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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs A Bradshaw"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs A Bradshaw")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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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.

19826
20 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

19827
20 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: As17580314 but Volumnia-Mrs Vincent; Brutus-_; Sicinius-_.
Cast
Role: Volumnia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Veturia Actor: Mrs Hamilton. In which will be introduc'd a Roman Ovation after the manner of the Antients.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist (Scholars to Mr Settree); III: Comic Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; IV: Roast Beef of Old England or The Antigallican-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; V: A Grotesque Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard

19828
22 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17571025, but Nerestan-Holland; Zara-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Melidor-_.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Toyshop

Dance: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

19829
01 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17580110, but Zara-Mrs Pritchard; Perez-_.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: TheFrenchified Lady

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants, as17571004

19830
03 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champness, Mrs Vernon. With proper Decorations.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17571216, but others-Mrs _Jefferson.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Jefferson.

19831
10 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson and 3 Children. Afterpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Being the last time of performing it this season. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

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

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Slipslop Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: III: A Minuet, Louvre-Master Simson, Miss Simson

19832
10 May 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with a song in character)-Shuter; Biddy-Mrs Green; With Epilogue-Shuter, riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: NewComic Dance, as17580417

19833
15 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Holland; Milwood-Miss Haughton; Uncle-Walker; Lucy-Miss Minors; Thorowgood-Berry; Truman-Blakes; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Mrs Davies; In Act I, Singing-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

19834
13 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17580930, but Juliet-Mrs Cibber; Minuet-_.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin

Dance: TThe Millers, as17581012

19835
16 October 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Dyer; Crab-Sparks; McRuthen-Shuter; Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17581014 [but Goslin now spelled Gosly.

19836
18 October 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Lowe; Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17581016

19837
19 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Fleetwood; Polydore-Obrien; Acasto-Bransby; Chamont-Holland; Chaplain-Packer; Page-Miss Simson; Serina-Miss Hippisley; Florella-Mrs Bennet; Monimia-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

19838
20 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; other parts-Mlle Mariet, Mrs Petit, Beard.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Mlle Mariet, Mrs Petit, Beard.

Dance: III: Spanish Dance, as17581014

19839
24 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mossop; Ferdinand-Holland; Stephano-Vaughan; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Berry; Ariel-Eliz. Young (with proper songs); Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Ceres-Mrs Vernon; Hymen-Beard; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic spirits, a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque, -Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, others.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Mlle Mariet, Mrs Petit, Beard.

19840
27 October 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ross; Eumenes-Ryan; Herbis-Gibson; Artamon-Cushing; Caled-Sparks; Abudah-Ridout; Daran-Anderson; Eudocia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: As17581016

19841
10 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [The London Chronicle 1758, p. 462, comments fully and very favorably on the performance of The Wonder, specifying the acting of Garrick, Miss Macklin, Palmer, and Mrs Davies, adding: "To this comedy was added a Pantomime Entertainment called Harlequin Ranger, which in spite of whatever may be urged to the contrary, I think diverting. And though it is against the general opinion, Woodward's pantomimes are, in my judgment, much superior to Rich's."] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #153 9s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Mlle Mariet, Mrs Petit, Beard.

19842
16 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Mr Smith-Burton; Mr Johnson-Palmer; other parts-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnson, Allen, Rooker, Gray, Miss Barton, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson; With an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes' New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnson, Allen, Rooker, Gray, Miss Barton, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17581102

19843
18 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Fleetwood, 1st time; Caled-Mossop, 1st time; Eudocia-Mrs Cibber; Eumenes-Davies; Herbis-Packer; Artemon-Austen; Abudah-Havard; Daran-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive

19844
08 December 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17581028, but Nurse-Mrs Cross; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Valcour.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Mab Actor: Mrs Vernon.

19845
09 December 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Cast
Role: Isabbella Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Lady Manlove-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Dulies

19846
13 December 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Holland; Poliphontes-Havard; Narbas-Berry; Euricles-Blakes; Erox-Burton; Ismene-Miss Hippisley; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; High Priest-Bransby; With Procession-; Sacrifice-.
Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

19847
14 December 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Mab Actor: Mrs Vernon.

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp (an Entertainment). Officer-Blakes; Prussian Soldiers-the comedians; Characters of the dance-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon

Performance Comment: Officer-Blakes; Prussian Soldiers-the comedians; Characters of the dance-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Characters of the dance Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

19848
22 December 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17581216, but Patch-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Mab Actor: Mrs Vernon.

19849
29 December 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17581222, but Miranda-Miss Houghton; Sir Jealous-Berry; Patch-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Cast
Role: Characters of the dance Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

19850
11 January 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-Clarke; Nerestan-Dyer; Lusignan-Sparks; Chatilion-Anderson; Orasmin-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Zara-A Gentlewoman, 1st time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17581016