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927 results for: Keyword - Ambrose Phillips
We found 585 matches on Performance Comments, 233 matches on Author, 132 matches on Event Comments, 122 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
05 October 1747 @ Southwark

Event Comment: A concert, etc. at the New Theatre, Bowling Green. Benefit for Phillips (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: A New Pantomime

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips

27
20 January 1755 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillips, at the Playhouse, Bowling Green, Southwark. [Concert formula. To begin at 6 p.m.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Vaux.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips

Entertainment: Dancing, Quaker's Sermon on Violin-Phillips

28
22 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Fair American, but on the Kemble playbill it is deleted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #225 0s. 6d. (107/7/0; 19/9/0; 0/4/6; tickets: 98/0/0) (charge: #106 10s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: As17830320but Gillian-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: 830320but Gillian Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: As17821214

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Gramacbree Molly; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, both by Miss Phillips

29
27 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Afterp1ece [Edward Phillips]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A Farcical Ballad Opera. Receipts: money #44 7s. 6d.; tickets #32 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Lawyer Author(s): Edward Phillips

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance, as17330424

30
21 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. Afterpiece: A new Serenata, Compos'd on the present Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials. The Words by Mr Tho. Phillips. The Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Love and Glory

Related Works
Related Work: Love and Glory Author(s): Thomas Phillips

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

31
26 May 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce. Mainpiece: The Sixtieth Day. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Bacchus one Day Gaily Striding: When Fanny, Blooming Fair [Thomas Phillips.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Captains; or, The Impostor Unmask'd

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Captains; or, The Impostor Unmask'd Author(s): Thomas Phillips

32
31 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Afterpiece: A new Farce. [By Edward Phillips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

33
06 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Bates and Miss Ambrose. 3rd piece: The overture and the rest of the music composed by Fisher. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #232 17s. 6d. (105.17.6; tickets: 127.0.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Performance Comment: As17800421, but Mrs Skylight-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing-Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Entertainment: [Vaudeville.]3rd piece: a Leap through a Cask on Fire-

34
11 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Bates and Miss Ambrose. Mainpiece: Not acted here these 5 years. Receipts: #228 10s. (90/0; tickets: 138/10) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-Lee Lewes; Torrington-Quick; Conolley-Aickin; Captain Savage-Davies; Leeson-Whitfield; Spruce-W. Bates; Ghastly-Jones; Leach-Fearon; Crow-Thompson; Wolfe-Ledger; Belville-Lewis; Mrs Belville (1st time)-Mrs Barnes; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Pitt; Miss Leeson-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Tempest-Miss Ambrose; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Mrs Tempest Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820401, but omitted: Holloway

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Tally ho, as17820427

35
05 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Charlotte to Mrs Morton, but "On the illness of Mrs Morton Miss Ambrose, whom many must remember on the stage, was applied to--and undertook the part. Long disuse to it had made her timid [she had retired from the stage in May 1782], but she was well received by the public, and performed well" (World, 7 May). Mrs Morton is also listed as Betty Hint in mainpiece; her substitute in that part is not known.] World, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Macklin, No. 6, Tavistock-row, Covent Garden. Receipts: #335 1s. 6d. (173.19.6; 2.11.0; tickets: 156.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17861012, but Charlotte-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

36
26 September 1748 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At Mr Phillips New Theatre at the Bowling Green. To begin at seven o'clock. Benefit for Phillips and Mrs Phillips (Daily Advertiser), but benefit for Morgan and Mrs Morgan (Hogan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Morgan; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Morgan; Lady Anne-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: New Pantomime Entertainment

Song: III: Genius of England-; End: New Mad Tom-Platt Sen

37
16 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Phillips. Writ by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Bellamour-Phillips; who play'd Chamont amongst the Oxford Gentlemen see17040707 and who speaks a new Prologue to the Town-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Bellamour Actor: Phillips
Role: who play'd Chamont amongst the Oxford Ge Actor: Phillips.

Song: A gentleman, his first on the stage

Related Works
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Laforest, Devonshire Girl; Quaker's Dance, Country Farmer's Daughter-Devonshire Girl

38
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth opposite Cow Lane. With the surprising performances of an Englishman and a Citizen of London [Lort] who performs all the Equilibres on the Slack Rope that were performed by the muchfamed Turk. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve. [Time and prices the same at all booths.] Afterpiece: With the Escape of Harlequin into a Glass Bottle, also the last new additional Scene of Sig Jumpedo Jumping Down his own Throat. [An unhappy evening, for "last night the gallery of Phillips' booth fell down, with a great number of people in it, by which accident several persons were hurt, and some dangerously. This misfortune could be owing to nothing but the carelessness of the workmen, who upon such occasions deserve to be severely punished" (General Advertiser, 24 Aug.). The Daily Advertiser noted that Mr Stringellow, a goldsmith, in Aldersgate St., and Thomas Hodges, a journeyman-plaisterer in Golden Lane, were killed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bruodin; Duke-Platt; Anthonio-Reynolds; Ferdinand-Walker; Gonzalo-Hall; Ventoso-Smith; Stephano-Massey; Mustachio-Green; Caliban-Machen; Sycorax-Mrs Miller; Trincalo-Morgan; Miranda-Mrs Sandum; Ariel-Miss Platt; Hippolita-Mrs Morgan; Dorinda-Mrs Laguerre (Hogan), but Mrs Phillips from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden (Daily Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Mordecai the Jew-Massey; Maid-Miss Berry; Colombine-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.

39
09 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Phillips's Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. A concert, etc. An Extraordinary Band of Musick. Pit 1s, 6d., Gallery 1s., Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each day at 12 o'clock noon. Mainpiece: An excellent Droll. [Possibly made from Dryden's Spanish Fryar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Fool Like The Old One; Or, The Lucky Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue, with Escape into Quart Bottle

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips

Song: Phillips, Master Phillips, Miss Featherstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Mutineers; or, A Playhouse to be Lett Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Squire Basinghall; or, The Cheapside Beau Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Chambermaid Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Mock Lawyer Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Love and Glory Author(s): Thomas Phillips
Related Work: The Rival Captains; or, The Impostor Unmask'd Author(s): Thomas Phillips

Dance: Phillips, Master Phillips, Miss Featherstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Mutineers; or, A Playhouse to be Lett Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Squire Basinghall; or, The Cheapside Beau Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Chambermaid Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Mock Lawyer Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Love and Glory Author(s): Thomas Phillips
Related Work: The Rival Captains; or, The Impostor Unmask'd Author(s): Thomas Phillips

40
16 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Gazetteer, 5 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, at Swift's, bookseller, Charles-street, St. James's-square. Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by [Thomas] Linley [Sen.]. Receipts: #230 10s. (110/15/0; 30/11/6; 0/5/6; tickets: 88/18/0) (charge: #108 9s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Barrymore; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character). hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; End of mainpiece, as17840320athi

41
07 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, at the West-End of Dorville's-Row. Afterpiece: Written by O'KeefFe, set to music by Shield, and performed with greatest applause at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth -Yatesmore; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Smith; Ralph-Wright; Mervin-Hill; Giles-Price; Fanny-Mrs Waldron; Theodosia-Mrs Clarke; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Johnston; Patty-Miss Phillips (1 st appearance in that character); Gipsies-The rest of the Company .
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick (the Poor Soldier)-Simpson; Dermot-Price; Captain Fitzroy-Smith; Father Luke (the Irish Priest)-Watts; Monsieur Bagatelle-Benson; Darby-Waldron; Kathleen-Mrs Waldron; Norah-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Phillips

42
18 April 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Harrison; Ballance-Mynn; Kite-Machen; Worthy-Hicks; Melinda-Mrs Sandham; Lucy-Mrs Strange; Rose-Miss Palms; Brazen-Pullen; Sylvia-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Dance: HHornpipe-Jones; Dutch Skippers-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

43
21 September 1742 @ Southwark

Event Comment: LLee & Phillips, Great Tiled Booth. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Phillips.

44
20 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Last time of performing this season. Benefit Furnival. [Prices 3s.,2s., 1s.] Tickets delivered out by Mrs Phillips, Cunningham, and Blakey will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Cushing; Kitty Pry-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Song: Cunningham

Dance: The three Graniers

45
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: An Opera. At Phillips' Booth. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at Twelve each Day. [Notice repeated 25, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Lovers; Or, The Gamester Bit

Performance Comment: Gamester-Villars; Constant-Massey; Cheatwell-Palmer; Waitwell-Richardson; Paddy Drogheda-Morgan; Jenny-Mrs Butler; Mrs Cheatwell-Mrs Hind; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive; or, the Sallee Rover

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Morgan; Captain-Jones; Spaniard-Richardson; Gripe-Smith; 'Squire-Villars; Blunder-Morgan.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips

46
18 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. To begin each day at 12 Noon. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. During the time of the Fair the Town will be entertain'd with an excellent droll, The Distress'd Merchant...Mr Phillips has been at great Expense in getting proper Machinery, Habits, and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Merchant; Or, The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin; or, Fribble Trick'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips.

Dance: Comic Dance,%Humours of Cloth Fair-

47
03 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Phillips. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17560330 but Osmyn-Smith; Zara-Miss Phillips, first time in that character and fourth time on any stage; With a New Occasional Prologue-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Miss Phillips, first time in that character and fourth time on any stage

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

48
28 February 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority For one Night only. Benefit for Phillips. By the Particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. To begin at 6:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Phillips; Iago-Henry; Duke-Foster; Brabantio-Martial; Cassio-Palmer; Gratiano-Smith; Lodovico-Wooller; Montano-Moss; Roderigo-Vandermere; Emilia-Miss Thomson; Desdemona-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

49
08 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Receipts: #243 1s. (98/11/0; 22/0/6; 0/3/6; tickets: 122/6/0) (charge: #106 10s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Dignum (1st appearance in that character); Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Williames; Ralph-Suett; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss M. Stageldoir; Patty (with additional songs)-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; End of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Lark, from The Spanish Rivals (composed by [Thomas] Linley [Sen.]) by Miss Phillips

Performance Comment: ]) by Miss Phillips .

50
12 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Spaniard-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Phillips; Pierot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips

Dance: Phillips, J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister, others; particularly (by desire) a Minuet-LaLauze, two of LaLauze's scholars

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Mutineers; or, A Playhouse to be Lett Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Squire Basinghall; or, The Cheapside Beau Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Chambermaid Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Mock Lawyer Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: Love and Glory Author(s): Thomas Phillips
Related Work: The Rival Captains; or, The Impostor Unmask'd Author(s): Thomas Phillips