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6704 results for: Keyword - Mr Baker
We found 4314 matches on Event Comments, 2157 matches on Performance Comments, 647 matches on Performance Title, 104 matches on Author, and 24 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
26 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross, first time; Lurcher-White; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Shuter, first time; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Tim Shaklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Perry; Aura-Miss Macklin, first time; Flora-Miss Elliot, first time; Country Dance-incident to the play; and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad-Mr Baker.
Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

2
17 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir John English-Shuter; Modely-Dyer; Freehold-Gibson; Heartwell-Hull; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Carbuncle-Morris; Tim Shacklefigure-Hamilton; Sneak-Holtom; Longbottom-Perry; Lurcher-Davis; Flora-Mrs Lessingham, first time; Aura-Miss Macklin; With a Country Dance incident to the Play, the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-Mr Baker.
Cast
Role: the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

3
23 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Clown-Cushing; Farmer-Messink; Mother Shipton-Mr Baker; Colombine-Sga Tinte; other Characters-Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

Cast
Role: ocal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green.

4
07 May 1702 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Entertainment: Divine Musick in Praise of Religion and Vertue-; both Vocal and instrumental, with new Anthems compos'd by Mr Blow; an Oration by Mr Collier; Pieces by Mr Tate, her Majesty's Poet Laureat. The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate

5
28 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Baker made his first Appearance in Jerry Sneak--he is a tall, thin, awkward Figure, looked like a Pinmaker, is a very strong Copy of poor Weston, has some Requisites, may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy--pretty well received. [Note added by $J. P. Kemble: Mr Baker, I have heard, had at this Time just received an Inheritance of fifteen thousand Pounds, which he so quickly dissipated as to be reduced within five years after to the Condition of Coachman to a Bristol Diligence] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #181 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Jerry Sneak-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance upon any stage [Baker]); Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.

6
26 November 1735 @ Swan Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo and several Pieces on the French Horn by Mr Charles. And several Songs and Duets by the two Miss Youngs. The German Flute by Mr Pelicour [Balicourt in Daily Advertiser], lately arrived from abroad; Being the first Time of his Performing in England

7
30 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631128, but Shepherd-Baker; The Dances-_Duquesny.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Baker
Role: Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

8
03 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

9
04 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad Actor: Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

10
24 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Dance: End I: As17771222; In V: a Dance of Foresters-Dagueville

11
25 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

12
26 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

13
28 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

14
02 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

15
03 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Friars Actor: Fox, Baker

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

16
07 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

17
10 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

18
12 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Song: As17771008

19
17 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Friars Actor: Fox, Baker

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

20
26 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Friars Actor: Fox, Baker

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

21
06 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

22
20 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

23
29 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Entertainment: Monologue.As17780427

24
12 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Dance: As17770926

25
15 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780511

Song: As17780511