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6470 results for: Keyword - Mr Wright
We found 4315 matches on Event Comments, 2051 matches on Performance Comments, 730 matches on Performance Title, 20 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2051
30 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17411029, but the Villagers from Orpheus & Eurydice, as17411228-Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Richardson, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet, Mrs Wright.

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17411221; Chacone-Dubuisson, Mlle Benneval; Tambourine-Picq, Mlle Auguste

2052
07 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421102, but other characters-Miss Wright, Miss _Cibber.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Miss Wright, Miss _Cibber.

Dance: I: Peasant Dance, as17420921; III: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

2053
18 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire. Daily Advertiser, 23 Dec.: On Saturday night last, at Covent Garden Playhouse, one William Wright, a young Man, who was in the Shilling Gallery, disapproving of Signora Domitilla's Dancing between the second the Third Acts, was without any Provocation, kick'd, beat, and abus'd etc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Dance: TTambourine-Cooke; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Savoyards-Villeneuve, Sga Domitilla; La Provencale, as17421105

2054
01 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17430101, but The Vocal parts-_Salway, Miss _Davis, Mrs _James, Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: _Salway, Miss _Davis, Mrs _James, Miss Wright.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

2055
21 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Thompson and Mrs Rowley. Mainpiece written by the late Mrs Centlivre. Tickets deliver'd out by Taylor and Wright will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

2056
10 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On Friday last died Miss Wright, one of the dancers at dl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

2057
13 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright, Fenn [Stage Door-keeper], Saunders and Payne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: III: Sga Bettini

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; V: Early Horn-Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto on the Bassoon-; End Farce: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; concluding with Handel's Water Music-

2058
01 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Wright, Atkinson, Mrs King, Miss Bradshaw, Miss Pitt, &c for the Confederacy will be taken. Care will be taken to stop those Tickets that are sold at the door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: Bibby

Dance: The Mechels

2059
18 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright, Miss Bennett, Fleetwood, Reynolds, Green, Ockman, and Elliott. Tickets deliver'd for the Provok'd Husband will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

2060
15 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17481210, but Attendant Spirits-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Attendant Spirits Actor: Mrs Wright.

2061
13 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright, Y. Cross, Mad. Camargo & 4 more had tickets (Cross). [The four were: Sturt, Lewis, G. Bullbrick, and Loyde.] Tickets for 13 April will be taken. Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501231; III: Hornpipe-Master Shawford

2062
04 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Cowper. Tickets deliver'd by Jefferson, Dennison, Ward, and Mrs Wright will be taken. Buck in the afterpiece being by Particular Desire, and the last time of his performing it this season. Tickets of Philips at his house in Martlet Court, Bow St., Covent Garden; of Mrs Cowper, at Fryer's, Hosier, corner of James St., Long-Acre. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: The Pierrot's Dance-Dennison, Granier; V: A Punch Dance-Dennison

2063
07 February 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almena

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Kear, a Gentleman (first appearance on any stage), Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Miss Wright. [See17641123.]See17641123.]

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Dance: I: A Comic Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi; II: Hearts of Oak-Aldridge, Miss Baker

2064
24 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Wright, Walker, Watkins. Tickets deliver'd by Carlton, Stevens, for A Comedy, and for the 16th Instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

2065
04 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: As17681026, but Sir Ardolph-Bannister; Knights-Wright, _Fox.
Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Wright, _Fox.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680929

2066
03 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Hughes (linnendraper) #25 7s.; Wright (glazier) #11; Teasdale (haberdasher) #15 19s. Receipts: #152 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

2067
27 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Philip Hoggins as per certificate from Justice Wright 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #163 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Monologue: Before: By Particular Desire, the eleventh night, New Occasional Prelude. Characters first listed: Manager-Dyer; Author-Kniveton; Young Actress-Miss Basanti; See 21 Sept.

2068
07 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17721021, but Others-_Griffith, Wright.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: _Griffith, Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: The Butterfly, as17721204

2069
05 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Gave King's footmen by Desse #2 2s.; his chairmen by Wright #2 2s.; Queen's footmen by Rumford #2 2s.; her Chairmen by Webster #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #135 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2070
04 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Ogilvie and Miss Twist. Charges #67 11s. Profit to each #9 6d., plus income from tickets: Miss Ogilvie, #43 16s. (Box 90; Pit 98; Gallery 66); Miss Twist, #51 11s. (Box 118; Pit 83; Gallery 96). Paid Jack (blacksmith) #47 7s.; Wright (glazier) #8; Younger for writing parts #7 5s. 4d. Receipts: #85 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: II: The Whim (1st time this season) [but see17740416-Aldridge, Miss Twist; IV: An Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist

2071
08 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Harris & Holloway. [For Wright see 13 May. Mrs Sutton was from dl.] Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Dumay, Sand-hill, behind the Foundling Hospital; of Harris, No. 42, Wells-street, Cavendish-square; of Holloway, Newington Butts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17790407, but Young Meadows-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Wright]).Wright]).

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End II: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; and the Minuet de la Cour-Holloway, Miss Besford; End I afterpiece: New Dance-Harris, Mrs Sutton (1st appearance on that stage); with a New Allemande-

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford

2072
24 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Performance Comment: As17790311but Principal Vocal Parts-A Young _Lady, Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: 790311but Principal Vocal Parts Actor: A Young _Lady, Miss Wright.
Role: Ledger Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Ledger Actor: Wrighten
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17781029

2073
03 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Performance Comment: As17790417, but Principal Vocal Parts-A Young _Lady, Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: A Young _Lady, Miss Wright.
Role: Ledger Actor: Wrighten
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Ledger Actor: Wrighten
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17781006

2074
03 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Cast
Role: Principal Iman Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Luns Ghost or The New Years Gift

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Suett, Lamash, R. Palmer, Phillimore, Spencer, Norris, Nash, Williams, Fawcett; Mrs Love, Miss Simson, Miss Barnes, Miss Palmer, Miss Collett. Cast not known .

Dance: In afterpiece by Zuchelli, Miss M. Stageldoir, &c

2075
16 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: A Monody on the Death of Garrick

Performance Comment: Spoken by Mrs Yates. Principal Vocal Parts by Reinhold (of cg); Mrs Wrighten, Miss Wright, Miss Collett, &c .

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright
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