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6494 results for: Keyword - Mr Beard
We found 4273 matches on Event Comments, 1680 matches on Performance Comments, 1046 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
28 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Milward; Younger Brother-Wright; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2d Spirit-Cashell; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrocine-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; With the Dances-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport, Cook, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Bacchanal Actor: Beard

252
27 February 1740 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato

Performance Comment: Edition of 1740 lists no singers' names. Deutsch, Handel, p. 496, gives singers-Signora Francesina, The Boy, Russell, Beard, Reinhold.
Cast
Role: gives singers Actor: Signora Francesina, The Boy, Russell, Beard, Reinhold.

Music: With two new Concertos for several Instruments-; And a New Concerto on the Organ-

253
29 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17420313 but Constant-Cross; Col Bully-Beard will introduce songs proper to the play; particularly You Good Fellows All-.
Cast
Role: Col Bully Actor: Beard will introduce songs proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: By particular desire, a Chacone-Desse; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428

Song: IV: Song-Lowe

254
24 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Samson-Beard; Dalila-Signora Francesina; Micah-Signora Francesina, Sullivan; Harapha-Reinhold; Israelite Woman-Signora Avolio (Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 351). Mrs Delany to Mrs Dewes, 25 Feb.: Francesina sings most of Mrs Cibber's parts and some of Mrs Clive's. [See Deutsch, Handel, p. 585.]See Deutsch, Handel, p. 585.]
Cast
Role: Samson Actor: Beard

255
01 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Beard; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Old Hob-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Roger-Bencraft; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Miss Hippisley; Hob-Philips.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Beard

Dance: GGrand Ballet, as17440423

256
05 January 1745 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hercules

Performance Comment: Hercules-Reinhold, bass; Dejanira-Miss Robinson, contralto; Hyllus-Beard, tenor; Iole-Signora Francesina, soprano; Lichas- (Deutsch, Handel, p. 601).
Cast
Role: Hyllus Actor: Beard, tenor

257
03 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards.

258
02 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Beard; Lady Loverule-Mrs Havard; Jobson-Dunstall; Nell-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard

Dance: Cooke

259
14 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The New Occasional Oratorio

Performance Comment: [No characters.] First soprano-Signora Francesina; Tenor-Beard; Bass-Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, pp. 629-30.); With a newConcerto on the Organ-.
Cast
Role: Tenor Actor: Beard

260
13 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Sir Charles-Giffard; Flip-Dunstall; Beau Mizen-Cibber; Arabella-Mrs Dunstall; Rovewell-Gibson; Easy-Storer; Cribbige-Anderson; Purser-Paget; Belinda-Mrs Bland; Jenny Private-Miss Young; Jiltup-Miss Copen; Advocate-Miss Ferguson; Barmaid-Miss Haughton; Sailors-Morgan, James, Collins, Bencraft; Fair Quaker-Mrs Hale; In II, the Famous Song of Ninety Two-Beard; In III, Hornpipe-Oates.
Cast
Role: the Famous Song of Ninety Two Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Performance Comment: Pyramus-Beard; Moonshine-Roberts; Lion-a Gentleman; Thisbe-Mrs Lampe; the whole to conclude with the Last New Dance call'd Foote's Vagaries-.
Cast
Role: Pyramus Actor: Beard

Song: I: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; IV: Myself I Shall adore by Handel-Mrs Lampe

261
10 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Woodward; Stocks-Blakes; Cloe-Mrs Clive; Lovemore-Beard 1st appearance there in 5 years.
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard 1st appearance there in 5 years.

262
28 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthazar (with a Song in Character)-Beard; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Usher; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In II a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

263
11 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Havard; Elder Brother-Usher; Younger Brother-King; First Spirit-Mills; Second Spirit-Master Mattocks; Bacchanal-Beard; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Lady-Mrs Elmy; Sabrina-Miss Norris (with the song of Sweet Echo) her 1st appearance on that stage; The Dances-Matthews, Mlle Contri (her 1st time of appearing on that stage), Pelling, Shawford, Yates, Macclean, Mrs Addison, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford.
Cast
Role: Bacchanal Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

264
30 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17491103, but add Lovemore-Beard; Stocks-Blakes.
Cast
Role: add Lovemore Actor: Beard
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard

265
23 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17500118, but Damon-Beard.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Beard.

266
09 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: As17500131, but vocal parts-Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks.

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500126

267
15 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Performance Comment: Don Saverio-Beard; Palmerio-Reinhold; Alonzo-Master Mattocks; Violante-Miss Norris; Julietta-Miss Cole; Clarice-Mrs Clive (1st Edition.).
Cast
Role: Don Saverio Actor: Beard

268
25 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: As17500331 but vocal parts-_Beard.
Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: _Beard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219

269
30 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Performance Comment: Monus-Beard; Mars-Reinhold; Chronos-Wilder; Janus-Master Mattocks; Venus-Miss Norris; Diana-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Monus Actor: Beard

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

270
26 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17501018, but Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Lucy-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

271
12 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Mrs Clive, Woodward, Beard, Shuter, Mrs Bennet, Miss Minors, Mrs Green, Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Mrs Clive, Woodward, Beard, Shuter, Mrs Bennet, Miss Minors, Mrs Green, Miss Norris.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Harvey, Mad Camargo

272
17 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Margery-Mrs Yates; Kate-Miss Minors; Peggy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Joe Actor: Beard

Song: Mattocks

273
01 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Master Mattocks; Laura-Miss Norris; Pastora-Mrs Clive; to conclude with a Rural Dance-Mathews.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Beard

274
19 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Performance Comment: Colin-Beard; Thyrsis-Mas. Vernon; Dorilas-Wilder; Phillis-Miss Norris; Daphne-Mrs Clive (First edn.); To conclude with a Pastoral Dance-Harvey, Sg and Sga Piettero, Mad Janeton Auretti, etc.
Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Beard

275
26 December 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Other characters-Blakes, Shuter, Vaughan, Atkins, Costollo, Mrs Bennet, Mad Mariet, Miss Minors, Mrs Yates, Mrs Toogood, Beard, Sigr Piettero, Siga Piettero, Harvey, Pelling, Roger, Shawford, Shawford Jun, Harrison, Mrs Addison, Mad Mariet, Mrs Toogood, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford, Mrs Santimore, Matthews, Mad J. Auretti; New Music-; Habits, Decorations, Scenes. Nothing under full price will be taken during the performance. Habits, Decorations, Scenes. Nothing under full price will be taken during the performance.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Blakes, Shuter, Vaughan, Atkins, Costollo, Mrs Bennet, Mad Mariet, Miss Minors, Mrs Yates, Mrs Toogood, Beard, Sigr Piettero, Siga Piettero, Harvey, Pelling, Roger, Shawford, Shawford Jun, Harrison, Mrs Addison, Mad Mariet, Mrs Toogood, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford, Mrs Santimore, Matthews, Mad J. Auretti

Song: I: Mattocks