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1098 results for: Keyword - Essex
We found 1014 matches on Roles/Actors, 422 matches on Performance Title, 327 matches on Performance Comments, 50 matches on Event Comments, and 5 matches on Author.

76
01 November 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Rogers; Nottingham-Mrs Porter; Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Keen.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilks

77
23 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: See17161018, but Essex-Elrington; Nottingham-Mrs Haywood lately arriv'd from Ireland.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Elrington

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake; or, Hob

Song: As17170204

Dance: Miss Schoolding Scholar to Moreau, who never danc'd on the Stage before, Glover, Scholar of Dumirail, Mlle Cerail, from the Opera at Paris; Swedish Dal Karle-; a New Comic Scene, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine-Salle, Mlle Salle

78
15 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Hale; Nottingham-Mrs Pritchard; Rutland-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Ryan

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale, as17420212

79
21 February 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Barry, Smith, Sparks, Bransby, Usher, Mrs Bland, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Cibber. [Essex-Barry; Southampton-Smith; Burleigh-Sparks; Raleigh-Usher; Lieutenant-Bransby; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Bland; Rutland-Mrs Cibber; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Prologue-Barry; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber (Edition of 1753).]
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Barry

80
03 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17551011, but Essex-Barry.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17560102

81
03 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Actors only: Sheridan, Holland, Davies, Packer, Ackman, a young Gentlewoman (1st appearance); Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Pritchard. With a new Prologue, and Epilogue. Essex-Sheridan; Southampton-Holland; Cecil-Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Countess of Rutland-Miss Mowat; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Kennedy; Raleigh-Packer; Lt of Tower-Ackman; New Prologue-Sheridan; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Sheridan

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

82
17 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Burleigh-Burton; Raleigh-Lee; Essex-Holland; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

83
24 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Burleigh-Burton; Essex-Holland; Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Raleigh-Packer; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

84
27 April 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Earl of Southampton-Adcock; Lord Burleigh-Martin; Sir Walter Raleigh-Maffet; Essex-Wilkinson; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Sidney; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Sincock; Rutland-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Wilkinson

85
10 April 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Essex's Lodgings, next door to the Bedford Tavern, CG.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: IV: Concerto by Charke

Dance: I: A New Dance, as17360322 II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others. III: Rover, with Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutch Woman-Miss Mann; Country Woman-Mrs Pelling. V: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Anderson

Performance Comment: III: Rover, with Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutch Woman-Miss Mann; Country Woman-Mrs Pelling. V: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Anderson .
Cast
Role: , with Rover Actor: Essex
Role: Country Woman Actor: Mrs Pelling. V: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Anderson

86
16 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; IV: Spanish Dance-Lally; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Ballet: End Afterpiece: The Grand Dance to The Country Revels. Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Price; Yeomen and Wives-Lally, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears

Performance Comment: Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Price; Yeomen and Wives-Lally, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears.
Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Essex

87
02 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. By Command of Their Royal Higneseees the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Tickets at Essex's Lodgings at Mrs Holt's, Bow Street, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Performance Comment: Mars-Denoyer; Followers of Mars-Livier, Baudouin, Froment, Carney; Venus-Mrs Walter; Graces-Miss Thompson, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Kilby; Cupid-Miss Morison; Vulcan-Essex; Cyclops-Pelling, Rector, Woodward, Lee; Apollo-Muilment; Diana-Mrs Chetwood; Jupiter-Livier; Juno-Miss Kilby; Neptune-Baudouin; Thetis-Miss Thompson.
Cast
Role: Vulcan Actor: Essex

88
17 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Afterpiece: An Entertainment of Dancing (never performed before)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Loves of Mars and Venus

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Followers-Villeneuve, DuPre, Destrade, Vandersluys; Venus-Sga Campioni; The Graces-Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Vaughan; Vulcan-Essex; Bacchus-Sodi; Cyclops-Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.
Cast
Role: Vulcan Actor: Essex

Dance: II: Pigmalion-Cooke, Signora Campioni; III: The Revellers-Essex, Miss Vandersluys, Sodi

89
May 1681 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: The Earl of Essex-Clarke; Earl of Southampton-Gryffin; Burleigh-Major Mohun; Sir Walter Rawleigh-Disney; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Quyn; Countess of Rutland-Mrs Cook; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Corbett; Prologue-Major Mohun the first Four Dayes; Prologue to the King and Queen at their coming to the House, and Written on Purpose by Mr Dryden-; Epilogue by Mr Dryden-; Prologue Intended to be spoken, by the Author-.
Cast
Role: The Earl of Essex Actor: Clarke

90
27 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Earl of Essex-Barry; Southampton-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Rutland-Mrs Barry; Nottingham-Mrs Egerton; Burleigh-Packer; Raleigh-Hurst; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Earl of Essex Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance, as17730325

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

91
06 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Queen-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Oldfield; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Essex Essex Actor: Wilks

92
29 November 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Keen; Elizabeth-Mrs Barry; Rutland-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilks

93
25 November 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Booth; Southampton-Powell; Burleigh-Keene; Raleigh-Corey; Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Bradshaw; Nottingham-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Booth

94
11 April 1712 @ St Martin's Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Young Boman; With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Young Boman

Song: Young Boman

95
11 January 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-John Leigh; Southampton-Smith; Burleigh-Keene; Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Vincent; Nottingham-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: John Leigh

Dance: As17150106

96
05 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Queen-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilks

97
18 October 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Elrington; Southampton-J. Leigh; Burleigh-Keene; Sir Walter-Ogden; Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Miss Rogers; Nottingham-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Elrington

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-two Children Scholars of M Ballon, lately arriv'd from the Opera at Paris [M and Mlle Salle]; [particularly Two Punchanellos, Two Harlequins and a Dame Ragonde-; The Harlequins-the two Children

98
17 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cibber; Queen-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Oldfield; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

99
13 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Booth; Queen-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Booth

Dance: Shaw, Weaver, Mrs Santlow, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

100
30 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Booth; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Queen-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingnam-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Booth

Dance: Shaw, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe