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22389 results for: Keyword - Mrs Careless
We found 23345 matches on Performance Comments, 4521 matches on Performance Title, 4256 matches on Event Comments, 10 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

1
31 March 1743 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman in Distress [Concert formula]. Tickets and Places to be had of Mrs Careless in Hart St., near the Back-Passage of Covent Garden. The Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour her with their Company, are desir'd to come as early as possible, she being determin'd to begin punctually at six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Cherry-Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Careless.

Dance:

2
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

3
07 June 1744 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Mrs Charke; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Mullart; Aimwell-Naylor; Sullen-Phenix; Sir Chas-Smith; Bonniface-R. Smith; Foigard-Friend; Gibbet-Jones; Dorinda-Mrs Smith; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Atherton; Gipsey-Miss Charke; Cherry-Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Atherton
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Careless.

Song: Cunningham

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

4
18 September 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-a Gentleman for this Diversion; Archer-Hewson; Sir Charles-Stoppelaer; Sullen-Dove; Foigard-Jones; Bonniface-Lacy; Gibbet-Ross; Scrub-Reynolds; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Elsam; Dorinda-a Gentlewoman who never perform'd on any Stage before; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woodward; Cherry-Mrs Careless; Gipsey-Mrs Storey.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Elsam
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Careless
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Storey.

Song: BBarbarous Cruel Man (the favourite Song)-Stoppelaer; Excell

Dance:

5
24 September 1730 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Chapman; Aimwell-Pitt; Bonniface-Wilcocks; Sir Charles-Macklin; Gibbet-Ayres; Foigard-Eaton; Scrub-Ray; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Miller; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Elsam; Dorinda-Mrs Talbot (in Daily Journal, 23 Sept.), a Gentlewoman for her Diversion (Daily Journal, 24 Sept.); Cherry-Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Miller
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Elsam
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Talbot
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Careless.

Song: TThe Bath Teazer (that celebrated Ballad) by Leveridge-Ray

Dance: End II: The White Joke-Eaton; III: A new Dance-Hind, Eaton, Mrs Hill

6
08 June 1744 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Mrs Charke; Silvia-Mrs Mullart; Rose-Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Careless.

Song: As17440607

Dance: As17440607

7
01 April 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Barcock; Cherry-Mrs Careless; Dorinda-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Careless
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Martin.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance:

8
26 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17310211, but Archer-Bardin; Cherry-Mrs Careless; Dorinda-a Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Careless

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

9
27 October 1741 @ James Street

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Benefit Mrs Careless. The Parts to be perform'd by Persons who intend to play as well as they can, tho' perhaps not so well as they wou'd. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6:30 p.m. N.B. Mrs Careless hopes her Friends will favor her according to their Promise, to relieve her from the terrible fits of the Vapours, preceding from Bad Dreams, tho' the Comfort is, they generally go by contraries

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Song: II: The Life of a Beau-Hills

Dance: V: Minuet-Mrs Careless

10
01 May 1744 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Heroe; Or, Lover Of His Country, Intermix'd With Several Comical And Diverting Scenes, Call'd the Blundering Brothers, With The Merry Adventures Of Timothy Addlepot And Davy Dunce

Performance Comment: Hero-Johnson; Justinian-Boman; Fernando-Jones; Timothy-Godwin; Col Britain-Gold; Antonio-Adams; Lieutenant-Symonds; Davy-Smith; Goldsmith-Blogg; Leonora-Mrs Godwin; Lucia-Miss Charke; Angelina-Mrs Smith; Eumenes-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Godwin
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Eumenes Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sclavonian; or,Monsieur in the Suds

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Adams; Marquis-Edwards; Pierrot-Robinson; Colombine-the celebrated Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: the celebrated Mrs Careless.

Song: Blogg

11
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

12
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

13
27 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Mrs Aubert.] Never Acted before. In Daily Courant, 26 May: Never acted before, being unfortunately prevented on Friday last, by the unexpected Arrest of the Person who was to have played the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Hydaspes; Or, The Greshamite

Performance Comment: Harlequin the Author,-Mrs Aubert; Doctor-C. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Harlequin the Author, Actor: Mrs Aubert
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert

14
27 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Mills, a Drury Lane actress, died on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks Jr; Old Wilful-Miller; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Mountfort; Silvia-Mrs Santlow; Wishwell-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Wilks Jr
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Mrs Santlow; New Dance-Miss Lindar

15
12 March 1673 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 2. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 347. This performance may well be the premiere. In the Preface the author states that the play was asked for on Shrove Tuesday and he wrote it within a week; a premiere, then, before this date would allow very little time for rehearsal. This play is certainly a "Lenten" performance, for it was acted on a Wednesday in Lent and was referred to in the Prologue as a "Lenten Play." See the discussion under The Spanish Rogue (March 1673) and Gray, pp. 785-86. See also J. G. McManaway, The Copy for The Careless Lovers," MLN, XLVI (1931), 406-9. Preface to the edition of 1673: [This play] was written at the Desire of the Young Men of the Stage, and given them for a Lenten-Play, they ask't it not above a Week before Shrove-Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Lovers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1673: Mr Machworth-Norrice; Mr Lovell-Cademan; Mr Careless-Smith; De Boastado-Angell; Toby-Sherwood; Jacinta-Mrs Burroughs; Hillaria-Mrs Clough; Beatrice-Mrs Leigh; Mrs Clappam-Mrs Osborn; Mrs Breedwell-Mrs Norris; Epilogue by Mr Settle-.
Cast
Role: Mr Careless Actor: Smith
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Burroughs
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Clough
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Leigh
Role: Mrs Clappam Actor: Mrs Osborn
Role: Mrs Breedwell Actor: Mrs Norris

16
08 April 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Desire of the Knights of the Antient and Most Noble Order of the Golden Fleece. Benefit the Office-Keeper. [See letter in today's Daily Advertiser, for support of Cibber's Careless Husband: were its Author dead would be universally esteem'd one of the most polite Comedies in the World.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17421124, but Lady Easy-Mrs Lamball; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bambridge; Edging-Mrs Chetwood; Epilogue in the Character of Nobody-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Hayman; Nell-Mrs Dunstall; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bambridge.

17
26 April 1734 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cooper. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For a puff, see Mrs Cooper's letter in Grub St. Journal, 25 April.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Mechlin; Morelove-Hewitt; Sir Charles-Bridgwater; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Grace; Edging-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-attempted by Mrs Cooper .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: attempted by Mrs Cooper

Music: IV: Preamble on the Kettle-Drums by Poitier, Together with Handel's Water Musick

Dance:

18
01 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Villeneuve, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Chapman; Sir Charles-Ryan; Morelove-Hale; Lady Easy-Mrs Woodward; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Kilby; Edging-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Combursh Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: II: Les Savoyardes-Villeneuve, Sga Domitilla; III: Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; IV: Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Bonneval; V: The Peasants, as17420210

19
10 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 17 Feb. 1778]. Tom Thumb [announced on playbill of 9 Feb.] is unavoidably deferred on account of Mrs Webb's sudden indisposition. Receipts: #162 19s. 6d. (159.0.6; 3.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Wroughton; Servant-J. Wilson; Sir Charles Easy-Henderson; Lady Easy-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Graveairs-Mrs Whitfield; Edging-Mrs Wilson; Lady Betty Modish-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Graveairs Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: As17810208

20
12 March 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Haughton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Giffard; Morelove-W. Williams; Foppington-Bullock; Lady Betty-Mrs Haughton; Lady Easy-Mrs Seal; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Thomas; Edgin-Mrs Kirk.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Edgin Actor: Mrs Kirk.

Song: Mrs Mountfort, Miss Thornowets

Dance: PPierrots, Fawns-

21
06 March 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Giffard; Foppington-Wetherilt; Morelove-W. Giffard; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Thurmond; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Roberts; Edging-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

22
14 August 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Este. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey. Care will be taken to keep the House cool

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Cross; Foppington-Este; Morelove-a Gentleman for his own diversion; Lady Betty-Mrs Cantrell; Lady Easy-Mrs Cross; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Egerton; Edging-Mrs Este, her first on any stage .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Este, her first on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Cantrell

Dance: By Mr and Mrs Davenport

23
16 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Reading, Wife of Mr Thomas Reading, Attorney at Law, of New Inn. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce (never perform'd before). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Stage Half a Guinea. N.B. Mrs Reading is credibly informed, that a Hackney Writer, who has lately turn'd Author, and Player in his own Farce, has maliciously spread a Report about the Town, that she does not intend to have any Play perform'd: this is to assure the Publick, that she has taken a great deal of Pains to have the Play and Farce perform'd with all the Decency possible

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Pulling; Morelove-Machen; Sir Charles-Barton; Lady Easy-Mrs Reading; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Stewart; Lady Betty-Mrs Thompson; Edging-Miss Burgess .
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Reading
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Stewart
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Heroick Footman

Dance: II: Hornpipe by Adams. IV: Two Pierrots by Bodway and Shawford.

Song: I: By Hemskerk. V: In Praise of English Plumb Pudding

24
02 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hamilton, Two Masters Hamilton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Hamilton's Lodgings, at Mrs Corey's , in Hemlock Court, Corey Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Giffard; Foppington-Bardin; Morelove-W. Giffard; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Roberts; Lady Graveairs-Miss Tollett; Edging-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: II: A Dialogue composed by Purcell-the Masters Hamilton; IV: Singing in Italian -Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Dutchman and Frow-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; V: Scot's Dance-Haughton, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: French Peasant-Master Oates, Miss Oates

25
24 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: By Desire, and not acted these 4 years. [See 17 Jan. 1755.] Tickets deliver'd out for the 19th, and 22d for Douglas will be taken. Tickets sold at the Door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ross; Foppingoton-Smith, both for 1st time; Morelove-Ridout; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Edging-Miss Nossiter, 1st time; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Hamilton; Lady Betty-Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Smith; Autolicus (with songs)-Shuter; King-Ridout; Shepherd-Sparks; Clown-Costollo; Shepherdesses-Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; Perdita-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Abegg, Miss Young
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Dance: PPastoral Dance incident to the Farce-Delaistre