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5334 results for: Keyword - Edward and Charles Dilly
We found 3306 matches on Author, 1745 matches on Performance Comments, 505 matches on Event Comments, 163 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4401
23 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Davies from Ireland play'd Lady Easy, a pretty Figure-toll: [erable]. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Easy-Mrs Davies from Dublin; Foppington-Woodward; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard; Edging-Mrs Clive; Sir Charles Easy-Havard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Havard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

4402
28 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Foigard-Yates; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsey-Mrs Toogood; Gibbet-Shuter; Cherry-Miss Minors; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Aimwell-Havard; Scrub-Woodward; Sullen-Winstone; Bonniface-Berry; Sir Charles-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

4403
23 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Anderson; Boniface-Marten; Foigard-Barrington; Cibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Collins; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington; Cherry-Miss Haughton; Gipsey-Miss Young; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Grandchamps, Mad Camargo.
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave Author(s): Edward Phillips

4404
25 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Douchstone-Woodward; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Winstone; Oliver-Burton; Amiens (with proper Songs)-Beard; Adam-Lacey; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Mozeen; Le Beau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audry-Mrs James; Celia-Mrs Clive; Phebe-Mrs Bennet; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: Charles Actor: Wilder

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Several New Entertainments:A Dutch Dance-Mad Auguste lately arriv'd from Paris,; The Hungarian Peasants-Ferrere, Mad Auretti; Comic Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auguste

4405
13 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Usher; Sir Charles-Ridout; Easy-Ricard; Cribage-Anderson; Purser-Redman; Jiltup-Mrs Bambridge; Advocate-Miss Ferguson; Barmaid-Miss Morrison; Flip-Dunstall; Sailors-Marten, Collins, Bancraft, Holtam, Bennet; Beau Mizen-Dyer; Arabella-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Ridout; Jenny Private-Miss Pitt; Fair Quaker-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ridout
Role: Cribage Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker of Deal, or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles ShadwellEdward Thompson
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: First Fury Actor: Grandchamps.

Dance: As17521207

4406
02 January 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir Geo. Airy-Palmer; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Sir Jealous Traffic-Berry; Charles-Mozeen; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Cross; Miranda-Mrs Clive (Winston MS 8).
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Mozeen
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

4407
06 February 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit At the particular desire of several persons of quality for Mr Cibber. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years [see 15 Feb. 1746]. N.B. The Boxes not being equal to the demand for places, Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the Ladies, and to preserve the Decorum of the Play, will be enclosed in the manner of an amphitheatre. Ladies are desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had at White's Chocolate House, St James's, and at the stage door (playbill). For Th: Cibber a prisoner in ye King's Bench--he did Wolf and ye Epilogue of Nobody. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber first time of appearing on that stage in six years; Sir John Woodville-Berry; Colonel-Dexter; Heartly-Palmer; Charles-Ross; Lady Woodville-Mrs Davies; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17521122

4408
13 March 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As a principal performer was taken ill after the play last night, the New tragedy is oblig'd to be deferred till Thursday. [Printed: The British Theatre, containing Lives of the British Dramatic poets with an account of all their plays. Also The Present state of the Stage, in Great Britain and Ireland, and the theatrical characters of the principal Performers in both kingdoms.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17521125, but Oliver-_; Corin-_; Silvius-_; Le Beau-_; Charles-_; Phebe-_; Audry-_.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: Charles Actor: Wilder

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

4409
17 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Tomlinson, Walker, Baker, Robinson, Dawson, and Bride. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17530102, but Sir Francis-Taswell; Charles-Havard; Whisper-Vaughan; Scentwell-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Havard
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17530514; III: A Hornpipe-Walker; V: A Minuet-Morris, Miss Shawford

4410
13 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Burton; Amiens [with proper songs]-Beard; Adam-Havard; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Mozeen; LeBeau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audrey-Mrs James; Celia-Mrs Clive; Phoebe-Mrs Bennet; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: Charles Actor: Wilder

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Matthews, the Little Swiss

4411
15 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 8 years. [See 24 April 1753, and 15 Feb. 1746.] Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Yates; Col. Woodvil-Havard; Sir John Woodville-Berry; Heartly-Palmer; Charles-Ross; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Davies; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

4412
20 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Mlle Auguste; particularly The Dutch Dance-Mlle Auguste

4413
22 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Scentwell-Mrs Simson; Patch-Mrs Cross; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Francis-Yates; Charles-Havard; Whisper-Vaughan; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Jealous-Berry; Isabinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auguste

4414
29 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Palmer; Gibbet-Bransby; Scrub-Woodward; Cherry-Miss Minors; Sullen-Burton; Gipsy-Mrs Simson; Bonniface-Berry; Sir Charles-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Scapin

Dance: IV: Devisse, Mlle Auguste

4415
22 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Smith, 1st time; Jaques-Sparks; Duke Senior-Ridout; Duke Frederick-Gibson; Oliver-Anderson; Sylvius-Bennet; Touchstone-Shuter; Corin-Dunstall; LeBeau-White; Charles-Bencraft; William-Collins; Adam-Bridgwater; Amiens (with songs adapted to the play)-Lowe; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Phoebe-Miss Cockayne; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Smith, 1st time
Role: Oliver Actor: Anderson
Role: Charles Actor: Bencraft
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo

4416
15 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Dyer; Aimwell-Ridout; Scrub-Collins; Sullen-Dunstall; Boniface-Marten; Foigard-Barrington; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Dorinda-Mrs Chambers, 1st appearance that stage; Gibbett-Bennet; Gipsey-Miss Young; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Cherry-Mrs Baker; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: R. Smith
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: Song-Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: Dutch Dance, as17531018

4417
21 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Box-Keepers, Lawrence and Vaughan. Mainpiece: Acted but once these seven years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17531022, but Frederick-Redman; Charles-Stevens; Adam-Gibson.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Stevens
Role: Orlando Actor: Smith, 1st time
Role: Oliver Actor: Anderson
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

4418
02 July 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Cibber. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:30 p.m. To prevent any interruption in the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage. Afterpiece: The Dramatick Piece of Two Acts...is taken from the inimitable comic Scenes of Shakespeare, which contain the Humours of Antient Pistol, Justice Shallow, Sir John Falstaff, Justice Silence, the Hostess Doll Tearsheet, and the Recruits, etc. (Daily Advertiser). On Tuesday the 2d of July Mr The: Cibber had a play at Drury Lane, ye Busy Body, & farce from ye 2d pt of Henry 4th. & had 140 pounds in Money & 66 in Tickss (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cibber; Sir George Airy-Cross; Sir Francis Gripe-Shuter; Charles-Havard; Sir Jealous Traffick-Phillips; Whisper-Vaughan; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Cross; Miranda-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Havard
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourists

Dance: Devisse, Mme Lussant

4419
21 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Matthews

4420
03 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Bonniface-Berry; Scrub-Woodward; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Minors; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: IV: By Desire, The School of Anacreon-Beard

4421
22 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Berry; Charles-Havard; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Cross; Miranda-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Havard
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, call'd Li Pescatori Italiana, or The Italian Fishermen-Sg and Sga Sabatani (first time of their appearing on the English stage); End: a Pantomime Dance call'd Il Maestro di Cappella, or The Music Master-Sg and Sga Sabatini

4422
22 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber (second appearance there in 5 years); Sir John-Ridout; Heartly-Smith; Colonel-Dyer; Charles-White; Lady Woodville-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington (first appearance there in 3 years).
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: White

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Anderson

4423
18 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Woodward; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Burton; Amiens (with proper songs)-Beard; Adam-Havard; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Jefferson; Caelia-Mrs Clive; Phebe-Mrs Bennet; Le Beau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Macklin, first time.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: Charles Actor: Wilder

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

4424
20 March 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Charles-Palmer; Don Perriera-Taswell; Don Lopez-Burton; Col. Ravelin-Usher; Donna Perriera-Miss Haughton; Margaritta-Miss Bradshaw; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Dona Martona-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Palmer

4425
02 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Murphy first time; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Cherry-Mrs Green; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Gibbet-Shuter; Scrub-Cibber; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, Love in Low Life

Song: II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Donaldson (late Miss Falkner); IV: The Lady's Lesson a Cantata-Arne Jr

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier