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We found 23323 matches on Performance Comments, 4243 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 4 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Fawcett; Mat@o'th@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Mozeen; Player-Packer; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson in Act III; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Vernon; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent; With a Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon; Country Dance-the characters in the 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: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Hull; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Mrs Younger, first appearance this stage; Dorinda-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Younger.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strickland-Davies; Jack Meggot-O'Brien; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Davies; Frankly-Packer; Bellamy-Blakes; Lucetta-Mrs Bennet; Jacintha-Mrs Yates; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Master Roger, Miss Capitani; to conclude with a Country Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-O'Brien; Scrub (by Desire)-Garrick; Sullen-Burton; Aimwell-Palmer; Foigard-Moody; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Palmer; Bonniface-Philips; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles-Packer; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Gipsey-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Actors only: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope. See17601205, but Honeycombe-Yates; Scribble-King; Ledger-Bransby; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: IV: A New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Supspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strictland-Sparks; Frankly-MacGuire, first appearance that stage; Bellamy-Clarke; Meggot-Cresswick; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacyntha-Mrs Vincent; Clarinda-Mrs Ward; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters in the Play.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Jacyntha Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: the Dancing Actor: Sodi, Maranesi, Mrs Vernon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Ben-Yates; Foresight-Blakes; Jeremy-Weston; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Scandal-Palmer; Tattle-King; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Trapland-Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-Packer; Ramilie-Palmer; James-Clough; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Lappet-Mrs Clive with a song, The Life of a Beau; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Mariana-Miss Bride.

Song: II: Hearts of Oak, as17620115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-Smith; Tinsel-Dyer; Vellum-Shuter; Fantome-R. Smith; Coachman-Dunstall; Butler-Marten; Gardner-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Pitt; Lady Truman-Mrs Ward; Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Sodi; Daphne-Sga Manesiere; Followers of Daphne-Mlle Marianne, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, Mad Jansolin, Mrs Welsh, Miss Daw; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Baker; Silence-Mattocks; Harlequin-Miles; Burgomaster-Shuter; Boor Servant-Lalauze; Scaramouche-Gosley; Colombine-Sga Maranesi; Huntsmen-Beard, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Courts; Venus-Miss Miller; Silenus-Beard; Bacchus-Mattocks; Pan-Legg; Diana-Mrs Vernon; To Conclude with a Grand Ballet-Sodi, Sga Manesiere. Characters new Dress'd.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Ross; Lord Brumpton-Anderson; Campley-Dyer; Trusty-Gibson; Sable-Collins; Trim-Shuter (in which will be introduc'd, by desire, the Cries of London); Corporal-Barrington; Tatter-Buck; Rag-Bennett; Bumpkin-R. Smith; Matchlock-Redman; Kate Matchlock-Wignel; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Ward; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Green; Mademoiselle-Miss Sledge; Lady Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17611114, but Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Actors: Yates, King, Packer, Fox, Watkins, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope; Prologue-upon Prologues, written by Garrick, King; Mask-King; Old Mask-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Rosin-Fox; Sophy-Miss Pope; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant-Watkins; Singers-Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young (Edition of 1762).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17611024, but Myrtle-Hull; Sealand-Gibson; Sir John Bevil-Anderson; Indiana-Mrs Vincent; Singing-Legg; Humphry-Tindal; Daniel-Collins; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phyllis-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17610925, but Sharp-Bennett; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Burden

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin, 1st appearance this stage these two years; Minuet-Maranesi, Miss Macklin; A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; An Additional scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal parts-Beard, Mattocks, Mrs Vernon, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Miss Davies, 2nd appearance on the stage.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Packer; Strickland-Love; Jacintha-Mrs Yates; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Davies; Meggot-Obrien; Lucetta-Mrs Bennet; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sparks; Copper Captain-Smith; Duke-Anderson; Cacafogo-Marten; Sanchio-Davis; Don Juan-Hull; Alonzo-Perry; Lorenzo-Holtom; Old Woman-Collins; Maid-Weller; Clara-Miss Helm; Ladies-Mrs Copin, Mrs Ferguson, Miss Davis; Altea-Mrs Pitt; Margaretta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Mrs Copin, Mrs Ferguson, Miss Davis
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Honeycombe-Shuter; Scribble-Dyer; Ledger-Dunstall; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Mrs Copin; Polly Honeycombe-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Copin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine, with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Miss Miller (first time); Proserpine-Miss Catley (first time); Jupiter-Mattocks; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Sga Manesiere, Mrs Granier, Mrs Cook, Miss Pitt, Misses Dolly Twist and Sukey Twist, Miss Daw; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Duquesney, Granier, Tassoni, Hussey, Dumay, Martin, Dufour; Harlequin-Miles; Clodpole-Shuter; Yeoman-Weller; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Elements, Earth-Tassoni, Miss Pitt; Air-Sg and Sga Maranesi; Fire-Granier and Mrs Granier; Water-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere (playbill).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Principals by: Havard, Packer, Lee, Mrs Davies, Miss Haughton, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Pope. Thoughtless-Havard; Sensible-Packer; Lord Loveall-Lee; Lady Candid-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Thoughtless-Mrs Davies; Pompone-Miss Pope; Miss Thoughtless-Miss Haughton; farce attributed to Havard, not printed (London Magazine, April 1763). farce attributed to Havard, not printed (London Magazine, April 1763).
Cast
Role: Lady Candid Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Thoughtless Actor: Mrs Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Miss Davies, first time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Daw; Country Dance-characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No One's Enemy But His Own

Performance Comment: Principals by: Woodward, Shuter, Smith, Ross, Clarke, Cushing, Costollo, Holtom, Mrs Ward, Miss Elliott Careless-Woodward; Sir Philip Figurein-Shuter; Belfield-Smith; Wisely-Ross; Brazen-Cushing; Bdunt-Clarke; Lucinda-Miss Elliot; Hortensia-Mrs Ward (Genest, V, 54); Cribb-Costollo; La Jeunesse-Holtom (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Hortensia Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: What We Must all Come To

Performance Comment: Principals by Shuter, Dyer, Cushing, White, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, Miss Hallam, Miss Elhiott; Prologue-; Epilogue-; Drugget-Shuter; Sir Charles Rackett-Dyer; Lovelace-Cushing; Woodley-White; Lady Rackett-Miss Elliot; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Dimity-Mrs Green; Nancy-Miss Hallam (Genest, V, 54); Two Songs in character When first the dear youth passing by-Miss Hallam; To dance & to Dress & to Flaunt it about-Miss Hallam(Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Clarke; Tattle-Dyer; Foresight-Bennet; Trapland-Lewis; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Miss Elliot, first time; Angelica-Miss Macklin, first time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

Cast
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Beggar-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Player-Burton; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; in Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Baker; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Clarke; Foresight-Bennet; Tattle-Woodward; Trapland-Lewis; Jeremy-Dyer; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Miss Elliot; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: A New Grand Comic Ballet call'd Blind Man's Buff-Arnauld, 1st appearance on the English Stage, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Maid-Miss Allen; Four Bravo's-Dunstall, Buck, Hayes, Gardner; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Dunstall; Cook-Buck; Trippit-Bennet; Mrs Trippit-Miss Allen; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Ferguson; Priscy-Mrs Evans; Melissa-Miss Miller, 1st time; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Priscy Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Anderson; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-White; Beggar-Bennet; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Miller; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage; Cepheus-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Miller; Amazon-Mrs Lampe; Magician-Dibdin; Hussar-Clarke; Petit Maitre-Poitier, who performed it originally; Hussar's Serv't-Miles; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-King, 1st time; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Palmer; Jacintha-Miss Plym; Jack Meggot-Vernon; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Milliner-Mrs Hippisley; Bellamy-Packer; Tester-Vaughan; Lucetta-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Hopkins; Clarinda-Miss Pope; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: New Tambourine, as17640929