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23905 results for: Keyword - Mrs James
We found 23435 matches on Performance Comments, 4498 matches on Event Comments, 4207 matches on Performance Title, 2148 matches on Author, and 751 matches on Roles/Actors.

351
19 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17420308 but Arabella-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs James
Role: Barmaid Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Sailors Actor: Hippisley, Marten, James.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: OOld England forever , with chorus-Leveridge

Dance: New Comic Dance between Pantaloon and his Enamorata,-Picq, Mlle Bonneval; Chacone, as17411230; concluding with: La Provencale, as17420212

352
12 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Ferguson, Mrs Bland, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Numps Actor: James
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: CComic Dance, as17420505; Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420510

353
26 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: As17431029, but Jane-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Engine Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Roger Actor: Mrs James
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Lady No Actor: Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; 1st Fury-Picq; 2nd Fury-Newtone; 3rd Fury-Delagarde; 4th Fury-Dupre; 5th Fury-Destrade; Shade of Leander-Beard; Shade of Hero-Mrs Clive; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Mrs Delagarde; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Shade of Hero Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Delagarde

354
12 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17431128, but Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

355
02 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom; or The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

Song: (BBy Desire) To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft; Favourite Duette My Faith and Truth, from oratorio Sampson,-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

356
18 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17440103, but Brutus-Sheridan (being the last time of his performing this season); Portia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Plebians Actor: Hippisley, Chapman, Stoppelaer, Woodward, James, Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17440402 but Lucy-Mrs Clive only Lucy listed.
Cast
Role: 7440402 but Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive only Lucy listed.

357
25 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17431128, but Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mlle Fabres, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve

358
19 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Yesterday Morning died, age 80 Mrs Cooke, formerly an actress belonging to the tr in lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs James
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke, Dupre, Destrade, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve

359
22 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17441024, but Lady Anne-Mrs Horton; Stanley-_; Norfolk-_; Catesby-_; Tyrrel-_; Lord Mayor-_; Ratcliff-_; Lieutenant-_; Oxford-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs James
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17441124, but Kitty-Mrs Clive; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Thomas Actor: James
Role: With the Song Twas When the Seas were Roaring Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

360
04 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17460107, but Sailors-_Carr; Arabella-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs James
Role: Bar Maid Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

361
13 June 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17450923, but Hamlet-Garrick; Horatio-Cashell; Polonius-Paget; Laertes-Chapman; Ostrick-Master Shuter; Queen-Mrs Horton; 1st Gravedigger-Morgan; Marcellus-_; Bernardo-_; Rosencraus-_; Guildenstern-_; Francisco-_; Priest-_; Lucianus-_; Player Queen-_.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucianus Actor: James
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs James

Dance: A Peasant-Cooke, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Gondou; The Gondaliers-

362
04 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17461027, but Kent-Rosco; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs James
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Bland

363
08 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17461206, but Francis-Woodward; 2nd Carrier-Hippisley; Glendower-Havard; Mortimer-Davies; Prince John-Mrs Rowley; Gadshill-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Mrs Rowley
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James.

364
30 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17461031; but Duke of York-Miss Mullart; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs James
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

365
14 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Present the King, The Duke and Princess Amelia. Paid Mrs Campioni for 16 day's salary at #3 10s. per week #9 5s. 8d. Receipts: #99 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard

Dance: As17461231

366
31 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [No after money. Mrs Cibber's advance notice for her Benefit the following Saturday states she]: having been oblig'd by her illness to put off her Benefit, which was advertised for the 19th of March, and not being able to get any other day than a Saturday, is afraid it should be inconvenient to some of the Gentlemen and Ladies who have done her the honour to take tickets, therefore begs leave to acquaint them that if they please to send their tickets before Thursday next to Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre in Covent Garden, the Money will be returned. Receipts: #136 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: James.
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

367
23 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17480929, but Buckingham-Bridges; Blunt-Barnet; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive.

368
02 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both ye Houses play'd on ye same day, Romeo & Juliet, Mr Barry & Mrs Cibber at Covent Garden against Mr Garrick & Miss Bellamy at Drury Lane--Miss Bellamy never appear'd upon this stage before, & was greatly receiv'd--both houses too added a Scene of Juliet's funeral (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Role: Sampson Actor: James
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

369
11 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17501001, but with a new Epilogue upon the two Occasional Prologues-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: with a new Epilogue upon the two Occasio Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Role: Sampson Actor: James
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

370
12 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: CCovent Garden drops ye play, & tonight does the Beg. Opera (Cross). Dropped because Mrs Cibber would act in Romeo no longer (Winston MS 7). Daily Advertiser: On the Run of Romeo and Juliet: @Well--what tonight, says angry Ned,@As up from bed he rouses,@Romeo again! and shakes his head,@Ah! Pox on both your houses!@I. H-tt Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Role: Sampson Actor: James
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

371
18 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17501121, but Funeral Procession-Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Funeral Procession Actor: Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Role: Sampson Actor: James
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

372
04 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17501022, but Campley-Lee; Sable-Taswell; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Sharlot Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Shuter, Leviez, Blakes, Layfield, The Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mme Mariet,
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17501231

373
01 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17510102, but Foible-Mrs Cross; in III, a Hornpipe-the Little Swiss.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

374
28 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17510921, but Foible-Miss Minors; Mincing-Mrs Toogood; Waitwell-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James.

Dance: Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mad Janeton Auretti

375
05 February 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. We hear that the play of the Mourning Bride will be performed at Drury Lane on 7 March, for the benefit of Mrs Pritchard. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance introduc'd-Harvey, Sga Piettro