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14677 results for: Keyword - Miss Spencer
We found 13780 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1743 matches on Event Comments, 26 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

12951
12 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17810210, but Lady Betty Modish-Miss Farren (of dl; 1st appearance in that character). 1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Morris.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

12952
18 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17801023, but Lady Anne-Mrs Sharp; Dutchess of York-Miss Platt (of cg).
Cast
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Langrish

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: Bucks have at ye All-Master Pulley; End afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

12953
19 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Crawford. Received from Miss Giles #100 for Fruit Office. Receipts: #111 13s. (45.9.0; 17.15.6; 0.3.6; tickets: 48.5.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Simson.

Music: End: a favorite trio performed on a guittar (composed by Giardini) for a violin, guittar and Violoncello,-Crawford

12954
19 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Prosser, Simpkinson, Jackson, J. Wilson, Smith, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Hamilton, Miss Willis, the Widow Wise, the Widow of the late Dr Arne will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #169 (50.14.6; 5.2.6; tickets: 113.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Stewart

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End II: The Rakes of Mallow, as17810501; End IV: Hornpipe-Prosser

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

Cast
Role: Farmer's Daughter Actor: Miss Rowson
Role: In which a Double Hornpipe Actor: Aldridge, Miss Besford

12955
23 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17801103, but Wellbred-Phillimore; Bridget-Miss Kirby.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Kirby.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: End: Hornpipe, as17800921; End I afterpiece: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End IV: The Early Horn-Groves (1st appearance in public)

12956
04 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Performance Comment: Dominick-Digges; Gomez-Edwin; Lorenzo-Palmer; Elvira-Miss Farren; occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Wood

12957
05 June 1781 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'omaggio

Dance: Incident to the piece: Ballets by Vestris Sen.-Vestris Sen., Vestris Jun., Simonet, Slingsby, Traffieri, Zuchelli, Henry, Mme Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sga Crespi, Sga Zuchelli, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Armstrong

Performance Comment: =-Vestris Sen., Vestris Jun., Simonet, Slingsby, Traffieri, Zuchelli, Henry, Mme Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sga Crespi, Sga Zuchelli, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Armstrong.

12958
11 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810604 but Ballad Singer-Miss Lyon.
Cast
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Miss Lyon.
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Wood

12959
15 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17810605 but Principal Parts-Gardner, +Stevens, Mrs +Lloyd, Miss +Lyon; Occasional +Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor:
Role: Miss English Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Revel Actor: Miss Lyon, Mrs Cuyler
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Wood
Role: Lady Newbery Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper.
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper. Kenny is unassigned.

12960
26 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jenkins-Bannister; Lionel-Wood; Harman-Marshall; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-Wilks (From the Theatre Royal, Crow Street, Dublin); Diana-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

12961
21 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17810622 but Principal Parts-Mrs Lefevre, Mrs +Poussin, Miss +Wood.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mrs Lefevre, Mrs +Poussin, Miss +Wood.
Role: Miss English Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Revel Actor: Miss Lyon, Mrs Cuyler
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Wood
Role: Lady Newbery Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Ditto Mum! Actor: Spencer.
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Miss Lyon.
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Wood

12962
20 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808, but Ben Budge-Miss Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Miss Wewitzer.
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Crook@finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn
Role: Children Actor: Miss Painter, Master Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Lyon
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Miss Wood
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Crook@finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn
Role: Children Actor: Miss Painter, Master Clarke

12963
21 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Brass-Palmer; Dick-Staunton; Gripe-Webb; Clip-Lamash; Jessamin-Barrett; Moneytrap-Wilson; Corinna-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Flippanta-Mrs Wilson; Araminta-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Webb; Mrs Cloggit-Mrs Love; Clarissa-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper.
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper. Kenny is unassigned.

Entertainment: Imitations End II: Vocal Imitations-Bannister Sen.; End: Rhetorical Imitations-Bannister Jun

12964
07 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Cast
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17810904, but Laura-Miss Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Hitchcock.

Dance: As17810815

12965
12 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17810530, but Principal Parts-Miss _Farren, Mrs Hitchcock, +Egan, +Stevens.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor:
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Harper.

12966
13 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17810910, but Principal Characters-Miss _Hale.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Hale.
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: As17810716

12967
17 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Lord Lovell-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Wellborn-Wroughton; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Whitfield; Marrall-Wilson; Tapwell-Thompson; Furnace-Wewitzer; Order-Jones; Amble-Stevens; Watchall-Painter; Parson Welldo-J. Wilson; Taylor-Newton; Vintner-Ledger; Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Margaret (1st time)-Miss Satchell; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Lady Allworth-Mrs Yates (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Satchell

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

12968
18 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Burton; Watchman-Fawcett; Spouters-R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Norris, Williams, Helmc, &c; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Simson .
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Simson

12969
29 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Wrighten; Master Mathew-Burton; Cob-Wright; Cash-R. Palmer; Captain Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Collett; Tib-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley; Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians: Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Jun.; Miss Pope. [For assignment of parts see17811012].

12970
03 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke (1st time)-Davies; Petruchio-Whitfield; Antonio-Quick; Frederick-Wroughton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Inchbald; Mother-Mrs Webb; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: 2nd Constantia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

12971
22 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17811020, but Colombine-Miss Cranfield .
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Cranfield
Role: Clown's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

12972
26 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Philidel Actor: Miss Field
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Airy Spirits Actor: Miss Collett, Miss Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Phillimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Maria-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren

Song: As17811022

12973
30 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Performance Comment: As17811013, but Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in this Comedy) in place of Miss Younge. Prologue spoken by Lee Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances (see17811013).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Miss Turnbull Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Lord Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost-Reinhold; Noodle-Robson; Doodle-Davies; King-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley

Dance: End of Epilogue, as17811024

12974
05 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane (1st time)-Hull; Moneses-Wroughton; Axalla-Whitfield; Omar-Fearon; Dervise-L'Estrange; Prince of Tanais-Booth; Hali-Robson; Stratocles-Thompson; Zama-J. Wilson; Bajazet-Aickin; Selima-Mrs Inchbald; Arpasia-Miss Younge. The usual Prologue spoken by Wroughton .
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Younge. The usual Prologue spoken by Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece To thee, O gentle sleep by Mrs Morton

12975
07 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Rosetta to Miss Harper, but "Last night Miss Harper was indisposed, in consequence of which Mrs Martyr was obliged to play Rosetta" (Morning Chronicle, 8 Nov.).] Receipts: #95 10s. (94/15; 0/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17810928

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