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We found 23334 matches on Performance Comments, 4252 matches on Event Comments, 4202 matches on Performance Title, 427 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Palmer; Fryar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Shuter; Balthazar,songs-Beard; Verges-Vaughan; Conrade-Mozeen; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Willoughby; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Minors; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Seyward-Bransby; Lennox-Ridout; Seyton-Usher; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music-; the Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright; With the Dances-, Decorations incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: As17501019, but add Phebe-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: add Phebe Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: As17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Claudio-Ryan; Escalus-Gibson; Provost-Ridout; Abhorson-Bencraft; Barnardine-Stoppelaer; Clown-Arthur; Elbow-Marten; Angelo-Sparks; Mariana-Mrs Barrington; Juletta-Miss Haughton; Francisca-Miss Hippisley; Bawd-Mrs Bambridge; Lucio-Cushing; Isabella-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Bawd Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Performance Comment: Pyhrrus-Quin; Pyladas-Ridout; Phoenix-Anderson; Orestes-Barry; Cephisa-Mrs Barrington; Cleone-Miss Haughton; Hermione-Mrs Woffington, 1st time; Andromache-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Woffington, 1st time
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Dance: As17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17501018, but Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Lucy-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pit
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; others-Shuter, Leviez, Blakes, Layfield, The Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mme Mariet, (General Advertiser) Mas. Vernon (Cross).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Carlos-Sowdon; Don Lewis-Yates; Angelina-Mrs Green; Governor-Burton; Don Manuel-Mozeen; Louisa-Mrs Bennet; Sancho-James; Antonio-Winstone; Elvira-Mrs Mills; Honoria-Miss Pitt; Lawyer-Bransby; Jaques-Vaughan; Monsieur-Blakes; Don Duart-Berry; Charino-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night Or What You Will

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Yates; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Woodward; Orsino-Sowdon; Sir Toby-Berry; Sebastian-Palmer; Clown-Shuter; Olivia-Mrs Clive; Viola-Mrs Pritchard; Valentine-Mozeen; Curio-Paddick; Maria-Mrs Green; Fabian-Winstone; Captain-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17501228, but others-Mrs Pit, Mrs _Toogood.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Pit, Mrs _Toogood.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17501108, but Vocal Parts-Mrs Vincent, Mrs _Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17500913, but Loveless-Sowdon; Sir William-Taswell; Young Worthy-Palmer; Mrs Anne-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Miss Bellamy; Lawyer-_; Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Pit, Mrs _Toogood.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Mrs Cibber; Sciolto-Sparks; Altamont-Ridout; Rossano-Usher; Lothario-Barry, 1st time; Lucilla-Mrs Barrington; Lavinia-Mrs Vincent; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: As17510117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Green
Related Works
Related Work: La Strataggemma; or, the Stratagem Author(s): Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Related Work: The Belle's Stratagem Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17510121, but others-Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Standard-Lee; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Bennet; Smuggler-Taswell; Clincher Jr-Vaughan; Lady Darling-Miss Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Parley-Mrs Green; Tom Errand-Costollo; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Dicky-Ray; Constable-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17501226, but Polly-Miss Norris, 1st time; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit also listed as of 11 Sept. 1750.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred A Masque

Performance Comment: Alfred-Garrick; Earl of Devon-Lee; Hermit-Berry; Edwin-Burton; Corin-Blakes; Danish King-Sowdon; First Dane-Palmer; Eltruda-Miss Bellamy; Emma-Mrs Bennet; Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon; Second Dane-Mozeen; Shepherdess-Miss Minors; Dances-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Quin; Hubert-Bridgwater; Prince Henry-Miss Morrison; Salisbury-Ridout; Pembroke-Gibson; Essex-Elrington; Queen Elinor-Mrs Elmy; Lady Blanche-Mrs Vincent; Falconbridge-Barry, 1st time; France-Ryan; Dauphin-Lacey; Prince Arthur-Miss Mullart; Austria-Bransby; Chatillon-Dyer; Pandulph-Sparks; Constance-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Blanche Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Event Comment: KKing John deferred on account of Mrs Cibber's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Related Works
Related Work: Loves Contrivance, or, Le Medecin malgre Lui Author(s): Susanna Centlivre

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17510122, but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Archer-Garrick; Scrub-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Related Works
Related Work: La Strataggemma; or, the Stratagem Author(s): Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Related Work: The Belle's Stratagem Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

Song: A Cantata set by Dr Boyce-Beard

Entertainment: End Cantata: the Parody of Shakespeare's Stages of Life-Garrick

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer and Shuter. Last time of acting mainpiece this season. Tickets of Hobson at the stage Door. At Sadler's Wells near Islington will this day be opened a Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music, divided into two parts; the vocal parts to be perform'd by Hemskirk, Bell, Mrs Yates, and Mrs Hooper. Between the two parts of the concert will be introduced several curious Performances, among which will be a fine representation of the Italian Shadows, which have not been performed in England these 30 years. The whole to conclude with a Grand piece of Fireworks, decorated with machinery and paintings entirely new, Each person to be admitted for a pint of Wine. To begin at 5 o'clock (General Advertiser). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Blanche Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave

Performance Comment: As17510319 but Aerial Spirits-Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Gardener, Mrs Delagarde, Mad Contrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mad Gondou; Mars-Jardin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Sowdon; Carlos-Lee; Belford-Mozeen; Samson-Winstone; Pedro-Ray; Baldwin-Berry; Fernando-Yates; Frederick-Palmer; Fabian-Blakes; Jaqueline-Shuter; Child-Miss Yates; Victoria-Mrs Willoughby; Julia-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17510412 but Isabella-Mrs Barrington; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Lowe; Stocks-Dunstall; Jack Stocks-Dyer; Chloe-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: As17510117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17510215, but Elder Worthy-Burton; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: only Lucy Actor: Mrs Green listed.

Song: III: Master Mattocks

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; King-Winstone; Ghost-Berry; Horatio-Havard; Polonius-Taswell; Laertes-Blakes; Ostrick-Woodward; Lucianus-Shuter; Rosencraus-Simson; Guildenstern-Scrase; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Gravediggers-Yates, Ray; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.
Event Comment: MMrs Green went to Bath to play & left us-O fool. Mr Mossop from Ireland play'd Richd -the House was crowded in ten Minutes, he was receiv'd with great Applause but happening to crack towards the end a few hiss'd. but were overpower'd by the Claps--he is very young has been upon ye Irish Stage but two years--his performance was so well, that we cou'd find no want but--Garrick (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mossop his 1st appearance on the English stage; Buckingham-Lee; Tressel-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Ward; Richmond-Havard; Lieut.-Ray; King Edward V-Miss Minors; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Stanley-Winstone; Catesby-Marr; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; King Henry-Berry.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17510917, but Kate-Mrs Simpson; Peggy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Simpson
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Yates