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16295 results for: Keyword - Miss Mills
We found 15418 matches on Performance Comments, 4627 matches on Performance Title, 1869 matches on Event Comments, 244 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

14951
15 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Sydney-Aickin; Melville-Hull; Counsellor Plausible-Brown; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-Ledger; John-Helme; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Mrs T. Kennedy; Betty Hint-Mrs Morton; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Macsycophant Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

14952
18 December 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-The Gentleman who performs Old Norval; Gayless-Curtis; Justice Guttle-Griffiths; Cook-R. Simpson; Melissa-Mrs Harlowe; Kitty Prye-Miss Shelburne.
Cast
Role: Kitty Prye Actor: Miss Shelburne.

14953
19 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17860923, but Dangle-R. Palmer; Principal Tragedians-Whitfield, Packer, Waldron, Suett, Chaplin, Wrighten, Phillimore, Fawcett, Benson, Bannister Jun., Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Principal Tragedians Actor: Whitfield, Packer, Waldron, Suett, Chaplin, Wrighten, Phillimore, Fawcett, Benson, Bannister Jun., Miss Pope.
Role: Principal Tragedians Actor: R. Palmer, Fawcett, Waldron, Suett, Wright, Wilson, Chaplin, Phillimore, Bannister Jun., Miss Pope.
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

14954
21 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Cast from Morning Post, 22 Dec.: Irishman-Moody; Clown-Parsons; Country Girl-Mrs Crouch; [In Pageant: Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons; Comic Muse-Miss Farren; Palmer; King; Kemble [and see17851118]. Palmer; King; Kemble [and see17851118].
Cast
Role: Comic Muse Actor: Miss Farren

14955
26 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Performance Comment: [Partial cast from score (Longman and Broderip 1787]), and Morning Chronicle, 27 Dec.: Magicians-Darley, Cubitt; Necromancer-Davies; Harlequin-Brown; Zany-Wewitzer; Ballad Singer-Gaudry (who sang "The American Ballad" [i.e. Yankee Doodle]); Hymen-Mrs Martyr; Colombine-Miss Wilkinson; [Larpent MS also lists: Genius of the Wood-; Animals-; Crier-; Shewman-; Master of the Quay-; Mayor-; Giants-; Judge-; Councillor-; Goaler-; Boatman-; Neptune-; Dr Graham-; Bailiff-; Bacchanal-; Nymphs-.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Wilkinson

14956
29 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A Trip to Scarborough [announced on playbill of 28 Dec.] and A School for Grey-Beards are obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Miss Farren. Receipts: #201 4s. 6d. (153.16.0; 45.8.6; 2.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Collette Actor: Miss Cranford
Role: Julie Actor: Miss DeCamp

14957
02 January 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Ryder; Obadiah Prim-Booth; Sir Philip Modelove-Wewitzer; Tradelove-Thompson; Sackbut-Fearon; Freeman-Davies; Aminadab-Stevens; Simon Pure-Kennedy; Periwinkle-Quick; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Mrs Davenett; Mask'd Lady-Miss Brangin; Ann Lovely-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mask'd Lady Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Wilkinson

14958
05 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17861118, but Lucilla-Miss Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

14959
10 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17861028, but Clara-Miss Barnes; Altea-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Collette Actor: Miss Cranford
Role: Julie Actor: Miss DeCamp

14960
11 January 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Anthonio-Thompson; Charino-Booth; Don Duart-Davies; Governor-Gardner; Sancho-Fearon; Don Manuel-Cubitt; Carlos-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Elvira-Mrs Bates; Louisa-Mrs Morton; Angelina-Miss Wilkinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Wilkinson

14961
02 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Friday night, about 20 minutes before eight o'clock, on the conclusion of the third act, a very serious alarm took place at Drury Lane Theatre. A fire broke out at an oil-shop, the corner of Little Brydges-street. The flames appearing through the windows at the back of the upper gallery, the alarm of fire spread through many parts of the house. [The audience was dismissed, those in the boxes] passing over the stage into Russel-street...Some of the box and pit company continued for a time on the stage with the performers, some of whom were dressed in character, others half dressed, and the appearance [was] truly motley" (Public Advertiser, 5 Feb.). Receipts: #133 12s. (129.10; "An Alarm of Fire prevented the 2nd Acct."; 3.12; tickets not come in: 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife [1st 3 Acts Only]

Performance Comment: As17870110, but Altea-Miss Tidswell. [Also Richard Coeur de Lion, announced, but not acted.]Also Richard Coeur de Lion, announced, but not acted.]
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Farren.

14962
13 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Miss Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory-Edwin; Sir Jasper-Fearon; Leander-Macready; Davy-Wewitzer; Squire Robert-Helme; Doctor Hellebore-Booth; Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Dorcas-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart

14963
01 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Miss Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Johnstone; Butler-Brown; Cook-Gaudry; Coachman-Painter; Conjurer-Thompson; Jobson-Edwin; Lady Loverule-Mrs Morton; Lettice-Mrs Davenett; Lucy-Miss Brangin; Nell-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brangin

14964
08 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: Raymond-Kemble; Theodore-Bannister Jun.; Fabian-Packer; Officers-Phillimore, Benson; Austin-Bensley; Adelaide-Mrs Crouch; Jaqueline-Miss Tidswell; Hortensia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Sprightly Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Miss Bridget Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

14965
26 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Seduction is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Miss Farren. Receipts: #197 3s. 6d. (161.1.0; 34.17.6; 1.0.0; ticket not come in: 0.5.0)

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Collette Actor: Miss Cranford
Role: Julie Actor: Miss DeCamp

14966
30 March 1787 @ Red-Lion Inn, Lordship Road, Stoke Newington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem; Or, Humours Of The Litchfield Landlord

Performance Comment: Archer-Sterne; Aimwell-Sidney; Boniface-Young; Sir Charles Freeman-Russel; Foigard-Wilson; Gibbet-Marriot; Sullen-Jones; Scrub-Simpson; Dorinda-Mrs Simpson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Marriot; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Fowler; Gipsey-Miss Fowler; Cherry-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Fowler

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd; or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performance Comment: Blister-Sidney; Goodwill-Young; Coupee-Simpson; Thomas-Marriot; Quaver (with a song)-Wilson; Miss Lucy-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Sterne.

Song: As17870326

14967
31 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Farren; Brothers-Macready, Helme; Spirit-Thompson; Principal Bacchanal-Johnstone; Bacchanals-Darley, King, Cubitt, Gaudry, Kenrick, Blurton, Davies; The Spirit (for that night only)-Leoni; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Kennedy; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wilkinson; Sabrina-Mrs Morton; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wilkinson

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

14968
10 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Rowson

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Johnstone; Simpkin-Cubitt; Skirmish-Edwin; Russet-Darley; Flint-Thompson; Jenny-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Margaret-Mrs Davenett; Louisa-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wilkinson.

Song: In: the new Four@and@Twenty Fidlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologues. End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners-(A Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody [with incidental music by William Shield]) Edwin; End I afterpiece: A Description of the Curiosities of the Tower of London-Edwin

14969
17 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17860921, but Charlotte-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins.
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

14970
20 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly (1st appearance on the English stage); Colonel Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Williames; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Miss Collett; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Forster; Clarissa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins

Song: [Kelly introduced a song by Giuseppe Sarti with English words by Richard Tickell, and a duet composed by himself and Stephen Storace with words by French Laurence (Kelly, I, 296). Neither one of these is listed on the playbill]

14971
23 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act II mainpiece) Jewish Courtship

Performance Comment: Shadrach Moses-Baddeley; Miss Leah Ephraims-Mr Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Miss Leah Ephraims Actor: Mr Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Mistake of a Minute

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister Jun., Dignum, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch. Larpent MS lists the parts: Tim, Tom, Daisey, Nettle.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Bannister Jun., Dignum, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch. Larpent MS lists the parts: Tim, Tom, Daisey, Nettle.

14972
25 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Transformation; Or, The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself

Afterpiece Title: The Strangers at Home

Performance Comment: As17861201, but Aldobrand-Suett; Alice-Miss Collett; Fabio-_; Roberto-_.
Cast
Role: Alice Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Tidswell

Song: End 2nd piece: Stand to your Guns-Bannister

Entertainment: After Singing: various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, -Bannister Jun

14973
30 April 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:15

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Simpson; Colonel Lambert-Curtis; Maw@Worm-A Young Gentleman; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bakewell; Young Lady Lambert-Mrs Fox; Betty-Miss Leserve; Charlotte-Mrs Rivers (late of cg).
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Lady Pentweazel sitting for her Picture

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Young Mask-Curtis; Freeman-Simpson; Old Mask-The Gentleman who performs Lady Pentweazel; Lady Scrape-Miss Leserve; Laundress-Mrs Bakewell; Musical Lady-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Miss Leserve

Song: End III: Bow wow wow (from Patrick in Prussia [i.e. Love in a Camp])-the Gentleman who plays Maw-Worm; In 3rd piece: a duet, The Hermit[, taken from part of Goldsmith's Hermit,-the Young Lady, the Gentleman who performs Maw-Worm

14974
08 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17861211, but Valentine-Barrymore; Miss Prue (1st time)-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: As17870115

14975
16 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17860926, but Col. Townly-Staunton; Lory-R. Palmer; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Box-Lobby Loungers

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Pippin-Baddeley; Dicky Dash-Bannister Jun.; Scotchman-Suett; Lounger-R. Palmer; Office@Keeper-Phillimore; Box@keepers-Staunton, Chaplin, Wilson; Lobby Danglers-Spencer, Newbold; Irishman-Moody; Orange Girl-Miss Tidswell; Lady Patty Plaid-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Orange Girl Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half