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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.

2551
21 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Afterpiece Title: Merlins 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: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2552
26 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17501129, but full cast listed. Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Mlle Cointrie; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Barchelor; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Baker; Slumber-Vincent; Harlequin-Philips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Boor servant-Lalauze; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Scaramouche-Atkins; Venus-Miss Young; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Baker; Pan-Vincent; Diana-Miss Falkner; Frenchman-Villeneuve; Spaniard-Desse; Polodese-Gardiner; French Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Spanish Woman-Mrs Gondou; Polonese Woman-Mrs Villeneuve; Zephyrus-Jardin; Flora (representing an Inconstant)-Mlle Cointrie.
Cast
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Bencraft

2553
20 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore of Moorehall-Lowe; Margery-Miss Falkner; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Dragon-Bencraft; Gubbins-Waltz.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Bencraft

Dance: As17510117

2554
23 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: As17510420 but Dragon-_Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: _Bencraft.

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Falkner; II: Italian Song-Miss Falkner; III: Softly sweet in Lydian Measures, The Prince unable to conceal his Pain out of the Oratorio of Alexander's Feast-Miss Falkner; IV: Cantata set by Arne-Miss Falkner

Dance: As17510117

2555
25 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Miss Haughton. Tickets deliver'd for Family under Misfortunes will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2556
29 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: As17510423 but Dragon-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Bencraft.

Dance: III: La Paisane, as17510426 Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926

2557
01 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Lepidus Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer Deceivd or Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Farmer Actor: Bencraft

Dance: Dennison, Settree; scholars of Lalauze, being the second time of their performing on that stage. Particularly a Scots Dance-Dennison; a Shepherd's Dance-Settree; the Two Pierrots-Dennison, Settree; Likewise (by Desire) a Minuet-Lalauze, Mrs Woffington

2558
03 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom-Master Arne; Arthur-Baker; Grizzle-Waltz; Noodle-Roberts; Doodle-Atkins; Merlin-Collins; Dollalolla-Miss Young; Giantess-Bencraft; Cleora-Miss Mullart; Mustacha-Miss Allen; Huncamunca-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Giantess Actor: Bencraft

2559
09 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17501024, but Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Bencraft; Biddy-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Flash Actor: Bencraft

2560
23 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Marten; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Holtham; Constable-Bransby; Ballance-Bridgwater; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Cushing; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Bencraft, Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

2561
25 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Bridgwater; Freeman-Anderson; Boniface-Marten; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Collins; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington; Cherry-Miss Haughton; Gipsey-Miss Young; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: PPigmalion-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

2562
27 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Gentlewoman who never appeared on the stage before; In Act III a Hornpipe-Phillips; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

2563
30 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Cushing, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardiner, Christian; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet-Holtham; Petit Maitre-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Hussar Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

2564
11 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Barry; King-Sparks; Horatio-Ridout; Ghost-Ryan; Rosencraus-Usher; Guildenstern-Bransby; Marcellus-Anderson; Bernardo-Bencraft; Queen-Mrs Elmy; Laertes-Gibson; Ostirck-Dyer; Francisco-Holtham; Player King-Redman; Player Queen-Mrs Bambridge; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Collins; Polonius-Macklin; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Bernardo Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: PPigmalion, as17510925

2565
28 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Diana-Miss Davis; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner; Madam Cointrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Batchelor; Jupiter in the character of Harlequin-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2566
11 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Legg first appearance on any stage; 5 Furies-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shades of Leander, Hero-Baker, Miss Young; Charon-Howard; Miller-LaLauze; Doctor's man-Arthur; Tumblers-Bencraft, Cushing; Miller's Wife-Miss Hillyard; Demons in the following characters- Harlequin, Pierrot, Mezzetin-Villeneuve, Gardner, Desse; Scaramouche-Christian; Harlequin Woman, Pierrot Woman, Mezzetin Woman-Madam Camargo, Dennison, Mrs Gondou; Scaramouche Woman-Miss Batchelor.
Cast
Role: Tumblers Actor: Bencraft, Cushing

2567
04 December 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgomaster Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Mlle Camargo; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Batchelor, Mrs Petit; Morpheus-Howard; Mystery-Baker; Slumber-Vincent; Harlequin-Phillips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Boor Servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Scaramouche-Gardner; Venus-Miss Young; Silenus-Legg; Bacckus-Baker; Pan-Vincent; Diana-Miss Falkner; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-Grandchamps, Mad Camargo.
Cast
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Bencraft

2568
14 December 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Gibson; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John English-Arthur; Lurcher-Anderson; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Paddick; Timothy-Collins; Longbottom-Bencraft; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Vulture-Cushing; Flora-Mrs Dyer; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Country Dance- incident to the play; the Original Sheep Shearing Song (New set by Arne)-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Longbottom Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

2569
28 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Quaker Of Deal Orthe Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Gibson; Sir Charles-Ridout; Easy-Richard; Cribbage-Anderson; Purser-Redman; Jilt@up-Mrs Bambridge; Advocate-Miss Ferguson; Bar Maid-Miss Morrison; Commodore Flip-Dunstall; Boatswain-Marten; Jack Rattling-Collins; Tom Bowling-Bencraft; Spritsail-Bennet; Coxen-Paddick; Swabber-Holtham; Mizen-Dyer; Arabella-Mrs Dunstall; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny Private-Miss Pitt; Fair Quaker-Mrs Barrington; In II Singing the Famous Sea Song of Ninety@Two-; In Act III, Hornpipe-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Tom Bowling Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

2570
04 May 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-Arthur; Seberto-Gibson; Old Pilgrim-Riccard; Curio-Anderson; Governor-Usher; Roderigo-Sparks; Jaques-Dunstall; Lopez-Bransby; Porter-Barrington; Stuttering Servt-Bennet; Alonzo-Holtham; Mad Englishman-Macklin; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Master of Mad House-Marten; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Cushing; Mad Welshman-Collins; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Juletta-Mrs Ridout; Drunken Servt-Paddick; Vertigo-Redman.
Cast
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: II: Two Pierrots, as17520415 III: Grand Comic Ballet, as17511216; V: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; with Clown-Bennet

Song: IV: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

2571
09 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Marten; Justice Scale-Redman; Scruple-Holtom; Constable-Stoppelaer; Ballance-Bridgwater; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Cushing; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Bencraft, Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

2572
10 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Mrs Lampe; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Mullart, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Courtney, Whitacre; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Gardner, Dennison; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Petit Martre-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Hussar Actor: Bencraft
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

2573
16 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: King Lear-Giffard; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Sparks; Kent-Bransby; Bastard-Ridout; Cornwall-Usher; Albany-Anderson; Burgandy-Bencraft; Gentleman Usher-Dyer; Goneril-Miss Haughton; Regan-Mrs Ridout; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Burgandy Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

2574
18 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17520918, but Peachum-Arthur; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Diana-Miss Davis; Jupiter in the Character of Harlequin-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2575
23 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Anderson; Boniface-Marten; Foigard-Barrington; Cibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Collins; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington; Cherry-Miss Haughton; Gipsey-Miss Young; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Cibbet Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft