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10210 results for: Keyword - Mr Mills and Wife
We found 4651 matches on Event Comments, 3789 matches on Performance Comments, 3082 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2951
30 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. 3rd piece: Written by A. Murphy, Esq. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at the Shakespeare, Covent-garden; the Chapter Coffee-house, Paternoster-row; the Horn Tavern, Doctors Commons; the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken; and at Abbott's Academy, Bridges-street, Westminster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Miss In Her Teens

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle or A Wife at her Wits End

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: Scrubb's Trip to the Jubilee (as altered by the late David Garrick, Esq., in character,)-Death; Vaudeville. End 2nd piece: a new favourite song-Birkett; Dance-the Miss Simonets; A Pantomimical Interlude: Harlequin (with the celebrated Dying Scene)-Follett Jun., Clown- Follett Sen.; +A martial song-Birkett

2952
14 November 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

2953
28 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 4, by Elizabeth Inchbald, adapted from Zelie; ou, L'Ingenue, by Stephanie Felicite Ducrest de Saint Aubin, Comtesse de Genlis. Beginning with 6 Dec. this was reduced to an afterpiece of 3 acts. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 12 Dec. 1788: This Day is published The Child of Nature (price not listed). Afterpiece: Reduced [from 5] into 3 acts. Receipts: #150 15s 6d. (139.10.0; 11.5.6),

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Ryder, Aickin, Farren, Fearon, Macready, Thompson, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brunton. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788), and European Magazine, Dec. 1788, p. 469: Count Valentia-Lewis; Duke of Murcia-Ryder; Peasant (Alberto)-Aickin; Marquis Almanza-Farren; Seville-Fearon; Granada-Macready; 2nd Peasant-Thompson; Servant-Evatt; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Mattocks; Amanthis-Miss Brunton; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [This was spoken as, here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken as, here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Dance: As17880924

2954
03 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Sandy Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Dance: As17881107

2955
11 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

2956
17 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17881002, but Orlando-Barrymore; William-Benson; Caelia-Miss Collins; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Jordan; Silvius-_; Jaques de Bois-_; Corin-_; Charles-_.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

Dance: As17881113

Song: As17881002

2957
27 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Pantaloon's Wife Actor: Mrs White

2958
17 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Dance: As17890101

2959
19 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

2960
10 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Dance: End II: Negro Dance, as17890101; End: Fortune's Favor, as17881010; to conclude: a Ballet to God save the King-

2961
28 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-Mrs Pope

2962
02 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash and Burton. Receipts: #166 19s. (12.9.0; 4.8.6; 1.7.6; tickets: 148.14.0) (charge: #107 14s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527

2963
27 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife Well Managed

Afterpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke or Trappolins Vagaries

Song: End 2nd piece: Four@and@twenty Perriwigs all on a Row-; In 3rd piece: Quoz-Edwin

2964
29 September 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2965
02 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

2966
20 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: Stand to your Guns my Hearts of Oak-Bannister

Opera: In course Evening: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Farewell. Thomas-Mrs Martyr; Kate-Mrs Mountain

2967
12 June 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Female Adventure

Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

2968
20 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

2969
10 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

2970
24 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: and true he says Actor: Mrs Mountain

Dance: As17901123

2971
08 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

2972
09 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival

Cast
Role: How stands the Glass around Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

2973
18 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 3]: The Dialogue and part of the Songs written by Richard? Wilson. The Overture, new Music and accompaniments composed by Reeve. The Songs, Duets, Glees compiled from Arnold, Rogers, Giordani, Shield, Hook, Dibdin, W. Wilson, Stevens, Broderip and David Rizzio. [Larpent MS 908; not published. Prologue probably by Richard Wilson. Epilogue by Joseph Haynes.] Public Advertiser, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Wilson. No. 10, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #354 14s. 6d. (165.17.6; 5.4.0; tickets: 183.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Union or St

Performance Comment: Andrew's Day. Old Quiz-Quick; Easy-Johnstone; Taffy-Blanchard; Scotch Cobler [Archey McNab]-Wilson; Young Quiz-Munden; Helm-Incledon; Quotations-Bernard; Plausible-Macready; Long Cork-Bannister; English Girl Nancy]-Miss Broadhurst; Scotch Girl [Jeannet]-Mrs Mountain; Scotch Cobler's Wife [Mrs McNab]-Mrs Webb; Irish Girl [Peggy]-Mrs Martyr; [The names in brackets are as specified in the cast listed in Larpent MS.] Prologue-Wilson; [PART I A Cruel fate-Williamson, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; I sit on my sunkie-Mrs Mountain; The passion of Love I never felt-Miss Broadhurst; To be sure she don't like a brisk Irish lad-Mrs Martyr; We bipeds made up of frail clay-Quick; My Joe Jannet-Wilson, Mrs Webb; When Bibo went down-Bannister; A Sailor's life's the life for me-Incledon; [PART II The charms of my Peggy-Johnstone; Farili bo boo-Wilson; On the lake of Killarney-Mrs Martyr; The bells of Aberdovey-Blanchard; Scotch Song-Incledon; Sigh no more Ladies-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; And their aw nodding at our house at hame-; [PART III The Stranger's at Home. President-Bannister; The Prince and Old England for ever-Johnstone; Comic Constitutional Song-Bernard; A Stammering Glee [Goody Groaner]-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; Come come all noble souls, Beviamo tutti tre-Bannister, Incledon, Blanchard, Reeve, Williamson, Johnstone.
Cast
Role: And their aw nodding at our house at hame Actor:
Role: The Prince and Old England for ever Actor: Johnstone

Dance: Afterpiece conclude: Highland Fling-the Scotch Characters

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Music: In afterpiece: will be introduced the Highland Competition Prizeexactly as represented annually in the City of Edinburgh,-McLane, McGregor, McTavish; several Strathpays, Laments, Pebruchs-several other celebrated Pipers

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue (riding on an Ass,)-Wilson

2974
30 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Sandy Actor: Johnstone.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

2975
10 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Song: End II: Stand to your Guns-Bannister; In 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms-Incledon