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1003 results for: Keyword - Gardener
We found 964 matches on Roles/Actors, 131 matches on Performance Title, 112 matches on Performance Comments, 3 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
15 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: Gardeners-Pelling, Davenport; Gardeners' Wives-Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve; Noble Venetian-Este; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin-Le Brun; Pierot-Davenport; Mandarin Gormogons-Thurmond, Villeneuve, Pelling, De la Magre; Chinese Guards-Wright, Taylor, Gray, Leigh. Concluding with Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Pelling, Davenport
Role: Gardeners' Wives Actor: Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve

2
23 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Gardener-Baddeley; Sir George Truman-Havard; Tinsel-King; Vellum-Yates; LadY Truman-Mrs Pritchard; Abigail-Mrs Clive; Fantome-Packer; Butler-Love; Coachman-Moody.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

3
13 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Cephalus-Stopelaer; Procris-Mrs Clive; Aurora-Mrs Mullart; Neptune-Turbutt; Sea Gods-Lally Sr, Lally Jr; Tritons-Boval, Davenport, Olbeldiston, Topham; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears; Delia-Miss Palms; Noble Venetian-Hewson; Italian Bravo-Mullart; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Miller-Boval; Harlequin Grand Volgi-Le Brun; Pierot-Davenport; Mandarin Gormogons-Lally Sr, Topham, Boval, Lally Jr; Chinese Guards-Jones, Burnet, Warwell, Bethun; Gardeners-Lally Jr, Topham; Gardeners' Wives-Mrs Davenport, Mrs Delorme .
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Lally Jr, Topham
Role: Gardeners' Wives Actor: Mrs Davenport, Mrs Delorme

4
01 November 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris: With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Cross; Cephalus-Salway; Aurora-Mrs Cantrell; Delia-Miss Oates; Procris-Mrs Clive; Sea God-Castiglione; Tritons-Livier, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Walter; Gardeners-Pelling, Davenport; Gardeners' Wives-Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Harlequin-Le Brun; Noble Venetian-Este; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Colombine-Miss Mann; Pierrot-Lalauze; Mandarin Gormogons-Livier, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport; Chinese Guards-Wright, Jones, Grey, Leigh .
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Pelling, Davenport
Role: Gardeners' Wives Actor: Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

5
14 May 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: Neptune-Turbutt; Cephalus-Salway; Aurora-Mrs Cantrel; Delia-Miss Oates; Procris-Mrs Clive; Sea God-Essex; Tritons-Cox, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Walter; Gardeners-Pelling, Davenport; Gardeners' Wives-Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Noble Venetian-Este; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin-Le Brun; Pierot-Lalauze; Mandarin Gormogons-Oates, Cox, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport; Chinese Guards-Wright, Jones, Grey, Leigh; but see17341101 . but see17341101 .
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Pelling, Davenport
Role: Gardeners' Wives Actor: Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: French Clown by Nivelon. IV: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Song: II: A Mock Italian Air by Roberts

6
16 September 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volg1

Performance Comment: As17350915, but Gardeners, Gardeners' Wives, Mandarins and Chinese Guards omitted .
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Pelling, Davenport
Role: Gardeners' Wives Actor: Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve

7
21 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: As17501220, but cast first listed here: Chasseur Royale-Lowe; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Young; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Gardener, Mrs Delagarde, Mad Contrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mad Gondou; Jupiter(Harlequin)-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Pluto(Punch)-Froment; Neptune(Pantaloon)-Gardener; Pan(Scaramouche)-Desse; Hercules(Brighella)-Christian; Apollo(Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars(Leander)-Jardin; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Gardener, Mrs Delagarde, Mad Contrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mad Gondou
Role: Neptune Actor: Gardener

8
01 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Dodd, Bannister, Weston, Parsons, Fawcett, Kear, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Baddeley. Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; Worry-Parsons; First Gardener-Bannister; Gardeners-Kear, Fawcett; Spy-Weston; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Baddeley (Edition of 1775).
Cast
Role: First Gardener Actor: Bannister
Role: Gardeners Actor: Kear, Fawcett

9
10 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Davies; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; 1st Gardener-Bannister; Gardeners-Fawcett, Kear; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: 1st Gardener Actor: Bannister
Role: Gardeners Actor: Fawcett, Kear

10
31 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Quixote-Boheme; Sancho-Hall; Ambrosio-Walker; Chaplain-Bullock Sr; Manuel-H. Bullock; Gardener-Spiller; Taylor-Aston; Ravish'd Woman-Morgan; Marcella-Mrs Cross singing I Burn, I Burn; Moll-Egleton.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: Spiller

Dance: Lally, Pelling, Jones, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Hutton; particularly a Hornpipe-Jones

11
12 February 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: As17221121, but Vellum-Hippisley; Gardener-H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: H. Bullock.

Dance:

12
14 October 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Vellum-Hippisley; Sir George-Ryan; Phantom-Walker; Tinsel-Egleton; Burler-Spiller; Coachman-Bullock Sr; Gardener-H. Bullock; Lady Truman-Mrs Vincent; Abigail-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: H. Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Magician; or, Harlequin a Director

Song: The Children on the Ice-

13
13 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling; Sicilians-Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Nivelon; Old Man-Smith; Clodpole-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss Latour; Countrymen, Lasses-Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Poitier, Pelling; Elements: Earth-Dupre; Air-Glover; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Salle.
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Poitier, Pelling

14
27 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Savage

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17270213, but Gardeners-Lanyon, Smith.
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Lanyon, Smith.

15
09 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling; Sicilians-Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Spiller; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss Latour; Countrymen and Lasses-Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Lanyon, Smith; Earth-Dupre; Air-Glover; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Lanyon, Smith

16
24 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Quixote-Boheme; Panza-Hall; Marcella-Miss Fenton; , with the song of I burn-Miss Fenton; Moll-Mrs Egleton; Gardener-Hippisley; Taylor-Morgan; Duke-Milward; Ambrosio-Walker; Cardenio-Chapman; Chaplain-Bullock; Page-Houghton; Manuel-H. Bullock; Dutchess-Mrs Berriman; Teresia-Mrs Cook; 1st Country Girl-Miss Holliday; 2d Country Girl-Mrs Rice; Lucinda-Mrs Palin; Rodriguez-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: Hippisley

Song: NNo Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; Si Caro, In the Merry Month of May-Miss Warren

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

17
18 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; 1st Sylvan-Mrs Pelling; 2d Sylvan-Mrs Bullock; 3rd Sylvan-Mrs Vincent; 4th Sylvan-Miss LaTour; 5th Sylvan-Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse; Sicilians-Lanyon, Dupre Jr, DelaGarde, Eaton; Pluto-Papillion; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse, Lanyon; Yeoman-Pelling; Clodpole-Spiller; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Moreau; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen, Lasses-Newhouse, DelaGarde Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Russell, Miss Holiday, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Eaton; Elements ; Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Moreau; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Smith, Eaton

18
04 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mrs Legar, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vincent, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Poitier; Sicilians-Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Delagarde Jr, Newhouse; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Newhouse, Lanyon; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen and Lasses-Newhouse, Lanyon, Delagarde Jr, Mrs Cantrel, Miss Holliday, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Legard; Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Smith, Legard

19
01 August 1730 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam; Or, The Distress'd Lovers: With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Performance Comment: Numscul-Penkethman; Mad Tom-Wm. Giffard; Isabella-Mrs Haughton; Sir William Friendly-Huddy; Jeremy-R. Williams; Cook-Pearce; Butler-Machen; Gardener-W. Williams; Robin-Eaton; Lady Numscul-Mrs Thomas; Lady Friendly-Mrs Mountfort; Betty-Mrs Palmer; Justice Gripeall-Collett.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: W. Williams

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

20
28 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With The Mistakes

Performance Comment: Neptune-Fielding; Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Aurora-Mrs Heron; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Their Followers-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Foresters-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Haughton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Tritons-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Winds-R. Wetherilt, Surel, Peploe, Leigh; Father-Norris; Squire-Cibber Jr; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Colombine-Mrs Cibber; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

21
07 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Seedo; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mrs Legar, Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling; Sicilians-Dupre Jr, Delagarde Jr, Newhouse; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Newhouse, Pelling, Glover; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen and Lasses-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Pelling, Mrs Kilby, Miss Holiday, Miss Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Delagarde; Elements: Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Smith, Delagarde

22
04 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris: With Harlequin Grand Volgi (a New Pantomime Interlude)

Performance Comment: See17301103, but Neptune-Fielding; Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Aurora-Mrs Heron; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Followers of Pleasure-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Foresters-Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Tritons-Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Noble Venetian-Cibber Jr; Colombine-Mrs Cibber; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Gormogons-Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Essex; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Gray, Burnet; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

23
27 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Sir George-Huddy; Fantome-Bardin; Tinsel-Bullock; Butler-Collett; Coachman-R. Williams; Gardener-Pearce; Vellum-Morgan; Lady Trueman-Mrs Haughton; Abigail-Mrs Plomer.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach [Opera]

24
08 September 1731 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Merlin; or, The British Enchanters

Performance Comment: Harlequin (Merlin)-Collier; Demons-Cross, Hicks, Wright; Gardener-Jenkins; Pumpkin (his Man)-Pigeon; Colombine-Miss Price.
Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: Jenkins

25
04 October 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Seedo; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling; Sicilians-Dupre Jr, Delagarde Jr, Newhouse; Pluto-Leveridge; Daemons-Salle, Dupre, Newhouse, Pelling, Glover; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen and Lasses-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Pelling, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Chapman, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Delagarde; Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Gardeners Actor: Smith, Delagarde