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22296 results for: Keyword - Mrs Bennett
We found 23324 matches on Performance Comments, 4251 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 122 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

26
13 September 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Havard; Elder Worthy-Burton; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward; Sir William-Taswell; Young Worthy-Palmer; Mrs Anne-Mrs Cross; Lawyer-Vaughan; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Sly-Shuter; Snap-Yates; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
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 Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17510907, but Melissa-Mrs Bennett.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennett.
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green.

Song: Master Mattocks

27
06 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Cast
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Obrien , 1st time; Flash-King , 1st time; Loveit-Austin; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Bennett; Biddy-Miss Pope , 1st time.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennett

28
31 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke. Benefit Mrs Butler. [Tickets at Mrs Butler's House in King Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Milward; Mercury-Shepard; Phoebus-Ridout; Amphitryon-Mills; Sosia-Turbutt; Gripus-Taswell; Polidas-Winstone; Tranio-Raftor; Alcmena-Mrs Butler; Phaedra-Mrs Pritchard; Bromia-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17410330 but Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennett

Dance: I: Miss Scott; II: Les Tambourine Matelotes-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; III: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Muilment; V: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

29
19 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17650312 but Sir Francis Wronghead-Love, 1st time; Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929; End: (By Desire) a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

30
24 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Barry 1st time; King-Bridges; Ghost-Delane; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Taswell; Laertes-Blakes; First Gravedigger-Macklin; Queen-Mrs Furnival; Ophelia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Macklin, Mills, Yates, Barrington, Blakes, Taswell, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Bennett, Neale, Winstone; With a New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Macklin, Mills, Yates, Barrington, Blakes, Taswell, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Bennett, Neale, Winstone

31
01 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates; or, A Lesson for Quacks

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Blakes, Packer, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Kennedy, Burton. [N.B. Characters listed in Larpent MS are: Planwell, Townly, Sir John Resolute, Scribble Dash, Lady Brainsick, Miss Griselfine Wapentake, Letty.]N.B. Characters listed in Larpent MS are: Planwell, Townly, Sir John Resolute, Scribble Dash, Lady Brainsick, Miss Griselfine Wapentake, Letty.]
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Blakes, Packer, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Kennedy, Burton.

Entertainment: After the Play: by Desire, for that night only The Picture of a Playhouse or, Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King; a Mimic Comic opera song-Mrs Clive

32
24 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Maiden Whim; or, The Critical Minute

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Blakes, Taswell, Jefferson, Mrs Bennett, Miss Minors; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Blakes, Taswell, Jefferson, Mrs Bennett, Miss Minors

33
03 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Clough, Raftor, Moody, Rooker, Gray, Marr, Atkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Hippisley, Master Kennedy, Miss Mills, Johnston; With proper Songs and Dances-; an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Clough, Raftor, Moody, Rooker, Gray, Marr, Atkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Hippisley, Master Kennedy, Miss Mills, Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

34
14 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17430917, but Miss Prue-Mrs George, her 1st appearance on any stage; Jeremy-Oates; Buckram-Green; Mrs Foresight-Mrs E. Giffard.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs George, her 1st appearance on any stage
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs E. Giffard.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Yates.

Song: As17431029

Dance: V: As17431013

35
16 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17621112, but Foresight-Parsons; Jeremy-Castle; Mrs Frail-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Frail Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Tib Tatter Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

36
11 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17641006, but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Baker; III: The Provencalle, as17640918; V: New Tambourine, as17640929

37
03 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17430915, but Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Kite-Winstone; Recruits-_Anderson, Ray; Welch Collier-Blakes; Rose-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Egerton.
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Mrs King.

Song: As17431029

Dance: As17431015

38
05 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17641210, but Moody-Burton; Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Tutor

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Packer, Parsons, Vaughan, Master Burton, Master Pope, Mrs Bradshaw, Master Hurst, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Pope

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

39
12 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17650205, but Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

40
24 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

41
27 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17650419 but Lady Townly-Mrs Lessingham , 1st time; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Lessingham , 1st time
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

42
14 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Audry Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Les Caprices des Rebelles-Mlle Maltere; IV: La Terpsichore-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Miss Scott

43
22 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17421101, but Sharper-Blakes; Belinda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005; V: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

Music: II: Concerto-Piantanida; IV: Solo-Piantanida

Song: III: An Italian Song-a Gentlewoman

44
04 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17450204, but Jessica-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Sibelli

Dance: IV: Shepherd's Dance-Muilment

45
06 February 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 12 Nov. 1745.] Very Dull Play & No Garrick (Cross). We hear the Comedy of the Comical Lovers will be reviv'd for the benefit of Mrs Clive on Monday, 9 March; to which will be added, Miss in her Teens, the part of Fribble by Garrick, being the only time of his performing it this season. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Mossop (1st time); Lord Guilford-Dexter 1st time; Gardiner-Havard; Northumberland-Burton; Suffolk-Winstone; Sussex-Mozeen; Sir John Gates-Simson; Lieut.-Scrase; Captain-Ackman; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Mills; Lady Jane Gray-Miss Bellamy (1st time).
Cast
Role: Duchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennett.

Dance: GGrand Provincial Dance, as17520204

46
07 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: As17620918, but Old Maid-Mrs Clive, 1st time; Heartwell-Stevens; Cape-King.
Cast
Role: Old Maid Actor: Mrs Clive, 1st time
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennett.

47
17 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Duncan-Bransby; MacDuff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Sayward-Moody; Donalbain-Mas. Cautherly; Fleance-Mas. Burton; Doctor-Stevens; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Yates, Blakes; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; The vocal Parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; (playbill) . (playbill) .
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: The vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: As17630107, but Song (in character)-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Old Maid Actor: Mrs Clive, 1st time
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennett.

48
24 March 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Old Maid

Performance Comment: As17630117, but Cope-King; Old Maid-Mrs Daly, 1st appearance there.
Cast
Role: Old Maid Actor: Mrs Daly, 1st appearance there.
Role: Song Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennett.

Dance: II: The Dutch Dance, as17630217

Song: End: Vernon, Miss Young

49
24 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of NOTORIETY, advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2 , by Mrs Burke. MS: Larpent 992; not published]: With new Music [by Tommaso Giordani (Morning Herald, 25 Oct.)). Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #228 0s. 6d. (206/10/6; 21/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Lady Henrietta Actor: Mrs Pollock

Afterpiece Title: THE WARD OF THE CASTLE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden// Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Sir Bertram-Incledon; Duke of Alberossa-Johnstone; Geoffrey-Munden// Matilda-Mrs Clendining; Jacquenetta-Mrs Martyr.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Geoffrey Actor: Munden Matilda-Mrs Clendining
Role: Munden Matilda Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Jacquenetta Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Related Works
Related Work: The Ward of the Castle Author(s): Mrs. Burke

Song: In afterpiece Chorusses by Linton, Tett, Sawyer, Little, Street, Kendrick//Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Paye, Miss Leserve, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton

50
22 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 3rd piece [Ist time; MF 2, attributed to Mrs Rainsford, for whom see Morning Herald, 9 May; London Chronicle, 23 May, states that it was written by "A Lady," but gives no name. MS: Larpent 1025; not published]: The Music composed by Webbe. Receipts: #118 4s. (109/3; 9/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Dalton Actor: IncledonLady Philippa Sidney-Mrs Mattocks
Role: IncledonLady Philippa Sidney Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Nerinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Henley
Role: Lady's Maid Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Pope. Thompson is unassigned.
Role: McScrape Actor: JohnstoneEllen Woodbine-Mrs Mountain
Role: JohnstoneEllen Woodbine Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: THE SPEECHLESS WIFE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Cubitt, Richardson, Rees, Campbell// Miss Poole, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (W. Woodfall, 1794): William-Quick; Colin-Incledon; Hodge-Munden; Moody-Cubitt; Parchment-Richardson; Dick-Recs; Mercury-Campbell//Susan-Miss Poole; Alice-Miss Stuart; Margaret-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Martyr
Related Works
Related Work: The Speechless Wife Author(s): Mrs. Rainford