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14789 results for: Keyword - Miss Ross
We found 13921 matches on Performance Comments, 4405 matches on Performance Title, 1774 matches on Event Comments, 39 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

51
18 May 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Dulisse. Afterpiece By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolick

Dance: Miss Dulisse; Joly; especially The Italian Peasant and the Happy Slave-Miss Dulisse, Joly; End Afterpiece: Fingalian Dance-Miss Dulisse

Song: -LLauder

52
05 October 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Vandermere; Sir Jealous Traffick-Lloyd; Butler-Griffith; Charles-Smith; Whisper-Dancer; Sir George Airy-Robson; Drawer-Mas. Lapper; Servant-Ledwith; Sir Francis Gripe-Brownsmith; Isabinda-Miss Trowell; Scentwell-Miss Vincent; Patch-Miss Fairlamb; Miranda-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Trowell
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Patch Actor: Miss Fairlamb
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble with a Song in Character-Vandermere; Capt. Loveit-Griffith; Puff-Smyth; Jasper-Ledwith; Flash-Dancer; Miss Biddy-Miss Trowell; Tag-Miss Fairlamb.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Trowell
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Fairlamb.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mas. Lapper; End of Play: Hornpipe-Mrs Cope

53
10 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Shuter; Miss Biddy-Miss Moreau.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Moreau.

Dance: As17461124, but Drunken Peasant-Miles

Song: Brett

54
02 May 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Storer.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17480421 but Miss Biddy-Miss Mattocks; Jasper-Morgan; Sir Simon-Collins; Capt Loveit-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Mattocks

55
19 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: [Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing; Loveit-Anderson; Flash-Cibber; Miss Biddy-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Haughton.

Dance: [I: A Peasant Dance-Master Granier, Miss Granier; III: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

56
22 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sowdon. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. A Gent: play'd Puff in the farce--Bug (Cross). [Seems to have been a clear benefit, as Treasurer's Book lists no charges.] Cash #65 8s. 6d., plus tickets #95; Paid Reynolds for wax & [brickdust] 3s. 9d. Paid Mr Pope a Bill #7 14s. [wigmaker] (Treasurer's Book). Tickets of Sowdon at his lodgings, the Sign of the Sun, a Milliner's facing Exeter exchange in the strand, and of Hobson at the stage door. Tickets otherwise to be had at Will's Coffee House in Cornhill, and of Mr Thomas Sowdon in Blackman St., Southwark. We hear William Mills, Comedian, lies at the point of death, at his lodgings in Russell St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #160 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17491021, but Altamont-Sowdon 1st time; Lucilla-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Rossano Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500319 but Fribble-Yates; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-a young Gentleman who never appeared; Miss Biddy-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: CComic Dance, as17500221; Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

57
24 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Quin; Copper Captain-Ryan; Don Juan-Ryan [sic]; Cacafogo-Marten; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Anderson; Old Woman-Collins; Duke-Sparks; Clara-Miss Haughton; 1st Lady-Mrs Bambridge; 2nd Lady-Miss Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Hippisley; Altea-Mrs Ridout; Margarita-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: 2nd Lady Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: 3rd Lady Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Dyer; Flash-Macklin; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Haughton.

58
09 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Not acted in seven years [see 7 May 47]. Altered from Dryden by Colley Cibber, Esq. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Amphitheatre on Stage. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Performance Comment: Palamede-Ross; Rhodophil-Palmer; Celadon-Woodward first time; Sabrina-Mrs Simson; Florimel-Mrs Pritchard, first time; Doralice-Mrs Willoughby; Flavia-Miss Minors; Melissa-Mrs James; Philotas-Mrs Cross; Olinda-Mrs Bennett; Melantha, with songs proper to the part and an Italian Mimic Song-Mrs Clive; Beleza-Mrs Toogood.
Cast
Role: Palamede Actor: Ross
Role: Flavia Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Philotas Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble the only time this season-Garrick; Flash-Woodward; Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Song: III: Mattocks

Dance: IV: Mad Auretti

59
13 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs James and Miss Minors. No building on stage. Tickets of Mrs James at her lodgings at Mr Saunder's Carpenter, in Little Wild St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; Miss Minors' at Mr Nicholl, a Baker in Catherine St., and at stage door. An Information was given to Henry Fielding, Esq; that a Set of Barber's apprentices, journeymen staymakers, maid-servants, &c. had taken a large Room at the Black Horse in the Strand, to act the tragedy of The Orphan; the Price of Admittance One Shilling. About eight o'clock the said Justice issued his warrant, directed to Mr Welch, High Constable, who apprehended the said actors, and brought them before the said Justice, who, out of compassion to their youth, only bound them over to their good behavior. They were all conducted through the streets in their Tragedy Dresses, to the no small Diversion of the Populace. (General Advertiser). Receipts: #138 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Imonida Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: IV: Sg Piettro, Janeton Auretti, Master Piettro

60
05 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Afterpiece: By Desire. Not acted this season. [Cross lists no Receipts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Yates; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors; Flash-Woodward; Loveit-Palmer; Tag-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Minors

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17530402 V: L'Entree de Flore, as17530324

Song: III: Beard

61
28 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mills and Miss Minors. Tickets deliver'd by Taswell will be taken. [The Present State of the Stage commends Miss Minors in characters of awkward country girls.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Minors

62
16 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. The Performance will not be interrupted by any building on the stage. Neither piece acted this season. Mainpiece: By particular desire for the first and only time of performing it this season. Tickets of Blakes at his house in Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Yates; Gratiano-Blakes; Launcelot-Woodward, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Duke-Bransby; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Beard; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors; Flash-Woodward (playbill) but Tag-Mrs Bennet (playbill and Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Minors

Dance: IV: The Country Amusements-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

63
02 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Beard. Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets of Beard at Mrs Coleman's in East St., near Red Lyon Square, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Yates; Flash-Woodward; Tag-Mrs Bennet; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Song: II: A New Cantata-Beard; III: Hooly and Fairly by Desire-Beard; V: Rule Britannia-Beard, chorus; Britons Strike Home sung in Character-Beard, accompanied with a chorus

Music: IV: A Piece upon the Harp-Parry

Dance: ll concluding with% Hornpipe-Mathews

64
28 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Simson and Wife and Mas. Simson. Tickets of Simson in Wild Passage, Wild St., near Lincoln's Inn Fields; at Grigsbys Coffee House, behind the Royal Exchange, and at stage door. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17540921, but Sir Charles Easy-Ross first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Ross first time.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: By Children-(Cross). Jasper-Mas. Cautherley; Fribble-Mas. Simson; Capt. Flash-Mas. Moore; Puff-Mas. Wallace; Miss Biddy-Miss Simson; Occasional Prologue-Mas. Simson; Concluding with a Country Dance-characters.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: III: A Minuet-Mas. Simson, Miss Simson

Performance Comment: Simson, Miss Simson.

65
29 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson, Phebe, Dennison, and Morris (Cross); for Jefferson, Dennison, Mrs Toogood, Miss Hippisley (Public Advertiser). [Cross's Phebe seems to refer to Miss Hippisley who played the part in As You Like It.] Receipts: #104 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard; IV: Miss Thomas

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Louvre, Minuet-Dennison, Mrs Addison

66
02 November 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Miss Midnight's Medley Concert

Performance Comment: As17571031, but an Address-Miss Midnight; Eight Hand Bells-Franklyn; Les Tailleurs-Master Settree, Miss Twistas17571003; A Droll called Je ne Scay Quoy-Phillips; Performance on Wire-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: an Address Actor: Miss Midnight
Role: Les Tailleurs Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twistas17571003
Role: Performance on Wire Actor: Miss Wilkinson.
Role: With several curious and extraordinary Performance Actor: Miss Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer Trick'd

Performance Comment: Hornpipe-Miss Wilkinson [and see17571031.and see17571031.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Wilkinson

67
23 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Obrien; Flash-King; Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Bennet; Miss Biddy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

68
12 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Rodophil-White; Jasper-Holtom; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: TThe Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

69
15 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; Second Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; Third Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller, first time; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis; The Dances-M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery (playbill).
Cast
Role: First Spirit Actor: Ross
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Miss Miller
Role: Third Spirit Actor: Miss Polly Young
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Miller, first time
Role: and the Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent
Role: The Chorusses Actor: Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis
Role: The Dances Actor: M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Rhodophil-White; Jasper-Holtom; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy Bellair-Miss Vincent, second appearance any stage.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Bellair Actor: Miss Vincent, second appearance any stage.

70
12 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Costollo; Lawyer-Wignel; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William Wisewou'd-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Vincent; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward (playbill).
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Ross
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy-Miss Vincent.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

71
13 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with song in character)-Shuter; Puff-M'George; Loveit-Palmer; Jasper-Quick; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs M'George; Miss Biddy-Miss Gilpin.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Gilpin.

72
01 September 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Gilpin
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Maden

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17660813, but only Miss Biddy-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: only Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Matthews.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Gilpin.

Entertainment: Dancing-

73
02 September 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17660618 but Lucy-Miss Gilpin.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Gilpin.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17660813 Fribble-Shuter; Puff-M'George; Loveit-Palmer; Jasper-Quick; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs M'George; Miss Biddy-Miss Gilpin.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Gilpin.

Dance: I: Arnaud, Miss Twist

Entertainment: End: (for that Night only) Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter

74
14 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble (with song in character)-Shuter; Rhodophil-Perry; Jasper-Holtom; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy-Miss Vincent.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

75
02 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent, Mrs Green, and Miss Vincent. Charges #64 7s. [Deficit to beneficiaries #1 2d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Mrs Vincent #59 1s. (Box 88; Pit 129; Gallery 177); Mrs Green #36 13s. (Box 56; Pit 103; Gallery 72); Miss Vincent #30 6s. (Box 72; Pit 82).] (Account Book). Receipts: #61 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.