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14650 results for: Keyword - Miss Sledge
We found 13748 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1720 matches on Event Comments, 58 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

14526
18 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Vincent and Mlle Capdeville. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 13 March 1742.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, Innocent Adultery

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-Granier, Mlle Capdeville; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepie; V: New Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

14527
18 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This night the Riot was very Great, the Gentlemen came with Sticks, & tho' the play went on quiet 'till the last Act, we had there a great Stop, notwithstanding we ended it, & then the rout went on, ye Boxes drove many out of the Pit, & broken heads were plenty on both Sides; the dance began,--was Stop'd--& so again & again--while this was doing numbers were assembl'd in the Passages of the pit, broke down & were getting into the Cellar, but were repuls'd by our Scene men &c.--heavy blows on both sides--Justice Fielding--& Welch came with Constables & a Guard; but without effect, tho' the Justices stood upon ye Stage--I thought ye proclamation must have been read--after ye battle in the Passages numbers went & broke Garrick's Windows in Southhampton Street, --part of ye Guard went to protect it-Garrick was oblig'd to give up the Dancers-& ye Audience disperc'd (Cross). This day publish'd at 1s. The Country Coquet; or, Miss in her Breeches, a Ballad Opera, as it may be acted at Drury Lane. @Men, some to business, some to pleasure take@But every woman is at heart a Rake.@ Pope By a Young Lady. Printed for and sold for J. Major, in Three-Tun Court, leading from the Ship in Ivy Lane into Newgate Market. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Chinese Festival

14528
15 December 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit of Cross jun and Miss Thomas. Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: To conclude with the Coronation Anthem-

14529
11 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: [See17550509, but without Miss Thomas.] With a Prologue-Garrick [in the character of a Sailor; Epilogue-[suitable to the Occasion, to be spoken at the head of a Number of Boys clothed in Sailors Habits given them by the Society.suitable to the Occasion, to be spoken at the head of a Number of Boys clothed in Sailors Habits given them by the Society.

14530
09 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Marr, Berrisford, Gray, Brownsmith, Miss Hippisley. Tickets deliver'd for Richard III and The Mourning Bride, and by Spilsbury, Royal, Hawksly, Costin, and Mrs Smith will be taken. Receipts: #170. 11 people had tickets (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mossis

14531
11 September 1758 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Glanville and Kear. Being the last Night of performing in the Gardens for this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

14532
08 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BBritish Chronicle, 8 Oct.: A young Lady from Jamaica, Miss Osborne, is to make her appearance at Drury Lane and Sheridan is also engag'd there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

14533
27 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Pope in Corrinna (fine) Mr Wilkinson, Mrs Amlet (sad) (Cross). Mainpiece: Not acted in 8 years [but see 3 Jan. 1753]. My mother and I were at Drury Lane to see The Confederacy and Harlequin Ranger, Mrs King, Watson and Miss Pitt sat in our Box, a new actress did Corrinne to perfection, see Schutz Jr, Mr Schutz, Dives and Pigot there (Hailey, 'The Brietzcke Diary," p. 360). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

14534
28 January 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #155 2s. Miss Mowat's 2nd appearance. Paid Powell for his attendance and adjusting the Accounts for two seasons to the end of May #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

14535
21 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. A Tragedy [By John Home]. I went to my Office and then slept [?] in at Drury Lane w here I see Mr and Miss Hayes, Lady Lindores who I see into a coach, I slept in at Covent Garden Gallery before the play, but see nobody I knew so I would not stay, otherwise I would have went out as I had set my mind on the Beggar's Opera for once more, but waived it all & went to my Office (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

14536
10 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Author. By Command of the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales was at Drury Lane to see the new tragedy of Aquileia. I went there at 9, but it was all over and done & met Miss Smith coming from thence with Capt. Johnston. I think it very unnatural for her to be going to plays when her sister is but just laid in the Grave (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 142)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

14537
10 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Actors only: Garrick, Yates, Palmer, King, Ackman, Mrs Yates, Mrs Davies, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Clive, Mrs Cibber. New Prologue-Holland; Lovemore-Garrick; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Cibber; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Lady Constant-Mrs Davies; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Sideboard-Ackman; Furnish-Mrs Hippisley (Winston MS 9).

14538
26 February 1761 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Asselin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mondo Nella Luna

14539
08 August 1761 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17610806, but add Miss Glanville.

Dance: As17610803

Cast
Role: The German Coopers Actor: Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Tetley
Role: The Gardeners Actor: Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Street, others.

14540
11 August 1761 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17610806, but Mrs Seratina instead of Miss Glanville.

Dance: As17610803

Cast
Role: The German Coopers Actor: Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Tetley
Role: The Gardeners Actor: Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Street, others.

14541
06 February 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Florizel And Perdita

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Lochery, Miss Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: NNew Swiss Dance-Mas. Roger, Miss Capitani

Performance Comment: Roger, Miss Capitani.

14542
12 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17611117, but Henry-Hull; Catherine-A Young Gentlewoman [Miss Hallam]; Acbp Canterbury-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

14543
03 September 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Trial Scenes Of The Cock Lane Ghost

Afterpiece Title: Tars of Old England

Entertainment: Exhortation of the Little Lilliputian Squire Hum, a child of five years old. TheGrand Hornpipical Balletin the taste and after the manner of Mrs Vernon and Miss Nancy Dawson,-a young lady

Performance Comment: TheGrand Hornpipical Balletin the taste and after the manner of Mrs Vernon and Miss Nancy Dawson,-a young lady.

14544
04 February 1763 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Event Comment: At the Great Room, Dean St. Benefit for Miss Formantel. Price: 5s. To begin at 7

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

14545
08 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Yates. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

14546
03 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. [Miss Street is here billed as apprentice to Gerhardi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: Serious Dance, as17630727 II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17630801

14547
29 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: a Double Hornpipe Actor: Walker, Miss Dawson introduc'd.
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

Performance Comment: Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504.

14548
13 June 1764 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

14549
21 February 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Mozart of Twelve and Master Mozart of Eight Years Prodigies of Nature. Tickets a Half a Guinea each, to be had of Mr Mozart at Mr Williamson's in Thrift St., Soho. A Box Ticket shall admit two into the Gallery. To begin at 6 p.m., which will not hinder the Nobility and Gentry from meeting in other Assemblies the same evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

14550
29 April 1765 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Polly Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demofoonte

Dance: As17650105