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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.

151
05 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Quin; Moneses-Hale; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Cashell; Prince of Tanais-Carr; Dervise-Rosco; Stratocles-Ridout; Haly-Bencraft; Zama-Anderson; Mirvan-Hayman; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; With the Usual Prologue-; The song beginning To thee O Gentle Sleep originally designed for the play-Beard.
Cast
Role: Haly Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

152
08 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-James; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Vaughan; Mat/o/Mint-Stoppelaer; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Mullart; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Neocromancer

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

153
08 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

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

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Followers of Proserpine-Sga Campioni, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozane; Followers of Ceres-Mrs Delagarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Gardeners-Destrade, Dupre; Country Lads, Lasses-Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Jackson, Mrs Vaughan; The Elements: Earth-LaLauze, Mrs Duval; Air-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Fire-Picq, Mrs LeBrun; Water-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

154
13 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear (by particular Desire)-Perry; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Hale; Kent-Rosco; Albany-Gibson; Cornwall-Cashell; Gentleman Usher-Woodward; Burgundy-Bencraft; Goneril-Mrs James; Regan-Mrs Mullart; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Burgundy Actor: Bencraft

Dance: As17441117

155
21 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-Hippisley; Roderigo-Bridgwater; Mad Scholar-Hale; Curio-Cashell; Seberto-Gibson; Porter-Rosco; Verdugo-Hayman; Mad Englishman-Chapman; Mad Welshman-James; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Woodward; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Lopez-Carr; Jaques-Anderson; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Fool-Miss Ferguson; Juletta-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

156
01 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Beard; Rhodope-Mrs Clive; Eurydice-Mrs Lampe; 1st Nymph, Follower of Eurydice-Sga Campioni; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Reinhold; Demons-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantaloon-Rosco; Squire-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Marten; Drudge (servant to Pantaloon)-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-a French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Country Lasses-Mrs Duval, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozane; a Rural Swain, Nymph-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Bencraft

157
18 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17441027, but Antonio-Cibber Jun.; Morayma-Mrs Clive; Merchant-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Merchant Actor: Bencraft.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: (by particular Desire) The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive; IV: Beard

Dance: III: Cooke, Sga Campioni; V: LaLauze, Sga Campioni

158
26 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Cashell; King-Bridgwater; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Chapman; Ostrick-Woodward; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Rosencraus-Ridout; Guildenstern-Anderson; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Rosco, Stoppelaer; Ghost-Quin.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17450423 IV: Le Gondalier-Cooke

Song: Between Play and Farce: the celebrated song Ellen/a/Roon-Mrs Clive

159
29 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, James, Ridout, and Carr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

160
23 September 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Bridgwater; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Horatio-Hale; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Cashell; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Ostrick-Woodward; Ghost-Johnson; Rosencraus-Paddick; Guildenstern-Anderson; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Rosco, Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Bencraft

161
30 September 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Hippisley; Player-Anderson; Beggar-James; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Vaughan; Mat-Stoppelaer; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Lockit-Dunstall; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; With usual dances-proper to the opera.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Dance: Cooke

162
11 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Don Choleric Snapshorto/de/Testy-Hippisley; Carlos-Hale; Duart-Ryan; Sancho-Woodward; Clodio (Alias Don Thickscullo de Halfwitto)-Chapman; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Antonio-Arthur; Charino-James; Monsieur-Bencraft; Don Manuel-Gibson; Governor-Rosco; Angelina-Mrs Hale; Elvira-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Monsieur Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

163
16 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Hubert-Hale; Hemskirk-Cashell; Prigg-Chapman; Woolfort-Rosco; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent; 1st Merchant-Carr; 2nd Merchant-Gibson; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Boor-James; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Vaughan; Higgen-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Ginks Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Song: As17451014

164
29 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits-Cooke; Jupiter Harlequin-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Columbine-Mrs Havard; Pierrot-Lalauze; Pluto (Punch)-Rector; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Picq.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

165
04 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Cashell; Moneses-Hale; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Rosco; Prince of Tanais-Carr; Dervise-Bridgwater; Stratocles-Ridout; Haly-Bencraft; Zama-Anderson; Selima-Mrs Hale; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; With the Usual Prologue-; Song Beginning To Thee O Gentle Sleep, originally designed for the play, -Beard.
Cast
Role: Haly Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

166
14 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

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

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Follower of Proserpine-Sga Campioni; 2nd Follower-Miss Vandersluys; 3rd Follower-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Follower-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Follower-Mrs Ozane; Follower of Ceres-Mrs Delagarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Vaughan; Gardeners-Destrade, Dupre; Elements: Earth-Destrade, Mrs Ozane; Air-Villeneuve, Miss Vandersluys; Fire-Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Water-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

167
15 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Cashell; Madcduff-Ryan; Banquo-Bridgwater; Malcolm-Hale; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Macduff-Mrs Hale; King-Gibson; Lenox-Ridout; Seyward-Rosco; Donalbaine-Anderson; Seyton-Carr; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Hecate-Arthur; Witches-Woodward, James, Dunstall; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; With the Original Music-; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Thompson, Roberts, Mrs Lampe; all the Dances-, decorations proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Murderers Actor: Bencraft, Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17451109

168
23 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Beard; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before; 1st Nymph, follower of Eurydice-Sga Campioni; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Pantaloon-Arthur; Squire Gawky-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Marten; Drudge (servant to Pantaloon)-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-a French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Destrade, Delagarde, Dupre; Country Lasses-Mrs Duval, Mrs Phillips, Mrs LeBrun; Mrs Gondau; Rural Swain-Cooke; Nymph-Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Squire Gawky Actor: Bencraft

169
28 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Hale; Richmond-Cibber; Buckingham-Cashell; Tressel-Chapman; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Ridout; Catesby-Gibson; Tyrrel-Carr; Lord Mayor-Marten; Ratcliff-Anderson; Lieut-Arthur; Oxford-Bencraft; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Duchess of York-Mrs James; Lady Anne-Mrs Horton; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

170
01 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter Harlequin-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

171
02 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Ryan; Jun. Wou'dbe-Bridgwater; Richmore-Hale; Trueman-Chapman; Teague-Cibber; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Clearaccount-Arthur; Faribank-Ridout; Balderdash-Marten; Constable-Dunstall; Mother Midnight-Stoppelaer; Jack-Bencraft; Constance-Mrs Hale; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Bland; Aurelia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Jack Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

172
09 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17451109, but Young Fashion-Anderson; Sir John-Anderson; Bull-Stoppelaer; Varoles-Bencraft; Shoemaker-Arthur; Constable-Dunstall; Syringe-James; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Varoles Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

Song: As17460108

173
23 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Lavinio-Hale; Brunetto-Gibson; Barbarino-Rosco; Alberto-Carr; Mago-Arthur; Puritan-Hippisley; Officer-Bencraft; Isabella-Mrs Bland; Prudentia-Mrs Vincent; Flametta-Mrs Hale; Trappolin-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Bencraft

174
05 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-Hippisley; Roderigo-Cashell; Mad Scholar-Hale; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Gibson; Verdugo-Hayman; Lopez-Carr; Jaques-Arthur; Porter-Rosco; Mad Englishman-Chapman; Mad Welshman-James; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Woodward; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Fool-Master Shuter; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Juletta-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

175
24 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Beard; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Justice Quorum-Marten; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall; Tippet-Miss Hippisley; Cent-Bencraft; Grigg-Rosco; Gage-Vaughan; Mump-Stoppelaer; Scrip-Hayman; Swab-Anderson; Tib Tatter-Miss Allen; Strummer-Mrs Bland; Mopsey-Mrs Vaughan; Blouze-Mrs Rowley; Drab-Miss Stevens; Manchet-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Cent Actor: Bencraft

Dance: A Peasant-Cooke; Grand Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi