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12118 results for: Keyword - John Taylor
We found 9833 matches on Author, 2027 matches on Performance Comments, 1212 matches on Event Comments, 413 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
05 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Macklin; Constant-Mills; Heartfree-Delane; Col Bully (with proper songs)-Lowe; Rake-Blakes; Razor-Collins; Taylor-Leigh; Justice-Winstone; Constable-Ray; Lady Francis-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Ridout; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Macklin
Role: Taylor Actor: Leigh
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

127
10 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Delane; Col. Bully-Lowe; Lord Rake-Blakes; Razor-Yates; Taylor-Shuter; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber; Belinda-Mrs Woffington; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Justice-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Taylor Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

128
25 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Dyer; Lory-Cushing; Worthy-Ross; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Bull-Lewis; Sir John Friendly-Davis; Taylor-Perry; Varole-Holtom; Coupler-Hayes; Shoemaker-Costollo; Page-Mas. Roger; Syringe-Shuter; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hallam; Berinthia-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Davis
Role: Taylor Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

129
05 June 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Fearon; Heartfree-Robson; Lord Rake-Davis; Col. Bully-Dibdin (first appearance on this stage); Justice-Lings; Constable-Collet; Watchmen-Castle, Farrel; Taylor-Cornelys; Razor-Vandermere; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Didier; Belinda-Mrs Granger; Mlle-Mrs Gardner; Cornet-Mrs Farrell; Lovewell-Mrs White; Lady Brute-Miss Ambrose (from Dublin, first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Woodward
Role: Taylor Actor: Cornelys
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

130
30 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: The Modern Wife; or, The Virgin Her Own Rival Author(s): John Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Young Fashion-Lee Lewes; Sir John Friendly-Young; Bull-Booth; Lory-Cushing; Coupler-Thompson; Porter-Fearon; Shoemaker-Jones; La Varole-Wewitzer; Taylor-Bates; Mendlegs-Ledger; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy-Wilson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Sempstress-Mrs White; Miss Hoyden (with a Song)-Mrs Wilson , first appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Young
Role: Taylor Actor: Bates
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Quality Author(s): John Lee

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

131
23 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Macklin; Heartfree-Bensley (of dl); Col. Bully (with a song)-Mattocks; Razor-Quick; Justice-Thompson; Taylor-Jones; Lord Rake-Mahon; Constant-Wroughton; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Miss Leeson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Brute-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Macklin
Role: Taylor Actor: Jones
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: As17771016

132
17 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-King; Constant-Bannister Jun.(1st appearance in that character); Col. Bully (with a song)-Williames; Lord Rake-R. Palmer; Razor-Baddeley; Taylor-Waldron; Justice-Chaplin; Watchmen-Wright, Burton, &c.; Constable-Wrighten; Porter-Alfred; Heartfree-Bensley; Lady Fanciful-Miss Pope; Belinda-Mrs Wilson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Wrighten (1st appearance in that character); Cornet-Miss Hale; Lutewell-Miss Palmer; Lady Brute-Miss Farren(1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: King
Role: Taylor Actor: Waldron
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420

133
25 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Ryder (1st appearance in this Kingdom); Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Farren; Col. Bully (with a song)-Davies; Lord Rake-Cubitt; Razor-Wewitzer; Taylor-Kennedy; Justice-Booth; Mademoiselle-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character); Lady Brute-Mrs Bates; Belinda-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Lady Fanciful-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Ryder
Role: Taylor Actor: Kennedy
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Blondel Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): John Burgoyne

134
30 November 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Ryder; Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Farren; Col. Bully (with a song)-Davies; Razor-Bernard; Lord Rake-Cubitt; Constable-Thompson; Feeble-Stevens; Taylor-Brown; Justice-Booth; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Mrs Wells; Mademoiselle-Mrs Morton; Lady Brute-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Ryder
Role: Taylor Actor: Brown
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Edwin, Johnstone, Blanchard, Fearon, Thompson, Darley, Booth, Mrs Martyr, Miss Rowson, Mrs Platt, Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Valentine Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Executed Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: As17871129

135
08 August 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Constant-Palmer Jun.; Heartfree-C. Kemble; Colonel Bully (with a song)-Davies; Lord Rake-Trueman; Justice-Waldron; Taylor-Suett; Constable-Caulfield; Watchmen-Ledger, Waldron Jun.; Porter-Abbot; Servants-Lyons, Chippendale; Razor-R. Palmer; Lady Brute-Mrs Kemble; Lady Fanciful-Miss DeCamp; Mademoiselle-Miss Heard; Belinda-Mrs Gibbs (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Taylor Actor: Suett
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

136
12 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17260111, but Rake-Bridgwater; Bully-Harper; Justice-Shepard; Taylor-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Griffin.
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

137
28 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun Jr; Spirits-Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones; 1st Fury-Haughton; Furies-Vallois, Tench, Sandham, Delagarde; Haymakers-Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham; Doctor's Man-Penkethman; Miller-Vallois; Miller's Wife-Mrs Woodward; Miller's Man-Ray; Demons-Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde; Punch-Topham .
Cast
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Rich

138
26 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Macklin; Heartfree-Delane; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington; Constant-Havard; Col Bully-Lowe (with Songs proper to the Character); Rake-Blakes; Justice-Woodburn; Razor-Neale; Taylor-Collins; Constable-Ray; Belinda-Mrs Ridout; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Cornet-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: III: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

139
08 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Ryan; Razor-Chapman; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Taylor-James; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Hippisley; Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard; With Songs proper to the play-Leveridge, others.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

140
21 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17471110, but With a New Scene restor'd, in which will be perform'd-Lowe, Mrs Clive; the Original Dialogue- set to music by Arne (General Advertiser); Taylor-_; Justice-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Taylor Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Song: By Particular Desire, the Irish Song, Ellen a Roon-Mrs Clive

141
25 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17480321 but Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully listed "with songs proper to the character"; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Taylor-_; Justice-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Taylor Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17471215; IV: Pastoral Dance-Cooke, Janneton Auretti[, as17480320

142
03 May 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17480215, but Brute-Quin; Lord Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Taylor-Collins.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Collins.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

143
02 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17481018, but Taylor-Raftor.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Raftor.
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Mathews, Mrs Addison; New Scotch Dance, as17490118

Music: By Desire-the Child

144
14 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17490202, but Rake-_; Justice-_; Constable-_; Watchman-_; Taylor-.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: .
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; II: Scotch Dance, as17490118; III: A Harlequin Dance-Matthews, Anne Auretti; V: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

145
16 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Bully (with a Song in Character)-Lowe; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Razor-Macklin; Belinda-Mrs Elmy her 1st appearance on that stage; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17500926

146
04 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Bridgwater; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Razor-Macklin; Rake-Usher; Justice-Marten; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Col. Bully (with song in Character)-Lowe; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Lady Brute-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, the Country Wake

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, the Country Wake

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

147
24 September 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Bridgewater; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Razor-Anderson; Rake-Usher; Justice-Wignell; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Bully (with a song in character)-Lowe; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent;. Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

148
27 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Sparks; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Razor-Anderson; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Bully (with a song in character)-Lowe; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Barrington; Mademoiselle-Miss Helm; Lady Brute-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

149
16 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Worthy-Ross; Syringe-Shuter; Lory-Cushing; Taylor-Perry; Shoemaker-Costollo; Varole-Holtom; Young Fashion-Dyer; Tunbelly-Dunstall; Coupler-Hayes; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hallam; Berinthia-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

150
20 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Worthy-Ross; Syringe-Shuter; Lory-Cushing; Taylor-Perry; Shoemaker-Costollo; Varole-Holtom; Young Fashion-Dyer; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Coupler-Murden; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Mattocks; Berinthia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gibson; Classic-Anderson; Subtle-Costollo; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Marquis-Holtom; Dauphin-Wignel; Peroquet-White; Roger-Weller; Gamut-Baker; Kitteau-Bennet; Lucinda (with song in Character)-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson