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2537 results for: Keyword - W. B Squire
We found 1698 matches on Performance Comments, 374 matches on Author, 360 matches on Event Comments, 252 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

801
07 December 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Britannia or The Royal Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Pantomime or The Contending Colombines Intermixd with Ballad Songs in the Characters of Polly and Lucy

Performance Comment: Harlequin Macheath-Lun Jr; Manager-Osborne; Beggar-Hewitt; Gamester-Dove; Jenny Diver-Mrs Dove; Molly Brazen-Mrs Haughton; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Tollett; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Thornowets; Colombine Polly-Mrs Hamilton; Colombine Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Peachum-Rosco; Lockit-Lyon; Gamesters-Corfe, Nichols, Kelly, Touchbury; Squire Rustick-Yates; Clown-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Squire Rustick Actor: Yates

802
31 December 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Pantomime With New Scenes and several Alterations and Additions particularly a Sequel to the Contention calld Pistol in Mourning

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Roberts; Pretender to Polly-Mrs Hamilton; Ghost of Gay-Lyon; Squire-Yates; Constable-Dove; Ben-Richardson; Beggar-Hewitt; Molly-Mrs Haughton; Sukey-Miss Tollett; Jenny-Mrs Dove; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Thornowets; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Clown-Penkethman; Attendants on Polly-Kelly, Corfe, Richardson, Stitchbury, Mrs Marshall, Miss Tollet, Miss Wilson, Miss Thornowets; Manager-Cox; Pistol-Mrs Charke; Ballad Singers-Two Masters Hamilton; With a New Ballad Prologue to the Pantomime,-Mrs Roberts; To which (by Desire) will be prefix'd, The Landing of Prince Germanicus-, and his Reception.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Yates

803
02 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17361115, but Elder Woudbe-Este; Squire-_.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Este

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Muilment; III: Grand Dance of Sailors-Mlle Roland; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; End Afterpiece: Harlequin-Mlle Roland

Music: II: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

804
30 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: See17370402 but Combrush-Mrs Roberts; Sir Penurious-Norris; Gaylove-Kelly; Squire Sapscull-Bardin; Slango-Yates; Blunder-Lyon; Arabella-Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: Squire Sapscull Actor: Bardin

Song: II: Miss Jones

Dance: III: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

805
14 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Squire Thomas-Johnson; Peter-Macklin; Joyce-Miss Cole; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Squire Thomas Actor: Johnson

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

806
24 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery or The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: Edition of 1738 lists: Squire Modish-Salway; Bark-Rosco; Simon-Hippisley; Mrs Modish-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Bark-Miss Bincks [Mrs Vincent].Mrs Vincent].
Cast
Role: Squire Modish Actor: Salway

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

807
12 February 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice With The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Laguerre; Daemons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Squire Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Thompson; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle Ozanne; Rural Swain and Nymph-Glover, Mlle Roland; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delegarde, Fromont, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Berry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Squire Gawkey Actor: Bencraft

808
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephalus With The Death Of Procris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Phillips; Squire Shallow-Middleton; Noodle-Closon; Tragedy-Adams, Mrs Spiller, Mrs Lax; Comedy-Sunderland, Harrolt, Jones; Milkmaids-Miss Rogers, Mlle Closson, Miss Man, Mrs Middleton; Conjuror, Savoyard-Parry.
Cast
Role: Squire Shallow Actor: Middleton

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips; Hornpipe-Phillips; The Parting Lovers-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish-Mrs Phillips; A song by Lampe-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon upon his taking Chagre Castle

809
26 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: See17401016, but Robin-Miss Edwards; Oberon-Master Ferg; Titania-Miss Wright; Puck-Master Eagle; Moth-Master Donovan; Mab-Miss Cole; Peas Blossom-Miss Ferg; Harlequin-Woodward; 1st Colombine-Miss Mann; 2d-Mrs Walter; Peasants-Liviez, Carney, Weeks, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Thompson, Miss Story; Maid-Miss Woodburn; Old Woman-Ray; Father to Colombines-Leigh; Squire Freehold-Stevens; Slouch-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Squire Freehold Actor: Stevens

Dance: II: French Peasants-Nivelon, Mlle Duval; V: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Ballet: I: The Enchanted Garden. As17401215, but Magician-Leviez

810
17 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Whim or The Merry Cheat

Performance Comment: Captain Brisk-Mrs Kilby; Florinda-Mrs Vincent; Sir Humphrey-Arthur; Sir Roger Looby-Harrington; Squire Looby-Bencraft; Fairlove-Gibson; Monsieur-Salway; Teague-Neale; Trickwell-Mullart; Celia-Mrs Davis; Tippet-Miss Dodson.
Cast
Role: Squire Looby Actor: Bencraft

Song: Leveridge, Salway

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechel

811
24 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake Or The Lovers Quarrel

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice with Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Nymph-Sga Barbarini; 2nd Nymph-Sga Domitella; 3rd Nymph-Mrs Wright; 4th Nymph-Mrs LeBrun; 5th Nymph-Mrs Villeneuve; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Squire Gawky-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-James; Drudge (servant to Pantalon)-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-a French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre; Country Lasses-Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Davies, Miss Short.
Cast
Role: Squire Gawky Actor: Bencraft

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants-Lalauze, Sga Barberini, accompanied by Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre, Sga Domitella, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs Villeneuve; Villagers-Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davis, Stoppelaer, Miss Davis, Miss Dodson

812
09 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Basset-Chapman; Squire Richard-James; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: Cooke, Les Damoiselles Anne and Janneton Auretti

813
09 May 1743 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love His Own Rival

Afterpiece Title: Trick Upon Trick

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rosoman; Squire-Cushing; Clown-Warner; Colombine-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Cushing

Dance: The Humours of Mayfair-

814
08 September 1743 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plotting Lovers Or The Old One Tricked At Last

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Triumphant

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rosoman; Clown-Warner; Squire-Yeates; Colombine-Mrs Rosoman.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Yeates

Dance: Bath Morris Dancers

815
23 September 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Basset-Chapman; Squire Richard-James; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Miss Hillyard; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: James

816
14 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Beard; Rhodope-Mrs Clive; Eurydice-Miss Young; Nymphs follower of Eurydice-1, Mlle Domitilla; 2, Mrs Fabres; 3, Mrs LaFont; 4, Mrs LeBrun; 5, Mrs Villeneuve; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Reinhold; Demons-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantaloon-Rosco; Squire Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Marten; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman dwarf-Young Ferg; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Country Lasses-Mrs Fabres, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs LaFont; A Rural Swain, Nymph-Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; Villagers-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Fabres, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs LaFont; Intermix'd with a new Pantomime in Grotesque Characters, call'd the Metamorphoses of Harlequin-.
Cast
Role: Squire Gawkey Actor: Bencraft

817
12 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Garrick, 1st time; Manly-Delane; Sir Francis-Yates; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Basset-Neale; Squire Richard-Green; John Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Egerton; Myrtilla-Mrs Horsington; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Green

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

818
23 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17431213, but Rake-Gibson listed; Belinda-Mrs Vincent; Bumper Squire Jones-Beard as Col Bully.
Cast
Role: Bumper Squire Jones Actor: Beard as Col Bully.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Amorous Swain, as17440416 Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17440416 Grand Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domatillo

819
21 September 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Woodward; Squire Richard-James; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Manly-Quin.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: James

820
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: Squire Richard Actor: Green

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

821
07 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow or The Rival Sisters

Performance Comment: Robin-Miss Yates; Squire Freehold-Liviez; Clown-Colline; 1st Colombine-Mrs Mann; 2nd Colombine-Mrs King; Harlequin-Yates.
Cast
Role: Squire Freehold Actor: Liviez

822
11 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: As17441108, but Squire Freehold-_.
Cast
Role: Squire Freehold Actor: Liviez

Song: Lowe

823
26 December 1744 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman or Harlequin Triumphant

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; Cushing; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Squire-Chettle; Farmer-Vaughan; Farmer's Man-Dove; Huntsman-Johnson; The whole to conclude with the Grand Scene of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus-.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Chettle

824
01 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Beard; Rhodope-Mrs Clive; Eurydice-Mrs Lampe; 1st Nymph, Follower of Eurydice-Sga Campioni; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Reinhold; Demons-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantaloon-Rosco; Squire-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Marten; Drudge (servant to Pantaloon)-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-a French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Country Lasses-Mrs Duval, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozane; a Rural Swain, Nymph-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Bencraft

825
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: Squire Richard Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Squire Freehold Actor: Liviez

Song: Lowe