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274 results for: Keyword - Josias Priest
We found 256 matches on Performance Comments, 10 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
27 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Clodio-Dyer; Don Antonio-Dunstall; Don Charino-Collins; Don Lewis-Shuter; Governor-Anderson; Jaques-Bennett; Don Manuel-Cresswick; Monsieur-Holtom; Don Duart-Davis; Sancho-Baker; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Elvira-Mrs Ferguson; Louisa-Mrs Hamilton; Priest-Wignel; Lawyer-Redman; Page-Miss Valois; Honoria-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Priest Actor: Wignel

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miles; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

152
15 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Alphonso-Shuter; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Davis; Roderigo-Clarke; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Jaques-Lewis; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Porter-Barrington; Lopez-Wignel; Verdugo-Redman; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Mad Welchman-Collins; Alonzo-Young; Juletta-Mrs Green; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Governor-Maguire.
Cast
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; With a New Occasional Scene of Action

153
26 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon- (Larpent MS 38).
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor:

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on the Violin-Giardini

154
10 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon- (Larpent MS 38).
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor:

Music: As17620305

155
19 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semele

Performance Comment: Jupiter-; Cadmus- (King of Thebes); Athamas- (Prince of Boeotia, in love with Semele); Somnus-; Apollo-; Cupid-; Juno-; Iris-; Semele- (Daughter of Cadmus); Ino-; Chorus of Priests and Augurs-; Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs-; Chorus of Nymphs and Swains-; Attendants- (Larpent MS 43).
Cast
Role: Chorus of Priests and Augurs Actor:

Music: As17620226

156
05 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17611106, but Governor-Anderson; Jaques-Bennet; Don Manuel-Gardner; Sancho-R. Smith; Lawyer-Redman; Page-Miss Valois; Honoria-Mrs Stephens; Priest-Wignel.
Cast
Role: Priest Actor: Wignel.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

157
18 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: As17630218

158
09 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Roderigo-Clarke; Curio-White; Seberto-Davis; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Porter-Barrington; Jaques-Lewis; Lopez-Wignel; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Mad Welchman-Hayes; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Governor-Anderson; Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Alonzo-Young; Judge-Redman; Peasant-Weller; Outlaw-Perry; Alphonso-Shuter; Stuttering Cook (this night only)-Woodward; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Julietta-Mrs Green; In Act IV, the Song Mad Bess set by Purcell-Miss Poitier in character.
Cast
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

159
28 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine women and Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Chorus of Philistine women and Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: As17640309

160
06 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelitish Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: As17650222

161
16 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Powell; Flaminius-Lee; Sohemus-Havard; Arsinoe-Mrs Palmer; Pheroras-Packer; Narbal-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Sameas-Adcock; Salome-Mrs Hopkins; Mariamne-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

162
06 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Cautherley; Polyphontes-Havard; Euricles-Lee; Erox-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Narbas-Packer; Ismene-Miss Plym; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; Procession-; Sacrifice-. [See17601205.]See17601205.]
Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes

163
21 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women and Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Chorus of Philistine Women and Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: As17660214

164
18 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: As17670306

165
26 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Cautherly; Poliphontes-Havard; Narbas-Packer; Euricles-Aickin; Erox-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Mrs Simson; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; With a Procession-; Sacrifice-.
Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

166
19 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley

167
25 May 1768 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Master Browne, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Arne; Personnae: Boaz-; Prophet-; Asaph-; Mahlon's Kinsman-; Ruth-; Naomi-; Orpah-; Reapers-; Priests of the People of Israel and Moab-; Israelitish Women-; Moabitish Women---Edition of 1768. Moabitish Women---Edition of 1768.
Cast
Role: Priests of the People of Israel and Moab Actor:

Music: VViolin Concerto-Giardini

168
10 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gideon

Performance Comment: Parts for five characters and a Chorus; Gideon-; Joash-; Eliakim-; a Priest of Baal-; Oreb-; Chorus of Israelites-.*m1769 2 10 cg The First Violin, a Concerto-Sga Paganini; a Concerto on the Hautboy-Fischer.*c1769 2 10 cg By Command of their Majesties. Pit and Boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd this day in the Office of the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. The doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin at Half an Hour after Six. A New ORATORIO, the Music by Handel. Composed by Dr Morrell (Biographia Dramatica). We cannot commend this piece, it being altogether a very tedious and heavy performance (Theatrical Register). Charges: #35.
Cast
Role: a Priest of Baal Actor:

169
01 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite-; Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

170
07 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Sheridan (being his first appearance in this Kingdom these six Years); King-Bannister; Laertes-Aickin; Horatio-DuBellamy; Rosencrantz-Strange; Marcellus-Wheeler; Bernardo-Jacobs; Ghost-Sowdon; Gravediggers-Sparks, Castle; Polonius-Arthur; Ostrick-Hamilton; Guildenstern-Kearny; Player King-Vandermere; Priest-Sharpless; Lucianus-Summers; Queen-Mrs DuBellamy; Player Queen-Mrs White; Ophelia-Mr Jewell.
Cast
Role: Priest Actor: Sharpless

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

171
02 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

172
14 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: As17700307

173
20 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Herod And Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Barry; Flaminius-Palmer; Sohemus-Aickin; Pheroras-Packer; Narbal-Burton; High Priest-Hurst; Sameas-Wright; Mariamne-Mrs Barry; Salome-Mrs Hopkins; Arsinoe-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17690926

174
19 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Cautherly; Polyphontes-Palmer; Narbas-Packer; Merope-Mrs Barry, first time; Euricles-J. Aickin; Ismene-Mrs W. Barry; Erox-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; With a Procession-; a Sacrifice-.
Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17690926

175
15 February 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .

Music: First Violin-Mr Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violincello-Duport