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12582 results for: Keyword - John Wright
We found 9826 matches on Author, 2579 matches on Performance Comments, 1243 matches on Event Comments, 525 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

926
17 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Hotspur-Aickin; Henry-L'Estrange; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Northumberland-Johnson; Westmoreland-Griffiths; Vernon-R. Palmer; Blunt-Wright; Bardolph-Lloyd; Gadshill-Stephens; Carriers-Parsons, Waldron; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Piercy-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Johnson
Role: Blunt Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada, Part I Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part I Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Johnson; Nephew-L'Estrange; Bates-Fearon; Thomas-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Palmer; Irish Widow, with Epilogue song-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Kecksy Actor: Johnson

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

927
30 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #68 17s. 6d.; tickets #126 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: The Sicilians-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Hornpipe-Jones

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; III: Bacchanalian Song-Leveridge; V: Pastoral Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

928
30 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pedro-Milward; Alphonso-Johnson; Roderigo-Quin; Curio-Cross; Seberto-Ridout; Pilgrim-Woodburn; Jacques-Turbutt; Lopez-Shepard; Mad Englishman-Winstone; Mad Scholar-Havard; Mad Priest-Raftor; Mad Taylor-Woodward; Mad Welchman-Macklin; Master of sadhouse-Furnival; Keeper-Marshall; Alinda-Mrs Mills; Juletta-Mrs Pritchard; In which will be introduced the Original Mad Dialogue set to Musick by Mr H. Purcell-Beard, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Grand Dance-Mlle Roland

929
05 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Castelman, the Treasurer. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden. [Tickets at Castelman's Lodgings, at Mr Watford's, Upholder, over-against the Sun Tavern, Russel Street, Bloomsbury.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Related Works
Related Work: The Loves of Mars and Venus Author(s): John Weaver

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Pierots-Leviez, Pelling; IV: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Music: V: A Concerto-Henry Burgess Jr

930
08 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: An English Opera, written by the late Mr Addison, and new set to Musick by Mr Arne, reserving two or three Favourite Songs, out of his former Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

931
24 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: a New Dramatic Entertainment of Dancing combin'd With a New Pantomime in Grotesque Characters. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed.] Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake; Or, The Lover's Quarrel

Related Works
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice: with Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Nymph-Sga Barbarini; 2nd Nymph-Sga Domitella; 3rd Nymph-Mrs Wright; 4th Nymph-Mrs LeBrun; 5th Nymph-Mrs Villeneuve; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Squire Gawky-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-James; Drudge (servant to Pantalon)-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-a French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre; Country Lasses-Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Davies, Miss Short.
Cast
Role: 3rd Nymph Actor: Mrs Wright

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants-Lalauze, Sga Barberini, accompanied by Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre, Sga Domitella, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs Villeneuve; Villagers-Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davis, Stoppelaer, Miss Davis, Miss Dodson

Related Works
Related Work: Cytherea; or, The Enamouring Girdle Author(s): John Smith
Related Work: The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: The Fairies Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: Teraminta Author(s): John Christopher Smith
Related Work: The Sirens Author(s): John A. Fisher

932
19 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Vincent. Receipts: money #44 19s.; tickets #107 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

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

Dance: I: The Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: The Baulk-; V: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Song: II: Non lo diro col Labro (in Ptolomy)-Mrs Wright; Timido Pelegrino (in Ormisda)-Mrs Wright; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Leveridge; V: Sincero Astelli (Sosarmes), Se mi Foglie (Ormisda)-Mrs Wright

933
21 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright, Allen, Peploe, Fenn (Assistant Stage-Door-Keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; II: Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; A new Saraband-Miss Wright; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Le Gout Anglois-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; End Afterpiece: Larry Grogan-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Music: I: Trumpet Piece-Adcock; IV: Concerto on French Horns-Charles; V: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; with Handel's Water Musick-

934
19 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Leviez and Wright. Tickets for Tyldesley also taken. Tickets at Leviez's, next Door to Boar's Head in Henrietta Street, cg; of Wright, Golden Bull in Stanhope-Street, near lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17380421 With a Prologue to the Farce, written by Aaron Hill, Esq-Miss Wright; in Boy's Cloaths. and an Epilogue to the Farce-Miss Wright, as Captain of the Lilliputians, at the Head of her Company.
Cast
Role: Esq Actor: Miss Wright
Role: and an Epilogue to the Farce Actor: Miss Wright, as Captain of the Lilliputians, at the Head of her Company.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: Saraband-Miss Wright, Miss Morrison; II: French Peasant-Master Ferg, Miss Wright, Scholars to Leviez; AII: La Pieraite-Leviez, Mrs Thompson; IV: Grand Ballet in Comic Characters-the Lilliputians; V: Minuet-Leviez, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Beard

935
14 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright, Mayle, Bartlett, and Miss Wright, the Lilliputian Colombine and Queen of the Fairies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Milward; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Sir Novelty-Macklin; Sir William-Johnson; Snap-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Sly-Marten; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Pritchard; Anne-Miss Bennet; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17410501; With a Prologueto the Farce,-Miss Wright in Boy's Cloaths; And at the End of the Farce an Epilogue-Miss Wright, as Captain at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Cast
Role: With a Prologueto the Farce, Actor: Miss Wright in Boy's Cloaths
Role: And at the End of the Farce an Epilogue Actor: Miss Wright, as Captain at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Dance: I: Minuet, Louvre-Davenport, Miss Wright; III: Tambourine-Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: II: Blow Blow-Lowe

936
22 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Vincent. Receipts: money #23 3s.; tickets #113 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada, Part I Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part I Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, Part II Author(s): John Dryden

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers; particularly several English Ballads-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Mr Poitier

Dance: WWarlike Dance-Poitier, Pelling, others

937
29 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Egleton and Mrs Wright. Receipts: money #33 16s.; tickets #112 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Dialogue to Old Ballad Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; Bagpipe Song in Porus-; Veneta Bella in Alexander-; English Cantata= by Pepusch-Mrs Wright; accompanied by a Trumpet-

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Highlander and his Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Tambourine-Mlle Salle

938
20 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti and Mrs Wright. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Wycherley. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #34 4s.; tickets #146 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: II: Hunting Song in Admetus (Se L'arco avesso Strali)-Mrs Wright accompanyed with a Trumpet; III: Rochetti; IV: Leveridge; V: Rochetti, Mrs Wright

Dance: I: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Scottish Dance, as17330329

939
21 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stevens, Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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

Song: A Cantata-Mrs Wright; Caelia has a Thousand Charms (set by Purcell)-Beard; The Agreement-Leveridge, Laguerre, Mrs Wright

Dance: GGrecian Sailors-Glover

940
25 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRylands MS.: Benefit for Numberers &c, Mrs Marshall, Miss Lee, Miss Budgell, Miss Wright, Miss Cole, and Mr Walker. Tickets deliver'd out by Edwards, Owen, Brooks, Rumball, and others will be taken. Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: Celladon and Phyllis-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; V: The Medley of Jokes-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

941
26 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan, Walker, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: III, IV: Love

Related Works
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard III Author(s): John Caryll

Music: V: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; II: a Tambourine-Master Matthews, Miss Wright after the Manner of the Moors

942
23 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan, Leigh, Mr and Miss Wright, Fullwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: A New Dance-Miss Wright; II: a Comic Dance-Davenport, Miss Wright; V: Dance-Mlle Auguste

Song: IV: Morland

943
19 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright, Hallam, Miss Tynte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
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

Music: S$Signior Archangello Correlli's First Concerto-; Concerto on Little Flute-John Baston

Dance: DDrunken Man-Harper; Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Scaramouch-a Youth of 10 Years Old, who never appeared on any Stage before

944
23 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Willis and Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: Timon-Booth; Apemantus-Mills; Alcibiades-Bridgwater; Demetrius-Cory; Aelius-Johnson; Isander-Griffin; Cleon-Norris; Phaeax-Harper; Nicias-Shepard; Poet-Cibber Jr; Evandra-Mrs Thurmond; Melissa-Mrs Horton; Cloe-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Aelius Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
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

Dance: LLa Peirette-Roger, Mrs Brett; Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Walter; Whitson Holiday-Boval, Miss Tenoe; Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Music: CConcerto on the Little Flute-John Baston; 8th Concerto of Michael Archangelo Corelli-

945
15 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright and Penkethman's Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17270105, but Sir William-Johnson; Elder Worthy-Williams; Worthy-Mills; Snap-Cibber Jr; Sly-Miller; Narcissa-Mrs Thurmond; Hillaria-Mrs Heron; Flareit-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: MMatlose-Lally, Miss Tenoe; La Jeunesse-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Turkish Dance-Lally, Essex, others; Drunken Man-Harper

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a Trumpet Sonata on the Stage-; Concerto on Little Flute-John Baston

Ballet: TThe Cobler's Jealous Wife. As17270505

946
26 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Sherry and Miss Wright. Tickets delivered by Daglish will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Public Advertiser, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Sherry, No. 2, Little Russel Street, Covent Garden; of Miss Wright, No. 54, Drury-lane. Receipts: #257 15s. (48.9.0; 10.8.6; 0.11.6; tickets: 198.6.0) (charge: #89 5s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Performance Comment: Azor-Vernon; Ali-Dodd; Scander-Bannister; Fatima-Miss Collett; Lesbia-Miss Abrams; Selima-Miss Wright (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Wright

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett; End I: song-Miss Wright

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister
Related Work: Obi; or, Three-Finger'd Jack Author(s): John Fawcett

947
26 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or,the Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Waldron; Tony Lumpkin-Wellman; Hastings-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Diggory-Banister; Landlord-Payne; Jeremy-Meadow; Sir Charles Marlow-Wright; Young Marlow-Benson; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Wellman; Miss Neville-Miss Bird; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Monk .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Sapscull-Benson; Gaylove-Wellman; Blunder-Wright; Slango-Kerridge; Sir Penurious Muckworm-Harrison; Combrush-Mrs Benson; Arabella-Mrs Wellman .
Cast
Role: Blunder Actor: Wright

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Wright; End of afterpiece The Drunken Peasant. Clown-Benson; Drunken Peasant-Wright

Performance Comment: Clown-Benson; Drunken Peasant-Wright .
Cast
Role: Drunken Peasant Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: Thyestes Author(s): John Wright
Related Work: The Female Vertuosos Author(s): Thomas Wright

948
16 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wright. Receipts: money #15 6s.; tickets #50 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Related Works
Related Work: Love In Many Masks Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Les Vandangeurs-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

949
21 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: The Grecian Sailors, as17350417 Also The Faithful Shepherd, as17350417

Song: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

950
27 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Cranmer Actor: Wright
Role: Gardiner Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Russian Sailors-Denoyer

Song: TThe Noontide Air (from Comus)-Mrs Clive