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16410 results for: Keyword - Miss Esther Young
We found 15080 matches on Performance Comments, 4700 matches on Performance Title, 2142 matches on Event Comments, 750 matches on Author, and 19 matches on Roles/Actors.

8301
07 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Hull; Young Knowell-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Cash-Thompson; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

8302
11 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Performance Comment: Parts-Smith, Sevigny, Hull, Clarke, Owenson, Gardner, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Yates, Prologue-; Epilogue-; In Act II: an Epithalamium-; vocals-Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Phillips, Mrs Woodman, Miss Valois, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Athamond-Smith; Indater-Savigny; Hermodon-Clarke; Seyfel-Hull; Haran-Owenson; Sulma-Mrs Vincent; Zobeide-Mrs Yates; Also unassigned-Gardner, Thompson (Edition of 1771).
Cast
Role: vocals Actor: Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Phillips, Mrs Woodman, Miss Valois, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17711009, but Young Loveit-Davis.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Davis.
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

8303
16 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Sixth Night. For the Author. Charges #68 18s. 6d. Profit to author #97 18s. 6d. Paid Cooper (printer) #41 14s.; Paid Mrs Leverton (mantua maker) #32 6s.; Paid Younger for writing parts #11 3s. 1d. (Account Book). Receipts: #166 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Cast
Role: vocals Actor: Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Phillips, Mrs Woodman, Miss Valois, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: by the young Lady who performed in the Maid of the Mill and the Fairy Prince.

Dance: End Comedy: A Comic Dance, as17711031

8304
22 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Younger #2 2s. for license for An Hour Before Marriage (Account Book). Receipts: #144 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Wroughton
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Potts, Miss Baker.
Role: Principal Fairies Actor: Mas. Wood, Miss Brown

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance, as17711031

8305
21 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: Altered from Corneille [by Colley Cibber?]. Never Performed There. Pit and Boxes laid together (playbill). Charges #66 7s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Yates #39 7s. 6d., plus #179 from tickets (Box and Pit 716). Paid Younger a Bill for writing parts #5 19s. 9d. Paid John Smith for a Blue cloth suit lac'd with gold #9 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #105 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ximena Or The Heroic Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: by the young Lady who performed in the Maid of the Mill and the Fairy Prince.

Dance: End: The Whim, as17720312 End II Farce: A Comic Dance, as17711031

8306
24 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Davis; Beaufort-Baker; Quildrive-Thompson; Maria-Mrs Mattocks; With Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Davis

Dance: End: The Whim, as17720312

8307
11 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: Worthy-Mattocks; Major Hearty-Lewes; Lieut.-Fox; Ensign-R. Smith; Anna-By the Young Lady [who perform'd the Fairy Prince and Man and Wife [see17711223]; The Spanish Lady-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: By the Young Lady

Dance: III: The Lilt, as17720326

8308
19 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17720430 but Clytus-Younger; Statira-Mrs Mattocks; Lysimachus-Owenson; Polyperchon-Thompson; Sysigambis-; Parisatis-.
Cast
Role: Clytus Actor: Younger
Role: Roxanna Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

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

Dance: End: New Dance, as17720409

8309
15 June 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Lofty-Foote; Pepperpot-Robson; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Dactyl-Gardner; Puff-Castle; Sir Roger-Dancer; Staytape-Farrel; Robin-Parsons; Rust-Weston; Juliet-Mrs Gardner (1st time).
Cast
Role: Younger Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: End: New Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

8310
12 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Davis; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Davis

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge. [See17711026.

8311
04 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17721120, but Young Cape-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Palmer.
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: The Butterfly-Daigville, Sga Vidini

8312
29 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: with Dancing Actor: Fishar, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist Act IV, The Procession in the Abbeyv at the Coronation of Anne Bullenv.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17721128, but short bill, Beaufort-_; Sir Jasper-_; Young Wilding-_.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Davis

8313
13 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17721204, but Young Cape-J. Aickin.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: J. Aickin.
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose.

8314
30 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Catley, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: As17721029, but Lettice-a Young Lady, 2nd appearance on any Stage.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: a Young Lady, 2nd appearance on any Stage.
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brown, who performed last season in the Fairy Prince and in Man and Wife.

Dance: End Opera: a New Dance-Mas. Langrish as17730426; End II of Comedy: A Hornpipe-Miller, scholar to Fishar

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

8315
17 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17730101, but Paris-Perry; Capulet-Younger; Tibalt-Owenson; Juliet-Mrs Hartley (first time); Escalus-_.
Cast
Role: Capulet Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

Entertainment: Epilogue.After the Play: Goldsmith's Epilogue-Lewes

8316
18 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17721219, but Leonora-a Young Lady, first appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: a Young Lady, first appearance that stage.

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17721012; End: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

8317
27 May 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: An Entertainment of Music in a manner Entirely New. [This follows a regular concert which was the staple of Marybone Gardens.] Admission 2s. 6d. To begin at 6:30 p.m. First night of the Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Mrs Thompson, a Young Lady, Mrs Barthelemon, a number of the best Chorus singers.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Mrs Thompson, a Young Lady, Mrs Barthelemon, a number of the best Chorus singers.

8318
28 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Wroughton; Trueman-Perry; Thorowgood-Younger; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Mrs Kniveton; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Milwood-Mrs Mattocks; In Act I a Song-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Thorowgood Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17730423 but Betty-Mrs Pitt; Page-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Francis.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; End: The Cumberland Corn@thrashers, as17730424

8319
30 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Bannister,Hamilton, Fearon, Moody,Davis, Jacobs, Lloyd, LaMash,Courtney, Holton , Howard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-DuBellamy; Argus-Follett; Robin-Fearon; Hearty-Lloyd; Taylor-Jacobs; Arethusa-young gentlewoman (first appearance any stage); Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: young gentlewoman

Dance: As17730728 The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars

8320
31 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17730811, but Smirk, Shift-Bannister (this night only); Transfer-Weston; Mrs Cole-A Young Gentleman, first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: A Young Gentleman, first time on any stage.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Doll Actor: Miss Platt.

Monologue: 1773 8 31 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

Song: II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

Dance: As17730823

8321
27 September 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Wroughton; Trueman-Lewes; Thorowgood-Younger; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Mrs Kniveton; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Mattocks; In Act I a Song-DuBellamy; With New Occasional Prologue, spoken 4th time-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Thorowgood Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

8322
05 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Younger for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid Mrs Giles for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To Covent Garden. Beggar's Opera and Commissary. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me Pol. Kennedy alias Mrs Bevon, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. Irish features, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (Baker, Diary, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the Irish actress and contralto who later appeared as Mrs Farrell at dl in 1776 in Arne's Caractacus.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: A Young Lady, her first appearance
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Davis
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

8323
23 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Hull; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Lewes; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Kniveton; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Gardner; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Cash-Thompson; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Knowel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

8324
30 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17731103, but Young Meadows-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: DuBellamy.
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley, first time this season.
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Dances Actor: Blurton, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.

8325
29 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17731204, but Ventidius-Younger.
Cast
Role: Ventidius Actor: Younger.
Role: Octavia Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Charmion Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Dyer, Dunstall, Owenson, Fox, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Pearce, Miss Catley.

Dance: End: The Lamplighter, as17731207