irishman, but see Ten English Farces, Leo Hughes and A. H. Scouten (Austin, Texas, 1948), pp. 221 ff.] Last time of the company's performing till the holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: The Larpent MS 120 lists parts: Capt. O'Blunder-; Mons Ragoo-; Tradewell-; Schemewell-; Cheatwell-; Dr Hellebore-; Dr Fillgrave-; Serj Wisacre-; Keeper-; Mob-; Lucinda-; Betty-.

Song: Lowe

Dance: As17541203

1614
10 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With The Humours Of Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17550318 but with Original Epilogue by Desire-Foote in the character of an Auctioneer.
Cast
Role: Original Epilogue by Desire Actor: Foote in the character of an Auctioneer.

Dance: Pantomime Peasant Dance, as17550104

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

1615
05 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: With the Original Music Actor:
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent
Role: And the Dances Actor: and Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore; or, The Dragoness

Entertainment: CCries of London-Shuter

Dance: As17550430

1616
21 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Arthur; Richard-Shuter; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Basset-Dyer; Moody-Dunstall; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

1617
10 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

1618
01 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece By Particular Desire. [In this year was published a twenty-two-page pamphlet, An Address to the Ladies on the Indecency of appearing at Immodest Plays. A plea for boycotting.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

1619
25 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [See 15 April 1748.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Gibby the Scotsman-Shuter(first time); Col. Briton-Smith; Don Felix-Gibson; Lopez-Arthur; Pedro-Collins; Frederick-Anderson; Lissardo-Dyer; Isabella-Mrs Barrington; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Baker; Violante-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Gibby the Scotsman Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

Entertainment: I: Cries of London (with additions)-Shuter; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

1620
13 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Morris; End of Play: A Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Vernon

Song: I: Miss Young

1621
09 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

1622
13 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Barry; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Arthur; Squire Richard-Shuter; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Stoppelaer; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17561023

1623
18 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man, last new character of Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-a Person who never appeared on the stage before; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: a Person who never appeared on the stage before

Dance: By Desire aHornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

1624
23 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; The Clown-W. Vaughan; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

1625
26 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Arthur; Richard-Shuter; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Poundage-Stoppelaer; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Green; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida