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We found 3282 matches on Performance Comments, 3129 matches on Event Comments, 1063 matches on Performance Title, 750 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit Ray, May, Mrs Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Priuli Actor: Boman.
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Jaffier Actor: Booth
Role: Pierre Actor: Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17250511

Event Comment: [By Richard West.] Preface: I shall offer but one Reason more...why this Tragedy did not succeed; and that is, It was not heard. A Rout of Vandals in the Galleries intimidated the young Actresses, disturb'd the Audience, and prevented all Attention

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Cast
Role: Polymnestor Actor: Booth
Role: Agamemnon Actor: Mills
Role: Ulysses Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Talthybius Actor: Roberts
Role: Aegon Actor: W. Mills
Role: Maelaines Actor: Thurmond
Role: Hecuba Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Polyxena Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Iphis Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Prologue Actor: Booth.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Careless Actor: Wilks
Role: Blunt Actor: Mills
Role: Story Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Day Actor: Griffin
Role: Abel Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson
Role: Bookseller Actor: Norris
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Teague Actor: Miller.

Dance: I: Pastoral-Boval, Mrs Brett; III: La Peirrette-Roger, Mrs Brett; V: A new Saraband, Minuet-Boval, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Norris and Young Rainton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Phenix Actor: Boman
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Pylades Actor: W. Mills
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Booth
Role: Orestes Actor: Mills
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-; A new Dance, Le Jeuness-

Event Comment: Written Originally by Shakespear. [By Lewis Theobald.] Theophilus Cibber: [Booth's] Illness...returned soon after his playing King Henry VIII. He was then studying the Part of Julio in the Double Falsehood; he rehearsed it several times,-when the Play begin ready for acting, he was prevented appearing in it, by a Relapse into his former Indisposition.-The Part was supplied a few Nights by Mr Charles Williams (a promising Player, who died young) to whom Mr Booth had given the Part to study, as doubting the Certainty of his being able to appear in it himself: But, at Mr Theobald's Entreaty (backed by many Gentlemen and Ladies) he good-naturedly (but fatally) disregarded his Indisposition, which was then an intermitting Fever, and acted that Part from the fifth to the twelfth Night; which was alas! the last time of his Appearance on tle Stage.-Lives and Characters, pp. 82-83

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Wilks, Mills, Williams, Corey, Harper, Griffin, Norris, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth
Role: Duke Angelo Actor: Corey
Role: Roderick Actor: Mills
Role: Henriquez Actor: Wilks
Role: Don Bernard Actor: Harper
Role: Camillo Actor: Griffin
Role: Julio Actor: Booth
Role: Citizen Actor: Oates
Role: Master of Flocks Actor: Bridgwater
Role: 1st Shepherd Actor: Norris
Role: 2d Shepherd Actor: Ray
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Phillip Frowde Actor: Wilks
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Event Comment: His Royal Highness the Duke present. Mainpiece: By Terence. Afterpiece: Imitated from the Phormio by Moliere, and translated into English by Mr Otway, with some Alterations; acted by the younger King's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phormio

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: his Royal Highness Actor: .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: The young Noblemen of the Westminster School. Julius Caesar-Lord Danby; Mark Anthony-Roberts; Brutus-Master Hay; Cassius-Lord Middlesex; Portia-Lord Dorset's son; Octavius-another of Lord Dorset's sons.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. [There is some confusion concerning this performance. Daily Journal advertises The Fortune Hunters for its second performance, but Rich's Register gives The Beggar's Opera, 33d time; this numbering is recongnized in the bills by 16 March.] Receipts: money #35 2s.; tickets #115 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 41 by money and 247 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 59 by money and 203 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 66 by money and 203 by tickets; second gallery, 74 by money. Tickets for Volpone will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: Benefit a Young Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Miss Tynt.

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 16 Nov.. On Thursday last one Leigh, a young Lad belonging to...Drury-Lane, was descending in a Machine, at the Rehearsal of the New Entertainment of Perseus and Andromeda, when the same was let down with such a Force, that the poor Boy broke both his Arms

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Torrismond Actor: Elrington
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Bertran Actor: Williams
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Wilks
Role: Fryar Actor: Harper
Role: Gomez Actor: Norris
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Booth.
Event Comment: Benefit the Orphan Children of the late Mr Farquhar. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Tickets for Roberts, Mrs Moore, and Young Leigh taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Montezuma Actor: Mills
Role: Odmar Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Guyomar Actor: Williams
Role: Orbellan Actor: Roscoe
Role: Cortez Actor: Wilks
Role: Vasquez Actor: W. Mills
Role: Pizarro Actor: Watson
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Alibech Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Cydaria Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Epilogue is printed in Daily Post, 12 Aug., which added: There was a very handsome Audience, and the young Actors were dismiss'd with general Applause.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Cibber Jr.
Role: Sir John Actor: Griffin
Role: Freehold Actor: Corey
Role: Modely Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Heartwell Actor: Roberts
Role: Lurcher Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Vulture Actor: Berry
Role: Shacklefigure Actor: Norris
Role: Doublejugg Actor: Burnet
Role: Carbuncle Actor: Fielding
Role: Longbottom Actor: Wright
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: 7290620 but Robin Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Rovewell Actor: Charke
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance:

Music: Harpsichord-Magnes

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cecilia Young, a Scholar of Signor Geminiani, who never yet sung in Publick. Pit and Boxes half a guinea. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Event Comment: Benefit a Young Author. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Griffith.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard
Role: Valentine Actor: Wilks
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Tattle Actor: Cibber
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris
Role: Jeremy Actor: Oates
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Pure Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Argus Actor: Norris
Role: Rovewell Actor: Charke
Role: Robin Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Raftor.

Dance:

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of the King of the Cherokees, the Prince, the four Generals, and the young Captain, lately arrived from South Carolina. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Miss Young.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cecilia Young. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under great Misfortunes. By a Company of Young Gentlemen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: Rehearsal by several of the Young Quality (the eldest not exceeding twelve Years of Age).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: Company of Young Noblemen (eldest not 14).
Event Comment: Benefit #Miss Young. Tickets a half guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Performance Comment: The Young Gentlemen of the Academy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: The young Gentlemen of the Academy, Soho Square.
Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 Nov.: A Latin Play of Terence's, call'd Eunuchus; the Theatre was newly built by the said Mr Galliardy, and is large enough to contain 150 Spectators; the Scenes were all new, and the House neat and well lighted; the Performers were young Lords, and Sons of Gentlemen of Distinction, whose Propriety of Speech and Justness of Action, exceeded all that had ever been done of the kind; the Dresses were exceeding rich, and after the Eastern Fashion; the Decorations handsome, and every thing performed...to the intire Satisfaction and Applause of the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eunuchus

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 15 Nov.: The Musick (see by Mr Lampe) gave great Satisfaction to the Audience....Miss Cecilia Young was paricularly admired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia