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1529 results for: Keyword - Leigh
We found 1581 matches on Roles/Actors, 642 matches on Performance Comments, 80 matches on Event Comments, 20 matches on Author, and 9 matches on Performance Title.

1451
12 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Cast
Role: Chinese Guards Actor: Wright, Leigh, Hough, Gray.

Dance: II: Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

1452
17 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Bridemen Actor: Carney, Leigh, Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

1453
20 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Weeks, Carney, Leigh, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Woodman, Miss Story

Music: As17401119

1454
21 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Weeks, Carney, Leigh, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Woodman, Miss Story

Music: As17401119

1455
25 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Weeks, Carney, Leigh, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Woodman, Miss Story

Dance: In V: Peasant-Nivelon

1456
27 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Weeks, Carney, Leigh, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Woodman, Miss Story

Dance: I: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf

1457
23 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
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

Dance: LLe Boufon, as17411030; Les Masons et Les Sabotiers, as17411120

1458
24 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
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

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; II: Happy Pair-Beard; IV: If all that I love is her Face-Mrs Arne

Dance: III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: Miller and his Wife, as17411015

1459
26 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
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

Dance: LLe Boufon, as17411030; Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411102

1460
04 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Dance: Mlle Auguste (who never appeared on the English stage before); The Swiss, as17410926

1461
26 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; II: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; IV: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: The Swiss, as17410926

1462
08 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005; III: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921

Song: II: Hark the little warbling Choir-Beard

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

1463
20 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

1464
02 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

1465
11 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh

Dance: As17421108

Song: Beard, Lowe

1466
06 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Other Actor: Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment

1467
16 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Others Actor: _Phillips, _Leigh

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

1468
January 1670 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 31: Note, About the Year 1670, Mrs Aldridge, after Mrs Lee, after Lady Slingsby, also Mrs Leigh Wife of Mr Antony Leigh, Mr Crosby, Mrs Johnson, were entertain'd in the Duke's House

Performances

1469
September 1681 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches And Tegue O Divelly The Irish Priest

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Barry, Tegue. [Mrs Barry probably acted Isabella; Anthony Leigh, Teague.]Mrs Barry probably acted Isabella; Anthony Leigh, Teague.]

1470
23 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 30 Aug.: On Saturday when his Royal Highness the Prince was at Mr Penkethman's Theatre...he was plas'd to Enquire what Entertainments he and Mr Bullock had in Southwark Fair. In the meantime Mrs Leigh, Daughter of the late Mrs Minns, is preparing for Bartholomew-Fair; but not Bullock and Leigh as some People imagine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Hob

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

Dance: As17180802

1471
23 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 May: On Saturday last died Mr Francis Leigh, one of the Comedians of Drury-Lane Playhouse, and Partner with Mr Bullock in the Entertainments of Southwark Fair, &c. He was Son of the Celebrated Tony Leigh, so fam'd heretofore for his Mastership in Comick Performances

Performances

1472
10 October 1720 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh and Hall. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a new Farce, (never Acted before). At their Leigh-Hall? Great Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Broken Stock-Jobbers; or, Work for the Bailiffs

Dance: Comical Drunken Man-Harper; Also the surprizing and diverting Entertainment of The Italian Shadows which gave such universal Satisfaction last season in the New Theatre-

1473
September 1679 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last

Performance Comment: Edition of 1680: Prologue-Mrs Barrer [and Tony Leigh]; Epilogue-Mr Nokes [representing my Lady Beardly; Beverly-Harris; Beauford-Smith; Sir Frolack Whimsey-Jevon; Sir Lubbery Widgeon-Lee; Brainworm-[no one listed for this role, but Cave Underhill seems a likely actor for it]; Amble-Underhill [perhaps Underhill was erroneously listed for this instead of Brainworm]; Crotchett-Bowman; Olivia-Mrs Barrer; Lady Beardly-Nokes; Jenny Wheedle-Mrs Currer; Lidia-Mrs Seymour; Tissick-Mrs Norrice.

1474
June 1680 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Performance Comment: Edition of 1680: Wellman-Smith; Friendly-Williams; Mr Shatter-Bowman; Trickwell-Jevorn; Mr Dashit-Lee; Glisten-Bright; Jock-Mumford; Corina-Mrs Barry; Marinda-Mrs Butler; Diana-Mrs Price; Ample-Anybody; Mrs Dashit-Mrs A. Lee [Elinor Leigh]; Mrs Dunwell-Mrs Norice.

1475
September 1680 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Princess Of Cleve

Performance Comment: Edition of 1689: The Prologue-; Prince of Cleve-Williams; Duke Nemours-Betterton; St. Andre-Lee; Vidam of Chartres-Gillo; Poltrot-Nokes; Princess of Cleve-Mrs Barry; Tournon-Mrs Lee [Elinor Leigh]; Marguerite-Lady Slingsby; Elianor-Mrs Betterton; The Epilogue-.