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4794 results for: Keyword - Colley Cibber Esq
We found 2731 matches on Author, 2014 matches on Performance Comments, 684 matches on Event Comments, 11 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4201
10 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Face-Hale; Ananias-Hippisley; Subtle-Roberts; Sir Epicure-Mullart; Tribulation-Neale; Kastril-Bridgwater; Lovewit-Arthur; Surly-Hallam; Dapper-James; Widow Pliant-Mrs Hale; Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Abel-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Abel Actor: Cibber.

Dance: As17401209

4202
29 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: See17401220, but Sir Harry-Mrs Woffington; Beau Clincher-Cibber; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Standard-Bridgwater; Smugler-Hippisley; Vizard-Hale; Clincher Jr-Neale; Dicky-James; Tom-Clarke; Constable-Mullart; Lady Darling-Mrs James; Angelina-Mrs Bellamy; Parley-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

4203
14 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #118 8s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Cibber received #60 11s. 6d. for 13 Jan., and #34 4s. for 14 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Cibber Sr

Dance: As17410112

4204
14 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17401230, but Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Kite-Mullart; Bullock-Neale; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Recruits-Hippisley, James; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Cibber

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Les Savoyards (new)-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; By particular Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Denoyer, Signora Barberini; Glover

4205
02 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Witwoud Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17401118, but Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Roberts; Robert-Harrington; Charlotte-Mrs Hale; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Les Matelotes-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

4206
09 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Mullart; Dick-Hale; Lord Lurewell-Gibson; Mrs Cockle-Mrs Martin; Peggy-Mrs Hale; Kate-Miss Dodson; Joe-Salway.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; III: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland; V: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Song: In II: Roberts

4207
16 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Hellena-Mrs Woffington; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Belvile-Hale; Antonio-Hallam; Pedro-Rosco; Frederic-Oates; Sancho-James; Florinda-Mrs Bellamy; Valeria-Mrs Hale; Moretta-Mrs James; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby; Blunt-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tyrolean-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

4208
03 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Lady Lurewell-Mrs Stevens; Standard-Bridgwater; Beau Clincher-Cibber; Smugler-Hippisley; Vizard-Hale; Clincher Jr-Neale; Dicky-James; Errand-Clarke; Constable-Mullart; Lady Darling-Mrs James; Angelica-Mrs Vincent; Parly-Mrs Kilby; Sir Harry-(by particular Desire) Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: LLes Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

4209
23 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17410123, but Trim-Cibber; Tom-Oates; Swagger-_; Bumkin-_; Kate Matchlock-_.
Cast
Role: Trim Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; IV: Two Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

4210
24 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: See17410216, but Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine, Louvre-Signora Barberini

4211
01 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Scotch Dance-Master Pitt, lately arrived from Ireland; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Pitt; V: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne

4212
11 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17410214, but Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Mullart; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Miss Davis; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Recruits-Hippisley, James; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: PPierots-Richardson, Delagarde; Les Matelots-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

4213
05 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Shepherd; Valentine-Milward; Ben-Macklin; Foresight-Johnson; Scandal-Mills; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Prue-Mrs Clive; Nurse-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Tattle Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Lowe; Charlotte-Miss Woodman; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

4214
08 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Sylvia-Mrs Woffington, 1st appearance at that stage; Plume-Mills; Kite-Berry; Bullock-Macklin; Ballance-Winstone; Worthy-Havard; Melinda-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Macklin; Rose-Miss Brunette; Scale-Raftor; Scruple-Woodburn; Constable-Turbutt; Pearmain-Neale; Appletree-Ray; Collier-Taswell; Brazen-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

4215
06 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Woffington; Loveless-Milward; Worthy-Mills; Coupler-Johnson; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Young Fashion-Havard; Lory-Neale; Sir John Friendly-Raftor; Shoemaker-Ray; La Varole-Leigh; Mendlegs-Green; Surgeon-Taswell; Bull-Woodburn; Taylor-Wright; Page-Miss Cole; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Nurse-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

4216
08 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Delane; Macduff-Milward; Banquo-Mills; Lennox-Cibber; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Butler; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Duncan-Winstone; Malcolm-Havard; Seyward-Ridout; Seyton-Berry; Donalbain-Green; Fleance-Miss Cole; 1st Murderer-Turbutt; 2nd Murderer-Taswell; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Macklin, Shepard, Ray; Vocals-Beard, Lowe, Ray, Mrs Clive; With Music-; Dancing-, other decorations proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Lennox Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

4217
15 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Senior-Mills; Duke Frederick-Ward; Jaques-Cibber; Orlando-Milward; Amiens-Lowe; Touchstone-Macklin; Oliver-Havard; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Green; Phebe-Miss Bennet; Le Beau-Ridout; Jaques de Bois-Turbutt; Corin-Taswell; Charles-Winstone; William-Ray; Audrey-Mrs Egerton; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Songs by Arne-; Vocal in the play to be performed, as originally,-Lowe, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Cibber

Dance: I: a Ballet-Desse; II: a Comic Dance between a Miller and his Wife-M Mechell, Mlle Mechel; A Sailor's Dance-Dumont, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Non Ch' Amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

4218
21 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Milward; Young Wou'dbe-Mills; Trueman-Cibber; Teague-Macklin; Richmore-Berry; Alderman-Johnson; Subtleman-Arthur; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Shepard; Constable-Taswell; Clearaccount-Winstone; Poet-Neale; Midnight-Turbutt; Constance-Mrs Mills; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Aurelia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Cibber

Dance: LLe Genereux Corsaire-Sg and Sga Fausan, LaCroix, lately arrived from Paris, Constantin, M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Dumont, Desse, Baudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Miss Story

4219
04 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Milward; Bajazet-Delane; Axalla-Cibber; Moneses-Mills; Tanais-Berry; Omar-Turbutt; Haly-Green; Dervise-Winstone; Stratocles-Ridout; Zama-Ray; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts; Selima-Mrs Mills; The Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

4220
16 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Caesar-Berry; Brutus-Delane; Cassius-Milward; Anthony-Mills; Casca-Cibber; Octavius-Havard; Decius Brutus-Winstone; Ligarius-Taswell; Artemidorus-Shepard; Trebonius-Ward; Cimber-Turbutt; Pindarus-Raftor; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Portia-Mrs Roberts; Citizens-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Arthur.
Cast
Role: Casca Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

4221
21 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber Jr; Smith-Delane; Johnson-Mills; Other Characters-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Havard, Ridout, Taswell, Arthur, Turbutt, Winstone, Leigh, Green, Wright, Ray, Woodburn, Miss Woodman, Mrs Cross, Miss Story, Miss Cole; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Johnson, Ray, Raftor; Particularly the Representation of a Battle of the Two Operatical Generals-Per gli Signori Giovanni and Tomasino detti Beard, Lowe; With the Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Cibber Jr

Dance: I: Ballet, as17411015; II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; IV: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: The Swiss, as17410926

4222
08 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Havard; Marcus-Lowe; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Turbutt; Marcia-Mrs Roberts; Lucia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamund-Beard

Dance: II: a Tambourine-Mlle Mechel; IV: Les Matelotes, as17411110, but-the Mechels

4223
12 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cibber; Sir George-Mills; Charles-Havard; Sir Francis-Taswell; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Whisper-Neale; Isabinda-Miss Woodman; Patch-Mrs Cross; Scentwell-Miss Story; Miranda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamund-Beard; III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: The Swiss, as17410926

4224
04 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair (By Desire)-Mrs Woffington; Col Standard-Delane; Beau Clincher-Cibber Jun.; Clincher Jun-Neale; Vizard-Havard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Clive; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Pearly-Mr Macklin; Smuggler-Johnson; Dicky-Ray; Tom Errand-Leigh; Constable-Turbutt; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Cibber Jun.

Song: As17420101

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17411030; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128

4225
04 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Cibber Sen.
Cast
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Cibber Sen.

Dance: LLes Allemands Joyeux, as17411222; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale-Picq, Mlle Auguste