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24328 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Chetwood
We found 23605 matches on Performance Comments, 7621 matches on Event Comments, 4621 matches on Performance Title, 114 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

501
13 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood, the Prompter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With all the Decorations of Flyings, Rising, Sinkings, and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O Divelly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: Witches' Musick Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Barret-; One of Witches-Mrs Heron; Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: A Punch and His Wife-Two Children who never appear'd on the Stage before

502
08 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Mrs Moor. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Music: A New Solo on the Stage-Bitty

Song: As17180414

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow

503
15 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17221009, but Plausible-Griffin; Oldfox-Shepard; Petulant-Miller; Fidelia-Mrs Younger; Widow-Mrs Moor.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Moor.
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Horton.

Music: End I: Concerto by Monsieur Dieupart for Hautboys Flutes and Violins-; End II: Concerto by Signior Carbonelli-; End III: Concerto by Signior Albinoni-; End IV: Eighth Concerto of Signior Corelli-

Dance: End I: The Harlequins-Shaw, Mrs Booth; End II: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; End IV: The Country Maid-Miss Tenoe; End V: Foresters-Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Topham, Miss Tenoe

504
19 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17290913, but Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Pure Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

505
05 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

506
16 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: The Letter Sign'd J. K. was receiv'd by Mr Giffard, and the Request shall be comply'd with if the Person thinks fit to make himself known

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Teague-Collett; Blunt-Huddy; Story-Rosco; Day-Norris; Abel-Bullock; Obadiah-Bardin; Bookseller-Williams; Mrs Day-Mrs Morgan; Arabella-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Chat-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: As17311104

507
01 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Sir George-Huddy; Fantome-Bardin; Tinser-Bullock; Butler-Collet; Coachman-Rosco; Gardener-Morgan; Vellum-Norris; Lady Trueman-Mrs Haughton; Abigal-Mrs Norris, from Dublin.
Cast
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Abigal Actor: Mrs Norris, from Dublin.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: As17311104

508
25 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shepherd and Chetwood (Prompter)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Singing In Italian and English (for this Night Only)-Carey

Dance: Dupre Jr, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger; Harlequin-Dupre, Mrs Santlow; Mimic Dance and Song-Mrs Willis

509
09 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit William Mills and Chetwood, Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Cast
Role: Fernando Actor: Norris
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Garnet.

Dance: Shaw, Weaver, Boval, Lally, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

510
08 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit William Mills and Chetwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: Desnoyer, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe

511
02 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wm. Mills and Chetwood, the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Boomar, it being the first Time of his performing on the Stage

Dance: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; The Swedes-Topham, Mrs Bicknell; The Peasants-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Shepherdess-Miss Lindar

512
17 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. First piece: A Tragi-Comick Pastoral Farce, of Two Acts, written by the Author of The Beggar's Opera, with the Original Ballads

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Sir Humphrey-Hallam; Squire Statute-Shepard; Filbert-Johnson; Peter-Norris; Kitty-Mrs Mills; Aunt-Mrs Sherburn; Parish Girl-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Sherburn

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: As17271006, but Punch-_; Shopkeeper and Wife-_; Doctor's Man-_; Countrymen-reduced to Miller; Diana-Miss Robinson; With an Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Cast
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Haughton
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Walter.

Music: C$Corelli's Eighth Concerto-

Dance: PPieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Harlequin-Lally, Mrs Brett

513
03 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Mainpiece: With proper Habits, Scenes, Machines, and Decorations in a new Manner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Performance Comment: Arthur-Mullart; Dolallola-Mrs Mullart who performed them originally; Grizzle-Cibber Jr; Queen of Giants-Bridgwater; Huncamunca-Harper; Ghost-W. Mills; Tom Thumb-Miss Robinson; With a new Introduction by the Author of Tom Thumb: The Speaker, Lord Monkeytail-A. Hallam; Mr Critick-Watson; Mr Heroick Diction-Wetherilt Jr; Miss Monkeytail-A. Raftor; Mrs Witwou'd-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Dolallola Actor: Mrs Mullart who performed them originally
Role: Mrs Witwou'd Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Music: new Overture with Kettle Drums and Trumpets by Seedo-; I: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, upon the Stage-; II: The 8th Concerto of Michael Angelo Corelli-; III: Handel's Water Musick with French Horns-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Ben. Baker

Song: I: Rosy Bowers-Miss Raftor; End Afterpiece: Ellis Roberts

Dance: II: Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett; In III: A new Grand Heroic Comic Dance, proper to the Play-; End Afterpiece: The Masqueraders-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams

514
13 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Sands Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Taste a la Mode

Dance: II: Double Jealousy, as17360327but Mrs Villeneuve replaces Miss Brett

Cast
Role: His Wife Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Coquet Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Followers Actor: Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

515
08 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Charke; Moody-Cibber Jr; Varole-Miller; Aminadab Prim-Griffin; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Mrs Cibber; Flora-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: End Act I: Burgomaster's Daughter (a new dance)-Miss Robinson; II: Dutchman and Wife-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; V: Gondolier-Lally, Miss Brett

516
15 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: As17291208, but Moody-Mrs Roberts; Clara-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Heron.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: Mrs Booth, Roger, Lally, Essex, Thurmond; particularly Lads and Lasses, The Pieraite-

517
05 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Dalton-Huddy; Edgar-Jenkins; Moody-Excell; Varole-Bardin; Prim-Morgan; Clodpole-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Flora-Miss Tollet; Clara-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: As17311104

518
27 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Performance Comment: Somebody-Miller; Micher-Collett; Basil-Jenkins; Jolt-Excell; Fetch-Rosco; Macahone-Morgan; Isabella-Mrs Roberts; Doll-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Stage Coach Opera Author(s): William Chetwood

Dance: III: Two Pierrots-Burney, Mrs Tollet

Music: II: Trumpet Concerto-Burk Thumoth; IV: Solo on German Flute-Thumouth; V: A Grand Lesson of Mr Handell's on the Harpsichord-Thumoth

519
04 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17251122, but Hillaria-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Dance: End I: A new Harlequin-Young Rainton; II: Pastoral-Miss Robinson; III: La Pierrete-Roger, Mrs Brett; IV: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: A Grand Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis

Music: In III: Trumpet Sonata by Mons Dieupart-; In IV: Sonata by Signor Corelli-; End IV: First Concerto (by Desire) of Signor Michael Arcangello Corelli-

520
13 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood.Afterpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently unpublished.] With new Songs to old Ballad Tunes and Country Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon

Performance Comment: See17300126 With the last new Prologue, address'd to the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free Masons.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Performance Comment: Jolt-James Excel, his first appearance on any stage; Nicodemus-Miller; Basil-Roberts; Macahone-Williams; Micher-Norris; Fetch-Oates; Landlord-Harper; Isabella-Miss Raftor; Dolly-Mrs Heron; Also a new Epilogue-Girl five Years old.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Harper
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Heron
Related Works
Related Work: The Stage Coach Opera Author(s): William Chetwood

Dance: End II: Dutch Man and Woman-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; IV: Grand Dance of Moors-

Music: End Act V: (by Desire) Handel's Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

521
26 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17310322(in edition). A new Prologue proper to the Play and the Occasion-Bridgwater; and the Original Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: A new Prologue proper to the Play and the Occasion Actor: Bridgwater
Role: and the Original Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: As17310325 but Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Charke; Moody-Mrs Roberts; Amin Prim-Griffin; Varole-Oates; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Miss P. Vaughan; Flora-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin Dance-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

522
16 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17320124, but Mrs Frail-Mrs Morgan; Prue-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Norris.
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris.
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: TThe Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit

523
19 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Giffard; Thorowgood-Rosco; Uncle-Huddy; Trueman-Bardin; Blunt-James; Maria-Mrs Giffard; Lucy-Mrs Morgan; Millwood-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Dalton-Lyon; Edgar-Jenkins; Moody-Stoppelaer; Varole-Bardin; Prim-Morgan; Clodpole-James; Clara-Miss Tollett; Flora-Miss Wherrit .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: IV: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. V: Pierrots by d'Vallois and J. Delagarde

Performance Comment: V: Pierrots by d'Vallois and J. Delagarde .

524
26 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Hulett; Ford-Giffard; Page-Huddy; Shallow-Rosco; Evans-Pearce; Slender-R. Wetherilt; Caius-Bardin; Host-Morgan; Simple-Woodward; Mrs Ford-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Page-Mrs Haughton; Ann Page-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Morgan .
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: As17331019, but Clara-Mrs Hamilton; Flora-Miss Gerrard .
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: IV: Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. V: Two Pierrots by D'Vallois and Delagarde

Performance Comment: V: Two Pierrots by D'Vallois and Delagarde .

525
05 March 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Giffard; Lothario-Delane; Altamont-Giffard; Horatio-Hulett; Sciolto-W. Giffard; Rossano-Harbin; Lavinia-Mrs Roberts; Lucilla-Mrs Hamilton .
Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood