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14671 results for: Keyword - Miss Russell
We found 13812 matches on Performance Comments, 4408 matches on Performance Title, 1764 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1201
07 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Miss Radley became Mrs Fitzgerald (Winston MS 10). Ld. Townly, Mr Sparks Jun: first Appearance (Cross Diary). Mr Sparks Junr Son of Mr Isaac Sparks made his first Appearance on any Stage in Ld. Townly a fine figure and met with Applause (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17701102; Lord Townly-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage [Sparks Jun]; John Moody-I. Sparks; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington; Jenny-Mrs Fitzgerald (late Miss Radley).
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Radley

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Burton

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17710416

1202
08 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Smith and Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17710206, but Phillip-R. Smith; In Act IV: a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: a Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Twist.
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Ward
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17701005, but Sally-Miss Twist (first time); The Hornpipe-Miss Stede.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Stede.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17710422[with Double Hornpipe, as17710422

1203
15 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: identified as Miss Darcy.
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Dances Actor: Hamoir, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; V: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17591102.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford; V: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17591102.]See17591102.]
Cast
Role: The Fingalian Dance Actor: Miss Besford.

Music: III: Concerto on Trumpet-Mas. Green (Scholar to Mr Jones)

1204
23 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: The Medley-Scholars of Giorgi

1205
01 June 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

1206
22 June 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Song: Miss Dowson, Miss Cantrell, Master Suett

1207
27 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Performance Comment: Singers-Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Miss Harper, Miss Esser who will accompany her songs on the Violin; Concerto on the Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves

1208
20 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Miss Harper, Miss Esser

1209
23 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Miss Thomas, Miss Harper

1210
30 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit for A. Smith and Miss Dowson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710822, but Parts-Miss _Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss _Cantrell.
Role: add Parts Actor: Miss Cantrell.

Entertainment: I: An Overture-; A favourite Song from Pharnaces, Swift Wing'd Vengeance Nerve my Arm-A. Smith (set by Bates); A Favourite Scots air (words and Music by A. Smith)-Miss Dowson; An Overture-Abel; A Celebrated song from Anacreon (set by Starling Goodwin)-A. Smith; II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; A New Song-Barnshaw; An Overture from Otho- (Handel); Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman from Italy; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green, pupil of Jones; A Celebrated song British Wives-A. Smith; Concerto on Violin-Smart; After the Gamester: Russel's Triumph-A. Smith; in the character of a mid-shipman with a Hornpipe-Rawlins (from the opera house in the Haymarket) in the character of a Sailor

Performance Comment: Smith (set by Bates); A Favourite Scots air (words and Music by A. Smith)-Miss Dowson; An Overture-Abel; A Celebrated song from Anacreon (set by Starling Goodwin)-A. Smith; II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; A New Song-Barnshaw; An Overture from Otho- (Handel); Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman from Italy; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green, pupil of Jones; A Celebrated song British Wives-A. Smith; Concerto on Violin-Smart; After the Gamester: Russel's Triumph-A. Smith; in the character of a mid-shipman with a Hornpipe-Rawlins (from the opera house in the Haymarket) in the character of a Sailor.
Cast
Role: A Favourite Scots air Actor: Miss Dowson
Role: Soldier Tir'd Actor: Miss Dowson

1211
15 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Miss Younge, for men's cloaths #15 15s., Mrs Mott for women's Cloaths #10 10s.; Mr French on Acct #25; Mr King, Glassman #8 13s.; Half a year's poor's rate for St Martin's to Midqummer last #25 5s.; Mas. Brown 4 nights (10th inst. incl.) #1 10s.; Mrs Slaughter's bill, #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish; Polydore-Cautherly; Chamont-Brereton; Acasto-Packer; Ernesto-Wrighten; Chaplain-Love; Servant-Wheeler; Page-Miss Collett; Monimia-Mrs Barry; Serina-Miss Platt; Florella-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Margery Moorput-Mrs Love; New Character [Mrs Doggerel]-Miss Pope; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Mrs Doggerel] Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

1212
30 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Miller. Charges #73 7s. Profit to Miss Miller #64 14s. 6d. plus #47 1s. from tickets (Box 157; Pit 52). Cash advanc'd to Redman as per note #8 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #138 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17720407 but Clytus-Bensley; Roxanna-Miss Miller; Statira (that night only)-a Young Lady;never on any stage before. Sysigambis-_; Parisatis-_.
Cast
Role: Roxanna Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Hamoir, Miss Valois added.
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.
Role: Dancing Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.
Role: The Dance Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

1213
01 July 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Weston, Bransby, F. Gentleman, Fearon, Ward, Lloyd, Castle, Groves, Lings, Baddeley, Parsons, Robson, Davis, Smith, Jacobs, Farrel, Mrs Egerton, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Wentworth

Dance: As17720615

1214
04 August 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Ramilie-Robson; Frederick-Fearon; Clerimont-Dancer; Sparkle-[?]; Decoy-Lloyd; Taylor-Jones; Cook-Weston; Mariana-Mrs Egerton; Harriet-Miss Ambrose; Wheedle-Miss Wentworth; Lappet-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Parsons; To conclude with The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Wentworth

Dance: Georgi's scholars

1215
03 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 13 Oct. 1763.] Last time of performing till Easter. Paid 4 days salary list #348 15s.; Mr Weston per Mr G. G's 2 notes #14 7s. 6d.; Mr J. French on Acct #20 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #217 3s. 6d. Charges: #68 7s. 6d. Profits to Miss Younge: #148 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Mansell
Role: Merope Actor: Miss Younge, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Goodall-Bransby; Drunken Colonel-King (first time); Oldcastle-Baddeley; Valentine-Wheeler; Lord Pride-J. Bannister; Lord Puff-Yates; Security-Wrighten; Trusty-Burton; Slap-Griffith; Mrs Highman-Mrs Cross; Charlotte-Miss Platt; Lettice-Mrs Abington, for that night only.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: V: A New Dance-Tassoni's Scholar; End Farce: (By Particular Desire) a Hornpipe-Tassoni's Scholar

1216
16 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 19 April 1769.] Afterpiece: A Farce Never acted there [Wm Whitehead]. Tomorrow (for the only Time this Season) The Merchant of Venice with Love-a-la-Mode. Shylock and Sir Archy by Mr Macklin being the only time of his performing this season. For the Benefit of Miss Macklin (playbill). Charges #66. Profit to Mrs Bulkley #43 6s. 6d. plus #103 16s. from tickets (Box 194; Pit 298; Gallery 106). Paid one half year's paving &c. for the Theatre due Lady Day #26 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #109 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Smith; Morton-Clarke; Cecil-Hull; Davison-Perry; Giffard-Gardner; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Elizabeth-Miss Miller; Queen Mary-Mrs Bulkley, being their first appearance in those characters.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Shuter; Sotherton-Owenson; Jemmy Twinkle-Lewes; Chamberlain-Thompson; Cupid-Miss Brown; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Miss Flack-Mrs Willems; Filagree-Mrs Green; Mrs Griskin-Mrs Bulkley; With Dances incident to the piece-.
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Mrs Willems

Entertainment: Epilogue End: (By Particular Desire) New Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley

Dance: Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley (playbill) Fisher, Mrs Bulkley (Public Advertiser)

1217
14 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dimond and Miss Mansell. Receipts: #145 8s. Charges: #65 10s. Profits to Dimond and Miss Mansell: #79 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17721104, but Bajazet-Reddish; Moneses-Diamond; first time; Arpasia-Miss Younge; The Original Song-Mrs Scott in Act IV; Usual Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Mansell

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: End: A Hornpipe-Mrs Sutton

1218
24 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wheeler, Jacobs, Griffith. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Yates and Miss Berkley will be taken. Pd. Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #238 19s. 6d. Charges: #70. Profits to Wheeler, Jacobs, and Griffith: #168 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Davies, Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Wilding-Wheeler; Sir Jasper-Griffith; Beaufort-Yates; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Burton; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Pope.

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Jacobs

1219
29 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: Good and Evil spirits in various characters Actor: Hurst, Ackman, W. Palmer, Wright, Wrighten, Courtney, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Scott, Fawcett, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Smith, Kear, Burton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Jarratt.

1220
15 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Cast
Role: Mrs Bellville Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Miss Walsingham Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Miss Leeson Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Jarratt.

1221
01 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid for 2 extra Flutes & Guitars (29 ultimo incl.) #2 5s. (Treasurer's Book). [This month was published Bell's edition of Shakespeare's acting plays, 'as performed at the Theatres Royal in London, requlated from the Prompt Books of each House, by permission of the managers, with notes critical and illustrative by the author of the Dramatic Censors, 5 vols. 12 mo. Price 15s."] Receipts: #246 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: First Constantia Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Kinswoman Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Jarratt.

1222
21 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Part of Pit laid into the Boxes. Paid Mr J. French on acct #5 5s.; Housekeeper's 2 bills #14 16s.; Properties #1 13s. 8d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #263 10s. Charges: #74 14s. Profit to Miss Pope: #188 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Dorcas Zeal Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader (and, By Desire, the Original Prologue)-King; Vamp-Moody; Governor-Bransby; Young Cape-J. Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robert-Keen; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope, first time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope, first time.

1223
22 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Afterpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 26 March 1763.] Married at Marylebone Church-W. Lacy, Esq one of managers of Drury Lane to Miss Orpen, daughter of an eminent hatter (Winston MS 10). Married: Willoughby Lacy, Esq to Miss Orpen of St Mary-le-bon (Gentleman's Magazine, 1744, p. 141). Receipts: #166 16s. Charges: #64 12s. Profits to Dodd: #102 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Moody; Sir Benjamin Dove-Dodd; Belfield Sen-Packer; Belfield Jan-Brereton; Skiff-Baddeley; Paterson-J. Aickin; Goodwin-Jefferson; Philip-Davies; Francis-Wrighten; Jonathan-Ackman; Sailors-Palmer, Griffith, Courtney; Sophia-Miss Younge; Lady Dove-Mrs Hopkins; Violetta-Mrs Grenville; Fanny-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Entertainment: Bucks Have at ye All-Dodd

1224
09 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Jameson. Hull is to succeed Colman in the management of Covent Garden (Winston MS 10). Colman sold his share of the patent to Harris in the spring of this year, this departure to take place in June (Page, George Colman, The Elder). Michel Dyer Died (Genest, V, 424). Miss Jameson's charges #77 13s. 6d. Profit to her #59 10s., plus #66 7s. from tickets. (Box 127; Pit 138; Gallery 139). Receipts: #137 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, Vamp-Quick; Young Cape-Lewes; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Governor-Gardner; Robin-R. Smith; Poet-Hamilton; Arabella-Miss Pearce; Mrs Cadwallader-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance this stage (playbill).
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

1225
22 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Jarratt.

Dance: III: New Grand Spanish Dance-; End: A New Ballet, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Chiringhelli, being her first appearance in England; After I Farce: A Grand Serious Dance-Como, Sga Crespi