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14621 results for: Keyword - Miss Brand's@Plays@and@Poems
We found 13748 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12476
22 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Thompson; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Besford; Charlotte-Miss Dayes (playbill).
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

12477
23 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Would And She Would Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Don Phillip-Bensley; Don Octavio-Brereton; Diego-Parsons; Don Luis-Whitfield; Corrigidore-Wrighten; Alguazile-Griffiths; Trappanti-King; Don Manuel-Yates; Soto-Baddeley; Flora-Mrs Greville; Rosara-Miss Hopkins; Viletta-Mrs Davies; Hypolita-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

12478
23 November 1775 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Miss Cecilia Davies (Inglesina), the Young Person who sang last year at Stanley's Oratorio's, Norris, Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Miss Cecilia Davies

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Hay; Organ-Stanley

12479
24 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rosetta first time by Miss Sharp--a loud Voice a bad face and mean figure She had Applause--but it won't do (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly and adds: Miss Sharpe was a Scholar of Mr Bates's--since married to Mr William Palmer, brother to Mr John and Mr Robert Palmer."] Rec'd the late Mr Powell's bond for #200 and 9 years interest in full #290; Stopages #11 18s. Paid Barrow and Co., Oil Bill #50 3s.; Powney, (stationer) #14 11s. 6d.; Tallow Chandler's third bill #47 12s. 4d.; Evans on Wardrobe acct #10 10s.; Grist on acct #6 6s.; Machin, Chorus 13 nights, #3 5s. Receipts: #116 13s. [Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

12480
24 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Amiwell-Wroughton, first time; Gibbet-Mahon; Bonniface-Dunstall; Foigard-Fox; Sir Charles Freeman-Young; Sullen-Clarke, first time; Scrub-Woodward; Dorinda-Mrs Lessingham; Cherry-Miss Brown; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Ross
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: IV: The Pilgrim, as17750927

12481
28 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Quick; Young Cape-Wroughton; Vamp-Wilson; Sprightly-Fearon; Governor-Davies; Robin-Thompson; Poet-Jones; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Lessingham , frist time.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

12482
01 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sheridan; Prince Henry-Young; Salisbury-Clinch; Hubert-Hull; Pembroke-Booth; Essex-Davis; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Wroughton; Austria-Mahon; Panduph-Fearon; Chatillon-L'Estrange; Governor of Angiers-Thompson; Prince Arthur-a Young Lady; Bastard-Lewis; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Booth; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Poussin; Lady Blanch-Miss Dayes; Constance-Mrs Barry; in IV, will be introduced the Procession at the Coronation of King John-.
Cast
Role: Lady Blanch Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17751124, but Rhodope-Miss Dayes.
Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Miss Dayes.
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Ross
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews

12483
06 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17751204, but Parts-Miss _Platt.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss _Platt.

12484
09 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Cephissa Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performance Comment: As17751121, but Country lasses-Miss _Robins; Waldron, Carpenter. Waldron, Carpenter.
Cast
Role: Country lasses Actor: Miss _Robins

Dance: III: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

12485
09 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Lavinio-L'Estrange; Brunetto-Young; Barberino-Booth; Alberto-Davies; Mago-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Captain-Baker; Puritan-Quick; Duchess-Mrs Poussin; Flametta-Mrs Willems; Prudentia-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

12486
11 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Bensley, first time; Major Oldfox-Moody; first time; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Freeman-Palmer; Oadum-Wright; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Fidelia-Miss Younge; Olivia-Mrs Greville; frist time; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

12487
15 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: As17751201, but Prince Henry-Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: Prince Henry Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Lady Blanch Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17751208, but Harlequin-Rayner; Eurydice-Miss Dayes; Rhodope-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Ross
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews

12488
23 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Quick; Young Mask-Lee Lewes; Freeman-Thompson; Rosin-Wewitzer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Poussin; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; The Musical Lady-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: The Musical Lady Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Dance: End Opera: La Soiree A@la@mode, as17751207

12489
26 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton, first time; Milwood-Mrs King, first time; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Whitfield; Lucy-Mrs Davies; Thorogood-Hurst; Maria-Miss Hopkins; Song-Mrs Scott , in I.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

12490
26 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The Vocal Parts-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The Dances-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini

12491
29 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Antonio-Reddish; Bassanio-Bensley; Gratiano-Dodd; Salanio-Fawcett; Launcelot-Parsons, first time; Duke-Bransby; Gobbo-Waldron; Salarino-Farren; Jessica (With a Song)-Miss Jarratt; Tubal-Messink; Nerissa-Mrs Davies; Portia-A Young Lady; first appearance; Lorenzo (With Songs)-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: III: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

12492
03 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The father of the runaway siren of Covent Garden [Miss Brown; see 16 Dec. 1775] apprehended the little wanton truant at her aunt's in the city, forcing her into a coach, drove off with her into the country: however, she had not been carried above five miles before her cries raised the inhabitants of a village; whom she soon worked to her purpose by declaring that the man (her father) was carrying her away by force, in order to ship her for America....The peasants released her, when she run to town across the country, and has not been re-taken since by her father (Morning Post, 5 Jan.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End Opera: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

12493
12 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17751120, but Dionysius-Mahon, first time; Erixine-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini

12494
15 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage (Webster); Lord Randolph-Wroughton; Officer-Thompson; Glenalvon-Aickin; Old Norval-Barry, being their first appearance in those characters; Anna-Miss Dayes; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: End Tragedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

12495
23 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: As17760112, but The Principal Characters-Miss Matthews, first time, Sga _Vidini.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Miss Matthews, first time, Sga _Vidini.
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini

12496
31 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17751012, but Selima-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Sga Vidini, Miss _Matthews.
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini

12497
05 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Barry; Orlando-Lewis; Adam-Lee; Duke Senior-Hull; Amiens (with Songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-Wroughton; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Touchstone-Woodward; Caelia (with the Cukoo Song)-Mrs Mattocks; Phoebe-Miss Dayes; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry; in V, a Dance of Forresters-Daguville.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini

Dance: I: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

12498
12 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17751116, but to avoid confusion cast listed again here: Benedict-Garrick; Leonato-Jefferson; Don Pedro-Packer; Claudio-Brereton; Balthazar (with song)-Burton; Don John-Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Boracchio-Usher; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Messenger-Lamash; Sexton-Wrighten; Friar-Wright; Hero-Miss Hopkins; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; Beatrice-Mrs Abington; in II, a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

12499
12 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: As17760203, but short bill: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker (first time), Wewitzer, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; Vocals-Reinhold, DuBellamy; Dances-Sg and Sga Zuchelli.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini

12500
20 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17751018, but Minuet-Dumay, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Dumay, Miss Macklin.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: and a Minuet Actor: Dagueville, Miss Macklin.

Dance: End Opera: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011