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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Gentlewoman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Gentlewoman")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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836 results for: Keyword - Gentlewoman
We found 772 matches on Roles/Actors, 266 matches on Performance Comments, 92 matches on Event Comments, 47 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

126
17 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Biddy-a Young Gentlewoman who never appear'd upon any stage; Flash-Dyer; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Fribble-Shuter, with a song in character.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: a Young Gentlewoman who never appear'd upon any stage

Entertainment: I: Cries of London-Shuter

Music: II: A Trio taken out of Florizel and Perdita,-Shuter, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17531120; End: Epilogue in Florizel and Perdita-Shuter, by Desire, in character of a Pedlar

127
25 August 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Cibber first appearance in that part; other parts-the new company; Miss Jenny-Young Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Young Gentlewoman.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Kitty Pry-Young Gentlewoman who acted Miranda in The Busy Body; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Young Gentlewoman who acted Miranda in The Busy Body

Dance: TThe Pierots-

128
28 August 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Player-Cibber; Polly-Young Gentlewoman Miss Cary (Winston MS 8) who never appeared on the Stage before.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Young Gentlewoman Miss Cary

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Young Gentlewoman who acted Miranda in The Busy Body

Dance: II: Pierots Dance-; III: A Hornpipe-

129
29 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Mossop, 1st time; Sir Paul Plyant-Foote; Brisk-Woodward; Careless-Palmer; Lord Touchwood-Davies; Lord Froth-Blakes; Saygrace-Clough; Cynthia-Mrs Davies; Mellefont-Havard; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive (with a song in character); Lady Pliant-A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

130
24 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mossop; Elder Brother-Holland; 1st Spirit-Ross; Lady-Mrs Cibber; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Y. Brother-Usher; Nymph-a young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage [Miss Bricklayer?]; Second Spirit-Master Simson; Second Bacchanal-Champnes; Sabrina [& song of Sweet Echo-Miss Young; First Bacchanal-Beard.
Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: a young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

131
28 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Francisco-Ridout; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellmore-White; Lovegood-Dunstall; Lance-Arthur; Shorthose-Shuter; Merchant-Marten; Ralph-Bennet; Humphrey-Cushing; Roger-Costollo; Lucy-a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance upon any stage; Isabella-Mrs Barrington; Widow-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance upon any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Dance: Poitier, Granier, Lucas, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard

132
02 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Sylvia-a Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance on any stage [Miss White]; Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Miss Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: a Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Mrs Granier

133
12 January 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Song in Praise of the King of Prussia-Kear

Dance: RRural Courtship, The Wooden Shoes-Master Settree, Miss Twist

134
30 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17571226, but Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Polly-a Young Gentlewoman who never acted before.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: a Young Gentlewoman who never acted before.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217; also A Tambourine-Miss Vallois

135
23 November 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan (a Masque)

Performance Comment: Zaida-a Gentlewoman Mrs Abegg, who never appeared before.
Cast
Role: Zaida Actor: a Gentlewoman Mrs Abegg, who never appeared before.

Dance: The Original Dances-Delaistre, Granier, Lucas, Leppie, Dumai, Desse, Rochford, Gosly, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin, Miss Dawson, Mrs Dulies, Miss Vallois; and several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set by Arne-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

136
11 January 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-Clarke; Nerestan-Dyer; Lusignan-Sparks; Chatilion-Anderson; Orasmin-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Zara-A Gentlewoman, 1st time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: A Gentlewoman, 1st time on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17581016

137
12 July 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arden Of Feversham

Performance Comment: Mayor-Burton; Arden-Havard; Franklin-Scrase; Michael-Wignell; Green-Packer; Moseby-Bransby; Bradshaw-Johnston; Black Will-Phillips; George Shadebag-Vaughan; Alicia-Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage; Maria-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; End: The Threshers-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Twist; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-

138
24 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Fleetwood 1st time; Lady-Mrs Cibber; Spirit-Mrs Vernon; 1st Bacchanal-a Gentleman his 1st on the stage; Euphrosyne-a Gentlewoman her 1st on the stage; Elder Brother-Holland; Younger Brother-Packer; 1st Spirit-Davies; 2d Spirit-Master Simson; 2d Bacchanal-Champnes; Sabrina-Miss Young; (with song of) Sweet Echo-Miss Young; Nymph-Miss Eliz. Young; The dances-Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: a Gentlewoman her 1st on the stage

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

139
24 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared before [Miss Mowat]; Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ross[, 1st time; Hastings-Smith; Belmour-Ridout; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliff-Davis; Alicia-Mrs Stephens[, 1st time., 1st time.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared before

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

140
08 September 1760 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced the Original Orations for (this night only) by Mrs Midnight. With a New Dish of Sweet Cream. Prologue-Mrs Midnight; The Echo of Anacreon-Gaudry; Scots Songs-Lauder; A Concerto-La Spoonatissiana; Singing-young Gentlewoman; Mock Italian Air-Sga Mimicottiaccompanied by Mynheer Broomsticado; Concerto on Violincello-Clogget; Advice to the Criticswith a specimen of ancient and modern acting-Mrs Midnight.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: Britannia's Triumph

141
18 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Sheridan; Juba-Holland; Syphax-Davies; Sempronius-Havard; Marcus-Austin; Lucius-Burton; Decius-Bransby; Lucia-A Gentlewoman(, 1st appearance in that character); Marcia-Miss Pritchard; Portius-Packer; Mutineer-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: A Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

142
03 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Moody; Arethusa-Young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any Stage; Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Philips; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any Stage

Dance: The last New Dance-the Georgi's, Miss Baker

143
22 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17601122, but Lucy-a Young gentlewoman who never appeared on any Stage.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: a Young gentlewoman who never appeared on any Stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance, as17610416

144
23 June 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Quidnunc-Storer; Feeble-Hartry; Razor and Pamphlet-Cooke; Bellmour-T. Smith; Rovewell-Wignell; Brisk-Gibson; Harriet-a Young Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any stage); Termagant (by desire)-a Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: a Young Gentlewoman

Song: Between Acts: a Gentleman (who never appeared upon any Stage before)

Dance: HHornpipe-Mrs Blake(, from the theatre in Dublin)

145
04 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [W+Winston MS 9, identifies Young Gentlewoman as Miss Elliott.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: a Young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: As17610702

146
09 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17610702 but Maria-Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Elliott (4th appearance).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Elliott

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: As17610702

147
08 August 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey. Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: a Young Gentlewoman

Dance: As17610727 Hornpipe-Miss Scott

148
03 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Dumont-Ross; Gloster-Clarke; Belmour-Gibson; Ratcliff-Davies; Catesby-Anderson; Alicia-Mrs Bellamy; Jane Shore-A Young Gentlewoman [Mrs Lessingham].Mrs Lessingham].
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: A Young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

149
01 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17611003, but Dominic-Dunstall; Elvira-a Young Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: a Young Gentlewoman.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

150
12 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17611117, but Henry-Hull; Catherine-A Young Gentlewoman [Miss Hallam]; Acbp Canterbury-_.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: A Young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation