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2924 results for: Keyword - Master Benson
We found 1868 matches on Performance Comments, 1038 matches on Performance Title, 455 matches on Event Comments, 15 matches on Roles/Actors, and 14 matches on Author.

1726
06 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Berry; Young Knowell-Ross; Cash-Jefferson; Bobadil-Woodward; Brainworm-Blakes; Master Stephen-Yates; Master Matthew-Vaughan; Cob-W. Vaughan; Bridget-Miss Minors; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies; Wellbred-Palmer; Downright-Bransby; Clement-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Yates
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

1727
21 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mossop; Buckingham-Davies; Stanley-Bransby; Richmond-Havard; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Duke of York-Master Cautherly; Tressel-Blakes; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Catesby-Usher; Edward V-Master Simson; King Henry-Berry; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Edward V Actor: Master Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1728
13 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard III-Mossop; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Bransby; King Henry-Berry; Catesby-Usher; Duke of York-Master Cautherly; Edward V-Master Simson; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Trellel-Blakes; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Edward V Actor: Master Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1729
28 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: An Address-Cibber; Comic Oration-Miss Dorothy Midnight; Hooley and Farley, a Scots song-Lauder; Blindman's Buff-; Comic Lectures-Cibber; Lilliputian Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Wounded Gizzard-Lauder; Grand Concerto for French Horns-; Kitty-Miss Gaudry; Auction-Cibber; Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti as17570902; Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse as17570902; The Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-as17570617; Handel's Water Musick-Mother Midnight; Dialogue-Mr Gaudry, Miss Gaudry; Speech of Old Time to the People of Great Britain-; Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Miss Midnight, for this Night only, will give Caudle; Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight riding on an Ass; Prussians March to Bohemia-; Colin and his Rival Lassies-.
Cast
Role: Lilliputian Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: Minuet Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

1730
17 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: Dutch Skipper-Master Settree; Singing-Miss Gaudry; Concerto by Handel-; Italian Peasants-Joly, Mlle Dulisse; Dorus and Cleora , a new Cantata set to Musick by Mr Bryan,-Kear , his first time on any stage; Les Tailleurs-Master Settree, Miss Twist; The Slack Wire-Miss Isabella Wilkinson; Marines Going to Portsmouth-; Irish Landlord-Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse; Rule Britannia-Kear.
Cast
Role: Dutch Skipper Actor: Master Settree
Role: Les Tailleurs Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

1731
07 December 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Children (Cross); Oberon-Master Simson; Queen-Miss Matthews; Cynthia-Miss Simson; To conclude with the Louvre, Minuet-Master Simson, Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Oberon Actor: Master Simson
Role: Minuet Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

1732
18 April 1759 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performance Comment: Sifroy-Master Ireland; Glanville-Master Cauley; Cleone-Miss Valois; Young Sifroy-Miss Burn.
Cast
Role: Sifroy Actor: Master Ireland
Role: Glanville Actor: Master Cauley

Song:

Dance: A Minuet-Miss Valois, Miss Burn

1733
13 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Master Stephen-O'Brien; Brainworm-Blakes; Master Matthew-Vaughan; Cash-Packer; Cob-Mozeen; Tib-Mrs Cross; Bridget-Miss Haugthon; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: O'Brien
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, as17591017

1734
13 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMaster Leoni's first appearance. Music by Smith. On account of Machinery and music no persons can be admitted behind Scenes or into the Orchestra. Nothing under full prices will be taken. Books of the Entertainment will be sold at the Theatre at 6d. each. The Enchanter, a new Musical Entertainment wrote by Mr Garrick, and set by Mr Smith, very well received.Master Leoni, a Jew, made his first appearance in this piece, and was received with great applause (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic

Performance Comment: Actors only-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness; Kaliel-Master Leoni; Zoreb-Lowe; Zaida-Mrs Vincent; Lyssa-Miss Young; The dances-Sig Grimaldi, Sig Tioli, Sig Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson, Miss Lucchi, others. The music composed by Mr Smith (Folger Bill).
Cast
Role: Actors only Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness
Role: Kaliel Actor: Master Leoni

1735
31 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Actors only: Obrien, King, Master Kennedy, Miss Rogers, Miss Wright (1st appearance any stage), Mrs Yates; Epilogue-; Edgar-O'brien; Florimond-King; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; Elfina-Master Kennedy; Grotilla-Miss Rogers (Genest, IV, 608); Fairy-Miss Wright (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Elfina Actor: Master Kennedy

1736
03 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Garrick; Prince John-Lee; Gloster-Master Cautherly; Clarence-Master Burton; Prince of Wales-Holland; Achpb of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Hastings-Ackman; Lord Bardolph-Mozeen; Mowbray-Stevens; Gower-Castle; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Blakes; Colville-Fox; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Feeble-Vaughan; Mouldy-Moody; Pistol-King; Shadow-Parsons; Bullcalf-Philips; Davy-Marr; Fang-Watkins; Falstaff's page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Falstaff-Love.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Clarence Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

1737
12 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Performance Comment: Parts-Love, King, Dodd, Burton, Baddeley, Parsons, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Strange, Watkins, Marr, Mas. Burton, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Pritchard; Prologue-; Epilogue-. Falstaff-Love; Shallow-Parsons; Pistol-King; Slender-Dodd; Bardolph-Moody; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Pleadwell-Aikin; Friar-Burton; Nym-Ackman; Dame Ursula-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dol Tearsheet-Mrs Dorman; Bridget-Mrs Bennet (Genest, V, 95); Peto-Marr; Strange, Watkins, Master Burton (Winston MS 9); By printed 1766 text these last played Officer-Strange; Gadshill-Watkins; Francis-Master Burton repectively. MacMillan suggests Dame Ursula-$Mrs Hopkins; Prologue-Dodd; Epilogue-Packer.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Master Burton repectively. MacMillan suggests Dame Ursula-Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: II: A Dance called Hearts of Oak-Aldridge, Miss Baker

1738
22 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humor

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Lee; Wellbred-Palmer; Cob-Moody; Brainworm-Dunstall; Master Stephen-Dodd; Bobadil-Yates; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Hopkins; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Cash-Packer; Master Mathew-Vaughan; Bridgit-Miss Plym; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; An Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Dodd
Role: Master Mathew Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1739
27 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitley-Garrick; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-Aickin; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-King; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Cash-Packer; Master Mathew-W. Palmer; Cob-Moody; Bridget-Mrs Jeffries; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitley-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Dodd
Role: Master Mathew Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1740
31 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17700129, but Mrs _White, Miss Capon. [Master Lion">Master Leoni now called $Master Lion.]
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker

1741
22 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith, first appearance there; King Henry VI-J. Aickin; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Jefferson; Lord Mayor-Ackman; Prince Edward-Master Blanchard; Duke of York-Master Pulley; Tressel-Cautherly; Lord Stanly-Bransby; Norfolk-Hurst; Ratcliff-Wright; Lieutenant-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lady Anne-Miss Younge; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Master Blanchard
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Pulley

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1742
30 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Weston, first time in that part; Henry-Gardner; Buckingham-Aickin; Stanley-Lloyd; Tressel-Ward; Catesby-Everard; Lieutenant-Carpenter; Norfolke-Lewis; Prince Edward-Master Blanchard; Duke of York-Master Pulley; Richmond-Williams; Queen-Mrs Williams; Duchess of York-Mrs Mitteer; Lady Anne-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Master Blanchard
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Pulley

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Entertainment: End: Imitations vocal and rhetorical-Bannister

1743
03 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Waldron, Dibdin, Davies, Wrighten, Kear, Fawcett, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Mrs Love, and a Young Gentlewoman. Steady-Bannister; Lubin(?)-Dibdin; Solomon(?)-Waldron; Easy-Wrighten; Countrymen-Kear, Fawcett, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard; Floretta(?)-Mrs Scott; Cicely-Mrs Love; Gillian-A Young Gentlewoman (Miss Wilde) first appearance on this stage (Genest, V, 452).
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Kear, Fawcett, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard

1744
31 October 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. To begin at 7:00 p.m. Director-Vento; Ballet Master-Bouqueton, A New Comic Opera. Music by the most celebrated masters. [The Public Advertiser on 13 Sept. (notice dated 9 Sept.) had inserted a plea from the managers of the Opera to the Nobility and Gentry to enter their names at the office for season subscriptions in order that their names might be engraved. The singers and dancers who had been engaged for the season: Serious Opera. First Man-Venanzio Rauzzini; First Woman-Caterina Gabrielli; Tenor-Onofrio; Second Man-Manzoletto; Second Woman-Francesca Gabrielli; Last Man-Vincenzo Sestini. Comic Opera: First buffo-Trebbi; First buffa-Sga Sestini; Serious Man-Manzoletto; Serious Woman-Francesca Gabrielli; Second buffo-Fochetti; Second buffa-Sga Cardarelli; Third buffo-Vincenzio Sestini; Ballet Master: Bouqueton. Dancers: Fierville, Palladini, Helm, Mlle Escoelil, Sga Tinti, Mlle Sophie. Managers: Mrs Yates and Mrs Brook; Treasurer-Crawford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Sposa Fedele

Dance: I: New Pantomime Ballet, Apollon e Daphne-Helm, Mlle Sophie; with new Pastoral Entree-Sga Tinti; End Opera: New Grand Pantomime Ballet, PigmalionAmoureuse de La Statue-Fierville, Helm, Mlle Baccelli, Sga Tinti, Mlle Sophie

Ballet: II: Le Triomphe D'Euthime sur Le Genie de Liba. Euthime-Fierville; La Victime-Baccelli; L'Ombre-Helm; with Pas de Deux-Henery, Mlle Sophie

1745
18 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Legg; Tycho-Dodd; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Camilla-Mrs Baddeley; The Other Characters-Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776 (T. Becket) specifies: Radel-Lamash; Messengers-R. Palmer, Master Pulley; Good and Evil Spirits, in various characters-Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw; Account-Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: Messengers Actor: R. Palmer, Master Pulley

1746
13 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Mr Johnson-Palmer; Mr Smith-Aickin; The other Characters-Baddeley, Moody, Parsons, Burton, Hurst, R. Palmer, Waldron, Lamash, Chambers, Holcroft, Chaplin, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Master Pulley, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett, Mrs Davies. With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops [These were "hobby-horses and other novelties' (Davies, III, 303).]. [Edition of 1777 (John Bell) specifies: Gentleman Usher-Baddeley; Physician-Moody; Cordelio-Burton; Prince Prettyman-Hurst; 1st King of Brentford-Waldron; Fisherman-Griffiths; Thunder-Wrighten; Earth-Legg; Lightning-Master Pulley; Cloris-Mrs Colles; Parthenope-Miss Collett; Amaryllis-Mrs Davies; Pallas-Mr Parsons. [It assigns the remaining characters-2nd King of Brentford, Prince Volscius, Drawcansir, Lieut. General, Tom Thimble, Sun, Moon-to actors of previous season.
Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: Baddeley, Moody, Parsons, Burton, Hurst, R. Palmer, Waldron, Lamash, Chambers, Holcroft, Chaplin, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Master Pulley, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett, Mrs Davies. With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops
Role: Lightning Actor: Master Pulley

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

1747
02 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Hurst; Cob-Moody; Master Mathew-Burton; Cash-R. Palmer; Capt. Bobadil-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Bridget-Miss P. Hopkins; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Dodd
Role: Master Mathew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1748
30 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Digges, Aickin, Usher, Gardner, Lamash, R. Palmer, Parsons, Massey, Davis, Griffin, Egan, Stevens, Kenny, Painter, Master Edwin, Palmer, Miss Sherry, Mrs Greville, Mrs Massey. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Caratach-Digges; Penius-Aickin; Nennius-Usher; Suetonius-Gardner; Junius-Lamash; Demetrius-R. Palmer; Judas-Parsons; Macer-Massey; Decius-Davis; Drusius-Griffin; Curius-Egan; Soldiers-Stevens, Kenny, Painter; Hengo-Master Edwin; Petillius-Palmer; Bonduca-Miss Sherry; Daughters-Mrs Greville, Mrs Massey; Prologue-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Hengo Actor: Master Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

1749
28 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Hurst; Cob-Moody; Master Mathew-Burton; Cash-R. Palmer; Formal-Wright; Captain Bobadil-Henderson; Bridget-Mrs Brereton; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Dodd
Role: Master Mathew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

1750
01 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wroughton; Old Knowell-Hull; Young Knowell-Whitfield; Wellbred-Robson; Master Stephen-Edwin; Master Matthew-Wewitzer; Cash-Thompson; Formal-Jones; Brainworm-Wilson; Downright-Clarke; Justice Clement-Booth; Cob-Fearon; Captain Bobadil-Lee Lewes; Bridget-Mrs Whitfield; Tib-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Master Stephen Actor: Edwin
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Dockyard, as17790924