The London Stage Database team will be retiring the Legacy Search on May 1, 2025. Please take a moment before that date to reproduce any pre-2021 searches and export any resulting datasets you may wish to preserve for future use. We are making this change in order to free up computational resources for new features and data, currently in development with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Watch this space for more updates and, coming soon, new ways to keep up with the latest project developments!
Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Lavinia Fenton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Lavinia Fenton")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
353 results for: Keyword - Lavinia Fenton
We found 278 matches on Performance Comments, 47 matches on Author, 30 matches on Performance Title, 10 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
18 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Horton; Sciolto-Roberts; Lothario-Delane; Horatio-Walker; Altamont-Hallam; Lavinia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

127
06 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Horton; Sciolto-Stephens; Lothario-Delane; Horatio-Hale; Altamont-Hallam; Lavinia-Mrs Bellamy; Lucilla-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

128
03 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Quin; Sciolto-Wright; Lothario-Milward; Altamont-Mills; Lavinia-Mrs Butler; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet; Calista-a Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any s`age before).
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance:

129
27 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Quin; Sciolto-Wright; Lothario-Milward; Altamont-Mills; Lavinia-Mrs Butler; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet; Calista-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; III: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; with music by Martini-

Song: V: Beard As end V, 25 March

130
20 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Paget; Altamont-Giffard; Horatio-Walker; Lothario-Marshall; Lavinia-Mrs Steel; Calista-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Steel

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: III: New dance-Master Matthews; V: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

131
07 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Giffard; Altamont-W. Giffard; Calista-Mrs Giffard; Lavinia-Mrs Eliz. Giffard, the first time of her appearing on any stage; With a Prologue-Mr W Giffard on that Occasion.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Eliz. Giffard, the first time of her appearing on any stage

Afterpiece Title: Lethe; or, Aesop in the Shades

Dance: III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Hornpipe-Yates

132
02 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick, first time of his appearance in that character; Sciolto-Paget; Horatio-Giffard; Altamont-W. Giffard; Rossano-Blakes; Lavinia-Miss Hippisley; Lucilla-Mrs Dunstall; Calista-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

133
11 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17411202, but Lavinia-Mrs E. Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs E. Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Leek, as17420208

134
21 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Cibber; Sciolto-Rosco; Lothario-Ryan; Altamont-Hale; Lavinia-Mrs Stevens; Lucilla-Mrs Hale; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; La Villageoise, as17421006

135
21 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario (by Desire)-Charles Jones; Horatio-Giffard; Altamont-W. Giffard; Sciolto-Peterson; Rossano-Mozeen; Lavinia-Mrs E. Giffard; Lucilla-Mrs Dunstall; Calista-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs E. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

136
24 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Horatio-Delane; Sciolto-Berry; Altamont-Mills; Calista-Mrs Roberts; Lavinia-Mrs Mills; Rossano-Blakes; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 III: Neopolitan Punch-Checo, Signora Chiaretta

137
20 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Calista-Mrs Giffard; Sciolto-Bridges; Horatio-Delane; Altamont-Mills; Rosano-Blakes; Lavinia-Mrs Mills; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Mills

Dance: II: As17431123

Song: IV: A Song-Morland

138
07 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Pritchard; Sciolto-Rosco; Lothario-Ryan; Altamont-Hale; Lavinia-Mrs Stevens; Lucilla-Mrs Hale; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

139
28 September 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Pritchard; Sciolto-Rosco; Lothario-Ryan; Altamont-Hale; Rossano-Anderson; Lavinia-Mrs Stevens; Lucilla-Mrs Hale; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

140
20 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Sheridan, 1st appearance here; Calista-Mrs Cibber; Lothario-Delane; Sciolto-Bridges; Alamont-Havard; Rossano-Blakes; Lavinia-Miss Budgell; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Budgell

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

141
12 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; Calista-Mrs Giffard; Horatio-Delane; Sciolto-Bridges; Altamont-Havard; Rosano-Blakes; Lavinia-Mrs Ridout; Lucilla-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II, III: Lowe

142
29 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17451212, but Lothario-Delane; Horatio-Sparks; Calista-Miss Budgell; Lavinia-Mrs Ramsey, 1st appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Ramsey, 1st appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: II, III: Lowe

143
14 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Cibber; Sciolto-Rosco; Altamont-Ryan; Lothario-Garrick; Lavinia-Mrs Vincent; Lucilla-Mrs Hale; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Vincent

144
31 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Miss Budgell; Sciolto-Furnival; Altamont-Wignell; Horatio-Paget; Rossano-Shuter; Lucilla-Mrs Wignell; Lavinia-Mrs Hallam; Lothario-Lee.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

145
01 February 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Horatio-Barry, 1st time; Calista-Mrs Cibber; Lavinia-Mrs Elmy; Sciolto-Berry; Altamont-Havard; Rossano-Blakes; Lucilla-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

146
10 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Mrs Ward; Sciolto-Gibson; Lothario-Ryan; Altamont-Ridout; Rossano-Anderson; Lavinia-Mrs Ridout; Lucilla-Mrs Hale; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

147
22 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Sciolto-Bridges; Horatio-Berry; Altamont-Havard; Rossano-Blakes; Lavinia-Mrs Elmy; Lucilla-Mrs Green; Calista-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: CConcerto on Flute-the Child

148
20 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Miss Bellamy; Sciolto-Sparks; Altamont-Ridout; Rossano-Anderson; Lothario-Lee; Lucilla-Mrs Barrington; Lavinia-Mrs Ridout; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17500201

149
31 March 1750 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Di Camilla

Performance Comment: Camilla-Signora Frasi; Latino-Laschi; Turno-Signora Giacomazzi; Lavinia-Signora Mellini; Prenesto-Guadagni; Mezio-Signora Moretti.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Signora Mellini

150
28 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Berry; Calista-Mrs Pritchard; Lavinia-Mrs Green; Sciolto-Bridges; Altamont-Havard; Lucilla-Miss Minors; Lothario-Garrick; Rossano-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17501117

Ballet: V: The Birdcatchers. As17501127