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2121 results for: Keyword - Madam Davies
We found 2179 matches on Performance Comments, 135 matches on Event Comments, 49 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1151
01 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-King; Mr Strictland-Bensley; Frankly-Wroughton (of cg); Bellamy-Packer; Tester-Burton; Buckle-Wright; Jack Meggot-Dodd; Jacintha-Mrs Robinson; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Lucetta-Mrs Davies; Milliner-Miss Kirby; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Clarinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Dance: To conclude: Country Dance-

1152
03 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Captain Duretete-Dodd; Old Mirabel-Parsons; Dugard-Davies; Petit-Lamash; Bravoes-Wright, Wrighten, Philimore, Chaplin; Page-Master Pulley; Young Mirabel-Farren; Oriana-Mrs Robinson; Lamorce-Mrs Colles; Ladies-Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith; Bisarre-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Dugard Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The ChristmasTale

Dance: As17791122

1153
17 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Cassander-Aickin; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestian-Davies; Polypercon-Philimore; Clytus-Hurst; Roxana-Miss Sherry; Parisatis-Mrs Sharp; Sisigambis-Mrs Davenett; Statira-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Hephestian Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

1154
18 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus (1st time)-Henry; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius (1st time)-R. Palmer; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Arviragus Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

1155
19 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End: New Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

1156
21 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); King-Hurst; Horatio-Davies; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Ostrick-Lamash; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Williams; Player King-Chaplin; Marcellus-Wrighten; Grave@Diggers-Parsons, Burton; Ghost-Henry (1st appearance in that character); Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Entertainment: Imitations. End II: contrasted vocal Imitations in the Italian and English stile-Bannister; End V: a variety of Imitations-Bannister Jun

1157
26 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Brereton; Duncan-Hurst; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Davies; Donalbain-Master Benson; Banquo-Packer; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Mrs Sharp; Lady Macbeth-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett; End I: song-Miss Wright

1158
29 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination Before the College Of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tugg-Bannister; Bundle-Davies; Robin-Lamash; Wilhelmina-Miss Simson; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Bundle Actor: Davies

1159
04 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Davies; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Davies

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

1160
09 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Collett, Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17800502, but Clown-Grimaldi; the other Characters-_Chaplin, Delpini; Colombine-Miss Collett; 1st Principal Sailor-Davies.
Cast
Role: 1st Principal Sailor Actor: Davies.

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer; Vaudeville. In Pantomime: (for that night only) Jump through a Tub of Fire-Wright

1161
10 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Hephestian Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Bouquet-Dodd; Gage-Parsons; O'Daub-Moody; Mons Bluard-Baddeley; William-Davies; Serjeant Drill (1st time)-Gaudry; Nancy-Miss Field (1st appearance in that character); Nell-Mrs Wrighten; other Characters-Burton, Wrighten, Waldron, Wright, Holcroft, Fawcett, Philimore, Norris, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Collett, Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Davies

1162
25 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17791208, but Lady Charlotte-Mrs Davies; Lady Bab-Mrs Colles; Philip-Waldron.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: End: Dance, as17791122; II afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17791208

1163
20 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: Dance, as17801019; End: The Force of Love, as17801018

Song: As17801005

1164
30 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Whitfield; Lord Chamberlain-Robson; Gardiner-Wilson; Cromwell-Davies; Lord Sands-Jones; Norfolk-Peile; Suffolk-Booth; Cardinal Wolsey (1st time)-Henderson; Anne Bullen-Mrs Inchbald; Queen Catherine-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Cromwell Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Song: III: song-Mrs Kennedy

1165
13 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Davies; The Lady-Mrs Inchbald; Bacchants-Mrs Morton; Sabrina-Miss Morris; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Martyr (late Miss Thornton; 1st appearance these 2 years); Euphrosyne-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Reinhold, Davies

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley

1166
16 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Vincent-Mattocks; Hearty-Reinhold; Hilliard-Davies; Oldrents-Booth; Springlove-Whitfield; Oliver-Robson; Justice Clack-Quick; Meriel (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Amie-Miss Stewart; Rachel-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Hilliard Actor: Davies

Dance: End I afterpiece: the original Crutch Dance-. [This was danced in both subsequent performances.

1167
08 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17801004, but Gloster-Hull; Belmour-Davies.
Cast
Role: Belmour Actor: Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

1168
15 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tug-Davies; Bundle-Wilson; Robin-Edwin; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb; Wilhelmina-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Tug Actor: Davies

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17810213

1169
02 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Performance Comment: King Charles-Wroughton; Oliver Cromwell-Aickin; Bishop Juxon-Hull; Duke of Richmond-Davies; Ireton-Peile; Bradshaw-L'Estrange; Lindsay-Thompson; Tomlinson-J. Wilson; Fairfax-Lewis; Lady Fairfax-Mrs Lewis; Queen-Mrs Inchbald.
Cast
Role: Duke of Richmond Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: As17801002, but Characters-_Robson, Davies.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: _Robson, Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: 2nd piece: a Dance of Sailors Sailor's Dance-Aldridge

1170
03 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: SCENE I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, Give round the word-Doyle; Foresters' Dance-; SCENE II. The Cave of Echo; The Vauxhall Echo Catch, They say there is an echo here-Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle; SCENE III. Mount Ida; Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son She that will but now discover-; Venus-Mrs Morton; The music by Dr Fisher-; SCENE IV. A Camp Scene, and Dance of Warriors-; SCENE V. A Cottage. Auld Robin Grey-Mrs Kennedy; SCENE VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom-Reinhold; The music by Purcell-; SCENE VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-; To conclude Chorus-; Dance-; Attendant Genius-Miss Langrish.
Cast
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Davies

1171
18 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17801128, but Henry-Davies (of cg); Louisa-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Davies

Dance: End II: Hornpipe-Blurton

1172
28 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seventeen Hundred And Eighty One; Or, The Cartel At Philadelphia

Performance Comment: Tar Barrel-Quick; General Seedy-Lee Lewes; Major Scarecrow-Stevens; Serjeant Shirtless-Edwin; Colonel Politesse-Wewitzer; Lieut. Wilmot-Davies; Turpentine-Bates; Plantation-J. Wilson; Remonstrance-Jones; Attendant-Painter; Captain Broadsides-Wilson; Fanny O'Dogherty-Mrs Wilson; Miss Bellmont-Miss Satchell.
Cast
Role: Wilmot Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Lewis; Hothead-Quick; Testimony-Edwin; Belguard-Peile; Farewell-Davies; Surly-Fearon; Waytwell-W. Bates; Crack-Wilson; Violante-Mrs Inchbald; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Miss Stewart; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Farewell Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Who'd have Thought It

1173
02 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimenes-Davies; Arbaces-Leoni; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Rimenes Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: St. David's Day-Aldridge [for full cast see17810501]

1174
05 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Afterpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: in SCENE III We be three poor Mariners Actor: Cubitt, _Davies.
Role: We be three poor Mariners Actor: Davies, Doyle, Simpkinson
Role: A Church Actor: Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Doodle Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Reinhold; Leander-Davies; Mungo-Dighton (2nd appearance on any stage); Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Davies

1175
07 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Afterpiece Title: All for Love

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis; or, Resemblances of Nature

Performance Comment: SCENE I. Morning, a Landscape. The Rising of the Sun. Hunters preparing for the Chace. When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425; SCENE II. A View of the Rock of Gibraltar, with the Fleet sailing to its Relief; The Storm-Reinhold; [SCENE III. Thunderstorm, Tempest and Shipwreck. Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister [of dl]; [SCENE IV. A Town Besieged (Painted by Carver; taken from Harlequin Every-where). The Enemies' Attack; the Destruction of the Fort; and an Engagement of the Troops, represented by Moving Figures. O what a charming thing's a battle-Cubitt; [After which a Grand Transparency, representing the famous Battle of Cressy, with the taking of the Bohemian standard by Edward the Black Prince, painted by Cipriani. To conclude with a trio-Davies, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a trio Actor: Davies, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr.
Role: We be three poor Mariners Actor: Davies, Doyle, Simpkinson
Role: A Church Actor: Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Doodle Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Song: End II 2nd piece: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo, as17810226; 4th piece: The Early Horn-Cubitt; Scene I: When Phoebus the tops of the hills, as17810425

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