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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.

4876
01 March 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. Note, That Mr Dogget is to Play but Six Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17080207, but Ben-Dogget.

4877
20 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Performance Comment: As17080417.

4878
26 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit of a Young Orphan-Child of the late Mr Verbruggen and Mrs Verbruggen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: See17071106, but Sir William-Penkethman; Sir Edward-Keene; Belfond Sr-Bullock; Belfond Jr-Wilks; Trueman-Mills; Scrapeall-Norris; Isabella-Mrs Rogers; Teresia-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Termagent-Mrs Knight; Ruth-Mrs Powell.

4879
07 September 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 4 Sept., The Heir of Morocco had been announced for this day.] The Playhouse in Little-Lincoln's-Inn-Fields is to be Let for a Tennis-Court, or for any other use, (except a Playhouse). Enquire of Mr John Hall next Door to the Sign of the Angel in Little-Russell street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Ballance-Keene; Plume-Thurmond; Brazen-Bickerstaff; Worthy-Powell; Melinda-Mrs Rogers; Silvia-Mrs Moore.

4880
07 January 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: As17080930, but Montezuma-Betterton; Cortez-Powell; Odmar-Mills; Guyomar-Booth; Orbellan-_.

4881
07 April 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and No Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets at half a Guinea each. Note, That the Tickets deliver'd out for the Moor of Venice, and Great Mogul, will be taken at this Play. [Receipts: possibly #154 6s. 7 1!2d., according to Baggs.] For a comment on this occasion, see Tatler, 12 April. Whincop (pp. 175-76) states: But Mr Betterton being new past Seventy Years of Age, and lame with the Gout, seemed but to burlesque the Part of youthful Valentine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17090312 but Valentine-Betterton; Ben-Dogget; Angelica-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barry; Prologue written by Congreve-Mrs Bracegirdle; An Epilogue written by Rowe,-Mrs Barry, having Betterton on her Right Hand, between herself, Mrs Bracegirdle.

4882
06 June 1709 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies in Greenwich and from London. At Mr Penkethman's New Theatre in Greenwich. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Ladies Airs

4883
20 June 1709 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Written by the famous Mr Lee, Author of Alexander the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

4884
31 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Successful Strangers

Performance Comment: Silvio-Powell; Antonio-Booth; Carlos-Elrington; Lopez-Norris; Francisco-Spiller; Pedro-Layfield; Guzman-Miller; Sancho-Pack; Dorothea-Mrs Knight; Feliciana-Mrs Moore; Biancha-Mrs Spiller; Niece-Mrs Cox.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performance Comment: See17100109, but A new Epilogue-Mrs Moore.

Dance: Miss Santlow; particularly a French Peasant-; Scaramouch-Layfield

4885
21 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp and Miller. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain; Or, The Usurer Turned Soldier

Performance Comment: Woman Captain-Mrs Bradshaw; Usurer-Norris; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-.

4886
15 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: For the entire Benefit of Mr Penkethman. Note, The Subscribers Tickets have free Admittance in any part of the House that Day' and during the whole Season. To begin exactly at half an Hour after 5, by reason the Gentlemen and Ladies that come from London may have time to return again the same Night. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. [The opening, originally advertised for Monday 12, was deferred to this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Penkethman; Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Cross; Sancho-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Carlos-Thurmond; Clodio-Thurmond Jr; Governor-Elrington; Duart-Cory; Angelina-Mrs Granger; Louisa-Mrs Sapsford; Elvira-Mrs Kent; Honoria-Mrs Spiller; With a new Prologue-Penkethman.

4887
21 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Villeroy-Thurmond; Baldwin-Shepard; Bryan-Husband; Carlos-Cory; Frederick-Thurmond Jr; Fernando-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Fabion-Bullock Jr; Jaqueline-Leigh; Sampson-Spiller; Bellford-Elrington; Isabella-Mrs Kent; Julia-Mrs Spiller; Victoria-Mrs Shepard; Nurse-Mrs Pollet; With the Mimick Epilogue [Written and spoke by Mr Cibber (at queen's) Burlesquing the Italian Operas-a little Boy.

4888
28 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: And at the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Mr Powell is prevail'd upon to Act his own Part of Sir Courtly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Powell; Sir Thomas-Penkethman; Aunt-Mrs Powell; Belguard-Cory; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Surly-Thurmond Sr; Hothead-Leigh; Testimony-Norris; Leonora-Mrs Kent; Violante-Mrs Spiller; With a new Prologue-Powell.

4889
10 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the desire of the Subscribers and several other Persons of Quality, Mr Powell will perform his own Part of Prospero. With all the Sinkings and Flyingsv as were perform'd in the Play Originally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Powell; Trincalo-Leigh; Ventoso-Penkethman; Alonzo-Cory; Ferdinand-Elrington; Antonio-Husband; Caliban-Norris; Mustacho-Spillar; Stephano-Shepard; Hypolita-Mrs Kent; Miranda-Mrs Baker; Dorinda-Mrs Shepard.

Dance: As17100708

4890
07 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: To which Note: Mr Penkethman acts six Days more for the Subscribers to bring their Tickets. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Elrington; Sir Jealous-Leigh; Sir Francis-Norris; Busie Body-Spillar; Charles-Cory; Miranda-Mrs Sapsford; Isabella-Mrs Kent; Patch-Mrs Spillar.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Irish Trot-; Harlequin Dance-; French Peasant-; Dutch Skipper-; Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Night Scene between a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others-

4891
01 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Note, That Subscribers' Tickets pass this Day, and every Day during Mr Penkethman's stay at Greenwich, unless it be some particular Actor's Benefit-Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: As17100819, but Alvarez-Freeman; Felix-Vanbraken; Metaphrastus-Cory; Leonora-Mrs Shepherd; Toledo-_.

Entertainment: Gentlewoman, as17100817; Ladder Dancer

4892
07 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the desire of several Perons of Quality will be perform'd that great and celebrated Scene in Julius Caesar at the table between Brutus and Cassius , Written by the Immortal Shakespeare. And altho' Mr Penkethman is at an extraordinary Charge in providing these Entertainments, to oblige his Friends he lets them in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets have free Admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar (one Scene)

Performance Comment: Brutus-Powell; Cassius-Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Powell; Sir Thomas-Penkethman.

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

4893
30 December 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Susanna Centlivre.] Never before Acted. Being the second Part of the Busie Body. With new Dresses and several new Scenes; particularly an intire Sett of a pleasant Woodv, painted by Mr Boul, after the Italian Manner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marplot

Performance Comment: Edition of 1711 lists: Don Lopez-Bowen; Don Perriera-Dogget; Colonel Ravelin-Wilks; Charles Gripe-Mills; Marplot-Pack; Lorenzo-Norris; Dona Perriera-Mrs Santlow; Isabinda-Mrs Porter; Mlle Joneton-Mrs Bradshaw; Marton-Mrs Cox; Margaritta-Mrs Willis; Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Santlow.

4894
21 May 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baxter. At Mr Penkethman's New Theatre in Greenwich. At 5 p.m., several People returning to London the same Night, it being Moonlight Nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido; Or, The Faithful Shepherd

Performance Comment: Acted all by Women.

Dance: Dances with Swords to Admiration-A girl of five

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

4895
22 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Powell and Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Bullock; Sir William-Penkethman; Young Belfond-Wilks; Sir Edward-Keene; Trueman-Mills; Cheatly-Bickerstaff; Shamwell-Bullock Jr; Lolpoop-Cross; Scrapeall-Norris; Isabella-Mrs Rogers; Teresa-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Termagent-Mrs Knight; Lucy-Miss Sherburn; Ruth-Mrs Powell.

Dance: Mrs Bicknell

4896
04 June 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of the late famous Tragedian Mr Betterton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17110222, but Harriet-Mrs Bradshaw.

4897
03 July 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not acted these four Years [but see 17 Jan. 1709]. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Performance Comment: Sir David-Johnson; Sir Jolly-Bullock; Beaugard-Powell; Courtine-Mills; Fourbin-Norris; Bloody Bones-Cross; Vermin-Bullock Jr; Lady Dunce-Mrs Knight; Silvia-Mrs Rogers.

4898
07 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Witches' Songs and Dances, proper to the Occasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: As17110803.

4899
10 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers

Performance Comment: As17110727 but Hop-Burkhead.

4900
12 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully revis'd. With all the original Decorations of Scenes, Witches, Songs, and Dances proper to the Drama

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Booth, Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Pack, Bullock Jr, Elrington, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Cox; Witches-Burkhead, Ryan, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis.