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22233 results for: Keyword - Mrs Higginson
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

20901
15 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-Smith; Nerestan-Brereton; Chatilion-Aickin; Orasmin-Chaplin; Melidor-Norris; Lusignan-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Selima-Miss Sherry; Zara-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

20902
16 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Artaxerxes [announced on playbill of 15 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's illness. Receipts: #79 19s. (57.13.0; 21.11.6; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: End II: The Butterfly, as17800921

20903
16 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Vincent-Mattocks; Hearty-Reinhold; Hilliard-Davies; Oldrents-Booth; Springlove-Whitfield; Oliver-Robson; Justice Clack-Quick; Meriel (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Amie-Miss Stewart; Rachel-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: End I afterpiece: the original Crutch Dance-. [This was danced in both subsequent performances.

20904
21 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801114, but Mrs Dangle-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Miss Sherry.

20905
22 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: As17801021, but Jacintha (1st time)-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Cast
Role: Letitia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Highflight Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17801018

20906
23 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17801018, but Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt (of cg).
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Cargill

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: The other Characters Actor: Burton, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore, Norris, Griffiths, Nash, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Simson, Miss Collett.

Dance: End I: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

20907
28 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17801118, but The Duenna-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Dance: As17801018

20908
09 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Crawford; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Farren; Sir Ardolph-Norris; Laroches-Chaplin; Peasant-Wright; Knights-Phillimore, Fawcett, Griffiths; Lord William-Miss Langrish; Raymond-Palmer; Eleanor-Miss Sherry; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Countess of Salisbury Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

20909
16 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 14 years [not acted since 21 May 1764]. Paid Mrs Linley, Storekeeper and Inspector of Wardrobe #25. Receipts: #100 18s. 6d. (71.8.0; 28.6.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Du Actor: Bellamy, Suett, R. Palmer, Williams, Holcroft, Chaplin, Griffiths, Phillimore, Nash, Helme, Palmer, Miss Prudom, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

20910
02 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17801117, but Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Farren
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17810131

20911
03 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17801215, but Orasmin-Packer; Selima (1st time)-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Sharp.
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Dance-

20912
08 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17801023, but Lady Anne-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Sharp.
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

20913
26 March 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Hayes; Lovewell-Briggs; Squire Mockmode-Benson; Pamphlet-Maddin; Club-Randall; Brush-Powell; Cripple-James; Officer-Cowcher; Porter-Jones; Servant-Williams; Rigadoon-Lyon; Nimblewrist-Brown; Lyrick-Turner; Leanthe-Miss Hurst (1st appearance); Bullfinch-Mrs Harley; Trudge-Miss Jackson; Masked lady-Miss Simmons; Pindress-Miss Maddin; Lucinda-Miss Carne.
Cast
Role: Bullfinch Actor: Mrs Harley

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-J. Fox (1st appearance); Mungo (for that night only)-Dighton; Leander-W. Fox (1st appearance); Ursula-Mrs Kingham; Leonora-Miss Harris.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Kingham

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

Song: End I, IV: a variety of select Catches and Glees-

20914
28 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: and following the song A Scene from The Electio Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love
Role: Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: To conclude with How merrily we live Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Cargill

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Capt. Le Brush-Palmer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope.

20915
01 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance, The Rakes of Mallow-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance, The Sports of the Green or The Rivals Reconcil'd-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original Sailor's Dance, as17810402

Song: 2nd piece to conclude: with a Grand Antigallican Procession[in Honour of St. George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus

Performance Comment: George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus.with the original chorus.
Cast
Role: Britons Strike Home Actor: Mrs Kennedy,

Ballet: End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters

20916
10 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Captain Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williams; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Lamash; Binnacle (1st time)-Holcroft; Hatchway (with a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal (1st time)-Miss Kirby; Belinda-Mrs Sharp; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Sharp

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: To conclude with How merrily we live Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Cargill

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: Scene IV: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes (1st attempt on any stage); End 1st piece: the Grand Naval Review-; Rule Britannia-Gaudry, Edwards, Williams

20917
11 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17801010, but Sylvia-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Whitfield.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

20918
12 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Graveairs Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: See17801115, but Harlequin-W. Bates; Ferridon-Mrs Kennedy. [The other Characters as usual.]The other Characters as usual.]
Cast
Role: Ferridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy.

20919
14 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis; King (1st time)-Hull; Garcia-Whitfield; Gonzalez-Packer (of dl); Zara-Miss Younge; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis

Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: To conclude with a trio Actor: Davies, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton [i

Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: To conclude with a trio Actor: Davies, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

20920
15 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: To conclude with How merrily we live Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Cargill
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-DuBellamy; Tipple (1st time)-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Cargill.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

20921
17 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Blandford-Aickin; Governor-Farren; Capt. Driver-Wrighten; Hotman-Williams; Stanmore-R. Palmer; Jack Stanmore-Norris; Daniel-Burton; Aboan-Palmer; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Charlotte Weldon-Miss Kirby; Lucy Weldon-Miss Simson; Imoinda-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: End IV: The Devonshire Minuet (1st time)-the Miss Stageldoirs (scholars of LeMercier); End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End I: As17810424

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

20922
19 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17801115, but Petruchio-Crawford; Catherine-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Crawford.
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Love

Music: End: a favorite trio performed on a guittar (composed by Giardini) for a violin, guittar and Violoncello,-Crawford

20923
22 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: As17810208, but Luciana-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Whitfield.
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Inchbald.

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Lewis.
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ratchford.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17810402

20924
24 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17810428, but added: Gulwell-Packer; Frankly-Norris; Harwood-Lamash; Lord Brilliant-R. Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Kirby; Melpomene-Miss M. Stageldoir.
Cast
Role: Margery Moorpout Actor: Mrs Love
Role: and following the song A Scene from The Electio Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love
Role: Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: To conclude with How merrily we live Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Cargill
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope.

20925
29 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's Performing this Season. Tickets delivered by Mrs Bellamy will be taken. Receipts: #73 11s. (73.8; 0.3). Account-Book, 4 June: Received of Their Majesties #84. 18 June: Paid various Renters #19 14s. apiece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Cast
Role: Miss Uniform Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Winnifred Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Judah Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: see17810312 Lady Rentless Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe