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14854 results for: Keyword - Miss Allen
We found 13765 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1747 matches on Event Comments, 338 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

51
10 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17631025, but Duretete-Woodward; Maid-Miss Allen.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Allen.
Role: Bizarre Actor: Miss Eliot.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631206, but The Dances-Miss _Wilford.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Wilford.
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss P. Young.
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

52
14 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Faulkner. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: By Desire. Miss Faulkner playing Polly "for the 1st time." Tickets of Page at the stage door in Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Miss Faulkner at her house in Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17480128, but Polly-Miss Faulkner (by Particular Desire); Twitcher-Paget; Drawer-Paddick; Dolly Trull-Miss Stevens; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Hornpipe-Oates.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Faulkner
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Stevens
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

53
14 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Driscol, Banks, Barnard, Miss Davis, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Mlle Huette, Mrs Hanmeuze, Mrs Griffith will be taken. Tomorrow the Fair Penitent and on Friday Romeo and Juliet, being the last time of the Company's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17510215, but abbreviated cast only listed: Polly-Miss Davis; Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Hornpipe-Atkins.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Haughton.

Dance: As17510511

54
28 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Howard, Mrs Chambers, Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17530313 but Mrs Peachum-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Morrison.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pitt

Song: Two Part Song Old Chiron-Lowe, Howard

Music: A piece on the Harp-Gwynn

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028

55
17 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17650119; but Millamant-Miss Elliot; Foible-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Allen

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650321 but Termagant-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Miss Elliot.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: A Tambourine, as17641015

56
09 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Roberts, Redman, Miss Twist. None admitted behind Scenes. Tickets deliverd by Murden, Mrs Godwin, will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17641011, but Petit-Murden; Bizarre-Miss Macklin, 1st time; Four Bravo's-_Dunstall, Lewis.
Cast
Role: Bizarre Actor: Miss Macklin, 1st time
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Allen

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Miss _Poitier, _Dibdin, Miss Weirman
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Weirman
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Song: I: By Particular Desire a Song, 1st time-Miss Twist

Dance: II: A New Turkish Dance-Lariviere (his 1st appearance on English stage); III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist, Miss Wilford; IV: A New Dance call'd The Lost Picture-Lariviere, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

57
09 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Desse, Oates, Elrington, Miss Ferguson, Miss Morrison. Tickets deliver'd out by Dupre, Mrs Bambridge, Miss Allen and a Family under Misfortune will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Macklin; Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Ridout; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Barrington; Foible-Miss Ferguson; Petulant-Cushing; Waitwell-Arthur; Mincing-Miss Haughton; Peg-Mrs Cushing; Witwou'd-Dyer; Millamant-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17501024, but Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Bencraft; Biddy-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Morrison.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Haughton.

58
23 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Wilder; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Waltz, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Oates; Hussar-Bencraft; Hussar's servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-LaLauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-; Andromeda-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner.

59
29 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Ryan; Townly-Gibson; Wiseacre-Collins; Dashwell-Arthur; Engine-Miss Haughton; Jane-Miss Dunstall; Roger-Cushing; Aunt-Miss Haughton; Loveday-Anderson; Eugenia-Mrs Barrington; Peggy-Miss Hippisley; Lady No-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Engine Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Jane Actor: Miss Dunstall
Role: Aunt Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Waltz; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Haughton

60
10 October 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wive's Confederacy

Performance Comment: Clarissa-Mrs Dyer; Gripe-Dunstall; Moneytrap-Arthur; Dick-Dyer; Brass-Macklin; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Macklin; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Corinna-Miss Morrison; Flippanta-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Mrs Lampe; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Mullart, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Courtney, Whitacre; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Gardner, Dennison; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Petit Martre-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Miss Young
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Mullart, Miss Morrison
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Haughton

61
30 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Cushing, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardiner, Christian; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet-Holtham; Petit Maitre-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Miss Young
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Cushing, Miss Morrison
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Haughton

62
03 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Miss Biddy by Miss Jarratt (an apprentice to Mr Jefferson) a pretty little figure & met with Applause. Not much of an Actress (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr L. Frederick for sattin, #57 18s. 6d.; Mrs Sykes for women's cloaths #13; Mr Vernon on note #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine (Treatre, XL) writes of Miss Jarratt, she has been under the tuition of Mr Jefferson and promises to be become an agreeable actress in parts (such as Biddy").] Receipts: #224 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Aickin; Friar-Wright; Clodio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with Song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Don Pedro-Packer; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Hartry; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Hero-Miss Mansell, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Mansell, first time
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Capt. Loveit-Davies; Miss Biddy-a young Gentlewoman [Miss Jarratt], first appearance.Miss Jarratt], first appearance.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: a young Gentlewoman

63
22 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Miss Harper is identified in playbill of 8 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Gardner; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Jewell; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Harper]).Miss Harper]).
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Gardner; Jasper-Stevens; Puff-Massey; Fribble-Lamash; with a song-Lamash; Tag-Mrs Poussin; Miss Biddy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-, as17780518

64
22 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 12s. To Covent Garden Playhouse to see Miss Brent in the character of Polly. Mr Dives was there and Lt Fevey, went to Miss Borgard in the side box and see her and Miss Ligonier into their coach, went and spoke to Mr Kindersley in the upper boxes, and fetched Mrs B, Mr and Mrs Pickel out of the Gallery. I liked her singing much. It was the 11th night (Elma Hailey, "The Brietzcke Diary 1759-1765," Notes and Queries, (Aug. 1951), 196, p.360)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Sukey@Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent1st time.a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance-the characters of the play

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17591017

65
15 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Young Gentlewoman possibly Miss Pond. See 19 Dec., but she was listed as for her second appearance on stage. Possibly Miss Philips. See 5 Feb. 1756.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Priss Actor: Miss Mullart

Dance: As17551114

66
30 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Carmichael, Prompter, Holtom, Miss Condill, and Miss Helm. Tickets deliver'd out by Mlle Vivier, Mlle Jansolin, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17570121, but Gibbet-Holtom; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Cherry-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Condill, 1st time, and her third appearance on any stage.
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Allen

Dance: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, unspecified

67
10 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17451214, but Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Lockit-Marten.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

68
11 December 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17471031, but Lucy-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson

69
26 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17480101, but Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Tea

70
12 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17510927, but Dolly Trull-Miss Davis.
Cast
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Miss Young
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Haughton

71
08 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17521018, but Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Betty Doxy-Mrs Valois.
Cast
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Morrison.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Lunn, LaLauze, Bencraft, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Haughton

72
10 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17530912, but Molly Brazen-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

73
30 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17540916, but Dolly Trull-Miss Cockayne.
Cast
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Cockayne.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Suky Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

74
20 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17541130, but Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Hornpipe in Act III-_.
Cast
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Suky Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

75
13 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for making a Callimanco Coat & breeches loop'd and bound with silver for Miss Hallam (in The Orphan), 10s.; sewing silk, twist, buckram & stays, 3s. 6d.; Haircloth & wadding, 2s. 6d.; Linnen lining, pockets & silk garters to breeches, 4s.; 2 1!2 yds white stuff to line the coat, 5s.; a silver damask waistcoat alter'd 2s.; 2 doz. and 2 coat, 9 breast silver'd buttons, 3s. 9d.; 1 doz. black buttons to the breeches, 9d. Total to Charlotte Lane so far this season, #21, 6s. 5d. (MS list in Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Nossiter, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Allen.

Dance: As17551101