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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.

551
23 July 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted before. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions. Written by the Author of the Comedy. At Common Prices. 6:30 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Basinghall Or The Cheapside Beau

Performance Comment: Squire Basinghall-Mullart; Archer-Mrs Charke; Lord Belmont-Walker; Captain Modely-Lacy; Modern Wit-Boothby; Classic-Aston; Lady Charlot-Mrs Freeman; Lucella-Miss Brett; Darneit-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Basinghall-Mrs Bennet .

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Mutineers

Performance Comment: Pistol-Aston; Truncheon-Mullart; Jack Comic-Walker; 1st Manager-Lacy; 2d-Machen; Wardrobe Keeper-Littleton; Mons Coupee-Lowder; Housekeeper-Williams; Mr Crotchet-Mullart; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Freeman; Mrs Haughty-Mrs Charke; Miss Lovemode-Miss Brett .
Cast
Role: Mr Crotchet Actor: Mullart

552
01 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Merchants. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Lillo. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17350701 but Lucy-Miss Talbot .

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Performance Comment: As17350725.
Cast
Role: Mr Crotchet Actor: Mullart

Dance: End Afterpiece: Black Joak by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett

Performance Comment: hathi.

Song: V: Roast Beef Song by Mullart

Performance Comment: hathi.

553
07 September 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Milward; Worthy-Mills; Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Young Fashion-Cross; Coupler-Johnson; Surgeon-Griffin; Shoemaker-Miller; Lory-Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress or The Ridotto AlFresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-LeBrun; Beau Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este; Constable-Macklin; Porter-Rosamond; Jenny-Mrs Davenport; Mother Midnight-Turbutt; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Carney; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett; Pierrot-Rector; Punch-Janno; Scaramouch-Leigh; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Dutchman and Frow-Thurmond, Miss Mann; Peasant Man and Woman-Dukes, Mrs Pelling; With a Comic Medley Overture composed by Mr Lampe-.
Cast
Role: Mr Lampe Actor: .

Dance: I: The Double Jealousy; or, Miller and His Wife-Poitier, Mlle Roland; III: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Mrs Walter

554
06 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Books of the Masque at the Theatre, 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17380304 but The Musick by Mr Arne-.
Cast
Role: Mr Arne Actor: .

555
19 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: See Daily Advertiser, 19 April, for a letter on Handel. Deutsch, Handel, pp. 481-83, reprints it but states that it appeared in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Saul

Performance Comment: See17390116, but With a Concerto on the Organ-Mr Handel; And another Concerto on the Violin-the famous Sig Plantanida (who is just arrived from Abroad).
Cast
Role: With a Concerto on the Organ Actor: Mr Handel

556
13 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twelve Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John Or The Libertine Destroyd

Performance Comment: John-Mills; Jacomo-Macklin; Lopez-Ridout; Antonio-Winstone; Octavio-Ray; Francisco-Shepard; Hermit-Woodburn; Peasants-Yates, Reed; Statue-Taswell; Father's Ghost-Raftor; Flora-Miss Thynne; Flavia-Mrs Walter; Clara-Mrs Bennet; 1st Wife-Miss Karver; 2d Wife-Mrs Thompson; 3d Wife-Mrs Vallois; 4th Wife-Mrs Marshall; 5th Wife-Miss Woodman; 6th Wife-Mrs Egerton; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Performance Comment: As17400116.

Song: Proper to the Play.The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others

Performance Comment: The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others.
Cast
Role: Mr Arne Actor:

Dance: Mainpiece:IV: Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Cook, Davenport, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport; In V: Dance of Furies-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Performance Comment: As17400115.

557
10 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Alter'd from Milton's Masque at Ludlow-Castle, and now adapted to the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Milward; Younger Brother-Wright; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2d Spirit-Cashell; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosine-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Lowe; Spirit-Savage; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; The Musick by Mr Arne-; The Original Epilogue, by Desire,-Mrs Clive in the Character of Euphrosine; dances-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf, Nivelon, Livier, Carney, LaPierre, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Moudet.
Cast
Role: Mr Arne Actor:

Dance: I: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

558
22 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 22 Dec.: On Saturday last was performed...As you like it; the extraordinary Applause it met with, is a strong Proof of the Merit of that immortal Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17401220, but The Songs new Set by Mr Arne-.
Cast
Role: Mr Arne Actor: .

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

559
19 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Opera, particularly, An exact Representation of Merlin's Cavev, as in the Royal Gardens at Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or Merlin The British Enchanter

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Marshall; Oswald-Giffard; Merlin-Paget; Osmond-Crisp; Grimbald-Yates; Conon-Blakes; Aurelius-Crofts; Albanact-Dunstall; Guillamar-Naylor; Philidel-Mrs Dunstall; Emmeline-Mrs Giffard; Matilda-Miss Hippisley; In which will be performed the Original Musick by the late ingenious Mr Henry Purcel-Paget, Touchbury, Hemings, Hemskirk, Mrs Jones, Miss Medina; Venus-Mrs Dunstall; Cupid-Master Nanfan; with the dances-Shawford, Olbediston, Vaughan, Marr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Yates, Mrs Vallois, Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mr Henry Purcel Actor: Paget, Touchbury, Hemings, Hemskirk, Mrs Jones, Miss Medina

560
26 February 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Valentine Snow. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo on the Violin-Collett; a Concerto on the Harpsichord-Gladwin; several Pieces on the Trumpet-Snow; Likewise the Dead March in Saul-to be performed with the Sackbuts; To which will be added, set to Musick Dryden's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Mr Handel Actor:

561
11 March 1741 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: With Concertos on the Organ-; and other Instruments-; Mr Dryden's last New Ode-.
Cast
Role: Mr Dryden's last New Ode Actor: .

562
07 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. Giffard and Crispe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Giffard; Altamont-W. Giffard; Calista-Mrs Giffard; Lavinia-Mrs Eliz. Giffard, the first time of her appearing on any stage; With a Prologue-Mr W Giffard on that Occasion.
Cast
Role: With a Prologue Actor: Mr W Giffard on that Occasion.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe or Aesop in the Shades

Performance Comment: Aesop-W. Giffard; Drunken Man-Giffard; Lucy-Miss Hippisley; with The Life of a Belle-.

Dance: III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Hornpipe-Yates

563
09 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Bridgwater. As Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #23 17s.; seals #64 19s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Bridgwater was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Delane; Arthur-Mrs Vincent; Bastard Faulconbridge-Hale; Hubert-Bridgwater; Phillip, King of France-Ryan; Dauphin-Hallam; Pandulph-Roberts; Constance-Mrs Mullart; Blanche-Mrs Stevens; With a New Epilogue, in the Person of Shakespear (ushered in by Solemn Musick) on Occasion of the Monument erected by the Publick to his Memory.-Mr Theobald; With an exact Representation of the said Monument-.
Cast
Role: on Occasion of the Monument erected by the Publick Actor: Mr Theobald

Dance: LLes Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

564
10 April 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: By Particular Desire, 5s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Salve Regina

Performance Comment: With a Concerto on the Bassoon-Mr Miller; And several other Songs-; Concertos-; Solos-.
Cast
Role: With a Concerto on the Bassoon Actor: Mr Miller

565
04 January 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #150

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair (By Desire)-Mrs Woffington; Col Standard-Delane; Beau Clincher-Cibber Jun.; Clincher Jun-Neale; Vizard-Havard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Clive; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Pearly-Mr Macklin; Smuggler-Johnson; Dicky-Ray; Tom Errand-Leigh; Constable-Turbutt; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Pearly Actor: Mr Macklin

Song: As17420101

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17411030; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128

566
24 November 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields, this Day,will be presented a Comedy. Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureat. At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. 1st Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [prices regularly repeated in the bills]. For the better Decorum of the Stage, no Money will be taken behind the Scenes; and 'tis humbly hop'd no Person will desire Admittance there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Easy-Giffard; Morelove-W. Giffard; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler; Lady Graveairs-Mrs E. Giffard; Edging-Miss Brunette; With a New Prologue-Mr Cibber; And a reviv'd Epilogue-nobody.
Cast
Role: With a New Prologue Actor: Mr Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: Carney, Mrs Roland

567
25 February 1743 @ Southwark

Event Comment: GGreat Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit of Legar and Boaman. A Concert, etc. At the particular Desire of several of the Subscribers. Stage 5s. Tickets for the Orphan will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Airy-Gibson; Charles-Ridout; Gripe-Arthur; Traffick-Dunstall; Whisper-Vaughan; Miranda-Mrs Mullart; Isabinda-Mrs Dunstall; Patch-Mrs Yeates; Scentwell-Miss Ferguson.

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Legar; Testy-Boaman; Friendly-Bencraft; Old Hob-Mr Dunstall; Dick-Vaughan; Flora-Mrs Dunstall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Mr Dunstall

568
28 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Beard. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Afterpiece: By Command a Ballad Farce not acted these 3 years [see 30 Nov. 1742]. Amphitheatre on Stage. Send servants by three. Tickets to be had of Beard in Red Lion Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Noll Bluff-Marten; Belinda-Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Phillida-Mrs Clive; in which characters will be introduced the Favourite Duetto in Solomon, Composed by Mr Boyce-Beard, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mr Boyce Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive.

Song: II: New Song by Handel-Beard; IV: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Dance: III: Scotch Dance, as17431124; V: Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domitilla

569
20 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Mainpiece: At the particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for As You Like It will be taken. Tickets to be had of Stephens at the Jar, opposite Red-Lion St., Holborn; of Mr Johnson, at the White Hart in Paternoster Row; and at the stage door next Bow St. where places may be taken. Last Night Shakespear's play of King Henry the Fifth, was performed at Covent Garden, with the many incidents that are applicable to the present Juncture of Affairs with France, occasioned the whole to be receiv'd with an uncommon Applause.--General Advertiser, 21 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17440419 but a New Prologue for the Occasion-_.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17440404.
Cast
Role: Mr Boyce Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive.

Dance: As17440404

570
11 June 1744 @ May Fair

Event Comment: NNew Theatre. 6 p.m. Pit 1s. Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Mrs Mullart; Lothario-Mrs Charke; Altamont-Mr Scott, never appear'd on any Stage before.
Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Mr Scott, never appear'd on any Stage before.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hermit

571
27 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Partiuclar Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Plume-Mills; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Balance-Johnson; Kite-Paget; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Rose-Miss Jenny Cibber; Worthy-Mozeen; Scale-Naylor; Scruple-Holtham; Bullock-Paddick; Pearmain-Bernard; Appletree-Hacket; Welsh Collier-Richards; Constable-Jackson; Lucy-Mrs George; Prologue-Mr Mills.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Mills.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-

572
16 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450921, but Myrtilla-Mrs Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Macklin; Cloe-Mrs Clive; Mr Stocks-Turbutt; Lovemore-Lowe; Teague-Barrington; Whisk-Leigh; Mrs Stocks-Mrs Bridges; Jenny-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Turbutt

Dance: VIII: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

573
20 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Frederick-Havard; Clermont-Mozeen; Ramilie-Neale; Mariana-Mrs Woffington; Harriet-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; James-Vaughan; Decoy-Ray; Furnish-Raftor; List-Woodburn; Sparkle-Leigh; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Lappet-Mrs Clive (in which character will be introduc'd a Song called The Life of a Beau).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17451216, but Mr Stocks-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Blakes.

Song: III: Lowe

Dance: V: Mechels, Mlle Mechel

574
26 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [B$Bridges doubled Plunder and Advocate.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army Or The Female Officer

Performance Comment: Female Officer-Mrs Woffington; Major Youngfox-Mills; Capt Wildish-Delane; Wilmot-Sparks; Bisket-Yates; Col O/goghegegagogan-Barrington; Capt MacHighland-Neale; M Capitaine les Mathematiques-Blakes; Capt Cadwallader-Macklin; Brigadier Bloodmore-Berry; Lt Plunder-Bridges; Capt Hearty-Winstone; Serj File/off-I. Sparkes; Corp Henroost-Taswell; Corp Pilfer-Collins; Knapsack-Ray; Advocate-Bridges; Provost-Usher; Clerk-Bransby; Lady Bloodmore-Mrs Cross; Victoria-Mrs Mills; Jenny Firelock-Miss Minors; Nine Husbands-Miss Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Clara-Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17461220, but Lovemore-Lowe; Mr Stocks-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Blakes.

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: V: As17461216

575
22 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Desire. Benefit Cashell. [Receipts: #34 1s., plus #103 2s. from tickets. Charges #60.] Paid Marshall, Timber Merchant, a Bill for Goods deliver'd for Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre #23 4s. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Benefit Lalauze, who is oblig'd to change the play advertised for his Benefit on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer. The Tickets deliver'd out for Don Sebastian will be taken for this play (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17470228, but Myrtle-Cashell; In Act II a Concerto on a German Flute-Mr Balicourt.
Cast
Role: In Act II a Concerto on a German Flute Actor: Mr Balicourt.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17461231