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4749 results for: Keyword - Esther Young
We found 3178 matches on Performance Comments, 750 matches on Author, 716 matches on Performance Title, 552 matches on Event Comments, and 19 matches on Roles/Actors.

3501
14 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Cushing; Lawyer-Wignel; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Mattocks; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Midas

3502
18 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Mrs Mahon, 1st appearance that stage; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Miles, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; Dance-incidental to the opera.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

3503
21 October 1766 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. The Music composed by several celebrated Composers. All Boxes put together, and no Persons admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day at the Office at Half a Guinea each; First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. By His Majesties Command no Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Repeated in all bills.] [A pasticchio similar to La Schiava (The Humorists). See Nicoll, III, 361. Advertisement for the company of performers at the Opera had been given in the Public Advertiser three months earlier, 6 August: 'Drummond, Vincent and Gordon,Proprietors and Managers of the Opera at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket beg leave to announce that they have engaged the best Company that could be got in Italy...and are expected in London this month. The company are as follows: Serious-the celebrated Guarducci, first man; Signora Aunuciati, first woman; Savoi, second man; Miss Young, second woman; Grassi, Signora Piatti, third woman. Comic-Lovattini, first man, tenor; Signora Zamperini, first woman; Savoi, first man, serious; Miss Young, first woman; Signor Moriggi (the old man) bass; Signora Piatti, second woman; Zamperini second man; Signora Gibbetti [Gibelli in the Gazetteer] third woman."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Stravaganti

3504
22 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Brainworm-Dunstall; Cash-Perry; Formal-Murden; Downright-Walker; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Miss Wilford, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Young Knowel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: The Village Romps, as17661008

3505
04 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Powell; Axalla-Packer; Bajazet-Holland; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Zama-Fox; Mirvan-Keen; Stratocles-Aickin; Hali-Strange; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Arpasia-Mrs Yates; Selima-Mrs Palmer; With the usual Prologue-Bensley; In Act IV the Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

3506
12 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17661018, but Young Meadows-DuBellamy, 1st appearance that stage; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Pinto (late Miss Brent).
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: DuBellamy, 1st appearance that stage

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer

Dance: II: The Garland, as17661023

3507
25 November 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Lucinda-Miss Young; Amidoro-Savoi; Marquis della Conchiglia-Lovattini; Fanny-Signora Zamparini; Tagliaferro-Morigi; Sandrina-Signora Piatti; Paoluccia-Signora Gibetti; Mergetto-Micheli (Edition of 1766).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Young

Dance: Ballet Master-Sodi; Dancers-Adriani, Slingsby, Signora Radicati, Signora Santoli, Hamoir, Mlle Hamoir

3508
10 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Felix-Cautherly, 1st time; Col. Briton-Palmer; Lopez-Baddeley; Pedro-Burton; Lissardo-Yates; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Miss Plym; Flora-Mrs Clive; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Young Gentlewoman, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Young Gentlewoman, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

3509
10 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-; Epilogue-; Young Brumpton-Woodward; Oldcastle-Shuter; Belford-Smith; Lovibond-Dunstall; Brisk-Dyer; Sir Theodore Brumpton-Walker; Mary Ann-Miss Elliot; Harriet-Miss Wilford; Bridget-Mrs Mahon; Parts-Morgan (Genest V, 131).
Cast
Role: Young Brumpton Actor: Woodward

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

3510
21 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17661112, but Young Meadows-Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Mahon; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120

3511
31 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Performance Comment: Larpent MS 257 lists parts in Fairy Favour: Oberon-; Puck-; Attendant Fairies-; Titania-; Glossmour-; Milkah-. The following 11 young persons were paid for performing 8 nights in it on 10 March 1767: Miss Potts, #4 4s.; Miss Twist #4 4s; Miss Coakayne, #4 4s.; Miss Besford, #4 4s.; Mas. Besford, #2 2s.; Mas. Wignell, #2 2s.; Mas. Langrish, #2 2s.; Miss Austen, #2 2s.; Miss Harrison, #2 2s.; Miss Flingdon, #2 2s.: Mas. Hollinsworth, #2 2s. On 26 March 1767 Mas. Lindley was paid #20 for performing (Account Book). Miss Twist #4 4s; Miss Coakayne, #4 4s.; Miss Besford, #4 4s.; Mas. Besford, #2 2s.; Mas. Wignell, #2 2s.; Mas. Langrish, #2 2s.; Miss Austen, #2 2s.; Miss Harrison, #2 2s.; Miss Flingdon, #2 2s.: Mas. Hollinsworth, #2 2s. On 26 March 1767 Mas. Lindley was paid #20 for performing (Account Book).
Cast
Role: Milkah Actor: . The following 11 young persons were paid for performing 8 nights in it on 10 March 1767: Miss Potts, #4 4s.

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

3512
14 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Perry; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Dibdin; Bacchants-Mrs Pinto, Mrs Baker; 3rd Spirit-DuBellamy; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Pinto; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Riley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

3513
10 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. [See 31 Jan. for payments made to eleven young persons for performing 8 nights in Fairy Favour.] Receipts: #168 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Young Knowel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

3514
21 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Duncan-Bransby; MacDuff-Havard; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Seaton-Ackman; Seyward-Moody; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of Furies-.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Bensley 1st time; Young Clackit-Dodd 1st time; Clackit Sen-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Dodd 1st time

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

3515
28 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Powell, Havard, Bensley, Bransby, Strange, A Young Gentlewoman, Mrs Lee, Mrs Yates, Packer, Aickin, Fawcett; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington Aeneas-Powell; Cephales-Bensley; Gyas-Bransby; Sagertus-Fox; Norbal-Holland; Bilius-Havard; Adoam-Strange; Dido-Mrs Yates; Anna-Mrs Lee; Barce-Miss Simson (Winston MS 9, from Burney's News Cuttings).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Powell, Havard, Bensley, Bransby, Strange, A Young Gentlewoman, Mrs Lee, Mrs Yates, Packer, Aickin, Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young

3516
11 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Yates; Friendly-Vernon; Testy-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-Baddeley; Countrymen-J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Lee; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

3517
22 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17670310 but Young Knowell-Clarke; Clement-Wignel.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Clarke
Role: Young Knowel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008; End I Farce: The Female Archer, as17661215

3518
23 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young and Mr Rooker. House charges #65 1s. Paid for two practices for Alexander #1 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

3519
05 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17670404 but Caliban-Champnes (with Songs) 1st time; Ariel-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

3520
05 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17670422 but Young Knowell-Dyer; Cob's Wife-_.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Dyer
Role: Young Knowel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Song: I: At Totterdown Hill-, a favourite song; IV: The Cantata of Cymon and Iphegenia , by Particular Desire,-DuBellamy

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

3521
14 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: As17670328 but Parts-_Strange, _Fawcett. Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Strange, _Fawcett. Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Simson.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

3522
08 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Old Wilding-Bannister; Sir James-Davis; Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Weston; Sir James's Servant-Pynn; Miss Grantham's Servant-Quick; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferys(, from Dublin); Miss Godfrey-Mrs Burden; Kitty-Mrs Gardiner; Occasional Prologueas17670529-J. Palmer. Occasional Prologueas17670529-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer
Role: Lucy Actor: a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

3523
19 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17670604 but Young Gentlewoman (sixth time on any stage); Jenny-_.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Davis
Role: Dolly Actor: a Young Gentlewoman
Role: Lucy Actor: a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

3524
25 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17670619, Young Gentlewoman indentified as Miss Ogilvie%.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Davis
Role: Dolly Actor: a Young Gentlewoman
Role: Lucy Actor: a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

3525
07 August 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Weston; Major Rakish-Shuter; Young Rakish-Palmer; Friendly-Davis; Father Benedict-Quick; Lady Manlove-Mrs Gardiner.
Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Palmer

Dance: FFingalian-; New Hornpipe, as17670805