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1266 results for: Keyword - G. A. Stevens
We found 925 matches on Performance Comments, 304 matches on Event Comments, 75 matches on Author, 47 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
29 June 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: G

Performance Comment: A. Stevens's Lecture upon Heads. As17800626, but the Head of a Libeller-_%.

27
03 July 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: G

Performance Comment: A. Stevens's Lecture upon Heads. As17800629.

28
06 July 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: G

Performance Comment: A. Stevens's Lecture upon Heads. As17800629.

29
08 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Liberty Hall; or, The Test of Good Fellowship

30
19 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Mrs Stevens. Receipts: money #28 12s. 6d.; tickets #110 1s. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: As17330203, but Caelia-Mrs Stevens; Peregrine-_.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Scottish Dance, as17330329 V: Mock Minuet, as17330412

31
21 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Atall-Chapman; Clerimont-Walker; Careless-A. Hallam; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bullock; Sylvia-Miss Norsa; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens, but see17350214.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens, but see17350214

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: The Grecian Sailors, as17350417 Also The Faithful Shepherd, as17350417

Song: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

32
21 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stevens, Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17370314 but Othello-Stephens; Desdemona-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: A Cantata-Mrs Wright; Caelia has a Thousand Charms (set by Purcell)-Beard; The Agreement-Leveridge, Laguerre, Mrs Wright

Dance: GGrecian Sailors-Glover

33
06 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for Mlle Roland and Mrs Stevens taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17380111, but Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Trusty-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; II: Two Tambourines-Mlle Roland; IV: Grand Ballet, as17380318 V: French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

34
14 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stevens and Mlle Roland. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17381125, but Margaretta-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Stevens.
Role: Sanchio Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; IV: Scots Dance-Glover; Mlle Roland

35
11 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Clarke and Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Major Rakish-Hippisley; School Boy-Clarke; Friendly-Anderson; Young Rakish-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Stevens.

Dance: A new Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover; Hornpipe-J. Thompson

36
07 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mullart and Lawrence (Boxkeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Stevens, Stoppelaer, and Mrs Lamball will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Performance Comment: Madam Bernard-Mrs Lamball; Marquis-Chapman; Lucca-Woodward; M Bernard-Marten; Young Bernard-Stevens; Crissard-Harrington; Clarinda-Mrs Hale; Maulkin-Mrs Kilby; LaJupe-Miss Hillyard; Janno-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Young Bernard Actor: Stevens

Dance: As17420505; Chacone, as17411230

37
14 June 1748 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Stevens, a bookseller. A Concert, etc. Prices: 3s., 2s., 1s. To begin at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Stevens (by Desire) his first on any stage.
Cast
Role: Barnwell Actor: Stevens

Song:

Dance:

38
05 September 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Citizens. A concert, etc. Benefit for Stevens (bookseller). Mainpiece: Written by E. Young, author of the Midnight Thoughts. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Nicanor-Stevens; Miris-Mrs Hickson; Mandana-Young Lady, first time on any stage; with an Occasional Prologue-a gentleman, lady in the character of the ghosts of Mr Booth and Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Nicanor Actor: Stevens

Song: IV: A Cantata-Doorsming, who never appeared in public

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Matthews

39
12 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Bennet, Stevens. [Advance bill had listed Barnaby-R. Smith but he was omitted on 12 May bill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17541014, but Fondlewife-Shuter first time; Sir Joseph-Costollo; Setter-Bennet; Bluff-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: II: Rule Britannia-Lowe

Dance: As17550430

40
17 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Stevens, Weston, Courtney. Tickets deliver'd by Randall will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stevens, first time; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Williams, first time; Shallow-Weston; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Packer; Fenton-Scrase; Slender-O'Brien; Rugby-Marr; Mrs Page-Miss Haughton; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley; Host-Philips; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; Nym-Watkins.
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Stevens, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: Between the Acts: Randall; II: Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Entertainment: By Particular Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

41
09 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Rudd, Ledger, Stevens, Mountford, Mrs Heard, Mrs Morris and Miss Bassan [Account-Book adds: Thompson, Jones, Bates] will be taken this Evening. Miss Brown being ill, Lionel and Clarissa [announced on playbill of 8 May] is obliged to be set aside. Receipts: #158 1s. (40.4; 1.9; tickets: -116.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17760927, but Consol-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Consol Actor: Stevens.

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour and Allemande-Rudd, Miss Ross; End: Double Hornpipe-Rudd, Miss Bassan

42
06 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by the performers in the orchestra, Delpini, Brandon, Stevens and Guard will be taken. [Account-Book lists in boxes 349 tickets, in pit 511, in galleries 682-a total of 1542.] Receipts: #277 11s. (160.2; 1.8; tickets: 116.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Whitfield; Banquo-Wroughton; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Dunstall, Stevens, Quick; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Jackson [1st appearance in that character].1st appearance in that character].
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Dunstall, Stevens, Quick

Afterpiece Title: St

Song: Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Mahon, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems, Miss Valois, Miss Green

43
23 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Delpini, Fox, Jones, Bates, Stevens will be received

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17790111, but Sullen-Thompson; Scrub-Stevens; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Performance Comment: As17781014, but Principal Characters-_Painter, L'Estrange, _Thompson, _Stevens, _Ledger, _Brunsdon.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Painter, L'Estrange, _Thompson, _Stevens, _Ledger, _Brunsdon.

Dance: End IV: Hornpipe-Delpini

44
24 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. [Digges's 1st appearance as Shylock was at Edinburgh, 8 Apr. 1772.] Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 76, Long Acre. Tickets delivered by Stevens will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lamash; Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Stevens; Lorenzo (with songs)-Du-Bellamy; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Egan; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Hitchcock; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Tubal Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson
Role: John Actor: Stevens

Dance: End III: The Country Wake-; End IV: The Italian Peasants, as17800530

Song: End: the following Catches: Suppose we sing a Catch, Soldier take off thy Wine, Poor Thomas Day-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin

45
16 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon, L'Estrange, Thompson & Stevens. Tickets delivered for The Funeral and a favourite Comedy will be admitted. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #265 18s. (75.10; tickets: 190.8) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17810426, but added: Amble-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Amble Actor: Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Ballet: End III 1st piece: St. David's Day. As17810501

46
17 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Egan, Stevens & Branson. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Receipts: #259 3s. (72/13; tickets: 186/10) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Diggery-Edwin; Charles Stanley-Whitfield; Harry Stukeley-Davies; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Booth; Cymon-Stevens; Wat-Painter; Waiter-J. Wilson; Hostler-Bates; Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Wilson; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Cymon Actor: Stevens

Dance: End of mainpiece a new pantomimical Dance, Anticipation; or, Harlequin's Visit to Greenwich on Whit-Monday, in which will be introduced two favorite Scenes from Harlequin Skeleton. The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford .

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley

47
27 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Mrs Bellamy [Account-Book adds Stevens] for a Comedy will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #137 16s. (122/15; 4/3; tickets: 10/18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17811217, but Hecate-Davies; 3rd Witch-Stevens .
Cast
Role: 3rd Witch Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Stevens

Song: As17811217, but added: Davies; omitted: Reinhold, Doyle

48
21 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Egan, Stevens & the widow of the late Mr Branson. Receipts: #204 2s. (none listed; tickets: 204/2) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17821017, but Slender-Stevens; Mrs Page-Mrs Whitfield; omitted: Simple, Bardolph . omitted: Simple, Bardolph .
Cast
Role: Slender Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: As17830423, but Clinch-Stevens; Dolly-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Clinch Actor: Stevens

Dance: As17820927

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hollo!, as17830516; End of Dance ThomasDay. Goody Cramp-Bannister; Goody Rheum-Brett; Goody Twitch-Edwin

49
26 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Guard & Stevens. 3rd piece: Not acted these 12 years [not acted since 25 Apr. 1770]. Receipts: #233 1s. (73/10; tickets: 159/11) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: The Funeral; or, Grief a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Camply-Lewis; Sable-Quick; Trusty-Hull; Lord Brumpton-Clarke; Puzzle-Booth; Tom-Stevens; Trim-Bonnor; Nathan Matchlock-Ledger; Darby-Tattoo-Helme; Hugh Clump-Thompson; Jeffery Tatter-Besford; Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Bates; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Kemble; Fardingale-Mrs Poussin; Mademoiselle-Mrs Whitfield; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Lady Harriet-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Sir ThomasTesty-Thompson; Dick-Stevens; Old Hob-Booth; Puzzlepate-Bates; John-Helme; Roger-Darley; Countryman-Painter; Friendly-Davies; Betty-Mrs Chalmers; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Flora-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Stevens

Dance: End of mainpiece The Charms of a Camp (performers not listed, but see17840521)

50
18 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stevens and Miss Besford [who had hitherto appeared only as a dancer]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Lord Lovel-Davies; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Farren; Order-Jones; Furnace-Wewitzer; Marall-Stevens; Wellborn-Wroughton; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Margaret-Miss Besford (1st appearance in a speaking character) .
Cast
Role: Marall Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Alas! Poor Sue, as17850418; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy