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22514 results for: Keyword - Mrs Addison
We found 23320 matches on Performance Comments, 4319 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 421 matches on Author, and 121 matches on Roles/Actors.

201
20 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: Mrs Booth

202
06 October 1741 @ James Street

Event Comment: New Theatre, James Street, near the Haymarket. Benefit Mrs King. [Designation of New Theatre repeated in remaining bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Mrs Sullen-Mrs Baxter; Dorinda-Miss Billoe; Cherry-Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Baxter
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Careless.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: Mrs Careless, Volage

203
24 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Peterson, Mr and Mrs Dunstall. Tickets deliver'd out for Dighton, Pattendon, Bulkely, and Ravenscroft will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Crack-Cibber; Surly-Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Dunstall; Sir Courtly Nice-Peterson.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Song: Mrs Dunstall

204
31 March 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: For one Night Only Concert. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., after which will be perform'd (Gratis) a new Farce of Three Acts. To begin at 7 p.m. Tickets to be had of Mrs Hooper. [A new play by Mrs Hooper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cyclopedia

Related Works
Related Work: The Cyclopedia Author(s): Mrs. Hooper

205
09 November 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Queen Tragedy Restored

Performance Comment: Principal part-Mrs Hoper.
Cast
Role: Principal part Actor: Mrs Hoper.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Tragedy Restored Author(s): Mrs. Hooper

206
11 November 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hoper. The Second Night. Mrs Hoper's Prologue to the Town, By a Friend: @Tonight a Female author heads the stage@Warm'd by the grand productions of the age;@To shine among the modern Bards aspires,@As the Moon glisters midst the lesser fires:@Pants to be rank'd with Sapho, Phillips, Behn@And prove that women write as well as Men.@Bold in the drama's cause, attacks the fashion@Where Novelty appears the reigning passion,@With drooping spirits draws the Tragic Queen@Like your fine ladies troubled with the spleen:@Nor trusts her meaning to the strolling Elf@But represents the character herself.@ [Suggests her friends reproved her for turning player, but she thought it more honorable than going into debt.] @The Stage is innocent and brings no shame@Unless the players are themselves to blame@'Twas meant as Virtue's School;--Tis no disgrace@To act a virtuous part, in any Place.@ [Closes with appeal to audience to be charitable to "this firstling of her quill, to support her generously with applause. See Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Queen Tragedy Restored

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Tragedy Restored Author(s): Mrs. Hooper

207
27 November 1749 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: At the New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell. A concert, etc. For one Night only...By desire...Benefit for Mrs Yeates. Boxes 2s. Pit or Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Mrs Smith, Brown

Dance: Mrs Smith, Brown

208
08 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mrs Esten's 1st appearance as Juliet was at Edinburgh, 19 Jan. 1790.] In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play. Afterpiece: The Overture and the rest of the Music composed new by Baumgarten. Receipts: #340 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Macready; Tibalt-Cubitt; Paris-Marshall; Balthazar-Evatt; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Powell; Juliet (1st time [in London])-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Esten.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard; or, The Flight of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Blue Beard-Darley; Harlequin-Bayzand; Clown-Follett; Brothers to Colombine-Farley, Letteney; Assassins-Rowson, Powers; Haggard-Gray; Waiter-Cross; Little Old Man-Master Webb; Sailor-Rees; Footboy-Simmons; Tippy Bob-Munden; Sister Ann-Miss Leserve; Miss Common-Mrs Rock; Mrs Hoplove-Mrs Cross; Widow Giggle-Mrs Gray; Colombine-Mrs Watts; Daemons of Revenge-Mt Ratchford, Mt Platt, Mt Rayner, Mt Jackson, Mt Wilde; Aerial Spirits-Mrs Arnold, Mrs Masters, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Miss Common Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Mrs Hoplove Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Widow Giggle Actor: Mrs Gray
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Mrs Arnold, Mrs Masters, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Broadhurst.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrn, Platt, Ratchford

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Darley, Gray, Rock, Lee, Letteney, Mrs Blanchard, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Cross, Miss Leserve, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Miss Broadhurst

209
04 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mrs Gordon is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. Her 1st appearance on the stage was at the HAY, 30 May 1781, as Miss Lyon.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Banquo-Farren; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Davies; Hecate-Darley; Lenox-Cubitt; Seyton-Thompson; Doctor-Fearon; Witches-Booth, Mrs Pitt, Kennedy; Gentlewoman-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-A Lady (1st appearance [on this stage: Mrs Gordon]) .on this stage: Mrs Gordon]) .
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Kennedy
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Templeton
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs White
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Goodwin. The other Characters by Doyle, Rayner, Jones, Helme, Bates, Ledger, Painter

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Gaudry, Doyle, Lloyd; Mrs Kennedy, Miss Wheeler, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Chalmers, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Bannister

210
18 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs King was put in the Bills in the following manner: Rosalind By Command by Mrs King. A Circumstance I never knew before, nor do I know by what accident it happened. I'm Sure it's a particular Honour, which her acting cannot deserve (Hopkins Diary). By Command. [Macmillan's note form Kemble comments on Hopkins' astonishment at the command procedure: "This circumstance was a contrivance of Mr Garrick's in order to mortify Mrs Yates, Mrs Abington, and Miss Younge."] Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct. #31 13s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). [This payment occured monthly, and was made up to #261 10s. 4d. by a final payment of #8 on 29 June 1776. No further itemization of it will be made.] Receipts: #260 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs King
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: and a Song Actor: Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I: A New Dance call'd The Merry Peasants-M Fontaine (from the Opera at Paris), Mrs Sutton, Others; End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17751003

211
09 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs King being to Quit the Stage at the end of this Season Mr G. kindly play'd for her Benefit great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for King. Pit and Boxes laid together. Paid salary list #494 18s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths acct #2; Mr S. French, 6 days #1 10s. Receipts: #287 6s. Charges: #64 4s. Profits to Mrs King: #223 2s. [Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Lowe
Role: With Dance incidental to the piece, Actor: Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King

Dance: V: A Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs King

212
09 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mrs Crawford continuing hoarse, The Grecian Daughter [announced on playbill of 7 Feb.] is unavoidably postponed. Receipts: #156 11s. (153/10; 3/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Stevens
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Templeton
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs White

Song: As17831218, but omitted: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone

213
20 October 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Mosse may well have been the dancer advertised in 1703-4 as the Devonshire Girl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-Mrs Mosse; Whip of Dunboyn, an Irish Humour-Claxton, her Master

214
19 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Abington being ill with a cold, The Sultan is oblig'd to be deferr'd a Day or two. Receipts: #83 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Usher; Lewson-Brereton, first time; Cbarlotte-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverley-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-LaRiviere, Fontaine, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton

215
09 February 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st time
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: New Comic Dance, call'd The May@Game-Mathews, Mrs Addison; also a Dew Pastoral Dance call'd Hymen's Temple, or The Shepherd's Wedding-Cooke, Janeton Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison, Master Harrison

216
30 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Woodward; Townly-Palmer; Loveday-Blakes; Wiseacre-Yates; Doodle-Taswell; Dashwell-Neale; Roger-James; Peggy-Mrs Green; Eugenia-Mrs Mills; Engine-Mrs Cross; Jane-Mrs Havard; Aunt-Mrs James; Arbella (alias Lady No)-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Engine Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs James
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; III: The Black Joke-Mathews, Mrs Addison; with a Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: II, IV: Master Mattocks

217
18 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Havard; Sullen-Winstone; Scrub-Woodward; Gibbet-Neale; Boniface-Berry; Foigard-Costollo; Sir Charles-Blakes; Dorinda-Mrs Elmy; Cherry-Mrs Green; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Matthews, McNeil, Mrs Addison; Shawford, Pelling, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

218
24 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-King; Ramilie-Palmer; Starved Cook-Woodward; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Harriet-Mrs Willoughby; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Pit; Lappet-Mrs Clive (In which character will be introduced the song of The Life of a Beau).
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Pit
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: A New Grand Comic Ballad, called the Venetian Gardeners-M Grandchamps, 1st time of his performing in England, Madem Auretti, Pelling, Shawford, Macneal, George Yates, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mrs Addison, Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford; IV: Grand Ballet L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

Song: III: Master Mattocks

219
02 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Sen-Mills; Duke Frederick-Winstone; Jaques-Sparkes; Orlando-Blakes; Amiens (with proper songs)-Lowe; Oliver-Havard; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Mozeen; Le Beau-Bransby; Jaques de Boys-Usher; Corin-Taswell; Charles-I. Sparks; William-Shuter; Phoebe-Miss Bennet; Audrey-Mrs Horsington; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Touchstone-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington

Dance: I: Les Caprices de la Dance-Sga Auretti; III: Grand Ballet-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; V: Polish Dance-Cooke, Sga Auretti, Leviez, Mathews, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Addison, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson

220
16 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: New Sailor's Song-; Chorus call'd Tit for Tat-

Dance: New Ballet, call'd %The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole

221
17 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albumazar

Performance Comment: As17471003, but Albumazar-Sparks; Pandolfo-Macklin; Trincalo-Neale; Cricca-Yates; Lelio-Havard; Antonio-Berry; Eugenio-Mozeen; Ronca-Blakes; Harpax-Arthur; Furbo-Barrington; Supitia-Mrs Woffington; Flavia-Mrs Elmy; Armelina-Mrs Green; Bevilona-Mrs Bennet; The Prologue-_; an Epilogue-_. [This is the first indication of the distribution of parts.]This is the first indication of the distribution of parts.]
Cast
Role: Supitia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Armelina Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Bevilona Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Principal parts Actor: Sparks, Macklin, Neale, Yates, Havard, Berry, Mozeen, Blakes, Arthur, Barrington, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Green, Mrs Bennet

Dance: II: The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Mrs Addison

Song: fter the dance, an Entertainment of singing and dancing call'd The Sailors Rendezvous at Portsmouth-. [See17471116]

222
15 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Dance: The Savoyards-Matthews, Mrs Addison; Dutch Dance, as17471128

223
14 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: Cooke, the Aurettis, Mathews, Mrs Addison

224
18 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Trappanti-Macklin; Don Manuel-Yates 1st time; Phillip-Sparks; Octavio-Havard; Soto-Neale; Diego-Shuter; Hypolita-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Mrs Woffington 1st time; Viletta-Mrs Clive; Rosara-Mrs Mills; Corrigidore-Winstone; Alguazile-Bransby; Don Luis-Usher; Stephano-Wright.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st time
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mills

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

225
14 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School boy-Yates; Young Rakish-Lee; Major Rakish-I. Sparks; Lady Manlove-Mrs Macklin; Father Benedict-Blakes; Lettice-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; II: New Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison; III: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Hornpipe (By Desire)-Matthews