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7617 results for: Keyword - Major Thomas Porter
We found 5713 matches on Author, 1845 matches on Performance Comments, 487 matches on Event Comments, 66 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6751
13 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; Brilliant-Cibber; Wronglove-Mills; Sir Friendly-Milward; Brush-Raftor; Porter-Ray; First Bully-Woodward; 2d Bully-Winstone; Stranger-Woodbourne; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Butler; Lady Gentle-Mills; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Thompson; V: Aethiopian Dance-Muilment

6752
26 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress or The Ridotto Al Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Taswel, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne; concluding with a new Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Peploe

Dance: As17390920

6753
11 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Performance Comment: See17391119, but Kitty-Miss Thynne; Harlequin-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Raftor; Constable-Gray; Porter-Peploe; Jenny-Mrs Woodward; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Dimmock; Justices-Winstone, Woodburn, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Mrs Woodward; with Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Carney, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Peploe

6754
16 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Mills; Brilliant-Chapman; Sir Friendly-Milward; Brush-Raftor; 1st Bully-Reed; 2d-Winstone; Stranger-Woodburn; Porter-Ray; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Butler; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Macklin; Miss Notable with a Song-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; V: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: The Noon@Tide Air (Comus)-Mrs Arne; IV: By particular Desire, a Song by the English Captain(as17400325-Beard

6755
15 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Performance Comment: ..Release, Adventures, and Marriage of Harlequin. Harlequin-Mons L'Agile; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Florio-Marr; Father to Colombine-Julian; Dwarfs-Master Matthews, Master Shawford, Miss Naylor; Doctor Tackem-Hemskirk; Clerk-Vaughan; Mrs Drab-Mrs Jones; Lawyer-Nelson; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Crofts; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Charles; Clown-Shawford; with The Triumphs of Love: Hymen-Master Matthews; Followers of Hymen-Davenport; Shawford, Vaughan, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Davenport, Miss Hippisley; Priests-Hemmings, Hemskirk, Naylor; Priestesses-Mrs Jones, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Charles

6756
28 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Zara-Mrs Porter; King-Hale; Osmyn-Delane; Gonsalez-Bridgwater; Garcia-Hallam; Heli-Stephens; Selim-Gibson; Alonzo-Arthur; Perez-Rosco; Mourning Bride-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: FFawns and Nymphs-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

6757
05 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #113 11s. 6d. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [The Account Book states that Mrs Porter received #20 for her performance this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: As17410129

6758
24 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Mills; Brilliant-Chapman; Sir Friendly-Milward; Brush-Raftor; Porter-Ray; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Butler; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Mrs Hartshorne-Mrs Macklin; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

6759
09 October 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment Release Stratagems and Marriage of Harlequin with The Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Dunstall; Father to Columbine-Julian; Florio-Marr; Dr Tack'em-Hemskirk; Clerk-Crofts; Mrs Drab-Mrs Bishop; Lawyer-Bennet; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Clough; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Laws; Dwarfs-Miss Naylor, two Masters Granier; Bustle-Vaughan; A grand Ballet-Froment, Granier, Dugay, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois; Priests-Hemskirk, Naylor, Bennet; Priestesses-Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Laws

6760
31 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Phillips; Harlequin-Phillips; Beau Mordicai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Raftor; Constable-Gray; Porter-Barclay; Jenny-Miss Story; Mother Midnight-Hough; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Ray, Woodburn, Taswell; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Jackson, Miss Budgell; Concluding with a new Comic Dance-Delamayne, M Mechell, Mlle Mechell.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Barclay

Song: I: The Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: A Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: a Ballet, as17411015

6761
17 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Bride-Mrs Horton; Osmyn-Ryan; Gonzales-Bridgwater; King-Hale; Garcia-Cashell; Heli-Stephens; Salim-Gibson; Alonzo-Roberts; Perez-Rosco; Leonora-Mrs Mullart; Zara-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: As17411215

6762
04 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Hale; Moreton-Bridgewater; Cecil-Rosco; Douglass-Mrs Stevens; Queen Mary-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: As17420125, but Chacone=-_

6763
18 March 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Alicia-Mrs Porter; Gloster-Ryan; Hastings-Hale; Dumont-Bridgwater; Belmour-Gibson; Ratcliffe-Rosco; Catesby-Stevens; Jane Shore-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: TTambourine-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Les Maquignons, as17420309 The Peasants, as17420210

6764
02 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Neale; Loveless-Giffard; Snap-Yates; Narcissa-Mrs Woffington; Elder Worthy-Bridges; Young Worth-Cross; Sir W. Wisewou'd-Philips; Sly-Green; Amanda-Mrs Cibber; Hillaria-Mrs Ridout; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Lawyer-Woodburn; Porter-Gray; Mrs Ann-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

6765
06 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

Performance Comment: Melantius-Quin; Amintor-Ryan; King-Hale; Calianax-Hippisley; Diagoras-Chapman; Lysippus-Cashell; Diphilus-Ridout; Cleon-Arthur; Strato-Carr; 1st Gentleman-Anderson; 2nd Gentleman-Hayman; Porter-Dunstall; Dula-Mrs Bland; Aspasia-the Young Gentlewoman who played Monimia [see17441122]; Evadne-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Dunstall

Dance: Cooke

6766
22 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King-Berry; Wolsey-L. Sparks; Buckingham-Mills; Suffolk-Blakes; Norfolk-Havard; Lord Sands-Neale; Porter-Barrington; Queen-Mrs Giffard; Surrey-Marshall; Cranmer-Bridges; Abergaveny-Mozeen; Chamberlain-Winstone; Cromwell-Stevens; Campeius-Turbutt; Gardner-Taswell; Surveyor-Goodfellow; Lovel-Ray; Brandon-Woodburn; Serjeant-Usher; Dr Butts-I. Sparks; Capuchius-Bransby; Guildford-Marr; Anne Bullen-Mrs Ridout; Lady-Mrs Cross; Also a representation of the Coronationv, the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. Also a representation of the Coronationv, the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Barrington

6767
11 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty Fashion-Foote; Loveless-Giffard; Sir William Wisewood-Taswell; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Ann-Miss Cole; Narcissa-Mrs Woffington; Snap-Yates; Sly-Neale; Lawyer-Woodburn; Porter-Gray; Amanda-Miss Furnival.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Quaver-Lowe; Coupee-Yates; Blister-Turbutt; Wormwood-Woodburn; Goodwill-Taswell; Thomas-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Bransby.

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: IV: Lowe

6768
20 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ladys Last Stake

Performance Comment: As17451207, but Brush-Anderson; Porter-Arthur; 1st Bravo-James.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

6769
10 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Lord George-Cibber; Wronglove-Giffard; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Sir Friendly-Berry; Heartshorn-Mrs Macklin; Brush-Raftor; Surgeon-Goodfellow; Porter-Ray; Bravoes: -Marr, Bransby, Leigh; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Woffington; Miss Notable (with a song in character)-Mrs Clive; Prologue-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in Character of Female Volunteer.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 V: My Faith and Truth, as17460104

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206; III: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310

6770
11 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Lord Wronglove-Giffard; Brilliant-Cibber; Moral-Berry; Surgeon-Collins; Brush-Raftor; Porter-Ray; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Cross; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive (with a song in character).
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: As17461121

6771
20 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Brilliant-Chapman; Wronglove-Gibson; Moral-Cashell; Brush-Anderson; Porter-Arthur; 1st Bravo-James; 2nd Bravo-Vaughan; Miss Notable-Miss Hippisley; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Horton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Vincent; Hartshorn-Mrs Bland; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6772
24 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Brilliant-Cibber; Wronglove-Gibson; Moral-Bridges; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Vincent; Brush-Anderson; Porter-Paddick; 1st Bravo-James; Surgeon-Stoppelaer; Lady Gentle-Mrs Hale; Miss Notable-Miss Morrison; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Bland; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Paddick

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: n Irish Song %Ellen a Roon-Mrs Storer

Dance: Master Granier, Miss Granier

6773
04 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Candlemen, #1 10s.; Hickman (Porter), 18s.; Paddick rais'd, 10s.; Salary list at #49 17s. 7d. per day, #299 5s. 6d. Paid Cross for paper & pens, 7s.; Paid Bill Stickers, #2 14s.; Paid Brooks & Mason Hand Bills, 12s. (Treasurer's Book). [The payment to Billstickers and for Handbills, for Candlemen, and for Hickman, the porter, are weekly constants. They are averaged for the season in the following table and will not be further itemized.] @Item Weekly Average Season Total@Billstickers #2 14s. #86 8s.@Handbills 12s. #22 4s.@Candlemen #1 10s. #48@Hickman 18s. #28 16s.@ Receipts: #130 (Cross); #131 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

6774
07 September 1750 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or The Fo Bit

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin or Squire in the Suds

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine's Father-Middleton; Shadow-Ferguson; Squire Gawky-Slater; Porter-Brown; Constable-Williamson; Colombine-Miss Agnetta.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Brown

Song: Phillips, Miss Agnetta

Dance: Phillips, Miss Agnetta

6775
10 December 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Indsor

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; Recruiting Serjant-Beard; (with) Song in Character-Beard; Corporal-Barrington; Drummer-Mr Tattoo; Recruits-Mattock, Baker, Legg, Warren, Courtney, Whitaker; Equilibrist on the Wire-Saunders; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butchers-Gibbs, Perry; Slaughter Men-Holtom, Buck; Spectators-The Comedians; The Dances-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Gosly, Rochford, Dumai, Terrier, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Terrier.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Holtom
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Bury Fair Author(s): Thomas Shadwell