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5575 results for: Keyword - the Young Princesses
We found 3188 matches on Performance Comments, 1291 matches on Event Comments, 839 matches on Performance Title, 750 matches on Author, and 17 matches on Roles/Actors.

1076
17 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Duplessy, Mrs Walter; III: La Matlotte-Lally, Miss Tenoe; IV: French Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; V: Serious Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

1077
19 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: TThe Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

1078
22 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Miller, Harper, Norris, Shepard, W. Mills, Cibber, Miss Teno, Miss Lindar; The Dance of the Winds-Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval; The Grand Devils Dance: Chief Fury-Houghton; The Dance of Watermen-Harper, others; With a Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-.
Cast
Role: The Dance of the Winds Actor: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval
Role: The Dance of Watermen Actor: Harper, others

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: End I: The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; III: Whitson Holidays-Boval, Miss Tenoe

Ballet: End Farce: The Cobler's Jealous Wife. As17270505

1079
24 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benfit the Author of Shakespeare Restored. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: Lally, Boval, Young Rainton, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Mrs Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

1080
26 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Lally, Essex, Haughton, Duplessy, Young Rainton, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

1081
09 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: Mr Lally's young son, a little Girl (who have never appear'd upon any Stage before)

1082
11 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17280316 but Basset-Cibber Jr; With the Romp's Song as usual-; new Ballad, called, The Fine Lady's Life-in the Character of Miss Jenny; And a New Epilogue adress'd to the Men of Pleasure-Miss Brett, being her first Performance in that Capacity.
Cast
Role: With the Romp's Song as usual Actor:
Role: The Fine Lady's Life Actor: in the Character of Miss Jenny
Role: And a New Epilogue adress'd to the Men of Pleasure Actor: Miss Brett, being her first Performance in that Capacity.
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Young Wetherilt
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Moore

Dance: End I: Harlequins-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; In Masquerade Scene: Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; V: Coquette Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth

1083
30 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: With the Romp's Song as usual Actor:
Role: The Fine Lady's Life Actor: in the Character of Miss Jenny
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Young Wetherilt
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Moore

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Essex, Burney, Mrs Walter, Miss Young, Miss Lindar

1084
07 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lally. Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: With the Coronation Scene Actor: .

Dance: End I: Pastoral-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: A new Spanish Entry-Lally, others; III: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; IV: The Pierraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; V: A new Muzette-Lally, Mrs Booth

1085
08 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Dance: HHarlequin-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

1086
22 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Dance: End I: Harlequin Dance-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: Miss Brett; Comic Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; III: Turks Dance-Thurmond; IV: Rainton, Miss Robinson; Miss Brett; V: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Drunken Man-Harper

1087
07 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Dance: Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson; Harlequin-Young Lally, Miss Brett

1088
12 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson, Young Lally, Miss Brett

1089
10 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [According to the Craftsman, 29 March, Cibber removed this passage from the play: Foresight , 'Pray what will be done at Court?' Valentine , 'Scandal will tell you; I am Truth, I never come there.'

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson Sr, Miss Robinson Jr, Young Lally, Miss Brett

1090
25 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Dance: Roger, Essex, Young Lally, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett; particularly The Pierete-

1091
27 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Young Clincher Actor: Oates

Dance: Roger, Essex, Young Lally, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett; particularly Drunken Peasant-

1092
09 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Dance: Roger, Mrs Mills, Young Lally, Miss Brett; particularly The Pierete-

1093
30 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Dance: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Young Lally, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

1094
01 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Essex, Lally, Miss Robinson, Young Lally, Miss Brett; particularly The Fawns-; The Harlequins-

1095
14 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: SSerious Dance-a Scholar of Salle's; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Comic Dance-Young Tench, Lilliputian Filch; Dutch Skipper-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

1096
19 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mines, Maine, and Keene's Widow. Second Piece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #20 14s.; tickets #120 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Dutch Skipper-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Comic Dance-Young Tench, Lilliputian Filch

1097
03 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; Horner-Wilks; Sparkish-Cibber; Lady Fidget-Mrs Horton; Harcourt-Mills; Sir Jasper-Norris; Pinchwife-Harper; Dorilant-Watson; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Fidget-Mrs Walter; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Butler

Dance: -RRoger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Young Lally, Miss Robinson

1098
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Performance Comment: Squire Noodle-Berry; King of Tunis-Fielding; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Woodward; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Doodle-Young Bencraft; Davy-Excell; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettice-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Young Bencraft

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

1099
02 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Lesson on the Harpsichord-Smith; Solo on Hautboy-Kytch; Violin-Festing; Singing-Mrs Young

1100
19 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright. For the Entertainment [as 24 April]. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17310316 but Prince John-Marshall; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Justice-Bowman; York-Paget; Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Bardolph-Shepard; Poins and Feeble-Oates; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17310513, but Oldrents-Shepard; Hearty-Harper; Clack-Griffin; Randal-Johnson; Springlove-Cibber Jr; Oliver-W. Mills; Vincent-Bridgwater; Hilliard-Charke; Pattico-Boman; Martin-R. Wetherilt; Scentwell-Paget.
Cast
Role: Martin Actor: R. Wetherilt

Music: Concerto by Sig Visconti-Charke, others

Song: II: As17310427

Dance: IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Gondolier and Courtezan-Young Lally, Miss Brett; End afterpiece: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter