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We found 14926 matches on Performance Comments, 4992 matches on Performance Title, 3521 matches on Event Comments, 183 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Polly-Mrs Clive i.e., Miss Raftor in Burney.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Event Comment: The new Oratorio. [Music by William DeFesch. Text by William Huggins.] The printed Books of the Opera may be had at the Theatre only, price 1s. The Composer humbly hopes the Disappointment the Town met with by its being postpon'd, will be in no means inputed to him, it being occasioned by such an Accident as any one might unfortunately fall under, that of the Misconduct and pretended Sickness of Cecilia Young, who had ingaged for the Part of Judith. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Performance Comment: Judith-Miss Chambers; edition of 1733 gives no performers' names. edition of 1733 gives no performers' names.
Cast
Role: Judith Actor: Miss Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dione

Performance Comment: Dione-Miss Cecilia Young.
Cast
Role: Dione Actor: Miss Cecilia Young.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. [The Mad Captain, announced for this day, is deferred to Monday.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Performance Comment: As17330201, but Lady Diana-a young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage before; Epilogue-Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wherrit
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Sandham.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17321117, but Gypsey-Miss Wherrit.

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Ballet: The Difference of Nations. As17330312

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Son or The Maidens Second Slip

Performance Comment: Old Heedless-Machen; Dick-Mynnit; Harry-Hicks; Tom-Pullen; Mary-Miss Palmes; Sally-Mrs More.
Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Palmes

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Sandham; III: Scaramouch-Sandham; V: Hornpipe-R. Jones

Song: II: Singing in Italian-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Sir Jasper-Pullen; Leander-Mynitt; Gregory-Hallam; Hellebore-Machen; James-Brown; Harry-Simpson; Welshman-Hicks; Dorcas-Mrs Strange; Charlot-Mrs Morse; Maid-Miss Palmes.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Palmes.

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: End Mainpiece: Dutch Skipper-T. Jones, R. Jones; Concluding with a Hornpipe-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Performance Comment: Old Laron-Maynard; Young Laron-Williams; Father Martin-Machen; Old Jarden-Powlen; Isabella-Mrs Strange; Beatrice-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Son

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Ryan; Mockmode-Neale; Pamphlet-Chapman; Lyric-Hippisley; Rigadoon-Aston; Cripple-Bullock; Club-Hall; Brush-Clark; Lucinda-Mrs Bullock; Leanthe-Miss Binks; Judge's Wife-Mrs Cantrell; Pindress-Mrs Forrester; Bullfinch-Mrs Cook; Trudge-H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Leanthe Actor: Miss Binks
Role: Pindress Actor: Mrs Forrester

Song: II: Since Times are so Bad by Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Salway

Music: The celebrated Water@Musick by Mr Handel, in which-; Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker, accompany'd with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: III: Scottish Dance, as17330329 IV: Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: As17330301 but Jenny-Miss Christian.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Christian.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Arne. As 5 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Rosamond Actor: Miss Arne
Role: Grideline Actor: Miss Chambers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: See17320923, but (Daily Post missing), but advance notice in London Evening Post, 24 March, lists: Sir George-Wm. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-A. Hallam; Whisper-Jones; Isabinda-Miss Hollyday; Patch-Mrs Mullart; Scentwell-Mrs Grace; Sir Francis-Griffin; Marplot-Miller.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hollyday

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard III-Delane; Henry VI-Giffard; Edward Prince of Wales-Master Giffard; Duke of York-Miss Cole, who performed the young Princess in Anna Bullen; Richmond-Bardin; Buckingham-W. Giffard; Stanley-Rosco; Tressel-Huddy; Catesby-Havard; Ratcliff-Jenkins; Norfolk-Winstone; Blunt-James; Tirrel-Williams; Forest-Dove; Mayor-Penkethman; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Haughton; A New Epilogue to be spoken-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler. [Some uncertainty exists as to whether this performance was given, for Rich's Register does not list it; it is , however, recorded in BM Egerton 2320 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: (Daily Post missing), but advance bill in Daily Advertiser, 7 April, lists: Hastings-W. Mills; Dumont-Bridgwater; Gloster-Cibber Jr; Bellmour-A. Hallam; Jane Shore-Mrs Butler; Alicia-Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330326 but Advance bill lists: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor; Charlotte-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Harrison; Ballance-Mynn; Kite-Machen; Worthy-Hicks; Melinda-Mrs Sandham; Lucy-Mrs Strange; Rose-Miss Palms; Brazen-Pullen; Sylvia-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Palms

Dance: HHornpipe-Jones; Dutch Skippers-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17330127, but A New Epilogue-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: A New Epilogue Actor: Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17321123, but Teague-Miller; Careless-Mills; Ruth-Mrs Heron; Obadiah-Johnson (in Daily Post, 21 April; Daily Post, 23 April missing). Daily Post, 23 April missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330326 but Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Raftor.

Dance: Lally, Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17321118, but Castalio-a Gentleman for his Diversion, who never appeared on any stage before; Chaplain-Wetherilt Jr; Cordelia-Miss Cole; Prologue on the Occasion-the Gentleman who plays Castalio.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Wetherilt Jr; Filbert-Bullock; Constable-Wetherilt Sr; Sergeant-Norris; Dorcas-Mrs Wetherilt; Kitty-Mrs Roberts; Joyce-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: PPierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. Delagarde

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Norsa. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: money #55 4s.; tickets #86 19s. [For a discussion of Rich's treatment of The Mock Lawyer, see Grub St. Journal, 26 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17330326 but Jenny-Mrs Forrester.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding Author(s): Ebenezer Forrest

Music: Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Sanderson, but see lif, 30 Oct. 1732

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Pelling, LeSac; II: Clown-Nivelon; III: Ball Dance finished with a slow Minuet-Dupre, Mrs Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Scottish Dance, as17330501

Ballet: End Afterpiece: The Amorous Clown; or, The Courtizan. Clowns-Nivelon, Pelling; Wives-Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling

Performance Comment: Clowns-Nivelon, Pelling; Wives-Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Wives Actor: Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17330504, but Flora-Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Oates.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Footing Dance-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: SSince Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Salway. cBenefit Mr Barrington, Aston, Miss Oates. Receipts: money #43 6s.; tickets #102 18s

Performance Comment: cBenefit Mr Barrington, Aston, Miss Oates. Receipts: money #43 6s.; tickets #102 18s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Dorcas-Mrs Williamson; Epilogue-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; III: Masquerade Dance-; IV: Shepherd's Dance-Young Weeks

Song: a G Gentleman for his Diversion; A song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre address'd to the Merchants of the City of London-Excell , written by the Author of Bacchus one day gaily striding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Chaplain-Cibber (Burney); Monimia-Mrs Horton; Serina-Miss Raftor (Genest, III, 373).
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330402 but Doctor-Rosco; Dorcas-Mrs Christian; Epilogue-Miss Cole in Boys Cloaths.

Ballet: TThe Difference of Nations. Dutch Skippers-Thurmond, Mrs Bullock; French Peasants-Vallois, Miss Sandham; Scots-J. Delagarde, Mrs Wherrit; English Peasants-Sandham, Mrs Haughton

Performance Comment: Dutch Skippers-Thurmond, Mrs Bullock; French Peasants-Vallois, Miss Sandham; Scots-J. Delagarde, Mrs Wherrit; English Peasants-Sandham, Mrs Haughton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats or The Tavern Bilkers

Performance Comment: See17330113, but Scaramouch-Thurmond; Harlequin-D'Vallois; Punch-Evans; Epilogue to be spoke-Miss Cole in Boys Cloaths.

Music: A Solo upon the Stage-Eversman