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6025 results for: Keyword - Mr Bencraft
We found 4254 matches on Event Comments, 1564 matches on Performance Comments, 544 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
14 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Merlin (Harlequin Skeleton)

Performance Comment: As17571012, but Doctor-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft.

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

152
19 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Farmer Actor: Bencraft

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood, Apprentice to Lalauze; III: The Provincial Sailors, as17580408 IV: By Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; V: Savoyards, as17580408

153
10 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Worcester-Ridout; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Stoppelaer; Sheriff-Wignel; Hotspur-Clarke; Prince John-Miss Mullart; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd The Pedlar Trick'd-; End: The Cossacks-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi, her 1st appearance there

154
12 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command. Present the Duke, Princess Amelia, The Princess of Hesse. Paid Mr Day for the use of a Turkish Vase 2 nights in Tamerlane for Mr Bencraft #1 1s. Receipts: #144 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

155
06 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit of Sga Frasi. The breakfasting in the Haymarket is deferred till Saturday morning on account of the [benefit for] Sga Frasi; and Mr Foote has promised to give his first entertainment tomorrow at Covent Garden for the Benefit of Mr Bencraft and Mrs Hale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

156
03 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Aston, Bencraft, Clarke, Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: As17380418 but Justice-Rosco; Chaunter-Mullart; Tippet-Mrs Mullart; Cant-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Cant Actor: Bencraft.

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Serious Dance-Nivelon, Miss Oates

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

157
13 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, Gibson, the French Boy and Girl. Tickets for Thomson and Lestrade also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17391109, but Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Young Fashion-Gibson; Lory-Bencraft; Coupler-_.
Cast
Role: Lory Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Minuet (By Desire)-Lestrade, Mlle Ozanne; II: Les Characteres de la Dance-the French Girl; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: La Pantomime de Suisse & D'Alemande-the French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

158
11 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 4 Dec. 1740.] N.B.: A parcel of tickets having been lost, none sold at the doors of the theatre will be admitted. Tickets to be had and places taken of Page at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Inserted in the General Advertiser this day is Buskin's Apology]: @Enur'd to ills of various kinds,@By ancestors undone;@The Author has severely paid@For failings not his own.@From Disappointments Buskin writes,@Confesses 'tis for gain@Yet scorns all profits which arise@From giving others pain.@No private character he sneers,@No venom taints his mind;@His sole ambition is to please,@Not satyrise Mankind.@ On Wednesday last the Tragedy of Othello was acted at Covent Garden towards the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late Fire; and on Saturday the sum of #218 12s. 4d. was paid into the hands of Messrs Ironside and Belchier; the company of comedians and the band of musick having generously given their performances (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Ridout; Roger-Martin; Ralph-James; Humphry-Collins; Shorthose-Cibber; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellamoure-Storer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Isabella-Mrs Hale; Widow-Mrs Horton; The comedy to conclude with the last New Dance call'd Foote's Vagaries-.
Cast
Role: Hairbrain Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Bencraft

159
07 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Hale. Afterpiece: By particular Desire and for that night only. Mainpiece: Written by Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Ridout; Petulant-Bencraft; Sir Wilful-Dunstall; Waitwell-Arthur; Witwou'd-Cibber; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Hale; Foible-Mrs Dunstall; Mincing-Miss Copen; Marwood-Mrs Ward; Millamant-Mrs Woffington; A Comic Dance in IV-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister.
Cast
Role: Petulant Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Tea

160
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

161
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

162
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

163
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

164
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

165
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

166
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

167
January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

168
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

169
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

170
November 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

171
28 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

172
September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

173
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode

174
12 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

175
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-