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20 results for: Actors - being their first appearance in those characters

1
05 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: HHornpipe-the Little Swiss

2
13 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

3
01 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Wilford, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

4
20 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Wilford, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

5
09 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Wilford, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Curtat, Miss Wilford

6
10 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Green, being their first appearance in those characters.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

7
16 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Bulkley, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Entertainment: Epilogue End: (By Particular Desire) New Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley

Dance: Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley (playbill) Fisher, Mrs Bulkley (Public Advertiser)

8
22 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Melmoth, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

9
29 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Melmoth, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

10
07 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Melmoth, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: No One's Enemy but His Own

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

11
05 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Melmoth, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde

12
31 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Melmoth, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde

13
18 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Melmoth, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue, as17750401

Dance: End Interlude: A Hornpipe-Blurton (playbill)

14
15 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage
Role: Old Norval Actor: Barry, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Scapin Actor: Wilson, first time

Dance: End Tragedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

15
17 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage
Role: Old Norval Actor: Barry, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Tragedy: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011

16
19 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage
Role: Old Norval Actor: Barry, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

17
02 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage
Role: Old Norval Actor: Barry, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

18
16 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage
Role: Old Norval Actor: Barry, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

19
16 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage
Role: Old Norval Actor: Barry, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Comus

20
06 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Cast
Role: Gripus Actor: Quick , being their first Appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Monologue: Interlude. End: A Favourite Interlude (never perform'd there) call'd The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Mahon; Countryman-Wilson; Wife-Miss Dayes; Mother-Mrs Willems