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6210 results for: Keyword - Mr S. Barry
We found 4345 matches on Event Comments, 1791 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

301
06 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A tragedy by Hall Hartson, never performed here before. [According to The Theatrical Monitor, No IX (19 Dec. 1767), the mainpiece was at that time in rehearsal. The Monitor requested that every expense possible be laid ott upon it, and puffed the abilities of Barry and Mrs Dancer highly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Grey-Aickin; Morton-J. Palmer; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Lord Williams-Miss Palmer; Raymond-Reddish; Laroches-Strange; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett, Fox; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Lady Salisbury-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Alwin Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

302
26 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs W. Barry very bad in Almeria-imagine she was in Liquor (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Gonzales-Havard; King-J. Aickin; Perez-Keen; Alonzo-Ackman; Heli-Hurst; Garcia-Aickin; Selim-Strange; Lenora-Mrs Johnston; Almeria-Mrs W. Barry; Zara-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs W. Barry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

303
11 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Mainpiece: A Tragedy never acted there, Taken from Southern's Oroonoko [by Francis Gentleman]. Tickets deliver'd for Alexander will be admitted. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Barry; Aboan-Aickin; Lt Governor-Palmer; Blandford-Jefferson; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Stanmore-Strange; Hotman-Bannister; Mrs Blandford-Miss Platt; Imoinda-Mrs Barry;in Act II, a Song-Miss I. Young.
Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Barry
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: V: New Comic Dance, as17681210

304
09 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman. N.B. Rosalind in the mainpiece, for the last time this season, with the Song of the Cuckow, by Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17691013, but Duke, Sen-Ackman; Duke Frederick-J. Aickin; Le Beau-Wright; Celia-Mrs W. Barry; Phebe-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: As17700428 V: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Entertainment: BBucks Have at ye All-Palmer

305
12 March 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Part of Pit laid together with Boxes. Send servants at half past Four

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Barry, that night only; Col. Standard-Aickin; Beau Clincher-Bannister from Dublin; Clincher jr-W. Palmer; Smuggler-Parsons; Dicky-Waldron; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Rogers; Vizard-Packer; Tom Errand-Ackman; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Barry, that night only

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: Daigville, Sga Vidini

306
27 March 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, perform'd but once. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Tickets deliver'd for The Grecian Daughter will be admitted. Send servants by 4 O'clock. Come early to avoid confusion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward And Eleonora

Performance Comment: As17750318 but Selim-Barry, first time.
Cast
Role: Selim Actor: Barry, first time.
Role: Eleonora Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End of Tragedy: Rural Merriment, as17741209

307
16 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. [Send servants by 4 o'clock and come early to avoid confusion and trouble in getting to seats.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Old Norval Actor: Barry, being their first appearance in those characters
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster (with Songs in character and One New Composed by Dr Arne); Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Thompson, Young; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, Miss Dayes, DuBellamy, Baker, Miss Ambrose; The Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (first appearance in that character); Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Weller; Lady-Mrs Barry (first time).
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Barry

308
07 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Account-Book: Paid Mrs Barry on account for finding her own Dresses #50. Receipts: #133 1s. 6d. (131.15.6; 1.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Manly-Clarke; Squire Richard-Quick; John Moody-Dunstall; Count Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Wronghead-Macklin; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Miss Macklin (1st appearance in that character); Miss Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry; Edition of 1776 (T. Lowndes) adds: Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Myrtilla-Mrs Whitefield; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17761106

309
16 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: London Chronicle, 17 Oct.: In Act IV Macklin 'very properly declined the orator, but pleaded from his feelings and the predetermined purpose of his heart.' [Mrs Barry, as Mrs Dancer, had 1st acted Portia at Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, 9 Dec. 1761, and at dl, 24 Mar. 1768.] Receipts: #205 8s. (204.19.6; 0.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Lee Lewes; Lorenzo (with songs)-Mattocks; Duke-Fearon; Tubal-Thompson; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-L'Estrange [Public Advertiser: Davis]; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Dayes; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]).at this theatre]).
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17770924; End IV: As17771008

310
06 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted there. With Alterations and Additions by the Author [Arthur Murphy. London Chronicle, 7 Nov., prints a detailed synopsis of the alterations.]. The Characters entirely new dressed; with New Scenery and Decorations. [Morning Chronicle, 7 Nov.: Mrs Barry entered into the character of Mandane with all that strength of conception which characterizes her acting in general. Many of the passages received additional force from the judicious breaks and sudden transitions in her manner of giving them.] Receipts: #200 3s. (199.6; 0.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Performance Comment: Zamti-Ross; Hamet-Wroughton; Mirvan-L'Estrange; Timurkan-Peile; Octar-Fearon; Selim-Booth; Morat-Hull; Orasming-Robson; Zimventi-Thompson; Etan-Lewis; Mandane-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: As17771104

311
24 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [The playbill assigns Posthumus to Reddish, but "On Saturday afternoon, at four o'Clock, Notice was sent of the extreme illness of Reddish; and Lewis (on Application) finding it impossible to attempt the Character of Posthumus at that very short Notice [not having performed it for some Seasons) it was obligingly undertaken by Brereton of Drury-Lane Theatre" (Public Advertiser, 26 Oct.). Mrs Crawford, as Mrs Barry, had 1st acted Imogen at dl, 1 Dec. 1770.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton [of dl]; Cloten-Lee Lewes; Cymbeline-L'Estrange; Pisanio-Hull; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-Wroughton; Arviragus-Whitfield; Caius Lucius-Fearon; Philario-Booth; Iachimo-[W.] Smith (of dl); Queen-Mrs Jackson; Imogen-Mrs Crawford [late Mrs Barry] (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]).late Mrs Barry] (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]).

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Dance: End III: As17780921

Song: II: Masquerade Scene, with Singing-Mrs Morton

312
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

313
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

314
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

315
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

316
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

317
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

318
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

319
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

320
September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

321
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode

322
12 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

323
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-

324
21 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

325
12 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

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