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We found 23365 matches on Performance Comments, 4306 matches on Event Comments, 4288 matches on Performance Title, 134 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Scot, Mrs Elsam, Mrs Gulick, and the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17181103

Dance: Moreau, Sandham, Pelling, Newhouse, Cook Jr, Miss Schoolding, delaGarde's Two Sons; Four Scaramouches-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Performance Comment: See17190609 but Timoleon-Mills; Cleora-Mrs Thurmond; Mariello-Walker.
Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Song: As17190609

Dance: As17190609

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Imoinda-Mrs Oldfield; Aboan-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; Polonius-Griffin; Ostrick-C. Bullock; Gravedigger-Bullock Sr; Sexton-Spiller; Queen-Mrs Spiller; Ophelia-Miss Willis; King-Quin; Horatio-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Spiller

Dance: As17191005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: King-Thurmond; Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Penkethman; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Song: As17191003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Belinda-Mrs Biggs, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage.

Dance: A new French Peasant-Sandham, Miss Francis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Performance Comment: Acis-Miss Willis; Roger-Pack; Joan-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Joan Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: As17191026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: Sir Martin-Miller; Warner-Mills; Old Moody-Johnson; Rose-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Florez-Leigh; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Smith; Hubert-Ogden; Hemskirk-Egleton; Vandunck-Bullock; Higgen-Pack; Prig-C. Bullock; Snap-Griffin; 1st Boor-Spiller; 2d Boor-Harper; Gertrude-Mrs Spiller; Epilogue-Spiller riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Spiller

Song: In the play a new ballad, The Weaver's Complaint Against The Calico Madams-

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17191017, but Laertes-Egleton; Ghost-Boheme; Queen-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pedro-C. Bullock; Alphonso-Griffin; Old Pilgrim-Boheme; Roderigo-Smith; Seberto-Diggs; Mad Scholar-Egleton; Mad Englishman-Spiller; Mad Welshman-Morgan; Mad Priest-Pack; Mad Taylor-Harper; Drunken Servant-Bullock; Alinda-Miss Willis; Juletta-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Spiller.

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Booth; Pierre-Mills; Renault-Cibber; Antonio-Penkethman; Belvidera-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17190924, but Angelica-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Song: As17191003

Dance: As17190924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17190919, but Lady Macduff-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter

Song: As17191003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17191007, but Teresa-Mrs Robertson.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Robertson.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17191028, but Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: 2d Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Granius-Walker; comic parts-Penkethman, Miller, Norris; Lavinia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Song: As17191003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17190924, but Angelica-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17191003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17191114, but Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Bicknell

Dance: As17200201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traytor

Performance Comment: Duke-Leigh; Lorenzo-Quin; Schiarrah-Ryan; Florio-Egleton; Cosmo-C. Bullock; Pisano-Smith; Alonzo-Diggs; Petruchio-Ogden; Depazzi-Bullock Sr; Sancho-Spiller; Frederico-Boheme; Amidea-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Amidea Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1720 lists: Eumenes-Wilks; Eudocia-Mrs Porter; Herbis-Williams; Phocyas-Booth; Artamon-Wm. Mills; Caled-Mills; Abudah-Thurmond; Daran-Walker; Prologue-Mills; Epilogue-Wilks.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Porter
Event Comment: Weekly Packet, 20 Feb., announces several forthcoming plays for dl: Mrs Centlivre's The Sacrifice and Mrs Manley's The Double Mistress; or, 'Tis Well 'Tis No Worse. Steele's The Gentleman is deferred to winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Post Boy, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the King's Company of Comedians, belonging to the Play-House in Drury-Lane, were sworn at the Lord Chamberlain's Office in Whitehall, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to his Majesty's Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by Sir Richard Steele Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Gentleman Usher in Waiting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Iago-Ryan; Desdemona-Mrs Seymour; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Seymour

Music: Trumpet Piece-; Concerto on German Flute-Mr Grano , being the first Time of his Performance in Publick since his Arrival in England; Lesson on Harpsichord-Mr Cole

Dance: As17200120