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1429 results for: Keyword - Gray
We found 2335 matches on Roles/Actors, 269 matches on Performance Comments, 123 matches on Performance Title, 90 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

76
31 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Phillips; Harlequin-Phillips; Beau Mordicai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Raftor; Constable-Gray; Porter-Barclay; Jenny-Miss Story; Mother Midnight-Hough; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Ray, Woodburn, Taswell; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Jackson, Miss Budgell; Concluding with a new Comic Dance-Delamayne, M Mechell, Mlle Mechell.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Gray

Song: I: The Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: A Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: a Ballet, as17411015

77
07 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-[T. ]Cibber; Sir Soloman-Johnson; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Lady Dainty-Mrs Butler; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Cross; Old Wilful-Shepard; Old Atall-Turbutt; Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Taswell; Apothecary-Gray; Finder-Berry; Supple-Ray; Wishwell-Mrs Macklin; Situp-Miss Bennet; China Woman-Mrs Egerton; Clarinda-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson

Song: I: Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

78
19 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; King Henry-Milward; Richmond-T? Cibber; Buckingham-Mills; Stanley-Havard; Norfolk-Ridout; Tressel-Berry; Ratcliffe-Turbutt; Catesby-Winstone; Oxford-Woodburn; King Edward V-Miss Woodman; Duke of York-Miss Cibber (1st time on any stage); Lieutenant-Ray; Forest-Gray; Dighton-Wright; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Blunt-Raftor; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; With an occasional Epilogue-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: Forest Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Philips, Miss Scott; V: The Swiss-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell

79
29 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Cole; King Arthur-Turbutt; Grizzle-Winstone; Gaffer Thumb-Arthur; Noodle-Green; Doodle-Raftor; Foodle-Leigh; Shoulderdab-Ridout; Deadset-Gray; Huncamunca-Taswell; Glumbdalca-Neale; Queen Dollalolla-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Deadset Actor: Gray

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Bumper Squire Jones (By Desire)-Beard

Dance: III: (At particular desire of several persons of quality) Le Boufon, Italian Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel after the manner of the Fausans

80
20 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos, Emperor of Queeramania

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Winstone; Bombardinion-Green; Quack-Gray; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Cross; Captain of Guards-Woodburn; King of Fiddlers-Leigh; King of Antipodes-Hough; Rigdumfunidos-Macklin; Fadladinida-Mrs Cross; Tatlanthe-Mrs Bennet; Venus-Mrs Philips; Cupid-Miss Cole; Ladies of Honour-Miss Story, Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Quack Actor: Gray

Song: I: A Ballad-Lowe; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard; IV: Elin@a@Roon (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17420325 V: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029

81
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Scapin; Or, The Old Miser Caught In A Sack; With The Comical Tricks And Cheats Of Scapin's Three Companions; trim The Barber, sly And bully Bounceabout

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Trim-Chapman; Sly-Bencroft; Bounceabout-Mullart; Gripe the Miser-Paget; Octavian-Johnson; Solomon Smack-Gray; Lucia-Miss Thyn; Medlar-Mrs Vallois; Loveit the Chambermaid-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Solomon Smack Actor: Gray

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Davis, Mrs Vallois; English Maggot-M. Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-

82
25 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Frederick-Havard; Clermont-Mills; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Furnish-Raftor; Sparkle-Green; Sattin-Gray; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Wheedle-Miss Bennet; List-Woodburn; Harriet-Mrs Ridout; Ramilie-Neale; Decoy-Ray; James-Turbutt; Lappet-Mrs Clive; in which character she will sing The Life of a Beau-.
Cast
Role: Sattin Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Music: I: Concerto-Veracini; III: Let me wander not unseen-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

83
02 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Valentine-Lowe; Goodall-Winstone; Oldcastle-Taswell; Puff-Green; Slap-Turbutt; Trusty-Leigh; Security-Gray; Mrs Highman-Miss Bennet; Charlotte-Mrs Ridout; Drunken Colonel-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Security Actor: Gray

Music: I: Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Let me Wander-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

84
13 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; Richmond-Havard; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Mills; Duke of York-Miss Cibber; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Duchess of York-Miss Bennett; Stanley-Winstone; Lord Mayor-Taswell; King Edward V-Mrs Ridout; Tressel-Turbutt; Ratcliff-Woodburn; Norfolk-Blakes; Catesby-Marr; Lieutenant-Ray; Oxford-Green; Tirrel-Vaughan; Forest-Gray; Dighton-Wright; Blunt-Raftor.
Cast
Role: Forest Actor: Gray

Song: II: Song-Beard

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: V: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

85
25 October 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17431004, but Father Benedict-Blakes; Tom-Gray.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Gray.

Song: I, III: Sullivan

Dance: As17431022

86
17 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Noble Venetian-Blakes; Pierot-Liviez; Bravo-Turbutt; Miller-Gray; Colombine-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Gray

87
27 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; King-Delane; Justice Shallow-Cibber Sen.; Prince of Wales-Mills; Duke of Lancaster-Havard; Bishop of York-Turbutt; Canterbury-Woodburn; Chief@Justice-Bridges; Hastings-Blakes; Gower-Usher; Silence-Neale; Pistol-Yates; Poins-W. Giffard; Bardolph-Ray; Scroop-Arthur; Westmorland-Winstone; Cambridge-Taswell; Gray-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Gray Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

88
12 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber Jun?.; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Morland; Dr Hellebore-Green; Davy-Taswell; James-Woodburn; Harry-Collins; Robert-Gray; Charlotte-Mrs Ridout; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Gray

89
02 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Neale; Loveless-Giffard; Snap-Yates; Narcissa-Mrs Woffington; Elder Worthy-Bridges; Young Worth-Cross; Sir W. Wisewou'd-Philips; Sly-Green; Amanda-Mrs Cibber; Hillaria-Mrs Ridout; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Lawyer-Woodburn; Porter-Gray; Mrs Ann-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

90
08 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Macklin; Leander-Lowe; Sir Jasper-Collins; Davy-Taswell; Hellebore-Green; James-Winstone; Harry-Woodburn; Robert-Gray; Dorcas-Miss Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Gray

Song: I, IV: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Dance-Sga Bettini

91
16 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17441227, but Others-_Phillips, _Leigh; Simpson; Gray added. Simpson; Gray added.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17450111, but Robert-Gray; Charlotte-Miss Pitt; Dorcas-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Gray

Dance: III: Grand Dance, as17441217

92
05 June 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450418 but Sir Francis-Morgan; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard ; John Moody-Bridges; Miss Jenny-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cross; Manly-Cashell; Basset-Chapman; Constable-Gray; Trusty-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III, IV: Beard

93
11 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty Fashion-Foote; Loveless-Giffard; Sir William Wisewood-Taswell; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Ann-Miss Cole; Narcissa-Mrs Woffington; Snap-Yates; Sly-Neale; Lawyer-Woodburn; Porter-Gray; Amanda-Miss Furnival.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: IV: Lowe

94
27 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17451130, but Lockit-Berry; Drawer-Gray; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Drawer Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

95
11 June 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17460206, but Bullock-Winstone; Rose-Miss Minors; Constable-Gray; 2nd Recruit-Leigh; Melinda-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment, Desse; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

96
30 September 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Mozeen; Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Ben Budge-Simpson; Bagshot-Leigh; Crookfinger Jack-Usher; Nimming Ned-Wright; Dreary-Bransby; Drawer-Gray; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Dolly Trull-Miss Pitt; Molly Brazen-Miss Copin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Horsington; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; In Act III, Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Drawer Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

97
23 October 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; Goodall-Winstone; Valentine-Lowe; Oldcastle-Taswell; Slap-Bransby; Trusty-Leigh; Lord Puff-Usher; Lord Pride-Simpson; Security-Gray; Mrs Highman-Mrs Bennet; Charlotte-Miss Royer; Drunken Colonel-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Security Actor: Gray

Song: III: Lowe

98
17 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17470115, but Westmorland-Bransby; Sheriff-Gray.
Cast
Role: Sheriff Actor: Gray.

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Virgin Unmasked

99
17 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Mills; Young Loveless-Blakes; Roger-Macklin; Savil-Yates; Welford-Havard; Morecraft-Taswell; Captain-Winstone; Poet-Arthur; Traveller-I. Sparks; Tobaccoman-Gray; Abigail-Mrs Macklin; Martha-Mrs Mozeen; Widow-Mrs Cross; Scornful Lady-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Tobaccoman Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Dance-Cooke

100
30 March 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Barry; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Sparks; Salisbury-Bencraft; Westmorland-Ricard; Williams-Bransby; Gower-Anderson; Scroop-Paddick; Gray-Redman; France-Gibson; Dauphine-Usher; Burgandy-Cushing; Mountjoy-Baker; Queen of France-Mrs Bambridge; Constable-Bridgwater; Fluellin-Macklin; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Bardolph-Marten; Nym-Stoppelaer; Page-Miss Morrison; Hostess-Mrs Macklin; Pistol-Dyer; Catherine-Mrs Vincent; Chorus-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Gray Actor: Redman

Afterpiece Title: The Miller Outwitted; or, Harlequin Statue

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021