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15103 results for: Keyword - the Miss Hopkins'
We found 13953 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 2151 matches on Event Comments, 455 matches on Roles/Actors, and 3 matches on Author.

6026
06 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: In the last Scene of the Pantomime from the Galleries some hissing; some Crying off! &c. till Mr King adress'd the Audience as follows: Ladies & Gentlemen. If this Token of your disapprobation Proceeds from the Mad Scene being left out, give me leave to Assure you, Many Applications have been made to the Managers to have it omitted upon which they were quiet (Hopkins). In the last scene of the Pantomime from the Gallery a Great noise, and hissing, and crying Off, off-the mad Scene &c. Mr King goes forward, and addressed the audience-'Ladies and Gentlemen, if this token of your disapprobation, proceeds from the Mad scene being left [out]; I do assure you there were many applications made to the managers that it might be omitted, as they thought that unhappiness of human being too melancholy for a diversion (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #180 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Bride
Role: introduc'd a Masque Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Young.

6027
11 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Love play'd The King-Mr Packer being ill (Hopkins). Receipts: #181 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Young.

6028
29 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Obrien. No building on Stage. Lovemore for 1st time by Mr Obrien (Hopkins). I think the character not fit for him (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #231 8s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to O'Brien: #167 4s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Elfina Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Grotilla Actor: Miss Ford.

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17640113; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6029
02 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Cast
Role: The Faggot Binders Actor: Aldridge, Miss Baker
Role: A Dance Actor: Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker.

6030
24 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. No Building on Stage. Leon by Powell (Hopkins). Leon by Mr Powell-Queer enough-Not above charges in the House (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #61 4s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Palmer: #3.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet. Vernon will introduce in character The Early Horn.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6031
25 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: A Dance of Slaves-Lauchery; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6032
16 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6033
16 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Cherokees Actor: Miss _Baker.
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: To conclude with the landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Dance: I: New Tambourine, as17640929

6034
24 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley
Role: To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd The Flemi Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Dance: IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

6035
08 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Tomorrow, King Henry IV, Part II, Friday being a Holiday, the New Opera of Almena is deferr'd till Saturday, when it will be perform'd for the Benefit of the Author and Composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley
Role: To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd The Flemi Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17641011; III: A New Scaramouch Dance, as17641013; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

6036
02 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope
Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

6037
06 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker

6038
16 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. [The Mourning Bride in Rich's Register.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No admittance behind Scenes. Mainpiece: Never performed there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

6039
19 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Powell; Iago-Holland, 1st time; Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-King; Gratiano-Parsons; Brabantio-Love; Duke-Bransby; Messenger-Ackman; Lodovico-Packer; Montano-Fox; Desdemona-Mrs Yates; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

6040
26 September 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-a young gentleman [Cautherley, first appearance in man's role]; Thorogood-Havard; Blunt-Parsons; Milwood-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Mrs Palmer; Trueman-Mr Young, first appearance this stage; Uncle-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; [In Act I, a Song-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17650924, but Cherokees-Sga _Giorgi, Miss _Baker.
Cast
Role: Cherokees Actor: Sga _Giorgi, Miss _Baker.
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Sga Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: To Conclude with the landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

6041
09 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

6042
12 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

6043
22 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

6044
18 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Heroic Love Or The Cruel Separation

Afterpiece Title: The Choice

6045
01 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17651226, but Genest, V, 95, specifies: Mercury-Dodd; Frenchman-Baddeley; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; Snip-Yates.
Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Others Actor: Parsons, _Watkins.
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Baker.
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.

6046
05 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Entertainment: End Farce: (For that night only) The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster Abbey-Vernon

6047
08 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17660123

6048
28 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope, first time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17651004; Following the Entertainment: a New Tambourine Dance, as17660123

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster Abbey-Vernon

6049
18 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Powell, Bensley, Packer, Fawcett, Strange, Fox, Mrs Palmer, Miss Plym, Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Clifford Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Mlle Florival Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

6050
07 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [R+Rich's Register lists The English Merchant.] Paid Blandford (tallow chandler) #49 8s. 10d. Paid George Garrick for use of the managers #15 15s.; Paid French on account #20; Advanced to Granier on note #4 2s. 10d.; to Keen on note #4 4s. Rec'd stopages 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Sylas Neville (Neville MS Diary): With difficulty got into the Pit at Drury Lane, where I stood at the side so jambed up that I could not read the newspaper I carried: But I saw the play very well. It was Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, with the Farce of the Devil to Pay. Duke by Havard, Cacafago by Love, very well. Copper Capt. by Palmer, pretty well. Old woman pretty well by Mrs Baddeley, Astifania by Mrs Pritchard excellently, tho she is too old for the first part of this character. Leon inimitably by Garrick. I think he shows a good deal of Abel drugger, [both published and unpublished portions of the Neville Diary.] Receipts: #261 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17660920, but Lady Loverule-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Pearce.
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber