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17276 results for: Keyword - Miss Rogers</i> for first <span class=
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.

15326
24 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Prelude shortened, and is much the better for it (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #246 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Jefferson; Bellmour-Davies; Catesby-Wright; Ratcliffe-Farren; Derby-Hurst; Shore-Reddish; Alicia-Miss Younge; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: May Day or The Little Gipsy

Performance Comment: William-Vernon; Clod-Bannister; Dozey-Waldron; Cryer-Wrighten; Furrow-Parsons; Dolly-Mrs Wrighten; The Little Gipsy-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: The Little Gipsy Actor: Miss Abrams.

15327
26 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character these 5 years).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand or Trip to Newmarket

Dance: I: a Country Dance- incident to the main piece; End II: The Sailors Revels-Blurton

15328
27 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: Benefit for Spooner, box-office-keeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-The Gentleman who performed King Henry [on 25 Sept.]; Othman-Comerford; Sadi-Johnson; Aladin-Smith; Officer-Lewis; Slave-Dancer; Selim-Stokes; Zaphira-Mrs Massey; Irene-Miss Reynolds; The original Prologue [in character-Master Kenny.
Cast
Role: Barbarossa Actor: The Gentleman who performed King Henry
Role: Othman Actor: Comerford
Role: Irene Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The King-A Gentleman of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Dick-Johnson; Lord Lurewell-Smith; Keeper-Lewis; Joe (with a song)-Comerford; John Cockle (the Miller of Mansfield)-Newton; Peggy-Mrs Wilks; Kate-Miss Taylor; Madge-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Joe Actor: Comerford
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Taylor

Song: As17760925

15329
30 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: Benefit for Massey. Tickets to be had of Massey, the Bell and Dragon, near Princes stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife Or The Quakers Wedding

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Comerford; Freeman-Smith; Sackbut-Lewis; Tradelove-Johnson; Obadiah Prim-Massey; Periwinkle-Newton; Simon Pure-Kenny; Quaker Boy-Master Russell; Sir Philip Modelove-Lloyd (from the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Anne Lovely-Mrs Wilks; Betty-Miss Taylor; Masked Lady-Mrs West; Mrs Prim-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Colonel Feignwell Actor: Comerford
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations-Master Russell

15330
02 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Barry; Phyrrhus-Aickin; Pylades-Whitefield; Phoenix-L'Estrange; Andromache-Mrs Hartley; Cephisa-Miss Dayes; Cleone-Mrs Poussin; Hermione-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Brown.

15331
04 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: Benefit for Harrison and Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Comerford; Duke of Buckingham-Russell; Lord Stanley-Lewis; Oxford-Thomas; Ractliff-Johnson; Catesby-Smith; Tressel-The Gentleman who performed King Lear [at this theatre, 16 Sept. 1776; unidentified]; Lord Mayor-Massey; Prince of Wales-Mrs Wilks; Duke of York-Master Russell; Lieutenant of the Tower-Smith; Tyrell-Dancer; Earl of Richmond-West; Queen-Mrs Massey; Duchess of York-Mrs Ross; Lady Ann-Miss Taylor; Prologue-Morgan (in character of a Jew).
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Comerford
Role: Oxford Actor: Thomas
Role: Tressel Actor: The Gentleman who performed King Lear
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations.As17760930

15332
07 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs West. Tickets to be had of West, at the Ship, near the Seven Houses, Rotherhithe. Mainpiece: In Act II the triumphal entry of Alexander into Babylonv; In Act IV the grand Banquet where Alexander kills his faithful soldier, old Clytus. [The playbill contains a lengthy synopsis of the plot of the mainpiece; it concludes by noting that "the many flowery passages with which this tragedy abounds does honour to the pen of its author, N. Lee, Esqr., and we may justly say with Mr Pope, 'Such plays alone shou'd please a British ear, as Cato's self had not disdain'd to hear.'"]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-West; Hephestion-Russell; Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Comerford; Polyperchon-Jones; Perdiccas-Johnson; Thessalus-Dancer; Aristander-Thomas; Eumenes-Brown; Clytus-Lewis; Roxana-Mrs Wilks; Sysigambis-Mrs Ross; Parisatis-Miss Taylor; Satira-A Gentlewoman [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: Cassander Actor: Comerford
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode i

Performance Comment: e. Three Weeks after Marriage]; or, What we must all come to. Sir Charles Racket-West; Drugget-Lewis; Lovelace-Smith; Woodley-Johnson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Ross; Nancy-Miss Taylor; Dimity-Mrs Wilks; Lady Racket-Mrs West (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Taylor

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

15333
08 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book, 31 Oct.: Paid Miss Catley for 5 nights performance #136 10s. Receipts: #242 15s. 6d. (241.2.6; 1.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley

15334
08 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Reddish; Priuli-Aickin; Renault-Jefferson; Duke-Bransby; Bedamor-Packer; Spinosa-Wright; Elliot-Wrighten; Officer-Griffiths; Pierre-Bensley; Belvidera-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Country Girls Actor: Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett

15335
11 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Russell; Thoroughgood-Lewis; Trueman-Johnson; Blunt-Smith; Constable-Dancer; Uncle-Comerford; Millwood-Mrs Russell; Lucy-Miss Taylor; Maria-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Uncle Actor: Comerford
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Comerford
Role: Mustacha Actor: Miss Taylor

15336
16 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [For Fanny Burney's pen and ink sketch of the royal box and her written description o it, as it appeared on this evening, see List of illustrations these volumes. Receipts: #261 14s. 6d. (260.14.0; 1.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitefield; Mr Blanford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Miss Dayes; Tippet-Mrs Whitefield; Marmalet-Mrs Willems; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Belinda-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mr Blanford Actor: Fearon
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17761015

15337
16 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson, musician, and Mrs Newby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Comerford; Portius-Russell; Marcus-Smith; Lucius-Dancer; Sempronius-Johnson; Juba-Stokes; Decius-Mrs Kenny; Syphax-Lewis; Marcia-Miss Taylor; Lucia-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Cato Actor: Comerford
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: John-Kenny; Dick-Comerford; Trusty-Russell; Sally-Mrs Davies; Wife-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Comerford

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Russell; Freeman-Johnson; Philip-Lewis; Lord Duke-Comerford; Sir Harry-Smith; Robert-Dancer; Coachman-G. Smith; Tom-Kenny; Kingston (the Black Boy)-Master Russell; Kitty (with song)-Mrs Russell; Lady Charlotte-Miss Taylor; Lady Bab-Mrs Wilks; Cook-Mrs Newby.
Cast
Role: Lord Duke Actor: Comerford
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Taylor

Song: 2nd piece: With all the original Songs, Chorusses-

Entertainment: Imitations, as17760930

15338
30 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell (1st time)-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baddeley; House@keeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Abington; The original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

15339
01 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wroughton; Acasto-Clarke; Polydore-Aickin; Chaplain-L'Estrange; Ernesto-Fearon; Page-Master Jones; Chamont-Lewis; Serina-Miss Leeson; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wilson, Wroughton, Dunstall, Fearon, L'Estrange, Whitefield, Robson, Quick, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Jackson.

Dance: As17761031

15340
04 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tamerlane (usually presented this Evening) is obliged to be declined, on Account of the Indisposition of two principal Performers. [Mainpiece in place of King Richard III, announced on playbill of 2 Nov.] Receipts: #192 4s. 6d. (191.6.6; 0.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Booth; Indiana-Mrs Hartley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Song: In II: a Song-Leoni

15341
06 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: Wilding-King; Hazard-Reddish; Barnacle-Parsons; Nephew-Dodd; Dwindle-Waldron; Acreless-Farren; Little Stock-Fawcett; Sellaway-Lamash; Box@keeper-Wright; Drawer-Griffiths; Page-Master Pulley; Mrs Wilding-Miss Younge; Penelope-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Good and Evil Spirits Actor: Miss _Jarratt.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

Dance: End II: The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Helme, Giorgi, Blurton, Sga Crespi, Sga Vidini, Sga Ricci

15342
13 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Lavinio-L'Estrange; Brunetto-Robson; Barberino-Booth; Alberto-Davis; Mago-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Captain-Baker; Puritan-Jones; Dutchess-Mrs Poussin; Flametta-Mrs Willems; Prudentia-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: As17761109

15343
20 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17761119, but Vainlove-Vernon; Silvia-Miss P. Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss P. Hopkins.
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Country Girls Actor: Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett

15344
26 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Wroughton; Gibbet-Booth; Boniface-Dunstall; Foigard-Fox; Sir Charles Freeman-Whitefield; Sullen-Clarke; Scrub-Woodward; Dorinda-Mrs Lessingham; Cherry-Miss Brown; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: End IV: As17761109

15345
28 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Dodd; Sir George Trueman-Aickin; Vellum-Parsons; Fantome-Packer; Gardener (1st time)-Baker; Butler-Baddeley; Coachman-Moody; Lady Trueman-Mrs Hopkins; Abigail-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Flavia Actor: Miss Jarratt

Dance: In: The Irish Fair, as17761031

15346
28 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Barry; Philotas(1st time)-Ward; Arcas-Fearon; Dionysius-Clarke; Herald-L'Estrange; Melanthon-Hull; Officer-Booth; Calippus-Whitefield; Phocion-Wroughton; Erixene-Miss Ambrose; Euphrasia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

15347
05 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strictland-Clarke; Frankly-Wroughton; Bellamy-Whitefield; Jack Meggot (1st time)-Booth; Tester-Wewitzer; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha (1st time)-Miss Leeson; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: conclude with: Country Dance-the Characters

15348
16 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Performance Comment: As17761214, but Azema-Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Azema Actor: Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett

15349
18 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); King-Clarke; Heli-L'Estrange; Perez-Thompson; Alonzo-Fearon; Selim-Robson; Gonzales-Hull; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Zara-Mrs Ward; Almeria-Mrs Hartley (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: As17761015

15350
19 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17761029, but Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Solanio-Booth; Solarino-Davis.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim, as17761009; End IV: Pastoral Dance, as17761123