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24499 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Mills
We found 23740 matches on Performance Comments, 7681 matches on Event Comments, 4853 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1126
20 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; rest by Walker, Salway, Hippisley, Hall, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Forrester; but edition of 1731 lists: Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Truelove-Salway; Woodville-Walker; Saywell-Aston; Probe-Houghton; Old Hob-Hall; Young Hob-Laguerre; Lady Testy-Mrs Cantrell; Lucia-Mrs Vincent; Mary-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Lady Testy Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: new Wooden Shoe Dance by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Afterpiece:A new Dance-Nivelon for the Afterpiece

1127
21 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mr Laguerre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #26 17s. 6d.; tickets #129 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17320323 but Lady Grace-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Buchanan.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: As17320320 but Mrs Kilby added.
Cast
Role: Lady Testy Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TThe Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Grand Dance in Momus-

1128
28 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A short Opera of one Act. The Musick by the late celebrated Alexander Scarlatti. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #22 11s. 6d.; tickets #31 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Telemachus

Performance Comment: Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo; Telemachus-Rochetti.
Related Works
Related Work: Telemachus Author(s): Alexander Scarlatti

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

1129
25 September 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Sylvia-Mrs Younger; Balance-Quin; Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Walker; Brazen-Chapman; Kite-Hall; Bullock-Bullock; Melinda-Mrs Buchanan; Rose-Mrs Laguerre; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Welsh Collier-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1130
19 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Shallow-Cibber; King-Mills; Prince-Wm. Mills; Falstaff-Harper; Silence-Griffin; Pistol-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Prince Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

1131
02 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: FFlute Chacone-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

1132
02 November 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Bullock; Sir George-Huddy; Fantome-Bardin; Butler-Collet; Coachman-Rosco; Gardiner-W. Giffard; Vellum-Norris; Lady Trueman-Mrs Haughton; Abigail-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Dance: II: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; III: Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Sailor's Dance-Jones

1133
06 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFlute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

1134
13 November 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321006, Sir Joseph-R. Wetherilt, from dl, being the first Time of his appearance on this Stage; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Christian
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones

1135
26 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachem Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1136
15 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Quin; Freeman-Milward; Varnish-Ryan; Plausible-Hippisley; Novel-Chapman; Jerry-Neale; Olivia-Mrs Younger; Fidelia-Mrs Buchanan; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Egleton; Eliza-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Fingalians-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

1137
15 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ryan; Caled-Quin; Eumenes-Milward; Eudocia-Mrs Younger;. With a New Prologue to the Memory of the Author-.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; La Fette Ramsii-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Song: new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

1138
11 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See lif 28 Dec. 1732, but Sylvia-Mrs Younger; Balance-Quin; Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Walker; Brazen-Chapman; Kite-Hall; Bullock-Bullock; Melinda-Mrs Bullock; Rose-Mrs Laguerre; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Collier-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; IV: new Je ne scai quoy (in the Northern Stile)-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; V: The Grand Whisper, with the Resolution of the Two Kings of Brentford,-Leveridge, Laguerre, in the Style of Camilla

1139
27 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance, as17330424

1140
02 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter (Stead). Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Howard and Miss Horsington taken.] Receipts: money #16 19s.; tickets #83 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Milward; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir William-Hippisley; Sir Novelty-Chapman; Snap-H. Bullock; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Buchanan; Flareit-Mrs Egleton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music: V: Water Musick, as17330501; Kettle Drums, as17330501

Song: II: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright in the Scottish Stile

Dance: I: Swedish Dal Karle-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Footing Dance with Hornpipe, as17330501; End Afterpiece: Scottish Dance, as17330501. IV: Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. As17330501

Performance Comment: IV: Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. As17330501.

1141
07 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock and Excell. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a Masque of Musick, compos'd by Mr Prellieur. [Tickets for Love's Last Shift taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Contending Deities

Performance Comment: Venus-Mrs Messis , from the Opera House; Bacchus-Excell.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Messis , from the Opera House

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

1142
18 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Young Fashion Actor: W. Mills
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Charke.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Worthy Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

Cast
Role: Mrs Fanciful Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: Harlequin-Miss Brett; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson

1143
21 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: Venus, Cupid, and Hymen

Performance Comment: Advance cast in Guildhall Library clipping and Daily Advertiser, 19 May, lists: Venus-Miss Raftor; Cupid-Young Cunningham; Hymen-Rainton; First Priest-E. Roberts; Chorus of Priests-Tenoe, Berry; Damon-Stoppelaer; Daphne-Mrs Seedo.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Seedo.

Music: Between the Acts: Trumpets, Kettle Drums, French Horns-; With a new Overture (to the Masque) for two Vox Humanes- , a new invented Instrument

Song: II: Mrs Seedo, who never appeared on the stage before; III: (At the particular Request of Seedo's Friends) Signora Margherita (who has not performed on any theatre these 14 years)

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; IV: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

1144
19 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Milward; Ventidius-Mills; Dollabella-W. Mills; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Heron; Octavia-Mrs Butler .
Cast
Role: Ventidius Actor: Mills
Role: Dollabella Actor: W. Mills
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Les Capricieux Actor: Essex, Mrs Walter
Role: Fingalians Actor: Davenport, Mrs Pelling

Dance: Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): Ferdinando Parkhurst

1145
01 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Hollyday
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond, the first time of her performance on that stage these three years

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Signiora Garagantula Actor: Mrs Webb, the Tall Woman from Leicestershire
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Les Capricieux Actor: Essex, Mrs Walter
Role: Fingalians Actor: Davenport, Mrs Pelling

Dance: Grand Polish Ballet by Essex and Mrs Walter. Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Grand Comic Ballet: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Grand Comic Ballet: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland .

1146
17 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: As17350123, but Nurse-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Villeroy Actor: Mills
Role: Belfont Actor: W. Mills
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Fernando Actor: Griffin
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: French Peasant by Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann. Tit for Tat, as17350215

1147
28 February 1735 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Caporali, First Violoncello in Mr Handel's Operas. 7 P.M. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing by Mrs Young and her Sister. Concertos by Caporali

1148
22 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Eumenes-Mills; Caled-Quin; Phocyas-Milward; Abudah-W. Mills; Daran-Cibber; Herbis-Berry; Artamon-Turbutt; Eudocia-Mrs Heron. With a New Prologue to his [Hughes'] Memory .Hughes'] Memory .
Cast
Role: Eumenes Actor: Mills
Role: Abudah Actor: W. Mills
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Heron. With a New Prologue to his

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Valentine-Salway; Buff-Macklin; Rakeit-Oates; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Charlot-Mrs Cantrel; but see17341113 . but see17341113 .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Cantrel

Dance: Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, as17350310 Minuet (in Modern Habits) by Denoyer and Mrs Walter

1149
27 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Walker; Southampton-Hale; Burleigh-Paget; Sir Walter-Ridout; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Buchanan; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam; Countess of Rutland-a Gentlewoman, but see17341009 .
Cast
Role: Countess of Nottingham Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Countess of Rutland Actor: a Gentlewoman, but see17341009

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-a Gentlewoman; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Wignell; Friar-James; Lady Manlove-Mrs Martin; Lettice-Miss Brunette, but see17350516 .
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Martin

Music: Handel's Water Musick, with Preamble on Kettle Drums by Benj. Baker

Dance: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers .

1150
15 July 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey. Being the last of that kind he intends ever to compose. At Common Prices. 6:30 P.M. No one admitted into the Boxes but by Silver Tickets or printed Tickets from the Office. [Preface points out that DL had the copy nine months, promising to perform it and returning it at the end of the season. Then Cibber Jr requested it for his summer company; it was rehearsed and then the company forced to close.] The Airs by Porpora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: London Merchant-Cross; Millwood-Mrs Cross; Thorogood-Turbutt; Maria-Miss Brunette; Barnwell Sr-Jones; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Truman-Este; Blunt-Cole .
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Yorkshireman-Salway; Arbella-Mrs Cantrell; Squire Sapscull-Este; Combrush-Mrs Pritchard; Alderman Muckworm-Jones; Slango-Master Green; Blunder-Topham. With a Prologue to the Farce against National Prejudice; and an Epilogue in Defence of the Marriage State. Edition of 1736 has Mrs Cantrell speak the Epilogue . and an Epilogue in Defence of the Marriage State. Edition of 1736 has Mrs Cantrell speak the Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Music: Concerto for Two Hautboys by Woodbridge and Neale. A fine Piece of Mr Handel's on the little Flute by a Friend of Carey

Performance Comment: A fine Piece of Mr Handel's on the little Flute by a Friend of Carey .

Dance: houvre and Minuet by Vallois and Mrs Anderson. V: Two Pierrots by Vallois and his Scholar

Performance Comment: V: Two Pierrots by Vallois and his Scholar .

Song: By a Scholar of Carey's