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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.

1976
28 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Mills; Macduff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Sowdon; Ross-Lee; Lennox-Palmer; Seyward-Winstone; Donalbain-Miss Cole; Hecate-Berry; Witches-Bridges, Neale, Yates; Young Seyward-Bransby; Fleance-Master Cross; Seyton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Doctor-Taswell; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1977
29 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Woodward; Townly-Palmer (first time of his appearing in any character); Loveday-Blakes; Wiseacre-Yates; Doodle-Taswell; Dashwell-Neale; Roger-James; Tom-Master Cross; Constable-Ray; Linkman-Raftor; 1st Watch-Bransby; 2nd Watch-Simpson; 1st Chimney Sweeper-Vaughan; 2nd Sweeper-Marr; Peggy-Mrs Green; Eugenia-Mrs Mills; Engine-Mrs Cross; Jane-Mrs Havard; Aunt-Mrs James; Arbella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; End of Play: A New Dance call'd The Sailor's Revels-Mathews

Music: III: Scotch Sonata on Flute, as17481025

1978
21 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Mars' followers-Blakes, Vaughan, Marr, Adams, Shawford, Harvey, Yates, Harrison; War-Winstone; Power-Lee; Ambition-Palmer; Peace-Mrs Mills; Justice-Mrs LaFont; Liberty-Mrs Ansley; Shepherds-Havard, Beard, Reinhold, King, Master Maddox; Shepherdesses-Mrs Clive, Miss Cole, Miss Medina; Britannia-Anne Auretti; Hungarians-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; French-Mathews, Mrs Addison; Dutchman-Pelling; Spaniard-Shawford; concluded with a view of the Temple of Peace-.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Havard, Beard, Reinhold, King, Master Maddox

1979
09 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; the Extremes of Fortitude, Liberality and Meekness in the characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotas, Orgylus, Argus-Ridout, Collins, Arthur, Cibber, Marten, Cushing; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Ward; To conclude with a New Masque of Singing- in the characters of War, Peace and Plenty, set to music by Arne.; War-Lowe; Peace-Miss Falkner; Plenty-Miss Norris; The Intellectual Virtues-Master Granier, Miss Granier; Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Baker, Miss Vallois. Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Baker, Miss Vallois.
Cast
Role: The Intellectual Virtues Actor: Master Granier, Miss Granier

1980
09 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Ballet: DDrunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Performance Comment: Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Master Shawford.

Music: Concerto on the Flute-the Child, as17480917

1981
11 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Havard; Elder Brother-Usher; Younger Brother-King; First Spirit-Mills; Second Spirit-Master Mattocks; Bacchanal-Beard; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Lady-Mrs Elmy; Sabrina-Miss Norris (with the song of Sweet Echo) her 1st appearance on that stage; The Dances-Matthews, Mlle Contri (her 1st time of appearing on that stage), Pelling, Shawford, Yates, Macclean, Mrs Addison, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford.
Cast
Role: Second Spirit Actor: Master Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1982
20 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17490921, but in I Singing-Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: in I Singing Actor: Master Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: Mattocks

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17491018

1983
27 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: A New Grand Entertainment. Acis-Sig Campioni 1st appearance that stage; Galatea-Mad Auretti; Polypheme-Grandchamps; Savages-Matthews, Mrs Addison; Shepherds-Macneale, Pelling, Shawford, Simons, G. Yates, Master Shawford; Shepherdesses-Miss Baker, Mlle Mariet, Mlle Memi, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Macneale, Pelling, Shawford, Simons, G. Yates, Master Shawford

1984
28 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Myrtle-Palmer; Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Humphrey-Blakes; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Young Bevil-Barry; Sir John-Winstone; Sealand-Berry; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Woodward; Daniel-Vaughan; Lucinda-Miss Cole; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; In II Singing-Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: In II Singing Actor: Master Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Macneale, Pelling, Shawford, Simons, G. Yates, Master Shawford

1985
29 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: As17491127, but Savages-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison; Shepherds-_Simons, G. _Yates, Master _Shawford; Shepherdesses-Miss _Baker, Miss _Cole, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: _Simons, G. _Yates, Master _Shawford
Role: Shepherds Actor: Macneale, Pelling, Shawford, Simons, G. Yates, Master Shawford

1986
11 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Norton 3 Chorus 15s.; Mr Knight for lamps &c. #10 11s.; for 15 lbs lampwick #1 5s.; Paid Leviez (Ballet Master) a bill as per order #13 19s., and ditto on a Note as per order #34 3s. (Treasurer's Book). We hear Mrs Pritchard, that justly celebrated Actress, is much recovr'd of her late illness, and we are in hopes that she will be able in a short time to perform again at Drury Lane (General Advertiser). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #153 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Palamon Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

1987
01 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bridges; Ferdinand-King; Trincalo-Yates; Hippolito-Mrs Willoughby; Caliban-Blakes; Stephano-Shuter; Mustachio-James; Ventoso-Ray; Sycorax-Taswell; Miranda-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Green; Ariel-Mrs Clive (with Proper Songs); With Decorations-; particularly: A Dance of Aerial Spirits-Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font; A Dance of Winds-Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford; A Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits- in the shapes of four Demons, four Monsters, and four Pigmies; Infernals-Reinhold, Bennet; The whole to conclude with the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-; Neptune-Beard; Amphitrite-Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: A Dance of Winds Actor: Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1988
04 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17491202, but Damon-Beard; Palamon-Master Mattocks; Laura-Miss Norris; Pastora-Mrs Clive. [The General Advertiser now assigns parts to the four principals, and for the concluding Rural Dance lists only Grandchamps, Mathews, Miss Baker.]The General Advertiser now assigns parts to the four principals, and for the concluding Rural Dance lists only Grandchamps, Mathews, Miss Baker.]
Cast
Role: Palamon Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

1989
18 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Mr Beard ill; Master Mattocks did his part in ye Chaplet (Cross); As17500111, but Dancers As17500104, but Damon-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Palamon Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Ballet: II: Savoyard Travellers. Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison; Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Miss Popling; Peasants-M'Neil, Mlle delaContri; see17491110

1990
22 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Friendship In Fashion (reviv'd)

Performance Comment: Goodville-Havard; Malagene-Woodward; Sir Noble Clumsey-Winstone; Truman-Palmer; Valentine-Usher; Caper-Shuter; Saunter-King; Mrs Goodville-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Squeamish-Mrs Clive; Victoria-Mrs Bennett; Camilla-Mrs Willoughby; Lettice-Miss Pitt; Page-Master Cross; Bridge-Mrs Simpson; Harry-Marr.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Cross

1991
24 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17491012, but The Dances-Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.
Role: Second Spirit Actor: Master Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

1992
09 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: As17500131, but vocal parts-Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks.

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500126

1993
15 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: In Act I singing Actor: Master Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Performance Comment: Don Saverio-Beard; Palmerio-Reinhold; Alonzo-Master Mattocks; Violante-Miss Norris; Julietta-Miss Cole; Clarice-Mrs Clive (1st Edition.).
Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Master Mattocks

1994
16 April 1750 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice Of Iphigenia

Performance Comment: Agamemnon-Nicholls, his first here; Calchas-Rooker; Iphigenia-Mrs Yeates; First Priest-Master Budd; Diana-Mrs Smith (1750 ed.).
Cast
Role: First Priest Actor: Master Budd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank; or, The Squire Electrified

Dance: Matthews, M'Neil, Mrs Addison, Miss Rayner (1750 ed.)

1995
23 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Donalbain Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500417 but Fribble-Master Cross 1st time.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Master Cross 1st time.

Music: II: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Dance: I: Black Joke, as17500420 II: Comic Dance-Grandchamps; III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024; V: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

1996
25 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17500405 but Frenchman-Blakes; Mercury-Master Mattocks; Tattoo-King; Mrs Tattoo-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Master Mattocks

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219

1997
26 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17500315 but Principal parts-Master Mattocks, _Beard.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Master Mattocks, _Beard.

Song: IIf God could lengthen life forever-Reinhold; (by desire) Honour and Arms from the Oratorio Sampson,-Reinhold

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Maltere; Tambourine-Miss Foulcade

1998
27 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Liviez (Ballet Master) and Taswell. Paid young Cross for dancing 5s., and same to young Shawford. Allowed Leviez for tickets as per agreement #15; Norton 3 chorus last night 6 this #2 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross). [Income missing from Treasurer's Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: A Dance of Winds Actor: Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Master Mattocks, _Beard.

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024

1999
02 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Master Mattocks

Dance: I: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Harrison; III: Punch Dance-Harrison; IV: Black Joke, as17500420

Ballet: V: Drunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Performance Comment: Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Master Shawford.

2000
22 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for one Monett master of ye French Comedians (Cross). [174th and positively the last night.] Receipts: #120 (Cross). Account of Disbursements made by Mr Monnet for his Stage, as well in Ready Money as in Notes of Hand. @Names of Actors and Actresses Their Contracts with Mr Monnet Paid in Money Paid in Notes Whole sum of the Expence, as well in Money as in Notes@Desormes #227 7s. 6d. #65 17s. 9d. #131 5s. #197 2s. 9d.@Mauly & Hamond #301 8s. 9d. #175 #63 #238@Bureau #257 8s. 7d. #122 11s. 3d. #52 10s. #175 1s. 3d.@Toscano #289 7s. 10d. #123 16s. 7d. #66 1s. 3d. #189 7s. 10d.@Durancy and Wife #361 17s. 1d. #147 7s. #210 #357 7s.@Parant #218 15s. #108 10s. 10d. .... #108 10s. 10d.@Terodat #52 10s. #39 2s. .... #39 2s.@Kelly #30 18s. #30 18s. .... #30 18s.@Villiers #32 15s. #32 15s. .... #32 15s.@Chateauneuf #43 15s. #15 17s. .... #15 17s.@Dujoncel #36 15s. #24 13s. 6d. #12 1s. 6d. #36 15s.@Champville #87 10s. #52 10s. .... #52 10s.@StAmand #78 15s. #26 5s. #17 10s. #43 15s.@Totals #1,919 2s. 9d. #965 4s. 3d. #552 7s. 9d.@ @Other Expences@For the Play-House's Rent #110@For the Stage's Taylor #35 14s.@For the Expences of Four Representations acted #65 12s. 6d.@For the traveling Expences of Mr Monnet, and his Residence of twenty Months at London or Paris and the Expences for the Custom-House, Law, Prison #328 12s. 8d.@Whole Sum of the Expence #2,157 1s.@ @RECEIPTS@For Fifty-six Subscriptions, at Five Guineas each #294@Received from Four Representations acted at the Little Theatre in the Hay-Market #188 18s. 4d.@From a Subscription, by Mr Arthur, Master of White's Chocolate-House #367 10s.@Whole Sum of the Receipts #850 8s. 4d. @ Therefore the Expence exceeds the Money received by #1,306 12s. 8d. which Mr Monnet is entirely out of Pocket, besides two Years and a half of his Time spent for it. N.B. The Contracts are all made for Livres Turnois, and this Account is made upon a Calculation of 3 Livres Tournois for 31 1!2d. Sterling.--And the Contracts and Receipts are ready to be produced. [This account is by courtesy of Miss Sybil Rosenfeld from a photostat of the original (which is printed in both French and English) in the Bibliotheque National. See also British Magazine, August 1750, p. 322.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031

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