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6431 results for: Keyword - Mr Blakes
We found 4251 matches on Event Comments, 2163 matches on Performance Comments, 535 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
20 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton, her first appearance on the stage in 2 years; Rutland-Miss Bellamy; Southampton-Berry; Burleigh-Havard; Raleigh-Blakes; Nottingham-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Raleigh Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: Blakes.

Song: Master Vernon

127
12 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Genest, IV, 579, lists: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Sir Callaghan-Moody; Squire Groom-King; Mordecai-Blakes; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Burton; Charlotte (with Prologue)-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mordecai Actor: Blakes

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Blagdon

128
06 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This play was wrote by Mr Shirly & was at Lisbon when Acted--it was receiv'd with great Applause--only a little groaning at some of the Love Scenes; the prologue greatly lik'd--he says the play attempted after ye Manner of Shakespear (Cross). Paid salary list at #51 7s. 7d. per diem, #308 5s. 6d.; Blakes per order #1 1s.; Maltair added to salary list at 10s. per day. Paid Lacy as per draft #105; Xmas box to Prince and Princess's footmen #2 2s.; Mr Maltair for 11 days #5 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [Maltair is presumably the dancer Maltare who had appeared at dl in 1740.] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #185 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince Or The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: Edward-Garrick; Lord Ribemont-Barry; Cardinal Perigort-Berry; King John-Sowdon; Arnold-Havard; Duke of Athens-King; Charney-Winstone; Audley-Palmer; Chandos-Blakes; Warwick-Usher; Salisbury-Bridges; Dauphin-Simpson; Tourain-Marr; Louisa-Miss Murgatroyd; Mariana-Mrs Ward [from 1st edition but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser]; Archbisop of Sens-Burton; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Mrs Clive [1st edition].1st edition].
Cast
Role: Chandos Actor: Blakes

129
25 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Performance Comment: Parts by Garrick, Mossop, Ross, Davies, Blakes, Mozeen, Mrs Bennet, a Gentlewoman (1st time on any stage), Mrs Cibber. Virginius-Garrick; Icilius-Ross; Appius-Mossop; Claudius-Davies; Virginia-Mrs Cibber; Marcia-Mrs Graham; Plautia-Mrs Bennet; Rufus-Mozeen; Caius-Blakes; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (Genest, IV, 386).
Cast
Role: Caius Actor: Blakes

130
08 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Verney. [Another player must have played Mat of the Mint for Blakes.] Receipts: #270 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17550923, but Player-Burton; Macheath-Blakes Beard Sick Blakes did Macheath (Cross).
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Blakes Beard Sick Blakes did Macheath
Role: Mat@O@Mint Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Le Medicin Actor: Blakes

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mathews

131
16 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates, to be attempted after the manner of the late Mr Griffin; Frederick-W. Giffard; Clerimont-Blakes; Ramilie-Peterson; James-Dunstall; List-Marr; Upholsterer-Vaughan; Lawyer-Crofts; Harriet-Miss Hippisley; Lappet-Mrs Yates; Mrs Wisely-Mr Giffard.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Miss Medina, Mrs Jones

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

132
20 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Sheridan, 1st appearance here; Calista-Mrs Cibber; Lothario-Delane; Sciolto-Bridges; Alamont-Havard; Rossano-Blakes; Lavinia-Miss Budgell; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Rossano Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: Swiss Actor: Blakes

133
01 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bridges; Ferdinand-King; Trincalo-Yates; Hippolito-Mrs Willoughby; Caliban-Blakes; Stephano-Shuter; Mustachio-James; Ventoso-Ray; Sycorax-Taswell; Miranda-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Green; Ariel-Mrs Clive (with Proper Songs); With Decorations-; particularly: A Dance of Aerial Spirits-Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font; A Dance of Winds-Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford; A Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits- in the shapes of four Demons, four Monsters, and four Pigmies; Infernals-Reinhold, Bennet; The whole to conclude with the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-; Neptune-Beard; Amphitrite-Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Medicin Actor: Blakes

134
23 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred A Masque

Performance Comment: Alfred-Garrick; Earl of Devon-Lee; Hermit-Berry; Edwin-Burton; Corin-Blakes; Danish King-Sowdon; First Dane-Palmer; Eltruda-Miss Bellamy; Emma-Mrs Bennet; Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon; Second Dane-Mozeen; Shepherdess-Miss Minors; Dances-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Corin Actor: Blakes

135
13 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Hotman Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17520309 but Loveit-_; Jasper-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: Blakes.

Dance: IV: Sg Piettro, Janeton Auretti, Master Piettro

136
13 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Palmer; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Capt. Brazen-Woodward; Justice Balance-Burton; Kite-Berry; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Yates, Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Rose-Miss Minors; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Beatrice-Mrs Bennet; Le Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates.
Cast
Role: Le Medicin Actor: Blakes

137
13 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Woodward; Chloe-Mrs Clive; Lovemore-Beard; Mr Stocks-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Blakes.

138
16 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Mizen-Obrien, 1st time; Worthy-Havard; Flip-Yates; Rovewell-Austin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Sir Charles-Palmer; Arabella Zeal-Miss Macklin; Fair Quaaer-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Philips, Ackman, Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes; with a Song-Beard in Character.
Cast
Role: Sailors Actor: Philips, Ackman, Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Entertainment: S+Specialty.II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard

139
21 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon, 1st appearance on the English Stage these 5 years; Beggar-Castle; Lockit-Bransby; Player-Mozeen; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Parsons, 1st appearance; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Moody; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Filch-Parsons, 1st time; In Act III,Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi

140
15 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the...Masons. Benefit Blakes and Miss Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: See17410316 but Miser-Yates, to be attempted after the manner of the late Mr Griffin; Clerimont-Blakes; Lappet-Miss Hippisley; Mariana-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17410407 but Mercury-Jones; Charon-Dunstall; Attorney-Paget; Beau-Marr; Irishman-Yates; Frenchman-Blakes; 1st Lady-Mrs Dunstall; 2d Lady-Mrs Yates; Thomas-Crofts; With a Prologue in Masonry-Blakes; an Epilogue-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes
Role: With a Prologue in Masonry Actor: Blakes

Song: Miss Medina, Mrs Jones; the Masons' Songs-Hemskirk

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle; Hornpipe-Yates, others

141
15 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Delane; Bassanio-Havard; Gratiano-Mills; Launcelot-Neale; Morochius-Sparks; Lorenzo (with proper songs)-Lowe; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Jessica-Mrs Ridout; Duke-Winstone; Solanio-Berry; Salarino-Blakes; Gobbo-Ray; Tubal-Taswell; Balthasar-Simpson; Prologue [written by Samuel Johnson]-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington [Rosenbach copy of Prologue and Epilogue. Spoken at the opening of the Theatre in Drury Lane, 1747.]Rosenbach copy of Prologue and Epilogue. Spoken at the opening of the Theatre in Drury Lane, 1747.]
Cast
Role: Salarino Actor: Blakes

142
02 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: add Mat Actor: Blakes
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Burton; Miller-I. Sparks; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Lowe; Peggy-Mrs Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Blakes

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17471215

143
21 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Mars' followers-Blakes, Vaughan, Marr, Adams, Shawford, Harvey, Yates, Harrison; War-Winstone; Power-Lee; Ambition-Palmer; Peace-Mrs Mills; Justice-Mrs LaFont; Liberty-Mrs Ansley; Shepherds-Havard, Beard, Reinhold, King, Master Maddox; Shepherdesses-Mrs Clive, Miss Cole, Miss Medina; Britannia-Anne Auretti; Hungarians-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; French-Mathews, Mrs Addison; Dutchman-Pelling; Spaniard-Shawford; concluded with a view of the Temple of Peace-.
Cast
Role: Mars' followers Actor: Blakes, Vaughan, Marr, Adams, Shawford, Harvey, Yates, Harrison

144
30 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Borachio Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

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

145
18 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; Thorogood-Berry; Trueman-Blakes; Uncle-Bridges; Blunt-James; Maria-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Pritchard; In Act I, Singing-Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bridges; Mercury-Beard; Charon-Winstone; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Frenchman-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Old Man-Shuter; Tattoo-Marr; Mrs Tattoo-Mrs Green; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes

146
28 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Berry; Calista-Mrs Pritchard; Lavinia-Mrs Green; Sciolto-Bridges; Altamont-Havard; Lucilla-Miss Minors; Lothario-Garrick; Rossano-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Rossano Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17501117

Ballet: V: The Birdcatchers. As17501127

147
29 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Sowdon; Carlos-Lee; Belford-Mozeen; Samson-Winstone; Pedro-Ray; Baldwin-Berry; Fernando-Yates; Frederick-Palmer; Fabian-Blakes; Jaqueline-Shuter; Child-Miss Yates; Victoria-Mrs Willoughby; Julia-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Fabian Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Little Swiss

148
01 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs Willoughby for the first time; Manly-Berry; Basset-Blakes; Squire Richard-Costollo; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Moody-Winstone; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Basset Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes

Song: Master Mattocks

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo, McNeil

149
12 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Mossop first time; Iago-Montgomery from Dublin; his first appearance in England; Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-Yates; Desdemona-Miss Bellamy; Emelia-Mrs Pritchard; Brabantio-Berry; Lodovico-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

150
04 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17520310 but Cob-Mozeen; Master Matthew-Vaughan; Cash-Blakes; Formal-Costollo; Bridget-Miss Minors; Tib-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Cash Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery