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24319 results for: Keyword - Mrs Cross
We found 23450 matches on Performance Comments, 6585 matches on Event Comments, 4316 matches on Performance Title, 2139 matches on Roles/Actors, and 119 matches on Author.

3801
25 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 15 years. [See 3 Nov. 1743.] Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Woodward. Part of pit will be laid into the Boxes. Boxes and Stage 5s. No person can be admitted to any part of the House till the usual time of opening of doors, which will be exactly at Four o'clock. Ladies are desired to send their servants by Three o'clock. Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Garrick, first time; Copper Captain-Woodward, first time; Estifania-Mrs Cibber, first time; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Berry; Old Woman-Yates; Margaretta-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Cibber, first time
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

3802
12 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Prince of Wales. Tickets deliver'd out by Wood, which were to have been admitted this night, will be taken Saturday next, to the play of the Rehearsal. Receipts; #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard, first time.
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17560505, but a New Character and Chalkstone-Garrick; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: DDance of the Millers-

3803
30 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; Horatio-Havard; Laertes-Blakes; Osric-Palmer; Guildenstern-Jefferson; Polonius-Taswell; King-Davies; Ghost-Berry; Rosencraus-Usher; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Bransby; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

3804
19 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Claudio-Palmer; Don John-Bransby; Dogberry-Taswell; Antonio-Simson; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Balthasar (with Song)-Beard; Hero-Mrs Davies; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, a Masquerade Dance-; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Palemon-Rooker; Laura-Mrs Vernon; Damon-Beard; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

3805
04 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Prologue to the farce (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Mossop; Omar-Burton; Tamerlane-Havard; Dervise-Bransby; Stratocles-Mozeen; Mirvan-Marr; Zama-Ackman; Moneses-Ross; Axalla-Palmer; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Haly-Simson; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

3806
06 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not played for 14 years. [See 12 Jan. 1744]. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick, 1st time; Lissardo-Woodward; Col. Briton-Palmer; Violante-Miss Macklin; Flora-Mrs Clive; Don Lopez-Taswell; Gibby-Johnston (1st time); Don Pedro-Burton; Frederick-Usher; Alguzile-Clough; Vasquez-W. Vaughan; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Inis-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17561012, but only Loverule-Beard; Nell-Mrs Clive listed.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive listed.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: TThe Press Gang, as17561013

3807
19 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Not acted these 2 years. [See 9 April 1755.] Receipts; #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Mossop; Angelo-Havard; Escalus-Bransby; Claudio-Davies; Provost-Blakes; Lucio-Woodward; Elbow-Taswell; Bernardine-Clough; Abhorson-Vaughan; Friar Peter-Walker; Clown-Yates; Mariana-Mrs Bennet; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; . .
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

3808
23 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Farce not played for six years. [Actually not for 8 years; see 4 May 1748.] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Horatio-Mossop; Calista-Mrs Cibber; Sciolto-Berry; Altamont-Ross; Rossano-Jefferson; Lavinia-Mrs Davies; Lucilla-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Philida

Dance: TThe Colliers, as17561122

3809
27 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Garrick; Osman-Mossop; Zara-Mrs Cibber; Nerestan-Davies; Orasmin-Burton; Chatilion-Blakes; Melidor-Scrase; Selima-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: II: A Comic Dance call'd the The Indian Peasants-

3810
05 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17570212, but Arabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Ross, Yates, Bransby, Simson, Vaughan, Usher, Walker, Miss Barton, Mrs Clive. Cadwallader-Foote
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Clive

3811
07 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Ben Jonson. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Woodward; Farce-Palmer; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard; Ananias-Philips; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Bransby; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Sir Epicure-Berry; Kastril-Yates; Surly-Blakes; Tribulation-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

3812
18 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Tickets of Miss Pritchard in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields and at Pritchard's Warehouse in Tavistock St. Receipts: #340 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Catherine (by Desire)-Mrs Pritchard; With a new Dialogue Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Pritchard; With a Grand Masquerade Dance-; in which Minuet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: With a new Dialogue Epilogue Actor: Mrs Pritchard, Miss Pritchard

3813
25 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Tickets to be had at Mr Davies's No 16 in New Crown Court, Covent Garden. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17570321 but Jane Shore-Mrs Davies, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Davies, 1st time.
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: IV: Minuet-Miss Pritchard

3814
29 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez. No Building on the stage. Tickets of Leviez at the last House on the right hand in Beaufort Buildings, Strand, &c. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17561023, but Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Clive, the only parts listed.

Dance: New entertainment of dancing, particularly End: , by Desire a Minuet-Leviez, Miss Pritchard

3815
05 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker and Mrs Cowper. Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets of Varney at the stage door. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17570103, but Oriana-Mrs Cowper.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Cowper.
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Bisarre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: I: Miss Young; IV: Beard

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Walker

3816
09 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Ackman, Sturt and Mrs Cooke. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Toyshop

Performance Comment: Beau-Austin; Toyman-Burton; First Gentleman-Ackman; Second Gentleman-Sturt; Third Gentleman-Walker; Old Men-Taswell, Clough; Ladies-Miss Minors, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Mills; After which a Hornpipe-Choice Spirit from Comus's Court.
Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Minors, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Mills

Song: I: Miss Young

Dance: AA Comic Dance-

3817
17 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Jefferson; Benvolio-Usher; Montague-Burton; Tibalt-Balkes; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; With an Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession-to the Monument of the Capuletsv; The Vocal Parts-Champness, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance- Proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champness, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

3818
20 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Mossop; Selim-Walker; Perez-Mozeen; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; Garcia-Usher; King-Berry; Gonzales-Havard; Heli-Blakes; Alonzo-Burton; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Almeria-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

3819
22 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Lucio-Woodward; Escalus-Bransby; Duke-Mossop; Claudio-Davies; Angelo-Havard; Provost-Blakes; Clown-Yates; Mariana-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

3820
27 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Being the Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the Trial and Divorce of Queen Catherinev; the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; The Christening of Princess Elizabethv; and many other Historical Passages. [This customary note accompanying each subsequent announcement this season will not be repeated further.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Sands-Phillips; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper Song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; With an exact representation of the Coronation-; the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Beard; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

3821
01 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17570917, but Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; The Vocal Parts-Beard.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champness, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

3822
08 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The customary notice refusing admittance of Gentlemen to the Orchestre-see 7 Oct.-appears in connection with all subsequent performances and will not be noted further this season.] We are assured the report industriously spread of Mr Barry's having quitted the English Stage, and being engaged this winter in Dublin, is entirely groundless. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: First Recruit-Yates; Brazen-Woodward; Plume-Palmer; Worthy-Havard; Sylvia-Miss Macklin; Balance-Burton; Serjeant-Berry; Bullock-Taswell; Welch Collier-Blakes; 2d Recruit-Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Bransby, Ackman, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

3823
13 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Felix-Garrick; Briton-Palmer; Lopez-Philips; Pedro-Burton; Lissardo-Woodward; Frederick-Usher; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Flora-Mrs Clive; Inis-Miss Barton; Violante-Miss Macklin; To conclude with a Masquerade Scene, in which Minuet-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

3824
25 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Garrick; Osman-Mossop; Zara-Mrs Cibber; Nerestan-Davies; Orasmin-Burton; Chatillion-Blakes; Melidor-Scrase; Selima-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Bransby, Ackman, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

3825
01 November 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Tempest oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Woodward's indisposition. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Mossop; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Gloster-Davies; Bellmour-Blakes; Darby-Walker; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Jefferson.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants, as17571004