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22733 results for: Keyword - Mrs Lee
We found 23428 matches on Performance Comments, 4415 matches on Event Comments, 4210 matches on Performance Title, 615 matches on Author, and 331 matches on Roles/Actors.

19176
16 September 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloucester-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Ogden; Albany-Milward; Cornwall-Chapman; Gentleman Usher-Spiller; Cordelia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Younger.

19177
28 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: King Henry-Harper; Wolsey-Cibber; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter

19178
08 October 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Ward.

19179
25 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Widow-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

19180
27 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: See17280926, but Fondlewife-Cibber; Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

19181
30 November 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17281108, but Polly-Mrs Pullin.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Pullin.

19182
02 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Scornful Lady-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

19183
04 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17281010, but Michael Perez-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

19184
06 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Elrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

19185
09 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17281003, but Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

19186
12 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: See17281017, but Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

19187
17 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: See17281022, but Calista-Mrs Oldfield; Lothario-Elrington.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter

19188
19 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17281101, but Queen-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Buchanan.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent

19189
31 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: See17281206, but Andromeda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth.

19190
06 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 11 Jan.: Last Sunday Night [5 Jan.] Mrs Baker, the Actress of Drury-Lane Theatre, was buried in a very handsome Manner at St. Clement's Danes, the Master of the House and most of the Actors attending the same

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Booth

19191
21 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Wilks; Celia-Mrs Oldfield; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Miller; King-Bridgwater; Lysimachus-Watson; Seleucus-Boman; Ptolemy-Corey; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Leucippe-Harper.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Oldfield

19192
23 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: See17281206, but Andromeda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth.

19193
27 January 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hill and Mrs Hill, the late Miss Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Page Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Serena Actor: Mrs Turner

Dance:

19194
31 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17280930, but Banquo-Milward; Malcolm-Chapman; Lady Macduff-Mrs Buchanan; Murderer-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Berriman

Music: As17280930, but Vocal Parts-_Leveridge

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyan, Dupre Jr

19195
03 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17281007, but Brabantio-Milward; Desdemona-Mrs Buchanan; Lodovico-_.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Music: As17290116

19196
07 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Pierre-Quin; Jaffier-Ryan; Priuli-Milward; Renault-Chapman; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Buchanan.

Music: Kontzen, a Youth of 7 Years of Age, lately arriv'd from Germany, being the first Time of his Appearance on the Stage

19197
11 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The Village Opera is deferr'd by Reason of Mrs Thurmond's sudden Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Cibber.

19198
18 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17281003, but Colonel Carless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Cast
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Walter.

19199
04 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17281008, but Cephisa-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

19200
05 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17290125, but Macheath-Hulett; Polly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Hill
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Graces Actor: Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Purden
Role: 1st Countrywoman Actor: Mrs Clarke
Role: 2d Countrywoman Actor: Mrs Holt
Role: 3rd Countrywoman Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mounfort, Mrs Purden.