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3871 results for: Keyword - the queen
We found 3495 matches on Roles/Actors, 1118 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 429 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

901
08 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Mrs Evans; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Oxford-Weller; Forrest-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Buck; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: Grand Comic Ballet call'd Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

902
09 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Jachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Love; Cloten-King; Bellarius-Havard; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Jackson; Pisanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Mrs Palmer; in Act II, a Masque-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

903
24 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Burleigh-Burton; Essex-Holland; Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Raleigh-Packer; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

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

904
22 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17640927, but Guildenstern-Strange; Player Queen-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: the Dances Actor: Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.

905
30 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ross; Lorenzo-Smith; Bertran-Clarke; Raymond-Gibson; Dominic-Dunstall; Alphonso-Redman; Pedro-Anderson; Gomez-Shuter; Teresa-Mrs Stephens; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Baker; Drawer-Mas. Morgan.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

906
12 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17641122, but Player King-Moody; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: The Lamplighters, as17641029

907
21 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Ross; Pembroke-Hull; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Essex-Gardner; Salisbury-Anderson; Bastard-Smith; Queen Elinor-Mrs Baker; Lady Blanche-Miss Vincent; Hubert-Sparks; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-White; Pandulph-Tindal; Chatillion-Davis; Austria-Buck; Prince Arthur-Miss Valois; Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

908
08 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Lee. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Williams and Miss Berkeley will be admitted. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, and Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17641113, but Queen-Mrs Lee, 1st time; Lord Mayor-Philips.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Lee, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

909
30 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Wignel; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Lord Mayor-Lewis; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

910
14 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Characters dressed in the Habits of the Time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; King Henry-Havard; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Lee; Prince Edward-Mas. Burton; Duke of York-Miss Rogers; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliff-Strange; Lieut.-Moody; Tressel-Ackman; Stanley-Bransby; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Palmer; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

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

911
20 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Jachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Love; Cloten-King; Bellarius-Havard; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Pissanio-Packer; Imogen-Mrs Yates; Queen-Mrs Bennet; In Act II, a Masquerade Scene-Aldridge, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

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

Dance: III: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge

912
20 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Afterpiece: Not acted these three years. [See 8 Oct. 1763.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Powell, first time; Bastard-Holland[, first time; Hubert-Havard; King of France-Lee; Dauphin-Cautherley[, first time; Pembroke-Aickin; Chatillon-Vernon; English Herald-Moody; Constance-Mrs Yates; Queen Elinor-Mrs Bennet; Blanch-Miss Plym; Salisbury-Packer; Prince Arthur-Miss Rogers; Cardinal Pandulph-Bransby; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Hopkins. [See17610402.]See17610402.]
Cast
Role: Dauphin Actor: Cautherley
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

913
28 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17660113, but Horatio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

914
06 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Ross; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Pembroke-Gardner; Essex-Redman; Salisbury-Anderson; Bastard-Smith; Hubert-Gibson; Prince Arthur-Master Wignel, first appearance any stage; Faulconbridge-Holtom; Austria-Buck; Philip of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Hull; Chatilion-Davis; Governor of Angiers-Wignel; Pandulph-Walker; Lady Blanch-Miss Vincent; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Ferguson; Queen Elinor-Mrs Vincent; Lady Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17660425 but Taylor-_; With a New Occasional Epilogue address'd to the Most Noble Order of Bucks,-Master Wignel.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: Minuet-Hussey, Miss Wilford; End: Rural Love, as17651115

915
26 September 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Clarke, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Wignel; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Lord Mayor-Buck; Lieut. of Tower-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

916
21 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Love; Cloten-Dodd, 1st time; Bellarius-Havard; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Mrs Yates; In Act II Masquerade Dance-Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

917
31 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Ross; Pembroke-Gardner; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Essex-Redman; Salisbury-Anderson; Bastard-Smith; Faulconbridge-Holtom; Austria-Buck; Hubert-Gibson; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Hull; Pandulph-Walker; Chatillion-Davis; Governor of Angiers-Wignel; Queen Elenor-Mrs Vincent; Lady Blanch-Miss Vincent; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Ferguson; Prince Arthur (second time (second time)-Master Wignel; Constance-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Queen Elenor Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

918
18 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Afterpiece: A New Pantomime (2 scenes excepted). Paid one Year's assurance at the Royal Exchange for #3000 to 15 Dec. 1767, #6. Paid Duke of Bedford's half year's ground rent for theatre due Mich. last #50 minus half year's land tax of #8 6s. 8d.; total #41 13s. 4d. Paid ditto for the New Buildings adjoining the theatre #15 minus half year's land tax of #2 10s. Total #12 10s. (Account Book). [The newness of the pantomime seems, according to the Larpent MS 259, to have consisted in three new songs.] Receipts: #191 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Rutland-Miss Macklin; Burleigh-Walker; Southampton-Dyer; Raleigh-Anderson; Lieut.-Perry; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; The Other Characters-Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford; The Dances-Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.
Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

919
26 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17661110, but Prince Edward-Mas. Besford; Queen-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

920
26 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17661030, but Laertes-Davis; Guildenstern-Perry; 2nd Gravedigger-Buck; Queen-Mrs DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: _Banks, Buck.
Role: The Dances Actor: Sga _Manesiere.
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

921
11 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. House charges #66 3s. 6d. [Profit to Palmer #74 18s. 6d.] Afterpiece: Not acted for 14 years. [See 11 Feb. 1748.] Last till after the holidays. Paid George Garrick on account #50 and French on account #20; Salary list #290 12s. 8d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Bensley, 1st time; Duke of York-Miss Collett; Tressel-Cautherly, 1st time; King Henry-Havard; Prince Edward-Miss Rogers; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliffe-Strange; Lieut.-Moody; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Palmer; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Cautherly, 1st time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Yates; Friendly-Vernon; Testy-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-Baddeley; Countrymen-J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Lee; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

922
21 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Addison. The Music entirely new set by Mr Arnold. [Original three acts reduced to two.] To be performed for this night only. Charges #75 14s. [Profit to Mrs Thompson #59 7s. 6d. plus #48 9s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 98) (Account Book). As indicated by the name Mrs Thompson in the Account Book, Miss Poitier was already married by this time, although she does not appear in the Bills under the name Mrs Thompson until 16 Sept. 1767. She was first married to Vernon, the singer at Drury Lane.] Receipts: #135 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, Dibdin, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Miss Potts, Mrs Pinto. King-Mattocks; Sir Trusty-Dibdin; Queen-Miss Poitier; Gridline-Mrs Baker; Rosamond-Mrs Pinto (Genest V, 135); [The Edition of 1767 suggests Sir Trusty-$Morrice;] Page-Miss Potts.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Edition of 1767 suggests Sir Trusty Actor: Morrice

923
27 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17670406 but Cloten-Dodd; Arviragus-J. Palmer; Queen-_.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: A Dance call'd The Nosegay-Duquesney, Mrs King; End: Hornpipe-Miss Tetley

924
02 May 1767 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Conquesta Dell Messico

Performance Comment: Montezuma-Guarducci; Queen-Zamporini.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Zamporini.

Dance: After each act: Dancing-Slingsby, Signora Radicati

925
26 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17670427 but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Guiderius-Keen; Cloten-King; Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Song: II: A Song, The Judicious Choice-Kear

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Collett, Miss Giorgi, as17670508

Entertainment: BBucks Have At Ye All-J. Palmer