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25212 results for: Keyword - Mrs Cibber</i> gave it up-some days ago ($<span class=
We found 23716 matches on Performance Comments, 6574 matches on Event Comments, 4711 matches on Performance Title, 2740 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3551
19 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #213 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Sg Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

3552
24 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Garrick, 1st time in 4 years; Pierre-Mossop; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Bedamar-Blakes; Duke-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Obrien, 1st time; Tukely-Palmer; Dizzy-Yates; Arabella-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Dottrel-Miss Barton; Widow Damply-Mrs Bradshaw; Miss Pewit-Miss Hippisley; Sophia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Dottrel Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Widow Damply Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

3553
17 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17580926, but Hamlet-Fleetwood, 1st time; Laertes-Obrien, 1st time; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Ghost-Bransby; Polonius-Blakes; the Prologue Upon Shakespeare and his Works-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

3554
31 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17590502, but Osman-Clarke from cg; Zara-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive

3555
27 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17590929, but Hamlet-Fleetwood; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Osric-Perry.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

3556
21 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Performance Comment: Actor's names only in bills, but edition of 1760 lists: Aemilius-Garrick; Titus-Holland; Paulus-Austin; Varus-Davies; Priest of Jupiter-Burton; Dumnorix-Bransby; Lucius-Packer; Gartha-Scrase; Officer-Ackman; Cornelia-Mrs Cibber; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Cibber

3557
23 February 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Performance Comment: As17600221, but Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Cibber

3558
22 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17600207, but Romeo-Garrick; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; The Vocal Parts-Master _Roger.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: Mrs Preston, Master _Roger.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

3559
10 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17600421 but Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Hamlet-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: End: The Millers-Grimaldi, Mrs Vernon

3560
27 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17600426 but Indiana-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: II: The last new Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi

3561
02 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17601120, but Calista-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

3562
05 February 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17601008, but Zara-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17610131, but short bill listing only Edgar-O'brien; Florimond-King; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates

3563
09 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17601127, but Ophelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates

3564
03 June 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17610409 but Hamlet-Garrick; Guildenstern-Castle; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

3565
12 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Siffredi-Love; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Officers-Fox, Castle; Tancred-Holland; Osmond-Havard; Laura-Miss Haughton; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Honeycombe-Yates; Scribble-King; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Ledger-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: II: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009; The Italian Robbers, as17621009

3566
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

3567
31 October 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Pierre-Holland; Priuli-Havard; Jaffier-Powell; Spinoza-Fox; Elliot-Strange; Renault-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Packer; Officer-Ackman; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: The Lamplighters, as17641029

3568
19 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17641016, but Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber; Officers-Strange, _Castle.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17641213

3569
25 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Send servants to keep places at 3 o'clock. Tickets deliver'd for King John will be taken. Garrick returned [from trip to France and Italy] to his house in Southampton St. (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

3570
23 February 1663 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Slighted Maid

Performance Comment: Edition of 1663: Salerno-Harris; Iberio-Betterton; Filomarini-Metborn; Lugo-Smith; Arviedo-Cadiman; Corbulo-Young; Peralta-Underhill; Gioseppe-the Elder Noke; Vindex-Sandford; Decio-Mrs Gibbs; Pyramena-Mrs Betterton; Diacelia-Mrs Long; Leandra-Mrs Williams; Menanthe-the Younger Noke; Joan-Turner; Instrumental Vocal and Recitative Musick by Mr John? Banister-; the Prologue to the King-; the Prologue to the House-; the Epilogue-The Slighted Maid; Epilogue to the King-.
Cast
Role: Decio Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Pyramena Actor: Mrs Betterton
Role: Diacelia Actor: Mrs Long
Role: Leandra Actor: Mrs Williams

3571
November 1671 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 32) states: The first new Play Acted there, was King Charles the VIII. of France; it was all new Cloath'd, yet lasted but 6 Days together, but 'twas Acted now and then afterwards. Two songs for this play, Too justly alas, set by James Hart, and O love if e'er thou'lt ease a heart, set by Pelham Humphrey, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, First Book, 1673

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Charles The Eighth Of France; Or, The Invasion Of Naples Of The French

Performance Comment: Edition of 1672: The Prologue-; Alphonso-Metbourn; Ferdinand-Harris; Prince of Salerne-Smith; Ascanio-Young; Trivultio-Sandford; Gonsalvo-Burford; Ghost-Cademan; Charles the Eighth-Batterton; Lewis-Crosby; Mompensier-Norris; Isabella-Mrs Batterton; Cornelia-Mrs Slaughter; Irene-Mrs Shadwell; Julia-Mrs Dixon; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Batterton
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Slaughter
Role: Irene Actor: Mrs Shadwell
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Dixon

3572
08 June 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@142, p. 81. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. Nell Gwyn also attended this performance; see VanLennep, Nell Gwyn's Playgoing, p. 407. Nell Gwyn's attendance again on Friday 9 June suggests that she attended the premiere. On that assumption, this Calendar lists the probable ten performances which Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 36) alludes to: And all the Parts being admirably Acted, it lasted successively 10 Days; it got more Money than any preceding Modern Tragedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spain

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676: The Prologue-; Phillip the Second-Batterton; Don Carlos-Smith; Don John-Harris; Marquis of Posa-Crosby; Rui Gomez-Medbourn; Queen of Spain-Mrs Mary Lee; Duchess of Eboli-Mrs Shadwell; Henrietta-Mrs Gibbs; Garcia-Mrs Gillow; Officer of the Guards-Norris; The Epilogue-a Girle [Anne Bracegirdle?].Anne Bracegirdle?].
Cast
Role: Queen of Spain Actor: Mrs Mary Lee
Role: Duchess of Eboli Actor: Mrs Shadwell
Role: Henrietta Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Garcia Actor: Mrs Gillow

3573
17 March 1677 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue to Alexander by Sir Char. Scroop, Baronet-; Epilogue-; Alexander-Hart; Clytus-Mohun; Lysimachus-Griffin; Hephestion-Clarke; Cassander-Kenaston; Polyperchon-Goodman; Philip-Powell; Thessalus-Wiltshire; Perdiccas-Lydall; Eumenes-Watson; Meleager-Perin; Aristander-Coysh; Sysigambis-Mrs Corey; Statira-Mrs Boutell; Roxana-Mrs Marshall; Parisatis-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Corey
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Boutell
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queans Author(s): Colley Cibber

3574
04 November 1697 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Europe's Revels For The Peace

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: Prologue-Mr Hodgson; English Officer-Boman; Messenger of peace-Mrs Hodgson; English Countryman-Trefuses; English Countrywoman-Mrs Lawson; Dutch Boor-Bright; English Lady-Mrs Boman; Irish Reparee-Lee; Country Lass-Mrs Willis; Soldier-Wiltshire; Savoyard-Jam. la Roche.
Cast
Role: Messenger of peace Actor: Mrs Hodgson
Role: English Countrywoman Actor: Mrs Lawson
Role: English Lady Actor: Mrs Boman
Role: Country Lass Actor: Mrs Willis

3575
13 January 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, love And Empire

Performance Comment: . Edition of 1704 lists: Mahomet-Betterton; Pyrrhus-Verbruggen; Solymon-Powell; Kister Aga-Bowman; Haly-Freeman; Cuproli-Cory; Mursa-Fieldhouse; Abra Mule-Mrs Bracegirdle; Zaida-Mrs Porter; Marama-Mrs Leigh; Prologue-Betterton; Epilogue-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle
Role: Zaida Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Marama Actor: Mrs Leigh
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle.