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15159 results for: Keyword - Miss Thompson
We found 14380 matches on Performance Comments, 4429 matches on Performance Title, 1806 matches on Event Comments, 116 matches on Roles/Actors, and 72 matches on Author.

6426
27 June 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: With my Lady Batten, Mrs Rebecca Allen, Mrs Thompson, &c., two coaches of us, we went and saw Bartholomew Fayre, acted very well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

6427
28 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Thompson, Aston, Widow Atkins. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #22 12s.; tickets #94 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corrina Actor: Miss Hollyday.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Song: I: Peggy O-Tony Aston; III: The Medley Hodge@Podge-Aston; V: Hold John-Aston; I afterpiece: Mrs Wright

Dance: II: French Clown-Nivelon; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; End of Farce: Drunken Man-Aston

6428
17 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks, Thompson, and Papillon. Receipts: money #11 18s. 6d.; tickets #131 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Drunken Man-Salway

Song: Cantata, with Kdttle Drums and Trumpets,-Papillon

6429
06 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Aston, A. Ryan, Thompson, Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Bincks.

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 III: Caelia has a Thousand Charms-Beard

6430
21 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Thompson and Mrs Rowley. Mainpiece written by the late Mrs Centlivre. Tickets deliver'd out by Taylor and Wright will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

6431
20 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Arne. An Historical Musical Drama. The Musick composed by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and never perform'd in England, but at his Royal Highnesses Palace at Cliefdon. The Poem was written by Mr Thompson and Mr. Mallet. The Musick by Mr Arne. To conclude with a Celebrated Ode in Honour of Great Britain in imitation of those formerly sung at Banquets of Kings and Heroes. Boxes 6s. Pit 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. The above Day is fix'd on to avoid interfering with Mr Handel. Mrs Arne hopes humbly the Town will not be offened at this small advance of the Price, this performance being exhibited at an extraordinary expence, with regard to the number of Hands, Chorus singers, building the stage, and erecting an organ; besides all other incidentals as usual. Ladies desired to send servants by 4 o'clock. Tickets of Mrs Arne, next door to the Crown in Great Queen St, by Lincoln's Inn Fields, and places taken of Hobson at the stage Door, with whom Tickets are left

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great King Of England

6432
06 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre, Rector, Thompson, Harrington [Prompter] and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: Cooke, Picq, LaLauze; particularly a Minuet-Rector, Delagarde

6433
21 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive, Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Part of Pit rail'd into Boxes. Stage form'd into front and side Boxes. Send servants by 3. Tickets and places of Mrs Clive in Great Queen St., Lincolns Inn Fields, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Cross: Ned Thompson dy'd. Receipts: #220 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash #78; tickets, #94 10s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Song: By Particular Desire, the Irish Song, Ellen a Roon-Mrs Clive

6434
09 January 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: We hear that the Tragedy of Coriolanus, wrote by the late Mr Thompson, has been rehearsed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, and will be perform'd there on Friday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Faulkner

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

6435
18 January 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow will be publish'd at 1s. 6d., Coriolanus, a Tragedy; as it is now acting at Covent Garden, by the late James Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Quin, Ryan, Delane, Sparks, Ridout, Bridgwater, Anderson, Miss Bellamy, Mrs Woffington.
Role: Volumnia Actor: Miss Bellamy

6436
19 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 27 Nov. 1760.] Present their Majesties, Dukes of Gloster and Cumberland, Princess of Brunswick and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeomen of the guard #2 2s.; Paid Mr Cousins for hair dressing in the Fairy Favour #1 4s. and Mr Thompson for the same #1 12s. Paid Ellis (scourer) a bill for the Men's Wardrobe, #1 4s. 6d. Paid for the license of Love in the City #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #231 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Felicia Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113; End: The Female Archer, as17661215

Music: End: By Command, Violin Solo-Linley

6437
07 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TThe Maid of the Mill oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Thompson's Indisposition. Receipts: #175 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumay, Hussey, Petro, Merrifield, the Miss Twists, Miss Madan, Miss Garman.

6438
17 July 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Girdle

Performance Comment: Parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon .

Music: First violin and Concerto by Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ by Hook; Concerto on Trumpet by a young Gentleman Ten Years old

6439
20 July 1770 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: Parts: Dibdin, Bannister, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Thompson .

Entertainment: The Words and Music by the author of The Padlock

6440
24 July 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but in the Concert the vocal parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mas. Cheney, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon, with Musical imitations by Bannister .

6441
29 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Furnish Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17701226, but Characters-Thompson, +Walters, _Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir

6442
23 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Author's Night for reviv'd Main piece. In addition, on 15 March 1774, he was given a gratuity by the managers which brought his profit up to #78 8s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #142 16s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profit to Capt. Thompson: #58 16s. 6d. (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
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

6443
05 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #11 13s. Paid Mr Norfolk (glazier) #48 9s.; Thompson (smith) #10 7s.; Hopkins prompter's bill #23 9s. 6d.; Ray, linen draper's bill #115 19s. 6d.; Barrow and Co., oil #99; Cubitt (tinman) #8; Vaughan (haberdasher) #4 3s. 6d. Receipts: #219 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

6444
19 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Sutton. Tickets delivered by Thompson will be taken. Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Sutton, No. 8, Great Wild Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #232 1s. 6d. (74.18.0; 22.18.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 134.5.0) (charge: #64 13s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I: a new Comic Dance, The Corn Thrashers-Blurton, Mrs Sutton; End: Minuet de la Cour-Froment, Mrs Sutton (his Scholar); End I: The Irish Fair, as17761031

6445
16 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Thompson & Nix. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (19/2/0; 7/12/6; 1/5/0; tickets: 159/4/0) (charge: #106 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Sprightly Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Miss Bridget Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece The Butterfly, as17830426

Song: End of mainpiece Gramacbree Molly, as17830422

6446
27 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon, L'Estrange, Thompson & Guard. Receipts: #254 1s. (80/18; tickets: 173/3) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17821214

6447
14 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bonnor; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Davies; Porter-Fearon; French Servant-Wewitzer; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Bonnor, Fearon, Quick, Wewitzer, Stevens, Thompson, Reinhold; Mrs Davenett, Mrs Kemble. [Cast (see CG, 5 Dec. 1781): Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Bonnor; Idle-Fearon; Orator Mum-Quick; Vinegar-Wewitzer; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Reinhold; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Mrs Kemble.] hathi. hathi.

6448
04 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Cast
Role: Maxwell Actor: Thompson
Role: Spirit Actor: Thompson
Role: Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Field

Afterpiece Title: Bribery on both Sides

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Edwin, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon; Mrs Bates, Mrs Wilson. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Worthly, Sir Venal Pelf, Brisk;-Edwin (so Morning Chronicle, 6 May, which assigns no other parts), Spigot, Sly, Waiter; Julia, Patty.] New Prologue spoken by Kemble . Julia, Patty.] New Prologue spoken by Kemble .

Dance: End of mainpiece The Poney Races (performers not listed; see17840428)

6449
21 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Ernesto Actor: Thompson
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsd

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Farren, Bonnor, Wewitzer, Davies, Kennedy, Fearon, Stevens, Cubitt, Bates, Thompson; Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Mrs Wilson. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, VI, 359: Sir Fretful Plagiary-Quick; Sneer-Farren; Puff-Bonnor; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Wewitzer; Dangle-Davies; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Webb; Tilburina-Mrs Wilson.] hathi. hathi.

6450
18 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by A Lady [unidentified], based partly on L'Amitie A l'epreuve, by Charles Simon Favart and Claude Henri de Fusee de Voisenon]: The Overture and the new Music composed by Hook. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 30 Mar. 1786: This Day at Noon is published The Peruvian (1s. 6d.). [The music was printed under the title of The Fair Peruvian (S. A. & P. Thompson [1786]), which was the original title as given in the MS (Larpent 727).] Receipts: #246 8s. (242/16/6; 3/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peruvian

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife