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7109 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act be<span class=
We found 4703 matches on Event Comments, 1656 matches on Performance Comments, 1492 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5976
14 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Benefit for Johnston (housekeeper). No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. [The playbill lists this night as the first appearance of Vernon and Champness in the characters of Squire and Thomas, but see 9 April, where they had appeared in them.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

5977
05 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Reviv'd, not acted these six Years. Written by Mr Foote

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd From Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: to conclude with a Dance Actor: the characters of the piece.
Role: Bruin Actor: Davis

Dance: I: The Venetian Gardeners-Rogier, Miss Street; II: The Provincial Dance-Master Clayton, Miss Street (Apprentices to Mr Gerhardi)

5978
19 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Plym made her first appearance in the character of Viola--a very pretty figure both in breeches and otherwise,--a thin weak voice, and received a decent reception (Hopkins Diary--$MacMillan). Miss Plym made her first appearance this Night in Viola, a very pretty Figure in both Dresses, a Thin weak Voice. pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins). Viola Miss Plym, first appearance; great applause (Cross Diary). Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 5 Feb. 1755.] Receipts: #99 3s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Yates; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Obrien; Sir Toby Belch-Love; Orsino-Packer; Sebastian-Palmer; Viola-Miss Plym; first appearance there; Olivia-Miss Haughton; Maria-Mrs Lee; Valentine-Castle; Clown-Vernon (with song in character); Antonio-Burton; Fabian-Baddeley; Captain-Moody; Curio-Fox; 1st Officer-Parsons; 2nd Officer-Marr.

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Dance: End: The Provancalle, as17631014

5979
31 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With Funeral Procession, the vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; n Act I,a Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker; Playbill, but add Montague-Moody; Benvolio-Packer; Old Capulet-Johnston; Friar John-Clough; Balthasar-Ackman; Gregory-Mozeen; Sampson-Clough; Abram-Marr (1763 edition).

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

5980
16 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these three years. [See 1 Oct. 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders, as17631012

5981
18 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 15 years. [See 26 Dec. 1746.] Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Rovewel Actor: Davis

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders, as17631012

5982
21 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 15 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

5983
22 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Books of the Farce to be had at the Theatre. Mr Powell's first appearance in Jaffier. Got much applause (Hopkins). Mr Powell's first appearance in Jaffier--he performed the first part of it with feeling, but in the fourth act he was wild, and wanted power--But was much applauded (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Tomorrow, The Midsummer Night's Dream, Written by Shakespear; with Alterations; Interspersed with Airs, Compos'd by the most eminent English Masters. Receipts: #235 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

5984
24 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tomorrow, acted but once, The Midsummer Night's Dream. Receipts: #220 1s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

5985
26 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 12 Nov. 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

5986
29 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Donalbain-Mas. Burton; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Burton, Yates, Love; Wounded Captain-Jackson; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Seyward-Moody; Doctor-Stevens; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennett; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

5987
01 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Powell's first Appearance in Leonatus. very Wild & Stampt too much with his foot receiv'd much Applause (Hopkins). Mr Powell's first appearance in the character of Leonatus,--he was very wild and uncouth in great part, and stampt with his feet in such a manner, that he appeared like a madman,--but gained much applause (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #252 9s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell, first time; Guiderius-Jackson; Cymbeline-Love; Iachimo-Holland; Cloten-King; Arviragus-Palmer; Philario-Parsons; Bellarius-Havard; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Miss Bride; In Act II, introduc'd a Masque-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker; singing-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

5988
12 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Night the passages that seem'd to give offence were omitted. A little hissing but not so much as the first Night (Hopkins). [Identical in Hopkins Diary-MacMillan.] went off pretty well, tho' 'twas expected the audience would not suffer it to be Acted. The Company ready to play the Stratagem (Cross Diary). The Characters New Dress'd. Play Publish'd at 1s. 6d. Receipts: #160 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dupe

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Yates, Havard, King, Packer, Watkins, Strange, Mrs Clive, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Lee, Mrs Pritchard Sir John Woodall-Yates

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

5989
09 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Witwoud-Obrien; Sir Wilful Witwoud-Yates; Millimant-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Foible-Mrs Bennett; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Bransby; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

5990
13 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Cheney Rose for the 1st time (Hopkins). Mainpiece: Not Acted these 4 Years. [See 21 May 1760.] Receipts: #217 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance call'd, the The Shepherdesses, or, La Faux a Veugle-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford. scholars to Gerhardi

5991
20 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This night a new Occasional Interlude call'd Hymen was introduc'd between the Acts; but not put in the Bills (Hopkins). [For cast, see 21 Jan.] An occasional Interlude on the Marriage of Princess Augusta to Prince of Brunswick call'd Hymen (Cross Diary). This night a new occasional Interlude called Hymen, but not in the bills. Hymen was written by Mr Allen (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). [The Larpent MS 217 lists four characters and a Chorus: Hymen, Cupid, Venus, Mars, Chorus. The words of the Songs by Cupid, Hymen and Venus were published in the Public Advertiser, 23 Jan.] Receipts: #122 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

5992
23 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Characters in Afterpiece New Dress'd. Receipts: #148 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

5993
24 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: End Act III. As17640123.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

5994
26 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: End Act II. As17640123.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

5995
26 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 13 May 1762.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

5996
09 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 21 May 1762.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

5997
18 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Lee play'd Majr Belford. Mr Packer being ill (very bad) (Hopkins). Very bad indeed (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Mainpiece: Not acted in two years. [See 5 May 1762.] The Mistake oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #123 10s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Provancalle, as17631014

5998
27 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Well rec'd: all but the 1st Chorus w[hic]h was Hiss'd. First Dance Hiss'd off. Mr Norris being ill, Mrs Dormond perform'd in his room, much applauded (Cross Diary). Acted but once. Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Receipts: #169 1s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: The Hunters, as17640224; The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640224

5999
03 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 22 Oct. 1760.] Lord Townly by Mr Powell, 1st time great applause. Mr Castle hiss'd in Count Basset (Hopkins). Mr Powell's first appearance in Lord Townly-The last scene he felt greatly, and in a few times performing will play the part well (+Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #231 19s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

6000
05 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these two years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda