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14688 results for: Keyword - Miss Burgess
We found 13748 matches on Performance Comments, 4407 matches on Performance Title, 1722 matches on Event Comments, 136 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1
07 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Arthur and Mrs Woodward. Tickets for Miss Burgess, Mrs LeBrun, and Miss Morrison taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Horton; Barnaby-Hippisley; Sir Peter-Rosco; Lovemore-Hallam; Cunningham-Gibson; Merryman-James; Clodpole-Arthur; Philadelphia-Miss Burgess; Lady Laycock-Mrs Woodward; Lady Pride-Mrs Cook; Damaris-Mrs Vincent; Prudence-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Miss Burgess

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17400505, but Lettice-Miss Brunette; Betty-Miss Davis.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Davis.

Dance: I: Tambourine-the French Girl; II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; III: Miss Morrison; IV: A new Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

2
12 May 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Burgess, who has so zealousy espoused the Country-Interest. Afterpiece: A Tragi-Comi-Operatic Pastoral Farce. [Presumably a variant of R. Drury's The Rival Milliners.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17360427 With a New Epilogue to be spoke by Miss Burgess .

Afterpiece Title: The Temple Rake; or, The Rival Milliners

Performance Comment: Molly Wheedle-Miss Burgess .
Cast
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess

3
04 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce, and Miss Burgess. Mainpiece: As originally written by Shakespear. Supervised, Read over, Revised, and Unalter'd. [For a puff (signed by W. Shakespear), see Daily Advertiser, 4 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Performance Comment: Prince Arthur-Miss Burgess; With a New Prologue- in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays; concluding with an Address to the Ladies- of the Shakespear's Club.
Cast
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Burgess

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

4
03 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: As 22 Dec. 1739. Tickets for Love for Love by A. Ryan, Miss Brunette, Mrs Ozanne taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17400103, but Sir George-Hallam; Charles-Gibson; Isabinda-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: As17400426 but King Arthur-Mullart; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward; Glumdalca-Bridgwater; Noodle-Gibson; Doodle-Harrington; Foodle-Anderson; Bailiff-Rosco; Bailiff's Follower-James; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Arthur; Cleora-Miss Brunette; Mustacha-Miss Burgess; Grizzle-Hallam.
Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mustacha Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Young
Role: Followers of Eurydice Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
Role: Lasses Actor: Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle Ozanne
Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Berry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

5
12 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer, Mines, Master Ferg, Miss Morrison. Receipts: #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Delane; Copper Captain-Ryan; Duke-Bridgwater; Cacafogo-Stoppelaer; Margaretta-Mrs Ware; Juan-Hale; Sancho-Arthur; Alonzo-Gibson; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Horsington; Old Woman-Hippisley; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Cross, Mrs Hale, Miss Burgess; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Visiting Ladies Actor: Mrs Cross, Mrs Hale, Miss Burgess

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: Muzette-Miss Morrison; IV: Matelotes-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Song: End Afterpiece: Arra my Judy (by Desire)-Stoppelaer

6
05 March 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin: A Satire On The Times

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Trapwit-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Lord Place-Mrs Charke; Colonel Promise-Freeman; Sir Henry Fox Chase-Topham; Squire Tankard-Smith; Mayor-Jones; Mrs Mayoress-Mrs Egerton; Miss Mayoress-Miss J. Jones; Miss Stitch-Miss Burgess; Queen Common Sense-Mrs Egerton; Queen Ignorance-Strensham; Firebrand-Roberts; Law-Yates; Physic-Jones; Ghost of Tragedy-Pullen; Ghost of Comedy-Jones; Third Ghost-Wallis; Harlequin-Pullen; Officer-Pullen; Messenger-Wallis; Drummer-Lowder. Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Miss Mayoress Actor: Miss J. Jones
Role: Miss Stitch Actor: Miss Burgess

7
29 April 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Afterpiece Title: Tumble Down Dick; on Phaeton in the Suds: With Harlequin a Pick Pocket

Performance Comment: Machine-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Clymene (Oyster Wench)-Mrs Charke; Jupiter-Freeman; Neptune-Wallis; Phoebus-Topham [Toping in edition, of 1736]; Old Phaeton-Smith; Young Phaeton-Boothby; Aurora-Mrs Egerton; Aurora's Maid-Miss Jones; Terra-Miss Burgess; Genius of Gin-Miss Ferguson Jr; Harlequin-Rosamond, from DL; Justice-Jones; His Clerk (Pierrot)-Castiglione; Managers-Freeman, Turner; Stars-Master Sherwin, Miss Ferguson Jr; Colombine-Madame la Charmante, piping-hot from Paris [Mlle Beaumaunt in edition]; Countrymen-Smith, Collerd, Mons D'Herbage, Mons De la Soup Maigre [Lowder in edition]; Rakes-Boothby, Wallis, Phenix, Pullen; Chairmen-Smith, Collard; Pistol-Lowder; Tragedy King-Pullen; Schoolmistress-Mrs Egerton; Tragedy Queen-Miss Jones; edition adds: Watchmen-Smith, Lowder, Collerd, Chapman .
Cast
Role: Aurora's Maid Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Terra Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: Genius of Gin Actor: Miss Ferguson Jr
Role: Stars Actor: Master Sherwin, Miss Ferguson Jr
Role: Tragedy Queen Actor: Miss Jones

8
19 January 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-by the Author of the Farce [T. Drury]; Leonora-Miss Atherton; Isabella-Miss Jones. With a New Prologue to the Play, on the Multiplicity of Playhouses and Players .
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Atherton
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Jones. With a New Prologue to the Play, on the Multiplicity of Playhouses and Players

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden

Performance Comment: Sukey Ogle-Miss Atherton; Pleadwell-Mrs Talbot; Molly Wheedle-Miss Freeman; Mrs Plainstitch-Mrs Egerton; but edition of 1737 adds: Goosequill-Freeman; Fieri Facias-Blastock; Hunks-Jones; Trim-Yates; Stay tape-Richards; and gives Molly Wheedle-Miss Burgess. A New Prologue to the Farce, on the Taste of the Town in their Entertainments, and a new Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Sukey Ogle Actor: Miss Atherton
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Freeman
Role: and gives Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess. A New Prologue to the Farce, on the Taste of the Town in their Entertainments, and a new Epilogue

Dance: I: Irish Trot by Shawford. III: Scot's Dance by Shawford. IV: Hornpipe by Collard. V: Sailor's Dance by Castiglione

Song: II: By Young Cunningham

9
21 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Aimwell-Hale; Bonniface-Mullart; Foigard-Rosco; Sullen-Bridgwater; Gibbet-Neale; Sir Charles-Salway; Dorinda-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs James; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Gipsey-Miss Horsington; Scrub-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Rochetti; Chasseurs-Rheinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Janno; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Mercury-Salway; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze (who has not performed upon that theatre these three years).
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Burgess, Miss Davis

Dance: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

10
17 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17410207, but Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Reinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Tyrolean Dance-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto-Janno; Neptune-Dupre; Pan-Richardson; Hercules-Delagarde; Apollo-Villeneuve; Mars-Haughton; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Burgess, Miss Davis

Dance: LLes Savoyards-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

11
10 March 1735 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Master Norsa; Dorcas-Little Miss Norsa; Leander-Miss Burgess .
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Little Miss Norsa
Role: Leander Actor: Miss Burgess

12
24 March 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Mrs Talbot; Sukey Ogle-Miss Atherton; Molly Wheedle-Miss Burgess; Mrs Plainstitch-Mrs Egerton, but see HAY, 19 Jan .
Cast
Role: Sukey Ogle Actor: Miss Atherton
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess

Dance:

13
01 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17390917, but Mock Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Roberts; Charlotte-Miss Brunette; Dorcas-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

14
10 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Ryan; Medley-Delane; Old Bellair-Hippisley; Young Bellair-Hallam; Shoemaker-Neale; Handy-A. Ryan; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Horton; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Stevens; Emilia-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Townly-Mrs Cross; Lady Woodvill-Mrs James; Pert-Miss Brunette; Busy-Miss Burgess; Orange@woman-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Pert Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Busy Actor: Miss Burgess

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder; The Kilkenny-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

15
20 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17391025, but Doctor-Cibber; Jasper -Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Roberts; Charlotte-Miss Brunette; Dorcas-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland

16
22 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Roberts; Robert-Harrington; Dorcas-Miss Burgess; Charlotte-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: As17400919

17
01 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17401023, but Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Hale; Friendly-Gibson; Father Benedict-James; Tom-Anderson; Lady Manlove-Mrs Martin; Lettice-Miss Burgess; Betty-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Davies.

Dance: As17401027

18
21 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Chapman; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Cashell; First King of Brentford-Roberts; Prince Prettyman-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Hippisley; Second King of Brentford-Harrington; Prince Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Mullart; General-Stephens; Lieut General-Stevens; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tom Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Mrs Villeneuve; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Salway; Amarillis-Miss Burgess; Chloris-Mrs Mullart; Pallas-Woodward; Two Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Players, Soldiers horse and foot, Cardinals, Judges, Sargeant at Arms-the rest of the comedians; With the Music-; Songs-; Dances-; Scenes, Machines, Habits, other Decoration proper to the play; With the Additional Reinforcements of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Amarillis Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: Two Sing@Song Dancing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Shade of Hero Actor: Miss Young

19
02 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Performance Comment: As17360119, but Molly Wheedle-Miss Burgess. With a New Prologue .
Cast
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess. With a New Prologue
Role: Sukey Ogle Actor: Miss Atherton
Role: and gives Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess. A New Prologue to the Farce, on the Taste of the Town in their Entertainments, and a new Epilogue

Dance: Irish Trot. Scot's Dance. Two Pierrots. Sailor's Dance

20
16 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Pulling; Morelove-Machen; Sir Charles-Barton; Lady Easy-Mrs Reading; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Stewart; Lady Betty-Mrs Thompson; Edging-Miss Burgess .
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Burgess

Afterpiece Title: The Heroick Footman

Performance Comment: Footman-Whittaker; Pinwell-Miss Burgess. With a New Prologue and Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Pinwell Actor: Miss Burgess. With a New Prologue and Epilogue

Dance: II: Hornpipe by Adams. IV: Two Pierrots by Bodway and Shawford.

Song: I: By Hemskerk. V: In Praise of English Plumb Pudding

21
05 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Clark; Harry-Hale; James-Anderson; Davy-Smith; Hellebore-Roberts; Robert-Littleton; Charlotte-Mrs Brunette; Dorcas-Miss Burgess, the first time of her appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess, the first time of her appearance on that stage.

Dance: II: Serious Dance-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Music:

22
15 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Delane; Jocasta-Mrs Hallam; Adrastus-Hale; Creon-Bridgwater; Haemon-Hallam; Aegeon-Rosco; Phorbas-Ryan; Ghost of Laius-Stephens; Tiresias-Roberts; Alcander-Gibson; Pyracmon-A. Ryan; Diocles-Arthur; Dymas-Clark; Citizens-Hippisley, James, Mullart, Neale, Smith, Harrington, Stoppelaer; Eurydice-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Song: TThe Parting Lovers-Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Lampe

23
24 March 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Micher-Hippisley; Basil-A. Ryan; Somebody-James; Jolt-Mullart; Macahone-Neale; Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Gibson; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Dolly-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy; II: Je ne scai quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Ball Dance, Minuet-Lally, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

24
29 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17400425 but Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Miss Oates; IV: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

25
07 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Orphan-Mrs Horton; Acasto-Stephens; Castalio-Hale; Polydore-Ryan; Chamont-Delane; Serina-Mrs Hale; Florella-Mrs Mullart; Page-Miss Morrice; Chaplain (by particular Request)-Plowman.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Morrice

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: As17401001, but Mrs Modish-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: PPeasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Drunken Peasant-Phillips