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We found 3160 matches on Performance Comments, 751 matches on Author, 732 matches on Performance Title, 567 matches on Event Comments, and 9 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Elliot, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Dyer; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Eliot.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Packer; Daniel-Vaughan; Tom-King; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Plym; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Palmer, 1st time; In Act II, Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Holland

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Maid-Miss Allen; Four Bravo's-Dunstall, Buck, Hayes, Gardner; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Lucinda-Miss Miller; Indiana-Miss Macklin with singing by Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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
Event Comment: The Fourteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper Wilding-Preston; Beaufort-Waller; Maria-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Foote

Dance: I: The Carpenter-Master Clinton, Miss Street; End: Le Chasseur-Master Clinton, Miss Street; La Berge-Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Palmer, first time; Faddle (New Song)-Dodd, first appearance there; Sir Charles Raymond-Powell; Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Sir Roger Belmont-Yates; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis, Gardner; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Walker; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Morgan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hopkins; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phillis-Miss Wilford (first time); Lucinda-Miss Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Song in Act II-Mrs Weichsel.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Barry; Sir John-Murden; Sealand-Hurst; Myrtle-Lee; Tom-Palmer; Humphrey-M'George; Daniel-Weston; Cimberton-Shuter; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Worley; Lucinda-Miss Madden; Phillis-Mrs M'George; Indiana-Mrs Dancer; In Act II: Song-a Gentleman, first appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Daniel-Weston; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Packer; Tom-Dodd, 1st time; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Plym; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Event Comment: Paid Mr Rayner a bill for bows and arrows in LaRivier's dance #1 2s. (Account Book). [Probably for the dance called The Female Archer, which was in rehearsal and due to be presented 15 Dec.] Receipts: #119 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Walker; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Morgan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phillis-Miss Wilford; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Songin Act II-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Ross
Event Comment: By Particular Desire of the Right Honorable and Honorable The Governors (Being the Last Time of performing till the Holidays). Not acted this season. For the Benefit of the General Lying-In Hospital, Quebec Street, Oxford Road. Charges #85 5s., Balance to Hospital #5 6d. Hospital also receiv'd #156 10s. from tickets (Box 544, Pit 116, Gallery 31). Paid for 1 year's watch for theatre due at Xmas #12 10s. and for the House in Bow Passage 12s. 6d. Paid Dunstall the balance due for the theatrical Fund #136 17s. (Account Book). Receipts: #90 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignel, Buck, Weller, Murden; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17661008

Event Comment: [Y+Young Gentleman is J. Aickin, in writing on Kemble's Bills. Genest, V, 159, suggests Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-a Gentleman, 1st appearance; Sir Charles Raymond-Bannister, 1st time; Sir Roger Belmont-Love, 1st time; Faddle-Dodd (with song); Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Event Comment: [Mainpiece changed to +Clandestine Marriage due to the sudden indisposition of Mrs Abington (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: Canceled. The Clandestine Marriage. As17671127.
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cautherly.

Afterpiece Title: [The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-J. Palmer; Sir John Elliot-J. Aickin; Old Wilding-Bannister; Papilion-Weston; Miss Godfrey-Miss Simson; Kitty-Miss Matthews; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Event Comment: Benefit for T. Smith, Parsons, Arnauld, Miss Madden, Miss Cockayne, and others. Tickets deliver'd by Wild, Mrs Hitchcock, Francis, Widow Trott, Mrs Paddick, and for the fourteenth will be taken. [The Mourning Bride and Orpheus had been planned for the 14th. See foot of playbill 13 May.] @Tickets Pit Box Gallery Value 1!2 Value@T. Smith 67 61 #16 3s. #8 1s. 6d.@ Maddan 10 30 49 #11 18s. #5 19s.@19 183 58 38 19@Cockayne 7 23 48 #10 5@Wilde 2 27 33 #7 17s. #3 18s. 6d.@Francis 4 25 31 #7 17s. #3 18s. 6d.@Arnd Fishar 14 8 #2 18s. #1 9s.@Hitchcock 31 41 14 #15 6s. #7 3s.@ Trott 16 8 4 #5 12s. #2 16s.@Paddick 16 7 #3 2s. #1 11s.@Total #118 13s. #59 6s. 6d. (Account Book).@ [No charges were listed. The house took, instead one-half value of the tickets, leaving the other half as profit to the ten beneficiaries. House also took the cash receipts.] Receipts: #27 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignel, Quick, Stoppelaer, Bates; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Song: II: A Song-Parsons

Dance: III: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden; IV: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon, as17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; 1st Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Shepherdesses-Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Dorman; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Mrs Arne; The Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Miss Rogers, Miss West, Miss Collett; With a Grand Procession of the Knights-of the different Orders of Chivalry.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Young Lovel-Cautherly; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philhip-Baddeley; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Young Lovel Actor: Cautherly
Event Comment: Comedy from Moliere and Cibber. Hopkins Diary: This comedy [Hypocrite] is the Non Juror altered, and two new characters introduced,--went off very well,--some few hisses,--but the play will do.--The alterations are by Mr Bickerstaffe. [Full account of the mainpiece, but without critical observation, appeared in the Lloyd's Evening Post, Nov. 18-21.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Parts by: King, Reddish, Packer, Jefferson, Cautherly, Strange, Weston, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Smith, Mrs Abington. Dr Cantwell-King; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Darnley-Reddish; Charles-Cautherly; Mawworm-Weston; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry; Betty-Mrs Smith; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Tipstaff-Strange; Servt-Watkins (London Evening Post. 21 Nov.).
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Elliot-Strange; Papilion-Weston; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer
Event Comment: Benefit for the Westminster New Lying@In Hospital near Westminster Bridge. Charges #85 15s. Balance due to Hospital #21 7s. plus #140 9s. income from 332 Box 273 Pit and 165 Gallery tickets (Account Book). Total House value #247 11s. Receipts: #107 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Lewis; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Harris; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignell, Quick, Stoplaer, Bates; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham; Lamorce-Mrs Dyer; Bizarre-Miss Macklin; With a New Occasional Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: the Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: III: The Provenzales, as17681123; IV: The Reel, as17681212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Powell, 1st time; Myrtle-Smith; Cimberton-Shuter; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Hull, 1st time; Humphrey-Lewis; Daniel-Morgan; Tom (with a Song)-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Powell, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green. u§¨cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Young Shepherd Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Young Shepherdess Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Song: II: A Song-DuBellamy

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Dugard-Gardner; Duretete-Woodward; Petit-Cushing; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham; Lamorce-Mrs Dyer; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: IV: The Lamplighters-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17681101.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Reddish; Gloster-Love; Catesby-Wright; Bellmour-Packer; Ratcliffe-Ackman; Derby-Hurst; Jane Shore-Miss Younge; Alicia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Old Wilding-Bannister; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Reddish, first time;Sir Charles Raymond-Bannister; Villiard-Bransby; Faddle, with song-Dodd; Col. Raymond-Packer; Sir Roger Belmont-Love; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Baddeley, first time.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Reddish, first time
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17700101, but Tibalt-Gardner; Juliet-Mrs Lessingham; Benvolio-Davis; Escalus-_. [The Public Advertiser retains Tibalt-Cushing.]

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Young Clackit (first time and for that night only)-Mrs Lessingham; Hartley-Clarke; Sir Charles-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Reddish; Myrtle-Jefferson; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Keen; Daniel-Waldron; Tom-King; Phyllis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Mrs Barry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; In Act II: Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman