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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.

5376
03 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #31 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Ryan; Lyrick-Hippisley; Mockmode-Egleton; Club-Bullock Sr; Pamphlet-Morgan; Brush-Spiller; Rigadoon-Norris; Lucinda-Mrs Bullock; Leanthe-Mrs Vincent; Pindress-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Trudge-H. Bullock.

Dance: SSpanish Entry-LeSac, Miss LaTour; French Peasants-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Salle

5377
17 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17251129.

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

5378
30 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17251027.

Song: As17251208

5379
20 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17251129.

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

5380
25 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17251127.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

5381
08 February 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: TThe King, Prince and Princess of Wales present. Universal Mercury, February 1726: Mr Handel had the Satisfaction of seeing an old Opera of his not only fill the House, which had not been done for a considerable time before, but People crowding so fast to it, that above 300 were turn'd away for want of room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

5382
18 February 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMist's, 19 Feb.: Yesterday, as young Mr Cibber was performing the Part of Harlequin in Apollo and Daphne, his Foot slipp'd, and he fell down the Stage and broke his Nose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17251018.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: As17260211, but Harlequin-Booth.

5383
11 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Karba, the famous Bassoon. By Her Royal Highness' Command. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consort of several Sorts of Instruments-

5384
17 March 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Thurmond. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Cibber; Philip-Booth; Octavio-Cibber Jr; Trappanti-Miller; Host-Norris; Soto-Harper; Hippolita-Mrs Thurmond; Rosara-Mrs Booth; Flora-Mrs Cibber; Viletta-Miss Tenoe.

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

5385
24 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Fenton. Receipts: money #69 5s.; tickets #70 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Boheme; Mariamne-Mrs Bullock; Sohemus-Quin; Flaminius-Ryan; Pheroras-Walker; Narbal-Diggs; High Priest-Ogden; Sameas-Egleton; Salome-Mrs Egleton; Arsinoe-Mrs Moffet.

Afterpiece Title: The Fickle Fair One

Performance Comment: As17260321.

Dance: As17260321

5386
13 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Tickets may be had at Mr Leveridge's in Tavistock Street. Receipts: money #54 12s. 6d.; tickets #82 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: See17251122.

Song: End I: The Play of Love-Leveridge; II: The Wheel Turn'd To Some Tune (new)-Leveridge; III: Singing-Mrs Chambers; V: A Piece of Musick between a Fop and a Toper: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; IV: French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

5387
19 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17251129.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

5388
21 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard and Young Rainton. Written by the late Mr Wycherly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17251027, but Eliza-Mrs Heron.

Dance: End II: The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; III: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond, Mrs Tenoe; IV: Country Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: Harlequin-Rainton

5389
03 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17250907, but Araminta-Mrs Porter.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: pastoral-Bpastoral=-Boval, Mrs Brett; Muzette-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Boval, Lally, others

5390
04 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Written by Mr Congreve. N.B. The Doors will not be open till Four o'Clock. Receipts: money #12 18s. 6d.; tickets #155 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sir Joseph-Egleton; Sharper-Diggs; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Spiller; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Araminta-Mrs Moffet; Syliva-Mrs Legar; Lucia-Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Song: SSee From the Silent Groves by Dr Pepusch-Mrs Chambers; The Play of Love made and sung-Leveridge

5391
10 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman and Lanyon.Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #9 6s.; tickets #60 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17251102, but Touchwood-Ogden; Froth-Morgan; Saygrace-Chapman.

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Scottish Dance-

Ballet: GGrand Dance. As17260430

Performance Comment: As17260430.

5392
16 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Moore. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17251110, but Priuli-Boman.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: See17251209.

Dance: Lally, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

5393
18 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter and Sandham's Children. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Osmyn-Booth; Gonsalez-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; Selim-W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson [Daily Courant or Roberts: Daily Post]; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-Young Sandham, Young Sandham's Sister; Scaramouch-Young Sandham; Serious Dance-Lally, Mrs Walter

5394
19 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman's Widow. Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17251213, but Brazen-Giffard, being the second Time of his appearing on the Stage.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

5395
26 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcox, West, Clarke, Mrs Rice. Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #12 12s. 6d.; tickets #129 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17260504, but Sir Joseph-W. Bullock; Setter-Norris; Sylvia-Mrs Rice.

Dance: SSaraband-Lally, Mrs Wall; Spanish Entry-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Burgomaster and Wife-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

5396
03 June 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Widow Bowen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: And (by Desire) the last New Prologue spoke in Boy's Cloaths, Epilogue by Mr Welstead;-Miss Robinson Jr.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Roger; Pierrot-Young Rainton; Punch-Duplessis; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Countryman-Miller; Usurer-Norris; Mephostophilus-Young Rainton [: Daily Post; or Haughton: Daily Courant]; Time-Rainton; Death-Ray.

Dance: Miss Robinson

5397
03 August 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Aug.: Mr Williams, one of the Comedians belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is dead

Performances

5398
07 September 1726 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Gibbin's and Mrs Violante's Great Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: Mrs Violante.

5399
10 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve. [For an essay on the stage, see Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 10 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Harper; Fondlewife-Cibber; Bellmour-Wilks; Sharper-Mills; Vainlove-Watson; Sir Joseph-Miller; Bluff-Johnson; Setter-Oates; Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Araminta-Mrs Butler; Sylvia-Miss Lindar; Lucy-Miss Tenoe.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

5400
30 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 30 Sept.: Mr Booth, the excellent Tragedian, continues so much indisposed, that he keeps his Chamber

Performances