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We found 13769 matches on Performance Comments, 4406 matches on Performance Title, 1723 matches on Event Comments, 17 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. [In Daily Courant, 17 March, The Committee as a benefit for Miss Santlow had been announced for this day, but later deferred to Tuesday 25.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Estcourt
Role: the usual parts Actor: Penkethman.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Scenes as 2 April. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Benefit Husband and Mrs Willis. [Hogan, p. 246, identifies the gentlewoman as Miss Willis.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Cast
Role: Edmund Actor: Husband
Role: Kent Actor: Keene
Role: Cordelia Actor: a young gentlewoman
Role: Albany Actor: Bickerstaff
Role: Cornwall Actor: Fairbank.
Role: Lear Actor: Betterton
Role: Edgar Actor: Wilks
Role: Gloster Actor: Cibber
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Pinkethman
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Kent
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Finch.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Booth; Old Valere-Norris; Lovewell-Elrington; Hector-Pack; Cogdie-Bickerstaff; Widow-Mrs Knight; Angelica-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Hunt; With a new Prologue-Keene; new Epilogue-Pack in a Riding Habit, upon a Pad Nagg representing a Town-Miss Traveling to Tunbridge.

Dance: Italian Night Scene-; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller's Dance-Prince, Leigh

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Tattle Actor: Cibber
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat, carefully Revis'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Cox
Role: Witches Actor: _Ryan.

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Cast
Role: Don Quixote Actor: Bowen
Role: Sancho Actor: Leigh
Role: Ambrosia Actor: Booth
Role: Cardenio Actor: Bowman
Role: Manuel Actor: Pack
Role: Bernardo Actor: Norris
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Milk Maid's Dance- not performed these 4 Years

Song: Smugg Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Schoolding. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #88 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Slip

Song: Leveridge, Rawlins, the New Boy

Dance: As17150125

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan and Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: As17150319

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Russell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts. #83 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Song: A Pastoral-Leveridge, the New Boy

Dance: As17150425

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Song: Mimic Country Song-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17151014

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Majesty's Command. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: As17161210; particularly a new Comic Dance-Shaw, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage

Performance Comment: Epilogue [as17170723-Miss Lindar.

Song: As17161022

Event Comment: As 4 Feb.; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Morelove Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wilks
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Miss Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: 7190131 but Sir John Actor: Quin
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Willis.

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Willis; Ballad of Sally-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17190113

Event Comment: Benefit Harper and Miss Stone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Entertainment: Comic Scene-Harper mimicking a drunken Man; in which the Song of Four and Twenty Stock@Jobbers-Harper

Dance: The Italian Shadows-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Dance: Dupre, Cook, Newhouse, Duff [Duffield?], Sandham, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Hutton, Miss Francis

Performance Comment: =], Sandham, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Hutton, Miss Francis.
Event Comment: [Benefit Harper and Miss Stone. Receipts: money #21 14s. 6d.; tickets #70 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: Harper.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: [The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Song: Four and Twenty Stock Jobbers-Harper mimicking a Drunken Man

Dance: [Burgomaster and his Frow-

Event Comment: Benefit Cory and Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Belguard Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Surly Actor: Thurmond
Role: Hothead Actor: Miller
Role: Testimony Actor: Johnson
Role: Crack Actor: Penkethman
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Numberer) and Miss Purdon. Receipts: money #9; tickets #68 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Event Comment: Shaw, Denoye, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe. The Briton= intended for this day by deferred by Booth's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Merryman Actor: Penkethman
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Moore.
Role: Lovemore Actor: Wilks
Role: Cunningham Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Johnson
Role: Barnaby Actor: Norris
Role: Clodpole Actor: Miller
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Mrs Younger.
Event Comment: Benefit Clarkson, Miss Holliday, Hanson, Mrs Elliot. [Aylett?] Receipts: money #7; tickets #104 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: