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22242 results for: Keyword - Mrs A. Bradshaw
We found 23327 matches on Performance Comments, 4259 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

19701
21 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets delivered out for Lady Jane Gray and for this day will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Armarillis Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Cloris Actor: Mrs Griffiths
Role: Two Sing@song Dancing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: CComic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

19702
02 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles and Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Mr and Mrs Granier

19703
09 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Jefferson; Genius-Miss Isabella Young; Mars-Beard; Serjeant-Champnes; Triton-Vernon; Neptune-Champnes; Boatswain-Beard; Nancy-Miss Thomas(From Edition of 1755).
Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Jefferson

19704
16 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17550118, but Lady Froth-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17550414

19705
19 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Jacyntha Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17550404 but Kitty-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: As17550430

19706
22 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17550317 but Parly-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Copin.
Role: Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

19707
23 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17550304 but Edgar-Ross; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

19708
03 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Price

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Charles; Sapscull-Quelch; Blunder-Carr; Muckworm-Pinner; Slango-Metteer; Combrush-Mrs Quelch; Arabella-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Quelch

Dance: TThe Drunken Peasant-; Peasant-Settree; Clown-Hussey

19709
09 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Jiltup Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Role: Advocate Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Barmaid Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: [The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: [NNew Comic Dance, as17550930

19710
17 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, W. Vaughan, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Lewis, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, W. Vaughan, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Lewis, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

19711
28 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Holland, who perform'd the part of Oroonoko; Euricles-Blakes; Erox-Burton; Polyphontes-Havard; Narbas-Berry; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Miss Minors With a Processionv, Sacrifice, after the manner of the ancients.
Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

19712
03 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Particularly the Lilliputian Sailors-Sg Baletti, Mr Lauchery, Miss Noverre, Mrs Vernon. New Dances by Sigr Baletti, Monr Lauchery, &c. from france (pretty well receiv'd) (Cross). Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

19713
14 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

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

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Lowe; Blister-Marten; Goodwill-Redman; Wormwood-Stoppelaer; Lucy-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: Granier, Miss Hilliard, her first appearance this stage these two years

19714
26 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: See17551007, but Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Minors; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Cloughl Blakes, Atkins, Ackman; New Song-Beard in character.
Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: [The Genii

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

19715
29 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for making a dress for Zanga for Mr Clarke, the Robe interlin'd with linen & the underdress lin'd with blue tammy's linnen, 18s.; 7 1!2 yds linnen at 10d.-7s. 6d.; 5 yds tammy at 2s.-10s.; silk, lace, and sewing silk, &c., 4s. (MS list in Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322). [Also from same source]: paid to same for lengthening a coat sleeves & mending same for Mr Ridout, 1s. 3d.; for making a cloath coat lac'd with silver for Mrs Vincent, 10s. 6d., sewing silk, twist, buckram & stays, 4s. 6d.; hair cloth, wadding & linnen pockets, 5s.; 4 1!2 yds tammy at 2s.-9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Mrs Granier.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

19716
02 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17551008, but Jessica (with songs in character)-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Pitt.

19717
16 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman under great Misfortunes (Cross). Tickets to be had of Mr Harrache, Jeweller, at the Golden Ball and Pearl, in Pall Mall; Mrs Brooksry@Milliner, at the Lace Lappet in Pall Mall; or Mr Ridler, Hosier, at the Crown in Suffolk St., near the Hay-Market, and at the stage Door. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: PPantomime Dance-children, as17551203

19718
23 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-Murphy, first time; Othman-Havard; Sadi-Davies; Achmet-Garrick; Aladin-Usher; Irene-Miss Macklin; Slave-Miss Minors; Zaphira-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Zaphira Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet

19719
02 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Yates; Dick-Woodward; Gargle-Burton; Charlotte-Miss Minors; Simon-H. Vaughan; Scotchman-Blakes; Irishman-Jefferson; Catchpole-Vaughan; Prologue by Garrick-Murphy; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (1756 Ed.).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive

19720
03 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Vernon, in Garcia, tho not meddled with in the 1st Act was in the 5 hiss'd off, on account of the old affair of his Marriage--an Epilogue was spoke to ye farce by Mrs Clive--(Indiff) (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

19721
07 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [O+Oracle, Comedy Published by Mrs Cibber.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

19722
10 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Garrick; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber; Siffredi-Berry; Osmond-Havard; Rhodolpho-Blakes; Officers-Jefferson, Simson; Laura-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

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

19723
17 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17560115, but with a New Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in the character of Roxana.
Cast
Role: with a New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Woffington in the character of Roxana.
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Woffington

19724
03 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Cast
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Duchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Foote, Sparks, Shuter, Dunstall, Costollo, Cushing, White, Mrs Bellamy; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Foote, Sparks, Shuter, Dunstall, Costollo, Cushing, White, Mrs Bellamy

19725
05 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Clarke, first time; Hippolitus-Smith; Lycon-Ridout; Ismene-Miss Philips; Phaedra-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Foote, Sparks, Shuter, Dunstall, Costollo, Cushing, White, Mrs Bellamy

Dance: As17551101