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2848 results for: Keyword - Captain Francis
We found 1632 matches on Performance Comments, 995 matches on Author, 201 matches on Performance Title, 171 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2451
09 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Count Basset-King; Manly-Packer; Sir Francis-Yates; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry, 1st time; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2452
22 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manley-Palmer; Sir Francis Wronghead-Shuter; Squire Richard-Weston; Basset-Gardner; Moody-Thompson; Poudage-Brownsmith; Lady Grace-Mrs Burden; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Gardner; Miss Jenny-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Denton; Myrtilla-Mrs Kirby; Lady Townly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: A Serious Dance-; End: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

2453
27 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Neville MS Diary: Went into ye first row of ye Pit. Before ye play began and between ye acts read ye part of Lord and Lady Townly, Sir Francis, J. Moodie, and Sir Richard...The little girl who dances is more applauded than anyone who appears on that stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Serious Dance-; Hornpipe, as17670722

2454
07 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter; Sir George Airy-Davis; Sir Jealous Traffic-Newton; Charles-Gardner; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Whisper-Quick; Butler-Smith; Isabinda-Miss Ogilvie; Scentwell-Mrs Kirby; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Miranda-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: SSerious Dance-; The Gallant Peasant, as17670904

Entertainment: By Desire, Occasional Prologue on opening the Theatre-Mr Foote; in which will be introduced Through the Wood Laddie-the real Blackamoor Lady (Neville)

2455
18 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Reddish, 1st appearance there; Manly-Jefferson; Count Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; John Moddy-Burton; Squire Richard-a young gentleman, [1st appearance [Mr Wingfield]; Lady Grace-Mrs Barry; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington[, 1st time., 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

2456
19 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Mattocks; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

2457
12 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17680223, but Sir Francis-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Stede, 1st time (Scholar to Fishar)

2458
30 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Morgan; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Poundage-Bates; Servant-Holtom; Constable-Wignell; James-T. Smith; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Pearce; Trusty-Miss Mills; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17670921.

2459
07 October 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Vernon; Sir George Airy-Davis; Charles-Gardner; Sir Francis Gripe-Weston; Sir Jealous Traffick-Lewis; Whisper-Sharpless; Drawer-Jacobs; Butler-Lings; Scentwell-Mrs White; Isabinda-Mrs Dyer; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Miranda-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Music: IV: Concerto-Barthelemon; End: Imitations-Bannister

2460
21 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Packer; Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis-Love; Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Poundage-Castle; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

2461
25 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17681020, but Sir Francis-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

2462
06 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, Miss Madden and Miss Garman. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Francis, Symonds, the Widow Trott, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Paddick, and Abbot will be taken. Receiv'd deficiencies from Mahon #1 6s. 9d.; Aldridge #6 5s. 6d.; Davis #12 13s. 9d. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value @Wild 6 40 67 #14 4s. #7 2s. @Miss Madden 9 19 25 #7 12s. #3 16s. @Miss Garman 2 24 72 #11 6s. #5 13s. @Francis 1 43 44 #11 2s. #5 11s. @Symmonds 3 20 52 #8 19s. #4 9s. 6d. @Mrs Trott 28 7 7 #8 15s. #4 7s. 6d. @Mrs Hitchcock 32 39 20 #15 17s. #7 18s. 6d. @Mrs Paddick 6 20 21 #6 12s. #3 6s. @Abbot 2 47 50 #12 11s. #6 5s. 6d. @Total 89 259 358 #96 18s. #48 9s.@ [There were no charges. The House receiv'd 1!2 the value of the tickets (Account Book).] Receipts: #38 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden

2463
20 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Midas

2464
23 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; King-Bannister; Prince of Wales-Cautherly; Vernon-Hurst; Worcester-Bransby; Blunt-Palmer; Poins-Packer; Douglas-Fawcett; Northumberland-Burton; Wesmorland-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; First Carrier-Moody; Second Carrier-Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Hotspur-Holland; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2465
02 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Packer; Count Basset-Palmer; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; John Moody-I. Sparks; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Poundage-Castle; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Grace-Mrs Stephens; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Miss Jenny-Miss Radley, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2466
29 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith, first time; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Hamilton; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Moody-Dunstall; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

2467
29 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With The Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King-Gibson; Worcester-Hull; Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Vernon-Davis; Douglas-Gardner; Falstaff-Shuter; Poins-Perry; Westmorland-Cushing; Blunt-R. Smith; Bardolph-Wignell; Francis-Hamilton; Carriers-Dunstall, Quick; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

2468
03 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17700125, but to avoid confusion the cast is repeated here: Capt. Ironsides-Woodward; Young Belfield-Smith; Sir Benjamin Dove-Yates; Older Belfield-Clarke; Philip-Bensley; Paterson-Dyer; Goodwin-Hull; Jonathan-Dunstall; Francis-Perry; Skiff-Quick; Lady Dove-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Miss Ward; Kitty-Miss Valois; Sophia-Mrs Mattocks; Violetta-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Perry
Role: Captain Ironsides Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

2469
03 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17700210, but Francis-Lewis; Philip-Perry.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Lewis
Role: Captain Ironsides Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

2470
18 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, Miss Madden, Roffe, Ansell, and Miss Woolley. Tickets deliver'd by Symonds, Furkins, Hartle, Francis, Abbott, Walters, Miss Stede, the Widow Trott, the Widow Pullin, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Paddick, Mr Pilfold, Mr Doe, Claridge, and Reed will be taken. @ Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@ Wild 4 43 53 #12 15s. #6 7s. 6d.@ Miss Madden 41 17 29 #15 14s. #7 17s.@ Rose 23 55 35 #17 10s. #8 15s.@ Ansell 11 31 41 #11 10s. #5 15s.@ Wooley 3 28 56 #10 11s. #5 5s. 6d.@ Symonds 3 18 47 #8 3s. #4 1s. 6d.@ Furkins 9 9 9 #4 10s. #2 5s.@ Mrs Hartle 4 28 60 #11 4s. #5 12s.@ Francis .. 19 34 #6 5s. #3 2s. 6d.@ Abbott 12 60 53 #18 6s. 9 3s.@ Walters 3 44 106 #17 19s. #8 19s. 6d.@ Miss Stede 22 30 68 #16 6s. #8 8s.@ Miss Trott 17 10 10 #6 15s. #3 7s. 6d.@ Mrs Pullen 17 28 65 #14 19s. #7 9s. 6d.@ Mrs Hitchcock 29 42 16 #15 3s. #7 11s. 6d.@ Mrs Paddick .. 14 21 #4 4s. #2 2s@ Pilfold 27 200 67 #43 9s. #21 14s. 6d.@ Doe .. 18 39 #6 12s. #3 6s.@ Claridge 9 34 27 #10 1s. #5 0s. 6d.@ Reed .. .. .. .. .. .. ..@ Sharratt 1 8 10 #2 9s. #1 4s. 6d.@ Total 235 736 856 #254 15s. #127 7s. 6d.@ [A total of 1,817 seats given out in the three categories. Full capacity must have been nearly 2,250. No charges. House took half value of tickets.] Receipts: #13 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Entertainment: III: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Stede (scholar to Fishar)

2471
24 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd by Saunders will be taken. Half House charge, plus half extras and half value of tickets came to #63 9s. 6d. [This minus half the receipts left a deficit to Saunders of #37 11s. 9d., just covered by] income from tickets #53 17s. (Box 89; Pit 158; Gallery 79); William Gard and Singleton rec'd usual pay [see 15 Feb.] (Account Book). Receipts: #51 14s. Half value of tickets received from Ellis, Stephenson, Bushell and Francis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Lewis
Role: Captain Ironsides Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

2472
05 October 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Vandermere; Sir Jealous Traffick-Lloyd; Butler-Griffith; Charles-Smith; Whisper-Dancer; Sir George Airy-Robson; Drawer-Mas. Lapper; Servant-Ledwith; Sir Francis Gripe-Brownsmith; Isabinda-Miss Trowell; Scentwell-Miss Vincent; Patch-Miss Fairlamb; Miranda-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Brownsmith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mas. Lapper; End of Play: Hornpipe-Mrs Cope

2473
13 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Hamilton; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: Comic Dance-; IV: Countryman Metamorphosed, as17701010

2474
16 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Reddish; Manly-Packer; John Moody-Burton; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Mrs Egerton, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin; Count Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry; Miss Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

2475
19 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Shuter, first time; Young Belfield-Smith; Sir Benjamin-Yates; Elder Belfield-Clarke; Philip-Perry; Paterson-Dyer; Goodwin-Hull; Jonathan-Dunstall; Francis-Lewes; Skiff-Quick; Lady Dove-Mrs Green; Lucy Waters-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Miss Ward; Kitty-Miss Valois; Sophia-Mrs Mattocks; Violetta-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine