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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.

22526
30 March 1723 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erminia

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 has no singers' names. A copy of the 1723 edition in the University of Chicago Library has this cast written in: Erminia-Signora Durastanti; Tancredi-Senesino; Silvio-Boschi; Ennone-Signora Cuzzoni; Flora-Mrs Robinson; Niso-Berenstat.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Robinson

22527
02 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Seymour. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s. Receipts: money #39 15s.; tickets #122 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lally
Role: Europa Actor: Mrs Rogeir
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Egleton.

22528
19 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17221102, but Escalus-Diggs; Isabella-Mrs Boheme.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Boheme.

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

22529
30 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17221101, but Desdemona-Mrs Boheme; Lodovico-Diggs.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Egleton.

22530
01 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17221011, but Lucius-_; Marcia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: As17221030

22531
04 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: As17230118, but Phaedra-Mrs Boheme; With a new Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Cretander Actor: Diggs
Role: Ismena Actor: Mrs Bullock

22532
06 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: As17221012

22533
14 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ward, Chapman, and Mackenzie. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #12 2s. 6d; tickets #81 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17230110, but Calphurnia-Mrs Boheme; Caska-_; Sixth Citizen-_.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bullock

22534
14 May 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Text by Haym. Music by Handel.] Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. By Reason of the shortness of the Opera, to begin exactly at Eight a-Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flavius

Performance Comment: No cast listed in edition of 1723, but Deutsch, Handel(, p. 153) lists: Flavio-Berenstadt; Guido-Senesino; Emilia-Signora Cuzzoni; Teodata-Mrs Robinson; Vitige-Signora Durastanti; Ugone-Gordon; Lotario-Boschi.
Cast
Role: Teodata Actor: Mrs Robinson

22535
17 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Redfern and Wilmer, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #14 10s.; tickets #80 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Performance Comment: As17221126, but Haly-Hulett; Abra Mule-Mrs Boheme.
Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Boheme.

Dance:

22536
18 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Heron.

Dance:

22537
27 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17221220, but Cordelia-Mrs Boheme.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Boheme.

Dance:

22538
06 June 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Performance Comment: As17230107, but Quisara-Mrs Boheme; Comic Parts-_Phipps.
Cast
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Boheme

Dance:

22539
05 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Thurmond; Kent-Williams; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

22540
19 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Booth; Cassio-Williams; Iago-Cibber; Roderigo-Miller; Desdemona-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

22541
22 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viii

Performance Comment: Parts-Booth, Cibber, Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Miller; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.

22542
27 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Bret.

Song: As17231116

Dance: Drunken Swiss-Nivelon Jr; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon Sr

Ballet: The Humours of Bedlam. Mad Taylor-Nivelon Sr; Mad Dancing Master-Glover; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Soldier-Nivelon Jr; Mad Astrologer-Lanyam; Mad Lady-Mrs Rogeir

Performance Comment: Mad Taylor-Nivelon Sr; Mad Dancing Master-Glover; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Soldier-Nivelon Jr; Mad Astrologer-Lanyam; Mad Lady-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Mad Lady Actor: Mrs Rogeir.

22543
27 November 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Music by Bononcini.] Tickets half a guinea. An in Regard to the Increase in the Number of Subscribers, no more than Three Hundred and Fifty Tickers will be delivered out. Gallery 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pharnaces

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Tomiri-Signora Cuzzoni; Farnace-Fr Bernardi , called Senesino; Adrasto-Giuseppe Boschi; Cirene-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Clitarco-Signora Margherita Durastanti; Osmano-Gaetano Berenstadt.
Cast
Role: Cirene Actor: Mrs Anastasia Robinson

22544
12 December 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17231118, but Daniel-Hippisley; Charlotte-Mrs Parker.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Parker.
Role: Blandford Actor: Diggs
Role: Imoinda Imoinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Rogeir

Dance: Dupre, F. Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly The Two Pierrots-

Performance Comment: Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly The Two Pierrots-.

22545
16 December 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Cast
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Parker?
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Stirling

Dance: Dupre, F. Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; Particularly The Wooden Shoe Dance-

Performance Comment: Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; Particularly The Wooden Shoe Dance-.

22546
02 January 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Aubin. Receipts: money #55 10s.; tickets #17 13s. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Union of the Three Sister Arts

Cast
Role: Cecila Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: As17231122

22547
12 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [For an essay on this play and this pantomime, see Pasquin, 18 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Constancy

Performance Comment: Zimon-Mills; Omphales-Booth; Tryphon-Cibber; Ammon-Williams; Hesione-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Hesione Actor: Mrs Porter.
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Constancy Author(s): Hildebrand Jacob

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

22548
15 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Performance Comment: Mithridates-Mills; Zephares-Wilks; Pharnaces-Booth; Archilaus-Boman; Aquilius-Williams; Semandra-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Semandra Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Song: As17240201

22549
20 February 1724 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Text by Haym. Music by Handel.] Admission as 14 Jan. Daily Journal, 21 Feb.: Last Night his Majesty, the Prince and Princess, with great Numbers of the Nobility, went to see the new Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Edition of 1724 lists: Giulio Cesare-Senesino; Cornelia-Mrs Robinson; Sesto Pompeo-Signora Durastanti; Cleopatra-Signora Cuzzoni; Tolomeo-Berenstadt; Achilla-Boschi; Nireno-Bigonsi; Deutsch, Handel, p. 157 adds: Curio-Lagarde.
Cast
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Robinson

22550
02 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Robbers; or, Harlequin Trapp'd by Colombine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Nivelon Sr; Piero-Nivelon Jr; Mezzetin-Glover; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Punch-Lanyam; Colombine-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Rogeir.
Related Works
Related Work: Cartuoche; or, The French Robbers Author(s): Louis Legrand

Dance: The Scating Dance-