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8367 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act before) dancing and singing
We found 5182 matches on Event Comments, 2242 matches on Performance Title, 1938 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1851
03 April 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff and Leigh. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: A Visiting Scene of 4 Aldermens Ladies

Song: The Mad Dialogue, other songs-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, duBargues, Miss Santlow; particularly the Union Dance, as twas perform'd before Her Majesty at St. James's-Mrs Santlow, duBargues

1852
13 February 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius acts I And Ii

Music: That performed before Her Majesty at Court upon her Birthday

1853
22 March 1712 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Nicolino Grimaldi. Admission to boxes and pit by ticket only at half a guinea. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert And Thomyris one Scene

Music: The Entertainment of Musick, which was performed before Her Majesty on her Birth Day-; To which will be added, the famous Scene of Thomyris, by Signior Scarlatti-Signior Cavalliero Nicolino Grimaldi

Dance: Several Entertainments-Mrs Santlow, young Mr Camille, composed by Mr Isaack

1854
21 May 1712 @ Mr Mayor's

Event Comment: Benefit Morphy. Tickets 5s. N.B. Several of the best Masters of the Opera doing Mr Morphy the favour to perform in his Consort, it will begin exactly at five, and end in time for Persons of Quality to go there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Masters; in which several Entertainments on the Silver string'd Harp on which he has had the Honour to play before the present Emperor and the King of Portugal-Mr Morphy

1855
15 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ibrahim The 13th Emperor Of The Turks

Cast
Role: Marina Actor: Mrs Rogers' Daughter , who never yet appear'd upon any Stage.

Song: As17150314

Dance: As17150310 particularly a Dance made by Mr Isaac perform'd before his Majesty on New-Year's Day, aall'd, The Friendship-delaGarde, Miss Russell

1856
24 September 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Entertainment: The same Entertainments- that were perform'd yesterday before His Majesty, at Hampton-Court

1857
28 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William Davenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17290103, but Ferdinand-W. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Antonio-Cory.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: W. Mills
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mills

Song: Vocal Parts-Boman, Rainton, Ray, Miss Raftor, Mrs Willis, Mrs Boman

Dance: DDance of Winds and Masque of Devils, Waterman's Dance, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits as perform'd before the Grand Signior, by the Kister Aga and black Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Byram Feast.-Thurmond, Essex, Lally, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Harper, Bridgwater, others

1858
30 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir Wm. Davenant and Mr Dryden. With Songs, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hypolito-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Miller; Mustachio-Harper; Ventoso-Norris; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: W. Mills
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Neptune and Amphitrite

Song: DDear Dear Pretty Youth by Henry Purcell-Miss Raftor as Dorinda

Dance: DDance of the Four Winds-; Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits-, as perform'd before the Grand Signor, by the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Bairam Feast; Dance of Watermen-

1859
24 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Perplex’d Couple: or, Mistake upon Mistake Author(s): Chalres Molloy

Dance: s performed last night before Their Majesties, but order of dances is: %II: New Comic Dance-; IV: Tambourine-; V: Scottish Dance-

1860
30 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Miss LaTour. Receipts: money #36 1s. 6d.; tickets #133 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; II: The Mattelot (new)-Dupre, Miss Latour; III: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; IV: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Scottish Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; Clown-Nivelon; Before Farce: Shepherd-Young Weeks; End: La Mariee, Minuet-Dupre, Miss LaTour

1861
15 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Tickets and places to be had of Page at the stage door, or at Leveridge's Lodgings, the third door on the right hand in Hanover St., turning out of Long Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17421208, but Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; in Act III Lord Rake's Song-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: in Act III Lord Rake's Song Actor: Leveridge.

Dance: I: Peasants, as17421230; III: Grand Ballet, as17421108; V: Les Boufons du Cour, as17430305

Song: II: The Contented Man-Leveridge; IV: The Miser's Passport-Leveridge; V: An Epilogue in Music, address'd to the Town,-Leveridge: What I have said before I still recite, All shall be over about Nine at Night

1862
05 September 1758 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: The Burletta to begin at eight and end at nine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Kear specified as one of the singers before the performance

1863
19 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Ones Enemy But His Own

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Polly
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Song: A Pastoral Dialogue From The Arcadian Nuptials, and New Masque [see17640120]-Beard, Miss Hallam[, before Their Majesties, the Prince and Princess of Brunswick, and other Members of the Royal Family (Gentleman's Magazine, Jan., p. 38)

1864
30 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Part of Pit laid into Boxes (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Profit to Yates #82 3s. 6d., plus #102 11s. from tickets: (Box 367; Pit 72). Paid half year's Poor's rate for the theatre due Ladyday last #20 8s. 4d.; and for House in Bow Passage 14s. 7d. (Account Book). Receipts: #146 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Choice or Merit before Mnney

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Yates, Mattocks, Wroughton, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Yates, Mattocks, Wroughton, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Yates.

Dance: End: The Lilt, as17720326

1865
12 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Fop's Fortune oblig'd to be deferr'd. Paid Woodward for 2 hats, a Tambour Waist-coat & a pair of Buckskin Breeches #7 2s. 6d. Paid Palmer (wax chandler's) bill #90 6s., and Pattinson (tallow chandler's) bill #34 14s. Paid Mrs Rich@&@Co. for half years rent for the House in Bow Passage due Mich. last #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #106 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Monologue: 1772 11 12 Before: (By particular desire) New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct

1866
29 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Holcroft & Norris. 2nd piece: Taken from Foote's Devil Upon Two Sticks. 3rd piece: To conclude with a grand representation of a Regattav. Tickets delivered by Shade and Mrs Pulley will be taken. Receipts: #190 4s. 6d. (27.9.0; 18.6.6; 1.18.0; tickets: 142.11.0) (charge: #92 4s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17791221, but Sebastian (1st time)-Norris; Malvolio-Holcroft (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Dr Lasts Examination Before the College Of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

1867
30 December 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Fourth Act of The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Dr Lastss Examination BEFORE THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

1868
07 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-A Lady (who never appeared on any stage [Mrs Edwards]); Lockit-Baddeley; Filch-Meadows; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Usher; Player-Gardner; Peachum-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Brett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Cranford; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Edwin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Bannister. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Widows Vow

Monologue: 1786 07 07 Before mainpiece an Occasional Address spoken by Bannister Jun

1869
28 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece, as17860706

Monologue: 1786 07 28 Before mainpiece an Introductory Address, on the 1st appearance of the Young Lady, spoken by Bannister Jun

1870
16 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach or Inn in an Uproar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Quick, Edwin, Booth, Fearon, Macready, Davies, Miss Rowson, Mrs White, Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Edwin, Booth, Fearon, Macready, Davies, Miss Rowson, Mrs White, Mrs Morton.

Entertainment: Monologue Before: Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience (Written By D. Garrick, Esq., with Alterations and Additions) (for that night only)-Quick

Performance Comment: Garrick, Esq.=, with Alterations and Additions) (for that night only)-Quick.

1871
02 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; F 1, by John Rose; in Town and Country Magazine, Aug. 1788, p. 374, said to be translated from a French farce]. "Edwin was too ill to sing, but went through the part [in Peeping Tom; see 16 Aug.]" (Public Advertiser, 4 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Cast
Role: Random Actor: Palmer
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin
Role: Packet and Coach Passengers Actor: Burton, Phillimore
Role: Packet and Coach Passengers Actor: Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner or Quality Binding

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Aickin, R. Palmer, Kemble, Davies, Phillimore, Abbot, Williamson, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text (W. Lowndes, 1788): Mr Plainwell-Aickin; Lord Simper-R. Palmer; Sir William Wealthy-Kemble; Col. Modish-Davies; John-Phillimore; William-Abbot; Mr Level-Williamson; Mrs Level-Mrs Brooks.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

1872
05 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; P 2(?), by Ralph Wewitzer and --Invill]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Scenery designed and painted by Rooker. The Music by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs (T. Cadell [1788]) to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome or Harlequin Underground

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Milbourn; Clown-Burton; Miser-Johnson; Squeezum-Barrett; Stone Eater (with a song)-Moss; Beadle-Usher; Blacksmith-Phillimore; 1st Sailor (with a song)-Bannister; Gnome-Miss DeCamp; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin; The other Characters-Mathews, Chapman, Painter, Lyons, Abbot, Farley, Ledger, Rowson, Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Palmer, Mrs Invill, Miss Rowson, Mrs Gaudry A MS list of cast in Enthoven assigns the Clown-$Degville; Blacksmith, Covent Garden Doctor-Swords; It specifies: Recruiting Serjeant-Mathews; Cobler-Chapman; Peace Officers-Painter, Lyons; Gnome-Abbot; Cook-Farley; Barber-Ledger; Covent Garden Doctor's Man-Rowson Sen.; Porter-Rowson Sen.; Slaves and Recruits-Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer; Nuns-Miss Francis, Mrs Invill, the 2 Miss Simonets; Cobler's Wife-Mrs Gaudry; Taylor's Wife-Miss Rowson; It adds: 2nd Harlequin-Byrne; Miser's Servant-Besford Sen.; Mule Driver-Besford Jun.; Taylor-Appleby; Jew Boy-Master Sestini; unassigned-Abbot, Mrs Love, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Palmer.
Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: Mathews, Chapman, Painter, Lyons, Abbot, Farley, Ledger, Rowson, Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Palmer, Mrs Invill, Miss Rowson, Mrs Gaudry A MS list of cast in Enthoven assigns the Clown-Degville
Role: Slaves and Recruits Actor: Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer

Dance: End 1st piece: January and May-[see17880627

1873
06 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: "The Gnome was represented for a second time, or rather a first, as on Tuesday evening it could only be termed a rehearsal, and a bad one at best" (Public Advertiser, 7 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: Mathews, Chapman, Painter, Lyons, Abbot, Farley, Ledger, Rowson, Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Palmer, Mrs Invill, Miss Rowson, Mrs Gaudry A MS list of cast in Enthoven assigns the Clown-Degville
Role: Slaves and Recruits Actor: Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer

1874
07 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Cast
Role: Random Actor: Palmer
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin
Role: Packet and Coach Passengers Actor: Burton, Phillimore
Role: Packet and Coach Passengers Actor: Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: Mathews, Chapman, Painter, Lyons, Abbot, Farley, Ledger, Rowson, Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Palmer, Mrs Invill, Miss Rowson, Mrs Gaudry A MS list of cast in Enthoven assigns the Clown-Degville
Role: Slaves and Recruits Actor: Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer

1875
08 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Performance Comment: As17880805, but Slaves and Recruits-_Hobler, _Aylmer.
Cast
Role: Slaves and Recruits Actor: _Hobler, _Aylmer.
Role: The other Characters Actor: Mathews, Chapman, Painter, Lyons, Abbot, Farley, Ledger, Rowson, Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Palmer, Mrs Invill, Miss Rowson, Mrs Gaudry A MS list of cast in Enthoven assigns the Clown-Degville

Dance: New Dance, as17880707 but Ratchford

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