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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.

20701
27 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Green and Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

Entertainment: CCries of London-Shuter, by desire

Ballet: III: The Drunken Peasant. Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

20702
01 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Miss Plym. Tickets deliver'd by Stevens and Fox will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640403 but Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer; Squire Richard-Master Burton; Manly-Packer, first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17640428 but Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

20703
01 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Stede. Mainpiece: For the Last Time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Cast
Role: Rodogune Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: ; Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Miller, Miss Polly Young, Miss Davies, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe (This night only)-Walker (from Drury Lane), Miss Pitt; End III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

20704
11 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Moody and Weston. Tickets deliver'd by Keen, and for Macbeth will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Palmer, first time.
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Nicodemus Somebody-Weston; Macahone-Moody; Jolt-Love; Fetch-Baddeley; Micher-Parsons; Basil-Packer; Landlord-Watkins; Ostler-Clough; Dolly-Mrs Smith; Isabella-Mrs Hippisley; To conclude with Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan's favorite song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody; who also introduces into his character of Macahone his whimsical Description of a Man@o@War-Moody.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Watkins
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

20705
29 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Managers (Hopkins). [187th and last play.] Receipts: #95 3s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640515, but Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Simson.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Role: To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Witches; or, Harlequin Cherokee Author(s): James Love

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

20706
26 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Westmorland-Davis; Douglas-Anderson; Prince of Wales-Ross; Worcester-Hull; Blunt-Perry; Francis-Cushing; Vernon-Gibson; Poins-White; Carriers-Dunstall, Bennet; Lady Piercy-Mrs Godwin, 1st appearance; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Hotspur-Smith.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Davis
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Godwin, 1st appearance
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Walker.

20707
05 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Woodward; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Hayes; Recruits-Buck, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Rose-Miss Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: Anderson
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Brunetto-Davis; Alberto-Wignel; Barbarino-Costollo; Mago-Bennet; Duchess-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Flametta-Mrs Evans; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Evans

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: Les Mattelots Provencals, as17641004

20708
10 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Shuter; Don Philip-Ross; Octavio-White; Soto-Dunstall; Trappanti-Woodward; Don Lewis-Davis; Corrigidor-Wignel; Diego-Costollo; Rosara-Miss Vincent; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Hypolita-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Les Mattelots Provencals, as17641004; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

20709
15 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; King-Clarke; Gonzales-Sparks; Heli-Perry; Selim-Davis; Almeria-Miss Macklin; Alonzo-Gardner; Perez-R. Smith; Garcia-White; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Zara-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17641001, but Sir Jasper-Anderson; Young Wilding-Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Anderson

Dance: III: A Tambourine-Fichar; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

20710
15 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Powell; Aboan-Lee; Blandford-Palmer; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Hotman-Baddeley; Planters-Moody, Parsons, Marr, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Clough, Ackman, Fox; Imoinda-Mrs Palmer; In Act II, a Dance of Slaves-.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer
Role: Planters Actor: Moody, Parsons, Marr, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

20711
17 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: King Henry-Havard; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Falstaff-Love; Glendower-Lee; Vernon-Jackson; Poins-Packer; Hotspur-Holland; Lady Percy-Mrs Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Earl Douglas-Parson; 2nd Carrier-Granger; Francis-Vaughan; Worcester-Bransby; Mortimer-Castle; Northumberland-Burton; Westmoreland-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; 1st Carrier-Moody; Messenger-Fox; Blunt-Strange.
Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Northumberland Actor: Burton
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

20712
22 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Trappanti-King; Don Manuel-Yates; Don Philip-Packer; Octavio-Palmer; Soto-Baddeley; Don Luis-Didier; Hypolita-Miss Plym; Flora-Miss Cheney; Viletta-Mrs Lee; Rosara-Mrs Hopkins; Diego-Granger; Corrigidore-Ackman; Alguazile-Watkins.
Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

20713
23 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Acasto-Havard; Castalio-Powell; Chamont-Holland; Polydore-Jackson; Chaplain-Love; Ernesto-Parsons; Page-Miss Rogers; Serina-Miss Plym; Florella-Mrs Bennet; Monimia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: Holland
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: End: A New Scaramouch, as17641013

20714
29 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Smith; Bastard-Clarke; Gloster-Gibson; Kent-Sparks; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Vincent; Cordelia-Miss Hallam, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

20715
01 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command [Both Pieces] of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Mathew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: The Jealous Woodcutter-M Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Leppie

20716
07 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: Holland
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Vernon in which character will be introduc'd the Early Horn;Jobson-Love; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: TThe Lamplighters, as17641029

20717
09 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Gloster-Miss Plym; Clarence-Master Burton; King Henry-Powell; Prince of Wales-Holland; Prince John-Lee; Achbp of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Rooker; Poins-Packer; Ancient Pistol-King; Page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Falstaff-Love; Westmorland-Burton; Mouldy-Moody; Gower-Strange; Davy-Granger; Lord Bardolph-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Holland
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Westmorland Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

Dance: IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

20718
16 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Worthy-Ross; Syringe-Shuter; Lory-Cushing; Taylor-Perry; Shoemaker-Costollo; Varole-Holtom; Young Fashion-Dyer; Tunbelly-Dunstall; Coupler-Hayes; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hallam; Berinthia-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

20719
17 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Powell, 1st time; Horatio-Holland; Sciolto-Havard; Altamont-Packer; Lavinia-Miss Plym; Rossano-Ackman; Lucilla-Mrs Hippisley; Calista-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Holland
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer, 1st time; Prattle-King; Belford-Packer; Mlle Florival-Miss Plym; Bell-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

20720
30 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ross; Lorenzo-Smith; Bertran-Clarke; Raymond-Gibson; Dominic-Dunstall; Alphonso-Redman; Pedro-Anderson; Gomez-Shuter; Teresa-Mrs Stephens; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Baker; Drawer-Mas. Morgan.
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Anderson
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Witches Actor: Mattocks, Miss Weirman, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones
Role: Harvest Woman Actor: Mrs Lampe

20721
12 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17641122, but Player King-Moody; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Hamlet Actor: Holland
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End: The Lamplighters, as17641029

20722
21 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Ross; Pembroke-Hull; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Essex-Gardner; Salisbury-Anderson; Bastard-Smith; Queen Elinor-Mrs Baker; Lady Blanche-Miss Vincent; Hubert-Sparks; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-White; Pandulph-Tindal; Chatillion-Davis; Austria-Buck; Prince Arthur-Miss Valois; Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Salisbury Actor: Anderson
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Pandulph Actor: Tindal
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

20723
14 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Smith, 1st time; Brabantio-Gibson; Cassio-Hull; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Tindal; Montano-Davis; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Emilia-Mrs Ward; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

20724
31 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: New Scenes and Habits. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. The Music compiled from Favourite Airs of the most celebrated Composers. Books of the opera to be had at the Theatre. [See note 16 Oct. 1764. Edition of 1765 states music by Samuel Arnold.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Beard, Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Dibdin, Baker, Mrs Pitt, Miss Poitier, Miss Hallam, Miss Brent. Giles-Beard; Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Shuter; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Mervin-Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Theodosia-Miss Hallam; Patty-Miss Brent (Edition of 1765); Dances incidental to the opera-Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

20725
05 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17641210, but Moody-Burton; Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Tutor

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Packer, Parsons, Vaughan, Master Burton, Master Pope, Mrs Bradshaw, Master Hurst, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Pope
Related Works
Related Work: The Tutor Author(s): James Townley

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120