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25558 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Cross
We found 23731 matches on Performance Comments, 9520 matches on Event Comments, 4738 matches on Performance Title, 137 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

6951
22 November 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Being St. Cecilia's Day. Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. Particular Care has been taken to have the House well-aired; and the Passage from the Fields to the House will be cover'd for better Conveniency

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Afterpiece Title: An Ode of Mr Drydens For St

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day]. Deutsch, Handel, p. 490, lists Signora Francesino, Beard; [With two new Concertos for several Instruments-.

6952
27 November 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Afterpiece Title: An Ode of Mr Drydens

6953
15 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night Or What You Will

Performance Comment: Orsino-Mills; Sebastian-Milward; Sir Toby Belch-Shepard; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Woodward; Malvolio-Macklin; Clown-Chapman; Antonio-Cashell; Fabian-Winstone; Captain-Turbutt; Maria-Mrs Macklin; Valentine-Ridout; Curio-Green; Officer-Marten; Priest-Woodburn; Viola-Mrs Pritchard; Olivia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Woodward
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Gipsies Actor: Weeks, Green, Vaughan, Gray, Miss Karver, Mrs Penkethman, Mrs Jackson, Miss Story
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Woodman
Role: Pilgrims Actor: Desse, Carney, Nivelon, l'Pierre, Mrs Walter, Mrs Wright, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mardette

Song: In II: Songs by Mr Arne-Lowe

Dance: II: French Peasants-Nivelon, Mlle Duval; IV: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

6954
09 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Giffard; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard; Aimwell-Walker; Scrub-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Lamball.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Lamball.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: Master Davey, Scholar to Mr Lanyon, who never appeared on any stage before

6955
26 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw, Box Keeper and Box Book Keeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennett

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: II: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe; IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; V: Mad Tom-Mr Topham the Strong Man

6956
11 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Horton; Young Bevil-Hale; Sir John-Bridgwater; Myrtle-Ryan; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Mullart; Daniel-James; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cimberton-Hippisley; Tom-Chapman; Phillis-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II: Singing-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: A Scotch Dance, as17411130; II: Comic Dance, as17411209; III: Matelot, as17411209; V: Hornpipe-Taylor

Song: IV: Mr Bennet

6957
15 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17411223, but Amanda-Mrs Butler; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Cross; Sir John Friendly-_; Shoemaker-_; La Varole-_; Mendlegs-_; Surgeon-_; Bull-_; Taylor-_; Page-_.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Cross
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Cast
Role: Haymakers Actor: Barclay, Gray, Green, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner, Miss Jackson
Role: Ending with a Grand Ballet Actor: Desse, Leviez, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

Song: I: Sylvia don't Refuse your Bloom a new song of Mr Arne's-Lowe; III: Song-Beard

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

6958
15 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17420401 but Songs of Milton's by Handel-_.
Cast
Role: Handel Actor: .
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Cross.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Euphrosene Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: The Dances Actor: M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Desse, Mrs Walter, Dumont, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Story.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance-Phillips; III: The Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Entertainment: AA Lesson on the Welch Harp-Mr Jones

6959
19 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Ridout

Music: II: Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Fear Not Mortal, from the Judgment of Paris, by Mr Arne-Lowe; IV: Distracted I Turn, from the same,-Beard

Dance: GGrand Serious Ballet, as17421005

6960
16 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Maclelan, Boromeo and Sga Costanza. Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Baker, and for Comus will be taken. Lowe from this day sang Mornings in the Grand Concerts of Vocal and Instrumental Music at Ruckholt House, near Low-Layton, Essex.--Advertisement in London Daily Post and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17420928, but Hillaria-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ann Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

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

Song: I: a New song by Mr Boyce-Beard; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard, Lowe; V: A Cantata by Stanley-Lowe

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: The Hussar's Dance- , as17421211, but Checo, Chiaretta, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval, Sga Costanza

6961
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: A humorous and diverting Droll. Hippisley and Chapman's Booth, George Inn Yard, Smithfield. [Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Doctor Outwitted With The Comical Humours Of Sly Boots The Sham Physician

Performance Comment: Old Fumble-Hippisley; Sly Boots-Chapman; M le Medicine-Blakes; Constant-Bencraft; Simon-Berry; Dry Broots-Morgan; Angelica-Mrs Dodson; Miss Humility-Mrs Lamball; Jenny-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Dodson
Role: Miss Humility Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: Bencraft, Davis; an entire new Ballad-Mr Bencraft, in the character of the valiant Dragoon who retook the Standard at the Battle of Dettingen

Dance: I: Austrian Dance-Bencraft, Adams; II: Highland Dance-Bencraft, Adams

6962
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: FFawkes and Pinchbeck's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Taken from Shakespear. [Possibly a puppet show.] The occasion is the Retaking the English Standard belonging to Sir Robert Rich's Regiment of Horse by George Darraugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephesian Duke Or Blunder Upon Blunder Yet Alls Right At Last

Performance Comment: The Parts-the best Actors; the Songs-the best Singers; the Dances-the best Dancers, to and from the Theatres-Royal.
Cast
Role: the Dances Actor: the best Dancers, to and from the Theatres-Royal.
Role: to and from the Theatres Actor: Royal.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Dance: WWooden@Shoe Dance-LaPierre, never performed by any but himself; Le Paisans Leger-LaPierre, Mlle Mariette

Song: Blogg, Miss Atherton; The Whole to conclude with a Song made upon that Occasion, set to Musick, and-Mr Blogg

6963
11 July 1745 @ Shepherd's Market, Mayfair

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson, a Distiller, and Adams. 6 p.m. Which will be perform'd by a set of Gentlemen and Ladies who never performed on any stage before. [Usual formula of the concert.] Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy or The Miller Bit

Song: I: Johnson; IV: A new Song in Praise of the Duke of Cumberland-Mr Johnson

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Adams; V: A dance representing Trade in General-Adams

Music: II: German Flute-a Gentleman

6964
25 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Barrington and I. Sparks. Mainpiece At the Desire of sederal persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for the Distress'd Mother will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17470321 but Moody-I. Sparks; Trusty-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bridges.
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy from Dublin
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Sullivan; End of Farce, By Particular Desire Irish Rorotorio-Mr Barrington

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; IV: Muilment; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana

6965
04 October 1748 @ The Tiled Booth Blackheath

Event Comment: At the Tiled Booth on Blackheath. By Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Jockey dancing-Mr Adams

6966
22 November 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Particularly by Desire Women and Wine-Miss Karver who sang some years ago at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane; since at Mr Foote's Theatre in the Haymarket

6967
26 December 1748 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-A Young Gentlewoman of 18; Jane Shore-Mrs Daniels.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Daniels.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Mist

Song: I: Go Rose-Mr Scott; II: 'Tis Liberty-; III: Early Morn-; IV: Dialogueby Stevens-

Dance: V: Hornpipe-Matthews

6968
18 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Paris Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor:
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner.

Dance: III: (By desire) the Two Pierots, as17500108, but-LaLauze, Dennison his apprentice, being his 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Master Settree, a Young Lady who never appeared before, both scholars of Mr Lalauze

6969
02 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman and Dickenson. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: III: The Song of Robin Hood in character-Mr Green first appearance on any stage

6970
11 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benebit for Marten, Stoppelaer, and Desse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Brumpton Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Dance: III: Hornpipe-LeCointe; V: A new Pantomime Dance between Harlequin and Pierrot Harlequin-Mr Jolly, Pierrot Dumay

6971
25 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Hamilton. In Which will be reviv'd the Original Masquerade Scene and Dance. Mrs Hamilton will give a new Epilogue in Character.
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17570518, but: Chalkstone (introduced for the last time)-Shuter; Esop-Wignel; Mercury-Baker; Old man-Pittard 1st appearance on that stage; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady (with life of a Belle)-Mrs Green; Bowman-White; Charon-Buck; Fine Gentleman-Cibber 1st time; With an Epilogue-Nobody.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: II: Dutch Peasant, as17570512; III: Dutch Sailor-Master Settree, scholar to Mr Settree; IV: Country Lass, as17570512; V: A Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twiste

6972
13 March 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for McLean and Grant. Doors open'd at Five to begin at Six. The last time of its being perform'd this season. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Dance: Joly, Miss Dulisse

Music: A grand concerto of violins, hautboys, clarinets, bassoons, French horns; the clarinets-Mr Habgood, Pearson; and cornu de caccio ottava, an instrument never before perform'd on in a concert in England; and a Grand March composed by his Majesty the King of Prussia

6973
01 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Costollo. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #39 19s. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #11 10s. 6d., covered by income from tickets: Costollo #93 6s. (Boxes 102; Pit 288; Gallery 246); Hull #47 (Boxes 73; Pit 162; Gallery 47). Total income #180 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17600225, but Manly-Hull, 1st time; Sir Francis-Costollo; Moody-_; Poundage-_; Mrs Motherly-_; Trusty-_; Myrtilla-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Ferguson.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: As17600429 but Colombine-Mrs Dyer; concluding with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Music: III: A Lesson on the Harp-Mr Rice

6974
18 September 1760 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: During the short time of the Fair, at a large Commodious Booth at the bottom of the Bowling Green. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Company chose to wave [sic] the usual pompous and bombastic stuff generally crowded into Advertisements on these occasions. They early beg leave to say, that they humbly presume, their having been at an uncommon expence, care, and trouble in getting up this comedy, will entitle them to some degree of preference and encouragement above those paltry performances usually exhibited at Fairs. [But see the puff on 19Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Minor

Song: Several New Comic Songs-

Dance: The Dances-the same performers who were with Mr Shuter at Bartholomew Fair

6975
24 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Mas. Stephen-Obrien; Brainworm-Blakes; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Bridgit-Miss Haughton; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Holland
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
Role: and a New Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson.

Dance: I: A Pantomime Dance, call'd The Colliers-Mr Sealy, 1st appearance that stage, Miss Dawson