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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.

5951
03 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Belmour-W. Mills; Fondlewife-Griffin; Sir Joseph-Miller; Bluff-Johnson; Sharper-Milward; Vainlove-Este; Setter-Oates; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Holliday; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17361102, but Country Lads-Villeneuve, Pelling, Philips.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

5952
03 November 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17361027, but Macheath-Walker; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Mrs Reynolds.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Glover; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Nymphs-Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Delorme, Miss Norman; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Scaramouch-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Bencraft, Bodine, Dupre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancy; with The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Wright; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Laguerre; Pan-Salway; Zaphyrus-Glover; Frenchman-Desse; Spaniard-Tench; Polonese-Richardson; Frenchwoman-Mlle Delorme; Spanish Woman-Mrs Moreau; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.

5953
06 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Sir Paul-Griffin; Touchwood-Winstone; Froth-Berry; Brisk-Cibber; Mellefont-Milward; Careless-W. Mills; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Butler; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive; Lady Pliant-Mrs Thurmond; Cynthia-Miss Hollyday.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: As17361009.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; IV: Flight-Essex, Mrs Walter

5954
11 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Zara-Mrs Porter; King-W. Mills; Osmyn-Milward; Gonsalez-Quin; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17361103, but Country Lads-Villeneuve, Pelling, Janno.

Dance: II: Flight-Essex, Mrs Walter; IV: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

5955
15 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Woudbe-Mills; Young Woudbe-W. Mills; Trueman-Cibber; Teague-Miller; Clearaccount-Winstone; Fristure-Cross; Fairbank-Turbutt; Squire-Este; Richmore-Berry; Subtleman-Mechlin; Alderman-Johnson; Balderdash-Shepard; Comic-Oates; Captain-Cole; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Constance-Miss Hollyday; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Villeneuve; Mrs Midnight-Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17361113, but Adonis-_; Venus-_; Ballet-Essex, Mrs Walter.

5956
16 November 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Chambers; Lucy-Miss Jones; Peachum-Rosco; Lockit-Lyon; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Charke; Filch-Yates; Mat-Richardson; Player-Hewitt; Beggar-Dove; Macheath-Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: As17361021, but Tritons-_.

Dance: II: A new Serious Dance-Delamayne, Miss Oates

5957
17 November 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17361116.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: As17361116.

Dance: As17361116

5958
20 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-W. Mills; Balance-Quin; Worthy-Milward; Brazen-Cibber; Bullock-Miller; Kite-Harper; Pearmain-Oates; Appletree-Macklin; Melinda-Mrs Butler; Rose-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Grace; Sylvia-Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17361119.

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Muilment

5959
22 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted [there] these Twenty-Five Years. Written by Mr Lee. All the Principal Characters New Dress'd. And proper Musick, Scenes, and Decorations. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. [For a discussion of theatrical affairs, see Daily Journal, 22 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Roxana-Mrs Porter; Alexander-Milward; Clytus-Quin; Statira-Mrs Cibber; Cassander-Mills; Lysimachus-W. Mills; Hephestion-Este; Polyperchon-Cibber; Parisatis-Miss Holliday; Perdiccas-Berry; Phillip-Winstone; Thessalus-Cross; Eumenes-Raftor; Aristander-Turbutt; Meleager-Oates; Sysigambis-Mrs Cross; Ghosts of Darius and Statira-sung by Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive.

Dance: Denoyer, Mlle Roland

5960
23 November 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17361116.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: As17361116.

Dance: II: Harlequin-Delamayne

5961
24 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17361122.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17361123.

Dance: As17361122

5962
25 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17361106.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17361123.

Dance: Muilment

5963
26 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17361122.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: As17361123.

Dance: As17361122

5964
03 December 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By a Company of Volunteers. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. [The afterpiece, a pantomime, had been presented at various places in London during the previous year.] At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Hint to the Theatres

5965
06 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. For a long essay on theatrical affairs, see The Occasional Prompter I in Daily Journal, 6 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17361103.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Pierot Married

Performance Comment: As17361204, but Statuary-Thurmond; Surgeon-Cole.

5966
10 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve, [For Occasional Prompter III, see Daily Journal, 10 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17361030, but Buckram-Winstone; Nurse-Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17361111.

Dance: In III: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

5967
14 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainp1ece: Written by Mr Otway. [For Occasional Prompter IV, see Daily Journal, 14 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Pierre-Quin; Jaffier-Milward; Bedamar-W. Mills; Priuli-Boman; Renault-Cibber; Belvidera-Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17360923.

Dance: II: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett; IV: Muilment

5968
16 December 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17361103, but Lucy-Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17361008.

5969
17 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Daily Advertiser, 18 Dec.: Yesterday at about Six in the Morning died Mr John Mills, a celebrated Comedian, after an Illness of ten or twelve Days: The last Time of his appearing upon the Stage was on Saturday se'nnight last, in the Character of the sick King in the second Part of Henry IV

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Duart-Berry; Manuel-Turbutt; Governor-Winstone; Sancho-Mecklin; Jaquez-Oates; Angelina-Miss Holiday; Louisa-Mrs Pritchard; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Cholerick-Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17361002.

Dance: I: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

5970
18 December 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17360927.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17361008.

5971
21 December 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17361216.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17361008.

5972
22 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. [For Occasional Prompter VI, see Daily Journal, 22 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17361120, but Lucy-Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: As17361220.

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Muilment

5973
27 December 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17361006.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17361008.

5974
07 January 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17360927.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Miss Bincks; Major Rakish-Hippisley.

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17361109; Glover's Scotch Dance-; New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun,

5975
08 January 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Mrs Pendarves to Mrs Ann Granville, 8 Jan.: I was this morning regaled with Mr Handel's new opera called Arminius, it was rehearsed at Covent Garden.--Delany, Autobiography, I, 587

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17361022, but Indiana-Mrs Horton; Isabella-Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17361008.