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We found 1442 matches on Performance Comments, 132 matches on Event Comments, 35 matches on Performance Title, 4 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Comic Scene. Receipts: money #43 13s. 6d.; tickets #103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man

Performance Comment: Hippisley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

Event Comment: MMrs Hippisley d---k, and could not speak (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: Parts-Barry, Holland, Jefferson, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Barry. Rhadamistus-Barry; Teribazus-Holland; Megistus-Jefferson; Phrasmanes-Aickin; Zopiron-Packer; Tigranes-Hurst; Zelmira-Mrs W. Barry; Zenobia-Mrs Barry; Attendants-Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith (Winston MS 10).

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Afterpiece: A New Farce of Two Acts. Written by Mr Hippisley. Receipts: money #71 17s.; tickets #140 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Barnaby-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Barnaby Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Faithful Welshman

Performance Comment: Faithful Welshman-Hippisley, but edition of 1731 adds; Doubtful-Hulet; Sanguin-Milward; Tipple-Salway; Innkeeper-Wilcox; Constable-Hall; Mrs Doubtful-Mrs Buchanan; Jane-Mrs Egleton; Country Maid-Mrs Martin; Wit a new Epilogue-Hippisley, Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Faithful Welshman Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Mainpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage. All will be over at Nine at Night. Tickets of Hippisley in the Playhouse Passage, in Bow St. Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Don Manuel Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: A Modern Midnight Conversation

Performance Comment: Taken from Hogarth's Celebrated Print, in which will be introduced Drunken Man-Hippisley; with a comic tale- of what really Passed between himself and his old Aunt at her house in Mendip Hills in Somesetshire.
Related Works
Related Work: A Modern Midnight Conversation Author(s): James Hippisley

Dance: TTambourine-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Les Maquignons, as17420309 The Peasants-Picq, Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mrs Laguerre. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: [By John Hippisley.] Being the Farce of the Country-Wake, alter'd after the Manner of The Beggar's Opera. N.B. Printed Books...are to be had at the Theatre under the Title of Flora, an Opera. Receipts: money #29 10s. 6d.; tickets #84 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Alvarez-Milward; Felix-Hall; Carlos-Ryan; Lorenzo-Walker; Metaphrastus-Ogden; Sancho-Hippisley; Lopez-Chapman; Leonora-Mrs Younger; Isabella-Mrs Berriman; Camillo-Mrs Bullock; Jacinta-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Opera

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; but edition of 1729 adds: Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Friendly-Walker; Dick-H. Bullock; Old Hob-Hall; Flora-Mrs Chantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Vellum-Hippisley; Sir George-Hale; Phantom-Wignell; Tinsel-Chapman; Butler-James; Coachman-Bullock; Gardener-Smith; Lady Trueman-Mrs Templer; Abigail-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Vellum Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Aston; Dick-Hale; Old Hob-Hall; Puzzlepate-Smith; Flora-Miss Binks; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley
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: Hippisley's Drunken Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man Author(s): John Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Hale; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Alithea-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Bland; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Pinchwife-Quin.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Hippisley

Dance: As17441117

Event Comment: MMrs Glen did Lady Townly for her own Benefit, tho' not advertis'd so--Inspid (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Ross; Manly-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Count Basset-Blakes; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Vaughan; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Lady Townly-Mrs Glen, 1st time that stage.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Gardiner, Mrs Vernon

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber's first appearance this season (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland, 1st time; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Tom-O'Brien; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Philips; Humphrey-Blakes; Lucinda-Mrs Hippisley; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Song: II: Lowe

Event Comment: MMrs Fitzhenry [formerly Mrs Gregory] engaged from Ireland to curb Mrs Yates, whose friends suspected as much and treated her cruelly (Genest, V, 87)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Powell; Horatio-Holland; Sciolto-Havard; Rossano-Ackman; Altamont-Packer; Lavinia-Miss Plym; Lucilla-Mrs Hippisley; Calista-Mrs Fitzhenry (late Mrs Gregory) first appearance here.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Receipts: money #86 18s. 6d.; tickets #116 7s. Tickets of Hippisley at Will's Coffee House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Milward; Hubert-Walker; Vandunck-Bullock; Hemskirk-Paget; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaqueline-Mrs Laguerre; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Higgen Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Honest Welshman

Performance Comment: Davy-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Davy Actor: Hippisley.
Related Works
Related Work: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Faithful Welshman Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Pelling; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; (by Desire) Hippisley's Medley; or, Drunken Man-

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #24 2s.; tickets #60 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Performance Comment: Troilus-Ryan; Cressida-Mrs Boheme; Hector-Boheme; Ulysses-Walker; Achilles-Hulett; Agamemnon-Diggs; Diomedes-Egleton; Thersites-Quin; Pandarus-Hippisley; Andromache-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Pandarus Actor: Hippisley

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, being the first Time of her Appearance upon the Stage

Dance: The Drunken Miller (new)-Hippisley

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; Ghost-Delane; King-Bridgwater; Laertes-Hallam; Osric-Chapman; Polonius-Hippisley; Horatio-Walker; Gravediggers-Rosco, Mullart; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Polonius Actor: Hippisley

Dance: DDrunken Man-Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: -MMrs Chambers

Dance: As17561023

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Afterpiece: [By Lacy Ryan.] Receipts: money #64 18s.; tickets #111 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 116 by money and 185 by tickets; stage, 31 by money; pit, 37 by money and 346 by tickets; slips, 13 by money; first gallery, 110 by money and 135 by tickets; second gallery, 122 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Spiller; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Bullock; Miranda-Mrs Younger; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Performance Comment: The Principal Parts-Walker, Spiller, Miss Fention , Hall, Hippisley, Mrs Egleton; Melton-Hall; Pyefleet-Hippisley; Harry-Laguerre; Lieutenant-Chapman; Player-Milward; Cobler-Hippisley; Sailor-H. Bullock; Peg Welfleet-Mrs Egleton; Jenny Melton-Miss Warren; Apleek-Hippisley.
Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclosed into an Amphitheatre, and formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #68 3s.; seals #135 11s. (Account Book); #202 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Hippisley was charged #20 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17410119, but Heartwell-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; With a new Epilogue made by Mr Hippisley-Mr Hippisley on Himself.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Hippisley; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Hallam; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Hippisley

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets at Hippisley's, at Will's Coffee House, Bow Street, CG.] Receipts: money #71 6s. 6d.; tickets #101 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Balance-Bridgwater; Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Chapman; Worthy-A. Hallam; Bullock-Mullart; Sylvia-Mrs Buchanan; Melinda-Mrs Bullock; Lucy-Mrs Stevens; Kite-Walker; Collier (with an additional Scene of Humour)-Hippisley; Rose-Miss Hippisley, but see17351013 .
Cast
Role: Collier Actor: Hippisley
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Hippisley, but see17351013

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Hippisley .
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Hippisley
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: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. Harlequin by Mlle De Lisle. Scot's Dance, as17360226

Event Comment: Afterpiece With the Scene of the Drawing. [William Hint in a Letter on Managers (Daily Gazetteer 26 Oct.) laments that Dunstall was cast as Sir William Belfond in the mainpiece and that Hippisley was cast in an inferior part. He thought Hippisley would have done better as Sir William.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Belfond Jun.-Hale; Sir Edward Belfond-Bridgwater; Sir William Belfond-Dunstall; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Trueman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Capt Hackem-Marten; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Hackem-Stoppelaer; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lolpoop Actor: Hippisley
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLe Gondalier-Cooke, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Rector, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; La Provencale-Picq, Mlle Duval

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Afterpiece written by Mr Garrick. Tickets to be had at Hippisley's in Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Woodward; Drunken Dick-Hippisley; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Trippet-Hayman; Melissa-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Bland; Mrs Trippet-Miss Allen; Miss Prissy-Miss Morrison; Kitty Pry-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Drunken Dick Actor: Hippisley
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana, as17460313 Genius of England-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Afterpiece: With several Alterations. N.B. In order to make the Songs more intelligible, Books are printed and may be had at the Theatre. Receipts: money #35 13s.; tickets #95 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Performance Comment: As17290317 but Old Pyefleet-Hippisley; Welsh Oyster Woman-Hippisley.
Event Comment: Benefit Nivelon. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Containing Variety of New Songs, to old Ballad-Tunes [By John Hippisley]. Receipts: money #84 2s. 6d.; tickets #53 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; rest by Walker, Salway, Hippisley, Hall, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Forrester; but edition of 1731 lists: Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Truelove-Salway; Woodville-Walker; Saywell-Aston; Probe-Houghton; Old Hob-Hall; Young Hob-Laguerre; Lady Testy-Mrs Cantrell; Lucia-Mrs Vincent; Mary-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: new Wooden Shoe Dance by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Afterpiece:A new Dance-Nivelon for the Afterpiece

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets at Hippisley's in Bow Street, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: See17361109, but Sir Wilful-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. By Particular Desire. [Tickets at Hippisley's House in the Playhouse Passage, Bow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Caius-Mullart; Slender-Neale; Shallow-Arthur; Page-Hallam; Fenton-A. Ryan; Host-Rosco; Pistol-James; Simple-Bencraft; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Bellamy; Anne Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Sir Hugh Evans-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Scapin Actor: Hippisley.

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Gates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted Before. [Printed play, Dublin 1762 lists Talthybius-$Castle; Lycus-$Ackman; Cratander-$Moody; Paeonian-$Fox; Officer-$Scrase; Sigea-$Miss Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Performance Comment: Principal parts by Holland, Havard, Davies, Moody, Ackman, Scrase, Castle, Fox, Miss Bride, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard. Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Miss Bride; Eriphilus-Holland; Ulysses-Davies; Melanthus-Havard; Cratander-Moody; Hecuba-Mrs Pritchard; Polyxena-Miss Bride (Genest, IV, 637); Lycus-Ackman; Officer-Scrase; Talthybius-Castle; Paeonian-Fox; Sigea-Miss Hippisley (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Sigea Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley and Mrs Egleton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Tickets for The Amorous Widow taken at this play. Receipts: money #26 17s.; tickets #143 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Scapin Actor: Hippisley.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivalon, Poitier