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1864 results for: Keyword - Bencraft
We found 2155 matches on Roles/Actors, 439 matches on Performance Comments, 34 matches on Event Comments, 17 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

51
17 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Gibson; the first time of his performance on a public theatre: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Setter-James; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Barnaby Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: (BBy Desire)The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End of Afterpiece: Tambourine-Miss Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris

52
22 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs LeBrun; Furies-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Oates; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Richardson, Legard, Miss Brunette, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Dupre, Legard; Earth-Richardson; Air-Villeneuve; Fire-Desse; Water-Glover; Females-Miss Rogers, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

53
27 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: King Henry-Johnson; Prince-Ryan; Hotspur-Delane; Falstaff-Stephens; Worcester-Roberts; Northumberland-Mullart; Westmoreland-Arthur; Sir Richard-Hallam; Douglas-Hale; Sir Walter-Salway; Francis-Hippisley; Poyns-A. Ryan; Peto-Anderson; Bardolph-Littleton; Gadshill-Bencraft; Kate-Mrs Ware; Hostess-Mrs Martin; Carriers-Mullart, James.
Cast
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

54
20 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Geniuses-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Hero-Miss Younge; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

55
26 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: See17390922, but Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; 1st Sylvan-Mlle Anne Roland; Harlqeuin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Rogers; Colombine-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

56
20 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Goswin-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Woolfort-Rosco; Hubert-Hallam; Hemskirk-Hale; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Ferret-Bencraft; Ginkes-Smith; Snap-Gibson; Gertrude-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Ferret Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland

57
04 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromache-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Laguerre; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont; Hussar-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-James; Petit Maitre-Poitier.
Cast
Role: Hussar Actor: Bencraft

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; and Sailor's Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

58
12 February 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice: With The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Laguerre; Daemons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Squire Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Thompson; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle Ozanne; Rural Swain and Nymph-Glover, Mlle Roland; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delegarde, Fromont, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Berry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Squire Gawkey Actor: Bencraft

59
27 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Caius-Mullart; Slender-Neale; Shallow-Arthur; Page-Hallam; Fenton-A. Ryan; Host-Rosco; Pistol-James; Simple-Bencraft; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Bellamy; Anne Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Sir Hugh Evans-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Simple Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Gates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

60
30 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Lampe; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Young; King Arthur-Parry; Huncamunca-Salway; Grizzle-Waltz; Giantess-Bencraft; Noodle-Roberts; Doodle-Thompson; Merlin-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: Giantess Actor: Bencraft

Dance: In Afterpiece: A new dance-the French Boy and Girl; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

61
05 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Teague-James; Elder Woudbe-Hallam; Young Woudbe-Bridgwater; Trueman-Cibber; Richmore-Hale; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Fairbank-Roberts; Balderdash-Mullart; Clearaccount-Arthur; Jack-Bencraft; Poet-Gibson; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs James; Mother Midnight-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Jack Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Roberts; In III: Arra my Judy-a Gentleman

Dance: II: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: By Desire, The Britain (Ball Dance), Minuet-Dupre, Mrs Ozanne; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

62
09 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: See17391130, but Royal Merchant-Hallam; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Woolfort-Rosco; Hubert-Ryan; Hemskirk-Hale; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginkes-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Anderson, Smith; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Ginkes Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Tambourine-French Girl; II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

63
05 June 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: See17391031, but Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridgwater; other parts-Hippisley, Rosco, Hallam, Hale, Gibson, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette; With the Original Prologue-; With an Additional Re-inforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-; Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Rosco, Hallam, Hale, Gibson, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette
Role: Vocals Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: See17400318 but Nancy's Father-Leveridge; Truelove-Salway; Lieutenant-Bencraft; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; In which will be a Hornpipe-a Gentleman in the Character of a Sailor; With an Epilogue by Jo. Haines, Comedian, of Facetious Memory, -Cibber, riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Bencraft

Dance: I: Peasants-the French Boy and Girl; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Swiss Dance-French Boy and Girl; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

64
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Scapin; Or, The Old One Caught In A Sack

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers; or, The Press Gang

Performance Comment: Tom Trueblue-Bencraft; Old Britton-Arthur; Lieutenant Dreadnaught-Yates; Nancy-Mrs Villeneuve; with a Grand Chorus-; with Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, French Horns, Trumpets, Kettle Drums-.
Cast
Role: Tom Trueblue Actor: Bencraft

Dance: Oates, Yates, Bencraft, Gray, Julian, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Phillips; particularly The Spanish Beauties-

65
01 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: Nancy's Father-Leveridge; Tom Trueblue-Salway; Lieutenant-Bencraft; Nancy-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

66
03 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Rosco; Hemskirk-Hale; Hubert-Hallam; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Higgen-Hippisley; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Gincks-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Smith, Anderson; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Gincks Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TThe Swiss, Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

67
10 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice; With The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-French Girl, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Arthur; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Delagarde, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Country Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Destrade, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Oates Jr, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Gawkey Actor: Bencraft

68
22 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

69
24 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; Ghost-Delane; King-Bridgwater; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Hallam; Ostrick-Neale; Horatio-Hale; Rosencraus-Gibson; Guildenstern-Anderson; Player King-Arthur; Lucianus-James; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Harrington; Player Queen-Mrs Mullart; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Bencraft

Dance: As17401023

70
15 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Aura-Mrs Woffington; Freehold-Bridgwater; Modely-Gibson; Heartwell-Hale; Sir John-Arthur; Lurcher-Hallam; Shacklefigure-Neale; Vulture-James; Carbuncle-Mullart; Longbottom-Bencraft; Doublejug-Hippisley; Flora-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Bencraftini.

Dance: MMiller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

71
04 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Delane; Lance-Arthur; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Roberts; Fountain-Anderson; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Bellamour-Gibson; Roger-Mullart; Ralph-James; Humphrey-Neale; Tenant-Stoppelaer; Isabella-Mrs Bellamy; Lucy-Mrs Vincent; Shorthose-Hippisley; Widow-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Hairbrain Actor: Bencraft

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini, Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechel, Mlle Mechel

72
13 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Delane; Henriquez-Hale; Leonora-Mrs Horton; Roderick-Ryan; Don Bernardo-Rosco; Duke Angelo-Stephens; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Neale; 2d Shepherd-James; Camillo-Hippisley; Citizen-Oates; Fabian-Arthur; Lopez-Stoppelaer; Gerald-Bencraft; Violante-Mrs Woffington; With a New Prologue-; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Gerald Actor: Bencraft

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

73
29 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17401104, but Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley; Tumblers-James, Anderson; Harlequin-Villeneuve; Pierot-Richardson; Mezzetin-Delagarde; Scaramouch-Dupre; Harlequin Woman-Miss Oates; Pierot Woman-Lestrade; Mezzetin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Woman-Mrs Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

74
05 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: See17401015, but Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-French Girl, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Arthur; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Dupre; Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Delagarde, Oates Jr, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Gawkey Actor: Bencraft

75
07 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloucester-Bridgwater; Bastard-Hale; Albany-Gibson; Cornwall-Hallam; Burgundy-Bencraft; Kent-Rosco; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Mullart; Regan-Miss Burgess; Cordelia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Burgundy Actor: Bencraft

Dance: YYorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; Le Bergeres Fidele-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Louvre-Signora Barberini