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3710 results for: Keyword - James Bencraft
We found 2178 matches on Author, 1351 matches on Performance Comments, 362 matches on Event Comments, 35 matches on Performance Title, and 32 matches on Roles/Actors.

2476
14 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

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

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Follower of Proserpine-Sga Campioni; 2nd Follower-Miss Vandersluys; 3rd Follower-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Follower-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Follower-Mrs Ozane; Follower of Ceres-Mrs Delagarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Vaughan; Gardeners-Destrade, Dupre; Elements: Earth-Destrade, Mrs Ozane; Air-Villeneuve, Miss Vandersluys; Fire-Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Water-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

2477
23 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Truewit-Hale; Morose-Bridgwater; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Dauphine-Cashell; Clerimont-Ridout; Capt Otter-Marten; Cutbeard-James; Lady Haughty-Mrs Hale; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bland; Mrs Mavis-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Otter-Mrs James; Sir John Daw-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cutbeard Actor: James
Role: Mrs Otter Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Beard; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before; 1st Nymph, follower of Eurydice-Sga Campioni; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Pantaloon-Arthur; Squire Gawky-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Marten; Drudge (servant to Pantaloon)-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-a French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Destrade, Delagarde, Dupre; Country Lasses-Mrs Duval, Mrs Phillips, Mrs LeBrun; Mrs Gondau; Rural Swain-Cooke; Nymph-Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Squire Gawky Actor: Bencraft

2478
01 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter Harlequin-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2479
02 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Ryan; Jun. Wou'dbe-Bridgwater; Richmore-Hale; Trueman-Chapman; Teague-Cibber; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Clearaccount-Arthur; Faribank-Ridout; Balderdash-Marten; Constable-Dunstall; Mother Midnight-Stoppelaer; Jack-Bencraft; Constance-Mrs Hale; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Bland; Aurelia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Jack Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2480
23 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Whisper Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Lavinio-Hale; Brunetto-Gibson; Barbarino-Rosco; Alberto-Carr; Mago-Arthur; Puritan-Hippisley; Officer-Bencraft; Isabella-Mrs Bland; Prudentia-Mrs Vincent; Flametta-Mrs Hale; Trappolin-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Bencraft

2481
24 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Beard; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Justice Quorum-Marten; Phebe-Mrs Dunstall; Tippet-Miss Hippisley; Cent-Bencraft; Grigg-Rosco; Gage-Vaughan; Mump-Stoppelaer; Scrip-Hayman; Swab-Anderson; Tib Tatter-Miss Allen; Strummer-Mrs Bland; Mopsey-Mrs Vaughan; Blouze-Mrs Rowley; Drab-Miss Stevens; Manchet-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Cent Actor: Bencraft

Dance: A Peasant-Cooke; Grand Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

2482
08 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Destrade, Reinhold, Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Charino Actor: James
Role: Monsieur Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17460405 III: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405 V: Minuet(by Desire)-Destrade, Miss Vandersluys

Song: II: The Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125 IV: a Bacchanalian Song-Reinhold

2483
14 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Verges Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: Jealous Husband Deceivd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Jealous Husband-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Pierot-Lalauze;the other parts to the best advantage; To conclude with theDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi.
Cast
Role: Jealous Husband Actor: Bencraft

Dance: MMinuet(by Desire)-Lalauze, Sga Campioni; Pigmalion, as17460409

Song: GGenius of England-Beard

2484
17 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Jeffrey Actor: James
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Loves of Mars and Venus

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Followers-Villeneuve, DuPre, Destrade, Vandersluys; Venus-Sga Campioni; The Graces-Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Vaughan; Vulcan-Essex; Bacchus-Sodi; Cyclops-Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.

Dance: II: Pigmalion-Cooke, Signora Campioni; III: The Revellers-Essex, Miss Vandersluys, Sodi

2485
04 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffeir-Ryan; Pierre-Cashell; Priuli-Bridgwater; Renault-Ridout; Bedamar-Gibson; Officer-Carr; Eliot-Bencraft; Duke-Dunstall; Spinoza-Anderson; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Eliot Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: James Actor: Anderson

2486
29 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Ryan; Townly-Cashell; Wiseacre-Hippisley; Doodle-Marten; Dashwell-Arthur; Loveday-Chapman; Roger-James; Eugenia-Mrs Hale; Peggy-Miss Hippisley; Aunt-Mrs Martin; Engine-Mrs Bland; Jane-Mrs Dunstall; Lady No-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Roger Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Lavinio-Gibson; Brunetto-Anderson; Barbarino-Rosco; Puritan-Hippisley; Alberto-Carr; Officer-Bencraft; Mago-Arthur; Isabella-Mrs Bland; Prudentia-Mrs Vincent; Flametta-Mrs Hale; Trappolin-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Bencraft

2487
04 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Quin; Moneses-Havard; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Rosco; Prince of Tanais-Carr; Zama-Anderson; Dervise-Bridgwater; Stratocles-Ridout; Haly-Bencraft; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; With the Usual Prologue-; and a New Epilogue on the suppression of the Rebellion-Mrs Pritchard in the Character of the Comic Muse; The Song To thee Oh Gentle Sleep originally designed for the play-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Haly Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: James Actor: Anderson

2488
08 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17461206, but Francis-Woodward; 2nd Carrier-Hippisley; Glendower-Havard; Mortimer-Davies; Prince John-Mrs Rowley; Gadshill-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft.
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James.

2489
17 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Claudio-Ryan; Angelo-Cashell; Lucio-Chapman; Clown-Hippisley; Escalus-Rosco; Provost-Ridout; Abhorson-Bencraft; Barnardine-Stoppelaer; Mariana-Mrs Hale; Juletta-Mrs Rowley; Francisca-Mrs Bland; Bawd-Mrs Martin; Isabella-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Abhorson Actor: Bencraft

2490
19 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Quin; Touchstone-Chapman; Orlando-Havard; Amiens (with the songs adapted to the play)-Beard; Duke Sen-Ridout; Frederick-Rosco; Oliver-Cashell; Adam-Bridgwater; Corin-James; Sylvius-Hayman; Charles-Marten; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Phebe-Miss Hippisley; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Corin Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace General Advertiser

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Beard; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Woodward; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Pierot-Lalauze; Pluto (Punch)-Rector; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Desse.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2491
31 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Beard; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Younge; 1st Nymph (follower of Eurydice)-Sga Campioni; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Pantaloon-Arthur; Gawky-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Marten; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country lads-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Country lasses-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LeFont.
Cast
Role: Gawky Actor: Bencraft

2492
29 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Ryan; Younger Wou'dbe-Woodward; Richmore-Cashell; Trueman-Chapman; Teague-Morris; Subtleman-Rosco; Clearaccount-Arthur; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Marten; Constable-Dunstall; Jack-Bencraft; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Midnight-Stoppelaer; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Bland; Aurelia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Jack Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

2493
01 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Advanced to Bencraft for a Gold Brocaide Waistcoat #6 6s. Receipts: #44 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Gawky Actor: Bencraft

2494
22 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Hippisley, James

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Lucy-Miss Hippisley; Goodwill-Rosco; Blister-Marten; Quaver-Bencraft; Wormwood-Stoppelaer; Thomas-Anderson; Coupee-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Quaver Actor: Bencraft

2495
26 December 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Shacklefigure Actor: James
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter, in the character of Harlequin-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Granier; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Vandersluys; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Desse; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Pierot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2496
29 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17471228, but Richard-Sowdon 1st time; Tressel-Gibson; Blunt-Paddick; Catesby-Bencraft; Oxford-_; Norfolk-Paget.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Bencraft
Role: Oxford Actor: Bencraft
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2497
03 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Simon Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgomaster Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Miss Vandersluys; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Dumont, Mrs LaFont; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Beard; Slumber-Vincent; Harlequin-Phillips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Boor Servant-LaLauze; Scaramouche-Vandersluys; Huntsmen-Beard, Desse, Delagarde, Froment, Vandersluys, Oates, Dupre; Venus-Mrs Storer; Silenus-Leveridge; Pan-Vincent; Bacchus-Beard; Diana-Miss Faulkner; Frenchman-Villeneuve; Spaniard-Desse; Polonese-Delagarde; French Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Spanish Woman-Mrs Gondou; Polonese-Mrs Villeneuve; Zephyrus-Froment; Flora, representing an Inconstant-Miss Vandersluys.
Cast
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Bencraft

2498
08 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Fortune

Performance Comment: Capt. Beaugard-Gibson; Sir Davy Dunce-Collins; Sir Jolly Jumble-Dunstall; Courtine-Anderson; Fourbin-Bencraft; Lady Dunce-Mrs Dunstall; Sylvia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Fourbin Actor: Bencraft

Song: III: O Beauteous Queen Enclose those eyes, Come Ever Smiling Liberty-Mrs Storer; V: the 4th Cantata of Mr Stanly (in the character of Anacreon)-Beard

2499
20 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Perplexd Husband

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Philips; Husband-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Pierot-LaLauze; The whole to Conclude with a Country Dance-Philips; Hornpipe-Philips.
Cast
Role: Husband Actor: Bencraft

Song: I: Beard; III: Consider Fond Shepherd, Tis Liberty alone-Mrs Storer

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: The Amorous Swain, or Rival Nymphs-LaLauze, Mrs Delagarde, Miss Hillyard; V: a Ball Minuet (By Desire)-three scholars of LaLauze

2500
29 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Collins; Careless-Gibson; Clerimont-Ridout; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Sylvia-Mrs Hale; Wishwell-Miss Haughton; Clarinda-Mrs Bland; Old Wilful-Marten; Old Atall-Dunstall; Dr Bolus-Storer; Rhubarb-Paget; Finder-James; Supple-Paddick; Strut-Stoppelaer; Situp-Miss Ferguson; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Finder Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Miss Haughton; Goodwill-Rosco; Blister-Marten; Quaver-Bencraft; Coupee-Storer; Wormwood-Stoppelaer; Thomas-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Quaver Actor: Bencraft

Song: Mrs Storer

Dance: Master Granier, Miss Granier