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850 results for: Keyword - Colonel Hill
We found 475 matches on Performance Comments, 247 matches on Author, 137 matches on Event Comments, 48 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

651
26 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17361222, but Balance-Winstone; Worthy-Hill; Rose-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Worthy Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

652
08 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Decius-Turbutt; Marcus-Hill; Portius-Wright; Lucius-Havard; Lucia-Miss Holliday; Marcia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Marcus Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

653
22 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Wright; Prince of Wales-Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Worcester-Havard; Northumberland-Boman; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Dowglas-Furnival; Vernon-Cross; Blunt-Hill; Bardolph-Ray; Francis-Machlin; Kate-Mrs Mills; Hostess-Mrs Roberts; Carriers-Johnson, Miller.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17370920

654
01 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Buckingham-Mills; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Richmond-Cibber; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Norfold-Boman; Stanley-Havard; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Hill; Tressel-Cross; Mayor-Harper.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

655
21 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir William-Miller; Sir Edward-Quin; Squire-Cibber; Belfond Jr-Milward; Trueman-Wright; Hackym-Turbutt; Shamwell-Hill; Scrapeall-Cole; Termagant-Winstone; Attorney-Havard; Lucy-Miss Brett; Margaret-Miss Thynne; Ruth-Mrs Grace; Mrs Hackum-Ray; Lolpoop-Harper; Isabella-Mrs Clive; Cheatly-Macklin; Teresa-Mrs Mills; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Shamwell Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17371018

656
11 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Milward; Pierre-Quin; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Renault-Cibber; Priuli-Boman; Duke-Cross; Bedamar-Hill; Eliot-Winstone; Spinosa-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

657
19 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Milward; Antony-Wright; Julius Caesar-Mills; Caska-Cibber; Octavius Caesar-Hill; Citizens-Johnson, Miller, Harper, Griffin; Portia-Mrs Furnival; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Octavius Caesar Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Miller; Lurewell-Hill; Richard-Havard; Peggy-Miss Brett; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Joe-Beard; Kate-Miss Tollet; Attendants-Winstone, Cross, Raftor; Forresters-Turbutt, Leigh; Green. Green.
Cast
Role: Lurewell Actor: Hill

Dance: A new Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Mrs Thompson, Pelling, Rector, Mrs Woodward, Miss Brett

Music: Select Pieces-

658
23 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Performance Comment: Sir John Cockle-Miller; King-Cibber; Sir Timothy Flash-Beard; Greenwood-Hill; French Cooke-Woodward; Miss Kitty-Mrs Clive; Mrs Starch-Miss Tollett; Vintner-Turbutt; Joe-Marshall; Barber-Ray; Taylor-Gray; Attendants-Raftor, Woodburn, Leigh; Edition of 1738 adds: Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Greenwood Actor: Hill

Dance: V: Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

659
28 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Blandford-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard; Widow Lackit-Mrs Grace; Charlot-Mrs Pritchard; Stanmore-Winstone; Governor-Turbutt; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill; Lucy-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Hotman Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Cast
Role: Greenwood Actor: Hill

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with two new Minuets for Trumpets and other Instruments-

Dance: II: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

660
25 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: As17371019, but Herbis-Turbutt; Daran-Havard; Artamon-Hill.
Cast
Role: Artamon Actor: Hill.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Lurewell Actor: Hill

Dance: I: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: BBallad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

661
10 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agamemnon

Performance Comment: As17380406 but Hill_; Miss_ Brett.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Milward, Cibber, Wright, Hill, Mrs Porter, Mrs Cibber, Miss Brett
Role: unassigned Actor: Hill.

662
01 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17380413 but King-Hill; Miller-Miller.
Cast
Role: 7380413 but King Actor: Hill

Dance: I: La Pieraite-Livier, Mrs Thompson; II: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Turkish-Muilment; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

663
03 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Milward; Evans-Macklin; Shallow-Johnson; Caius-Miller; Slender-Woodward; Host-Harper; Bardolph-Ray; Nym-Raftor; Pistol-Cross; Rugby-Leigh; Simple-Master Green; Robin-Miss Cole; Fenton-Hill; Page-Winstone; Anne Page-Miss Brett; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Grace; Mrs Ford-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Page-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Fenton Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: II: The Early Horn-Beard

664
06 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Cranmer-Wright; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Miller; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Boman; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Hill; Campeius-Turbutt; Cromwell-Cross; Queen Katharine-Mrs Roberts; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bannet? [Mrs Mills in Daily Advertiser]; Surrey-Cibber [Daily Advertiser only].Daily Advertiser only].
Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; II: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Mrs Thompson; III: Polish Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: Scots Dance-Haughton, Vallois, Rector, Mrs Walter, Miss Thompson, Mrs Vallois

665
17 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Shamwell Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queans: With the odd Humours of little Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Cross; Clytus-Harper; Hephestion-Woodward; Lysimachus-Hill; Cassander-Cole; Perdiccas-Winstone; Aristander-Furnival; Philip-Marshall; Sysigambis-Ray; Parisatis-Green; Roxana-Macklin; Statira-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Lysimachus Actor: Hill

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: A new Sailor's Dance-Phillips; III: Dance of Turks-Muilment; End I Afterpiece: Pierrots-Pelling, Vallois; II: Drunken Peasant (for the Entertainment of Alexander)-Phillips; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: IV: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge, his first appearance here

666
26 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman, Hill, Martin. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: 7380413 but King Actor: Hill

Dance: I: A new dance-Miss Wright, Miss Morrison; II: Punch-Master Ferg; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: A new Sailor's Dance-Phillips

667
14 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Wright; Prince-Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Glendower-Cibber; Worcester-Havard; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Dowglass-Furnival; Vernon-Cross; Blunt-Hill; Bardolph-Ray; Francis-Macklin; Carriers-Johnson, Harper [Egerton 2320: Harper ill Macklin did ye Carrier for him]; Kate-Mrs Mills; Hostess-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips

668
21 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Mills; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Milward; Octavius Caesar-Hill; Antony-Wright; Caska-Cibber; Portia-Mrs Roberts; Citizens-Johnson, Macklin, Harper, Griffin.
Cast
Role: Octavius Caesar Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

669
30 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Cibber; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Norfolk-Boman; Stanley-Havard; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Hill; Tressel-Cross; Lord Mayor-Harper.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

670
21 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Kent-Rosco; Albany-Hale; Cornwall-Hill; Burgundy-A. Ryan; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Horton; Goneril-Mrs Mullart; Regan-Mrs Templer; Bastard-Walker.
Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

671
06 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17381104, but Bajazet-Walker; Prince-Ridout; Stratocles-Hill; Haly-A. Ryan; Mirvan-Stevens With the usual Prologue.
Cast
Role: Stratocles Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave Author(s): Edward Phillips

672
09 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Performance Comment: Mithridates-Ryan; Ziphares-Delane; Pharnaces-Hale; Archelaus-Bridgwater; Pelopidas-Stephens; Adravar-Rosco; Aquilius-Hill; Monimia-Mrs Ware; Semandra-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Aquilius Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: (by Dby Desire) The Necromancer

673
13 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Thrifty-Rosco; Gripe-Arthur; Leander-Hill; Octavian-A. Ryan; Clara-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Brunette; Shift-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Hill

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

674
29 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Delane; Arthur-Mrs Vincent; Bastard Faulconbridge-Walker; Hubert-Bridgwater; Philip King of France-Ryan; Lewis the Dauphin-Hallam; Pandulph-Chapman; Salisbury-Stephens; Pembroke-Hill; Essex-Arthur; Prince Henry-A. Ryan; Queen Elinor-Mrs James; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Mullart; Chatilion-Salway; Austria-Mullart; Robert Faulconbridge-Clarke; Citizen of Angiers-Rosco; Constance-Mrs Hallam; Blanche-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Pembroke Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

675
02 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Delane; King-Johnson; Prince-Ryan; Falstaff-Bridgwater; Worcester-Rosco; Westmoreland-Hill; Dowglass-Hale; Vernon-Hallam; Blunt-Salway; Glendower-Chapman; Bardolph-W. Hallam; Poins-A. Ryan; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Hippisley; Mortimer-Stevens; Carriers-Mullart, James; Kate-Mrs Ware; Hostess-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Hill
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine