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22236 results for: Keyword - Mrs Forester
We found 23324 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4208 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 7 matches on Roles/Actors.

901
04 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman, Paddick, Roger and Mrs Toogood. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17510114, but Sir Francis-Paddick; Scentwell-Mrs Toogood; Charles-Mozeen; Whisper-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501231; IV: La Minuet a Quatre-Roger, G. Yates, Mrs Toogood, Miss Shawford; V: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Performance Comment: Yates, Mrs Toogood, Miss Shawford; V: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss.

Music: II: a Scotch and Welch Air on the Harp-Mrs Gwinn

Song: III: Song (words by Dr Boyce)-Mattocks

902
13 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hilliard, and Mrs Storer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

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

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor-Lowe; Gubbins-Howard; Dragon-Stoppelaer; Margery-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Mrs Storer.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Storer.

Dance: I: Grand Dutch Dance, as17511021; III: A Grand Scots Ballet, as17511009; V: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard

Song: II: (By Particular Desire) an Irish Song call'd Ellen a@roon-Mrs Storer

903
25 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legge, Desse and Mrs Chambers. Tickets deliver'd out by Madam Petite will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arathusa Actor: Mrs Storer 1st appearance there in 3 years.

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

Song: II: Old Chiron-Lowe, Legge; III: Honour and Arms-Legge; IV: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

904
08 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Prologue, Epilogue and Pastoral Dialogue. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Addison. A New Pastoral Dialogue for the benefit of ye Author of ye Dialogue, Cook ye Poet (Cross). [The Prologue was on comic poetry (spoken by Ryan); the Epilogue was on the Comic Characters of Women (spoken by Mrs Bland). See published version (London, 1753 "to which is prefixed an Ode to John Rich, Esq:"--British Museum 11795 K 31).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Treman-Ryan; Tinsel-Dyer; Fantome-Anderson; Lady Truman-Mrs Vincent; Vellum-Macklin; Butler-Mrs Marten; Coachman-Dunstall; Gardner-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Butler Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Vincent

Entertainment: NNew Prologue, Epilogue, likewise a New Pastoral Dialogue (never perform'd before)-Lowe, Mrs Lampe; The music by Mr Arne-

Dance: LLes Chasseurs Allemandes, as17521207

905
12 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. [The Public Advertiser included a full-column quotation from Henry VIII, Act V, scene iii, as a "true and lively image of Conscious Virtue' injuriously attacked." Cranmer: I humbly thank your highness...along with a paragraph of praise of Shakespeare.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17521110, but Jane-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Elmy.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Song: IV: Smiling Dawn out of Jeptha-Mrs Chambers

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

906
10 September 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Midnight's Concert Vocal and Instrumental Music after which for one night only will be given [Sack Posset, &c.] gratis. Benefit for Mrs Midnight. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin exactly at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sack Posset

Performance Comment: A new Prologue-; Epilogue (by particular desire)-Mrs Midnight (riding on an ass).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Midnight

Afterpiece Title: La Pantomime du Charpentier

Entertainment: Mad Tom-Sg Musardo; New Concerto on the Tambour de Basque-; accompanied with the original Jews Harp-; Hurdy Gurdy-; and an Oration on the Salt Box-Mrs Midnight

Dance: Several New Dances-Bambaregines, Sambucio, Atterino

Song: Several New Songs-Lauder, others

907
01 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performance Comment: See17541004, but Lucy (with a song in character)-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

908
17 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Mainpiece: By Particlar Desire. Tickets delivered out for All for Love will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17541114, but Queen-Mrs Elmy; Richard-Murphy (first time); Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

909
29 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson, Phebe, Dennison, and Morris (Cross); for Jefferson, Dennison, Mrs Toogood, Miss Hippisley (Public Advertiser). [Cross's Phebe seems to refer to Miss Hippisley who played the part in As You Like It.] Receipts: #104 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17540926, but Sylvia-Mrs Jefferson first time; Worthy-Jefferson.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Jefferson first time
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard; IV: Miss Thomas

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Louvre, Minuet-Dennison, Mrs Addison

910
29 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Glen. Tickets deliver'd for Zara and 30th Instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17541123, but Pierre-Sparks; Belvidera-Mrs Glen first time.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Glen first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Green listed.
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: CComic Dance-Granier and Mrs Granier

911
09 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, R. Smith, Mrs Griffiths and Miss Ferguson. Tickets delivered out by Hurst, Paddick, Miss Cokayne &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17550407 but Lady Grace-Mrs Griffith; James-R. Smith; Poundage-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Griffith
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Granier and Mrs Granier

912
04 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Charke. By Authority. Mainpiece: Not acted these Seventeen Years. Wrote by the late Mr Lillo. Afterpiece: Wrote by the late Henry Fielding, Esq. Founded on a true Tragic Event which happened in Penryn, in Cornwall, in the reign of James I

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Original Prologue-Mr Cibber; and the part of Mrs Wilmot-Mrs Charke who originally performed it.
Cast
Role: and the part of Mrs Wilmot Actor: Mrs Charke who originally performed it.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Walker

913
03 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mr Jefferson, Mr Chamnes & Mrs Vernon. Y. Poitier Danc'd (Cross). [No receipts listed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17550927, but Daniel-Jefferson; Lucinda-Mrs Jefferson; Indiana-Miss Macklin, first time.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Poitier Jun; first appearance that stage Mrs Vernon;

Song: Beard, Champness

914
28 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Tickets at her house in Henrietta St., and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17570202, Masquerade scene including Minuet-Miss Macklin; songs-Beard, Miss Young; Short cast, only Garrick, Palmer, Woodward, Mrs Davies, Mrs Clive, Miss Macklin listed. Short cast, only Garrick, Palmer, Woodward, Mrs Davies, Mrs Clive, Miss Macklin listed.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17570305 but only Parts-Foote, Ross, Yates, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: only Parts Actor: Foote, Ross, Yates, Mrs Clive.
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

Song: By particular Desire, Ellen@a@roon-Mrs Clive

915
23 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: BBenefit Poitier Jr and Mrs Vincent. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17570125, but Hotspur-Barry; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: I: Haymakers Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; II: Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Song: A Dialogue to be sung-Baker, Mrs Chambers, wrote by Boyce

916
18 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford, Shawford, Mrs Gibbons, L'Brun. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Toyshop

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Minors, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Mills

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Morris; End of Play: The Louvre-Shawford, Mrs Gibbons

917
02 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Philips. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not acted these 10 years. [See 18 Dec. 1749.] Music for Afterpiece compos'd by Mr Arne. Tickets deliver'd by Clough, Mossop, Peacop and Mrs Addison will be taken. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Woodward; Sir William-Yates; Belfond Jr-Havard; Mrs Termagent-Miss Barton; Isabella-Mrs Clive; Ruth-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Hackum-Mrs Bradshaw; Sir Edward-Burton; Trueman-Jefferson; Cheatly-Vernon; Hackum-Walker; Scrapeall-Clough; Attorney-Bransby; Termagent-Scrase; Lollpoop-Philips; Teresa-Mrs Davies; Lucia-Miss Minors; Shamwell-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Mrs Termagent Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Jefferson; Vocal Parts-Beard, Vernon, Champnes, Atkins, Miss Young; To conclude with Rule Britannia-; Britons Strike Home-; with the Original Prologue in the Character of a Drunken Sailor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Jefferson

Dance: IV: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Mrs Addison

918
02 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vernon and Rooker. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17581108, but Zara-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

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

Dance: I: The Swiss, as17590221; III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon

919
28 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: ay Desire. Dance Entertainments never performed before. Boxes #65 10s. Macklin's fifth above charges came to #22 19s. 5d. Bought from Voelcher 3 yds black Cypra for a veil for Mrs Burden 6s. 3d. (Account Book). Receipts: #177 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Creswick, Mrs Burden.

Dance: Spanish Dance,%The Serenade-; The Waggoners (Comic Dance)-Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon

920
09 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17610309 but Hamlet-Holland; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent, 1st time.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: I Farce: Mrs Vincent

921
13 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kennedy. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for Much Ado and The Wonder will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610406 but Capulet-Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Kennedy; Vocal Parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.
Role: Vocal Parts in Funeral Procession Actor: Lowe Champnes, Courtney, Fawcett, Kear, Fox, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Miss E. Young, Miss Reed, Mrs Matthews, Mrs Smith.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Blakes, Packer, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Kennedy, Burton.

Entertainment: After:(by Particular Desire) Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

922
23 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17611007, but Violante-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Yates, first time.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates.

Song: I: Hearts of Oak-;[See17620209] End: song-Mrs Vincent

923
03 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Last time of performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

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

Entertainment: I: Hearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Song: IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: (BBy Desire) The Flemish Feast-. [See17611103, but Noverre omitted from playbill.

924
20 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vernon, who humbly hopes her friends will excuse the change of the farce, as it proceeds from an unforeseen Accident, the indisposition of Mr Mattocks. [She had scheduled Thomas and Sally.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: With a Hornpipe Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Taylors, as17620107

Song: I: (By Particular Desire) a Hunting Song in Apollo and Daphne-Mrs Vernon in the character of Diana

925
11 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignel and Mrs Abeg. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Dyer; Banquo-Gibson; Hecate-Wignell; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; With original Music. Vocal parts-Legg, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abeg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppi, Miles, Dumai, Hussey, Rochford.
Cast
Role: Lady MacDuff Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Legg, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abeg, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit

Song: IV: By Desire, the Song With Horns and Hounds, in the character of Diana -Mrs Abeg (From Apollo and Daphne)

Entertainment: H$Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter (for the last time this Season)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212