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24335 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Simson
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22151
02 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
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: Roxana Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17561011, but Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17561023

22152
03 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17561023, but Dorcas-Mrs Macklin; Doctor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Leander Actor: Jefferson

22153
16 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Pritchard did Juliet tho' Mrs Cibber is engag'd (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

22154
03 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Barington
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17561129, but Lovemore-Baker; Chloe-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: As17561023

22155
06 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Country Lasses

Performance Comment: As17561019, but Sneak-Holtom; Timothy-Costollo; Original Sheepshearing Song-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Original Sheepshearing Song Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Role: Lurcher Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: And the Orginal Sheepshearing Ballad Actor: Lowe.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

22156
07 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: CComus is deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's indisposition. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

22157
11 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Mossop; Juba-Ross; Syphax-Berry; Sempronius-Havard; Portius-Davies; Marcus-Holland; Lucius-Burton; Decius-Bransby; Mutineer-Walker; Marcia-Miss Pritchard; Lucisa-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Marcus Actor: Holland
Role: Lucisa Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

22158
30 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (Public Advertiser). [Present] Prince of Wales & 7 More (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17561119, but Elbow-Philips; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

22159
10 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17570108, but Witling-Cushing; and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet-Poitier, Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Poitier, Mrs Woffington.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wrabgle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

22160
17 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17561208, but Lady Froth-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Touchwood Actor: Anderson
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

22161
28 February 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17561112, but Driver-Taswell; Aboan-Austin; Imoinda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Holland
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Charlotte Welldon Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

22162
03 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17561102, but Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

22163
29 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular desire. This day publish'd The Theatrical Examiner, an inquiry into the merits and demerits of the principal English performers in general...with a consideration of Douglas. [Gives advice to young actors, and some remarks on productions, praises Douglas, gives a diatribe against Garrick: "All young actors start, jump, and Garrickize, which is the true reason there is none of them tolerable." (98 pp.)] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17570209, but Zara-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

22164
31 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Tickets and places to be had of him at Gresham's Warehouse, the Crown in York St., Covent Garden, and of Crudge at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17570114, but Almeria-Mrs Bellamy (being the 1st time of her performing since her late indisposition); Heli-Bennet; Perez-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Alonzo Actor: Anderson
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Gregory.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: As17570103

22165
21 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hamilton, 1st time.

Dance: As17570103

22166
26 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Tickets of Holland at No 17 New Crown Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Holland, 1st time; Pierre-Mossop; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Bedamor-Blakes; Elliot-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

22167
27 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes and Miss Haughton. Tickets of Blakes in Duke's Court, Bow Street, and of Varney at the Stage Door, where tickets and places for Miss Haughton may be had. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17570112, but Mrs Kitely-Miss Haughton; Master Matthew-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: I: Beard

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

Dance: V: A Hornpipe-Mathews

22168
03 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Howard and Collins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Smith
Role: Oliver Actor: Anderson
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: As17570423 but Harlequin-Miles; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Dance-Lucas.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Song: I: A Song=-Howard; III: By Particular Desire, When Phoebus the Tops of the Hills does adorn-Lowe, Howard

22169
04 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Walker, Miss Barton, Miss Rousillet, Mrs Preston Tickets (Cross). Tickets delivered for the Double Dealer will be taken (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Cast
Role: Lycea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Creusa Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

22170
13 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rainton, Hawksby, Peacop &c. Tickets (Cross) Tickets delivered for The Fair Quaker will be taken, and those deliver'd by Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Farquhar, and Miss Smith (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Dorilas Actor: Holland
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Minors. With a Procession and a Sacrifice, after the manner of the Ancients.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

22171
23 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Holland; Uncle-W. Vaughan; Lucy-Miss Minors; Thorowgood-Berry; Trueman-Blakes; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Miss Haughton; In Act I, Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Holland
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Jefferson

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; The Clown-W. Vaughan; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

22172
24 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17570510, but Valeria-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Pedro Actor: Anderson
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329

22173
29 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570827, but New Comic Dance-_; Introduction-Mrs Trampwell.
Cast
Role: Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell.
Role: Grand Concerto for French Horns Actor:
Role: Handel's Water Music Actor: Mother Midnight.
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Blander Actor:

Dance: As17570819

22174
05 September 1757 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Scenes, Cloaths, Music, Paintings and all other Acommodations are entirely New. The passage will be illuminated, for the better accommodation of the gentry. To begin each day at twelve o'clock. The Booth is made theatrical and commodious for the reception of Gentlemen and Ladies, and a good band of music provided, consisting of Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, &c. [This note repeated on each subsequent bill.] At the Great Theatrical Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humourous Physician; Or, A Cure For All Ills

Afterpiece Title: The Restoration and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Bliss; Clown-Turner; Colombine-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Jones.

Song:

Dance:

22175
20 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As Written by Shakespear. The Words of the songs will be printed and deliver'd Gratis at the Door of the Theatre. [These notes appear on all subsequent announcements of the play this season and will not be recorded further.] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mossop; Ferdinand-Holland; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Antonio-Austin; Sebastian-Mozeen; Stephano-Woodward; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Berry; Boatswain-Blakes; Ariel (with proper Songs)-Miss Young; Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Ceres-Mrs Vernon; Hymen-Beard; With Proper Decorations, particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque-Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Holland
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor:
Role: and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque Actor: Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.