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17409 results for: Keyword - Miss Young
We found 15048 matches on Performance Comments, 4669 matches on Performance Title, 2139 matches on Event Comments, 2010 matches on Roles/Actors, and 750 matches on Author.

17026
09 April 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17971223, but Countess-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: A Salt Eel for Mynheer Actor: Bannister, by permission of Dibdin.
Role: Mrs Buckram Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Leak.
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Mellon.

17027
14 April 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Savoyard Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Stranger's Daughter Actor: Miss Beton

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: Don Guzman-Hollingsworth; Don Ferdinand-Barrymore; Don Carlos-C. Kemble; Don Pedro-Caulfield; Octavio-Trueman; Muskato-Bannister Jun.; Lazarillo-R. Palmer; Marcella-Mrs Goodall; Aurora-Miss Heard; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Heard

17028
16 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Cast
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Townsend; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Fawcett; Allen o'Dale-Gray; Bowman-Street; Fitzherbert-Powel; Scarlet-Farley; Edwin-Incledon; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Annette-Miss Sims; Angelina-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Sims

17029
20 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

Cast
Role: Lady Cypress Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Emily Fitzallan Actor: Miss Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tom Tug-Taylor (1st appearance on any stage); Bundle-Powel; Robin-Munden; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Henley; Wilhelmina-Miss Wheatley.
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Wheatley.

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation; or, The Citizen a Soldier

Song: In course: by permission of Dibdin, Old England's tree of Liberty-Taylor; a new Comic Song, Patents all the Rage-Munden

17030
28 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Johnston (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Egerton (2nd appearance on this stage); Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Grave@diggers-Quick, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs Mountain; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Hooly and Fairly; or, The Highland Lad and Lowland Lass

Performance Comment: Donald-Gray; Jockey-Clarke; Kate-Miss Wheatley; Old Woman-Mr Graham (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh, 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Wheatley

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: Highland Reel-; In 3rd piece: Ballet, as17971013

Song: In V 1st piece: a Dirge, as17970925; In 2nd piece: Highland Laddy-; Hooly and Fairly-; Katharine Ogie- [recte Oggy]; Andrew and his Cutty Gun-; Todlen Hame-; Tulloch Goram-; The Little Farthing Rushlight-Graham

17031
10 May 1798 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Dance: End I: Le Triomphe de Themis, as17971226; Pas Russe-Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: a new Pastoral Ballet in 4 acts, composed by S. Gallet, Elisa; ou, Le Triomphe de la Nature-Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose, Miss Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie, Gourlier, Master Laborie

Performance Comment: Gallet=, Elisa; ou, Le Triomphe de la Nature-Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose, Miss Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie, Gourlier, Master Laborie.
Cast
Role: Le Triomphe de la Nature Actor: Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose, Miss Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie, Gourlier, Master Laborie.

17032
12 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: As17980508 , but Miss Biggs's name listed in playbill.
Cast
Role: 980326but Characters Actor: Mrs _Goodall, Miss Biggs.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Savoyard Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Stranger's Daughter Actor: Miss Beton

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Tidswell.

17033
23 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Anacreontic Society Revived [i

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Captain Greville-Kelly; Captain Wilson-Sedgwick; Tipple (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Eliza-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Leak.

17034
30 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Disinterested Love

Performance Comment: Hortensio-read by Johnston; Gonzaga (Duke of Mantua)-Murray; Uberti (Prince of Parma)-Toms; Alonzo-Whitfield; Bellario-Clarke; Octavio-Hull; Manfroy-Davenport; Ambassador-Powel; Alberto-Claremont; Bernardo-Thompson; Lorenzo (Duke of Tuscany)-Holman; Ascanio-Mrs Litchfield; Beatrice-Mrs Platt; Gentlewoman-Miss Leserve; Matilda (Princess of Mantua)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Cast
Role: Young William was a seaman true Actor: Incledon
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Philidel Actor: Miss Wheatley. IV. A View of a Country Inn. Trick Bull and Dog. V. View of Smithfield on a Market Day. VI. The Garden of Faustus

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Sims

Entertainment: Monologue.Preceding 1st piece: a new Occasional Prologue-Holman

17035
05 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Performance Comment: As17980213, but Lord Vibrate-Waddy in place of Quick; Maria-Miss Mansel in place of Mrs Pope; Blurton_; Wilde_; Abbot_; Curties_; Epilogue-Waddy, Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mansel in place of Mrs Pope
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Betterton

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Murray

Dance: Between mainpiece and afterpiece: a Hornpipe-Jackson

Song: End: The Irish Newsman-Clarke; In afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

17036
06 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Cast
Role: Young Rapid Actor: Lewis
Role: Miss Vortex Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

Performance Comment: As17971124, but Moriat (by permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [see17980528])-Mrs Wybrow; in Vocal Characters: Sara-Miss Wheatley [in place of Mrs Clendining.in place of Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Sara Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Connor Actor: Miss Sims

Song: In course: Old Towler-Incledon; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; an admired Ballad-Incledon

17037
08 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Duke Murcia-King; Marquis Almanza-Wroughton; Count Valentia-Russell; Peasant-Aickin; Marchioness Merida (1st time)-Miss Biggs; Amanthis-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Marchioness Merida Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Miss Leak, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Miss Jackson
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: End II 1st piece: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you-Dignum (composed by Hook); End 1st piece: The Fight off Camperdown-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: The Town and Country-Dignum (composed [i.e. words] by Capt. Morris); End 2nd piece: an Answer to the above, Country and Town-Dignum

17038
16 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Wrangle Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Kate Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17970921, but Lenitive-Wathen; Juba-Miss Jackson.
Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Miss Jackson.
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss DeCamp

17039
18 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17971124, but 2nd Brother-Gibbon; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Arne.
Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Arne.
Role: The Lady Actor: Miss Heard

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

17040
18 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Fawcett; Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Waldron Jun.; John-Abbot; Cudden-Chippendale; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Mrs Edward (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Davenport; Fringe-Miss DeCamp; Cowslip-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Fringe Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Young Pranks Actor: Fawcett
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Fawcett; Dr Pedant-Wathen; Omar-Trueman; Selim-Ledger; Guard-Abbot; Officer-Lyons; The Mogul-C. Kemble; Sheba-Mrs Harlowe; Irene-Mrs Edward; Zapphira-Miss Palmer; Fanny-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Palmer

17041
21 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Barrymore; Doctor Bartholo-Suett; Basil-Aickin; Tallboy-R. Palmer; Argus-Caulfield; Notary-Abbot; Alcade-Waldron Jun.; Lazarillo-Wathen; Rosina-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: Teague-Johnstone; with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy-Johnstone; Abel-Suett; Col. Careless-Trueman; Capt. Manly-Palmer Jun.; Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Abbot; Coachman-Ledger; Bailiff-Lyons; Servant-Chippendale; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Gibbs; Arabella-Miss Heard; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-C. Kemble; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Mathew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Charlotte-Mrs Edward; Florella-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths

17042
10 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 3rd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre-Royal Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: Cheerly-D'Arcy; Brummagem-Munden; Ralph-Fawcett; Captain Vain-R. Palmer; Laura-Miss DeCamp; Selina-Mrs Edward; Dolly-Mrs Norton; Fanny-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss DeCamp

17043
02 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17980710 but Captain Vain-Caulfield; Laura-Mrs Edward; Selina-Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Selina Actor: Miss Menage.
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard

17044
20 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Cast
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17980710 but Captain Vain-Caulfield; Selina-Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Selina Actor: Miss Menage.
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Laura Actor: Miss DeCamp

17045
29 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Anthonio-Aickin; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Lorenzo (with a song)-Davies; Tubal-Waldron; Old Gobbo-Waldron Jun.; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Davenport; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-Trueman; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-Barrymore; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-Mrs Harlowe; Portia-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Trueman; Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Waldron Jun.; Irishmen-Caulfield, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths

17046
07 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: An Olla Podrida

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Performance Comment: Captain Macgallaher-Johnstone; Bobby Notice-Palmer Jun.; Jack Hawser-Wathen; Mr Goodwill-Davies; Lieutenant Goodwill-Trueman; Bobby Batch-Fawcett; Polly-Mrs Bland; Mrs Goodwill-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Goodwill Actor: Miss Griffiths

17047
12 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Waldron Jun.; Elmira-Miss Heard; Ismene-Mrs Edward; Roxalana-Mrs Johnston .
Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Heard

17048
14 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two Strings To Your Bow

Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Performance Comment: As17980815, but Lauretta-Mrs Edward in place of Miss Griffiths; Janetta-Mrs Harlowe in place of Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Edward in place of Miss Griffiths
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard

17049
04 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wewitzer; Simon-Suett; Scotchman-Sparks; Irishman-Caulfield; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Trueman; Spouters-Fisher, Evans, Grimaldi; Porter-Webb; Watchman-Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.

17050
05 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Holman; Justice Balance-Murray; Worthy-Whitfield; Serjeant Kite-Knight; Bullock-Fawcett; Recruits-Munden, Emery; Welch Collier-Farley; Constable-Thompson; Capt. Brazen-Lewis; Melinda-Miss Chapmen; Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Mrs Litchfield; Sylvia-Mrs Johnson.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Chapmen

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: Old Insight-Munden; Faithless-Townsend; Puff-Farley; Colonel Fairfield-Clarke; Friendly-Claremont; Sir George Insight-Incledon; Lady Bell Insight-Miss Wheatley; Lady Charlotte Fairfield-Mrs Follett; Servant-Mrs Gilbert; Handy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Lady Bell Insight Actor: Miss Wheatley