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14647 results for: Keyword - Miss Brooker
We found 13753 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 58 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

13151
28 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Eumenes-Hull; Abudah (1st time)-Farren; Artamon-Davies; Herbis-Fearon; Daran-Thompson; Sergius-Cubitt; Caled-Henderson; Eudocia-Miss Younge (Their 1st appearance in those characters). [Edition of 1793 (John Bell) adds: Serjabil-Helme; Raphan-Ledger.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Cast
Role: Abdiel Actor: Miss Brett

13152
05 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Bonnor; Sideboard-Booth; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bates; Lady Constant-Mrs Inchbald; Muslin-Mrs Wilson; Mignionet-Miss Stuart; Furnish-Mrs Poussin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17841008

13153
10 March 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: Characters by Mme Dagville, Miss Simonet, Duquesney, Delpini. imitations. End of 1st ballet, as17850228.
Cast
Role: Skirmish Actor: Miss Simonet

13154
12 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Stella Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Lasses Actor: Mrs Davenett, Miss Brangin, &c

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17841213. imitations. End of mainpiece the celebrated Musical Child (from the Pantheon) will perform a Musical Oglio, consisting of various Theatrical and Vocal Imitations [of Miss George, Mrs Bannister, Sga Sestini, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Wells, Edwin (Morning Chronicle, 16 Mar., which also states, without further indentification, that the performer was a young girl)] .
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Stuart

13155
15 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17841211, but Norah-Miss Wheeler (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Wheeler

Dance: As17841001

13156
29 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Lewis; Beau Clincher-Quick; Young Clincher-Edwin; Alderman Smuggler-Wewitzer; Jubilee Dicky-Stevens; Tim Errand-Fearon; Vizard-Cubitt; Caption-Thompson; Colonel Standard-Wroughton; Angelica-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Darling-Miss Platt; Parley-Mrs Wilson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Panca-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Bonnor; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Alonzo-Helme; Smuggler-Stevens; Custom House Officer-Bates; Gardener-Jones; Tailor-Kennedy; Cryer-Besford; Thin Man-Newton; Don Quixote-Davies; Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Mrs Poussin; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Wilson. [Text (J. Almon, 1785) adds: Big Woman-Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Big Woman Actor: Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.

Dance: As17841201

Monologue: 1785 03 29 Preceding the mainpiece Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience (Written by the late D. Garrick, Esq.) [speaker not listed, but probably Quick]

13157
30 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Ramirez-Davies; Sanguino-Darley; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Scipio-Booth; Philippo-Brett; Rapino-Cubitt; Calvetto-Thompson; Vasques-Stevens; Don Juan-Fearon; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Victoria-Miss Wheeler (1st appearance in that character); Catalina-Mrs Wilson; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Wheeler

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17850205, but Rosina-Miss Wheeler .
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Wheeler

Dance: As17841001

13158
01 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Oldcastle-Parsons; Goodall-Suett; Valentine-Williames; Rakish-Staunton; Lord Puff-Phillimore; Marquis-Waldron; Security-Wilson; Slap-Chaplin; Drunken Colonel-Moody; Mrs Highman-Mrs Love; Charlotte-Miss Barnes; Lettice-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barnes

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece a Hunting Cantata; In afterpiece A Soldier for Me, both by Mrs Wrighten

13159
01 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Israelites; or, The Pamper'd Nabob

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wewitzer, Bonnor, T. Kennedy, Helme, Stevens, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Morton, Mrs T. Kennedy. [Cast from Town and Country Magazine, Apr. 1785, p. 183: Mr Israel-Wewitzer; Enoch Israel-Bonnor; Juggle-T. Kennedy; Heartly-Helme; Blanchee-Stevens; Sir Simon Lollop-Edwin; Widow Winkle-Mrs Webb; Flam-Mrs Morton; Miss Naivette Winkle-Mrs T. Kennedy.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Miss Naivette Winkle Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy.

Dance: As17841116

Song: Preceding afterpiece a Trio, composed by an English composer in 1540 [unidentified], by Davies, Darley, Brett. The new Words by Holcroft, the new Accompaniments by Shield

13160
05 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17841008, but Ferdinand-Johnstone; Jerome-Edwin; Carlos-Leoni (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Clara-Miss Wheeler (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Wheeler

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17841116

Song: In afterpiece From tyrant Laws and Customs free by Johnstone and Mrs Martyr; Live and love by Johnstone, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr

13161
08 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Farren; Lord Chamberlain-Bonnor; Cromwell-Davies; Gardner-Wewitzer; Lord Sands-T. Kennedy; Norfolk-Fearon; Suffolk-Booth; Sir T. Lovell-Chalmers; Cardinal Wolsey-Henderson; Anne Bullen-Mrs Inchbald; Lady-Mrs Pitt; Queen Katherine-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17841022

Song: In Act II of mainpiece Tally ho! by Mrs Martyr; In Act III song by Mrs Kennedy

13162
11 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beau's Duel; Or, A Soldier For The Ladies

Performance Comment: Ogle-Barrymore; Sir William Mode-Dodd; Careful-Baddeley; Captain Bellmein-Bannister Jun.; Toper-R. Palmer; Toby-Burton; Serjeant-Wrighten; Le Reviere-Waldron; Col. Manly-Palmer; Emilia-Mrs Brereton; Clarinda-Mrs Ward; Flora-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Plotwell-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Plotwell Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The St

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: 850328but Rosina Actor: Miss Field
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss George
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Phillips

Monologue: 1785 04 11 End of Act I of mainpiece The History of John Gilpin, the Linen Draper by Baddeley

13163
11 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Women Pleas'd

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Johnstone; Jobson (with The Cook in the Coal Hole)-Edwin; Lady Loverule-Miss Platt; Nell-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Platt

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a song by Mrs Martyr; End of Mainpiece Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1785 04 11 End of Act II of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tower of London by Edwin

13164
12 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Fearon, Darley; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from Songs (T. and J. Egerton, 1785): Capt. Banner-Johnstone; Forage-Quick; Peter-Edwin; Officer of the Police-Davies; Father Ambrose-Fearon; Friar-Darley; Mrs D'Arcy-Mrs Kennedy; Terisa-Mrs Martyr; Selina-Mrs Bannister; Abbess-Miss Platt.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Miss Platt.

13165
13 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17850119, but Jaffier-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Belvidera-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Big Woman Actor: Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.

Dance: As17841116

13166
15 April 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini. 1st piece: With a Kitchen Scene. [The new pantomime is identified in Public Advertiser, 16 Apr. The same newspaper on 2 Apr. states that it was the same as that produced at DL for Delpini's benefit in 1782 [10 May].]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Pantomime [don Juan]

Performance Comment: Characters by Simonet, Henry, Menage, Mrs Dagville, Miss Cooper, the two Miss Simonets, and Clown-Delpini .

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17850214, but omitted: Duquesney, Miss L. Simonet. imitations. End of 1st piece, as17850207.
Cast
Role: Skirmish Actor: Miss Simonet

13167
22 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (1st time)-Farren; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Kennedy, Helme; Bacchanals-Brett, Darley, Davies; Sabrina-Mrs Morton; The Lady-Mrs Bates; Principal Bacchant and Euphrasyne (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the oboe by W. Parke)-Mrs Martyr; Pastoral Nymph (with Noon-tide Air)-Mrs Pinto, formerly Miss Brent (1st appearance on this stage these 10 years [recte 14, i.e. not since 6 Apr. 1771.] And see HAY 26 Apr.) .recte 14, i.e. not since 6 Apr. 1771.] And see HAY 26 Apr.) .
Cast
Role: with Noon Actor: tide Air-Mrs Pinto, formerly Miss Brent
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Mrs Pinto, formerly Miss Brent

Song: As17850405

13168
23 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17840927, but Othello-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Desdemona-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

13169
02 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17850412, but Calista-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Big Woman Actor: Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.

13170
03 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Smith; Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Justice Baliance-Packer; Bullock-Moody; Worthy-Williames; Recruits-Parsons, Burton; Scale-Fawcett; Scruple-Chaplin; Constable-Wrighten; Welsh Collier-Wright; Captain Brazen-Dodd; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Rose-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Miss Hale; Collier's Wife-Mrs Love; Sylvia-Mrs Wilson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Dignum (1st appearance in that character); Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Ned-Wilson; Putty-Alfred; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Phillips

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Mansion of Peace (composed by Webbe) by Dignum; End of Act IV Awake, AEolean Lyre, as17850422, but Wilson in place of Staunton; End of mainpiece Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day (composed by Hook) by Dignum

13171
06 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: Wilding-King; Barnacle-Parsons; Nephew-Dodd; Careless (with a song)-Williames; Hazard-Palmer; Mrs Wilding-Mrs Ward; Penelope-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Bannister
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Farren
Role: 850328but Rosina Actor: Miss Field
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss George
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, &c
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Miss George

13172
07 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lawyers' Panic; Or, Westminster Hall In An Uproar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Wewitzer, Booth, Cubitt, Stevens, Kennedy, Helme, Ledger, Wilson. [Cast from text (S. Bladon, 1785): Chief Justice-Quick; Moses Lyons-Wewitzer; Counsellor Puzzle-Booth; Counsellor Stutter-Cubitt; Cryer-Stevens; Counsellor Bantam-Kennedy; Apothecary-Helme; Gentleman-Ledger; Serjeant Gloss-Wilson; Jacobs-Newton; Isaacs-Jones; Wick-Thompson; Coniac-Bates; Clerk-Gaudry; Tradesman-Painter; Stone Chalker-unassigned; Counsellor-Baker, Gawdry [sic], Doyle, Darley, &c.; Bellamy's Maid-Miss Brangin.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Bellamy's Maid Actor: Miss Brangin.

Afterpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Wilson. imitations. End of Act II of 2nd piece a great variety of Imitations by Kean (1st appearance on this stage)

Monologue: 1785 05 07 End of 2nd piece Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an ass, by Wilson

13173
23 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Alfred, Stageldoir, Dale, Daglish, Gibson, Blandy, Mrs Lewis, Miss Hale will be admitted. Receipts: #229 13s. (28/12/0; 13/13/6; 1/1/6; tickets: 186/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss George. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; In afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17850111

13174
25 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17850219, but Mrs Morton in place of Miss Wheeler .
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Miss Bull Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Big Woman Actor: Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.

Dance: As17841001

13175
26 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with songs)-Moody; Colonel Blunt-Staunton; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Lieutenant Story-Phillimore; Committee-Men-Waldron, &c; Col. Careless-Brereton; Mrs Day-Mrs Hopkins; Arabella-Mrs Brereton; Ruth-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Palmer

Dance: As17840918

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day by Dignum