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We found 13748 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1721 matches on Event Comments, 12 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: MMrs Cibber taken ill Miss Haughton did Alicia. Printed Notice deliver'd at the Doors (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17540916, but Dolly Trull-Miss Cockayne.
Cast
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Cockayne.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Suky Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Event Comment: MMiss Haughton did second Constantia-Mrs Cibber gave it up-some days ago ($Cross). [Early in the next year was published The Devil upon Crutches in England; or, Night Scenes in London. By a Gentleman of Oxford. Chapter V gives a Short View of the Theatres including sharp criticism of 'the most barefaced bawdry Farce...that ever disgraced the stage, in which the Manager, who has caused it to be reviv'd, is to perform the principal part. The Play, Sir, is call'd the Chances...and this is the tenth night of its representation to crowded houses...Your fair country women...are fond of the most fulsome obscenity on the stage."] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17541114, but Second Constantia-Miss Haughton.

Song: II: (By desire) The School of Anacreon-Beard

Dance: IV: The Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, the Little Swiss, Mad Mariet; The Dances-Campioni, Mlle Auretti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Mossop; Hippolitus-Ross, first time; Lycon-Davies; Phaedra-Mrs Pritchard; Cratander-Burton; Attendant-Miss Minors; Ismena-Mrs Graham, first time.
Cast
Role: Attendant Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: As17541205, but Others-Miss Haughton, Mad _Mariet in the bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus; Or, The Roman Matron

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Sheridan; Cominius-Ridout; Menenius-Shuter; Sicinius-Bennet; Brutus-Stevens; Plebians-Barrington, Dunstall, Collins, Stoppelaer, Costollo; Tullus-Ryan; Volusius-Sparks; Galesus-Gibson; Minucius-Anderson; First Senator-Redman; Second Senator-Wignell; Aedile-Hurst; Officer-Holtom; Titus-Cushing; Herald-White; Gentlewoman-Miss Helme; Volumnia-Mrs Bellamy; Veturia-Mrs Woffington; In the First Act will be introduced a Military Entry after the Manner of a Roman Ovation- (playbill and $Hogan, p. 160).
Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Helme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17541018, but Others-Miss Haughton, Mad _Mariet in the bills.

Dance: I: By command, A New Dance-Sga Sabatini, as17541115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Clough; Shallow-Taswell; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Burton; Fenton-Scrase; Host-W. Vaughan; Slender-Woodward; Robin-Mas. Simson; Mrs Page-Mrs Mills; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Viola-Mrs Davies, first time; Sir Andrew-Woodward; Havard; Sir Toby Belch-Berry; Clown-Blakes; Olivia-Mrs Clive; Malvolio-Yates; Sebastian-Palmer; Maria-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Heartfree-Palmer; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Col. Bully (with proper songs)-Beard; Razor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17541130, but Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Hornpipe in Act III-_.
Cast
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Suky Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17541012, but Elvira-Miss Haughton; Governor-Burton.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Garrick; Almeria-Miss Macklin, first time; King-Berry; Gonzales-Havard; Garcia-Palmer; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; Heli-Blakes; Alonzo-Burton; Selim-Simson; Perez-Mozeen; Leonora-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Macklin, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Thomas
Event Comment: AAs You Like It deferr'd Occasioned by the Indisposition of Miss Macklin. Receipts: #150 Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Arthur; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Collins; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter, first time; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Miss Prue-Mrs Green; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: HHornpipe (By Particular Desire)-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Woodward; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Burton; Amiens (with proper songs)-Beard; Adam-Havard; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Jefferson; Caelia-Mrs Clive; Phebe-Mrs Bennet; Le Beau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Macklin, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Garrick; Cordelia-Mrs Davies, first time; Regan-Miss Haughton; Kent-Bransby; Gent Usher-Vernon; Gloster-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Bastard-Palmer; Cornwall-Blakes; Burgundy-Jefferson; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Albany-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Appius

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Sheridan, Sparks, Smith, Ridout, Gibson, Anderson, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Bellamy. Appius-Sparks; Valerius-Ridout;Horatius-Anderson; Icilius-Smith; Numitorius-Stevens; Claudius-Gibson; Sicinius-Bennet; Duellius-White; Pomponius-R. Smith; Flaminius-Redman; Virginia-Mrs Bellamy; Cornelia-Mrs Elmy; Dara-Miss Copen; Prologue-Mrs Cibber; Epilogue by a Friend-Mrs Bellamy (Edition of 1755).
Cast
Role: Dara Actor: Miss Copen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Performance Comment: Princess-Mrs Clive; Prentice-Beard; Emperor-Wilder; Humdrumeda-Miss Thomas; Vizir-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Humdrumeda Actor: Miss Thomas

Dance: T$Three Sabatinis As17550203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Murphy first time; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Tom (with a song in character)-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Cimberton-Arthur; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Griffiths; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Humphrey-Anderson; Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: Lowe

Dance: As17541203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith first time; Elder Brother-Ryan; Young Brother-Ridout; First Spirit-Sparks; Second Spirit-Anderson; Bachanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Chambers; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant Spirits on Comus-Howard, Legg, Baker.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

Song: RRule Britannia, Britons Strike Home-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mathews and Miss Minors. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Beard

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Busy Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Life and Death of Tom Thumb, the Great

Performance Comment: Tom-Mas. Simson; King Arthur-Philips; Lord Grizzle-Burton; Noodle-Mozeen; Doodle-Walker; Bailif-Simson; Follower-Clough; Queen Dollallola-Mrs Bennet; Cleora-Mrs Hippisley; Mustacha-Mrs Simson; Huncamunca-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Miss Bradshaw.

Song: I: By Particular Desire, Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore; or, the Dragoness

Performance Comment: Moore-Lowe; Lady Moore-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Gaffer Gubbins-Howard.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Young

Dance: CComic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17540919, but Widow Lackit-Miss Macklin; Stanmore-Walker; Add Blandford-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: IV: All in the Downs in character-ThomasSmith first appearance on any stage

Dance: A Hornpipe-Morris; End Act V: Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Addison