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3583 results for: Keyword - Francis Gentleman
We found 1641 matches on Performance Comments, 992 matches on Author, 942 matches on Event Comments, 255 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2301
02 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Bridges; Hastings-Garrick; Bellmour-Lee; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Gentleman-Usher; Lady-Miss Cole; Shore-Barry; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

2302
14 November 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Gentleman who played Gloucester in Jane Shore; Belvidera-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Gentleman who played Gloucester in Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2303
20 December 1748 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

2304
02 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Woodward, Yates, Beard, Taswell, Winstone, King, Vaughan, Bridges, Mrs Green, Mrs Clive. [Poet, Frenchman, Drunken Man-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Taylor-Yates; Old Man-Taswell; Charon-Winstone; Tatoo-King; Aesop-Bridges; Mercury-Beard; Mrs Riot-Mrs Clive; Mrs Tatoo-Mrs Green.-Edition of 1749.]
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

2305
03 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Great Applause to ye Farce, some little Hiss (Cross). This month was publish'd A Letter to Mr Garrick; with some remarks upon Lethe. Printed for Reeve (Gentlemans Magazine, Register of Books). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #146 14s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

2306
07 January 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

Dance: PPrince Eugene's March-

2307
23 February 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Husband-a young Gentleman; Occasional Prologue-; Epilogue-a six year old child.
Cast
Role: Husband Actor: a young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: A Country Dance-

2308
28 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Master J. Granier, Master J. Granier's Sister

2309
13 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Bastard-Palmer; Cordelia-Mrs Ward for first appearance; Gloster-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Kent-Winstone; Albany-Usher; Cornwall-Blakes; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Burgundy-Marr; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

2310
08 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17491013, but Gentleman Usher-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Shuter.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

2311
22 November 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

2312
01 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid to Mr Franklin [the printer?] #8 2s.; To Mr Norton 5 chorus 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Those Gentlemen who borrow'd gold laced hats to go to Drury Lane in order to damn the new play are desir'd to return them to the owners, or their names will be publish'd at full length (Winston MS 7, from No 5 of The Midwife). This month was publish'd Corneille's Horace and the Roman Father Compared (Gentleman's Magazine, Register of Books). Receipts: #190 (Cross); #175 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

2313
15 March 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Gentleman first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Gentleman first time on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

2314
22 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500319 but Fribble-Yates; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-a young Gentleman who never appeared; Miss Biddy-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Puff Actor: a young Gentleman who never appeared

Dance: CComic Dance, as17500221; Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

2315
27 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Frenchman (by particular desire)-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Bridges; Drunken Man-Yates; Mercury-Beard; Mrs Riot-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Miss Baker

2316
02 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Sowdon; Dollabella-King; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Bridges; Myris-Simpson; Gentleman-Barnet; Charmion-Mrs Bennet; Iris-Miss Cole; Octavia-Mrs Elmy 1st time; Cleopatra-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Barnet
Related Works
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): Francis Beaumont

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: III: Miss Norris

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

2317
03 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Mourning Bride-Miss Bellamy; King-Sparks; Gonzales-Bridgwater; Garcia-Gibson; Selim-Bennet; Heli-Bransby; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Osmyn-a Gentleman; Zara-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Dutch Dance, as17500319 End of Play: A Tambourin-Jardin

2318
05 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMasque with a Prologue, for ye Benefit of Mrs Foster, Grand Daughter to Milton & his only surviving Descendant (Cross). [For Prologue, see Gentleman's Magazine April 1750.] Rec'd cash #76 6s., plus #71 4s. from tickets. Total #147 4s. 6d. Paid for 1!2 year New River Water #1; Paid 1!2 year's scavanger's tax to Lady Day #3 14s. 6d.; Norton 4 Chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

2319
26 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17500402 but Myris-_; Gentleman-_.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Barnet
Related Works
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): Francis Beaumont

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Song: IIf God could lengthen life forever-Reinhold; (by desire) Honour and Arms from the Oratorio Sampson,-Reinhold

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Maltere; Tambourine-Miss Foulcade

2320
28 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17500425 but Fine Gentleman-King; Mercury-Master Mattocks; Tattoo-_ .
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: King

Song: I: The Highland Lad (set by Master Arne)-Master Mattocks; III: Singing-Master Mattocks

Dance: II: La Sabotiere-Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade; IV: Les Fantasies de la Dance-Mlle DelaContri; End: Minuet-Mathews, Mlle Contri

2321
10 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17500428 but Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

2322
13 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Havard; Elder Brother-Sowdon; Younger Brother-Mozeen; First Spirit-Gentleman who perform'd Barnwell [Griffith]; Second Spirit-Master Mattocks; Bacchanal-Beard; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Miss Norris (with the song of Sweet Eccho); Lady-Mrs Pritchard; The Dances-Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo; With a New Epilogue upon the Two Occasional Prologues-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: First Spirit Actor: Gentleman who perform'd Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

2323
30 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Yates; Pedro (the Pilgrim)-Havard; Roderigo-Berry; Curio-Scrase; Seberto-Mozeen; Jaques-Blakes; Lopez-Vaughan; Master of the Mad House-Bridges; Governor-Raftor; Porter-W. Vaughan; Drunken Servant-Shuter; Mad Scholar-Sowdon; Mad Taylor, Stuttering Cook-Woodward; Mad Englishman-Winstone; Mad Welchman-James; 1st Outlaw-Ackman; 2nd Outlaw-Paddick; 3rd Outlaw-Marr; Gentleman-Simson; Peasant-Blakey; Keeper-Costollo; Alinda-Mrs Willoughby; Fool-Mrs Pitt; Julietta-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Simson
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): Francis Beaumont

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

2324
09 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17501031, but 1st Outlaw-_; 2nd Outlaw-_; 3rd Outlaw-_; Gentleman-_; Peasant-_; Keeper-_.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Simson
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): Francis Beaumont

Afterpiece Title: The Secular Masque

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

2325
01 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Publish d, The Theatrical Manager. A Dramatic Satire, London T. Lowns (Register of Books, Gentleman's Magazine, Jan. 1751, p. 48). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Simson
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): Francis Beaumont

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: HHornpipe-the Little Swiss; Comic Dance, as17501231