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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.

4951
06 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Mar-all [the Feigned Innocence]

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Miller, Cross, Mrs Porter, Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

Song: Miss Booth

Dance: Birkhead, Mrs Willis

4952
05 September 1715 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: In the same House, on a small Stage, will likewise be presented by Mr Maddox, The Droll of Bateman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bateman; Or, The Fair Vow Breaker

4953
13 October 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Wycherley, Carefully Revis'd. [In Daily Courant, 6 Oct., dl had announced its opening had been delayed to finish the New Decorations of the House.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Wilks; Harcourt-Mills; Dorilant-Ryan; Pinchwife-Booth; Sparkish-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Norris; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Bicknell; Alithea-Mrs Santlow; Lady Fidget-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Dainty-Miss Younger; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Willis.

4954
19 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #37 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: As17151006

Dance: As17151029; Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; The last new comic dance-Moreau, Mrs Cross

4955
21 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #22 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: As17151006

Dance: As17151104; The last new comic dance-Moreau, Mrs Cross

4956
22 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With all the Scenes, Machines and Decorations proper to the Play. Afterpiece: The Words set to Musick by Mr Eccles. Receipts: #40 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Masque-delaGarde, Moreau, Thurmond, Shaw, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding

4957
29 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #18 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Keene; Freeman-[J.] Leigh; Varnish-Thurmond; Novel-Bullock Jr; Plausible-Knapp; Jerry-Pack; Olivia-Mrs Cross; Fidelia-Mrs Rogers Jr; Eliza-Mrs Vincent; Widow-Mrs Hunt.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding

4958
13 December 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

4959
14 December 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by Mr Row. Receipts: #15 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ambitious Stepmother

Dance: As17151104

4960
20 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Performance Comment: As17160117.

Song: Turner, Rawlins

4961
10 February 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #35 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: See17151129.

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolish'd

Performance Comment: Parts-Leveridge, Pack.

Dance: As17151102

4962
21 February 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Lewis Theobald.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #25 8s. 6d. Preface: I am only sorry, it did not answer so well to Mr Rich, as I hop'd it would have done....The Play was got up with indefatigable Application, in Twelve Days time from the first Reading, which is less than ever any Tragedy was known to be got ready in

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perfidious Brother

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Gonsalvo-Corey; Sebastian-Keene; Roderick-Smith; Beaufort-J. Leigh; Luciana-Mrs Rogers; Selinda-Mrs Roger Jr; Prologue-; Epilogue by Molloy-Mrs Cross.

4963
04 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Afterpiece: An Italian Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: See17151013.

Afterpiece Title: The Whimsical Death of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Scaramouch-Sorin; Harlequin-Baxter lately arriv'd from Paris, who have variety of Entertainments of that Kind, and make but a short stay in England.

4964
11 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Afterpiece: [By Richard Leveridge.] A Comic Masque, compos'd in the high Style of Italy. N.B. The Books of the Masque are just printed for W. Mears...and sold by him, and at Mr Leveridge's in Tavistock-street. Receipts: #37 10s. 6d. and tickets #75 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe, Lyon, Moonshine, and Wall

Performance Comment: Edition of 1716 lists: Peter Quince-Bullock Sr; Bottom-Spiller; Flute-H. Bullock; Starveling-Cocker; Semibreve-Knap; Crotchet-H. Bullock; Gamut-Cocker; Prologue-Leveridge; Pyramus-Leveridge; Wall-Randal; Lyon-Cook; Moonshine-Reading; Thisbe-Pack; Epilogue-Leveridge, Pack.

Music: With all New Musick (for that Night) both Vocal and Instrumental Musick-

4965
16 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: hamlet

Performance Comment: Advertised as a benefit for Thurmond, but Rich's Register states: No Play by reason Mr Thurmond did not lay down 20 Guineas in the office for his Benefit.

4966
07 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Dance: A new Italian Night Scene Between Harlequin and Mezzetin-Sorin, Baxter

4967
18 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: A New Cantata-Turner

Music: A New Concerto on the Violin-Bitty

Dance: As17151122; Dutch Skipper-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

4968
30 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Turner. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, we are oblig'd (instead of The What D'Ye Call It) to Act...The Country Wake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Performance Comment: And a New Prologue-Turner; And a New Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.

Song: Mad Song, Mad Dialogue (composed by $Purcell)-Turner, Mrs Willis in their proper Habits

Dance: As17151122; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; Mimic Song and Dance-Mrs Willis

4969
28 June 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

4970
29 June 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. Written by the late Mr Shadwell. Receipts: #25 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain

Performance Comment: Woman Captain-Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: A New Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

4971
03 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation; Or, Love In A Nunnery

Song: Turner, Mrs Boman

4972
05 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17160703

4973
17 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Performance Comment: As17160712.

Song: As17151028

Dance: A New Dance-Boval, Prince, Birkhead

4974
09 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Eighteen Years. Written by Mr Nath. Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise; Or, The Massacre Of Paris

Performance Comment: Admiral-Mills; King-Walker; Duke-Ryan; Cardinal-Quin; Marguerite-Mrs Horton.

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; The Genius-Turner

4975
14 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Nath. Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Performance Comment: As17160809.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17160809