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8273 results for: Keyword - Mr Jefferson and Wife
We found 4541 matches on Event Comments, 2818 matches on Performance Title, 1792 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1726
06 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Sanderson, the first Time of her appearing on that Stage

1727
30 October 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: The Prologue is in Daily Advertiser and Daily Post, 31 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sir Philip-Bullock; Obadiah-Morgan; Periwinkle-Norris; Tradelove-Pearce; Freeman-Havard; Sackbut-Williams; Simon Pure-W. Giffard; Ann-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Morgan; Betty-Mrs Christian; And a new Prologue-Giffard, on the Happy Occasion of the Anniversary of His Majesty's Birth Day.
Cast
Role: And a new Prologue Actor: Giffard, on the Happy Occasion of the Anniversary of His Majesty's Birth Day.

Dance: I: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; II: Sailor's Dance-Jones; IV: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: French Peasant-D'Valois, Mlle D'Valois

1728
13 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Mrs +Stevens
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Sanderson

Song: Songs Proper to the Play-Leveridge, Laguerre

1729
21 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Cast
Role: First Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: First Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Second Yeoman's Wife Actor: Miss Mears

1730
23 November 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: SSaraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; Sailor's Dance-Jones; Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock

1731
28 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Sanderson
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Carter
Role: with the Grand Dance of Momus Actor: .

1732
30 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Done from the French of Moliere. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

1733
22 December 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Cast
Role: Followers Actor: J. DeLagarde, Evans, Holt, Sandham
Role: Attendants Actor: Mrs Haughton, Mrs Vallois, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Song: Master Cuttin

1734
03 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Mandarin Gormogons Actor: Cox, Charke, Lally Jr, Tench
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Lally, Tench, Miss Mears, Miss Mann.

1735
18 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour

1736
23 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Receipts: #119 0s. 6d. [Their Majesties, Duke, Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Latour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: A new Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

1737
26 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: As17330124

1738
26 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Essex, Miss Robinson

Song: New English Dialogue=- in the Ballad Style, between a town Gallant and a Country lass-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor

1739
27 March 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Ballet: The Difference of Nations. As17330317

Cast
Role: French Peasants Actor: Vallois, Miss Sandham
Role: English Peasants Actor: Sandham, Mrs Haughton

1740
06 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Deborah; or, A Wife For You All

Performance Comment: Parts-Johnson, Griffin, Miller, Shepard, Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, Mrs Mullart, Miss Mann; but Genest, III, 371, lists: Justice Mittimus-Griffin; Lawyer Trouble-Johnson; Alexander Whittle-Miller; Deborah-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Alexander Whittle Actor: Miller

1741
16 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde Jr, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston

1742
04 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ford and Salle's Widow. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #20 4s.; tickets #154 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: I: Scottish Dance-Master Weeks; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Dutch Skipper-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Clown-Nivelon; End of Afterpiece: Scottish Dance, as17330501

Song: III: Chanson a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

1743
11 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Mock Minuet, as17330507, but Miss Latour, Miss _Baston

1744
14 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: La Folette s'est ravisee-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; III: Musette-LeSac, Miss LaTour; IV: Scottish Dance, as17330507

Ballet: V: The Cobler; or, The Merry Wife Constant (new). Cobler (Punch)-Newhouse; Petir Maitre (Harlequin)-LeSac; Doctor (Scaramouch)-Dupre Jr; Merry Wive-Miss Baston

Song: III: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

1745
19 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Helen

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Mock Minuet, as17330511

1746
30 July 1733 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bateman; Or, The Unhappy Marriage: With The Comical Humours Of Sparrow, Pumpking, And Spicer Going To The Wars; Also A Diverting Scene Of The Mid-wife And Gossips At The Labour

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

1747
24 September 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

1748
29 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. Scottish Dance, as17330922

Performance Comment: Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. Scottish Dance, as17330922.

1749
01 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17330925

Afterpiece Title: Pierrot and Pierrate by d'Vallois and J

1750
20 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Song: Chacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre