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5801 results for: Keyword - Mr Jefferson
We found 4236 matches on Event Comments, 1408 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

201
26 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Reddish; Duke Sen-Hurst; Touchstone-King; Oliver-Davies; Jaques-Jefferson; Duke Fredrick-Bransby; Amiens (With Songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; Silvius-Whitfield; Celia (with Song)-Miss Jarratt; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge; LeBeau-Everard; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; William-Messink; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; in V, a Dance of Forresters-Como, Giorgi; and a Song-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Performance Comment: O'Connor-Moody; Revell-Palmer; Sapling-Dodd; Elder Rivers-Jefferson; Rivers-Cautherly; Dipp-Wright; Putty-Wrighten; Tom Epping-Waldron; Spavin-Carpenter; Secretary-Griffith; Francis-Burton; Isaachar-Messink; Mrs Cheveley-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Elder Rivers Actor: Jefferson

Dance: I: The Schoolmaster-Como, Sga Crespi

202
28 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Reddish; Bedamor-Davies; Elliot-Wrighten; Pierre-Bensley, first time there in 8 years; Priuli-Aickin; Renault-Jefferson; Belvidera-Miss Younge; Duke-Bransby; Spinoza-Wright; Officer-Griffiths (playbill).
Cast
Role: Renault Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

203
21 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Cimberton-Parsons; Humphrey-Usher; Daniel-Waldron; Myrtle-Jefferson; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Sealand-Aickin; Tom-King; Phillis-Mrs Abington, first time; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Indiana-Miss Younge; in II, Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life Above Stairs

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751020

204
23 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencranz-Davies; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Usher; Lucianus-Parsons; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Griffiths; Francisco-Norris; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnson; Ophelia-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

205
03 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Maw@worm-Parsons, first time; Seyward-Brereton, first time; Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Lady Lambert-Mrs Greville; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Darnley-Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lambert Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

206
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; Jaques-Jefferson; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Corin-Waldron; LeBeau-Everard; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Messink; Adam-Moody; Caelia-Mrs Baddeley; Cuckoo Song-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

207
29 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson, Phebe, Dennison, and Morris (Cross); for Jefferson, Dennison, Mrs Toogood, Miss Hippisley (Public Advertiser). [Cross's Phebe seems to refer to Miss Hippisley who played the part in As You Like It.] Receipts: #104 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17540926, but Sylvia-Mrs Jefferson first time; Worthy-Jefferson.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Jefferson first time
Role: Worthy Actor: Jefferson.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard; IV: Miss Thomas

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Louvre, Minuet-Dennison, Mrs Addison

208
23 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Jefferson per Mr Johnston, per Mr G. G's order #10 (Treasurer's Book). Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #131 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

209
16 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 7 Oct. 1768.] Mr Clinch made his first appearance in the part of Alexander tolerable figure & Voice a Little too much upon the Brogue, he is very wild & Aukward-but was receiv'd with Applause (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Dr Arne as per order #31 8s.; Mr Stacie for drawing leases, #3 3s. Tallow chandler's first bill #29 13s. 3d.; Mr Jefferson on note, #200 (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine more favorable to Clinck's performance than is Hopkins.] Receipts: #149 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

210
12 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Mainpiece: Not played in 12 Years. [See 16 May 1760.] Paid half year's cleansing & Lighting to Lady Day Last for St Martin's #10 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #116. Charges: #64 4s. Profit to Jefferson: #51 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Mizen-King; Worthy-Reddish; Flip-Jefferson; Rovewell-a Young Gentleman; Cribbage-Keen; Easy-Ackman; Sir Charles-Palmer; Indent-Griffith; Drawer-Burton,[J.]; Cockswain (song)-Bannister; Sailors-Waldron, Jacobs, Fawcett, Wright, Hartry, W. Palmer; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Young; Belinda-Miss Rogers; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Abington; Sir Charles-Palmer; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Flip Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

211
16 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Mainpiece: Not acted for 3 years. [See 6 March 1770.] Receipts: #108 1s. Charges: #57 5s. Profit to Jefferson: #51 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Col. Rivers-Jefferson, first time; Miss Marchmont-Miss Mansell, first time; Miss Rivers-Miss Jarratt, first time; Sally-Mrs Millidge; Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Sir Harry Newberg-Palmer; Sidney-Cautherly; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Mrs Harley-Mrs Barry; With Original Epilogue (By Desire)-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Jefferson, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End of Play: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

212
21 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Paid Pipe & Tabor 2 nights (6th inst. incl.) #1 1s. Receipts: #153 8s. 6d. Charges: #68 1s. Profits to Jefferson: #85 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Smith; Capt. Brazen-King; Worthy-DuBellamy (from Covent Garden); Bullock-Moody; Recruits-Parsons, Weston; Justice Balance-Jefferson; Kite-Palmer; Melinda-Mrs Greville, first time; Rose-Miss Jarratt, first time; Lucy-Mrs Davies, first time; Sylvia-Miss Younge, first time.
Cast
Role: Justice Balance Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance, as17750406 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17740917

213
27 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Taswell, Bransby, and 7 more Tickets [for Jefferson, Vernon, Miss Young, Hayes, Petit, Miss Rousselet, Mrs Valcour]. Tickets deliver'd for The Inconstant will be taken. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17571126, but Indiana-Mrs Davies, 1st time; Sir John-Bransby; Daniel-Jefferson; Singing in Act II-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: A Masquerade Polish Dance-Delatre, Miss Rousellet; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Valcour

Song: III: Miss Young

214
17 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Jefferson played Buckingham for the first Time, as a tryal, and is engaged for the next season. --Pretty well (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; King Henry-Havard; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Jefferson, first time in this character; Tressel-Cautherley; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliff-Strange; Lieutenant-Moody; Prince Edward-Miss Rogers; Duke of York-Miss Collett; Lady Anne-Mrs Palmer; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Jefferson, first time in this character

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

215
17 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Moody's benefit deferred until 3 May (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17691227, but Trinculo-Jefferson; Miranda-Miss Younge (first time); Francisco-Wright; Master of Ship-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Trinculo Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

216
20 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17701026, but Lovemore-Jefferson, first time; Lady Constant-Miss Burton.
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Jefferson, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Monologue: End Play: An Interlude from Taste. Carmine-Palmer; Lady Pentweazel-A Gentleman, his first appearance any stage

217
23 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Jefferson's draft #120; Returned Benefit charges for 20th inst. #84. Receipts: #236 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

218
16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

219
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto Or The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calistos Additional performers

220
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers Or The Good Naturd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

221
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist Or The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

222
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

223
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles Or Iphigenia In Aulis

224
January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage hater Matched

225
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman