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14712 results for: Keyword - Miss Biggs
We found 13764 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1721 matches on Event Comments, 157 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

14676
07 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 2, Piazza., Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Miss Younge having refused performing the Part of Viola, Mrs Robinson has kindly undertaken that Character at a short Notice; and Mr Edwin humbly hopes she will be honoured by the Indulgence of the Public. Receipts: #304 0s. 6d. (211/3/6; tickets: 92/17/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Pigeon by Mrs Kennedy; End of mainpiece Four and Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1783 05 07 End of Act I of afterpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster-Abbey by Edwin

14677
08 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair American

Cast
Role: Miss Bale Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Miss Kitty Dreadnought Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performance Comment: As17821104, but Mrs Pulley in place of Miss Collett.

Dance: As17820920

14678
27 February 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Il Penseroso

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts by Norris, Reinhold; Miss George, Mrs Kennedy. 1st Violin by Richards .

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

14679
05 March 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Public Advertiser, 6 Mar.: In 1st piece Love in her Eyes was sung by Norris; O ruddier than the cherry by Reinhold; Consider, fond shepherd by Mrs Kennedy; Heart, thou seat of soft delight by Miss George. The concerto consisted of "two Movements made up of common Ballads."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's de

Music: End of Part I of oratorio concerto on the violoncello by Crosdill

14680
07 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Whitfield; Kitchen-Thompson; Frankly-Davies; Cross-Fearon; Charlotte-Mrs Whitfield; Sally-A Very Young Lady, the same that performed it in the Haymarket [on 18 June 1783] (1st appearance on this stage [Miss Logan]); Landlady-Mrs Davenett; Lettice-Mrs Morton; Mrs Cross-Mrs Webb .

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Poney Races, as17840504

Song: Procession to conclude with a new Theatrical Glee, composed by Shield, by Reinhold, Brett, Johnstone

14681
21 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a New Divertissement (composed by Harris) in which the Minuet de la Cour and a new Pas de Deux by Harris and Mme Bithmere; End of Act IV a new Pantomime Ballet (composed by Harris) The Charms of a Camp; or, The Female Volunteer by Harris, Byrn, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin, &c.; End of mainpiece, The Rival Nymphs, as17840318but Mrs Ratchford in place of Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: ; End of mainpiece, The Rival Nymphs, as17840318but Mrs Ratchford in place of Miss Matthews .

14682
11 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: End of Part I concerto on the Piano Forte ["the sixth concerto of Schroeter's last set [i.e. Op. V]" (London Magazine, Mar. 1785, p. 217)] by Miss Parke

Performance Comment: e. Op. V]" (London Magazine, Mar. 1785, p. 217)] by Miss Parke .

14683
11 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyers' Panic

Performance Comment: As17850507, but added: Jones, Newton, Thompson, Bates, Darley, Painter, Besford, Bonnor; Miss Brangin; omitted: Cubitt, Wilson .

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

14684
28 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: End of mainpiece Minuet de la Cour and Gavot by Ansell Jun. and Miss Rowson

Performance Comment: and Miss Rowson .

14685
12 January 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: As17851220, but Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field] .

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Cranford

14686
04 February 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: As17851208, but Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field] .

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss La Blond Actor: Miss Barnes

14687
02 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Song: As17851001, but Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field]

Performance Comment: e. formerly Miss Field] .

14688
22 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts and Violin as17860310elections as17860310but added: Pious orgies [by Miss George (Public Advertiser, 31 Mar.)]; March (Judas Maccabaeus) .

Music: End of Part II concerto, as17860308athi

14689
24 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17860308The trumpet shall sound was sung by Bellamy; I know that my redeemer liveth by Miss George (Morning Chronicle, 25 Mar.).] hathi.

Music: End of Part I concerto on the violin by Shaw

14690
29 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts and Violin as17860310elections as17860322but Where is this stupendous stranger? [i. e. Verdi prati] by Master Pring; He masbrought as a lamb [i. e. Nel riposo] by Bellamy; Holy Lord God Almighty [i. e. Dove sei] by Miss George; added: When the earth was without form by Arrowsmith; Master Pring as soloist in In sweetest harmony .

Music: End of Part I concerto on the violoncello by Mason

14691
27 April 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scuola De Gelosi

Dance: End of Act I L'Amour Jardinier, as17860406, but added: With an additional Pas Seul by Mlle Mozon; End of Opera an entirely new Ballet, composed by D'Egville, La Fife Marine, in which La Provencale by Mlle Mozon; also a Pas de Trois to the favourite tune of Bon Andre taken from the French Comic Opera L'Epreuve Villageoise, the music by Gretry, performed by Vestris, Duquesney Jun., Mlle Baccelli; and to conclude with the Pas de SLuatre, so much admired in Paris, in the Opera called Pamrge, and got up here under the direction of Vestris, and performed by Vestris, Mlle Baccelli, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon. [In a review Morning Herald, 1 May, adds: Sequedilla by Miss De Camp and Master D'Egville.]

Performance Comment: , Mlle Baccelli; and to conclude with the Pas de SLuatre, so much admired in Paris, in the Opera called Pamrge, and got up here under the direction of Vestris, and performed by Vestris, Mlle Baccelli, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon. [In a review Morning Herald, 1 May, adds: Sequedilla by Miss De Camp and Master D'Egville.] hathi.

14692
11 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage

Cast
Role: Cassiana Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Katherina Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Rowson

Afterpiece Title: Small Talk; or, The Westminster Boy

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Quick, Booth, Palmer, Brown, Wewitzer, Fearon, Davies, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Miss Brangin, Mrs Wells. Cast not known. Prologue spoken by Holman .

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dance, as17860424; End of Act I of afterpiece Leap Year, as17860227

14693
12 May 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pinto (formerly Miss Brett). [And see 26 Apr. 1785.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Entertainment: Not specified

14694
03 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondello-R. Palmer; Taylor-Jones; Music@master-Fawcett; Pedro-Phillimore; Hortensio-Wilson; Bianca-Mrs A. Palmer [Public Advertiser: Miss Simson]; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Wrighten.

14695
11 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement; or, The Loves of Bengal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Ryder, Wewitzer, Fearon, Macready, Quick, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Wells. Cast from London Chronicle, 2 May 1787: Japan-Ryder; Congo-Wewitzer; Nankeen-Fearon; Manly-Macready; Colonel Fury-Quick; Governess-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs Mountain (i.e. formerly Miss Wilkinson); Sophy-Mrs Wells.

14696
22 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club [i

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Milkmaid Actor: Miss Collett
Role: The British Soldier Triumphant Actor: Byrn, Ratchford, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin.
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Phillimore, Wewitzer, Mrs Barresford, Mrs Kemble. [Cast from text (Harrison and Co., 1788): Lucas-Bannister Jun.; Corporal-Phillimore; Duval-Wewitzer; Lawyer-Painter; Margaret-Mrs Barresford [in text: Miss Prideaux]; Lucette-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Entertainment: Monologue End 1st piece: George Alexander Stevens's Original Lecture on Heads (Head of Alexander the Great, Head of a Cherokee Chief, Head of a Quack-Doctor, Cuckold's Head, Nobody's Head, The laughing and crying Philosophers' Heads, Head of Flattery, A fine Lady's Head, Head of an Old Maid, Cleopatra's Head, Plain Moll's Head, Head of a Married Lady)-Palmer

14697
27 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coronation Anthem, God Save The King

Afterpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers-Harrison, Pearson (Principal Alto at the Concert of Ancient Music), Griffiths, Champness, Sale (Principal Basses at the Concert of Ancient Music), Miss Cantelo, Sga Storace; Among the Instrumental Performers-Richards (Leader of the Band), Ashley, Ashley's Sons, Sperati, Patria, Sarjant, Gariboldi, Boyce, Knyvett (Organ).

Music: End Part I Oratorio: concerto on the violin [by Viotti (World, 28 Feb.)]-Mme Gautherot (from Paris; 2nd public performance in this Kingdom)

14698
15 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Clown-Follett; Pantaloon-Ratchford; Lover-Farley; Farmer (with Come Roger and Nell)-Cubitt; Shepherd, Shepherdess (with Cast, my Love, thine Eyes around)-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; Serjeant-W. Powel; Recruit-C. Powell; Bricklayers-Letteney, Thompson; Carpenter-Lee; Sportsmen-Cross, Evatt; Gardener-Ledger; Woodcutter-Rock; Lover's Servant-Master Simmons; Monkey-Rayner; Peacock-Sloper; Principal Witches-Davies, Reeve [Public Advertiser: Linton], Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Colombine-Mrs Watts.

Dance: As17901020

14699
20 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17900911, but Cicely-Mrs Bland [i.e. formerly Miss Romanzini]; Servant-_; Hubert-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Miss Hagley, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp
Role: Nieces Actor: Miss Heard, Miss Barnes
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

14700
15 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Clown-Follett; Pantaloon-Ratchford; Lover-Farley; Farmer (with Come Roger and Nell)-Cubitt; Shepherd, Shepherdess (with Cast, my Love, thine Eyes around)-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; Serjeant-W. Powel; Recruit-C. Powell; Bricklayers-Letteney, Thompson; Carpenter-Lee; Sportsmen-Cross, Evatt; Gardener-Ledger; Woodcutter-Rock; Lover's Servant-Master Simmons; Monkey-Rayner; Peacock-Sloper; Principal Witches-Davies, Reeve [Public Advertiser: Linton], Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Colombine-Mrs Watts.

Dance: As17931020