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We found 23387 matches on Performance Comments, 4261 matches on Event Comments, 4223 matches on Performance Title, 2839 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Farce in two acts never performed before. Full prices. [See advertisement to Reed's 1761 edition where he accuses Foote of taking the character of Mrs Cole in the Minor from Mrs Snarewell.] A new farce wrote by one Reed, a ropemaker, brought out by Mr Foote--went off tolerable--hissed a little at the end (Hopkins MS Notes). [See advertisement for the Universal Register Office General Advertiser 18 Oct. 1750: This Office being much approv'd and encouraged especially by Ladies and Gentlemen in the Country, we have daily enquiries by those who are just come to town, and many letters from those in the country to procure houses and lodgings, both furnished and unfurnished, for single Gentlemen, Ladies, and Families for the winter; and also boarding houses as well in French Families as in English Families." Announces its books open to any who wish to register there. The afterpiece met with trouble from the Licenser. Larpent MS 189 and 196, indicate the exceptionable passages to be those using profanity, and those of Mrs Snarewell's capable of double entendre, principally about the comfort she received from Mr Watchlight who was called twice out of bed to pray-"so ernest in his ejaculations, &c."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Actors only: Irishman-Moody; Frenchman-Blakes; Scotchman-Foote; Capt Le Brush-King; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-Austin; Frankly-Baddeley; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Castle; Trickit-Fox; Maria-Miss Reed; Prologue-. Lady Wrinkle and Mrs Snarewell-not permitted to be played ($Genest, IV, 612).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17621012, but Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Parsons.
Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Parsons.
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. No building on Stage. Mrs Palmer's play was to have been the Fair Penitent, but on account of Mr O'Brien marriage it was changed (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #184 12s. (MacMillan); charges: #73 18s. [Profits to Mrs Palmer: #110 14s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17640922, but Juliet-Mrs Lessingham, from Theatre in Dublin; a Masquerade Dance-Lauchery, Sg _Giorgi; a +Minuet-Sg Giorgi, Mrs Lessingham; the Vocal Parts-Mrs Dorman, Miss _Young.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: The Lamplighters-Aldridge, Sga Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: As17650326 but Perdita-Miss Slack1st time; Hermione-Mrs Hopkins; Cleomenes-Parsons; Servant-Moody; Dorcas-Mrs Hippisley; Mopsa-Mrs Bradshaw; Original Prologue-Lee.
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Lee; Sparkish-King; Harcourt-Parsons; Dorilant-Packer; Mrs Pinchwife-Miss Slack; Alithea-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17641218, but Millamant-Mrs Palmer; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross (playbill). [But Public Advertiser lists Millamant-$Mrs Pritchard.]

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Event Comment: Doors to open at half past Four. Play to begin at half past Six. Send servants to hold places by Four o'clock. [Mrs Vincent's deficit of 1st instant received #20 3s. 6d.] Paid scavenger's rate for St Martin's due Lady Day #5 1s. Paid printer's bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #262 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Went to Drury Lane, but could not get in. Stayed from half past 4, sometime at one Pit door, sometime at the other, till past 6, and got in at the right hand side just as the play began, and was dreadfully squeezed, but rewarded by seeing Garrick play Hamlet. The expression in his features, his eyes particularly, surpasses anything I ever saw. He is a little man, but handsome and full of that fire which marks the stronger, and of the softness natural to the tender passions. It is impossible to see his greatest excellencies from ye Gallery. Baddeley and Dodd are pretty well in Polonius and Ostrick. Mrs Baddeley and Yates do Ophelia and ye Grave Digger very well. Mrs Pritchard is great, as usual in ye Queen. Gravedigger's man-Castle. Horatio-$Mr Packer. Several parts of ye play, as it is in $Shakespeare, are omitted rather improperly...The Prince Brunswick, his wife and Louisa were present (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Performance Comment: As17350723 but Lady Charlot-Mrs Talbot .
Cast
Role: Lady Charlot Actor: Mrs Talbot
Role: Archer Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Darneit Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Basinghall Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Mutineers

Performance Comment: As17350723 but Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Talbot .
Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Talbot
Role: Mrs Haughty Actor: Mrs Charke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17370319 but Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Macheath-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Thynne
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Anderson
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17370304 but Timothy-Miller; Kitty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17370917, but Mariana-Mrs Mills; Wheedle-Miss Tollet.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Grand Polish Dance, as17380128; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Ballet, as17380206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17370906, but Lawyer-Cole; Mrs Anne-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Anne Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: As17380316

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Iago-Mills; Roderigo-Cibber; Cassio-Wright; Brabantio-Milward; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: As17380923, but Kitty-Miss Wilson; Masquerade Dance-Mrs _Clive, Mrs Vallois.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Manuel-Griffin; Phillip-Wright; Octavio-Mills; Trappanti-Macklin; Soto-Woodward; Host-Turbutt; Hypolita-Mrs Furnival; Rosara-Mrs Mills; Flora-Mrs Grace; Viletta-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: As17381108, but Mercer-_; Bawble-_; Porter-_; Mrs Muslin-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: As17381125, but Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Chetwood.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: As17381208, but Masquerade Dance-Mrs Walter, Mrs _Chetwood.

Dance: III: A new Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17381129, but Portia-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: As17381114, but Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter.

Dance: III: As17381211

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Wiaely Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: SSaraband-Miss Scott; Serious Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

Song: OOh Happy Pair-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17390312 but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard; Bonniface-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gypsy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Music: Second Musick:A Concertoby Henry Burgess Jr-; The Overture: The First Concerto of Signor Corelli-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: By Desire, French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; III: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; V: A new dance-Miss Wright

Song: a G Grand Chorus-, out of Alexander's Feast, for Trumpets, French-Horns, Kettle-Drums

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: As17391027, but Mrs Tipkin-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Tipkin Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Pierrots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: A Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: As17391004, but Quaint-Winstone; Roger-Shepard; Mrs Fruitful-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fruitful Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Doris Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Euphronia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Hortensia Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17391015, but Obadiah-Taswell; Mrs Prim-Mrs Macklin; Coachman-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Pickup Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: In I: Desnoyer; to the Overture of Flavia. I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: The Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17391006, but Sir Jasper-Macklin; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Thynne; Lucy-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Dance: II: La Pieraite-Lalauze, Liviez; IV: Muilment; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter. Tickets at Mrs Walter's House, near the Fishmonger's, in Bridges Street. Afterpiece: As 30 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17391208, but Moneytrap-Taswell; Corinna-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Walter.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Cloggit Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Amlet Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; III: Wooden Shoes-Master Ferg; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; V: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Maggot-Cooke, Mrs Walter

Song: V: Eccho Song (Comus)-Mrs Arne

Event Comment: Benefit Taswell, Paget, Miss Karver. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin. [Tickets for Mrs Marshall, Mrs Moore, Miss Tenoe also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Muilment

Song: V: Miss Karver

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17401017, but Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Penkethman
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Walter.

Dance: II: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf