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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.

23501
22 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17550317 but Parly-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Standard Actor: Sparks
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Copin.
Role: Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Bennet
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

23502
23 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17550304 but Edgar-Ross; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

23503
03 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Price

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Charles; Sapscull-Quelch; Blunder-Carr; Muckworm-Pinner; Slango-Metteer; Combrush-Mrs Quelch; Arabella-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Quelch

Dance: TThe Drunken Peasant-; Peasant-Settree; Clown-Hussey

23504
09 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Advocate Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Barmaid Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: [The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: [NNew Comic Dance, as17550930

23505
28 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Holland did Eumenes-Great Applause ($Cross). Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Holland, who perform'd the part of Oroonoko; Euricles-Blakes; Erox-Burton; Polyphontes-Havard; Narbas-Berry; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Miss Minors With a Processionv, Sacrifice, after the manner of the ancients.
Cast
Role: Dorilas Actor: Holland, who perform'd the part of Oroonoko
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

23506
14 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Barry; Priuli-Gibson; Bedamar-Anderson; Duke-Marten; Renault-Ridout; Pierre-Sparks; Belvidera-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Anderson
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Lowe; Blister-Marten; Goodwill-Redman; Wormwood-Stoppelaer; Lucy-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: Granier, Miss Hilliard, her first appearance this stage these two years

23507
26 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: See17551007, but Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Minors; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Cloughl Blakes, Atkins, Ackman; New Song-Beard in character.
Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: [The Genii

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

23508
02 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17551008, but Jessica (with songs in character)-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Pitt.

23509
23 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-Murphy, first time; Othman-Havard; Sadi-Davies; Achmet-Garrick; Aladin-Usher; Irene-Miss Macklin; Slave-Miss Minors; Zaphira-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Zaphira Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet

23510
02 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Holland , his first appearance on any stage
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Yates; Dick-Woodward; Gargle-Burton; Charlotte-Miss Minors; Simon-H. Vaughan; Scotchman-Blakes; Irishman-Jefferson; Catchpole-Vaughan; Prologue by Garrick-Murphy; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (1756 Ed.).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive

23511
03 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Vernon, in Garcia, tho not meddled with in the 1st Act was in the 5 hiss'd off, on account of the old affair of his Marriage--an Epilogue was spoke to ye farce by Mrs Clive--(Indiff) (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

23512
07 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [O+Oracle, Comedy Published by Mrs Cibber.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

23513
17 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17560115, but with a New Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in the character of Roxana.
Cast
Role: with a New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Woffington in the character of Roxana.
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Aristander Actor: Cushing
Role: Cassander Actor: Ridout
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Woffington

23514
03 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Cast
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Northumberland Actor: Sparks
Role: Suffolk Actor: Anderson
Role: Duchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Foote, Sparks, Shuter, Dunstall, Costollo, Cushing, White, Mrs Bellamy; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Foote, Sparks, Shuter, Dunstall, Costollo, Cushing, White, Mrs Bellamy

23515
05 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Clarke, first time; Hippolitus-Smith; Lycon-Ridout; Ismene-Miss Philips; Phaedra-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Foote, Sparks, Shuter, Dunstall, Costollo, Cushing, White, Mrs Bellamy

Dance: As17551101

23516
12 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17551204, but Gentleman Usher-Yates; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet

23517
14 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17551202, but Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Guildenstern-Usher.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Find Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: NNew Comic Dance, as17560205

23518
18 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Ryan; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-White; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Miss Nossiter (first time).
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

23519
29 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Strictland Actor: Berry
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: A Will and no Will; or, A new case for the Lawyers

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-Yates, Palmer, Usher, Philips, Blakes, Simson, Mrs Bennet, Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Yates, Palmer, Usher, Philips, Blakes, Simson, Mrs Bennet, Miss Minors.

Dance: II: New Sailor's Dance, as17560217; End: A Minuet-Miss Macklin, Leviez. By Desire

23520
01 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17560223, but Brazen-Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Rose-Miss Nossiter (first time); Plume-Barry (first time); Ballance-Anderson; Kite-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Ballance Actor: Anderson
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

23521
08 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent. With Dances and Decorations incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Performance Comment: See17560323 but only Lady-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: 7560323 but only Lady Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

23522
24 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new farce by Doctor Heffinal [sic] for his benefit. O Sad! (Cross). Tickets at Forrest Coffee House, The Bedford, and Randall's, and author's lodgings at Mew's Coffee House. To the Printer of the Public Advertiser, 24 April: Sir, Let this suffice for a general answer to all unfriendly whispers or paragraphs against the new farce to be performed tonight at Drury Lane -its author never previously Caballed, never published his sentiments of any stage performance till after the run -then neither the writer nor manager could be injured -its principal characters are Lady Protea, a coquet alarmed at the apprehension of dying amid; Lord Epigram Strainwit, a pert coxcomical witling; Dr Matho, a Virtuoso, Antiquarian, and in love; Dreadnought Broadside, a sea-officer and strenuous Antigallican. I am &c. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Maiden Whim; or, The Critical Minute

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Blakes, Taswell, Jefferson, Mrs Bennett, Miss Minors; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Blakes, Taswell, Jefferson, Mrs Bennett, Miss Minors

23523
03 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Phillips. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17560330 but Osmyn-Smith; Zara-Miss Phillips, first time in that character and fourth time on any stage; With a New Occasional Prologue-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Miss Phillips, first time in that character and fourth time on any stage
Role: Alonzo Actor: Anderson
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Barberino Actor: Anderson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

23524
07 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Walker, Atkins, W. Vaughan & Mrs Gibbons (Cross). Tickets by Miss Marr and Sturt will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: HHornpipe-Atkins

23525
11 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Rooker, Blakes, Leviez, Clough, Johnson, Vaughan, Mrs Vernon, with Dances- with Proper Decorations.
Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Rooker, Blakes, Leviez, Clough, Johnson, Vaughan, Mrs Vernon, with Dances- with Proper Decorations.