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15099 results for: Keyword - the Miss Hopkins'
We found 13950 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 2151 matches on Event Comments, 455 matches on Roles/Actors, and 3 matches on Author.

13051
16 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Jefferson; Razor-Baddeley; Rake-Davies; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Justice-Bransby; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Greville; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Brute-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Weston, Parsons, Aickin, Hurst, Bransby, Wright, Ackman, Miss Platt. Bayes-King
Role: Miss Platt Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly

13052
17 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: In the Course of the Piece will be introduced a Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Slingsby
Role: The Ballets Actor: M. Larevier

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Bransby; Young Cape-J. Aicken; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope.

13053
18 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: In the Course of the Piece will be introduced a Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Slingsby
Role: The Ballets Actor: M. Larevier

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-King; Mr Stocks-Wright; Lovemore-Davies; Whisk-Burton; Irishman-Waldron; Mrs Stocks-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny-Miss Platt; Chloe-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Platt

13054
24 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Duke-J. Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Alonzo-Usher; Copper Capt.-King; Leon-Garrick; Maid-Waldron; Old Woman-Baddeley; Clara-Mrs Jefferson; Altea-Mrs Love; Estifania-Mrs Abington; Margaritta-Miss Sherry, first time; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst.
Cast
Role: Margaritta Actor: Miss Sherry, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jefferson.

13055
25 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17741014, but Belcour-Lewis, first time this season; Stockwell-Clarke; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Charlotte-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barsanti.
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde
Role: Pantomime Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde
Role: The Dances Actor: Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini
Role: Bride Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Venus and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown

13056
29 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Davies; Sir ThomasTesty-Hurst; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Flora-Mrs Scott; Betty-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Platt.

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17740917

13057
29 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Mrs Mattocks; Artaxerxes-Mattocks; Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimenes-DuBellamy; Semira-Mrs Baker; Mandane-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Woodward; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Rovewell-Davies; Belmour-Thompson; Pamphlet-Shuter; Harriet-Miss Valois; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: I: The Reel, as17741028; End Opera: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

13058
01 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Sherman

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with Imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Bawble-Lee Lewes; Thomas-Whitefield; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Portraits A@la@Mode-Dagueville, Helme, Sga Vidini

13059
06 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Obadiah-Shuter; Modelove-Booth; Perriwinkle-Quick; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Whitefield; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde
Role: Pantomime Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde
Role: The Dances Actor: Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini
Role: Bride Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Venus and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown

13060
07 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17740923, but Fanny-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Dayes, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End Opera: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens. [See17711009.

13061
09 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Lord Guildford Dudley-Lewis, first time; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Gardiner-Clarke; Suffolk-Fearon; Sussex-L'Estrange; Sir John Gates-Booth; Lieut.-Chaplin; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Hull; Lady-Miss Pearce; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End Tragedy: A Comic Dance, call'd Rural Merriment-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

13062
14 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #14 19s. 6d.; Paid salary list #567 11s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Miss Robins (Country Girl) on acct #20. Receipts: #199 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Cast
Role: other characters Actor:

13063
18 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Lissardo-King; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Gibby-Johnston; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Violante-Mrs Yates; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Jefferson; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

13064
11 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Barry, first time; Horatio-Bensley; Lothario-Lewis; Altamont-Wroughton; Rossano-Whitefield; Lavinia-Mrs Mattocks, first time; Lucilla-Miss Dayes; Calista-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Generous Pirate, as17741214

13065
21 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Tragedy [by Edmund Smith] not acted these 20 years. [See 1 Nov. 1756.] The Characters New Dress'd. [The Barrys had revived it at dl the year before.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Barry; Hippolitus-Lewis; Lycon-Lee; Cratander-L'Estrange; Officers-Thompson, Chaplin; Ismena-Mrs Mattocks; Lady-Miss Pearce; Phaedra-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Theseus Actor: Barry
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: End Tragedy: Rural Merriment, as17741209

13066
23 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 20 years. The Golden Pippin oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of Mr Quick's hoarseness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Cast
Role: Theseus Actor: Barry
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Thompson; Simon-Cushing; Charlotte-Miss Ogilvie (playbill).
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: End of Play: The Frolick, as17741214

13067
23 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Taken from The Jovial Crew. Part of pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Paid Mr Grimaldi's draft on Mrs Adams #100 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #291 9s. 6d. Charges: #68 18s. Profits to Smith: #212 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Reddish; Duncan-Usher; Donalbain-Everard; Fleance-Mas. Pulley; Seyton-Griffiths; Hecate-Legg; Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Yates; Banquo-Packer; Doctor-Wright; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Cautherly; Lenox-Fawcett; Angus-Keen; Seward-Hurst; Captain-Davies; Vocal Parts-Legg, Kear, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Mrs Love; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Malcolm Actor: Cautherly
Role: a Dance of the Furies Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Parsons; Hilliard-Davies; Meriel-Miss Jarratt; Rachel-Mrs Smith, first time; Vincent-Fawcett; Beggars-Wright, Legg, Messink, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs S. Smith; In Act I a Crutch Dance-.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Jarratt

Entertainment: End: the Favourite Interlude, Linco's Travels-, with Particular remarks on London; Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

13068
25 March 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd for the Distress'd Mother will be taken. Positively the last time of Miss Catley's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Wilde
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Baker, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Harris
Role: The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End Opera: The Frolick, as17741214

13069
08 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece: Not acted these 14 years. [See 22 Nov. 1760.] Last time of the Company's performing till Easter Holidays. On Easter Monday, the Tragedy of Jane Shore, with the (fifty-fourth Time) Druids. [In original text Douglas is call'd Norval and Norval is called Stranger, or Prisoner.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Lewis; Glenalvon-Bensley; Randolph-Wroughton; Officers-Davis, Thompson; Norval-Clarke; Anna-Miss Dayes; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17750223, but Charlotte-Miss Dayes; Original Prologue-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Dayes

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17750401

Dance: End Interlude: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

13070
19 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 18 Jan. 1772.] [MacMillan notes the version here used to be that preceding the Fribble alterations.] Paid Renters's #44 for 11 Oratorio nights; Extra Music this night #2 5s. Receipts: #236 3s. Charges: #75 15s. 6d. Profits to Weston: #160 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: also Actor: Wright, Wrighten, Griffiths, Wheeler, Burton, Carpenter, Lamash, Fawcett, Kear, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston
Role: The Dances Actor: Atkins, Como, Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; first time; Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Pope

Entertainment: End: New Interlude: Weston's Return from the Universities of Parnassus-Weston

13071
20 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17750112, but Lucy-Miss Mattocks; Polly-a Young Lady; first appearance any stage. Mrs Slammekin-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mattocks
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Concluding with a Country Dance Actor: the characters in the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss Besford
Role: Pantomime Characters Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss +Besford.
Role: Concerto on A Violin Without Strings Actor: OrchestraWith the Last New Scene, Additional Performances. Characters of the Pantomime and Dances as usual.

13072
25 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send Servants by 4 o'clock. The Englishman in Paris oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Macklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: End Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

13073
27 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The New Comedy of The Rivals oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Miss Barsanti's illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown

13074
28 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 5 April 1764.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The What d'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Sir Roger-Dunstall; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Sir Humphrey-Fearon; Justice Statute-Thompson; Steward-Booth; Ghosts, Soldiers, Countrymen-the Comedians; Dorcas-Miss Dayes; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Mattocks; in which will be introduc'd the favourite song Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: the Comedians
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: in which will be introduc'd the favourite song Actor: .

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17741209

13075
08 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Signr and Signa Crespi. Tickets deliver'd by Everard, Walker, Harwood, Miss Berkley, Mrs Hartle and Mrs Ling will be tataken Receipts: #166 7s. 6d. Charges: #65 7s. Profits to Como and Sga Crespi #101 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Miss Platt
Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: I: A Grand New Spanish Dance-Como, Sga Como, Sga Crespi; II: A New Dance called The School Master-Como, Sga Como; End: A Grand Dance-Como, Sga Crespi; End I Farce: A Hornpipe-Walker