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9683 results for: Keyword - Thomas Cross
We found 5541 matches on Author, 3041 matches on Event Comments, 1814 matches on Performance Comments, 293 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

701
29 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [M+Midwife, No II (at about this date) includes a Letter from Mary Midnight to David Garrick, Esq praising him as actor and even as manager, but asking why he neglects Fletcher's plays: "What is the reason that the public patience is so largely try'd, and the human understanding so shamefully insulted as it is, by a perpetual repetition of the Duke and No Duke, the Anatomist, and twenty things of like nature?" Concludes by remarking that the London Cuckolds is a scandal to virtue.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Arabella-Mrs Ward; Doodle-James; Dashwel-Shuter; Ramble-Woodward; Townly-Palmer; Loveday-Blakes; Wiseacre-Yates; Peggy-Mrs Green; Eugenia-Mrs Mills; Engine-Mrs Cross; Jane-Mrs Havard; Aunt-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Engine Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17501020 Play to conclude with a dance call'd The City Revels-the characters of the play

702
01 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tomorrow (not acted this season) The Busy Body, with Entertainments of Dancing by M Devisse, being the 1st time of his appearing in England, and Mad Auretti. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Gloucester-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Bastard-Palmer; Kent-Winstone; Albany-Mozeen; Cornwall-Blakes; Usher-Shuter; Burgandy-Marr; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross; Cordelia-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

703
12 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #50 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-W. Vaughan; Brass-Woodward; Clarissa-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Amlet-Mrs James; Mrs Cloggit-Mrs Cross; Flippantia-Mrs Clive; Corinna-Mrs Green; Araminta-Mrs Mills; Dick-Havard; Moneytrap-Yates.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: Country Amusements-; V: Pigmalion, as17501102; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

704
13 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As Written by Shakespear. The Comedy of the Way of the World, written by Congreve, and not acted these ten years, will be reviv'd tomorrow. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Hecate-Layfield; Duncan-Berry; Lennox-Scrase; Doctor-Wilder; Furies-Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger; Donalbain-Mas. Mattocks; Young Siward-Palmer; Banquo-Sowdon; MacDuff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Ross-Lee; Witches-Bridges, Shuter, Yates; Fleance-Mas. Cross; Seaton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Seyward-Winstone; Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Beard, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Mas. Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

705
26 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Music, Dresses, Habits and Decorations. Full Prices. [Which were maintained during run of this pantomime]. A New Pantomime. This Pant: was made by Mr Woodward & met wth great applause, Young Vernon sung for the first time very well. It is said some of the Scenes were bought from Sadler's Wells, wch is shut up by ye Law (Cross). Woodward Harlequin 1st time in three years. Pantomime a New Entertainment in Italian Grotesque Characters (General Advertiser). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; others-Shuter, Leviez, Blakes, Layfield, The Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mme Mariet, (General Advertiser) Mas. Vernon (Cross).

706
14 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The play that was bespoke this night is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of some of the Performers. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17501229, but Charles-Cross.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

707
16 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17500913, but Loveless-Sowdon; Sir William-Taswell; Young Worthy-Palmer; Mrs Anne-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Miss Bellamy; Lawyer-_; Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

708
13 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Mossop from the theatre in Dublin is engag'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and will perform there the latter end of this week. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Havard; Elder Worthy-Burton; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward; Sir William-Taswell; Young Worthy-Palmer; Mrs Anne-Mrs Cross; Lawyer-Vaughan; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Sly-Shuter; Snap-Yates; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Master Mattocks

709
14 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Being a sequel to Love's Last Shift. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Worthy-Palmer; Tunbelly-Taswell; Sir John-Scrase; Page-Master Cross; Tailor-W. Vaughan; Lory-Shuter; Bull-Burton; Nurse-Mrs James; Young Fashion-Mozeen; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard; Coupler-Winstone; Amanda-Mrs Mills; Lord Varole-Blakes; Shoemaker-Ray; Syringe-Yates; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Intruiging Chambermaid

Song: Mattocks

710
02 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Havard; Scrub-Woodward; Freeman-Blakes; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gypsy-Mrs Toogood; Cherry-Miss Minors; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Foigard-Yates; Gibbet-Shuter; Sullen-Winstone; Boniface-Berry.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

711
26 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17510924, but Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

712
07 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Ross, first time; Sir Francis-Yates; Count Basset-Blakes; Squire Richard-Shuter; Manly-Havard; Moody-Winstone; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Myrtilla-Mrs Bennet; Lady Grace-Mrs Willoughby; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17511105

713
09 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Not acted in seven years [see 7 May 47]. Altered from Dryden by Colley Cibber, Esq. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Amphitheatre on Stage. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Performance Comment: Palamede-Ross; Rhodophil-Palmer; Celadon-Woodward first time; Sabrina-Mrs Simson; Florimel-Mrs Pritchard, first time; Doralice-Mrs Willoughby; Flavia-Miss Minors; Melissa-Mrs James; Philotas-Mrs Cross; Olinda-Mrs Bennett; Melantha, with songs proper to the part and an Italian Mimic Song-Mrs Clive; Beleza-Mrs Toogood.
Cast
Role: Philotas Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: III: Mattocks

Dance: IV: Mad Auretti

714
03 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Tickets at stage door. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Woodward; Clincher Jun-Shuter; Standard-Havard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Pritchard; Smuggler-Taswell; Dickey-Vaughan; Tom Errand-Costollo; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Miss Minors; with Joe Haynes Epilogue-Shuter riding on an ass.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: The Grand Provincial Dance, as17520204

Song: II: A song of Handel's-Master Vernon

715
04 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Berry. Tickets at Mr Pope's Peruke maker, Russel St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17520310 but Cob-Mozeen; Master Matthew-Vaughan; Cash-Blakes; Formal-Costollo; Bridget-Miss Minors; Tib-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

716
30 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Saunders, Atkinson, Berrisford. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17520302 but Young Worthy-Cross.
Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Cross.
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: II: Master Vernon

717
08 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Being the last time of performing it this season. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17511129, but Well Bred-Cross; Master Matthew-; Cash-; Bridget-.
Cast
Role: Well Bred Actor: Cross
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

718
16 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Havard; Humpnrey-Simson; Myrtle-Blakes; Isabella-Mrs Yates; Cimberton-Shuter; Sealand-Berry; Tom-Woodward; Daniel-Vaughan; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Go Rose-Beard

719
28 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Foigard-Yates; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsey-Mrs Toogood; Gibbet-Shuter; Cherry-Miss Minors; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Aimwell-Havard; Scrub-Woodward; Sullen-Winstone; Bonniface-Berry; Sir Charles-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

720
07 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts. #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Palmer; Col. Bully (with proper songs)-Beard; Razor-Yates; Lord Rake-Blakes; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Matelot Basque, as17521005

721
14 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Filch-Raftor; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Norris; Mat o Mint-Blakes; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a country dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: The Matelot Basque, as17521005

722
16 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mossop; Macduff-Havard; Duncan-Burton; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Ross; Angus-Simson; Lenox-Scrase; Young Sayword-Marr; Donalbain-Master Cross; Hecate-Beard; Witches-W. Vaughan, Yates, Shuter; Fleance-Berry; Vocal Parts-Wilder, Mas. Vernon, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Donalbain Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Music: II: Concerto on Bassoons-Monsieur Karmazin first time in England

723
25 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Foreign Ministers. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17521020, but Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Nurse-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross.
Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

724
26 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 15 years. Written by Ben Johnson. The characters New Dress'd after the Manner of the Times. Receipts: #14O (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epicaene; Or, The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Truewit-Palmer; Morose-Yates; Sir Amorous la Foole-Shuter; Sir John Daw-Woodward; Otter-Berry; Cutbeard-Davies; Dauphine-Havard; Clerimont-Scrase; Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Otter-Mrs Cross; Lady Haughty-Mrs Clive; Lady Centaure-Mrs Bennett; Mrs Mavis-Mrs Price.
Cast
Role: Mrs Otter Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Ferrere, Piettro, Miss Rayner

725
03 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Cordelia-Miss Bellamy; Bastard-Palmer; Gloster-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Albany-Mozeen; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Burgundy-Marr; Cornwall-Blakes; Kent-Winstone; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid