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14774 results for: Keyword - Miss Charlotte Twist
We found 13938 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1777 matches on Event Comments, 11 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1926
20 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Miss Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens.
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End Opera: a Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist

1927
24 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Rural Love, as17641212

1928
29 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

1929
09 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019; End: Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

1930
14 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Pitt, first appearance as an actress
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

1931
21 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17691226, but Polly-Mrs Pinto; Jenny-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ogilvie.
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Arnauld, Miss Macklin.

Music: I: A Concerto on the Violin-Fisher

Dance: II: The Whim, as17691123; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: Sweet Bird composed by Handel, sung-Mrs Pinto, accompanied by Fisher

1932
03 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: III: A Minuet-King, Miss Twist; IV: The Tartars, as17691207

1933
23 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist
Role: With a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Ending with Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Dyer (Scholar to Fishar); III: The Irish Lilt, as17700402 End: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Twist

1934
28 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Barsanti, first time, who performed in the PRELUDE.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Hull, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Catley,DuBellamy, Perry, Mas. Harris, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Twist. [See17720326]

1935
17 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: The Recruits-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Harris. [See17720501.

1936
07 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown, first time
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: The Lamplighter-Aldridge, Miss Twist. [See17711016.

1937
10 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Miss Wilde, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Musical Lady Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt-, as17731005, but Miss _Twist, Miss Valois; End: +New Dance, as17731021

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

1938
29 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-H. Johnston; Lord Randolph-Betterton; Glenalvon-Raymond (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Officer-Thompson; Old Norval-Murray; Anna-Miss Mills; Lady Randolph-Mrs St.Ledger (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Jacintha-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Isabella-Miss Leserve; Leonora-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover]; Don Alvarez-_; Don Felix-_.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Leonora Actor: the Late Miss Betterton
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Entertainment: Vaudeville In course Evening: an entire New Song, The Seaman's Lamentation for the Loss of the Royal Charlotte (The Words by G. S. Carey, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance)

1939
02 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: The Guardian-Hull [of CG]; Sir Charles Claclcit-Parsons; Young Clackit-Dodd; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Harriet-Miss Kemble .
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Kemble

Song: In mainpiece: The Original Music by Matthew Locke, with additional Accompaniments, by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Barrymore, Williames, Wilson, Fawcett; Miss Phillips, Miss Field, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Cranford, Miss Burnett, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss George, Mrs Wrighten. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 4 Feb.]

1940
14 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music, composed by the late Dr Arne; the Vocal Parts by Miss Phillips, Miss Field, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Barnes, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Burnett, Miss Cranford, Mrs Smith, Miss George, Mrs Wrighten

1941
08 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Townsend; Little John-Munden; Ruttekin-Fawcett; Allen o'Dale-Gray; Bowman-Street; Fitzherbert- Powel; Scarlet-Farley; Edwin-Hill (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearacne on this stage); Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Annette-Miss Sims; Angelina-Miss Mitchell.
Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Mitchell.

Song: End IV: The Funeral Procession of Juliet and a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

1942
15 December 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Incledon, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Betterton, Townsend, Simmons, Miss Webb
Role: Adolphus Actor: Miss Webb
Role: Rosella Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss Walcup

Dance: As17981211

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Little, Lee, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

1943
12 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Cassander-Cubitt; Polyperchon-Macready; Thessalus-Evatt; Clytus-Aickin; Statira-Mrs Merry; Sysigambis-Mrs Platt; Parisatis-Miss Chapman; Roxana-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Cast
Role: Mrs Camomile Actor: Miss Chapman

Song: II: Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-; Vocal Parts-Johnston, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Marshall, Gray, Rock, Rowson, Letteney, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Miss Taylor, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Martyr; End: Wine cannot cure the Pain I endure-Johnstone, Incledon; with new Accompaniments by Shield-

1944
02 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Blurton, Tett, J. Linton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Henley, Mrs Castelle, Miss Burnett, Mrs Watts, Miss Walcup, Mrs Masters, Miss Gray

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet to the Monument of the Capulets, and a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnston, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Blurton, Gray, Street, Abbot, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Wheatley, Miss Sims, Mrs Henley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

1945
22 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Dance: End I: Harlequin Dance-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: Miss Brett; Comic Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; III: Turks Dance-Thurmond; IV: Rainton, Miss Robinson; Miss Brett; V: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Drunken Man-Harper

1946
23 August 1738 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dragon Of Wantley

Performance Comment: [To be perform'd by the Lilliputian Company dl.]: More-Master W. Hamilton; Mauxalinda-Miss Cole; Margerinia-Miss Edwards; Gubbins-Master J. Hamilton; Dragon-Master Ferg.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Margerinia Actor: Miss Edwards

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Burgomaster's Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Lilliputians; Two Pierrots-Master Littleton, Miss Wright; Two Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison; Two Scaramouches-Master Brooks, Miss Ferg; Postures-Rapinere

1947
17 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross, 1st time; Macduff-Dyer; Duncan-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Wignel; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton, 1st time; With the Original Music-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Gosley, Dumay, Desse, Rochford. And Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: With the Original Music Actor: Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young

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: A new Comic Dance, The Knife Grinders-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville; II: A Shepherdess-Miss Wilford, as17600324 III: The Peasants-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; IV: The Pygmalion Dance-Poitier, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet , By Desire,-Poitier, Miss Wilford

1948
23 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

Dance: I: A New Serious Dance-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; II: Handel's Water Piece-, in which, by particular desire; Kettle@Drum-Mr Poitier; III: A New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Miss Wilford; IV: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212; V: The Academy for Dancing-Poitier, Mrs Vernon; in which will be introduc'd a Minuet-Miss Valois, in boy's Cloaths, Miss Wilford

1949
29 March 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: I: A new dance-Miss Lalauze; The Tambourine-Fischer; the Terzetto-Duval, Berardi, Miss Tetley; II: Le Matelot Provencalle-Fischer, Miss Auretti; III: Le Mariage du Village-Duberval, Miss Auretti; a new dance-Miss LaLauze

Song: By desire Nasce nel Bosco (Giordini)-Sga Mingotti; O che Salvo (Hasse)-Sga Mingotti; Se Il mio dual (Hasse)-Sga Mingotti; Non fau in che parlo (Perez)-Sga Mingotti; Act III: To mon@fugaste (Vento)-Sga Mingotti

1950
25 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes.
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End II: New Comic Dance-Master Jackson, Miss Parish (A pupil of Aldridge; 1st appearanae on the stage); End III: a new characteristic Irish Dance, The Humours of Leixlip; or, A Jaunt to the Salmon-Leap, in which an Irish Jigg,-Aldridge, Miss Besford; End IV: a new Comic Dance, The Coopers-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Nicols (Scholar to Aldridge; 1st appearance also); End: a new pantomimical Naval Dance, All in the Downs ; or, Farewell to Deal,-Aldridge, Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois