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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.

2426
02 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17410117, but Manly-Delane; Richard-Bencraft; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Bencraft

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel; II: English Peasants-Glover, Mlle Mechel, Delagarde, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; III: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve; IV: Serious Ballet-Glover, Mlle Mechel; V: Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Signora Barberini

2427
06 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: by Cby CommandThe Jealous Farmer Outwitted Harlequin a Statue

Performance Comment: Farmer-Bencraft; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Pierot-Lalauze; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde.
Cast
Role: Farmer Actor: Bencraft

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

2428
10 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17410214, but Ballance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Bullock-Mullart; Recruits-Hippisley, Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Hippisley, Bencraft.

Song: II: Bacchus Triumphant-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Trio of True Happiness-Leveridge, Roberts, Miss Young; V: An Epilogue in Music, addressed to the Audience,-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Dance: III: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

2429
17 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Whim or The Merry Cheat

Performance Comment: Captain Brisk-Mrs Kilby; Florinda-Mrs Vincent; Sir Humphrey-Arthur; Sir Roger Looby-Harrington; Squire Looby-Bencraft; Fairlove-Gibson; Monsieur-Salway; Teague-Neale; Trickwell-Mullart; Celia-Mrs Davis; Tippet-Miss Dodson.
Cast
Role: Squire Looby Actor: Bencraft

Song: Leveridge, Salway

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechel

2430
18 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Performance Comment: Dick Shamwell-Leveridge; Tom Dingle-Salway; Jamey Dingle-Bencraft; Innkeeper-Mullart; Bell Banter-Mrs Lampe; With Chorus of Singers-; Dancers-; in the Masque Les Matelots-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Concluding with a new Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Jamey Dingle Actor: Bencraft

2431
28 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: See17410406 but Farmer-Bencraft; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Harlequin-Lun Jr; with Comic Dance-Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: 7410406 but Farmer Actor: Bencraft

Dance: TTambourine-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; By Desire, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Mechel; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

2432
04 June 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: See17410416 but Lucy-Mrs Chetwood; Goodwill-Marten; Blister-Turbutt; Coupee-Bencraft; Wormwood-Cross; Quaver-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Bencraft

Song: I: If Love be a Fault-Lowe; IV: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe

2433
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Duke Or The Conjurors Bastard With The Comical Humours Of Captain Tipple

Afterpiece Title: The Matrimonial Squabble or A Cure for Jealousy

Performance Comment: Trip-Bencraft; Goodshot-Clough; Trip's Wife-Mlle Nivelon; Mrs Goodshot-Mlle Maudett.
Cast
Role: Trip Actor: Bencraft

Ballet: TThe Infernals (Grand Ballet). 1st Fury-Bencraft; Attendants-Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman

Performance Comment: 1st Fury-Bencraft; Attendants-Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman.
Cast
Role: 1st Fury Actor: Bencraft

2434
28 September 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Count Basset-Chapman; Richard-James; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Miss Hillyard; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; 1st Fury-Richardson; 2nd Fury-Villeneuve; 3rd Fury-Delagarde; 4th Fury-Dupre; 5th Fury-Destrade; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

2435
13 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Buckingham-Cashell; Prince Edward-Mrs Vincent; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Tressel-Chapman; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Stephens; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieut. of Tower-Stevens; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Harrington; Oxford-Bencraft; Blunt-Clark; Tyrrel-Stoppelaer; Forrest-Vaughan; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

2436
17 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Corin Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17411015, but Mercury-Salway; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Chasseur Royal-Roberts; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pluto (Punch)-Davenport; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighillia)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Richardson.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

2437
05 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: James
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James

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

Performance Comment: 1st Sylvan-Mlle Bonneval; Pluto-Leveridge; Fury-Picq; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Fire-Lalauze, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

2438
21 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Ballet: nd in which will be introduc'd a New Grand Ballet call'd the% Rural Assembly. Chasseur-Desnoyer; Pastors-Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft; Shepherdesses-Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet; Nymph of the Plain-Sga Barberina; Old Herdsman-Villeneuve; Cottage Nymph-Sga Domitilla; Two Nymphs of the Vale, a Sylvan-Picq, Mlle Bonneval, Mlle Auguste

Performance Comment: Chasseur-Desnoyer; Pastors-Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft; Shepherdesses-Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet; Nymph of the Plain-Sga Barberina; Old Herdsman-Villeneuve; Cottage Nymph-Sga Domitilla; Two Nymphs of the Vale, a Sylvan-Picq, Mlle Bonneval, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: Pastors Actor: Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft

2439
06 March 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Muckworm-Hippisley; Gaylove-Salway; Sapskul-Woodward; Slango-Bencraft; Blunder-Marten; Arabella-Miss Hillyard; Combursh-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Slango Actor: Bencraft

Dance: LLa Provencale, as17420212; Chacone, as17411230; The Peasants, as17420210

2440
29 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft and Dupre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Squire Gawky Actor: Bencraft

Dance: LLouvre, Minuet-Dupre, a scholar of his

2441
06 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Belmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Setter-Chapman; Sharper-Hale; Vainlove-Gibson; Araminta-Mrs Hale; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Noll Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Miss Hillyard; Laetitia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Barnaby Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; A New Dance call'd La Villageoise-Dumont, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Delagarde

2442
13 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Quin; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Tressel-Chapman; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duchess of York-Mrs Woodward; Lady Anne-Mrs Cibber; Buckingham-Cashell; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Stephens; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Harrington; Lieut-Ridout; Oxford-Bencraft; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: HHappy Lovers, as17421006; La Villageoise, as17421006

2443
16 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; 1st Fury-Richardson; 2nd Fury-Villeneuve; 3rd Fury-Delagarde; 4th Fury-Dupre; 5th Fury-Destrade; Helen-Miss Hillyard; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Davis; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Mrs Wright; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Bencraft

2444
04 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Quin; Moneses-Hale; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Cashell; Prince of Tanais-Ridout; Dervise-Rosco; Stratocles-Harrington; Haly-Bencraft; Zama-Carr; Mirvan-Anderson; Arpasia-Mrs Horton; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Haly Actor: Bencraft

Dance: PPeasants, as17421102; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Serious Ballet, as17421025

2445
25 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

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

Dance: LLes Bourgeoise-Dumont, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Delagarde; Grand Ballet, as17421108; Characters of Dancing, as17421025

2446
15 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Hale; Kent-Rosco; Albany-Gibson; Cornwall-Cashell; Burgundy-Bencraft; Gentleman Usher-Woodward; Goneril-Mrs Woodward; Regan-Mrs Mullart; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Burgundy Actor: Bencraft

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Comic Dance between Pantaloon and his Enamorata-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Grand Ballet, as17421108

2447
21 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

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

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; A Sylvan-Mlle Domitilla; 2nd Sylvan-Mrs Delagarde; 3rd Sylvan-Miss Hillyard; 4th Sylvan-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Sylvan-Mrs LeFont; Follower of Ceres-Mlle Auguste; Demons-Villeneuve, Dumont, Delagarde, Dupre; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Country Lads and Lasses-Dupre, Delagarde, Destrade, Miss Dodson, Mlle Maudet, Miss Short; Gardeners-Dumont, Destrade; Earth-Destrade, Mrs LeBrun; Air-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Fire-Dumont, Mlle Auguste; Water-Picq, Mlle Domitilla.
Cast
Role: Yeoman Actor: Bencraft

2448
18 January 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manley-Quin; Plausible-Hippisley; Novel-Chapman; Freeman-Hale; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Woodward; Jerry Blackacre-Woodward; Vernish-Cashell; Petulant-Bencraft; Serjeant Ploden-Stoppelaer; Fidelia-Mrs Stevens; Eliza-Mrs Hale; Lettice-Miss Hillyard; Olivia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Petulant Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Hussar Actor: Bencraft
Role: Valet de Chambre Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

2449
04 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Merlins Cave

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Salway; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Aerial spirits-Villeneuve, Mlle Auguste; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pluto (Punch)-Dumont; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzitin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Richardson; Pierrot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft

Dance: PPantaloon and his Enamorata, as17421215; Tambourine-Cooke

2450
18 February 1743 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Marten; Valentine-Gibson; Scandal-Ridout; Tattle-Woodward; Ben-Yates, with hornpipe; Foresight-Arthur; Jereny-Vaughan; Trapland-Laguerre; Buckram-Bencraft; Angelica-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Frail-Mrs Yates; Miss Prue-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Buckram Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet