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22928 results for: Keyword - Mrs Davies
We found 23592 matches on Performance Comments, 4298 matches on Event Comments, 4216 matches on Performance Title, 1320 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

476
30 October 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Publish'd at 3s. The Actor, in One Pocket Volume. A treatise on the art of playing, interspersed with Observations on the performances of Garrick, Quin, Barry, Berry, Macklin, Ryan, Havard, Woodward, Foote, &c; Mrs Cibber, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Ward, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Green, Mrs Clive, Miss Bellamy, &c. Also some anecdotes of Betterton, Booth and Wilkes and other celebrated performers; together with occasional remarks upon managers and audiences, and upon the principal Tragedies, Comedies, Masques and Farces. Printed for R. Griffiths in Paul's Church-yard. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

477
14 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love & Mrs Johnston. Tickets delivered for The Plain Dealer will be taken. Public Advertiser, 13 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bradshaw at Mrs Norolk's, Glazier, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Mrs Love, Gerrard-street, Soho; of Mrs Johnston, No. 97, Drury-lane. Receipts: #132 16s. (32.3; 20.13; 1.4; tickets: 78.16) (charge: #65 15s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Davies

Dance: As17780512

Song: End I: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428; End II: the much-admir'd song in The Milesian being a description of a Naval Engagement Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister; In V: song, as17771203

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

478
28 May 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: Master Tailors: Francisco-Parsons; Regniades-R. Palmer; Campbello-Bannister; Flints: Abrahamides (the Chief)-Palmer; Isaacos-Fearon; Jackides-Jackson; Barnardo-Davis; Dungs: Zacharydes-Egan; Timotheus-Stevens; Tailors' Ladies-Mrs GardnerMrs Love, Miss Platt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Jewell; Genest, V, 582 specifies: Tittilinda-Mrs Gardner; Dorothea-Mrs Jewell. Prologue as17770515.
Cast
Role: Tailors' Ladies Actor: Mrs GardnerMrs Love, Miss Platt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Jewell
Role: Tittilinda Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Jewell. Prologue as17770515.
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Aickin, Palmer, Jackson, Fearon, Massey, Egan, Davies, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Davies, Mrs Poussin, A Gentlewoman
Role: Lord Falbridge Actor: Davies
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Goodman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Armstead. Edition of 1767 lists the other parts: +Sir William Douglas, Owen, La France, Officer, Servants.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

479
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jacobs, Griffith, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Paid Master Thomson 11 nights (23rd Inst. incl.) #2 15s.; Black Lyon Bill #3 19s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for Benefit of Follett, Mas. Cape, Costin and Miss Berkly will be taken. Receipts: #233 18s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Jacobs, Griffith, Mrs Cross, Mrs Millage: #159 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17720225, but Sideboard-Jacobs; William-Griffith; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Muslin-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Millidge.
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington,
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Davies

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

480
03 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Hunt. Paid Housekeeper's Bill (Rollett 3 Guineas included) #7 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #172 16s. Charges: #61 10s. Profits to Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Hunt: #111 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: As17730109, but Jenny-Mrs Hunt, first time.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Hunt, first time.
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Smith, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Grand Chorus Actor: Mrs Wrighten, Mrs _Scott.
Role: Mercury Actor: Davies
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: To Conclude with a Grand Chorus Actor: Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Bannister, Dibdin, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.

481
30 May 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Foote, Parsons, Fearon, Massey, R. Palmer, Griffiths, Jackson, Bransby, Egan, T. Davis, Stevens, Peirce, Palmer, Mrs Hunter, Miss Hale, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Gardner. [Morning Chronicle, 3 June: Sir Matthew Mite-Foote; Mr Mayor-Palmer. Edition of 1778 (T. Cadell), which assigns the cast for season of 1772, lists the other parts: Sir John Oldham, Mr ThomasOldham, Young Oldham, Touchit, Antiquarians, Secretary, Rapine, Nathan, Moses, James and Putty, Conserve, Waiter, Lady Oldham, Sophy, Mrs Match'em, Crocus.] Prologue as17770515. Prologue as17770515.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Foote, Parsons, Fearon, Massey, R. Palmer, Griffiths, Jackson, Bransby, Egan, T. Davis, Stevens, Peirce, Palmer, Mrs Hunter, Miss Hale, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Gardner.
Role: Lord Falbridge Actor: Davies
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Goodman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Armstead. Edition of 1767 lists the other parts: +Sir William Douglas, Owen, La France, Officer, Servants.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

482
06 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Foote, Jackson, R. Palmer, Fearon, Griffiths, Egan, Massey. T. Davis, Kenny, Hitchcock, Walker, Parsons, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Gardner. Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1778), and playbill of 13 Aug. 1779: Devil-Foote (1st two acts; 3rd act read by Palmer); Apozem-Jackson; Invoice-R. Palmer; Camphire-Fearon; Julep-Griffiths; Sligo-Egan; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Massey; Osasafras-T. Davis; Fingerfee-Kenny; Broadbrim-Hitchcock; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Last-Parsons; Harriet-Mrs Jewell; Margaret-Mrs Gardner. Prologue as17770515.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Gardner. Prologue as17770515.
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Aickin, Palmer, Jackson, Fearon, Massey, Egan, Davies, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Davies, Mrs Poussin, A Gentlewoman
Role: Lord Falbridge Actor: Davies
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Goodman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Armstead. Edition of 1767 lists the other parts: +Sir William Douglas, Owen, La France, Officer, Servants.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

483
26 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17540221, but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Gipsy Actor: Mrs Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd La Passecalle de Zaid-Mlle Auretti; III: New Dutch Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auretti; IV: Hornpipe-Granier; V: The Louvre, Minuet-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

484
18 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs James and Miss Haughton. Tickets of Miss Haughton at a Grocer's, the corner of Broad Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Mrs James at Mr Dale's Watch-maker in Little Wild St., and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs James
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

485
19 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17620426 but Archer-O'Brien; Scrub-Yates; Aimwell-Palmer; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Palmer; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: New Dutch Comic Dance, as17610925; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Entertainment: End: for that night only, a Whimsical Roratorical Description of a Man o'War and Sea Fight-Moody, with Bog of Allen; Notes on the whole

486
11 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17630319 but Widow Belmour-Miss Pope, 1st time; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Furnish-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Furnish Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mignionette Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17630129, but Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: TThe Tempest of War-Vernon

487
17 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Love, Mrs Cross, Mrs Millidge. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Mr Smith-Leon Bad (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #117 1s. Charges: #64 13s. 6d. Profits to beneficiaries: #52 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: With The Postillion Dance incidental to the Actor: Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs Sutton

Song: III: The Favourite Song of Gramachree Molly-Mrs Wrighten

488
07 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Garrick's last time of performing Archer . Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies and Gentlemen most earnestly requested to come early (playbill). Mrs Abington having wrote to Mr Garrick that she intended to quit the Stage at the End of the Season never to return to it again, he very kindly play'd for her Benefit (Hopkins Diary). Tickets deliver'd for Much Ado will be taken. Attempted to get into Drury Lane Theatre to see Mr Garrick in the character of Archer, but the crowd was so great that after suffering thumps, squeezes and almost suffocation for two hours, I was oblig'd to retire without effecting it (Hampden, Journal). Receipts: #129 19s. 6d. Charges: #65 7s. 6d. Profits to Mrs Abington: #64 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17751003

489
19 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17761105, but Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Bundle Actor: Davies
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17761031

490
28 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Public Advertiser, 21 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, at Palmer's, Bridges-street. [Public Advertiser assigns in mainpiece: Kinswoman-$Miss Platt; in afterpiece: Mrs Bundle-$Mrs Love.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17770823, but 2nd Constantia-Mrs Lisley (late Miss Barsanti).
Cast
Role: 2nd Constantia Actor: Mrs Lisley
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Don Frederick Actor: Davies
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mr Bundle Actor: Davies
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Jewell.

491
05 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17521122, but Landlady-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Price
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Simpson.

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance, as17521125; IV: The Hungarian Peasants, as17521125

492
27 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17521130, but Tib-Mrs James; Master Mathew-_; Cash-_.
Cast
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Performance Comment: Collin-Beard; Thyrsis-Master Vernon; Dorylas-Wilder; Phillis(first time)-Miss Thomas; Daphne-Mrs Clive;To conclude with a Pastoral Dance-Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17530412

493
03 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17530427 but Master Matthew-Vaughan; Cash-Blakes; Tib-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

494
21 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17540223, but Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs James
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

495
24 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17540404 but Cobb-Mozeen; Tib-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17540506, but Old Man-Blakes; Mrs Tattoo-Miss Minors; Drunken Man-Yates.
Cast
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Concluding with a Minuet Actor: Lacey, Mrs Addison.
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17540416

496
28 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17540418 but Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs James
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.

497
01 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. This Night when Brisk (Mr Woodward) was reading the Verses with Lady Froth (Mrs Clive) instead of observing, with the Author, that her Ladyship's Coachman, John, had a red Face, said because Yr. Ladyship has a red face, & as Mrs Clive is of that Complexion the Audience burst into a loud roar, to her no small Mortification; but she behav'd well & took no Notice of it--Mr Foote brings sad houses (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lord Touchwood Actor: Davies
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: Gardiner, Mrs Vernon.,As17561021

498
24 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Miss Young had tickets. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

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

Song: I: Johnny and Kate-Beard, Miss Young; III: A Cantata-Miss Young; IV: Miss Young

499
15 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mariet, Mrs Petit, and Miss Valcour. Tickets deliver'd by Hayes, Perry, Brownsmith, Miss Twist, and others will be taken. Receipts: #190 (Cross). Tickets to 12 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: I: The German Hunters, as17580916; III: A New Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist, Master Blagden; End: By Particular Desire, the Louvre-Setree, Miss Twist; Minuet-Settree, Miss Twist

500
20 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17591005, but Lucetta-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Strictland Actor: Davies
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: others Actor:
Role: To conculde with a Comic Dance call'd The Flemi Actor: Grimaldi, Georgi, Noverre, Miss Baker, Mrs Vernon.