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2973 results for: Keyword - Duke and Duchess of Richmond
We found 1290 matches on Performance Comments, 1119 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, 371 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1726
29 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [M+Midwife, No II (at about this date) includes a Letter from Mary Midnight to David Garrick, Esq praising him as actor and even as manager, but asking why he neglects Fletcher's plays: "What is the reason that the public patience is so largely try'd, and the human understanding so shamefully insulted as it is, by a perpetual repetition of the Duke and No Duke, the Anatomist, and twenty things of like nature?" Concludes by remarking that the London Cuckolds is a scandal to virtue.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17501020 Play to conclude with a dance call'd The City Revels-the characters of the play

1727
19 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ridout and Barrington. On Wednesday 24 April for the Benefit of Leveridge, The City Wives Confederacy: @To all generous Britons I sound this endeavour,@To beg that this season my play you ll promote,@By granting as usual your bountiful favour,@Which by Old Silenus shall ne'er be forgot.@Whilst Life I'm enjoying, and health do inherit,@With grateful Remembrance all thanks I'll renew@Still raising my voice to the Heighth of my Spirit,@Then swan-like will sing out my final adieu. tickets fbr the play, with the Musical note printed on them may had of Leveridge at his Lodging over against the Red Lion in Brownlow St., by Drury Lane, and of Mr Page at the Stage Door. Tickets for the 17th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17510311 but Iago-Macklin; Desdemona-Mrs Elmy; Duke-Marten.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Marten.
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17500926

1728
10 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Bassanio-Havard; Shylock-Yates; Antonio-Berry; Lorenzo (with Songs)-Beard; Launcelot-Shuter; Salanio-Scrase; Gratiano-Palmer; Tubal-Taswell; Gibbo-Ray; Balthasar-Simpson; Morochius [sic]-Burton; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Jessica-Miss Minors; Portia-Mrs Clive; Solarino-Blakes; Duke-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Dance: Mathews

1729
09 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Macklin; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-Bransby; Emelia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson

Dance: A Grand Scots Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

1730
06 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sparks; Copper Capt.-Ryan; Juan-Ridout; Cacafoggo-Marten; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Bransby; Old Woman-Collins; Duke-Anderson; Clara-Miss Haughton; 1st Lady-Mrs Dunstall; 2nd Lady-Miss Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Davis; Altea-Mrs Ridout; Margaritta-Mrs Barrington; Estifania-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

1731
14 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Winstone and Burton. No building on the stage. Tickets from Winstone at Mr Race's, Peruke Maker, Bridges St., from Mr Burton at Brownlow Sq., Long Acre. Receipts: #89 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17520312 but Iago-Havard; Duke-Winstone; Brabantio-Burton; Montano-Mozeen; Gratiano-Simpson.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

1732
29 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten and Stoppelaer. Tickets sold at the door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17511116, but Tubal-Stoppelaer; Duke-Martin.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Martin.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips

1733
19 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Gratiano-Palmer; Shylock-Yates; Antonio-Berry; Launcelot-Shuter; Bassanio-Havard; Tubal-Taswell; Solarino-Blakes; Balthazar-Simson; Lorenzo-Beard (with Songs in Character); Duke-Winstone; Salanio-Scrase; Morochius-Burton; Old Gobbo-W. Vaughan; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: A Punch Dance-Morris; IV: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Mrs Addision

1734
06 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Lowe; Lancelot-Arthur; Salarino-Ridout; Solanio-Bransby; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Jessica (with a Song adapted to the character)-Mrs Chambers; Portia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Arcas-Anderson; Corydon-Arthur; Cymon-Collins; Mopsus-Dunstall; Phillida-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson

1735
24 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Macklin; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-Bransby; Emilia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Steward Actor: Anderson

1736
28 October 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Garrick; Pierre-Mossop, first time; Belvidera-Miss Bellamy; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Spinoza-Simson; Elliot-Mozeen; Duke-Winstone; Bedamour-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

1737
07 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sparks; Copper Captain-Ryan; Don Juan-Ridout; Cacafogo-Marten; Alonzo-Usher; Sanchio-Bransby; Old Woman-Collins; Duke-Anderson; Clara-Miss Haughton; 1st Lady-Mrs Bambridge; 2nd Lady-Miss Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Davis; Altea-Mrs Ridout; Margarita-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo.

1738
05 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17521024, but Lodovico-_; Gratiano-_; Duke-_; Montano-_.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Song: New Cantata call'dThe Court of Comus set by Worgan-Lowe

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

1739
22 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Towards a fund for ye Support of a publick Charity-(ye Lock Hospl.). King Lear & Duke & no Duke given out for Wed., 23 & bills put up, but not play'd on account of Mr Havard's illness, at 12 at noon, bills were dispers'd saying--the Play of King Lear, design'd for to Night is oblig'd to be defer'd on Account of Mr Havard's sudden illness. N.B--It was a very hot day (Cross). Tickets to be had at the following Coffee Houses: The St James, in St James's St.; The Mount, in Grosvenor St.; George's the upper end of the Haymarket; the Bedford and Tom's in Covent Garden; Garraway's in Cornhill; and at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Tickets deliver'd out for 16 April will be taken. [Cross lists no Receipts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Scapin

Dance: CCountry Amusements-. See17530412

1740
23 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing Lear and Duke and No Duke advertised but not given (Cross)

Performances

1741
25 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Garrick; Pierre-Mossop; Duke-Bransby; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Elliot-Mozeen; Spinoza-Simson; Bedamour-Blakes; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1742
27 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Concerning Mrs Elmy's acting of Desdemona, the Gentleman's Magazine (Oct., p. 493) quotes the Monitor: And no part has been better represented in our memory, and indeed we scarce knew what it was before she acted it."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello The Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Ryan; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Wignell; Montano-White; Desdemona-Mrs Elmy; Emilia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Wignell
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1743
14 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17531025, but Duke-Clough.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Clough.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

1744
01 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17540108, but Duke Marten.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Wignell
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: LLes Taileurs, as17531210

1745
06 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (the Jew)-Arthur; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Lowe; Solarino-Ridout; Solanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song adapted to the Character)-Mrs Chambers; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson

Entertainment: DDialogue@Epilogue between Tom Jarvis (an itinerant Turner) and his Horse-

Dance: LLes Taileurs, as17531210; Italian Peasants, as17531120

1746
09 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17540406 but Duke-Marten; Launcelot-Collins; Gobbo-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Marten
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120; Dutch Dance, as17531018

1747
23 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Arthur; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with Songs in character)-Lowe; Salarino-Ridout; Solanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song adapted to the character)-Mrs Chambers; Nerissa-Mrs Barrington; Portia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1748
18 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before; Iago-Ryan; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-White; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

1749
07 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The play revived. The Characters to be Dress'd after the Old Italian and Spanish Manner. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Garrick; Don Frederick-Palmer; Duke-Usher; Petruchio-Blakes; Peter-Philips; Antony-Vaughan; Surgeon-Clough; Francisco-W. Vaughan; Antonio-Yates; First Constania-Miss Macklin; Mother-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Macklin; Kinswoman-Mrs Hippisley; Second Constantia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Usher
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Macklin
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, as17541008

1750
23 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Sheridan; Priuli-Gibson; Bedamar-Anderson; Jaffier-Murphy; Duke-Marten; Renault-Ridout; Belvidera-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Anderson

Dance: Granier, Madam Camargo