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25555 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs James
We found 23715 matches on Performance Comments, 7788 matches on Event Comments, 4629 matches on Performance Title, 2166 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

776
15 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Powell, Bensley, Packer, Fawcett, Strange, Fox, Mrs Palmer, Miss Plym, Mrs Yates
Role: Warwick Actor: Holland
Role: Margaret of Anjou Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Gray Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Cautherley, 1st time; Sir Harry's Servt-Dodd, 1st time; Freeman-Packer; Philip-Yates; Duke's Serv't-Palmer; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

777
22 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: CCymon deferred. Mrs Abington ill. Paid printer's bill #9 6s. Receipts: #141 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Oakly Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

778
24 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Holland
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: As17670923, but Old Lady-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: The Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes Author(s): James Love

779
18 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, Prompter and Mrs Hopkins. Tickets deliver'd for the Earl of Essex will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Holland
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Palmer, 1st time
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Mignionette Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: The Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes Author(s): James Love

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Entertainment: End: Mr King for that night only will entertain the Audience with a Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King

780
23 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Messink, Giorgi, Mrs Johnston. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220; IV: The Medley, as17680416

781
24 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: JJane Shore for the 1st time by Miss Younge--so, so--spoke much too low.--Mrs Barry was very well in Alicia (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Shore-Reddish; Hastings-Barry; Gloster-Love; Belmour-Packer; Darby-Hurst; Ratcliff-Ackman; Catesby-Strange; Jane Shore-Miss Younge, 1st time; Alicia-Mrs Barry, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Barry, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

782
05 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Holland
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Jeffries, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: See17681129, but with a New Allemande-Dagueville, Sga Vidini; short bill, only Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mrs King listed.
Cast
Role: with a New Allemande Actor: Dagueville, Sga Vidini
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King listed.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929

783
20 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Abington, 1st time
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17680927, but Phillip-Moody; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929

784
15 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Royal Slave Posted...Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). [Playbill advertises The Royal Slave. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by Mrs Scott. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the Euphrates Lodge."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-King (that night only)

785
26 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Betty Lambton Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Miss Marchmont Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Millidge

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: As17690421 but Country Girl (with song in character)-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Mrs Scott.
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Related Works
Related Work: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes Author(s): James Love

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680929; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17681013

786
12 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Author's Night [for Mainpiece]. Charges #64 9s. Balance to Author #92 6s. 6d. Paid Mrs Lessingham on acct #100 (Account Book). Receipts: #156 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Yates
Related Works
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Cast
Role: The principal parts Actor: Mattocks, Lewes, Fox, R. Smith, The Young Lady who perform'd in Man and Wife

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

787
16 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Smith, first time; Siffredi-Gibson; Osmond-Clarke; Rodolpho-Perry; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Sigismunda-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent
Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: _Holtom, Mrs White.
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker

788
03 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: TTimanthes still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #197 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: _Holtom, Mrs White.
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: DuBellamy, Master Leoni, Mrs Baker

789
20 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr King--Richard 3d as you might expect (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17691113, but Richard-King, first time; Lady Anne-Mrs W. Barry; Oxford-Wheeler; Officer-Keen; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliff-Wright.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: the Allemande Actor: Dagueville, Sg Vidini.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance-Atkins, Mrs King; IV: The English Gardeners, as17691206

790
09 January 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17701205, but Young Belfield-Bensley, first time; Lady Dove-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs DuBellamy.
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

791
24 July 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comic Opera. The Music by Hooke, [text attributed to Thomas Bridges. Prologue spoken in the character of Flora by Mrs Gardner. At the conclusion Dido hangs herself in her own garters. She is cut down and gives her hand to Iarbas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Vandermere
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Collett
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Gardner
Related Works
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: Parts-Dibdin, Phillips, Vandermere, Cornelys, Robson, Hamilton, Farrell, Mas. Sewett, Groves, Mrs Didier, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collett, Mrs Jewell. Prologue-Mrs Gardner; Eneas-Dibdin; Achates-Robson; Neptune-Phillips; Eolus-Hamilton; Vulcan-Vandermere; Iarbas-Cornelys; Antheus-Farrell; Cupid-Mas. Sewett; Dido-Mrs Didier; Juno-Miss Ambrose; Nanny-Mrs Granger; Iris-Mrs Collins; Venus-Mrs Jewell (Edition of 1771).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Dibdin, Phillips, Vandermere, Cornelys, Robson, Hamilton, Farrell, Mas. Sewett, Groves, Mrs Didier, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collett, Mrs Jewell. Prologue-Mrs Gardner
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Vulcan Actor: Vandermere
Role: Dido Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Nanny Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Collins
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Jewell

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Mas. and Miss West

Performance Comment: and Miss West.

792
08 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710622 but Parts-A. Smith, Barnshaw, Miss Dowson, Mrs Dorman.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: A. Smith, Barnshaw, Miss Dowson, Mrs Dorman.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Entertainment: Vocal Parts-Barnshaw, A. Smith, Miss Dowson, Miss Cantrell; and a Favourite Song-Mas. Suett; Concerto on Flute-Palmer

Performance Comment: Smith, Miss Dowson, Miss Cantrell; and a Favourite Song-Mas. Suett; Concerto on Flute-Palmer.
Cast
Role: and a Favourite Song Actor: Mas. Suett

793
22 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17711019, but Ironsides-Woodward; Paterson-Lewes; Lucy-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Baker, a Gentlewoman

794
27 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17711122, but Jonathan-Wignell; Fanny-Miss Pearce; Sophia-Mrs Kniveton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Kniveton, 1st time.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

795
15 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time performing Mainpiece till the Benefits. Paid Mrs Jackson for women's cloaths #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Miss Younge
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

796
30 September 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Music of Afterpiece composed by Dibdin. Sigr Como and Sgna Crespi danc'd for first time very Indiff (Hopkins Diary). Paid Printer's Bill #11; Copper plate Printing Bill #3 2s. (Treasurer's Book). [The printing bill averaged #9 6s. per week and came to #344 2s. No further itemization will be made of it this season.] Receipts: #195 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Reddish; Siffredi-Jefferson; Osmond-Aickin; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Officers-Keen, Wrighten, Wright; Laura-Miss Sherry; Sigismunda-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Barry.
Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Performance Comment: Pandolfo-Bannister; Zerbino-Vernon; Henrico-Davies; Felicia-Mrs Smith; Lissetta-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister
Role: Felicia Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lissetta Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance call'd The Mountaineers-Como, Sga Crespi, first appearance

797
02 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Pantomime is a Medley patch up from several old ones was very well receive'd & applauded (Hopkins Diary). With New Music and an Overture. Receipts: #222 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Beverly-Reddish; Dawson-Usher; Stukeley-Palmer; Jarvis-J. Aickin; Bates-Packer; Lewson-Cautherly; Charlotte-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Miss Younge.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket; or, The New Years Gift

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; other characters-Grimaldi, Davies, Messink, Burton, Wrighten, Waldron, Lamash, Wheeler, Everard, Griffiths, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Carpenter, Blanchard, Watkins, Mas. Blanchard, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge; Dances-Atkins, Mrs Sutton.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: other characters Actor: Grimaldi, Davies, Messink, Burton, Wrighten, Waldron, Lamash, Wheeler, Everard, Griffiths, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Carpenter, Blanchard, Watkins, Mas. Blanchard, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge
Role: Dances Actor: Atkins, Mrs Sutton.

798
23 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 10 years. [See 20 Dec. 1764.] Mrs King and Mrs Greville Imperfect (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #107 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Would And She Would Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Don Phillip-Bensley; Don Octavio-Brereton; Diego-Parsons; Don Luis-Whitfield; Corrigidore-Wrighten; Alguazile-Griffiths; Trappanti-King; Don Manuel-Yates; Soto-Baddeley; Flora-Mrs Greville; Rosara-Miss Hopkins; Viletta-Mrs Davies; Hypolita-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

799
14 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Osmond-Clarke; Rhodolpho-L'Estrange; Attendant-Thompson; Siffredi-Hull; Laura-Miss Ambrose; Sigismunda-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Barry.
Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lee Lewes; Goodwill-Fearon; Thomas-Whitefield [Public Advertiser: Young]; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; The Country Mad@Cap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: The Country Mad@Cap Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17761223

800
17 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: The Gamester-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Norris; Lewson-Farren; Charlotte-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Miss Younge.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Brown, Chaplin, Mrs Scott, Miss Collett, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Song: End: The Soldier tir'd With war's Alarms-Miss Abrams