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24391 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Clarke
We found 23720 matches on Performance Comments, 7653 matches on Event Comments, 4624 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4776
28 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Villeneuve and Mrs Kilby. Receipts: #123 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17410317 but Elvira-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: See17410406 but Farmer-Bencraft; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Harlequin-Lun Jr; with Comic Dance-Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: TTambourine-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; By Desire, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Mechel; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

4777
14 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts, Stede, Mrs Mullart, and Page (Housekeeper). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17410423 but Trim-James; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Mrs Farthingale Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson
Role: Aegon Actor: Clarke.

Song: II: Roberts

Dance: III: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde; IV: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

4778
15 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and the Lady Augusta. Benefit the last Editor of Shakespear. Written Originally by Shakespear. Revised and adapted to the Stage by Mrs Theobald, with the last new Prologue and the Original Epilogue. Receipts: #100. Rylands MS.: Prince up, but did not come

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

Performance Comment: As17401213, but Citizen-Harrington; Violante-Mrs Hale; With the last new Prologue-; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Horton

Opera: End II and IV: of the Play will be performed an Interlude in two Comick Scenes in Musick. betwixt Signor Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Islands, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuosa; Capoccio-Waltz; Dorinna-Miss Hillier

Performance Comment: betwixt Signor Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Islands, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuosa; Capoccio-Waltz; Dorinna-Miss Hillier.

Dance: I: Muzette, Tambourine-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; III: Les Niaise-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

4779
21 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: For the Benefit of Mrs Loder, a Widow in Distress, having four children unprovided for. 4s., 2s., 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17411214, but Jobson-_; Doctor-_; Butler-_; Nell-_; Sir John-Mrs Bishop.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

4780
22 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. [Miss Woodman now Mrs Ridout.] Receipts #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17411102, but Jessica-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Woffington

Dance: LLe Genereux Corsaire-Sig and Siga Fausan; only; but see17411214 Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128

4781
01 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Yeames. Tickets 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17410914, but Dicky-Marr; Tom Errand-_; Lady Darling-Mrs Yeames, her first appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Yeames, her first appearance on any stage.
Role: Standard Actor: Marshall
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Vaughan
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Eliz. Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

4782
15 March 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard, at the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. All the Characters will be new Dress'd. The Stage will be form'd into an Amphitheatre, where Servants will be allow'd to keep places. Tickets at 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17411007, but Lord Foppington-Garrick; the first time of his appearing in that Character; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bambridge.
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs E. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TThe Leek, as17420224; Two Millers and Courtezan-two Masters and Miss Granier

4783
29 March 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. and Mrs. Eliz. Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17420302 but Chaplain-Blakes; Page-Miss Naylor; Acasto-Paget; Ernesto-Julian; Florella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs E. Giffard
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: WWelchman's Triumph, as17420210

4784
23 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit E. Roberts and Destrade. Tickets deliver'd out by Reinhold and Mrs Hale will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420213, but Amiens-Roberts; Celia-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Orlando Actor: Hale
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17420210; III: Minuet (by desire)-Destrade, Mlle Auguste; New Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Ruddier than the Cherry, out of Acis and Galetea (Set by Handel),-Reinhold; IV: True Blue-Roberts

4785
21 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Page (Housekeeper), Froment, and Mrs Stede

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17420419 but Arabella-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs James
Role: Barmaid Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: 2nd Sylvan Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: 3rd Sylvan Actor: Mrs LeBrun
Role: 4th Sylvan Actor: Mrs Moudet
Role: Lasses Actor: Dupre, Lestrande, Davenport, Mlle Maudet, Mlle Renos, Miss Short
Role: Elements Earth Actor: Richardson, Mrs Wright
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

Song: OOld England forever, with the chorus-Leveridge

Dance: III: The Italian Peasants-Froment; V: Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-Froment, Mlle Auguste

4786
22 February 1743 @ James Street

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A burlesque tragedy. Benefit Mrs Daniel. [Customary concert formula.] Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. Note, The performance will be carried on by Persons used to the Stage, and not by People unacquainted with it, as has been too often practiced in Benefits at the same theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-a Gentleman; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Daniel.

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

4787
17 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Woffington. Stage form'd to Side Boxes. Tickets of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17421012, but Sir Harry Wildair-Garrick(, 1st time); Lady Lurewell-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Col Standard Actor: Delane
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: As17430120

4788
31 March 1743 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman in Distress [Concert formula]. Tickets and Places to be had of Mrs Careless in Hart St., near the Back-Passage of Covent Garden. The Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour her with their Company, are desir'd to come as early as possible, she being determin'd to begin punctually at six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Cherry-Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Careless.

Dance:

4789
10 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Green, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430504, but Valet-Yates; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Peasant Dance, as17420921

4790
29 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17440207, but Fair Penitent-Mrs Horton; Sciolto-Stephens; Lothario-a Gentleman (formerly Patentee of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane) [Highmore].Highmore].
Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

Song: TTo Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

4791
07 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Picq and Reinhold. Tickets deliver'd out by the Widow Dupre and Mrs Mather will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17440313 but Shylock-James; Gobbo-Anderson; Jessica-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Gobbo Actor: Anderson
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: AA Bacchanalian Two Part Song-Beard, Reinhold

Dance: MMinuet-Picq, a scholar of his

4792
16 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Green, Barclay, Mrs George. Afterpiece: By Desire. Not acted these 7 years [see 14 May 1739]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17431227, but George Barnwell-Green; Lucy-Mrs George; In Act I Singing-Morland.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs George
Role: In Act I Singing Actor: Morland.
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Flora-Miss Budgell; Betty-Miss Cole; Sir Thomas-Collins; Dick-Cross; Friendly-Blakes; Old Hob-Dunstall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Dunstall; Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

4793
20 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Last time of performing this season. Benefit Furnival. [Prices 3s.,2s., 1s.] Tickets delivered out by Mrs Phillips, Cunningham, and Blakey will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Cushing; Kitty Pry-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Song: Cunningham

Dance: The three Graniers

4794
22 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam Sen and Mrs Bainbridge. Positively the Last night of playing this season. [On Easter Monday this house will revert to tumbling and pantomime and rope dancing.] Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets delivered out by Bourn, Laws, and Toole will be taken this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Este who never appeared on any London stage before.
Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Este who never appeared on any London stage before.

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Song: Miss Joneswho never appear'd on any stage before

4795
05 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: [E+Edward the Black Prince, a new play by Mrs Hoper. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Poictiers; Or, The English Prince

Performance Comment: Parts-Goodfellow, Cushing, Furnival, Paget, Lee, Shuter, Wignell, Mrs Cushing, Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Goodfellow, Cushing, Furnival, Paget, Lee, Shuter, Wignell, Mrs Cushing, Miss Budgell.

Dance: As17461124

4796
26 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Law, Mrs Beckham, and the Miss Moreau, Miss Baker, and Miss Jackson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: See17470206, but Richard-Cushing; Lady Anne-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Moreau.

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

4797
30 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Letter in the General Advertiser in appreciation of the elegant fireworks displayed at the New Wells, Goodman's Fields, this evening.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17470328 but Antony-Giffard; Portia-Mrs Mills; Soothsayer-I. Sparks.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband Criticised

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Macklin, Mills, Yates, Barrington, Blakes, Taswell, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Bennett, Neale, Winstone

Song: I: Cantata-Sullivan; IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; V: Comic Dance, as17470410

4798
29 February 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dunning and Mrs Rowley. To begin at 6 p.m. Prices: 5s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Dunning his 1st appearance in public; Castalio-Gentlewoman; Monimia-Mrs Rowley; New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Between the Acts: a Gentleman

4799
12 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in Cranbourne Alley, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Les Messieurs & Dames peuvent laisser Diner leurs Domestiques car a quatre Heur sera assez a bonne heur de les Envoyer pour Gardez les places dans les loges. M. Fanfaron (General Advertiser). [The General Advertiser this day also included the first announcement of Mrs Macklin's benefit to be held on 22 April, at which would be perform'd the Lover's Melancholy, "Not acted these Hundred years," together with a new farce (never acted) called The Club of Fortune Hunters. The notice ran again several times, followed by the letters to the author of the General Advertiser noted on 19 and 23 April.] Receipts: #111 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #58 6s.; tickets, #52 15s. (Clay MS)

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st time
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17471021, but Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Arthur; Isabel-Mrs Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 Sailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

Song: SSailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

4800
06 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Stage to be formed into an amphitheatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17481010, but Fair Penitent-Mrs Woffington; Sciolto-Sparks; Horatio-Gibson; Lothario-Delane.
Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Rossano Actor: Anderson
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hale

Song: After: Sga Margarita Giacomazzi lately arriv'd from Italy