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We found 13772 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 122 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ross; Foppingoton-Smith, both for 1st time; Morelove-Ridout; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Edging-Miss Nossiter, 1st time; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Hamilton; Lady Betty-Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Nossiter, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Smith; Autolicus (with songs)-Shuter; King-Ridout; Shepherd-Sparks; Clown-Costollo; Shepherdesses-Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; Perdita-Mrs Bellamy.

Dance: PPastoral Dance incident to the Farce-Delaistre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17590322 but Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Nossiter.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: As17590324

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performance Comment: As17581202, but Beaufort Sr-Ryan; by Particular Desire Epilogue-Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss White

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Brent, 1st time in that part here; Pallas-Mrs Lampe; Juno-Mrs Abegg; Mercury-Mattocks; Paris-Lowe.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Lady's Choice

Performance Comment: Strainwit-Dyer; Dr Matho-Shuter; Broadside-Dunstall; Debonair-Clarke; Lady Protea-Mrs Green; Mrs Counsel-Miss Ferguson; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Counsel Actor: Miss Ferguson

Ballet: The Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farnace

Performance Comment: Young Prince-Miss Burn [see17590816 at Marybone].see17590816 at Marybone].
Cast
Role: Young Prince Actor: Miss Burn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17581031, but Mrs Page-Miss Ferguson; Pistol-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Palmer; Wingate-Yates; Gargle-Burton; Scotsman-Blakes; Simon-Vaughan; Charlotte-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Performance Comment: Parts-Shuter, Dunstall, Mattocks, Gibbs, Wignel, R. Smith, Miss Helm, Mrs Haker.

Dance: As17581111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Don Lewis (alias Don Choleric Snap Shorto de Testy)-Shuter, 1st time; Don Antonio-Dunstall; Governor-Anderson; Don Corvino-Collins; Don Duart-Ryan; Don Manuel-Davis; Clodio (alias Don Dismallo Thick Skullo De Halfwitto)-Dyer; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Elvira-Mrs Vincent; Louisa-Mrs Hamilton; Sancho-Costollo; Jaques-Bennett; Monsieur-Holtom; Page-Miss Callois; Honoria-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Callois

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: TThe Country Wedding, as17590423

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cicisbea Alla Moda; Or, The Modish Coquette

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Signora Saratina, Miss Glanville, Reinhold, Gaudry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Simson; King-Philips; Grizzle-Clough; Noodle-Austin; Doodle-Scrase; Bailiffs-Perry, Ackman; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Huncamunca-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: III: New Grand Dance, as17590509; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17590223, but Monimia-Miss Pritchard; Chaplain-Packer.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Page Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17590426 but Edging-Miss Barton; Morelove-Ridout from cg.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: a Minuet Actor: O'Brien, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Barton

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17590203, but Lucy-Miss Barton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocal-Signora Frasi, Miss Young, Champness, Beard.

Music: CConcerto on the Harpsichord-Stanley; solo on Violin-Hay

Event Comment: Admission: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for Boxes to taken of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Play to begin exactly at o'clock. [This information, appearing at the foot of each bill, will not be repeatdd hereafter, except for significant differences.] Receipts: #111 5s. Deficit brought over from last season accounts, Journal T. Folio, 182, #164 0s. 6d. Paid Mr Lambert 3 month's salary to 15 Aug. last #25 (Covent Garden Cash Book). [Goldsmith's Bee (1759, p. 9) remarks on the better business used by Lovegold in the French theatre than used at cg: "Lovegold [in France] in the height of his passion stops to pick up a pin, quilting it in his coat, and snuffs out an extra candle." Implies that such subconscious revelations of the character of the miser might well be used by the English.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Clarke; Clerimont-Ridout; James-Collins; Decoy-Marten; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Copin; Wheedle-Miss Ferguson; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Mariana-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Davis; Slender-Bennet; Caius-Stoppelaer; Jack Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh-Collins; Shallow-Costollo; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Holtom; Robin-Miss Vallois; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Copin; Pistol-R. Smith; Nym-Buck; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Reinhold; Cimon-Yates; Mopsus-Moody; Corydon-Philips; Phillida-Miss Young; Arcas-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Mrs Charke; Gripe-Weston; Patch-Miss Midnight; Miranda-a Young Gentlewomanher first attempt.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Miss Midnight

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; Marcellus-Ackman; Claudius-Davies; Horatio-Havard; Polonius-Blakes; Laertes-Austin; Osric-Palmer; Ghost-Bransby; Rosencraus-Packer; Guildenstern-Scrase; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Fleetwood1st time; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Philips; Humphrey-Blakes; Daniel-Vaughan; Tom-King (from Dublin); Phyllis-Mrs Abington; Lucinda-Mrs Baker (from cg); Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In Act II Singing-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Lucinda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland1st time; Gonzales-Havard; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; Almeria-Miss Macklin; Selim-Packer; King-Davies; Perez-Mozeen; Garcia-Austin; Heli-Blakes; Alonzo-Burton; Leonora-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Jack Meggot-Obrien; Lucetta-Mrs Abington; Strictland-Davies; Bellamy-Packer; Frankly-Palmer; Jacintha-Miss Macklin; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green; Melissa-Miss White.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss White.

Dance: As17591005