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We found 14634 matches on Performance Comments, 11031 matches on Author, 4432 matches on Performance Title, 2118 matches on Event Comments, and 467 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Palmer; Pinchwife-Bridges; Sir Jasper Fidget-Yates; Sparkish-Woodward; Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Harcourt-Havard; Dorilant-Blakes; Quack-Winstone; Harry-Simson; Alithea-Mrs Willoughby; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Dainty Fidget-Miss Pitt; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dainty Fidget Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: III: Piece of Music By Desire-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; IV: Savoyards, as17480920; V: Vertumnus and Pomona, as17481112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Lee; Benvolio-Usher; Tybalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Champness; Gregory-Taswell; Sampson-James; Balthasar-Bransby; Abraham-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Page-Mas Cross; Guards-Raftor, Gray, Ray; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; with a new dance proper to the play-Cooke, Miss Janneton Auretti.
Event Comment: Published at 1s. 6d. Romeo and Juliet, revised by Theo. Cibber, first rev[ived] in Sept. 1744 at the Theatre in the Haymarket. Now acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Great objects only strike the Gen'rous Heart@Praise the Sublime, o'er look the Mortal Part@Be there your judgment, Here your Candor shown@Small is our Portion-and we wish 'Twere none.-Prologue to Comus alter'd, &c. To which is added a Serio-Comic Apology for part of the life of Theophilus Cibber, Comedian, written by himself. Interspers'd with Memoirs and Anecdotes relating to the Stage managements, Theatrical Resolutions, &c., also Cursory Observations on some Pribcipal players. Particularly, Mr Quin, Ryan, Delane, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Ward, Miss Bellamy, Mr Garrick, Barry, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive, Mrs Pritchard and others. Likewise Original Letters that passed between the late Sir Thomas deVeil and Mr Theophilus Cibber relating to the Stage Act. "Each Puny Critic can Objections raise@The Greatest still is Knowing when to praise,"-Buckingham. Concluding with a Copy of Verses called The Contrite Comedian's Confession. Printed for C. Corbett &c. (General Advertiser). [This pamphlet details Cibber's troubles with Fleetwood during the years 1743-46.] Receipts: #160 (Cross); #151 11s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Berry; Sir Paul Plyant-Yates; Brisk-Woodward; Lord Froth-Neale; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive;Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Cynthia-Mrs Willoughby; Careless-Mills; Mellefont-Havard; Touchwood-Winstone; Saygrace-James; Lady Pliant-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Miss Pitt.

Dance: Several Entertainments-Cooke, the Aurettis, Mathews, Mrs Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Berry; Angelo-Havard; Escalus-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Clown-Yates; Father Peter-Usher; Father Thomas-Simpson; Provost-Blakes; Elbow-Taswell; Lucio-Woodward; Abhorson-Vaughan; Barnardine-Ray; Mariana-Mrs Bennet; Juliet-Mrs Simpson; Midnight-Mrs Bridges; Nun-Miss Cole; Isabella-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Nun Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17481027, but Trapland-James; Nurse-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Miss Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: I: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; V: Scotch Dance, as17490118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Ridout; Petulant-Bencraft; Sir Wilful-Dunstall; Waitwell-Arthur; Witwou'd-Cibber; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Hale; Foible-Mrs Dunstall; Mincing-Miss Copen; Marwood-Mrs Ward; Millamant-Mrs Woffington; A Comic Dance in IV-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Copen

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bruodin; Duke-Platt; Anthonio-Reynolds; Ferdinand-Walker; Gonzalo-Hall; Ventoso-Smith; Stephano-Massey; Mustachio-Green; Caliban-Machen; Sycorax-Mrs Miller; Trincalo-Morgan; Miranda-Mrs Sandum; Ariel-Miss Platt; Hippolita-Mrs Morgan; Dorinda-Mrs Laguerre (Hogan), but Mrs Phillips from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden (Daily Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Mordecai the Jew-Massey; Maid-Miss Berry; Colombine-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Berry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Mills; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Tattle-Woodward; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Ben-Yates (with a Song and Dance in character); Mrs Foresight-Mrs Willoughby; Nurse-Mrs Pit; Mrs Frail-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Yates; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Gratiano-Palmer; Lorenzo (with proper Songs)-Beard; Launcelot-Neale; Salanio-King; Solarino-Blakes; Gobbo-Ray; Tubal-Taswell; Jessica-Miss Cole; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthazar (with a Song in Character)-Beard; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Usher; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In II a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Sharper-Ridout; Vainlove-Gibson; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Ridout; Sir Joseph-Cushing; Setter-Bencraft; Noll Bluff-Marten; Barnaby-Hacket; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Betty-Miss Allen; Fondlewife-Arthur; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Allen

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Mills; Macduff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Sowdon; Rosse-King; Lenox-Barnet; Seyward-Winstone; Donalbain-Master Mattocks; Hecate-Berry; Witches-Bridges, Neale, Yates; Young Seyward-Palmer; Fleance-Master Cross; Seyton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Doctor-Taswell; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; The Vocal Parts-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17490920, but Miss Prue-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Green.

Song: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince Or The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: Edward-Garrick; Lord Ribemont-Barry; Cardinal Perigort-Berry; King John-Sowdon; Arnold-Havard; Duke of Athens-King; Charney-Winstone; Audley-Palmer; Chandos-Blakes; Warwick-Usher; Salisbury-Bridges; Dauphin-Simpson; Tourain-Marr; Louisa-Miss Murgatroyd; Mariana-Mrs Ward [from 1st edition but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser]; Archbisop of Sens-Burton; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Mrs Clive [1st edition].1st edition].
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Murgatroyd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17491117, but Jeremy-Shuter; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive; Nurse-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Clive

Ballet: II: Savoyard Travellers. Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison; Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Miss Popling; Peasants-M'Neil, Mlle delaContri; see17491110

Performance Comment: Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison; Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Miss Popling; Peasants-M'Neil, Mlle delaContri; see17491110. see17491110.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500105, but Prospero-Berry; Miranda-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Green; The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-_; Neptune-_; Amphitrite-_; To Conclude with a Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Paid salary list #305 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Miss Murgetroyd off the salary list.] Receipts: #170 (Cross); #166 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17491230, but The Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss _Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Lee; Escalus-Bransby; Capulet-Sparks; Paris-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Tibalt-Lacey; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Montagu-Bridgwater; Old Capulet-Redman; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Balthasar-Cushing; Abram-Dunstall; Mercutio-Dyer; Lady Capulet-Mrs Horton; Nurse-Mrs Dunstall; Juliet-Miss Bellamy; Masquerade Dance-Jossett, Jardin.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Bellamy
Event Comment: Bought a Blew and Silver Brocaide Suit of Cloaths for Miss Bellamy in Juliet #15 15s. Receipts: #117 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Sowdon; Dollabella-King; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Bridges; Myris-Simpson; Gentleman-Barnet; Charmion-Mrs Bennet; Iris-Miss Cole; Octavia-Mrs Elmy 1st time; Cleopatra-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: III: Miss Norris

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Mourning Bride-Miss Bellamy; King-Sparks; Gonzales-Bridgwater; Garcia-Gibson; Selim-Bennet; Heli-Bransby; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Osmyn-a Gentleman; Zara-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Mourning Bride Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Haughton

Dance: III: Dutch Dance, as17500319 End of Play: A Tambourin-Jardin

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Falkner. Charges #60. Deficit to Miss Falkner #15 3s., covered by #62 10s. from tickets. Afterpiece: A musical Entertainment (Not acted these 10 years) set to music by Mr Arne. [See 5 and 25 April.] Receipts: #44 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: As17500405 but Paris-Lowe; Mercury-Wilder; Pallas-Miss Young; Juno-Mrs Dunstall; Venus-Miss Falkner.

Song: I: A New Scots Song-Miss Falkner; set-Master Arne; II: O Sleep, Lucinge-; III: Go Rose-

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Jardin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17500129, but Duncan-Barnet; Lennox-Ackman; The Vocal Parts-Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Cole.

Music: II: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Dance: I: Black Joke, as17500420 II: Comic Dance-Grandchamps; III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024; V: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti