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6412 results for: Keyword - Mr. Giffard
We found 4282 matches on Event Comments, 1990 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

326
20 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Rushport Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Joyce Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: to be sung Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-aYoung Gentlewoman, 1st appearance; V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

327
03 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Wishes

Cast
Role: Martinette Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Pleasure Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Lady Avontree Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Miss Yewtree Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mattocks. Miss Stuart is unassigned. Larpent MS 586 has unassigned parts as above, and adds: Parte-per-pale, Portico, Four Somebodies, Chorus, Servants

328
28 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mr Edwin. hathi.
Role: Captain Macheath Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Polly Actor: Mr Bannister
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Davenett Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Davenett Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis
Role: Miss Platt Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Cleland Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitfield
Role: Miss Cleland Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Poney Races by Harris, Miss Matthews, and others; In Act III, as17830422

329
23 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-[see17870131]

330
11 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Mrs Tokay Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Female Adventure [The Female Pursuit]

Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Achmet
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Bernarda Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House

Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Mrs Bernard.

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 2nd piece: A Dissertation on Hobby@Horses (The Stateman's Hobby, The Soldier's Hobby, The Fidler's Hobby, The Beaux Hobby, The Ladies' Hobby, The Monster's Hobby [see under dl, 11 May], His own Hobby)-Bernard

331
17 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Cast
Role: Sea Boys Actor: Miss _DeCamp, Mrs Bland
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Crouch

332
24 March 1794 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: SkerrettLady Teazle-Mrs Parsons
Role: SkerrettLady Teazle Actor: Mrs Parsons
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Mrs Johnson

Afterpiece Title: WHO'S THE DUPE

Cast
Role: Grad us Actor: Jo.hnsonMiss Doiley-Mrs Parsons
Role: hnsonMiss Doiley Actor: Mrs Parsons

333
20 September 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prize; Or, 2

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Marchioness Merida Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II 3rd piece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

334
15 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: Mrs Haller Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Jordan

Music: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; their songs: To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

335
19 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Agatha Friburg Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Cottager's Wife Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Amelia Wildenhaim Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Mrs Pickle Actor: Mrs Davenport.

336
25 April 1702 @ Chelsea College

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Mr Abell's new Consort of English Musick-; [composed on the Royal Subject [the Queen's Coronation]: With other Songs in several Languages-; accompanied-the greatest Masters [of Instrumental Musick

337
25 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Mr Mason, who never appear'd upon the Stage before

Music:

Dance:

338
26 November 1713 @ Tennis Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

339
03 October 1720 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Song: Comical Dialogue between Dr Thornhill and his Old Merry Andrew-Mr Platt, others

Dance: Mr Jones, others

340
14 April 1722 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

341
20 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Heron

Dance: Mr Sandham's Children, who never appeared on any Stage before; La Folette, as17250928

342
24 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille Allamode; Ou, La Parisien Duppe

Afterpiece Title: L'Ombre D'Arlequin

Dance: Mr Poitiers, others

343
09 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: I: Passacaille-Miss Robinson; II: Peirette-Mrs Brett; III: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; IV: Harlequin-Rainton; V: Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson

Music: II: Serenade on Violin-Roger , to his Mistress in the Character of Pierot

344
14 November 1726 @ Clare's Academy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe

345
09 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Brett.

Dance: Mr Lally's young son, a little Girl (who have never appear'd upon any Stage before)

346
13 November 1732 @ Fulham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eunuchus

347
17 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Procris Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Mears, Miss Mann
Role: Deities of Pleasure Actor: Essex, Mrs Booth
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter

Dance: Mr Sant, being the last Time of his performing this Season

348
20 March 1734 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Concertos by Corelli and Geminiani. Favourite Songs of Mr Handel's. Solo upon the German Flute and Violin. A Concerto, the Solo Part upon the Harpsichord

349
16 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Music: A new Comic-Medley-Overture composed by Lampe

Dance: Comic Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates, both Scholars to Davenport. Scots Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. Pierrots by Topham and Davenport

350
23 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: I: Pierrots by Fisher Tench and Davenport. II: Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter. III: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. IV: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter, V: Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, &c