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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.

10601
10 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Surrey-Chapman; Cranmer-Wright; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Marten; Sir Thomas-Ray; Norfolk-Havard; Suffolk-Ridout; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Raftor; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cashell; Queen Katherine-Mrs Roberts; Anna Bullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Cranmer Actor: Wright
Role: Gardiner Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Titania Actor: Miss Wright

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Malter, Mlle Maltere; V: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

10602
13 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Woudbe-Milward; Young Woudbe-Mills; Trueman-Havard; Teague-Macklin; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Constance-Mrs Mills; Richmore-Wright; Subtleman-Woodward; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Shepard; Constable-Taswell; Alderman-Johnson; Clearaccount-Winstone; Midnight-Turbutt; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Richmore Actor: Wright
Role: Alderman Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Desse

10603
17 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17400925, but Sylvia-Mrs Wright; Lucy-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Bluff Actor: Johnson
Role: Sharper Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Muilment, Essex, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

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

10604
27 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Milward; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Butler; Lady Macduff-Mrs Pritchard; Banquo-Mills; Lenox-Wright; Duncan-Winstone; Malcolm-Cashell; Seyward-Ridout; Seyton-Berry; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Macklin, Shepard, Ray; Murderers-Turbutt, Taswell; with Vocals-Ray, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lenox Actor: Wright
Role: Hecate Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: I: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf

10605
06 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Chapman; Cholerick-Macklin; Duart-Wright; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Taswell; Manuel-Ridout; Governor-Winstone; Sancho-Woodward; Jaquez-Ray; Angelina-Mrs Mills; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Honoria-Mrs Bennet; Louisa-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Duart Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: As17401201

10606
20 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Sr-Mills; Duke Frederick-Wright; Jaques-Quin; Orlando-Milward; Amiens-Lowe; Touchstone-Chapman; Oliver-Cashel; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Woodward; Phaebe-Miss Bennet; Le Beu-Ridout; Jaquez de Boys-Turbutt; Corin-Taswell; Charles-Winstone; William-Ray; Audry-Mrs Egerton; Caelia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Wright

10607
26 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: See17401016, but Robin-Miss Edwards; Oberon-Master Ferg; Titania-Miss Wright; Puck-Master Eagle; Moth-Master Donovan; Mab-Miss Cole; Peas Blossom-Miss Ferg; Harlequin-Woodward; 1st Colombine-Miss Mann; 2d-Mrs Walter; Peasants-Liviez, Carney, Weeks, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Thompson, Miss Story; Maid-Miss Woodburn; Old Woman-Ray; Father to Colombines-Leigh; Squire Freehold-Stevens; Slouch-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Titania Actor: Miss Wright

Dance: II: French Peasants-Nivelon, Mlle Duval; V: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Ballet: I: The Enchanted Garden. As17401215, but Magician-Leviez

10608
05 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: See17401015, but Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-French Girl, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Arthur; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Dupre; Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Delagarde, Oates Jr, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

10609
02 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Manly-Milward; Sir Francis-Macklin; Basset-Chapman; Richard-Woodward; Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Jenny-Mrs Walter; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Egerton; Myrtilla-Mrs Wright; Trusty-Miss Bennet; Lady Townly-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: As17410131

10610
24 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Pharo Table Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: See17410106, but Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Oates; Country Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; Rural Swain and Nymph-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Oates, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Perry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

10611
28 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

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

Performance Comment: Perseus-Salway; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Reinhold; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Miss Davis, Miss Burgess, Miss Dodson, Miss Horsington, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, DuPre, Richardson, Haughton, Delagarde, Destrade; Harlequin-Lun; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-James; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; with the Grand Dance in Momus: A Fawn-Haughton; Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Oates, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington, Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; with Sailors-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

10612
17 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: See17410131, but Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Milward; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2d Spirit-Ridout; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosine-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Lowe; Spirit-Savage; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; with the music by Arne-; in every Act of the Masque dancing-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf, Nivelon, Livier, Carney, La Pierre, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Moudet; at the end a dance-Maltere, Mlle Maltere.
Cast
Role: in every Act of the Masque dancing Actor: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf, Nivelon, Livier, Carney, La Pierre, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Moudet
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John DaltonJohn Milton

10613
13 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: As17401009, but Corvino-Wright; Sir Politick-_.
Cast
Role: Corvino Actor: Wright
Role: Corbaccio Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: I: Miss Scott; I: L'Arlequine deux visages-Mlle Chateauneuf; In III: Ballet-Desse; III: A new dance-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Mrs Arne; IV: The Echo Song-Mrs Arne

10614
17 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear, [Tickets at Wright's Lodgings, Clare Street, dl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: L'Arlequine deux visages-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Desse; V: Les Matelotes-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

10615
24 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: See17410216, but Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Ryan
Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: See17410403 but Perseus-Salway; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Reinhold; Amazons-Mrs James; Miss Davis; Infernals-Leveridge; Villeneuve, Dupre; Harlequin-Lun; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-Anderson; Petit Maitre-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver

Dance: TTambourine, Louvre-Signora Barberini

10616
28 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17410224, but King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Dick-Havard; Joe-Raftor; Peggy-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Wright.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Blow Blow-Lowe

10617
09 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17401101, but Mrs Dainty-Miss Woodman; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Wright.
Role: Harcourt Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Wright.

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; III: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: La Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: II: Noon Tide Air-Lowe; IV: The Happy Pair-Lowe

10618
12 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Turbutt, Marten, Miss Bennet. Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Clerimont Actor: Wright
Role: Mavis Actor: Mrs Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Lowe; Macahone-Macklin; Carbine-Havard; Truncheon-Marten; Spangle-Woodburn; Pumpkin-Wright; Sir Barnaby-Taswell; Jeremy-Vaughan; Robin-Gray; Fidelia-Miss Woodburn; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Egerton; Betty Kimbow-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Pumpkin Actor: Wright

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air-Lowe; II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Blow Blow-Lowe

Dance: III: Minuet-Liviez, Miss Story

10619
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Duke; Or, The Conjuror's Bastard; With The Comical Humours Of Captain Tipple

Afterpiece Title: The Matrimonial Squabble; or, A Cure for Jealousy

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: Attendants Actor: Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman.

10620
15 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Senior-Stephens; Duke Frederick-Rosco; Jaques-Ryan; Orlando-Hale; Touchstone-Chapman; Amiens-Salway; Oliver-Cashell; Adam-Bridgwater; Silvius-Woodward; Phebe-Mrs Wright; LeBeau-Gibson; Jaques de Bois-Stevens; Corin-James; Charles-Marten; William-Vaughan; Audrey-Miss Hillyard; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

10621
07 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17411028, but the Villagers-Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Miss Davis included in the Metamorphoses of Harlequin pantomime; Country Lads-_; Country Lasses-_; 1st Nymph-Signora Domitella replaces Sga Barberina; 2nd Nymph-Mrs Wright; 3rd Nymph-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Nymph-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Nymph-_; Smith, Davis, Stoppalaer, Miss Dodson omitted from Villagers. Smith, Davis, Stoppalaer, Miss Dodson omitted from Villagers.
Cast
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Mrs Wright

10622
21 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber Jr; Smith-Delane; Johnson-Mills; Other Characters-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Havard, Ridout, Taswell, Arthur, Turbutt, Winstone, Leigh, Green, Wright, Ray, Woodburn, Miss Woodman, Mrs Cross, Miss Story, Miss Cole; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Johnson, Ray, Raftor; Particularly the Representation of a Battle of the Two Operatical Generals-Per gli Signori Giovanni and Tomasino detti Beard, Lowe; With the Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills
Role: Other Characters Actor: Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Havard, Ridout, Taswell, Arthur, Turbutt, Winstone, Leigh, Green, Wright, Ray, Woodburn, Miss Woodman, Mrs Cross, Miss Story, Miss Cole
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Lowe, Johnson, Ray, Raftor
Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

Dance: I: Ballet, as17411015; II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; IV: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: The Swiss, as17410926

10623
19 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; King Henry-Milward; Richmond-T? Cibber; Buckingham-Mills; Stanley-Havard; Norfolk-Ridout; Tressel-Berry; Ratcliffe-Turbutt; Catesby-Winstone; Oxford-Woodburn; King Edward V-Miss Woodman; Duke of York-Miss Cibber (1st time on any stage); Lieutenant-Ray; Forest-Gray; Dighton-Wright; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Blunt-Raftor; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; With an occasional Epilogue-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: Dighton Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Philips, Miss Scott; V: The Swiss-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell

10624
21 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's 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: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet

10625
25 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Mizen-Woodward; Rovewell-Cashell; Arabella-Mrs Vincent; Dorcas-Mrs Bellamy; Flip-Rosco; Sir Charles-Hale; Cribbidge-Salway; Easy-Gibson; Purser Indent-Harrington; Jenny-Mrs Wright; Jiltup-Mrs James; Advocate-Miss Hillyard; Barmaid-Mrs Kilby; Sailors-Hippisley, Marten, James.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 3rd Nymph Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Waltz, Thompson, Mrs Wright, Miss Davies