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We found 1271 matches on Performance Comments, 1061 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, 331 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Walker; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard; Iago-Paget; Cassio-Blakes; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Dunstall; Brabantio-Nelson; Gratiano-Wallis; Lodovico-Linnet; Emilia-Mrs Middleton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Milward; Belvidera-Mrs Roberts; Duke-Taswell; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Ridout; Priuli-Wright; Pierre-Quin.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17401201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Delane; Henriquez-Hale; Leonora-Mrs Horton; Roderick-Ryan; Don Bernardo-Rosco; Duke Angelo-Stephens; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Neale; 2d Shepherd-James; Camillo-Hippisley; Citizen-Oates; Fabian-Arthur; Lopez-Stoppelaer; Gerald-Bencraft; Violante-Mrs Woffington; With a New Prologue-; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Duke Angelo Actor: Stephens

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Crispe, who never appeared there before; King Henry-Giffard; Richmond-Walker; Prince Edward-Mrs Dunstall; Duke of York-Miss Naylor; Buckingham-Peterson; Norfolk-Blakes; Stanley-Paget; Oxford-Vaughan; Tressel-W. Giffard; Catesby-Marr; Ratcliff-Crofts; Blunt-Naylor; Tirrel-Nelson; Lord Mayor-Dunstall; Queen-Mrs Steel; Dutchess of York-Mrs Yates; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Naylor

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Merchant-Quin; Bassanio-Milward; Gratiano-Mills; Shylock-Macklin; Launcelot-Chapman; Gobbo-Johnson; Solanio-Berry; Morochius-Cashell; Lorenzo-Havard; Prince of Arragon-Turbutt; Duke-Winstone; Tubal-Taswell; Salarino-Ridout; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Mrs Pritchard; Jessica-Miss Woodman.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Dance: DDiane a la Chasse-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; Les Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: King of France-Crispe; Duke of Florence-Nelson; Bertram-Giffard; Lafeu-Paget; Parolles-Peterson; Clown-Yates; Lord Dumain-Blakes; Steward-Dunstall; Countess-Mrs Steel; Widow-Mrs Yates; Diana-Miss Hippisley; Mariana-Mrs Dunstall; Hellena-Mrs Giffard; with an Epilogue-adapted to that Character.
Cast
Role: Duke of Florence Actor: Nelson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Dance: I: A new dance-Muilment; II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17410302

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Delane; Copper Captain-Ryan; Duke-Bridgwater; Cacafogo-Stoppelaer; Margaretta-Mrs Ware; Juan-Hale; Sancho-Arthur; Alonzo-Gibson; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Horsington; Old Woman-Hippisley; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Cross, Mrs Hale, Miss Burgess; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: Muzette-Miss Morrison; IV: Matelotes-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Song: End Afterpiece: Arra my Judy (by Desire)-Stoppelaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Delane, 1st appearance on that stage; Iago-Mills; Cassio-Winstone; Brabantio-Berry; Roderigo-Neale; Lodovico-Turbutt; Montano-Havard; Duke-Taswell; Desdemona-Mrs Mills; Emilia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Bridgwater; Copper Capt.-Ryan; Duke-Rosco; Cacafogo-Mullart; Margaretta-Mrs Stevens; Don Juan-Cashell; Sanchio-Stevens; Alonzo-Gibson; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Hillyard; Old Woman-Hippisley; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Milward; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Old Woman-Macklin; Altea-Miss Bennett; Copper Captain-Mills; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Margaretta-Mrs Butler; Don Juan-Winstone; Sancho-Ridout; Alonzo-Ray; Clara-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: As17410926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Buckingham-Cashell; Prince Edward-Mrs Vincent; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Tressel-Chapman; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Stephens; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieut. of Tower-Stevens; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Harrington; Oxford-Bencraft; Blunt-Clark; Tyrrel-Stoppelaer; Forrest-Vaughan; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: The Part of King Richard-a Gentleman (who never appear'd on any Stage) [Garrick]; King Henry-Giffard; Richmond-Marshall; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duke of York-Miss Naylor; Buckingham-Peterson; Norfolk-Blakes; Stanley-Paget; Oxford-Vaughan; Tressel-W. Giffard; Catesby-Marr; Ratcliff-Crofts; Blount-Naylor; Tyrrel-Pattenden; Lord Mayor-Dunstall; Queen-Mrs Steel; Duchess of York-Mrs Yates; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Naylor

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Froment, Mlle Duval, two Masters and Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Merchant-Delane; Bassanio-Milward; Gratiano-Mills; Shylock-Macklin; Launcelot-Neale; Gobbo-Johnson; Solanio-Berry; Morochius-Woodburn; Balthazar-Green; Duke-Winstone; Tubal-Taswell; Solarino-Ridout; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Mrs Woffington; Jessica-Miss Woodman; Lorenzo-Lowe (in which character will be introduc'd songs proper to the play).
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Dance: V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Milward; Antipholis of Ephasus-Mills; Aegean-Berry; Dromio of Syracuse-Macklin; Dromio of Ephasus-Arthur; Duke-Winstone; Balthazar-Ridout; Angelo-Havard; Pinch-Neale; 1st Merchant-Turbutt; 2nd Merchant-Ward; Messenger-Taswell; Officer-Woodburn; The Lady Abbess-Mrs Macklin; Luciana-Mrs Mills; Courtesan-Mrs Bennet; Adriana-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Song: Between the acts: Beard, Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello (By Desire)-Perry, who never appeared on any Stage; Iago-Ryan; Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard; Cassio-Hale; Brabantio-Roberts; Roderigo-Woodman; Lodovico-Gibson; Montano-Cashell; Duke-Harrington; Gratiano-Lascells; Emilia-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Harrington

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: A new Comic Dance-Dubuisson, Villeneuve, Sga Bonneval; III: Scots Dance-Mathews; IV: Hornpipe-Taylor; V: Matelot-Master Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Captain-Giffard; Leon-Marshall; Duke-Paget; Cacafogo-Dunstall; Margaretta-Mrs Bambridge; Don Juan-W. Giffard; Sancho-Crofts; Alonzo-Naylor; Alithea-Mrs Dunstall; Clara-Mrs Yates; Old Woman-Yates; Estifania-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Paget

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; King Henry-Milward; Richmond-T? Cibber; Buckingham-Mills; Stanley-Havard; Norfolk-Ridout; Tressel-Berry; Ratcliffe-Turbutt; Catesby-Winstone; Oxford-Woodburn; King Edward V-Miss Woodman; Duke of York-Miss Cibber (1st time on any stage); Lieutenant-Ray; Forest-Gray; Dighton-Wright; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Blunt-Raftor; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; With an occasional Epilogue-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Philips, Miss Scott; V: The Swiss-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Duke and Princesses present. Receipts: #100. [Winston MS. lists Constant Couple, which had been announced for this day in the previous Bill, but which seems to have been deferr'd on account of this command performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Song: I: Bright Author of my present Flame-Lowe

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

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Duke &c attended. [Winston MS. lists Merchant of Venice, which had been advertised on the previous day's bill, but which was supplanted by this command performance.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; III: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17411030; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: King-Milward; Bertram-Mills; LaFeu-Berry; Clown-Macklin; Duke of Florence-Woodburn; Dumain Sen.-Havard; Dumain Jun.-Ridout; Interpreter-Winstone; Rynaldo-Turbutt; Diana-Mrs Ridout; Widow-Mrs Cross; Mariana-Mrs Marshall; Countess of Rousillon-Mrs Butler; Helena-Mrs Woffington; Parolles-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Duke of Florence Actor: Woodburn

Song: I: See from the Silent Groves-Beard; III: A Duet-Beard, Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #90. Rylands MS.: Milward bury'd. Duke &c [attended theatre]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; III: a Ballad-Lowe; IV: a Song-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: La Foullies, as17420125

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106

Event Comment: MMrs Woffington fainted (Rylands MS.). Last night, in the First Act of All's Well, which was acted at Drury Lane, Mrs Woffington was taken so violently ill, that she fainted away, as she stood at the scenes, ready to come on; After a proper Apology being made, the Audience with great Humanity and Patience, waited till another person dress'd to read the part.--This night the Alchemist (by Particular Desire) is to be performed; and on Thursday, His Royal Highness and the Duke and Princesses have commanded the Tender Husband. On Friday the Play All's Well will be represented; when if Mrs Woffington is not recover'd, Mrs Mills will be ready in the part. Receipts: #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: Duke of Florence Actor: Woodburn

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Song: I: Sylvia wilt thou was e thy Prime, a new song of Mr Arne's,-Lowe; III: Was ever nymph like Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420116, but Duke Sen.-Ridout; Frederick-Winstone; Orlando-Mills; LeBeau-Woodburn; Charles-Raftor; William-Ray; Epilogue to the Memory of Milward-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Duke Sen. Actor: Ridout
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Mills
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Ward

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; III: The Swiss, as17410926; V: Le Boufon, as17411030

Song: II: See from the Silent Groves-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Sen. Actor: Ridout
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Mills
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Ward

Song: I: a Song with French Horns-Beard; III: A Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17411110

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420304