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7760 results for: Keyword - Mr
We found 4812 matches on Roles/Actors, 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 18 matches on Author.

3551
20 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Packer; Daniel-Weston; Tom-King; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Reynolds; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Indiana-Mrs Dancer; In Act II, singing-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17671008.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Gardners Holiday-Mr Shuter (his 1st appearance), Sga Giorgi

3552
08 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard, whose bad state of health obliges him to retire from the stage. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17681011.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17690503.

Entertainment: End: New Epilogue-Mr Havard Upon his Leaving the Stage

Dance: After Epilogue=: New Comic Dance, as17681210

3553
30 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Usual note about servants and sale of Books of performance.] Paid Bensley's Balance (Account Book). Charges: #35

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Performance Comment: As17700309.

Music: FFirst Violin, Solo-Giardini; Solo on Violincello-Mr Crusdile

3554
11 September 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: marly Benefit for Hook. Price 3s. Vocals in Concert by Mas. Cheney, Two Young Ladies who never appeared in public, and Mrs Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17700814.

Music: marly First Violin and Solo by Fisher; Concerto on Organ by Hook ; Concerto on French Horn by the celebrated Mr Cohen, musician to the Stadtholder, being the 1st time of his performing since his arriving in England

Performance Comment: hathi.

3555
10 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross, first appearance here in 4 years; Southampton-Bensley; Burleigh-Gibson; Raleigh-R. Smith; Lieutenant-Fox; Queen-Mrs Ward; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Rutland-Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17700926.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-; IV: [A Comic Ballad call'd the Countryman Metamorphosed-Mr Hamois, Mad[mlle] Hamois[, their first appearance this stage

3556
16 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Bensley; Iachimo-Smith; Pisanio-Hull; Cloten-Yates; Cymbeline-Gibson; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-DuBellamy; Arviragus-Perry; Queen-Mrs Vincent; Imogen-Mrs Yates; In Act II, a Masquerade Scene-incident to the play; Singing-Mrs Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17701015.

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamois, Miss Hamois, as17701010

3557
17 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. Afterpiece: Never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17701004.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, Vamp-Yates; Young Cape-Lewes; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Poet-Hamilton; Printer's Devil-Quick; Robin-R. Smith; Gov. Cape-Gardner; Arabella-Mrs Dyer; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamoir, Miss Hamoir [now so spelled][as17701016; End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17701015

3558
29 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Shore-Bensley; Catesby-Perry; Gloster-Clarke; Ratcliff-R. Smith; Belmour-Gibson; Derby-Wignell; Alicia-Miss Miller, first time; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17701124.

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance-Mr and Miss Hamoir

3559
03 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Afterpiece: For the only time this season. Pit and Boxes laid together. Servants are desired to be at the Stage Door by 4 o'clock. Ladies desired to come as early as possible to prevent Confusion in getting to their Seats. [See repetition of afterpiece 27 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Bensley; Duke-Morris; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo [with songs]-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Lewes, first time; Sir Theodore-Dunstall; Mordecai-Quick; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.

Dance: II: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; IV: An Allemande-Mr Hamoir, Miss Hamoir

3560
03 September 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Richards and Reeves. Price 3s. Miss Esser's tickets will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17710718.

Entertainment: Vocal parts-Miss Harper, Miss Catley, Miss Esser; who will accompany her songs and play a Solo on the violin-Miss Esser; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Solo on Violin (Giardini)-a Pupil of Mr Reeves, only ten years old, his first appearance in public

3561
04 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #134 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Hamilton; Moody; Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Kniveton; Lady Townly-Miss D'Arcy.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Kniveton; Grumio-Hamilton; Taylor-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Green.

Dance: End: The Jealous Woodcutters-Mr and Miss Hamoir. [See17641101, and 23 Oct. 1762]

Performance Comment: [See17641101, and 23 Oct. 1762] .

3562
31 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid for cleaning and repairing of the sewers #23 6s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #203 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17711026, but Bassanio-Bensley; Macklin's acting Shylock the last time before his departure for Ireland. Macklin's acting Shylock the last time before his departure for Ireland.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17711022.

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Mr and Miss Hamoir; IV: The Tartars, as17710927

3563
11 January 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Dance: I: New DancesOf Mr Lepy-in which Mlle Heinel will dance two new Entres; End Last Act: A new Grand Ballet in which-Mlle Heinel will dance 3 Entres

3564
11 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio By Particular Desire. Charges: #35 (Account Book). Theatrical Review: His [Duport's] execution is truly masterly, his tone very brilliant, and his taste pleasingly delicate and chaste. What he performs on this instrument is wonderful, when the genius of it is considered. As this celebrated Lady [Sga Sirmen] has been in England some time, her abilities are pretty generally known. Her tone and style of playing is very pleasing, and her execution truly chaste, without any of those unnecessary and extravagant liberties, which the generality of solo players on the Violin too frequently give in to

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabeus

Performance Comment: Parts were: Judas-; Israelite Man-; Israelite Woman-; Chorus-; Simon (Brother to Judas)-; Messenger-; Eupolemus-(Jewish Ambassador to Rome).

Music: End Part I: Solo on Violincello-Mr Duport; End Part II: Concerto on Violin, as17720306-Sga Sirmen

3565
05 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #104 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17721023.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17721104.

Dance: III: A New Ballet-Mr Asselin, his first appearance in this kingdom, Miss Valois, Miss Twist

3566
07 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes. Mainpiece [a Tragedy by Nicholas Rowe]: not acted these 20 years. [See 3 Feb. 1756.] The characters dress'd in the habits of the times (playbill). Charges #69 14s. Profit to Lee Lewes #153 18s. (Box 227; Pit 417; Gallery 346) (Account Book). Receipts: #84 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Dudley-Smith; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Suffolk-Perry; Sussex-Owenson; Gates-Wignell; Lieutenant-Fox; Bp of Winchester-Gardner; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Vincent; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17730329.

Entertainment: End: A New Occasional Epilogue written by Mr Goldsmith will be spoken-Lewes

3567
21 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox and Owenson. Tickets deliver'd by Holloway and Miss Bassan will be taken. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to beneficiaries #9 11s. 3d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Fox #90 11s. (Box 123; Pit 328; Gallery 106); Owenson #69 7s. (Box 118; Pit 133; Gallery 199). Paid Mrs Singleton for walking 13 nights in Henry VIII, the 8th to 15th February #3 5s. and for walking 28 nights in the Sorcerer to the 13th inst. #3 10s. Paid Mrs Baks for the same #3 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #45 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17721217.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17730518, but Leander-Owenson, first time; Diego-Fox (first time); Leonora-Miss Wewitzer (first time).

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe (first time)-Miss Bassan; End: A Louvre and Minuet-Mr and Mrs Holloway

3568
08 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 111s. (Treasurer's Book). Benefit for Jefferson. Tickets deliver'd for Alexander The Great will be taken. Receipts: #125 10s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. 6d. Profits to Jefferson: #58 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17740314 but Others-_Weston, _Kear, Courtney, +Burton.
Cast
Role: With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17740212, but Justice-Hartry; Grand Chorus-_Dibdin.

Song: (by Desire) O What a Charming thing's a Battle-Mr Bannister

3569
11 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox and Owenson. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six o'clock. Charges #65 19s. 6d. Deficit to each #9 4s., cover'd by income from tickets: Fox, #101 17s. (Box 118; Pit 349; Gallery 200); Owenson #86 10s. (Box 138; Pit 206; Gallery 211). Receipts: #46 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Dudley-Smith; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Gardiner-Gardner; Suffolk-Owenson; Sussex-Davies; Gates-R. Smith; Lieut.-Fox; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs P. Green; Lady-Miss Pearce; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17740427 but Maria-Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740510; End I Farce: A Double Hornpipe-Mr and Mrs Holloway

3570
07 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: not acted these two years. [See 23 May 1773.] [Young Lady identified by Hopkins MS Note.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis, first time; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Shuter; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Hollingsworth; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; [first time; Lucinda-Mrs Whitefield; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Hull; Indiana-a Young Lady [never on any stage [Mrs Armstead]; [In II, a Song-DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performance Comment: As17740926, [but Shortbill only Lewes, Miss Brown and Miss Valois listed.]

Dance: III: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Vintage Festival-Daguville, Sga Vidini, [first time on that stage, and Mr Helm[, first appearance in England. [See dl 11 Oct. 1766.

Performance Comment: [See dl 11 Oct. 1766.]

3571
17 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The two Coronation Anthems were: My Heart is Inditing, and Zadock the Priest.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: With Two of the Coronation Anthems-.

Music: Organ Concerto, as17750303 Violin Concerto, as17750303 after First Anthem: Concerto on Hautboy-Mr Vincent

3572
22 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Anthems were Mine Hand be Strenghtened and And the King shall Rejoice (Public Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro, Il Penseroso

Performance Comment: with two of the Coronation Anthems-.

Music: End Part I: Violin@Cello Concerto-Mr Paxton; Part II: Hautboy Concerto-Vincent; After the 1st Anthem: Violin Concerto-Barthelemon (Public Advertiser)

3573
04 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Lampe, and Mrs Jones, Mrs Masters (formerly Miss Lalauze), Besford, Miss Cranfield, Bates, Widow Wise, Widow Emery, and Ledger, and those deliver'd for She Stoops to Conquer will be taken. Doors open half past 5. To begin at half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17751031, but Polly (for that Night only)-Mrs Weichsel; Hornpipe-Miss Besford.

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: As17760430.

Dance: I: A Minuet-Holloway, Miss Cranfield; II: A Minuet-Dagueville, Mrs Masters (Daughter of the late Mr Lalauze)

3574
15 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Merrifield, Harris, and Holloway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17760124, but Lady Constant-Mrs Booth, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17760309.

Dance: III: Minuets and Cotillions-Dumay, Miss Armstrong, Merrifield, Miss Ross, Harris, Miss Mathews, Mr and Mrs Holloway; End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503 [and for Minuets and Cotillions, see17750526]

3575
24 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold (the Miser)-Jackson (1st appearance on this stage); Frederick-Cooke; Clerimont-Everard; Decoy-Newton; Sparkle-West; Furnish-Massey; Taylor-Fildew; Lawyer-Lear; Ramillie-Russell; Marianna-Mrs Burden; Harriet-Mrs Bailey; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Heard; Wheedle-Mrs West; Lappet-Mrs Russell.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Everard; Kecksey-Russell; Nephew-Lear; Thomas-West; Bates-Massey; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Bailey; The Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Bailey.

Song: As17780529

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Cries of London (in Imitation of the late Mr Shuter)-Jackson