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523 results for: Keyword - Mas. Besford
We found 326 matches on Performance Comments, 204 matches on Performance Title, 58 matches on Event Comments, 26 matches on Roles/Actors, and 13 matches on Author.

1
12 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Lewis and Gardner. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Mrs Gould, Mas. Besford, and Trott's Widow, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17640402 but Juliet-Miss Macklin; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Gardner; Peter-Weller; Page-Mas. Besford; Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the Play
Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17640509

2
09 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17661006, but Shadow-Besford; Falstaff's Page-Mas. Besford.
Cast
Role: Shadow Actor: Besford
Role: Falstaff's Page Actor: Mas. Besford.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part II Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

3
15 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17631226, but King Henry-Hallam; Richmond-Davis; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Tressel-White; Catesby-Wignel; Oxford-Weller; Forest-Holtom.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

4
08 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Mrs Evans; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Oxford-Weller; Forrest-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Buck; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: Grand Comic Ballet call'd Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

5
30 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Wignel; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Lord Mayor-Lewis; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

6
17 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis, Gardner; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

7
31 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar, With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Walker; Cassius-Smith; Antony-Ross; Julius Caesar-Clarke; Caska-Gibson; Cinna-Gardner; Cimber-Cushing; Lepidus-Morris; Ligarius-Holtom; Octavius-Hull; Pindarus-R. Smith; Soothsayer-Redman; Lucilius-Murden; Publius-Wignel; Voluminius-Weller; Lena-Hallam; Lucius-Mas. Besford; Antony's Servant-Perry; Trebonius-Anderson; Decius Brutus-Davis; Plebians-Barrington, Dunstall, Costollo, Lewis; Calphurnia-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End of Play: The Village Romps, as17651019

8
26 September 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Clarke, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Wignel; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Lord Mayor-Buck; Lieut. of Tower-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

9
23 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of the Right Honorable and Honorable The Governors (Being the Last Time of performing till the Holidays). Not acted this season. For the Benefit of the General Lying-In Hospital, Quebec Street, Oxford Road. Charges #85 5s., Balance to Hospital #5 6d. Hospital also receiv'd #156 10s. from tickets (Box 544, Pit 116, Gallery 31). Paid for 1 year's watch for theatre due at Xmas</i> #12 10s. and for the House in Bow Passage 12s. 6d. Paid Dunstall the balance due for the theatrical Fund #136 17s. (Account Book). Receipts: #90 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignel, Buck, Weller, Murden; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17661008

10
26 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17661110, but Prince Edward-Mas. Besford; Queen-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

11
27 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignel, Quick, Stoppelaer, Bates; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Song: II: A Song-Parsons

Dance: III: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden; IV: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon, as17680416

12
18 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Parsons, Real, Miss Cokayne, Mas. Besford, Francis. Both pieces By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Wild, Bassan, Pullin, Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Paddick, Mrs Walters, and Widow Trott will be taken. [House took half value of tickets in addition to ready money.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Parsons 17 76 73 #22 19s. #11 9s. 6d.@Real 19 9 12 #7 6s. #3 13s.@Miss Cokayne 10 25 42 #10 9s. #5 4s. 6d.@Mas. Besford 1 32 49 #9 19s. #4 19s. 6d.@Francis - 41 18 #7 19s. #3 19s. 6d.@Wylde 5 18 29 #6 17s. #3 8s. 6d.@Bassan 14 53 56 #17 1s. #18 10s. 6d.@Pullin - 34 83 #13 8s. #6 14s.@Mrs Griffiths - 32 46 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Mrs Paddick 6 26 26 #8 #4@Mrs Walters 2 13 31 #5 11s. #2 15s. 6d.@Widow Trott 28 4 17 #9 6s. #4 13s.@Total 102 363 482 #128 3s. #64 1s. 6d.@ Receipts: #80 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: III: New Pantomime Ballet(third time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

13
29 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hartle, Francis, Walters, Mas. Blurton, Symonds. Tickets deliver'd for the Inconstant will be taken. Tickets deliver'd by Longley, Mas. Jones, Singleton, Shuter, Norbury, Roberts, Frenzdorf, Miller, Stephenson, Read, Robson, Walker, Clarridge, Perry Sr; and Bassan will be taken. [Hours received half value of tickets plus the ready receipt money.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Mrs Hartle 5 31 43 #10 4s. #5 2s.@Francis 2 26 25 #6 18s. #3 9s.@Patterson 5 79 71 #20 4s. #10 2s.@Blurton - 15 28 #5 1s. #2 10s. 6d.@Symonds 19 45 42 #15 14s. #7 17s.@Longley 18 112 53 #26 12s. #13 6s.@Jones - 2 11 #1 8s. 14s.@Singleton - 8 14 #2 12s. #1 6s.@Shuter - 52 8 #8 12s. #5 14s. 6d.@Norbury 9 26 53 #11 9s. #5 14s. 6d.@Roberts 9 125 59 #26 18s. #13 9s.@Frensdorf - 42 31 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Miller 5 62 56 #16 3s. #8 1s. 6d.@Stephenson 16 61 52 #18 7s. #9 3s. 6d.@Read - 15 45 #6 15s. #3 7s. 6d.@Robson 3 101 32 #19 2s. #9 11s.@Walker - 17 68 #9 7s. #4 13s. 6d.@Claridge 5 36 35 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Perry 3 30 81 #13 7s. #6 13s. 6d.@Bassan 1 12 21 #4 3s. #2 1s. 6d.@Total 100 897 828 #242 7s. #121 3s. 6d.@ Paid Lee for a quantity of velvet #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #12 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; End: The Provenzale-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford [see17700928]

Performance Comment: Blurton; End: The Provenzale-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford [see17700928].see17700928].
Cast
Role: The Provenzale Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

14
12 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Quick, Fox, Hamilton, Miss Besford. Tickets deliver'd for an Opera, and Lionel and Clarissa will be taken. Charges #64 5s. Deficit #31 7s. (apportioned equally at #6 5s. 5d. for each beneficiary). Covered by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value @Holtom 16 117 68 #28 7s. @Quick 9 77 69 #20 14s. @Fox 39 162 61 #40 3s. @Hamilton 49 52 88 #28 17s. @Miss Besford 30 56 56 #21 10s. @Money #32 18s. @Total #172 9s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Hamilton (both apprentices to Fishar); End: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Hamilton (both apprentices to Fishar); End: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Besford.

15
15 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; V: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17591102.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford; V: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17591102.]See17591102.]
Cast
Role: The Fingalian Dance Actor: Miss Besford.

Music: III: Concerto on Trumpet-Mas. Green (Scholar to Mr Jones)

16
26 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd by Mas. Harris will be taken. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Profit to Aldridge #31 4s. plus #131 19s. from tickets (Box 284; Pit 269; Gallery 206) (Account Book). Receipts: #95 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: I: New Dance, as17730206; II: A New Comic Dance-Mas. Harris (Scholar to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; End Opera: (By particular desire) will be reviv'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sg Manesiere; End II of Farce: A New Dance-Mas. Langrish (Scholar to Aldridge) his first appearance, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Harris (Scholar to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; End Opera: (By particular desire) will be reviv'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sg Manesiere; End II of Farce: A New Dance-Mas. Langrish (Scholar to Aldridge) his first appearance, Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Mas. Langrish

17
26 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Mrs Green #11 4s. 6d. covered by #49 6s. from tickets (Box 118; Pit 80; Gallery 78) (Account Book). Rec'd from Mas. Harris for his 1!2 value of tickets 24th Inst. #20 9s. 6d. Receipts; #53 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: The Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920.

18
12 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

19
01 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

20
03 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

21
18 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

22
21 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw

Dance: III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: Rural Love, as17651115

23
06 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

24
03 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17651019

25
07 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17651019