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16408 results for: Keyword - Miss Vincent</i>. The scenes and machinery of the Pantomime pretty
We found 14668 matches on Performance Comments, 4822 matches on Performance Title, 3399 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

16376
07 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Oratorio announced for Representation this Evening [L'Allegro il Penseroso, also Dryden's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day] cannot be performed on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer [Public Advertiser, 10 Mar.: Miss Linley]

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

16377
12 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: oratorio, presumably because of Miss Linley's illness (see 7 and 14 Mar.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

16378
07 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 2, Piazza., Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Miss Younge having refused performing the Part of Viola, Mrs Robinson has kindly undertaken that Character at a short Notice; and Mr Edwin humbly hopes she will be honoured by the Indulgence of the Public. Receipts: #304 0s. 6d. (211/3/6; tickets: 92/17/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night Or What You Will

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Sebastian-Wroughton; Sir Toby Belch-Wilson; Orsino-Whitfield; Clown (with the Epilogue Song)-Davies; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Edwin; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Maria-Mrs Wilson; Viola-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Cast
Role: Mr Shandy Actor: Hull

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Pigeon by Mrs Kennedy; End of mainpiece Four and Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1783 05 07 End of Act I of afterpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster-Abbey by Edwin

16379
08 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Spencer. Receipts: #219 16s. (41/7; 12/17; 0/0; tickets: 165/12) (charge: #115 10s.)-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair American

Cast
Role: Miss Bale Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Miss Kitty Dreadnought Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performance Comment: As17821104, but Mrs Pulley in place of Miss Collett.

Dance: As17820920

16380
27 February 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Tickets to be had and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook, at the Stage Door, for Half a Guinea each. Pit 5s. 1st Gallery 3s. 6d. 2nd Gallery 2s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Il Penseroso

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts by Norris, Reinhold; Miss George, Mrs Kennedy. 1st Violin by Richards .

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

16381
05 March 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Public Advertiser, 6 Mar.: In 1st piece Love in her Eyes was sung by Norris; O ruddier than the cherry by Reinhold; Consider, fond shepherd by Mrs Kennedy; Heart, thou seat of soft delight by Miss George. The concerto consisted of "two Movements made up of common Ballads."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts and 1st Violin as17840227.

Afterpiece Title: Drydens de

Music: End of Part I of oratorio concerto on the violoncello by Crosdill

16382
07 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield. 2nd piece: Written by George Colman, Esq. Not acted these 10 years [acted 20 Dec. 1777]. After which, a Grand Procession of the principal Characters of Shakespeare, as exhibited at the Jubilee at Stratford upon Avon [in Sept. 1769]. Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield at his house, Leicester Court, Castle Street, Leicester Fields. Receipts: #114 4s. (45/18; tickets: 68/6) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Whitfield; Kitchen-Thompson; Frankly-Davies; Cross-Fearon; Charlotte-Mrs Whitfield; Sally-A Very Young Lady, the same that performed it in the Haymarket [on 18 June 1783] (1st appearance on this stage [Miss Logan]); Landlady-Mrs Davenett; Lettice-Mrs Morton; Mrs Cross-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: A Very Young Lady, the same that performed it in the Haymarket
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Poney Races, as17840504

Song: Procession to conclude with a new Theatrical Glee, composed by Shield, by Reinhold, Brett, Johnstone

16383
11 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: End of Part I concerto on the Piano Forte ["the sixth concerto of Schroeter's last set [i.e. Op. V]" (London Magazine, Mar. 1785, p. 217)] by Miss Parke

Performance Comment: e. Op. V]" (London Magazine, Mar. 1785, p. 217)] by Miss Parke .

16384
11 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild [prompter]. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 17, Bow-street, Covent Garden. The unfortunate circumstance of breaking his leg . . . has prevented his attending the theatre the whole season [and see 18 Apr.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyers Panic

Performance Comment: As17850507, but added: Jones, Newton, Thompson, Bates, Darley, Painter, Besford, Bonnor; Miss Brangin; omitted: Cubitt, Wilson .
Cast
Role: , a Part of the Devil Actor: Kean
Role: The Devil Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

16385
28 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This was Bonnor's last appearance on the stage.] The last Time of the Company's performing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Manager of the Fete Actor: Cubitt

Dance: End of mainpiece Minuet de la Cour and Gavot by Ansell Jun. and Miss Rowson

Performance Comment: and Miss Rowson .

16386
12 January 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: As17851220, but Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field] .
Cast
Role: : Aldobrand Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Hurly Burly

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Cranford

16387
04 February 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: As17851208, but Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field] .
Cast
Role: : Aldobrand Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss La Blond Actor: Miss Barnes

16388
02 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Song: As17851001, but Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field]

Performance Comment: e. formerly Miss Field] .

16389
22 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts and Violin as17860310elections as17860310but added: Pious orgies [by Miss George (Public Advertiser, 31 Mar.)]; March (Judas Maccabaeus) .
Cast
Role: . He gave them hail Actor: stones by Chorus

Music: End of Part II concerto, as17860308athi

16390
24 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17860308The trumpet shall sound was sung by Bellamy; I know that my redeemer liveth by Miss George (Morning Chronicle, 25 Mar.).] hathi.

Music: End of Part I concerto on the violin by Shaw

16391
29 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts and Violin as17860310elections as17860322but Where is this stupendous stranger? [i. e. Verdi prati] by Master Pring; He masbrought as a lamb [i. e. Nel riposo] by Bellamy; Holy Lord God Almighty [i. e. Dove sei] by Miss George; added: When the earth was without form by Arrowsmith; Master Pring as soloist in In sweetest harmony .
Cast
Role: . He gave them hail Actor: stones by Chorus

Music: End of Part I concerto on the violoncello by Mason

16392
27 April 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scuola De Gelosi

Cast
Role: : Il Conte di Bandiera Actor: Babbini
Role: Girandola CafTettiere Actor: Schinotti
Role: La Contessa di Bandiera Actor: Sga Sestini

Dance: End of Act I L'Amour Jardinier, as17860406, but added: With an additional Pas Seul by Mlle Mozon; End of Opera an entirely new Ballet, composed by D'Egville, La Fife Marine, in which La Provencale by Mlle Mozon; also a Pas de Trois to the favourite tune of Bon Andre taken from the French Comic Opera L'Epreuve Villageoise, the music by Gretry, performed by Vestris, Duquesney Jun., Mlle Baccelli; and to conclude with the Pas de SLuatre, so much admired in Paris, in the Opera called Pamrge, and got up here under the direction of Vestris, and performed by Vestris, Mlle Baccelli, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon. [In a review Morning Herald, 1 May, adds: Sequedilla by Miss De Camp and Master D'Egville.]

Performance Comment: , Mlle Baccelli; and to conclude with the Pas de SLuatre, so much admired in Paris, in the Opera called Pamrge, and got up here under the direction of Vestris, and performed by Vestris, Mlle Baccelli, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon. [In a review Morning Herald, 1 May, adds: Sequedilla by Miss De Camp and Master D'Egville.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Thetis Actor: Mlle Mozon.

16393
11 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Edward Topham, with incidental music by Shield. MS not in Larpent; not published. Prologue by George Colman, the younger (European Magazine, May 1786, p. 370)]. "An old and established rule among the youth of Westminster [School will] not permit any exhibition on the stage reflecting upon their body ... In the second act Mrs Wells made her appearance in the dress of a Westminster scholar, when a general uproar [instigated by the scholars] took place, and the [rest of the] piece was prevented from being heard" (Town and Country Magazine, May 1786, p. 235). Public Advertiser, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 188, Oxford-street. Receipts: #282 17s. (166/0/6; 21/19/6; tickets: 94/17/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage

Cast
Role: Cassiana Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Katherina Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Rowson

Afterpiece Title: Small Talk or The Westminster Boy

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Quick, Booth, Palmer, Brown, Wewitzer, Fearon, Davies, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Miss Brangin, Mrs Wells. Cast not known. Prologue spoken by Holman .

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dance, as17860424; End of Act I of afterpiece Leap Year, as17860227

16394
12 May 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pinto (formerly Miss Brett). [And see 26 Apr. 1785.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Entertainment: Not specified

16395
03 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "[Mrs Siddons's] dress was a French grey satin gown, trimmed with dark sage coloured ribbon, edged with steel, white satin petticoat covered With tiffany, and trimmed With the same as the gown, a girdle of the same colour, a dark sage coloured cane hat ornamented with feathers and edges with gold, with a band of gauze and large bows, the ends fastened to the waist" (Daily Universal Register, 4 Oct.). Receipts: #302 2s. (281.18.0; 19.6.6; 0.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondello-R. Palmer; Taylor-Jones; Music@master-Fawcett; Pedro-Phillimore; Hortensio-Wilson; Bianca-Mrs A. Palmer [Public Advertiser: Miss Simson]; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

16396
11 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Duenna [advertised on playbill of 10 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on Account of Mrs Billington's Indisposition. Receipts: #126 16s. 6d. (124.8.6; 2.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Ryder, Edwin, Quick, Fearon, Thompson, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells. Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788): The Marquis-Lewis; Sebastian-Ryder; Nicolas-Edwin; The General-Quick; Mathias-Fearon; Ambrose-Thompson; Flora-Mrs Mattocks; Cecily-Mrs Webb; Julia-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: The Marquis Actor: Lewis
Role: The General Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement or The Loves of Bengal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Ryder, Wewitzer, Fearon, Macready, Quick, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Wells. Cast from London Chronicle, 2 May 1787: Japan-Ryder; Congo-Wewitzer; Nankeen-Fearon; Manly-Macready; Colonel Fury-Quick; Governess-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs Mountain (i.e. formerly Miss Wilkinson); Sophy-Mrs Wells.

16397
22 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Performance Comment: . The Sons of Anacreon]. President-Palmer; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Bannister Jun., Davies, Moss, Mathews, Chapman, Master Braham, Edwin; In which The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; Old [recte Poor] Thomas Day-Edwin, Bannister, Davies; The Wolf-Bannister; Moderation and Alteration-Edwin; Bonny Christ Church Bells, Hark the Lark, [Sing] Old Rose and Burn the Bellows-.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Bannister, Bannister Jun., Davies, Moss, Mathews, Chapman, Master Braham, Edwin
Role: In which The Anacreontic Song Actor: Bannister
Role: The Wolf Actor: Bannister
Role: Moderation and Alteration Actor: Edwin
Role: Old Rose and Burn the Bellows Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Milkmaid Actor: Miss Collett
Role: The British Soldier Triumphant Actor: Byrn, Ratchford, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin.
Role: Landlord Actor: Ledger
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Phillimore, Wewitzer, Mrs Barresford, Mrs Kemble. [Cast from text (Harrison and Co., 1788): Lucas-Bannister Jun.; Corporal-Phillimore; Duval-Wewitzer; Lawyer-Painter; Margaret-Mrs Barresford [in text: Miss Prideaux]; Lucette-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Entertainment: Monologue End 1st piece: George Alexander Stevens's Original Lecture on Heads (Head of Alexander the Great, Head of a Cherokee Chief, Head of a Quack-Doctor, Cuckold's Head, Nobody's Head, The laughing and crying Philosophers' Heads, Head of Flattery, A fine Lady's Head, Head of an Old Maid, Cleopatra's Head, Plain Moll's Head, Head of a Married Lady)-Palmer

16398
27 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon, at the stage-door. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30: To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]. Charge [for rental of theater]: #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coronation Anthem God Save The King

Afterpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers-Harrison, Pearson (Principal Alto at the Concert of Ancient Music), Griffiths, Champness, Sale (Principal Basses at the Concert of Ancient Music), Miss Cantelo, Sga Storace; Among the Instrumental Performers-Richards (Leader of the Band), Ashley, Ashley's Sons, Sperati, Patria, Sarjant, Gariboldi, Boyce, Knyvett (Organ).
Cast
Role: Among the Instrumental Performers Actor: Richards

Music: End Part I Oratorio: concerto on the violin [by Viotti (World, 28 Feb.)]-Mme Gautherot (from Paris; 2nd public performance in this Kingdom)

Performance Comment: )]-Mme Gautherot (from Paris; 2nd public performance in this Kingdom). 2nd public performance in this Kingdom).
Cast
Role: ] Actor: Mme Gautherot

16399
20 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17900911, but Cicely-Mrs Bland [i.e. formerly Miss Romanzini]; Servant-_; Hubert-_.
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Miss Hagley, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Alfred
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Nieces Actor: Miss Heard, Miss Barnes
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

16400
20 November 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17930911, but Cicely-Mrs Bland [i.e. formerly Miss Romanzini]; Servant-_; Hubert-_.
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Critic