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We found 14646 matches on Performance Comments, 4407 matches on Performance Title, 1779 matches on Event Comments, 254 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Filch-Raftor; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Norris; Mat o Mint-Blakes; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a country dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norris

Dance: I: The Matelot Basque, as17521005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: As17370402 but see17370430 An Epilogue-Miss Roberts.

Dance: II: The Princess of Wales-Vallois, Miss Oates; V: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Miss Jones

Event Comment: By Desire. [Miss Folcad is probably Miss Foulcade. See 19 Dec. 1749.] Paid Mr Norton for last night, 2 chorus 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #80 (Cross); #90 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17491012, but The Dances-Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Norris

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Norris. Tickets at Stage Door. Rec'd Cash #73 11s. 6d., plus #73 6s. from tickets. Total #146 17s. 6d. Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #17 18s.; Paid Mr Field for Mr Killigrew's 9 s[hares] for 100 nights #105 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Buckingham-Delane; Norfolk-Sparkes; Cromwell-Ridout; Suffolk-Arthur; Surrey-Gibson; Abergavenny-Oates; Guilford-Cushing; Lord Chancellor-Marten; Campeius-Dunstall; Lord Sands-Collins; Sir T. Lovell-Holtham; Lord Chamberlain-Anderson; Dr Butts-Stoppelaer; Patience-Miss Allen; Archbp. Cranmer-Bridgwater; Gardiner-Cibber; Anne Bullen-Miss Bellamy; Queen Katherine-Mrs Woffington 1st time; With the repersentation of the Coronation of Anne Bulldn. Vocal parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Courtney, Roberts, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Young, Miss Falkner, Miss Norris. Also the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. And all other Decorations proper to the play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Ridout, Gibson, Arthur, Anderson, Mrs Ridout, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Hale; Vocal parts-Lowe, Miss Falkner, Miss Norris, Miss Young. [The parts (Larpent MS 79) were: Reginald, Henry, Alan, Sir Aymeri, Emma, Adelinda, Editha, Huntsmen.]The parts (Larpent MS 79) were: Reginald, Henry, Alan, Sir Aymeri, Emma, Adelinda, Editha, Huntsmen.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Garrick; Publius Horatius-Barry; Tullius Hostilius-Sowdon; Valerius-King; Valeria-Mrs Ward; Horatia-Mrs Pritchard [from 1st edition but listed in order of actors named in General Advertiser]; Prologue-Barry; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal Parts-Beard, Miss Norris, Miss Cole [1st edition].1st edition].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred, A Masque

Performance Comment: Alfred-Garrick; Earl of Devon-Lee; Hermit-Berry; Edwin-Burton; Corin-Blakes; Danish King-Sowdon; First Dane-Palmer; Eltruda-Miss Bellamy; Emma-Mrs Bennet; Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon; Second Dane-Mozeen; Shepherdess-Miss Minors; Dances-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Mrs Clive, Woodward, Beard, Shuter, Mrs Bennet, Miss Minors, Mrs Green, Miss Norris.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Harvey, Mad Camargo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Mills; Macduff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Sowdon; Rosse-King; Lenox-Barnet; Seyward-Winstone; Donalbain-Master Mattocks; Hecate-Berry; Witches-Bridges, Neale, Yates; Young Seyward-Palmer; Fleance-Master Cross; Seyton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Doctor-Taswell; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; The Vocal Parts-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17491230, but The Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss _Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Hecate-Layfield; Duncan-Berry; Lennox-Scrase; Doctor-Wilder; Furies-Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger; Donalbain-Mas. Mattocks; Young Siward-Palmer; Banquo-Sowdon; MacDuff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Ross-Lee; Witches-Bridges, Shuter, Yates; Fleance-Mas. Cross; Seaton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Seyward-Winstone; Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Beard, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17501121, but Funeral Procession-Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Event Comment: Miss Biddy by Miss Jarratt (an apprentice to Mr Jefferson) a pretty little figure & met with Applause. Not much of an Actress (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr L. Frederick for sattin, #57 18s. 6d.; Mrs Sykes for women's cloaths #13; Mr Vernon on note #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine (Treatre, XL) writes of Miss Jarratt, she has been under the tuition of Mr Jefferson and promises to be become an agreeable actress in parts (such as Biddy").] Receipts: #224 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Aickin; Friar-Wright; Clodio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with Song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Don Pedro-Packer; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Hartry; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Hero-Miss Mansell, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Mansell, first time
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Capt. Loveit-Davies; Miss Biddy-a young Gentlewoman [Miss Jarratt], first appearance.Miss Jarratt], first appearance.
Event Comment: [Miss Harper is identified in playbill of 8 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Gardner; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Jewell; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Harper]).Miss Harper]).
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Gardner; Jasper-Stevens; Puff-Massey; Fribble-Lamash; with a song-Lamash; Tag-Mrs Poussin; Miss Biddy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-, as17780518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: As17080914, but Mackbeth-Betterton; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Mills; Witches-Pinkethman, Bullock, Norris; Fleance-_.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Pinkethman, Bullock, Norris
Role: Fleance Actor: Miss Norris
Event Comment: Benefit for Liviez (Ballet Master) and Taswell. Paid young Cross for dancing 5s., and same to young Shawford. Allowed Leviez for tickets as per agreement #15; Norton 3 chorus last night 6 this #2 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross). [Income missing from Treasurer's Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500212, but Miranda-Mrs Yates; Dorinda-Miss Cole; Stephano-_; Mustachio-_; Ventoso-_; Sycorax-_; Acis & Galatea omitted; To conclude with the Savoyard Travellers-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, the Little Swiss, Miss Popling, Mathews, Mlle L'Contri.

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 4 April 1749.] Miss Jane Cibber play'd Alicia-quite in old style, not lik'd at all, tho' not hiss'd-given out again and great hiss'd & so not done ($Cross). [The Author of the Midwife (No 1, final Page) reported]: Now I am speaking of Miss Cibber, I must do her the justice to observe that she play'd the part much better than cou'd be expected from one of her years and practice; and if a proper regard is paid to her modesty and Merit, I make no doubt she will become an exceeding good player. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Norris

Entertainment: EEpilogue upon Two Prologues-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bellamy. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets of Miss Bellamy at her house in King St., James's Square, and at stage door. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Norris

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17361227, but Original Musick-Miss _Gerrard.

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17491212, but Rural Dance-Grandchamps, +Mathews, Miss +Baker.

Dance: II: Savoyard Dance, as17491213

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Sir Philip Modelove-Shuter; Betty-Mrs Bennet; Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Obadiah-Taswell; Tradelove-Barnet; Perriwinkle-James; Freeman-Palmer; Sackbut-Winstone; Simon-Usher; Mrs Prim-Mrs James; Anne-Mrs Clive; Lady-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17491212, but add Pelling, M'Neale, Harrison, Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs Lafont, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pitt.

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-Grandchamps, Mrs Addison, Miss Baker

Song: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500105, but Prospero-Berry; Miranda-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Green; The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-_; Neptune-_; Amphitrite-_; To Conclude with a Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: As17500209, but Ismene-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17500313 but Rural Dance-Grandchamps, Mathews, Miss Baker.

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti