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14844 results for: Keyword - Miss Taylor
We found 13930 matches on Performance Comments, 4486 matches on Performance Title, 1826 matches on Event Comments, 25 matches on Roles/Actors, and 10 matches on Author.

5451
19 March 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day Or A Party At Hampton Court

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Fawcett, Harley, Middleton, Knight, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Miss Wallis. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1800), and Genest, VII, 268: Aircourt-Lewis; +Alibi-Quick; +Metheglin-Fawcett; +Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Harley; +Young O'Donovan-Middleton; +Larry Kavanagh-Knight; +Povot-Simmons; +Footman-Blurton; +Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; +Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; +Sophia-Miss Wallis; +Fib-Mrs Watts.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Fawcett, Harley, Middleton, Knight, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Miss Wallis.
Role: Lady Arable Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Taylor-Simmons; Biondello-Townsend; Grumio-Quick; Catharine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Treasure 0

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Treasure 1

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Treasure 2

5452
29 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Lord Simper-R. Palmer; Col. Modish-Trueman; Plainwell-Caulfield; Level-Palmer Jun.; Mrs Level-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Harlowe.
Role: Mrs Goodwill Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Baptista-Usher; Hortensio-Trueman; Biondello-R. Palmer; Musick Master-Waldron Jun.; Taylor-Burton; Pedro-Ledger; Gregory-Lyons; Nathaniel-Abbot; Peter-Chippendale; Grumio-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Bianca-Mrs Jones; Curtis-Mrs Booth; Katharine-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Burton

5453
09 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maskd Friend

Cast
Role: Miss Turnbull Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Mansel.

Afterpiece Title: The Folly of Age or The Accomplished Lady

Performance Comment: Old Gentleman-Delpini; Dancing Master-Cranfield; Music Master-Simmons; Footman-Abbot; Old Lady-Mrs Henley; Maid-Miss Burnett; Young Lady-Mr Delpini.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Burnett

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17960926, but Duchess-Mrs Watts; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Delpini (1st appearance these 8 years); Taylor-_; Gardener-_; Cryer-_.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Wilde

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Medley

Dance: In 2nd piece: A la Parisot, Le Pas Russe-Delpini

Song: In 2nd piece: La Verginella, My dear Molly@oh! what Folly (composed by Carter)-Delpini

Entertainment: Vaudeville. In 4th piece: The Farm Yard- (from The Rape of Proserpine), with the Birth of Harlequin, and his Emancipation from the Egg Shell; The favorite Scene from Aladin of Pantaloon's Death-, and the Whimsical Lamentation of Pierrot; A Jump through a Hogshead of Fire-; and the celebrated Dying and Skeleton Scenes-

5454
21 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Quick; Frederick-Clarke; Ramille-Farley; Taylor-Wilde; James-Rees; Lawyer-Dyke; Sparkle-Abbot; Satin-Lee; Upholsterer-Ledger; Mariana-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Platt; Lappet-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Wilde

Dance: As17971025

Song: In: Old Towler-Incledon; a new Duetto, composed by Mme Mara,-Incledon, Mme Mara

5455
21 September 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: Young Rapid-Lewis; Vortex-Waddy; Charles Stanley-Pope; Old Rapid-Munden; Frank Oatland-Emery (from the Theatre Royal York; 1st appearance on this stage); Sir Hubert Stanley-Murray; Heartley-Hull; Bronze-Farley; Farmer Oatland-Thompson; Landlord-Whitmore; Ellen-Miss Mansel; Jessy Oatland-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Vortex-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Ellen Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Miss Vortex Actor: Mrs Litchfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Emery; Frederick-Clarke; Ramille-Farley; Taylor-Wilde; James-Rees; Lawyer-Dyke; Sparkle-Abbot; Satin-Lee; Upholsterer-Street; Mariana-Mrs Coates; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Platt; Lappet-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Wilde

5456
19 February 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As18000118 but Probe-Wewitzer; La Varole-Maddocks; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Wentworth
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Mrs Coupler Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss B. Menage in place of Miss Stephens.
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

5457
29 October 1660 @ The City, London

Event Comment: Edition of 1660: The Royal Oake, with Other various and delightfull Scenes presented on the Water and the Land, Celebrated in Honour of the deservedly Honoured Sir Richard Brown, Bar. Lord Mayor of the City of London, The 29th day of October...and performed at the Costs and Charges of the Right Worshipfull Company of Merchant-Taylors. [Tatham refers to Dyamond, a Lightfoot, Paynter; Thomas Whitein, Joyner; and Richard Cleere, Carver.] Pepys, Diary: And I...at the Key in Cheapside; where there was a company of fine ladies, and we were very civilly treated, and had a very good place to see the pageants, which were many, and I believe good, for such kind of things, but in themselves but poor and absurd. Evelyn, Diary: My Lord Majors shew stop'd me in cheape-side: one of the Pageants represented a greate Wood, with the royal Oake, & historie of his Majesties miraculous escape at Bosco-bell &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Oake

5458
24 August 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. If the run of The Wits occurred as it is outlined above, this would presumably be the first day of Hamlet. Pepys, Diary: To the Opera, and there saw Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, done with scenes very well, but above all, Betterton did the prince's part beyond imagination. Downes (p. 21): The Tragedy of Hamlet: Hamlet being Perform'd by Mr Betterton, Sir William (having seen Mr Taylor of the Black-Fryars Company Act it, who being Instructed by the Author Mr Shakespear) taught Mr Betterton in every Particle of it; which by his exact Performance of it, gain'd him Esteem and Reputation, Superlative to all other Plays...No succeeding Tragedy for several Years got more Reputation, or Money to the Company than this

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

5459
29 October 1666 @ The City, London

Event Comment: Because of losses incurred in the fire, the Merchant Taylors' Company omitted the pageantry in the swearing in of the Lord Mayor. See R. T. D. Sayle, The Lord Mayors' Pageants (1931), p. 131

Performances

5460
27 March 1690 @ Merchant Taylors Hall

Event Comment: London Gazette, No 2542, 20-24 March 1689@90: The Annual Yorkshire Feast will be held the 27th instant at Merchant-Taylor's-Hall in Threadneedle-street; with a very splendid Entertainment of all sorts of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. D'Urfey (Wit and Mirth, I, 114-16): An Ode on the Assembly of the Nobility and Gentry of the City and County of York, at the Anniversary-Feast, March the 27th 1690. Set to Musick by Mr Henry Purcell, One of the finest Compositions he ever made, and cost 100l. the performing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

5461
30 October 1693 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of London

Performance Comment: Performed on Monday October 30, 1693. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir William Ashurst, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Containing A True Description of the several Pageants; with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. All set forth at the proper Cost and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. Together with The Festival Songs for His Lordship and the Companies Diversion.

5462
22 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and Taylor, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #10 3s.; tickets #125 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Dance: As17201214; as17210518: Son and Daughter of Sandham; A Comic Scene, as17210518

5463
24 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Loveless and Taylor, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #9 4s. 6d.; tickets #116 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: Hobor The Country Wake

Dance:

5464
23 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and Taylor, Boxkeepers. Written by the late Mr Otway. Receipts: money #13 17s.; tickets #99 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldiers Fortune

Dance: The Galliard-Lally, Mrs Cross; Two Punches and Harlequin-; Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Bullock; Lally, Lally Jr, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock

5465
19 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor and Lovelace, Boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #6 17s.; tickets #114 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: Saraband-Dupre, Mrs Wall; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Wall; Stripping Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

5466
18 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor and Lovelace, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #23 3s. 6d.; tickets #121 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sauny The Scot Or The Taming Of The Shrew

Dance: HHighland Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Chacone-Lally, Mrs Wall; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Myrtillo-

5467
14 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor and Lawrence, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #13 11s. 6d.; tickets #96 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Wall; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Louvre-Dupre, Mrs Wall; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

5468
09 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Numberer; and Taylor, Boxkeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Hob or The Country Wake

5469
07 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, the Numberer, and Taylor and Cooper, Boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Raftor.

5470
23 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Beau, Cooper, Widow Cook [Rich's Register)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: See17330310 but Clodio-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

5471
27 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Boxkeeper. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. [Tickets for Cooper also taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Denoyer's Apprentice. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson

5472
24 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Boxkeeper. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere. [By this day the newspapers had recorded, in a variety of versions, that a Licensing Act was under consideration in Parliament.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Hollyday

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Cast
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; III: Punch's Dance, as17370519; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's Prentice

5473
08 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Dancing-Master. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxlinda Actor: Miss
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Isabella

Song: CChancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

5474
29 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Boxkeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; II: Muilment; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: IV: The Life of a Belle-Mrs Clive

Music: V: As17400517

5475
04 May 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Dancing-Master

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Lethe