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22252 results for: Keyword - Mrs Manuel
We found 23340 matches on Performance Comments, 4238 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5551
08 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter

Dance: I: Miller's Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison; II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: French Peasants-Leviez, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

5552
09 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: See17391130, but Royal Merchant-Hallam; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Woolfort-Rosco; Hubert-Ryan; Hemskirk-Hale; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginkes-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Anderson, Smith; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Ferguson.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Salway; Phillida-Mrs Vincent; Arcas-Anderson; Cymon-Stoppelaer; Mopsus-Mullart; Corydon-James; Aegeon-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Dance: I: Tambourine-French Girl; II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

5553
12 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air-Miss Edwards; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; V: Muilment

5554
14 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Dear Pretty Youth Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; Bluff-Macklin; Valentine-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; II: Muilment; III: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

Song: V: The Life of a Belle (taken from Lethe)-Mrs Clive (by particular Desire)

Music: End Afterpiece: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; accompanied by Trumpets-

5555
14 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17391124, but Lady Touchwood-Mrs Cross; Saygrace-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

5556
22 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17391210, but Scrapeall-Taswell; Margaret-Miss Story; Mrs Hackum-Woodburn; Betty-Miss Woodman.
Cast
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Woodburn
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; II: Muilment; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: French Peasants-Leviez, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

Song: II: The Noon Tide Air-Miss Edwards

5557
29 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17400410 but Balance-Quin; Plume-Mills; Brazen-Chapman; Kite-Berry; Sylvia-Mrs Mills; Melinda-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; II: Muilment; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: IV: The Life of a Belle-Mrs Clive

Music: V: As17400517

5558
29 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Anne Page Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse,Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

5559
04 August 1740 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jupiter And Juno

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy; or, Jack Spaniard Bit

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips, from Drury Lane; Spaniard-Parry; Pierot-Closson; Colombine-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Entertainment: GGrand Scaramouch Dance-Phillips, others, as he performed it at the Opera House in Paris, upwards of Forty Nights successively, with universal Applause; Scotch Dialogue-Parry, Mrs Phillips; A new Song-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon; Sailor Dance-Phillips; A Grand Dance call'd Vertumnus-Phillips

5560
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephalus: With The Death Of Procris

Performance Comment: Cephalus-Parry; Procris-Miss Atherton; Aurora-Mrs Brooth; Neptune-Watson; Cupid-Master Ferg.
Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Brooth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Phillips; Squire Shallow-Middleton; Noodle-Closon; Tragedy-Adams, Mrs Spiller, Mrs Lax; Comedy-Sunderland, Harrolt, Jones; Milkmaids-Miss Rogers, Mlle Closson, Miss Man, Mrs Middleton; Conjuror, Savoyard-Parry.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Tragedy Actor: Adams, Mrs Spiller, Mrs Lax
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Miss Rogers, Mlle Closson, Miss Man, Mrs Middleton

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips; Hornpipe-Phillips; The Parting Lovers-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish-Mrs Phillips; A song by Lampe-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon upon his taking Chagre Castle

5561
09 September 1740 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Cephalus: With The Death Of Procris

Performance Comment: Cephalus-Parry; Procris-Miss Atherton, from Drury Lane; Aurora-Mrs Brooth.
Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Brooth.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Faustus-Philips; Servant-Closson; Pluto-Topham; Helen-Miss Lacey; Miller-Jones; Miller's Wife-Mrs Philipps; Furies-Harvelt, Sunderland, Closson.
Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Philipps

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish (new)-Mrs Phillips

5562
19 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Milward; Creon-Quin; Adrastus-Mills; Haemon-Havard; Phorbas-Wright; Tiresias-Berry; Aegeon-Cashell; Diocles-Winstone; Pyracmon-Stevens; Alcander-Ridout; Dymas-Green; Citizens-Chapman, Turbutt, Shepard, Taswell, Marten, Ray, Hough; Jocasta-Mrs Roberts; Eurydice-Mrs Mills; Manto (with the Hymn to Apollo)-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Manto Actor: Mrs Clive.

Music: With new Musick The Songs, Choruses new by Mr Arne-Lowe, Savage, Mrs Clive

5563
02 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Walker; Southampton-Marshall; Burleigh-Paget; Sir Walter Raleigh-Giffard; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Steel; Nottingham-Mrs Lamball; Rutland-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Woodward

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; IV: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport

5564
03 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Boultby, who never performed there before
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; IV: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport

5565
05 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Reynard-Giffard; Woodcock-Dunstall; Loveworth-Marshall; Maiden-Peterson; Squib-Julian; Belinda-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs James; Penelope-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Yates; Hillaria-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; IV: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport; V: Drunken Peasant and Clown-Master Matthews, Master Shawford

5566
12 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Giffard; Mockmode-Yates; Lyric-Paget; Club-Dunstall; Nimblewrist-Marr; Pamphlet-Blakes; Rigadoon-Shawford; Brush-Vaughan; Cripple-Julian; Lucinda-Mrs Lamball; Leanthe-Mrs Yates; Trudge-Mrs Jones; Bullfinch-Mrs Steel; Pindress-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Leanthe Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Trudge Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Bullfinch Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Pindress Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Master Shawford; In V: Irish Trot-Shawford; V: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport

5567
14 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Old Wilmot-Crispe; Young Wilmot-W. Giffard; Eustace-Peterson; Randall-Blakes; Agnes-Mrs Steel; Maria-Miss Medina; Charlot-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Crispin-Yates; Doctor-Paget; Old Gerald-Julian; Young Gerald-Blakes; Martin-Peterson; Simon-Dunstall; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Jones; Waiting Woman-Mrs Dunstall; Angelica-Miss Medina; Beatrice-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: Shawford, Mrs Bullock

5568
27 February 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocals-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; a Concerto of Handel's on the Harp-Parry; first Violin-Festing; German Flute-Weideman; Violoncello-Caporale

5569
06 March 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Parts-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; a Concerto on the Bassoon-Miller; the First Violin-Festing; the German Flute-Weideman; the Violoncello-Caporale

5570
13 March 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Parts-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; the German Flute-Weideman; the First Violin-Festing; the Violoncello-Caporale; a Concerto of Handel's, several other Pieces on the Harp-Parry

5571
30 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Hallam; Lory-Oates; Surgeon-Neale; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden (by Desire)-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Performance Comment: See17401001, but Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe.

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; III: A new Muzette, Tambourine-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; IV: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

5572
02 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Master ThomasThumb

Music: Solo on the Violin-Mrs Bush

Dance: I: Miss Naylor; II: Drunken Peasant-Chettle; IV: Hornpipe-Yates

Song: III: Miss Medina; V: Dialogue-Stitchbury, Mrs Jones

5573
06 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennett

Dance: II: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: A new Tambourine-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; end Afterpiece: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

5574
06 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17401208, but Foppington-Peterson; Nurse-Mrs Peterson.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Peterson.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Yates

5575
07 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17401023, but Daniel-Neale; Phillis-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Woodward.

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; IV: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; V: French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: In II: Roberts