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24313 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Massey
We found 23621 matches on Performance Comments, 7604 matches on Event Comments, 4624 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

876
20 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-W. Mills; Balance-Quin; Worthy-Milward; Brazen-Cibber; Bullock-Miller; Kite-Harper; Pearmain-Oates; Appletree-Macklin; Melinda-Mrs Butler; Rose-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Grace; Sylvia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Roland.
Role: Terra Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Clymene Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Muilment

877
10 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17361030, but Buckram-Winstone; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Cast
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett.

Dance: In III: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

878
17 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Duart-Berry; Manuel-Turbutt; Governor-Winstone; Sancho-Mecklin; Jaquez-Oates; Angelina-Miss Holiday; Louisa-Mrs Pritchard; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Cholerick-Miller.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

879
22 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17361120, but Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Cast
Role: Ballad Qingers Actor: Stoppelaer, Mrs Pritchard

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Muilment

880
26 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Drunken Peasant-Philips; Russian Sailor-Denoyer

881
02 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: See17361111, but Osmyn-Milward; King-Mills; Gonsalez-Berry; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond; Zara-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett

882
05 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 5 May: To be Sold: The Interest of the Theatre and Materials in Goodman's Fields. Inquire of Mr Giffard at his House in Grange-Court, in Cary-Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Havard
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Hamilton
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Tollett
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: 7370402 but Combrush Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: I: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

883
14 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and the Daughters of the late Mr Farquhar. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Karney also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's Prentice

884
26 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

885
31 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw, Tyldesley, Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Cooper, Gillibrand also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Punch's Dance, as17370519; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice

886
20 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17370903, but Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace.

Dance: III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Miss Thompson, Pelling

887
06 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17380119, but Peggy-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120 II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Russian Sailor-Denoyer; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Miss Thompson, Pelling

888
28 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Blandford-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard; Widow Lackit-Mrs Grace; Charlot-Mrs Pritchard; Stanmore-Winstone; Governor-Turbutt; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill; Lucy-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mills
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Starch Actor: Miss Tollett

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with two new Minuets for Trumpets and other Instruments-

Dance: II: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

889
02 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: As Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 March: We hear that Mr Lacy, who was committed for holding an Oratory in Villars-Street, York-buildings, is got out of Custody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: As17380202, but Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Lady Faulconbridge Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Arthur Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Blanche Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Pandulph Actor: Chapman
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs James
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: BBallet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

890
27 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17380204, but Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Harper; Mat-Turbutt; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: Muilment, Mrs Walter; Hornpipe-Philips

891
30 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Ballet: III: Double Jealousy. As17381108

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Coquette Actor: Mrs Walter.

Dance: V: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

892
13 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Milward; Obadiah Prim-Griffin; Anne Lovely-Mrs Clive; Sir Philip-Macklin; Tradelove-Shepard; Freeman-Havard; Periwinkle-Turbutt; Simon Pure-Woodward; Sackbut-Winstone; Coachman-Gray; Mrs Prim-Mrs Grace; Pickup-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pickup Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: As17390112, but Maid-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

893
05 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Punches Dances-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

894
14 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Old Wilmot-Crispe; Young Wilmot-W. Giffard; Eustace-Peterson; Randall-Blakes; Agnes-Mrs Steel; Maria-Miss Medina; Charlot-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Randall Actor: Blakes
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Crispin-Yates; Doctor-Paget; Old Gerald-Julian; Young Gerald-Blakes; Martin-Peterson; Simon-Dunstall; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Jones; Waiting Woman-Mrs Dunstall; Angelica-Miss Medina; Beatrice-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: Shawford, Mrs Bullock

895
10 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts; money #37 14s.; seals #110 (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [Leveridge was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Song: II: Bacchus Triumphant-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Trio of True Happiness-Leveridge, Roberts, Miss Young; V: An Epilogue in Music, addressed to the Audience,-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Dance: III: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

896
21 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Numps-Macklin; Clerimont-Mills; Clerimont Sen-Winstone; Sir Harry-Morgan; Tipkin-Taswell; Pounce-Turbutt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mills; Bersheba Tipkin-Mrs Macklin; Fainlove-Mrs Ridout; Jenny-Mrs King; Biddy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Bersheba Tipkin Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs King
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance-Borromeo, Signora Constanza, Desse, Baudouin, LaPierre, Mrs Thomson, Mlle Gendon, Mlle Fabres; IV: A Peasant Dance-Borromeo, Sga Constanza; being the 1st time of their appearing on that stage

897
05 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall, Morland, Demembray (Machinist), Desse, Baudouin, and Mr Powell (Deputy Treasurer). Tickets to be had of Hobson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Valentine-Giffard; Jeremy-Green; Miss Prue-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Chetwood; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I, II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Desse, Mrs Walter

898
15 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for the Pilgrim will be taken at this play. Tickets and places to be had at Mr Chapman's, the corner of Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17450318 but Mustapha-Chapman; Johayma-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Muley Zeydan Actor: Anderson
Role: Moryama Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Song: ( B By desire )Mad Bess-Beard; The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

899
16 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Arne. Tickets to be had of Arne next door to the Crown in Great Queen St., by Lincoln's Inn Fields; at St. James's Coffee House; at Nando's Coffee House, Temple Bar; and at Mr Simpson's Music Shop in Sweeting's Alley near the Royal Exchange, and places taken of Hobson at the Stage Door where tickets may also be had. -General Advertiser. Last night, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane was perform'd King Pepin's Campaign, with great applause. The Music is said to be inimitable in its way. -Daily Advertiser, 17 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: King Pepin's Campaign

Cast
Role: Lady Abbess Actor: Mrs Sybilla
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Arne.

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Muilment

900
17 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt and Neale. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: not acted these 5 years. [See 29 March 1742.] Tickets and places to be had at the Swan in Smithfield; and of Hobson at the stage door. The severe Indisposition of Mr Garrick continuing, we hope our friends will accept of his part being perform'd to the Best Advantage the shortness of time will permit, which we imagine will be more agreable than changing the play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington.
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Yates; King-Bridges; Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: Nanny O-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; V: Muilment