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12 results for: Roles - Principal Female Dancers

1
20 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821206 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford.

Song: As17821206

2
06 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

3
15 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: As17840306athi

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

4
22 April 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: As17840306athi

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

5
27 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17841022; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dana. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

6
12 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: Afterpiece to be concluded as17841027

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

7
23 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece The Recruiting Serjeant, as17851007; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrn; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

8
11 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude as17851123

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Mrs Kennedy [Public Advertiser: Brett]

9
09 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131

Ballet: Afterpiece conclude: with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrn; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin.

10
19 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Blanchard, Booth, Thompson, Middleton, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bernard, Miss Stuart, Miss Brunton. Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. III

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: As17881010; Afterpiece to conclude with: a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrne, Principal Female Dancers- Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin.

11
02 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Blanchard, Booth, Thompson, Middleton, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bernard, Miss Stuart, Miss Brunton. Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. III

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: 1st piece conclude with: Grand Dance, as17890219

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin.

Dance: End Opera: Les Jalousies du Serail-[See17890317 After which: Admete-[See17890331

Song: I: a new song-Sga Giuliani; II: a new song-Marchesi; [By particular desire the favourite duet in [The Deserter-[i.e. Il Disertore [will be introduced; End Opera: Ariettes [by Marchesi-Marchesi; accompanied on the harp-[the Mme Krumpholtz [and see17890430]

12
19 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: As17891113; Afterpiece to conclude: Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrne, Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets