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22309 results for: Keyword - Mrs Brigg
We found 23321 matches on Performance Comments, 4243 matches on Event Comments, 4204 matches on Performance Title, 138 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

20051
06 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17620102, but Henry VI-Moody; Prince Edward-Miss Read; Tressel-Ackman; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Song: III: Miss Young

Dance: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers

20052
07 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17611222, but Hamlet-Ross; King-Anderson; Rosencraus-Bennet; Guildenstern-Wignel; Marcellus-Gardner; Bernardo-Weller; Ostrick-Perry; Lucianus-Weller; Francisco-Holtom; Pl. King-Redman; Pl. Queen-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ferguson.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capdeville (8 years of age, first time of performing on any stage); III: The Taylors, as17620107; End: Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville; Likewise an Epilogue-a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage

20053
08 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

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

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17620507, but Charlotte-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Dance: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: End: a Young Gentlewoman, first time of her appearing in public

20054
12 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17620401 but Clincher Jr-Clough; Tom Errand-Ackman; Parley-Mrs Bennet; Lady Lurewell-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A Serious Dance, call'd Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Froment , a Child six years old, Scholar of Mr Froment, being the First time of her appearing upon the stage; II: The Cow Keepers, as17611215; III: A Comic Dance, Le Petit Savoyard-Miss Froment; End: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, Miss Froment

20055
14 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Gibson; Renault-Hull; Bedamar-Anderson; Elliot-Perry; Pierre-Shaw, first time; Spinoza-Wignel; Theodore-Young; Officer-Buck; Belvidera-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Cossacks, as17620427 End: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

20056
18 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Performance Comment: Peggy-Mrs Smith; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Fawcett; King-Burton; Miller-Moody.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Master Cape (Scholar to Walker); IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: III: If o'er the Cruel Tyrant Love, as17620513

Entertainment: New Sketch of his own picture drawn from the life by way of Epilogue-Mr Tomlinson, his second time of attempting to speak on the Stage

20057
19 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17620309 but Sylvia-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Burden.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: The Cossacks, as17620427 End: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

20058
20 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Masked Woman Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17610907, but Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212; End: Les Charboniers, as17611012

20059
24 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17620501, but Patch-Mrs Gross.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Gross.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17620421 End: Dancing-Baltazar, Miss Dawson

20060
23 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Parsons, 1st appearance
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Obrien; Flash-King; Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Bennet; Miss Biddy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet

20061
29 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old@Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; With The Beggars, other Dances-Incident to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: As17620920, but Miss Harlow-Mrs Walker, 1st appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Walker, 1st appearance that stage.
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Elliot

20062
02 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Clive; Colonel-Yates.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

20063
12 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Sparks; Brabantio-Gibson; Cassio-Hull; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Tindal; Montano-Davis; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Emilia-Mrs Ward; Desdemona-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

20064
20 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Garrick; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Packer; Pierre-Holland, 1st time; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Blakes; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young listed.
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

20065
23 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17621002, but Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dol Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Dance: III: The Jealous Woodcutter-M Duquesney, 1st appearance on English Stage, Sg Tassoni, Sga Manesiere

20066
25 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Obrien; Dicky-Vaughan; Tom-Clough; Col Standard-Holland; Alderman Smuggler-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun-King; Vizard-Packer; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Angelica-Miss Bride; Lady Lurewell-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Cast
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

20067
28 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Cob's Wide Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward. The Characters new dress'd in the habits of the times.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Walker; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Old Man and Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: TThe Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

20068
29 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Garrick; Belarius-Havard; Cymbeline-Love; Iachimo-Holland; Imogen-Miss Bride; Guiderius-O'Brien; Cloten-King; Philario-Parsons; Arviragus-Palmer; Pissanio-Packer; Frenchman-Blakes; Lucius-Bransby; In Act II, a Masque-Vincent, Lochery, Leppie, Sga Giorgi; singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Cast
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Mrs Vincent

20069
03 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Smith; Jaques-Sparks; Touchstone-Shuter; Duke Senior-Walker; Oliver-White; Duke Frederick-Tindal; Silvius-R. Smith; Charles-Buck; Corin-Dunstall; William-Costollo; LeBeau-Davis; Dennis-Gardner; Jaques de Bois-Perry; Amiens (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Adam-Gibson; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

20070
05 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ross; Bajazet-Smith, 1st time; Moneses-Dyer; Axalla-White; Selima-Miss Hallam; Arpasia-Mrs Ward; Usual Prologue-Sparks; The Original Song, To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

20071
06 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Vernon, 1st time; Robin-Moody; Argus-Philips; Arethusa-Mrs Vincent, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Vincent, 1st time.

20072
08 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17621029, but Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

20073
11 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Frenchman-King; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Vernon (with songs in character).
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive

20074
12 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Rodophil-White; Jasper-Holtom; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: TThe Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

20075
15 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: As17621118, but Kastril-King; Doll Common-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Vocals Actor: Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young listed.
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17621210