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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.

5251
23 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir William-Penkethman; Belfond Sr-Miller; Belfond Jr-Wilks; Truman-Watson; Sir Edward-Thurmond; Scrapeall-Norris; Isabella-Mrs Porter; Teresia-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Termagent-Mrs Thurmond.

5252
25 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance:

5253
26 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17221027.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

5254
02 February 1723 @ 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

Performance Comment: As17221006.

5255
05 February 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway. Receipts: #17 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Performance Comment: As17221130, but Bloody Bones-H. Bullock.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: As17221030

5256
12 February 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: #13 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: As17221121, but Vellum-Hippisley; Gardener-H. Bullock.

Dance:

5257
11 March 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Dryden. Pit and Front Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng Zebe; Or, The Great Mogul

Performance Comment: Emperor-Mills; Aurengzebe-Wilks; Morat-Booth; Arimant-Thurmond; Nourmahal-Mrs Porter; Indamora-Mrs Oldfield; Melesinda-Mrs Younger.

Dance: As17221211

5258
18 March 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Rich's Register: Dismiss'd at a very full House by reason Mrs Seymour wou'd not Act for the Benefit fo Mr Ch. M. Rich. Abt #200 in Money and Tickets. British Journal, 23 March: As they were performing...Mariamne...before a Crowded Audience, the Celebrated Mrs Seymour was suddenly taken ill, and the Money return'd to the Value of 150 Pounds

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Advertised but dismissed.

5259
01 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Parts-Wilks, Booth, Cibber, Penkethman, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton, Mrs Willis.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Dance:

5260
04 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Egleton. Receipts: money #29 9s.; tickets #64 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17221024, but Froth-Morgan; Sir Paul-Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

5261
06 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17230209, but Serena-Miss Johnson.

5262
06 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Boheme. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #63 16s. 6d.; tickets #81 4s. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 6 April: The Report of Mr Boheme of the New Play-House leaving that Theatre to go to Drury-Lane is entirely groundless

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: As17230126, but Citizens-Bullock, Hall, Hippisley, H. Bullock.

5263
13 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: British Journal, 13 April: Mr Boheme and Mrs Seymour, two celebrated Actors belonging to Lincolns-Inn Theatre, were married the Beginning of this Week

Performances

5264
15 April 1723 @ Moorfields

Event Comment: At a Booth on Windmill Hill. London Journal, 20 April: On Monday Night last one Mr Redshaw, one of the Actors belonging to the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn Fields, being to be kill'd in Jest in the Play of Darius on Windmill Hill, was kill'd in Earnest, for he was accidentally run into the Eye, of which Wound he died the Day following. [In British Journal, 20 April, the name is Redstraw; in Freeholder's Journal, 20 April, it is Rackstraw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Darius, King Of Persia

Performance Comment: A part-Redstraw [Redshaw, Rackstraw].Redshaw, Rackstraw].

5265
02 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. N.B. The Indisposition of Mr Lun prevents the Performance of Amadis. Rece3,5#18 16s. 6d.;

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: See17230213.

5266
10 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. Written by Mr Banks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Wilks; Queen-Mrs Porter; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.

Dance: Hussars-Shaw, Mrs Booth

5267
15 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17221009, but Plausible-Griffin; Oldfox-Shepard; Petulant-Miller; Fidelia-Mrs Younger; Widow-Mrs Moor.

Music: End I: Concerto by Monsieur Dieupart for Hautboys Flutes and Violins-; End II: Concerto by Signior Carbonelli-; End III: Concerto by Signior Albinoni-; End IV: Eighth Concerto of Signior Corelli-

Dance: End I: The Harlequins-Shaw, Mrs Booth; End II: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; End IV: The Country Maid-Miss Tenoe; End V: Foresters-Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Topham, Miss Tenoe

5268
17 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17230316.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

5269
23 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and Taylor, Boxkeepers. Written by the late Mr Otway. Receipts: money #13 17s.; tickets #99 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Performance Comment: As17230205, but Bloody Bones-Hall; Lady Dunce-Mrs Boheme.

Dance: The Galliard-Lally, Mrs Cross; Two Punches and Harlequin-; Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Bullock; Lally, Lally Jr, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock

5270
24 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Campbell. Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Daily Journal, 25 May: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Bicknell (an eminent Actress in the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) of a Consumption. Her Parts will be very well supply'd by her Sister Mrs Younger, a Person of a very promising Genius

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17230124, but Teresia-Mrs Campbell; Isabella-Mrs Horton; Lucia-Mrs Brett.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

5271
29 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cross. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17221006, but Priuli-_; Antonio-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: As17221211

5272
29 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Randall, Tubman, Fletcher. Receipts: money #7 9s.; tickets #131 17s. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 25 May: This is esteem'd Mr Dryden's best Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17230207, but Pedro-Egleton; Queen-Mrs Boheme.

5273
30 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Afterpiece: An Entertainment of Dancing in Grotesque Characters. Compos'd by Mr John Weaver

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17220913, but Elvira-Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Shaw; Scaramouch-Boval; Mezetin-Thurmond; Colombine-Miss Tenoe.

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

5274
06 June 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit William Wilks, Office Keeper. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17230107, but Miranda-Miss Tenoe; Dorinda-Miss Lindar; Ariel-Y. Wetherilt; Hippolito-Mrs Brett.

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar, being the 2d Time of her Singing upon any Stage; Dear Pretty Youth-

Music: Solo on Little Pipe-Baston

Dance: Dancing after the Turkish Manner, as it was perform'd by the Kister Aga and the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, for the Diversion of the Grand Signior at the last Bairam Feast-

5275
25 June 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fifteen Years [but see dl, 5 Dec. 1712]. Written by Mr Tate, late Poet Laureat. With all the Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Dance: Boval, Miss Tenoe