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12 results for: Actors - Wroughton first time

1
18 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Posthumus Actor: Bensley, first time
Role: Guiderius Actor: Wroughton, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: III: A Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Thompson

2
20 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Felix Actor: Bensley, first time
Role: Briton Actor: Wroughton, first time

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Dyer, first time

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Capon , first time; I: A Serious and Comic Dance-. the serious part- Miss Capon, the comic part- Mas. Burton, Miss Besford (all apprentices to Fishar); IV: A New Grand Ballet called The Old Man Metamorphosed-. Old Man Fishar, Shepherdess Sga Manesiere, Cupid Mas. Burton; In which Dance will be introduced by Particular Desire the Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: V: For First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; Double Hornpipe-[See17680416]

3
08 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Wroughton, first time
Role: Varanes Actor: Smith, first time
Role: Athenais Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: III: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with Allemande, as17700501

4
23 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Cast
Role: Lord Hardy Actor: Wroughton, first time
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Mattocks, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

5
19 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Marlowe Actor: Wroughton, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17740513

6
03 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: A Gentleman being his first appearance in Europe
Role: Laertes Actor: Wroughton, first time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hull, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

7
20 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Melmoth, first time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Melmoth, first time
Role: Laertes Actor: Wroughton, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: 7750102 but Imitations of Birds Actor: Sig Rossignol , being his first appearance here

8
24 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Amiwell Actor: Wroughton, first time
Role: Sullen Actor: Clarke, first time

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: IV: The Pilgrim, as17750927

9
30 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Lewis, first time
Role: Frankly Actor: Wroughton, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks After Marriage

Entertainment: End: (By Particular Desire) Bucks Have At Ye All, with alterations, spoken-Lewis

Dance: Before Farce: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

10
19 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Wroughton, first time

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409 but Mrs _Willems; The Dance, as17760409

11
10 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With Humours Of Falstaff

Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Wroughton first time

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Dayes, first time.

Dance: II: The Italian Gamesters, as17760305

Entertainment: End: Epilogue Riding on an Ass-Shuter; End I Farce: (By Particular Desire) the Cries of London-Shuter

12
11 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Wroughton, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Syrens

Song: III: (By Particular Desire) The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms-Master Harrison

Dance: IV: A Minuet, Allemande-Rudd, Miss Cranfield; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Bassan