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We found 23664 matches on Performance Comments, 7606 matches on Event Comments, 4635 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: As17510417 but Andromache-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Phoenix Actor: Anderson
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Woffington, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Arne.

Dance: TThe Characters of Dancing, as17510426 Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17510423 but Hamlet-Garrick; Ostrick-Woodward; King-Winstone; Player King-Burton; Gravediggers-_Ray, W. Vaughan; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Lucianus-James.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Yates; Polly-Mrs Campbell.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Campbell.

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: PPigmalion, as17510925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Cushing, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardiner, Christian; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet-Holtham; Petit Maitre-LaLauze.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511002, but Amazons-Mrs _Cushing.
Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs _Cushing.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Entertainment in Italian Grotesque Characters. A blunder in the scenes of ye Entertainment & great noise as No more, Off, Off &c. (Cross). [Inspector No 195 appeared giving another favorable accolade to Mossop (Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette).] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; others-Leviez, Blakes, Costollo, Shuter, The Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mas. Vernon, Mad Mariet.

Song: Mattocks

Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. The tragedy of Jane Shore in which character Miss Macklin is to make her appearance, is in rehearsal at Covent Garden, and will be acted there on Friday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17511015, but full cast As17511007 , including Mrs Cibber as Juliet .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Miss Macklin(, 1st time); Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ryan; Hastings-Barry; Belmour-Gibson; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliff-Usher; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Occasional Prologue-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17510924, but Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Diana-Miss Davis; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner; Madam Cointrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Batchelor; Jupiter in the character of Harlequin-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-Lalauze.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prince Prig-Dunstall; Higgen-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Vandunk Actor: Marten
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: Benefit for Dan. French, Mrs Hyde and Mrs Knowles, Two Ale-Conners Widows. A Concert, etc. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6d. To beg1n at 6

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17511101, but Margaret-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Mossop; Hippolitus-Dexter; Lycon-Lee; Phaedra-Mrs Pritchard; Ismena-Miss Bellamy; Cratander-Burton; Attendant-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Cratander Actor: Burton

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17511105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Cratander Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: See17511002, but only Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Frenchman-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17511105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Barry, first time; Eumenes-Ryan; Herbis-Gibson; Artamont-Bransby; Daran-Anderson; Caled-Sparks; Abudah-Ridout; Eudocia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17511204, but Followers of Daphne-Mrs _Delagarde.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Barry; Jaffier-Ryan; Priuli-Bridgwater; Bedamar-Gibson; Renault-Sparks; Eliot-Ridout; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet-Grandchamps, Mad Camargo

Event Comment: Containing the Distresses and death of King Henry VI ; the Arthful acquisition of the Crown by King Richard ; the Cruel Murder of Young King Edward V , and his brother in the Tower; The Landing of the Earl of Richmond , and the death of King Richard at the Memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv ; being the last that was faught between the Houses of Yorkv and Lancasterv . With many other Historical Passages (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17511122, but Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgwater; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bambridge.
Role: Ratcliff Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Falkner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17511220, but Helen-Mrs Lampe.
Event Comment: The Fourth Day. By Gentlemen masked after the manner of German [sic] and Roman Comedy. [Note repeated in subsequent bills, with German corrected to Grecian]. Mrs Midnight's magazine will not be publised till Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: As17511230, but I. 3. Overture by Handel-_; II, 1, 2 reversed; the Overture to Sampson-; instead of the Overture to Ariadne-_; III, Overture to Alexander-_; Prologue-a Gentleman.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17511230, but Other characters-Johnson, Mrs +Simpson.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Johnson, Mrs +Simpson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17511223, but Diana-Mrs Lampe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17511127, but Margaret-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Havard.
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Johnson, Mrs +Simpson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17511223, but Andromeda-Mrs Lampe.