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24335 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Simson
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.

22076
05 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, The Country Wake

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

22077
07 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17530926, but Mademoiselle-Miss Mullart; Fardingale-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Cabinet Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Harriot Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

22078
15 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Avocatori Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Aerial Spirits-Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Mercury-Baker; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall

22079
19 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17531126, but Shoemaker-_; Handy-_; Smirk-_; Orangewoman-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Handy Actor: Jefferson
Role: Smirk Actor: Simson
Role: Orangewoman Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs James
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: II: A Grand Pantomime Dance, The Savoyard Travellers. Savoyards-Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, LeFevre, Miss Popling; Peasants-Gerard, Mrs Preston

Performance Comment: Savoyards-Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, LeFevre, Miss Popling; Peasants-Gerard, Mrs Preston.
Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Gerard, Mrs Preston.

22080
26 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

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; Prig-Shuter; Higgen-Arthur; Jaqueline-Miss Mullart; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Vandunk Actor: Marten
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Barrington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

22081
14 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17531113, but Macbeth-Mossop; Angus-_; Lenox-_; Seyward-_; Donalbaine-_; Vocal parts-Beard, Wilder, Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Beard, Wilder, Mrs Thomas.
Role: Angus Actor: Simson
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.

22082
16 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Last time of acting it this season. [Seven rows of Pit laid into Boxes, and amphitheatre on stage. Send servants at 3 o'clock.] Receipts: #240 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Prince Henry Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Faulconbridge Actor: Simson
Role: Pandulph Actor: Havard
Role: Lady Faulconbridge Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Mas. Simson
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

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

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste

22083
28 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets at Beard's lodgings at Mrs Coleman's in East St., Red Lyon Square, and at the Stage Door. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #280 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: I: Rise Glory, in the Opera Rosamond, by Arne-Beard; II: A Song-Miss Thomas; III: (By desire) a Ballad-Beard; IV: A Pastoral Dialogue by Arne-Miss Thomas, Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

22084
19 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Miss Kennedy. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17540417 but Biddy-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

22085
23 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17540319 but Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Cabinet Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Harriot Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17531120; III: Dutch Dance, as17531018; IV: Les Charboniers, as17540307 V: Minuet-Villeneuve, Villeneuve's scholar

22086
29 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17540402 but Stocks-Dunstall; Chloe-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: I: Les Taileurs-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; II: Les Sabotiers-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; IV: Le Matelot-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; And by particular desire at End of play: A Mock Minuet[All]-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani

22087
01 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Anderson
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan; or, Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Magician-Howard; Spaniard-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Baker; Pierrot-LaLauze; concluding with a Comic Dance-Granier, Mme Camargo.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: A Ball Minuet-LaLauze, a scholar of LaLauze Nine years old, who never appear'd before; V: Dutch Dance, as17531018

22088
02 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Miss Minors. Tickets of Burton at the Lock and Key in Brownlow St., Long-Acre; of Miss Minors, at a Baker's in Bridges St., and at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out by Marr, Miss Batchelor, and Mrs Gibbons will be taken. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Simson
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Benett

Song: II: A New Ballad-Beard; IV: A New Song call'd The Return-Vernon

Dance: III: Country Amusements, as17540416 V: A Minuet-Gerard, Miss Batchelor

22089
09 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17540508, but Nell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120; Dutch Dance, as17531018

22090
14 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Paddick, White and Desse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17540422 but Lucius-Anderson; Aranthes-Usher; Atticus-Marten.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17540429 but Chloe-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

22091
27 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17531107, but Belinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.

22092
08 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Mossop; Alvarez-Burton; Carlos-Ross; Alonzo-Havard; Don Manuel-Mozeen; Lenora-Miss Haughton; Isabella-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A New Dance, The Shepherd's Holiday-Campioni (his first appearance in 5 years), Mad Auretti

Song: IV: The School of Anacreon-Beard

22093
21 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow will be reviv'd a Comedy not acted these 6 years, call'd The Non-Juror; the part of Maria to be performed by Mrs Woffington, being the first time of her appearing on that stage these 3 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

22094
25 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17541002, but Tattleaid-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Bambridge.
Role: Lord Brumpton Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Loveit Actor: Anderson
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

22095
31 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; others-Liviez, Blakes, Ackman, Atkins, the Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mas. Moore, Mad Mariet.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Liviez, Blakes, Ackman, Atkins, the Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mas. Moore, Mad Mariet.

22096
02 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17541024, but Ostrick-Cibber; Ophelia-Mrs Chambers, first time; Francisco-_.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Chambers, first time
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

22097
09 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by His Majesty's command. [John Pringle wrote to Blayney Townley on 14 Nov.: Great are the disputes at present between the rival theatres, vieing with each other in different characters which afford unusual entertainment to all frequenting the stage. His Majesty on Saturday night paid his first visit to Covent Garden in perference to the opera at Drury Lane, when Lady Townley by Pegg Woffington gave him great pleasure, with the addition of unusual huzzas in a part of the Miller of Mansfield." -Historical MS Commission, 10th Report, Appendix, Part IV (London 1887), p. 257.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: As17541009, but Peggy-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

22098
12 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Subtle-Costollo; Classic-Anderson; Roger-Dunstall; Sir John-Gibson; Marquis-Holtom; Lucinda-Mrs Pitt; Song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Classic Actor: Anderson
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Pitt

22099
23 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or A Plot Discovered

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

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Anderson
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: Granier, Madam Camargo

22100
28 November 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

Performance Comment: Cleopatra will entertain the town with the surprizing History of Elizabeth Canning. Song-Smith; Cantata-Sadler; Clown-Mulliner; Singing-Sadler, Mrs Yeates; Singing-Lauder; Dance-Mme Katharine.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Sadler, Mrs Yeates