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We found 13753 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1720 matches on Event Comments, 573 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

101
26 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640428 but 1st Spirit-Ross; Lady-Mrs Ward; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks, who also doubled as a Bacchanal; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Poitier.
Role: The Chorusses Actor: Miss _Davis.
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Miss Miller
Role: Third Spirit Actor: Miss Polly Young
Role: and the Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent
Role: The Dances Actor: M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

102
01 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #212 7s. Paid Kemp for lamps #6 8s.; Meares, 5s. I slept in at the Play Houses but did not see him [his brother George] there. I met Miss Smith going into the Gallery at Covent Garden. I think it is a fortnight tomorrow that her sister has been buried (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, p. 147)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Beggar Women Actor: Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

103
06 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #207 6s. Paid Rich #50; Advanc'd to Miss White #1 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Beggar Women Actor: Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Spirit of Contradiction

Performance Comment: Actors only in bills, but edition of 1760 lists: Randal-Shuter; Steer-Gibbs; Lovewel-Clarke; Partlet-Ridout; Mrs Partlet-Mrs Ward; Harriet Partlet-Miss Mowat; Ruin-Perry; Betty-Mrs Green; Prologue-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Harriet Partlet Actor: Miss Mowat

104
29 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Full prices. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Receipts: #214 11s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Meares #0 10s. 6d.;Mr Platt for mahogany chair frames (12), #9 12s.; Paid Rich #50; Paid 10 night's Rents for Oratorios #100. I was to see the Jovial Crew and the Fair again, at the Gallery at Covent Garden, where I see Mrs Viebert, Miss Meredith & Mr Madan. Slept in at Drury Lane Gallery where I see the best part of Catherine & Petruchio for King's Benefit (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 210)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Beggar Women Actor: Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

105
16 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. Afterpiece: By Desire and for that night only. No building on Stage. Miss Dawson's second time of speaking on the Stage. Tickets delivered out for Hamlet will be taken. Receipts: #76 4s. 6d. in cash, plus #83 5s. from tickets (Boxes 147; Pit 208; Gallery 153). Total income #159 9s. 6d. Charge #64 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Beggar Women Actor: Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza. Between Play and Farce: Shuter will entertain the Audience (this night only) by A Day of Taste, as17600320

Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage.

106
08 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cresswick, Desse, Miss Sledge, and Madam Jansolin. Receipts: #32 2s. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #7 14s. 6d., covered by income from tickets: @Tickets Cresswick Box 45@Pit 89@Gallery 31@Value #27 14s.@Tickets Desse Box 157@Pit 54@Gallery 70@Value #19 12s.@Tickets Jansoleene Box 58@Pit 179@Gallery 125@Value #53 17s.@Total Box 278@Pit 486@Gallery 381@Value #180 10s. and money #32 2s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Shuter; Fainall-Ridout; Mirabel-Gibson; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Cresswick; Waitwell-Dunstall; Marwood-Mrs Elmy; Foible-Mrs Ferguson; Mincing-Miss Helm; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Miss Sledge; Millamant-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Miss Sledge

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Brent, in Which she will introduce Ah se un cor barbaro, a favourite song in Demetrio.

Dance: I: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; II: The Threshers, as17591005; III: The Dutch Skipper-Poitier; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

107
09 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17600421 but Phyllis-Mrs Stoppelaer1st appearance on stage; Lucinda-Miss Mullart; Indiana-Mrs Ward; singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Threshers, as17591005

108
17 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Merchant of Venice, with Love-a-la-Mode, advertis'd to be perform'd this night is deferr'd till further notice, on account of the Indisposition of Macklin and Miss Macklin. Boxes #21 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #114 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

109
24 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17600924, but Mrs Vixen-Miss Allen.
Cast
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Allen.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Morrison
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17600924; and a New Comic Dance-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

110
14 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600922, but add Amie-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: add Amie Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent, with dances incident to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Miss Daw, Mrs _Belfort.
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

111
27 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green, Miles, and Sga Maranesi. Tickets deliver'd for The Pilgrim, as also those by Miss Sledge, will be taken. Mainpiece for last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Mattocks; Blister-Marten; Wormwood-Davis; Goodwill-Redman; Thomas-Perry; Miss Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: The Cossacks-Sg and Sga Maranesi, as17601014; II: The Taylors, as17620107; End Opera: A Minuet-Sg and Sga Maranesi

112
04 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, Widow Lampe, Miss Young. Afterpiece: For the last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Brent.

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Music: II: A Piece upon the Welch Harp-Evans

113
05 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ross; Bajazet-Smith, 1st time; Moneses-Dyer; Axalla-White; Selima-Miss Hallam; Arpasia-Mrs Ward; Usual Prologue-Sparks; The Original Song, To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Polly Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17621103, but The Dances-Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

114
14 January 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17630104, but Harlequin-Miles; Clown-Shuter; The Witches-Miss _Davies.
Cast
Role: The Witches Actor: Miss _Davies.
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

115
02 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17630118, but dances incident to the opera-Granier, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: dances incident to the opera Actor: Granier, Miss Twist.
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Dances Incident to the Opera Actor: Maranesi, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101

116
23 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger and Miss Polly Young. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Brent.

Song: II: Ah se un Cor Barbaro-Miss Young; III: Nymphs and Shepherds set by Dr Arne,-Miss Young

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

117
30 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Miss Pitt, Stede. No Building on Stage. N.B. The Farce oblig'd to be alter'd on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. [The Citizen had been advertised.] Afterpiece: Not acted this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Pitt

118
16 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis, Holtom, Buck, Miss Sledge. Tickets for the Inconstant will be taken. Afterpiece By Desire, but not acted this season. Posivitely the last time of performing the mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: End Opera: A Hornpipe-Manesiere

119
07 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17631012, but Dorcas-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Miller, first time.
Role: The Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

120
09 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17631129, but Lucy-Mrs Younger; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

121
28 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17631209, but Hornpipe-Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Wilford.
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss P. Young.
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

122
02 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Send Servants by 3 o'clock.N.B. The two new Comedies are oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Sudden indisposition of Miss Elliot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. Parts were probably as follows: Artabanes-Tenducci
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: I: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; II: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

123
31 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17641023, but Lucinda-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Hallam.
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dances incident to the Opera Actor: Leppie, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

124
03 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17641018, but Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Hornpipe-Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

125
02 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17641031, but Margery-Miss Wainwright, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Wainwright, 1st time.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Hallam.
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dances incident to the Opera Actor: Leppie, Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17641212