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584 results for: Keyword - Aldridge
We found 594 matches on Roles/Actors, 155 matches on Performance Title, 53 matches on Performance Comments, 21 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

26
06 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Hermit-Kear; Clown-Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Others-Dodd, Parsons, Castle, Moody, Johnston, Keen, Watkins, West, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Bradshaw; The Dances-Aldridge, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Tassoni.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Aldridge, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Tassoni.

27
20 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice, with the Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Dance: III: [See17671009.] The Merry Sailors-Aldridge

Performance Comment: ] The Merry Sailors-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

28
12 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: True Blue; or The Press Gang

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; The Dance-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Aldridge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

29
18 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: As17701112, but Principal Parts-Mrs _Mattocks, Mrs Baker; and the +Dance-Fishar instead of Aldridge.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Fishar instead of Aldridge.
Role: The Dance Actor: Aldridge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Aldridge.

30
09 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Monologue: Between Main and Afterpiece: an Entertainment True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Aldridge.

31
23 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin (that night only)-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Reinhold; Miller-Morris; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Ballad Singer-Dunstall; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; To Conclude with The Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, as17720312.
Cast
Role: To Conclude with The Whim Actor: Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, as17720312.

Dance: II: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere,Miss Valois, as17711030

32
06 February 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Venetian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon. [See17650925]; II: [A New Dance-Aldridge, Miss Capon; End: [A New Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Amusements-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17720424.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Capon. [See17650925]; II: [A New Dance-Aldridge, Miss Capon; End: [A New Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Amusements-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17720424.]See17720424.]
Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

33
20 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge

Performance Comment: End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Aldridge.

34
12 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixines-Bensley; Florizel-Lewis; Camillo-Hull; Autolicus-Quick; Old Shepherd-Kniveton; Clown-Woodward; Perdita (with Sheep Shearing Ballad)-Miss Dayes; Paulina-Mrs P. Green; Hermione-Mrs Hartley; The Vocal Parts-Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker; In Act II, a Dance-Aldridge, Miss Twist (playbill). [The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]
Cast
Role: a Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

35
26 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Monologue: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker; The Dance-Aldridge. [See 11 May 1773.

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker; The Dance-Aldridge. [See 11 May 1773.]See 11 May 1773.]
Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Aldridge.

36
12 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The South Briton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley.

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 26 March

37
03 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 30 April, but Principal Parts-_Owenson, Reinhold; Dance-Aldridge

Performance Comment: End: True Blue. As 30 April, but Principal Parts-_Owenson, Reinhold; Dance-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Aldridge.

38
19 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Druids Masque

Performance Comment: Characters-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; The Dances-Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini; Bridegroom-Mattocks; 1st Druid-Reinhold; 1st Shepherd-DuBellamy; 2nd Shepherd-Fox; Hymen-Mas. George; Cupid-Mas. Loader; Speaking Druid-Booth; Bride-Miss Dayes; Venus and Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Graces-Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems; Chorus of Druids-(1774 libretto).
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini

39
27 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17741226, but Additional scene now specified in the Public Advertiser. For sake of clarity the full bill repeated here: Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Lee Lewes, Dunstall, Quick, DuBellamy, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Hollingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde; Dances-Aldridge, Helme, Daiguville, Sga Vidini, Miss Valois, Miss Besford, Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Aldridge, Helme, Daiguville, Sga Vidini, Miss Valois, Miss Besford, Mrs Stephens.
Role: The Dances Actor: Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini

40
30 March 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17750320 but to avoid confusion actors are again listed: Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Lee Lewes, Dunstall, DuBellamy, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Fox, Banks, Cushing, Hollingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss White, Miss Wild; Dances-Aldridge, Helm, Daiguville, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Aldridge, Helm, Daiguville, Sga Vidini.

41
15 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Dance: III: A Minuet-King, Miss Brown

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue-Miss Brown, Mrs Baker, Reinhold, Mattocks; Dances-Aldridge

Performance Comment: End: True Blue-Miss Brown, Mrs Baker, Reinhold, Mattocks; Dances-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Aldridge.

42
25 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403, but SCENE III. A View of the Sea. The Storm-Reinhold; We be three poor Mariners-Davies, Doyle, Simpkinson; To conclude with a Dance-Aldridge, others; SCENE IV as SCENE V on 3 Apr. SCENE V. A Church-Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies; SCENE VI. A Banquet Scene. A Burlesque Italian Medley-Reinhold; To conclude with several Catches and Glees-the most eminent performers; Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-_SCENE VII omitted; Chorus-_; Dance-_; Attendant Genius-_; Venus-_; Dance of Warriors-_; Mad Tom-_; The music-_; She that will but now discover-_.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Dance Actor: Aldridge, others

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End III 1st piece: When Phoebus the tops of the hills did adorn-Leoni, Mrs Kennedy

43
02 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: St. David's Day-Aldridge [for full cast see17810501]

Performance Comment: David's Day-Aldridge [for full cast see17810501].for full cast see17810501].
Cast
Role: avid's Day Actor: Aldridge

44
01 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Charges #64 10s. Balance to Aldridge #50 1s. plus #62 14s. from tickets (Box 120; Pit 152; Gall. 99) (Account Book). Receipts: #114 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: By Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; II: [Not performed this season, The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17671119]; End Opera: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd, The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Master Lion, (his scholar) Miss Twist; [with, By Particular Desire, an Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: In the Shady Blest Retreat-Mas. Lion

45
25 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aldridge, No. 2, Great Maddox-street, Hanover-square. Receipts: #189 9s. (123.4; tickets: 66.5) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End II: New Comic Dance-Master Jackson, Miss Parish (A pupil of Aldridge; 1st appearanae on the stage); End III: a new characteristic Irish Dance, The Humours of Leixlip; or, A Jaunt to the Salmon-Leap, in which an Irish Jigg,-Aldridge, Miss Besford; End IV: a new Comic Dance, The Coopers-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Nicols (Scholar to Aldridge; 1st appearance also); End: a new pantomimical Naval Dance, All in the Downs ; or, Farewell to Deal,-Aldridge, Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

46
27 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Charges #64 15s. Deficit to Aldridge #6 5s. 6d. covered by #62 18s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 102; Gallery 46) (Account Book). Rec'd of Mrs Green for her deficiency the 26th Inst. #11 4s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #58 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; III: The Tambourine, as17690314 End: A New Dance call'd the Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere

47
29 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-Langrish (pupil to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; III: A New Pantomimical Dance call'd The Enchantress, as17750201; End: The Humours of Blackwall; or, The Indiaman Return'd-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson (his pupil), first appearance, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford

48
04 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi and Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd by Tassoni will be taken. Mr Yates being ill Mrs Ward was borrow'd to play Belvidera (Hopkins). Receipts: #53 18s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Grimaldi and Aldridge: #10 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: By desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Rogers; III: A New Dance call'd the Running Footman-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End: The Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Rogers

49
25 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi, Aldridge. No Building on Stage, &c. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: I: Dutch Dance, as17620921, but Sga _Giorgi, Miss Baker; II: By Desire a +Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; III: A New Scotch Dance-Aldridge, Miss Baker; IV: The Italian Gardeners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

50
09 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [T+The Theatrical Monitor, No. V (21 Nov.) includes a letter from Bathyllus: As Dancing has ever been receiv'd by the greatest of dramatic writers, with encomiums suitable to its distinguished merit; you will be pleased through the channel of your justly spirited paper, to express the satisfaction I met with from Mr Aldridge in the Merry Sailor: his stature, strength, agility, and swiftness, are beyond anything I ever saw on Covent Garden theatre: he stands tip-toe on the pinnacle of perfection, and gives us an idea of Homer's pyrrhick dance delineated on the shield of Achilles"] Receipts: #74 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: A new dance call'd The Merry Sailors-Aldridge