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7280 results for: Keyword - Thomas Baker
We found 5449 matches on Author, 1650 matches on Performance Comments, 473 matches on Event Comments, 190 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5776
15 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Pluto-Reinhold; Mercury-Baker; Proserpine-Mrs Baker; Ceres-Mrs Thompson; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Yeoman-Morris; Clown-Cushing; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Capon; With a Representation of the Eruptions of Mount Aetna and a Grand Scene of the Palace of Pluto by Servandoni-.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge. [See17691018.

5777
25 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Damaetas-Fox; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Sileno-Baker; Jupiter-Legg; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Mysis-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sileno Actor: Baker
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

5778
30 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #75 9s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #9 7s. 6d., plus #78 12s. from tickets (Box 98; Pit 272; Gallery 133). Paid Dr Goldsmith the balance of his three nights for the Mistakes of a Night, #502 18s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #84 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Baker
Related Works
Related Work: Artaxerxes Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End Opera: a New Dance-Mas. Langrish as17730426; End II of Comedy: A Hornpipe-Miller, scholar to Fishar

5779
24 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Apollo-Mattocks; Pan-Dunstall; Jupiter-Fox; Damaetas-Hollingsworth; Sileno-Baker; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Mysis-Mrs Green; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sileno Actor: Baker
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

5780
29 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Baker; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Baker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-a Young Lady (Pupil of Dr Arne) first appearance any stage [Miss Jameson]; [With a Dance [incidental to the opera-.
Cast
Role: Meadows Actor: Baker
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: The Fingalian Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17720921.

5781
18 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17731005, but Bassanio-Bensley; Jessica-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham (playbill); But Bassanio-Wroughton; Jessica-Miss Valois; Nerissa-Mrs Baker (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17731007; IV: The Highland Reel, as17731112

5782
05 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-A Young Gentleman [Mr Young]; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Miss Catley (by desire) first time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Baker; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; [In III, Hornpipe-Miss Besford; [Concluding with a Country Dance-the characters in the play.
Cast
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Baker
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928

5783
21 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performance Comment: Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Dunstall, Fox, Baker, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Catley. Lively-Mattocks; Hunks-Reinhold; Gripe-Quick; Osman-Dunstall; Mustapha-Fox; Ali-Baker; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Miss Catley (Edition of 1775).
Cast
Role: Ali Actor: Baker

5784
21 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: The principal characters by: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, DuBellamy, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Issac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-DuBellamy; Carlos-Leoni; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Brown; The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin-Baker; Francis-Fox; Porter-Besford.
Cast
Role: The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

5785
09 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Robson, Quick, Wilson, Reinhold, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from playbill of 29 Oct. 1777 and Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Robson; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-Reinhold; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Friars-Fox, Baker; Carlos-Leoni; Clara-Miss Brown; The Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Friars Actor: Fox, Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois

5786
23 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue; or, The Press-Gang

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Dayes. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Mattocks; Careful-Reinhold; True-Blue-Baker; Nancy-Miss Dayes.]
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: True Actor: Blue-Baker
Role: Blue Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: In 2nd piece: Aldridge

5787
18 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Farrell, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Pitt, Miss Brown. [Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Colin-Mrs Farrell; Gregory-Reinhold; Higgins-Baker [in text: Fearon]; Goody Fidget-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Higgins Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

5788
05 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Performance Comment: Characters-Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Careful-Mahon; Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; True-Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: True Actor: Blue-Baker
Role: Blue Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: In 2nd piece: Aldridge

5789
06 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Afterpiece Title: The Chelsea-Pensioner

Performance Comment: Chief Parts-Bannister, Hull, Wilson, Fearon, Baker, Booth, Thompson, L'Estrange, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Mattocks, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1779): Blenheim-Bannister; Governor-Hull; Lapstone-Wilson; Flint-Fearon; Rifleman-Baker; Latitat-Booth; Hone-Thompson; Soldier-L'Estrange; Plunder-Robson; Malplaquet-Wewitzer; Thicket-Brunsdon; Lively-Mattocks; Birch-Simkinson; Platoon-Mahon; Ester-Mrs Kennedy; Nancy-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Chief Parts Actor: Bannister, Hull, Wilson, Fearon, Baker, Booth, Thompson, L'Estrange, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Mattocks, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Brown. Cast from text
Role: Rifleman Actor: Baker

5790
01 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi; Or, The Descent Of The Dieties

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Fearon, Booth, Baker, Wordsworth, Bates, Mattocks, Miss Brown, Mrs Wilson, Miss Green, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Hartley. Cast from London Chronicle, 2 Feb.: Phormio-Lewis; Megadorus-Quick; Mercurius-Edwin; Pertinax-Wilson; Tranio-Lee Lewes; Apollo-Mattocks; Venus-Miss Brown; Lucretia-Mrs Wilson; Philaenis-Mrs Kennedy; Agapea-Mrs Hartley; Fearon, Booth, Baker, Wordsworth, Bates, Miss Green. Fearon, Booth, Baker, Wordsworth, Bates, Miss Green.
Related Works
Related Work: The Widow of Delphi; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): Thomas Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

5791
27 March 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed; or, True Blue for Ever

Performance Comment: Characters-Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; Careful-Robson; True-Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: True Actor: Blue-Baker
Role: Blue Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): Thomas Otway

Dance: End 2nd piece: Dance of Sailors-see17800401

5792
02 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: Characters-Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; Careful-Robson; True Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: True Blue Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton

Dance: 1st piece: Dance of Sailors, as17800918; End II 2nd piece: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927; 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800927

5793
19 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Whitfield, L'Estrange, Egan, Booth, Robson, Thompson, Fearon, Baker, Bates, Webb, Stevens, W. Bates, Jones, Quick, Mrs Morton, Mrs Webb. [Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1780) and London Chronicle, 20 Oct.: Parmazan-Wilson; Goose-Edwin; Belfield-Whitfield; Electors-L'Estrange, Thompson, Baker, J. Wilson; O'Shannon-Egan; Canvass-Booth; Ballad@singer-Robson; MacRhetorick-Fearon; Marrowbone-Bates; Shrimp-Webb; Bristle-Stevens; Proteus-W. Bates; Cryer-Jones; Jail@bird-Cushing; George-Quick; Letitia-Mrs Morton; Mrs Highflight-Mrs Webb; Prologue-Wilson. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Electors Actor: L'Estrange, Thompson, Baker, J. Wilson

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance-; End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17801018

5794
March 1677 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Innocence; Or, The Chamber-maid Turn'd Quaker

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue-Mr Clark; Sir Oliver Bellingham-Lydell; Sir Robert Malory-Coysh; Captain Mullineux-Goodman; Plush-Wiltshire; Rash-Griffin; Gregory Dwindle-Haynes; Mr William-Powell; Old Thrashard-Watson; Abraham-Styles; Lady Lovely-Mrs Marshal; Lady Malory-Mrs Rutter; Margaret-Mrs Baker; Gillian-Sarah Cook; Barbara-Mrs Knep; Old Gentlewoman-Perrin; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Baker

5795
17 March 1677 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue to Alexander by Sir Char. Scroop, Baronet-; Epilogue-; Alexander-Hart; Clytus-Mohun; Lysimachus-Griffin; Hephestion-Clarke; Cassander-Kenaston; Polyperchon-Goodman; Philip-Powell; Thessalus-Wiltshire; Perdiccas-Lydall; Eumenes-Watson; Meleager-Perin; Aristander-Coysh; Sysigambis-Mrs Corey; Statira-Mrs Boutell; Roxana-Mrs Marshall; Parisatis-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

5796
31 May 1683 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dame Dobson; Or, The Cunning Woman

Performance Comment: Edition of 1684: Prologue-Mrs Currer; Dame Dobson-Mrs Corey; Decoy-Saunders; Beatrice-Mrs Twiford; Mrs Francis-Mrs Baker; Goslin-Richards; Collonel-Kynaston; Gillet-Jevon; Gerrard-Wilshire; Hartwell-Monfort; Farmer-Bright; Jenkin-Leigh; Lady Noble-La. Slingsby; Lady Rich-Mrs Petty; Mrs Cleremont-Mrs Butler; Mrs Featly-Mrs Currer; Mrs Jenkin-Mrs Percival; Mrs Prudence-Mrs Leigh; Mrs Hellen-Mrs Osborn; Mrs Susan-Mrs Percival; Epilogue-Mr Jevorn.
Cast
Role: Mrs Francis Actor: Mrs Baker

5797
July 1685 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cuckolds-haven; Or, An Alderman No Conjurer

Performance Comment: Edition of 1685: Prologue-; Alderman Touchstone Intended for Mr Nokes-Percivall; Golding-Baker; Quicksilver-Jevon; Security-Lee; Sir Petronell Flash-Williams; Captain Seagull-Gillow; Bramble-Hains; Mrs Touchstone-Mrs Corye; Girtred-Mrs Percivall; Mildred-Mrs Twiford; Security's Wife-Mrs Price; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Golding Actor: Baker

5798
March 1689 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune-hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Performance Comment: Edition of 1689: Sir William Wealthy-Leigh; Tom Wealthy-Kynaston; Young Wealthy-Mountfort; Spruce-Nokes; Shamtown-Baker; Littlegad-Bowman; The Lady Sly-Mrs Leigh; Sophia-Mrs Butler; Maria-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Knight; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Shamtown Actor: Baker

5799
20 November 1689 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Ranter; Or, The History Of Bacon In Virginia

Performance Comment: Edition of 1690: Prologue [By Mr Dryden-a Woman; Cavarnio-Bowman; Bacon-Williams; Col. Wellman-Freeman; Col. Downright-Harris; Hazard-Alexander [Verbruggen (?)]; Friendly-Powell; Dareing-Sandford; Fearless-Cudworth; Dullman-Bright; Timerous Cornet-Underhill; Whimsey-Trefuse; Whiff-Bowen; Boozer-Barns; Semernia-Mrs Bracegirdle; Madame Surelove-Mrs Knight; Mrs Crisante-Mrs Jordon; Widow Ranter-Mrs Currer; Mrs Flirt-Mrs Cory; Petitioner-Blunt; Parson Dunce-Baker; The Epilogue-a Woman.
Cast
Role: Parson Dunce Actor: Baker

5800
October 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia

Performance Comment: Edition of 1691: Epilogue-Mrs Knight by Mr Montfort; Isdigerdes-Bowman; Hormidas-Montfort; Theodosius-Powell; Audas-Hodgson; Cleontes-Bright; Otrantes-Kynaston; Rugildas-Sandford; Three Persian Magi-Freeman, Baker, Verbruggen; Orundana-Mrs Barry; Cleomira-Mrs Bracegirdle; Doranthe-Mrs Corey.
Cast
Role: Three Persian Magi Actor: Freeman, Baker, Verbruggen