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We found 4163 matches on Performance Comments, 3182 matches on Event Comments, 920 matches on Performance Title, 858 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Publish'd. The Actor: A Treatise on the Art of Playing, interspers'd with Theatrical Anecdotes, Critical Reflections on Plays, and Occasional Observations on Audiences. Printed for R. Griffith. Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Havard; Elder Brother-Sowdon; Younger Brother-Mozeen; First Spirit-Gentleman who perform'd Barnwell [Griffith]; Second Spirit-Master Mattocks; Bacchanal-Beard; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Miss Norris (with the song of Sweet Eccho); Lady-Mrs Pritchard; The Dances-Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo; With a New Epilogue upon the Two Occasional Prologues-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Mozeen

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17501113, but Ross-_; Young Siward-_; Fleance-_; Seaton-_; Angus-_; Doctor-_; Lady-_.
Cast
Role: Young Siward Actor: Palmer
Role: Fleance Actor: Mas. Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. Servants allow'd to keep places. Send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Clive at the Naked Boy in Henrietta St., Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [see 18 Nov. 1754]. Afterpiece: With alterations and an additional scene. Mr Havard's benefit play, which should have been acted some day this month, is deferr'd on account of his Indisposition, to the 12th of April, when the new Masque of Alfred will be perform'd, with its proper Scenes, Dances, Music, and Machinery. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Dugard-Blakes; Petit-Shuter; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet; Oriana-Mrs Ward; Bisarre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Harvey, Mad Camargo

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez (Ballet Master). Tickets of Leviez, the corner of Marlet Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets for 17 April will be taken. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17500927, but Young Bevil-Palmer; Daniel-_; New Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Palmer
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: The Last two Entertainments of Dancing-Devisse, Mad Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Simson, Raftor and Miss Pitt. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17501013, but Comus-Bridges; Younger Brother-Simpson; First Spirit-Scrase; The Dances-Harvey, _Mathews.
Cast
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Dugard-Blakes; Petit-Shuter; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet; Oriana-Mrs Ward; Bissarre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: A Dance-Mathews, Mad Janeton Auretti; IV: Les Caprices de la Dance, as17511212

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17510914, but Young Fashion-Lee.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Lee.
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: MMacbeth as written by Shakespeare. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17520128, but Macbeth-Garrick; Hecate-Winstone; Young Seyward-Palmer; Seyward-_; Vocal Parts-_Vernon.
Cast
Role: Young Seyward Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17520208, but Macbeth-Mossop; Hecate-Berry; Young Seyward-Marr.
Cast
Role: Young Seyward Actor: Marr.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Gray, Dawson, Smith. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17511231, but Young Fashion-Mozeen; Worthy-Blakes; Sir John-_; Page-_; Tailor-_; Bull-_; Shoemaker-_.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Mozeen
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Song: IV: Master Vernon

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17520916, but Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Ross
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Matelot Basque, as17521005

Song: II: As17520916

Event Comment: Benefit for Simson Mrs Simson and Master Simson. Afterpiece: Acted there but once. Tickets to be had of Simson, in Wild-Passage, Wild St., near Lincoln's Inn Fields; Grigsby's Coffee House, behind the Exchange; and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17521204, but Macbeth-Mossop; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Simson; Lady Macduff-Mrs Simson; Hecate-Winstone; Sayward-_; Donalbain-_; Fleance-_; Young Sayword-_; Lenox-_; Angus-_.
Cast
Role: Young Sayword Actor: Marr
Role: Donalbain Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: DDance of Furies-Devisse, others

Song: A Song-Wilder

Event Comment: SShuter play'd the Miser for his 1st appearance at this theatre. Great Applause (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Arcas-Anderson; Corydon-Arthur; Cymon-Collins; Mopsus-Dunstall; Phillida-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.
Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. [Afterpiece a Comedy in two Acts by MacNamara Morgan from Shakespeare.] Shuter did fine in the farce (Cross). Music composed by Arne. Part of Pit will be laid into the boxes, where and upon stage servants will be allowed to keep Places

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Barry; Polixenes-Ridout; Alcon-Sparks; Camillo-Redman; Clown-Stevens; Autolicus (with original songs in Character)-Shuter; Dorcas-Miss Young; Mopsa-Mrs Lampe; Perdita-Miss Nossiter; Singing Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; Dancing Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; Prologue-Barry; Epilogue-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Young

Dance: II: Les Jardiniers, as17540307 IV: Les Taileurs, as17531210

Event Comment: Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Duretete-Woodward; Petit-Vernon; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Dugard-Blakes; Oriana-Mrs Davies; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet; Bissarre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Event Comment: Receipts: #102 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Blakes; Worthy-Palmer; Lory-Yates; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Sir Tunbelly-Philips; Nurse-Mrs James; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Mon: 29 Sept. Mr Rich open'd wth ye Nonjuror. Mr Smith not coming to town, Mr Palmer, from Drury Lane, play'd Frankly wth great Applause (Cross). Jno. Rich paid to Charlotte Lane for the Theatre for Mr Sparks in Dr Wolfe for a superfine full trim'd black cloth coat and breeches, 14s. Sewing silk & twist 4s. 6d. Buckram stays 2s. 6d. Frilly sleeve lining, pockets, & interlining Cuffs 2s. 6d. Hair Cloth, wadding & Poll Davy 5s. Dimety lining, leather pockets, & silk garters 6s. 6d. 4 doz 2 Coat Death's Head Buttons at 14d.-4s. 11d. 12 breast ditto at 7d.-7s. 7d. 5 yds fine black shaloon at 2s. 2d.-10s. 10d. Making a Camblet Surtout Coat, 7s. 6d. Sewing silk, twist, buckram & stays, 4s. Velvet to line the collar, 1s. 17 Coat, 1 breast black basket buttons, 1s. 8d. (MS list Folger Library, Davies, Life of Garrick, Extra Illustrated, II, 322)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Arcas-Anderson; Corydon-Bennet; Mopsus-Dunstall; Cymon-Collins; Phillida-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.
Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Berry; Young Knowell-Ross; Cash-Jefferson; Bobadil-Woodward; Brainworm-Blakes; Master Stephen-Yates; Master Matthew-Vaughan; Cob-W. Vaughan; Bridget-Miss Minors; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies; Wellbred-Palmer; Downright-Bransby; Clement-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Event Comment: [The Bill contains usual Advertisement: "Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherinev; the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; the Christening of Princess Elizabethv, and many other historical passages." This advertisement will not be noted further this season.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Wolsey-Havard; Cromwell-Usher; King Henry-Berry; Archbp Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Gardiner-Taswell; With an Exact Representation of the Coronationv, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. With an Exact Representation of the Coronationv, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.
Cast
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle by Children

Dance: I: Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

Event Comment: Farce not played for six years. [Actually not for 8 years; see 4 May 1748.] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Philida

Performance Comment: Damon-Miss Macklin; Phillida-Miss Young; Arcas-Bransby; Cimon-Yates; Mopsus-Beard; Corydon-Taswell, 1st time for all the actors.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young

Dance: TThe Colliers, as17561122

Event Comment: Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Berry; Young Knowell-Usher; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Woodward; Clement-Burton; Mas. Stephen-Yates; Downright-Bransby; Brainworm-Blakes; Cash-Jefferson; Cob-W. Vaughan; Bridget-Miss Minors; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davis.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations. Not acted for 20 years. [See 28 April 1747. Some slight alterations were made by Dr Hawksworth (Genest, IV, 478).] The songs of the Interlude will be printed and deliver'd gratis at the Doors. This Day Publish'd Lilliput, a Dramatic Entertainment as it is performed at Drury Lane. Printed for Paul Vaillant, facing Southampton St. in the Strand, 1s. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Ross; Sosia-Woodward; Mercury-Palmer; Alcmena-Mrs Yates, late Mrs Graham; Phaedra-Mrs Clive; Bromia-Mrs Macklin; Amphitryon-Havard; Polida-Walker; Tranio-Jefferson; Judge Gripus-Yates; Phoebus-Usher; Night-Miss Minors; In Which will be introduced a New Interlude of Singing, Dancing-Beard, Miss Young, others; New Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young, others

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young
Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Petit-Usher; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet; Druetete-Woodward; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Duaard-Blakes; Oriana-Mrs Davies; Bisarre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Tickets at her house in Henrietta St., and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17570202, Masquerade scene including Minuet-Miss Macklin; songs-Beard, Miss Young; Short cast, only Garrick, Palmer, Woodward, Mrs Davies, Mrs Clive, Miss Macklin listed. Short cast, only Garrick, Palmer, Woodward, Mrs Davies, Mrs Clive, Miss Macklin listed.
Cast
Role: songs Actor: Beard, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross

Song: By particular Desire, Ellen@a@roon-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Tickets of Ross at his house in Bow Street, Covent Garden. Receipts. #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Yates; Young Cape-Ross; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Clive, the only parts listed.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross