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524 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 14 matches on Author.

226
24 July 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comic Opera. The Music by Hooke, [text attributed to Thomas Bridges. Prologue spoken in the character of Flora by Mrs Gardner. At the conclusion Dido hangs herself in her own garters. She is cut down and gives her hand to Iarbas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: Parts-Dibdin, Phillips, Vandermere, Cornelys, Robson, Hamilton, Farrell, Mas. Sewett, Groves, Mrs Didier, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collett, Mrs Jewell. Prologue-Mrs Gardner; Eneas-Dibdin; Achates-Robson; Neptune-Phillips; Eolus-Hamilton; Vulcan-Vandermere; Iarbas-Cornelys; Antheus-Farrell; Cupid-Mas. Sewett; Dido-Mrs Didier; Juno-Miss Ambrose; Nanny-Mrs Granger; Iris-Mrs Collins; Venus-Mrs Jewell (Edition of 1771).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Dibdin, Phillips, Vandermere, Cornelys, Robson, Hamilton, Farrell, Mas. Sewett, Groves, Mrs Didier, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collett, Mrs Jewell. Prologue-Mrs Gardner
Role: Cupid Actor: Mas. Sewett
Related Works
Related Work: Dido Author(s): Thomas Bridges

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Mas. and Miss West

227
24 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Entertainment: Singing Water Parted from the Sea, Pastoral Ballad O'er Mountains and Moorlands (set to music by Hook)-Mas. Lyons

228
11 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Miss Twist, Fishar, Hussey, Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon

229
30 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

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

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: London Triumphant; or, The City in Jollity and Splendour… Invented and performed for Congratulation and Delight of the well-deserving Governour, Sir Robert Hanson Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): Philip Massinger
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Dance: III: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17701103]; End: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist [see17701123]

230
05 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

231
28 September 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Kniveton; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Lewes; Norfolk-Owenson; Lt.-R. Smith; Lord Mayor-Wignell; Stanley-Gardner; Prince Edward-Mas. Harris; Duke of York-Mas. Jones; Tressel-Wroughton; Dutchess of York-Mrs Vincent; Lady Ann-Mrs Lessingham; Queen-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mas. Harris
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with Prologue)-Woodward; Gargle-Morris; Wingate-Dunstall; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Besford; Charlotte-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Watchman Actor: Besford

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist. [See17711030.

Monologue: Before: New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

232
17 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: The Recruits-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Harris. [See17720501.

233
21 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

234
06 February 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Venetian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon. [See17650925]; II: [A New Dance-Aldridge, Miss Capon; End: [A New Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Amusements-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17720424.

235
25 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: V: Comic Dance-Daigville, Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, his scholars

Entertainment: End Dance: , for second time, and by way of Epilogue will deliver The Wishing Cap-King. [See17730323]

236
24 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. [The Lady identified as Mrs Sage by Kemble note on playbill.] Charges #65 10s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #18 6s. 3d., plus income from tickets: Fishar #61 14s. (Box 104; Pit 150; Gallery 132); Sga Manesiere, #66 12s. (Box 125; Pit 179; Gallery 85) (Account Book). Receipts: #002 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Cumberland Corn@thrashers-Mas. Blurton (Apprentice to Fishar), Miss Mathews; II: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe, first time-Miller (Scholar to Fishar)

Monologue: IV: a New Grand Ballet (that night only) called The Festival of the Black Prince(As performed at Paris by Fishar with universal applause). Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode

Performance Comment: Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode.
Cast
Role: Pages Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miller

Ballet: V: First time this season The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Nosegay Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford (Six principal dancers)

Performance Comment: Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Nosegay Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford (Six principal dancers).
Cast
Role: with a New Hornpipe Actor: Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford

237
28 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Master Whitlow, Miss Lings; III: A New Wooden Shoe Dance-Mas. Whitlow, Miss Lings, Miss Wilkins, scholars of Giorgi

238
31 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: In act II Masquerade Scene Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: III: A Dance, as17730506

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

239
08 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: III: The Lamplighter, as17731207; End: The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist. [See17720928.

240
25 March 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omnipotence

Song: As17740225

Music: After the Song: New Concerto (Barthelemon) for two Trumpets-Serjeant Jr, Mas. Green (Scholars of Jones); After Part II: Concerto for Two Violins, as17740323

241
10 June 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: Tambourine Dance, as17740603 End: A Minuet, Allemande-Mas. and Miss Byrn

242
26 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The Nosegay-Rudd (2nd appearance), Miss Matthews [See dl 27 April 1767]; IV: Minuets, Allemandes, Cotillions-Dumay, Hussey, King, Merrifield, Miss Matthews, Miss Brown, Miss Ross, Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, a young Lady[, scholar to Dumay [See17740518]; End: The Enchantress, as17750201

243
18 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Related Works
Related Work: Artaxerxes Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End Opera: A New Comic Dance (Never Performed)-Dagueville, Sga Vidini, Mas. Holland, Harris, Miss Mathews, Miss Ross, etc

244
20 November 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By authority of Lord Chamberlin. By Desire of the Masons. With two additional Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Song: I: Favourite Song of Terry Woo-M'Donald

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Mas. Mills; IV: Hornpipe-Rawlins

245
07 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Besford.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End Opera: a New Comic Dance call'd La Soiree A@la@mode-Dagueville, Sga Vidini, Mas. Holland, Harris, Miss Ross, a girl only 5 years old, scholar to Dagueville

246
23 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

247
27 March 1787 @ Red-Lion Inn, Lordship Road, Stoke Newington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Song: End I: The Wedding Day-Wilson; End III: Ma chere amie-Wilson; End Monologue: The Old Woman of 80-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have ye all-Marriot

248
28 March 1787 @ Red-Lion Inn, Lordship Road, Stoke Newington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa Or The Freedom Of Algiers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Sidney; Thomas-Wilson; Huntsmen and Sailors-The rest of the Company; Dorcas-Mrs Fowler; Sally-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Wilson

Song: End: Ma chere amie-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. A favorite Prologue-Marriot

249
21 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Outwitted Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The School for Guardians Author(s): Thomas Murphy
Related Work: Love Finds the Way Author(s): Thomas Hull

Song: End I: The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms-Master Braham; End I afterpiece: Ma chere amie-Master Braham (, pupil of Leoni) (1st appearance on any stage)

250
23 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Welbred-Whitfield; Young Knowell-Barrymore; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Waldron; Downright-Phillimore; Master Matthew-Burton; Cob-Suett; Formal-Fawcett; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Barnes; Tib-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Dodd
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17880313

Song: End III: Ma chere Amie-Dignum