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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Mills; Zara-Mrs Horton; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond; King-W. Mills; Gonsalez-Corey; Garcia-Bridgwater; Heli-Boman; Leonora-Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17311005, but Jobson-Harper; Nell-Miss Raftor.

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

Event Comment: Benefit W. Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17311209, but Osmyn-Delane; King-W. Giffard; Heli-_; Leonora-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17320330 but Jobson-Miller.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. [Probably the afterpiece is Hippisley's Sequel.] Receipts: money #49 4s.; tickets #53 2s. [For a poem, To Mr Walker, upon his Choice of Alexander the Great, for his Benefit, see Grub St. Journal, 6 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Walker; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Hulett; Hephestion-Milward; Thesalus-Chapman; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Statira-Mrs Bullock; Parisatis-Mrs Templer; Sysigambis-Mrs Cantrell.

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: See17320320.

Dance: NNumidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Afterpiece: Proper dances by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, others

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: (Daily Post missing), but Daily Post, 4 April, gives it See17320211, but Waitwell-_; Mincing-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17320401 but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Grace; Sir John-Stoppelaer (Daily Post, 4 April).
Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. [By Charles Johnson. Apparently not published.] The Rehearsals of The Ephesian Matron having obliged Mr Bridgwater to a close Attendance, he humbly hopes his Friends will excuse his not being able personally to wait on them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-Wilks; Glendower-Cibber; Hotspur-Bridgwater; Falstaff-Harper; Northumberland-Bowman; Worcester-Corey; Douglas-W. Mills; Vernon-A. Hallam; Poins-Watson; Mortimer-Paget; Blunt-Oates; Francis-R. Wetherilt; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Kate-Mrs Booth; Carriers-Johnson, Cibber Jr.

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Performance Comment: Bridgwater, Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, Berry, Mrs Grace.

Dance: HHighland Lass-Miss Robinson

Ballet: TThe Masques. Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme

Performance Comment: Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme.
Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mr Laguerre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #26 17s. 6d.; tickets #129 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17320323 but Lady Grace-Mrs Buchanan.

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: As17320320 but Mrs Kilby added.

Dance: TThe Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Grand Dance in Momus-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Not Acted these Eight Years. Writtan by the late Mr Dryden. Receipts: money #33 15s.; tickets #127 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Walker; Almeyda-Mrs Buchanan; Dorax-Quin; Muley Moluch-Milward; Muley Zeydan-Lacy; Benducar-Ogden; Antonio-Chapman; Alvarez-Hulett; Mufti-Bullock Sr; Johayma-Mrs Egleton; Morayma-Mrs Bullock; Mustapha-Penkethman.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Pelling; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A short Opera of one Act. The Musick by the late celebrated Alexander Scarlatti. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #22 11s. 6d.; tickets #31 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: See17320119.

Afterpiece Title: Telemachus

Performance Comment: Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo; Telemachus-Rochetti.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: An Oratorio in English. Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now revised by him, with several Additions, and to be performed by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. N.B. There will be no Action on the Stage. but the House will be fitted up in a decent Manner for the Audience. The Musick to be disposed after the maner of the Coronation Service. [Their Majesties, Prince, Princess Royal and Amelia present. See also Egmont, Diary, I, 266, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, pp. 205-97.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Ahasuerus-Senesino; Haman-Montagnana; Habdonah-Lowe; Esther-Signora Strada; Mordecai-Signora Bertolli; Israelite Woman-Mrs Davis; Israelites-Mrs Turner Robinson, Signora Bertolli, Lowe.
Event Comment: Under the Direction of Mr Pearce. By Terence. At the Academy in Chancery Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Performance Comment: The Young Gentlemen of the Academy.
Event Comment: Composed by Mr Handel. With all the Grand Chorus's, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, being the first Time it ever was performed in a Theatrical Way. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Mountier, being the first Time of his appearing in Character on any Stage; Galatea-Miss Arne; edition of 1732 adds: Damon-Mason; Polyphemus-Waltz.
Event Comment: On Monday Night last died, at his Lodgings in Richmond, Mr John Ogden, one of the Comedians...in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Daily Journal, 5 July

Performances

Event Comment: As 11 July. Daily Courant, 13 July: Mr Booth of Drury Lane Playhouse hath sold his Share and Interest in the Stock and Management to John Highmore of Hampton Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17320711.
Event Comment: At Bullock's Booth. The Part of the Money Taker will be perform'd by Mr Bullock himself

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjur'd Prince; Or, The Martyr'd General: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Softhead, His Mother, His Sister, Miss Hoyden, And His Man Spindle

Performance Comment: Squire Softhead-W. Bullock; Hoyden-Mrs Morgan; King-Rosco; Artaban-Chapman; Memmon-Haughton; Bellair-Hale; Sir Humphrey-Smith; Alinda-Mrs Rice; Arethusa-Mrs Chapman; Lady Sousecrown-Mrs Martin; Toby Crab-Morgan; Spindle-Young Morgan.

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones, Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 14 Sept.: Mr Wilks, the celebrated Comedian...continues still so dangerously ill, that there is but little Hope of his Recovery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: (Daily Post missing) See17320908.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #50 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Sylvia-Mrs Younger; Balance-Quin; Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Walker; Brazen-Chapman; Kite-Hall; Bullock-Bullock; Melinda-Mrs Buchanan; Rose-Mrs Laguerre; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Welsh Collier-Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Daily Journal, 30 Sept., has a poem: On the Death of Mr Wilks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Amanda-Mrs Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Loveless-Watson; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Oates; Syringe-Griffin; Shoemaker-R. Wetherilt; Hoyden-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17320921, but Hellebore-Roberts; Harry-R. Wetherilt.

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17320923

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Shallow-Cibber; King-Mills; Prince-Wm. Mills; Falstaff-Harper; Silence-Griffin; Pistol-Cibber Jr.

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Performance Comment: As17320923, but Prologue[ as17321017-.

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Bridgwater; Ben-Cibber; Scandal-W. Mills; Tattle-Cibber Jr; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Heron; Prue-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Willis.

Dance: Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17321028.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17321031.

Dance: FFlute Chacone-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Bullock; Sir George-Huddy; Fantome-Bardin; Butler-Collet; Coachman-Rosco; Gardiner-W. Giffard; Vellum-Norris; Lady Trueman-Mrs Haughton; Abigail-Mrs Morgan.

Dance: II: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; III: Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Pietro Metastasio. Done into English by Humphreys. Music presumably by Leonardo Leo.] Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] See also Lord Hervey and his Friends, pp. 145-46. Daily Advertiser, 6 Nov.: There were present a very numerous Audience; and Signora Celeste Gismondi, who lately arriv'd here, perform'd a principal Part in it with universal Applause. We hear that this Opera was not compos'd by Mr Handell, but by some very eminent Master in Italy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Edition of 1732 lists: Catone-Senesino; Marzia-Signora Strada; Emilia-Signora Celeste Gismondi; Arbace-Signora Bertolli; Cesare-Montagnana.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17321028.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Stoppelaer; Phillida-Miss Raftor; Arcas-Fielding; Corydon-Roberts; Cimon-Berry; Mopsus-Oates.

Dance: FFlute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 13 Nov., has a poem: To Mr Giffard, on the New Theatre in Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321006, Sir Joseph-R. Wetherilt, from dl, being the first Time of his appearance on this Stage; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Giffard.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 15 Nov.: The Musick (see by Mr Lampe) gave great Satisfaction to the Audience....Miss Cecilia Young was paricularly admired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Rehearsed in public.