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1997 results for: Keyword - J. Leigh
We found 1468 matches on Performance Comments, 526 matches on Event Comments, 103 matches on Performance Title, 74 matches on Roles/Actors, and 32 matches on Author.

551
08 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Elrington; Lorenzo-Wilks; Friar-Leigh; Gomez-Norris; Queen-Mrs Porter; Elvira-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Friar Actor: Leigh

Dance: Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar; A new Comic Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

552
08 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Evans; Bajazet-Quin; Moneses-Leigh; Axalla-Ryan; Arpasia-Mrs Rogers; Selima-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Moneses Actor: Leigh

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

553
15 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Leigh; Valentine-Wilks; Ben-Bickerstaff; Scandal-Booth; Tattle-Cibber; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Miller; Angelica-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Moore; Prue-Miss Younger; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Leigh

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

554
15 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example; Or, The Modish Citizens

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Leigh; Springlove-C. Bullock; Sir Rice ap Adam-Griffin; Whimsey-Spiller; Symon-Pack; Fancy-Bullock Sr; Mrs Whimsey-Mrs Rogers; Florinda-Mrs Guleck; Lucia-Mrs Bullock; Flora-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Furnish-Mrs Kent; Mrs Fancy-Mrs Moreau.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Leigh

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: As17181008

555
16 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Evans; Juba-Leigh; Syphax-Quin; Sempronius-Ogden; Portius-Ryan; Marcus-Diggs; Marcia-Mrs Bullock; Lucia-Mrs Seymour; Decius-Boheme; Lucius-Corey.
Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Leigh

Song: As17181006

Dance: As17181009

556
18 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Double Dealer-Quin; Sir Paul-Pack; Careless-Ryan; Brisk-C. Bullock; Mellefont-Leigh; Touchwood-Corey; Froth-Spiller; Lady Plyant-Mrs Knight; Cynthia-Mrs Seymour; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Rogers; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Mellefont Actor: Leigh

Dance: delaGarde's@Two@Children , who never perform'd on any Stage before

557
20 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Wilks; Balance-Thurmond; Brazen-Cibber; Worthy-Mills; Kite-Leigh; Bullock-Miller; Appletree-Penkethman; Pearmain-Norris; Sylvia-Mrs Bicknell; Melinda-Mrs Porter; Rose-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: Leigh

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Younger, Miss Lindar

558
24 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Mills; Captain-Wilks; Cacafogo-Leigh; Margarita-Mrs Porter; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Leigh

Dance: With the same Entertainments of Dancing that were perform'd Yesterday before His Majesty at Hampton-Court-Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

559
31 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithfull Irishman

Performance Comment: Careless-Leigh; Blunt-Ogden; Day-Griffin; Abel-Bullock; Obadiah-C. Bullock; Teague-Knapp; Bookseller-Spiller; Mrs Day-Mrs Knight; Ruth-Mrs Seymour; Arabella-Mrs Moreau.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Leigh

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Schoolding

Song: As17181028

560
11 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Ryan; Manly-Leigh; Sir Amorous-Bullock Jr; Vulture-Bullock; Butler-Ogden; Aspin-Spiller; Lady Outside-Mrs Bullock; Miranda-Mrs Moreau; Clarinda-Mrs Robertson; Betty-Mrs Chantrel; Necessary-Mrs Elsam.
Cast
Role: Manly Actor: Leigh

Song: As17181006

Dance: As17181024

561
13 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Leigh; Banquo-Ryan; Lenox-Smith; Seyton-Corey; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Macduff Actor: Leigh

Song: As17181103

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Cook, Newhouse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Schoolding

562
24 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Platonick Love; Or, The Innocent Mistake

Performance Comment: Parts-Leigh, Ryan, Bullock, Spiller, Griffin, C. Bullock, Diggs, Pack, H. Bullock, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Seymour, Mrs Knight, Mrs Moreau.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Leigh, Ryan, Bullock, Spiller, Griffin, C. Bullock, Diggs, Pack, H. Bullock, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Seymour, Mrs Knight, Mrs Moreau.

Song: As17181103

Dance: Moreau, Cook, Miss Schoolding

563
25 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17181101, but Antony-Leigh; Caesar-Ogden; Octavius Caesar-Diggs; Calphurnia-Mrs Knight; Portia-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Antony Actor: Leigh

Song: As17181006

Dance: As17181024

564
27 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Elrington; Banquo-Booth; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Porter; Lady Macduff-Mrs Horton; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Penkethman, Norris, Leigh.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Penkethman, Norris, Leigh.

565
06 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Burleigh-Quin; Southampton-Leigh; Sir Walter-Ogden; Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Seymour; Nottingham-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Burleigh Actor: Quin
Role: Southampton Actor: Leigh

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis (Second Interlude)

Dance: As17181024

566
11 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-Wilks; Stephano-Bickerstaff; Trinculo-Miller; Ventoso-Norris; Mustacho-Leigh; Caliban-Johnson; Hippolita-Mrs Bicknell; Miranda-Miss Willis; Dorinda-Mrs Santlow; Ariel-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Mustacho Actor: Leigh

567
19 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Fainall-Booth; Mirabel-Wilks; Sir Wilful-Penkethman; Witwoud-Cibber; Petulant-Boman; Waitwell-Leigh; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Saunders; Millamant-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Porter; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Horton; Foible-Mrs Willis; Mincing-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Waitwell Actor: Leigh

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Topham, Mrs Tenoe

568
03 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Quin; Constant-Bullock Jr; Heartfree-Leigh; Razor-Pack; Lady Brute-Mrs Knight; Belinda-Mrs Bullock; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Spiller; Mademoiselle-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Heartfree Actor: Leigh

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, delaGarde's Two Sons

569
16 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Edition of 1719 lists: Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Ryan; Young Raleigh-Leigh; Salisbury-Cory; Gundamor-C. Bullock; Lord Cobham-Boheme; Sir Julius Caesar-Smith; Carew-Egleton; Wade-Ogden; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Seymour; Olympia-Mrs Bullock; Florella-Mrs Robertson; Prologue by Major Pack-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Young Raleigh Actor: Leigh
Role: Lady Raleigh Actor: Mrs Seymour

570
07 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Younger Brother; Or, The Sham Marquis

Performance Comment: Edition of 1719 lists: Sir Tristram Topeit-Griffin; Sir William Wiseman-Ogden; Bellair Sr-Leigh; Bellair Jr-Ryan; Horatio-Egleton; Vilnaissance-Ch. Bullock; 1st Companion-H. Bullock; 2d-Scot; 3d-Knapp; Jerry-Spiller; Carbuncle-Bullock Sr; Lusinda-Mrs Bullock; Maria-Mrs Spiller; Violetta-Mrs Seymour; Arabella-Mrs Robertson; Housekeeper-Mrs Willis; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Bellair Sr Actor: Leigh

571
21 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Gerard-Quin; Governor-Leigh; Woolfort-Smith; Hubert-Ogden; Hemskirk-Corey; Vandunk-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Pack; Ferret-Knapp; Prig-C. Bullock; Ginks-Griffin; Snap-H. Bullock; 1st Boor-Spiller; Gertrude-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Leigh

Dance: As17190209

572
28 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well If It Takes

Performance Comment: Edition of 1719 lists: Loveless-Leigh; Oldish-Bullock Sr; Charles-Ryan; Prate-Spiller; Careful-Quin; Easy-Pack; Boy-Billy Bullock; Corinna-Mrs Bullock; Alicia-Mrs Moreau; Wishit-Mrs Knight; Isabella-Miss Willis; Beatrice-Mrs Spiller; Lucy-Mrs Giffard; Betty-Mrs Robertson; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-C. Bullock in the character of Harlequin ; Song written by Theobald and set to music by Babel-Pack in III.
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Leigh

573
30 March 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17190226, but King-Quin; Horatio-Leigh; Polonius-Griffin; Gravemakers-Hall, Spiller; Queen-Mrs Knight; Ophelia-Miss Willis. See also Hogan, p. 112.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Leigh

Dance: As17190113

574
02 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-C. Bullock; Moneytrap-Spiller; Dick-Leigh; Brass-Pack; Clarissa-Mrs Knight; Araminta-Miss Willis; Flippanta-Mrs Spiller; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Leigh

Dance: As17190209

575
23 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 May: On Saturday last died Mr Francis Leigh, one of the Comedians of Drury-Lane Playhouse, and Partner with Mr Bullock in the Entertainments of Southwark Fair, &c. He was Son of the Celebrated Tony Leigh, so fam'd heretofore for his Mastership in Comick Performances

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