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18688 results for: Keyword - Miss Thomas
We found 14089 matches on Performance Comments, 5448 matches on Author, 4434 matches on Performance Title, 2062 matches on Event Comments, and 100 matches on Roles/Actors.

16951
19 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Edwin (first time that stage), Aickin, Bannister, Griffith, Stephens, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Jackson, Miss Sherry, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Whitefield.

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

16952
26 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Parsons; Tim-Jackson; Jenkins-Whitefield; Robin-Griffith; Jenny-Miss Essex.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Essex.
Related Works
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Thomas Attwood
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: London Triumphant; or, The City in Jollity and Splendour… Invented and performed for Congratulation and Delight of the well-deserving Governour, Sir Robert Hanson Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): Thomas Knight

Dance: The Coopers-

16953
01 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Brett; Jobson-Edwin; Butler-Fearon; Conjurer-Lloyd; Lady Loverule-Miss Platt; Nell-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: The Coopers-

16954
05 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Parsons, Fearon, Davis, Stephens, Lloyd, Griffith, Edwin, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Parsons, Fearon, Davis, Stephens, Lloyd, Griffith, Edwin, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Essex.
Related Works
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Thomas Attwood
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: London Triumphant; or, The City in Jollity and Splendour… Invented and performed for Congratulation and Delight of the well-deserving Governour, Sir Robert Hanson Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): Thomas Knight

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

16955
14 August 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17760527, but Lucy-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Medley-

16956
16 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jewell. By Permission. A Tragedy for Warm Weather, not acted these ten Years, written after the manner of the worst as well as the best English Poets [author unknown] Containing, amongst a Variety of Particulars curious, entertaining, and pathetic, the Rebellion of the Journeymen Tailors, their Military Preparations and Election of a Chief, their Skirmishes, Ambushes, Sieges, Councils and Combats; their Division into Flints, and Dungs; with the Defection of the Dungs, at the Pass of Butcher Row and total Overthrow of the Flints at the famous Battle of Temple Bar; together with the Captivit and End of their valiant leader. [Colman's shortened version of the 1767 play (Biographia Dramatica).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Performance Comment: Master Taylors-Franscisco, Parsons; Campbello-Griffiths; Regniades-R. Palmer; Flints-; Abrahamades-Palmer; Isaacos-Fearon; Jackides-Jackson; Barnado-Davis; Dungs: Zacharyades-Walters; Timotheus-Stephens; Ladies-Mrs Gardner, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Mrs Gardner, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Jewell.
Related Works
Related Work: Buxom Joan Author(s): Thomas Willet

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

16957
26 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character these 5 years).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Dance: I: a Country Dance- incident to the main piece; End II: The Sailors Revels-Blurton

16958
27 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-The Gentleman who performed King Henry [on 25 Sept.]; Othman-Comerford; Sadi-Johnson; Aladin-Smith; Officer-Lewis; Slave-Dancer; Selim-Stokes; Zaphira-Mrs Massey; Irene-Miss Reynolds; The original Prologue [in character-Master Kenny.
Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The King-A Gentleman of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Dick-Johnson; Lord Lurewell-Smith; Keeper-Lewis; Joe (with a song)-Comerford; John Cockle (the Miller of Mansfield)-Newton; Peggy-Mrs Wilks; Kate-Miss Taylor; Madge-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Taylor

Song: As17760925

16959
30 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife; Or, The Quaker's Wedding

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Comerford; Freeman-Smith; Sackbut-Lewis; Tradelove-Johnson; Obadiah Prim-Massey; Periwinkle-Newton; Simon Pure-Kenny; Quaker Boy-Master Russell; Sir Philip Modelove-Lloyd (from the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Anne Lovely-Mrs Wilks; Betty-Miss Taylor; Masked Lady-Mrs West; Mrs Prim-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations-Master Russell

16960
02 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Barry; Phyrrhus-Aickin; Pylades-Whitefield; Phoenix-L'Estrange; Andromache-Mrs Hartley; Cephisa-Miss Dayes; Cleone-Mrs Poussin; Hermione-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Brown.

16961
07 October 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Patie-McDonald; Roger-Burnat; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud (with the Cries of Edinburgh)-Boyack; Bauldy-Walker; Peggy-The Lady who performed it with universal Applause last February [Mrs Moss]; Jenny-Miss Ross; Madge, Elspa-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; New Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ross
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Prejudice of Fashion

Performance Comment: Colonel Ancient-Walker; Medium-Phillimore; O'Cargo-Brodrick; with a song-Brodrick; Marmoset-Benson; Whisk-Jackson; Jonathan-Lloyd; Carbuncle-Boyack; Lady Ancient-Mrs Sparkes; Lucinda-Miss Essex; Prologue-Lloyd.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Essex

Song: End: The Birks of Invermay-the Lady who performs Peggy

16962
11 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Russell; Thoroughgood-Lewis; Trueman-Johnson; Blunt-Smith; Constable-Dancer; Uncle-Comerford; Millwood-Mrs Russell; Lucy-Miss Taylor; Maria-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Cast
Role: Follower Actor: Thomas
Role: Mustacha Actor: Miss Taylor

16963
16 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitefield; Mr Blanford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Miss Dayes; Tippet-Mrs Whitefield; Marmalet-Mrs Willems; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Belinda-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17761015

16964
16 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Comerford; Portius-Russell; Marcus-Smith; Lucius-Dancer; Sempronius-Johnson; Juba-Stokes; Decius-Mrs Kenny; Syphax-Lewis; Marcia-Miss Taylor; Lucia-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Russell; Freeman-Johnson; Philip-Lewis; Lord Duke-Comerford; Sir Harry-Smith; Robert-Dancer; Coachman-G. Smith; Tom-Kenny; Kingston (the Black Boy)-Master Russell; Kitty (with song)-Mrs Russell; Lady Charlotte-Miss Taylor; Lady Bab-Mrs Wilks; Cook-Mrs Newby.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Taylor

Song: 2nd piece: With all the original Songs, Chorusses-

Entertainment: Imitations, as17760930

16965
29 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: 1st Corinthian-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

Song: Azure God-Mrs Wrighten

16966
30 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell (1st time)-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baddeley; House@keeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Abington; The original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

16967
04 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Booth; Indiana-Mrs Hartley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Song: In II: a Song-Leoni

16968
06 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: Wilding-King; Hazard-Reddish; Barnacle-Parsons; Nephew-Dodd; Dwindle-Waldron; Acreless-Farren; Little Stock-Fawcett; Sellaway-Lamash; Box@keeper-Wright; Drawer-Griffiths; Page-Master Pulley; Mrs Wilding-Miss Younge; Penelope-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Good and Evil Spirits Actor: Miss _Jarratt.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

Dance: End II: The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Helme, Giorgi, Blurton, Sga Crespi, Sga Vidini, Sga Ricci

16969
13 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Lavinio-L'Estrange; Brunetto-Robson; Barberino-Booth; Alberto-Davis; Mago-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Captain-Baker; Puritan-Jones; Dutchess-Mrs Poussin; Flametta-Mrs Willems; Prudentia-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: As17761109

16970
20 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17761119, but Vainlove-Vernon; Silvia-Miss P. Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss P. Hopkins.
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Country Girls Actor: Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett

16971
26 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Wroughton; Gibbet-Booth; Boniface-Dunstall; Foigard-Fox; Sir Charles Freeman-Whitefield; Sullen-Clarke; Scrub-Woodward; Dorinda-Mrs Lessingham; Cherry-Miss Brown; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: End IV: As17761109

16972
28 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Dodd; Sir George Trueman-Aickin; Vellum-Parsons; Fantome-Packer; Gardener (1st time)-Baker; Butler-Baddeley; Coachman-Moody; Lady Trueman-Mrs Hopkins; Abigail-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Flavia Actor: Miss Jarratt
Related Works
Related Work: The Hotel; or, The Double Valet Author(s): Thomas Vaughan

Dance: In: The Irish Fair, as17761031

16973
28 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Barry; Philotas(1st time)-Ward; Arcas-Fearon; Dionysius-Clarke; Herald-L'Estrange; Melanthon-Hull; Officer-Booth; Calippus-Whitefield; Phocion-Wroughton; Erixene-Miss Ambrose; Euphrasia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

16974
05 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strictland-Clarke; Frankly-Wroughton; Bellamy-Whitefield; Jack Meggot (1st time)-Booth; Tester-Wewitzer; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha (1st time)-Miss Leeson; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: conclude with: Country Dance-the Characters

16975
16 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Performance Comment: As17761214, but Azema-Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Azema Actor: Miss Hopkins in place of Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett