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6774 results for: Keyword - Mr Norris
We found 4285 matches on Event Comments, 2430 matches on Performance Comments, 548 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Roles/Actors, and 18 matches on Author.

276
02 April 1776 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocals-Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Draper, Norris, Dyne, Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Draper, Norris, Dyne, Reinhold.

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Linley Jr

277
01 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Captain LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Norris; Harwood-Lamash; Lord Brilliant-R. Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Collett; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggrel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Frankly Actor: Norris

Dance: End IV: As17780919

278
29 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Bannister Jun.; Blandford-Aickin; Governor-Farren; Captain Driver-Wrighten; Stanmore-R. Palmer; Hotman-Williams; Daniel-Suett; Jack Stanmore-Norris; Aboan-Palmer; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Weldon (1st time)-Miss Collett; Lucy Weldon-Miss Simson; Imoinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Blurton and the two Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

279
23 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17500129, but Duncan-Barnet; Lennox-Ackman; The Vocal Parts-Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Miss Norris.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Music: II: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Dance: I: Black Joke, as17500420 II: Comic Dance-Grandchamps; III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024; V: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

280
18 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Griffiths & Norris. Receipts : #214 11s. (51.0; 18.13; 0.0; tickets: 144.18) (charge: #65 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17761111, but Col. Tivy (1st time)-Norris.
Cast
Role: Tivy Actor: Norris.

Dance: As17761128

281
18 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Public Advertiser, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Green, the corner of Norris-street, St. James's, Haymarket; of Ansell, Davies-street, Berkeley-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Midas

282
02 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Leonard Macnally. Prologue by ---- Chalmers. Epilogue by ---- Norris (see text, but London Chronicle, 4 Apr., says by Thomas Morris). In 1792 this was acted at this theatre reduced to 3 acts]. Public Advertiser, 30 Apr. 1785: This Day is published Fashionable Levities (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

283
19 January 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Susanna Centlivre.] Never Acted before. [In the Preface the author discusses her difficulties with the Epilogue. The managers did not think it safe to speak the Epilogue without a License. As she could not get it approved in time, Norris spoke "six Lines Extempore" asking the audience to excuse the defect and promising one for the second night. The Spectators, convinced no Epilogue was intended, hissed. On the following day the Epilogue was licensed, but Mrs Oldfield, who had been intended to speak it, received letters against it; Norris then spoken an Epilogue which implied that the intended one had never been licensed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplex'd Lovers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1712 lists: Lord Richlove-Mills; Sir Roger Merryman-Leigh; Colonel Bastion-Wilks; Colonel Merryman-Bullock Sr; Belvill-Booth; Timothy-Pack; Le Front-Bowen; Constantia-Mrs Santlow; Camilla-Mrs Oldfield; Florella-Mrs Saunders; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Norris in Mourning.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Norris in Mourning.

284
10 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Norris and Mrs Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17311221, but Diego-Collet; Trappanti-Miller; Viletta-Mrs Norris; Flora-Miss Hughes, from Dublin, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Norris
Role: Manuel Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: See17311011, but Damon-Mrs Palmer; Phillida-Mrs Roberts; With a new Humorous Epilogue-Miss Hughes, Miss Norris, being also the first time of her appearing here.
Cast
Role: With a new Humorous Epilogue Actor: Miss Hughes, Miss Norris, being also the first time of her appearing here.

Song:

Dance:

285
15 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Penkethman; Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Cross; Sancho-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Carlos-Thurmond; Clodio-Thurmond Jr; Governor-Elrington; Duart-Cory; Angelina-Mrs Granger; Louisa-Mrs Sapsford; Elvira-Mrs Kent; Honoria-Mrs Spiller; With a new Prologue-Penkethman.

286
19 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Wilks; Daniel-Norris, commonly call'd Jubilee Dicky.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Norris, commonly call'd Jubilee Dicky.

Song: Leveridge; particularly Genius of England-

Dance: DuRuel; Scotch Whim-Mrs Bicknell

Entertainment: Imitations.As17030618

287
28 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Will. Bullock, the young Jubilee Beau, and [Norris], his Man Dicky

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Benefit notices imply: Clincher Jr-Bullock; Dicky-Norris.
Cast
Role: Dicky Actor: Norris.

Song:

Dance:

288
23 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. Not Acted there these Three Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Match'd

Performance Comment: Solon-Norris.
Cast
Role: Solon Actor: Norris.

Song: As17031102

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier

289
12 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. Not acted these Twenty Years. [A revision by Henry Norris of the Beaumont and Fletcher Beggar's Bush.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Merchant-Wilks; The edition of ca. 1706 lists also: Woolfort-Williams; Gerrard-Keen; Hubert-Mills; Hemskirk-Bickerstaff; Vandunck-Bullock; Merchants-Carnaby, Phillips, Kent, Toms; Higgen-Estcourt; Prig-Norris; Snap-Kent; Ferret-Fairbank; Ginks-Tom. Wright; Boors-Sherman, Harris, Cross; Jaculine-Mrs Cox; Bertha-Mrs Rogers; Epilogue-Pinkeman mounted on an ass; a long wig on the ass's head. a long wig on the ass's head.
Cast
Role: Prig Actor: Norris

Song: As17050428

Dance: As17041124

290
30 April 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage Hater Match'd

Performance Comment: Sir Philip-Wilks; Sir Laurence-Johnson; Captain Darewell-Mills; Van Gripe-Pinkethman; Bias-Bullock; Solon-Norris; Brainless-Pack; Callow-Bowen; Lady Subtle-Mrs Knight; Lady Bumfiddle-Mrs Powell; Lovewell-Mrs Rogers; Berenice-Mrs Bradshaw; La Pupsey-Mrs Moor.
Cast
Role: Solon Actor: Norris

291
18 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Powell; Young Marius-Booth; Lavinia-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Norris.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

292
21 May 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Keene; Betty-Miss Younger; Peregrine-Wilks; Single-Booth; Woodland-Boman; Wary-Johnson; Barter-Cory; Sir Arthur-Norris; Timothy-Bullock; Ralph-Leigh; Julia-Mrs Santlow; Alice-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Arthur Actor: Norris

293
05 March 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17141123, but Dicky-Norris; Angelica-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Dicky Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

294
05 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: From the Theatre Royal, Leigh and Jubilee Dicky, alias Norris, At the great Theatrical Booth at Tottenham Court, during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

Performance Comment: Weazle-Norris.
Cast
Role: Weazle Actor: Norris.

295
14 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: See17190126, but Fondlewife-Norris; Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Serious Dance-Shaw, Mrs Santlow; Comic Dance-Topham, Mrs Bicknell

296
06 July 1719 @ Richmond

Event Comment: Chetwood, A General History of the Stage, p. 198: Yet a blind Man might have borne with Norris in the Roman Patriot , for he spoke it with all the Solemnity of a suffering Hero; while Penkethman, and the rest of the motley Tribe, made it as ridiculous by Humour and Action: And yet some of the first Rank in the Kingdom seemed highly diverted whilst others invoked the...dead Roman and Briton to rise, and avenge their own Cause. Lady Bristol in. Letter Books of John Hervey, II, 74-75: I had no patience to see [Addison's] play burlesqued as it was last night for the entertainment of their Royal Highnesses...their Audience was much too good for them, for there was a great many people of quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato Burlesqued

Performance Comment: Cato-Norris; Juba-Penkethman; other characters including women's parts-low comedians (Chetwood); Marcia-Young Wilks; Lucia-Shepherd; Porcius-Fieldhouse (Lady Bristol).
Cast
Role: Cato Actor: Norris

297
16 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris, Jubilee Dicky. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17221005, but Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Norris.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance:

298
13 October 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris Jr, alias the Young Jubilee Dicky. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Performance Comment: Hob-Norris; Old Hob-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Norris

Dance: To be express'd in tne great Bills

299
17 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Norris, Houghton, and Vaughan. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #4 14s.; tickets #81 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: As17260105, but Francis-Norris [Jr]; Vernon-Houghton.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Norris

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Saraband-Lally, Mrs Wall; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour

300
18 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Norris and Mrs Bullock, the Dancer. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17321024, but Polonius-Norris; Lucianus-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Polonius Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Ballet: TThe Difference of Nations. Pierrot-de Vallois, Delagarde; French Peasant-Vallois and Mlle Vallois; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock