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We found 4020 matches on Performance Title, 2401 matches on Performance Comments, 2140 matches on Author, 792 matches on Event Comments, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Wilder; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Waltz, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Oates; Hussar-Bencraft; Hussar's servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-LaLauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-; Andromeda-Miss Falkner.
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Delane; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Anderson; Boniface-Marten; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Collins; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington; Cherry-Miss Hippisley; Gipsey-Miss Young; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17491005, but Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison.
Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palamon-Master Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Laura-Miss Norris (1750 ed.); To conclude with a Rural Dance-Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit. (General Advertiser) .
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17491202, Actors; as17491206, but Rural Dance-, but dancers names omitted.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Lun, LaLauze, Bencraft, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Haughton; The Dances-Mons Jossett his 1st appearance on the English Stage, Mons Jardin, Miss Hilliard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Witty Fair One Author(s): James Shirley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17491020, but Hornpipe-_; Country Dance-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Witty Fair One Author(s): James Shirley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Lee; Escalus-Bransby; Capulet-Sparks; Paris-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Tibalt-Lacey; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Montagu-Bridgwater; Old Capulet-Redman; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Balthasar-Cushing; Abram-Dunstall; Mercutio-Dyer; Lady Capulet-Mrs Horton; Nurse-Mrs Dunstall; Juliet-Miss Bellamy; Masquerade Dance-Jossett, Jardin.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: Jossett, Jardin.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Witty Fair One Author(s): James Shirley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Lockit-Berry; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Peachum-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Clive; In Act III, Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters; New Occasional Prologue on the opening of the theatre-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palamon-Master Mattocks; Laura-Miss Norris; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude with a Rural Dance-Grandchamps, Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo, her 1st time of appearing in England.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Havard; Elder Brother-Sowdon; Younger Brother-Mozeen; First Spirit-Gentleman who perform'd Barnwell [Griffith]; Second Spirit-Master Mattocks; Bacchanal-Beard; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Miss Norris (with the song of Sweet Eccho); Lady-Mrs Pritchard; The Dances-Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo; With a New Epilogue upon the Two Occasional Prologues-Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Berry; Frankly-Havard; Bellamy-Blakes; Meggot-Woodward; Tester-Vaughan; Buckle-Mozeen; Valet-Shuter; Simon-Marr; Landlady-Mrs Yates; Jacintha-Mrs Willoughby; Milliner-Miss Minors; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Ward; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; To conclude witha Country Dance-the characters of the play; Epilogue upon two Prologues-Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Waltz; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Seyward-Bransby; Lennox-Ridout; Seyton-Usher; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music-; the Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright; With the Dances-, Decorations incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: As17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Mas. Mattocks, Miss Norris, Miss Clive. Robin Hood-Beard; Graspall-Reinhold; Glitter-Wilder; Leander-Mas. Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Norris; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Scarlet-Bullbrick; Little John-Messink; To conclude with a New Forest Dance- (1st Edn.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17501120, but Amazons-Miss Morrison; full cast, as of 19 Nov. 1750, but concluding Original +Grand Dance-_.
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. Servants allow'd to keep places. Send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Clive at the Naked Boy in Henrietta St., Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [see 18 Nov. 1754]. Afterpiece: With alterations and an additional scene. Mr Havard's benefit play, which should have been acted some day this month, is deferr'd on account of his Indisposition, to the 12th of April, when the new Masque of Alfred will be perform'd, with its proper Scenes, Dances, Music, and Machinery. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Harvey, Mad Camargo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Mat o Mint-Blakes; Filch-Raftor; Player-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Gross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Polly-Miss Norris; Beggar-Winstone; In III Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with aCountry Dance-the Characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's 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.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Master Mattocks; Laura-Miss Norris; Pastora-Mrs Clive; to conclude with a Rural Dance-Mathews.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Usher; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Cushing; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tibalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; And an Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-. The Music composed by Mr Arne.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Berry; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Blakes; Jack Meggot-Woodward; Jacintha-Mrs Willoughby; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Ward; Lucetta-Miss Minors; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Milliner-Mrs Toogood; Tester-Vaughan; Buckle-Mozeen; Valet-Shuter; Simon-Marr; Landlady-Mrs Yates; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17511001, but a Rural Dance-Mathews, Mme Janeton Auretti.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17510920, but Masquerade Dance in Act I-Mathews, Mad Janeton Auretti, etc.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Performance Comment: Colin-Beard; Thyrsis-Mas. Vernon; Dorilas-Wilder; Phillis-Miss Norris; Daphne-Mrs Clive (First edn.); To conclude with a Pastoral Dance-Harvey, Sg and Sga Piettero, Mad Janeton Auretti, etc.

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.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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