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22268 results for: Keyword - Mrs Merit
We found 23322 matches on Performance Comments, 4307 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
11 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe, as17931116; End of mainpiece Dermot and Kathlane, as17931022

Opera: As17931012, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Henley. Also THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. As17931102, but Cecily-Mrs Leicester

Performance Comment: Also THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. As17931102, but Cecily-Mrs Leicester .
Cast
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Leicester

377
06 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. By Special Desire of the Turkish Ambassador [Yussuf Adijah Effendi]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, probably by William Pearce. Text (Glindon and Co., 1795)]: The Music composed by Shield, Reeve, &c. The Dance and Procession by Byrn. With a Naval Medley Overture composed by Dr Arnold. In the course of the Piece will be represented the Engagement in which the brave Captain Robert? Faulknor fell [in an action off Guadeloupe on 5 Jan. 1795] between the English Frigate the Blanche and the French Frigate La Pique. To conclude with the Funeral Procession of Capt. Faulknor (composed by Byrn), accompanied by a new Dead March (composed by Shield). Morning Chronicle, 21 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, Martlett-court, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #402 10s. (201.0; 5.19; tickets: 195.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note

Performance Comment: As17950501, but Miss_ Hopkins; Mrs_ Norton. Prologue, Epilogue as17950501.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bloomfield Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Sally Flounce Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lady Supple Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Follett

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Faulknor; or, British Heroism

Performance Comment: Lieut. Steady-Incledon; Pounce-Munden; Lieut. Oakly-Bowden; Capt. Faulknor-Claremont; Capt. O'Cutter-Johnstone; Boatswain-Thompson [added by text]; Mora (a Negro Girl)-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Mora Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17941010, but Huncamunca-Mrs Clendining; Doodle-_; Noodle-_. [Young Standen billed as: A child only six years old.]Young Standen billed as: A child only six years old.]
Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In course: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: [Larpent MS 1079 states, correctly, that most of the songs were "Sung in Arrived at Portsmouth"] Glee-Incledon, Linton, Bowden (Shield); With pride we steer for Britain's Coast-Incledon (Shield); O bring me wine-Bowden (Shield); A description of the Irish way of settling a Quarrel-Johnstone (Reeve); Negro Song-Mrs Martyr (Reeve); Description of a Cockney-Munden (Reeve); Hail to the Brave-Johnstone, Bowden, Incledon (Shield)

Entertainment: End II: Imitations of several favorite Vocal Performers-Mrs Wells; End 1st piece: Imitations of two celebrated Tragic Actresses-Mrs Wells (positively her last appearance in public)

378
09 February 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Yates, and her Infant Children. [Mr and Mrs Litchfield, with Mrs Litchfield as Little Pickle, are identified in Morning Chronicle, 10 Feb. Address by Thomas Roberts (European Magazine. Feb. 1797, p. 121).] Tickets to be had of Mrs Yates, No. 26, Great Pultney-street, Golden-square; and of Rice at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: King Edward (for that night only)-A Gentleman [Litchfield]; Earl of Warwick-Faulkner (who performed Orestes at Drury-Lane Theatre [on 21 Dec. 1796]); Lady Eliz. Gray (for that night only)-A Lady [Mrs Litchfield]; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Margaret of Anjou Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Litchfield.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Address (written for the Occasion)-Mrs Yates

379
11 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 2nd piece [1st time; ENT 1, by John Cartwright Cross (see Monthly Mirror, June 1797, p. 370). Larpent MS 1166; not published]; With a striking Representation of the Conflagration of the Spanish Fleet in the Gulph of Pariav, the Island's Capitulation and the Departure of its Garrison, Prisoner of War [on 18 Feb. 1797]. True Briton, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr at her house, No. 16, Martlett Court, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #359 14s. (185.5; 8.2; tickets: 166.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Trinidad; or, Safe Moor'd at Last

Performance Comment: William-Incledon; Venture-Munden; Jack Rattling-Fawcett; Gasper (the Jailor)-Bowden; Capt. Clueline-Claremont; Midshipman-Linton; Gunner-Street; Lieutenant O'Liffey-Johnstone; Cymbalo (a Negro Boy)-Mrs Martyr; Susan-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Cymbalo Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Cubba Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Song: End I: The Storm-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: Black@Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Beauty at her Levee-Munden; Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; The Wolf-Bowden; Oh why to be happy-Incledon; The Row-Johnstone; Bravura Song-Mrs Clendining; a new Negro Song (composed by Shield)-Mrs Martyr; Rule Britannia-

380
05 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs H. Johnston, Morning Chronicle, 21 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Mrs H. Johnston, No. 47, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #401 15s. (255.14.6; 15.7.0; tickets: 130.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Sir Christopher Curry-Munden; Campley-Hill; Mate-Clarke; Medium-Waddy; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski (1st time)-Mrs Chapman; Narcissa-Mrs Iliff; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Iliff
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Female Domesticks Actor: Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss Bologna, Ms Crow, Ms Dibdin
Role: Malvina Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Scotch Lad Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Scotch Lassie Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Dance: II: Negro Dance-Blurton, Platt, Jackson

Song: In 3rd piece: As17990304but O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Iliff

381
29 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, Great Marlborough-street. Receipts: #439 12s. 6d. (228.14.6; 40.6.0; 0.16.0; tickets: 169.16.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17981129, but Frolick-_; Beaumont-_; Mrs Meddle-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17990524, but Mrs _Illingworth, Mrs _Coates

382
22 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Atkins, 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]: To conclude with the Storming the City of Acre, as 7 May. Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Atkins, No. 31, Bow-street, opposite the Box Door. Receipts: #236 13s. 6d. (94.17.0; 11.17.0; tickets: 129.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: As18000111, but Bluff-Rees; Kitty-Mrs Chapman; added to Harcourt: with the Battle Song from The Italian Villagers, composed by Shield-Incledon.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Sons; or, Success to our Heroes

Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Confidante Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Nieces Actor: Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve
Role: Tilburina Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Performance Comment: As17991205, but Old Maythorn-Hull in place of Gardner; Mary-Mrs Atkins (1st time) of Miss Waters.
Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Atkins
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Whitmore

Song: In: Together let us range the Fields-Incledon, Mrs Atkins; The Soldier Tir'd (from Artaxerxes)-Mrs Atkins

383
13 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for The General Lying-In-Hospital, Bayswater. Under the Patronage of Her Majesty. N.B. 51765 Women have been Delivered since the first Institution of this Charity in 1752, & the humane Purposes are now extended to the Infant Poor, the two first Years after Birth, & to the Distressed Wives of Sailors & Soldiers in their Country's cause. "The house exhibited a deplorable appearance of empty seats" (Dramatic Censor, II, 281). Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 21 Apr. 1798]. Afterpiece: Taken from Solyman the Magnificent of Marmontel. [Mrs Baster is identified in Thespian Dictionary, 1805. This was the second successive evening on which Mrs Jordan appeared at both dl and cg.] Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Isaac Mendoza-Quick; Ferdinand-Clarke (by Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Don Jerome-Baynes (1st appearance on this stage); Antonio-Hill; Father Paul-Thompson; Lopez-Wilde; Don Carlos-A Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Baster]); The Duenna-Mrs Whitmore; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Atkins (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Atkins

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osman-Clarke (by Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Ismene-Miss Wheatley; (with a) song-Miss Wheatley; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert; Elmira-Mrs Follett; Roxalana (with The Blue Bell of Scotland)-Mrs Jordan [of dl].of dl].
Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan

Dance: End I: Hornpipe-Miss Rogers (2nd appearance on any stage see18000611); In course Evening: by Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus, a new Anacreontic Pantomimical Ballet, composed by Byrne, The Animated Statue Principal Characters-Byrne, Mrs Byrne, Platt, Mrs Watts, the three Miss Adams', Master Byrne

Song: End: Laughing Song-Dighton

Entertainment: After Singing: Imitations-Rees (positively his last appearance on any stage)

384
20 August 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Essex, Mrs Lucas; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bignell; Dame Ragondes and her 8 Children-Nevelong, 8 more; The Right Irish Trot-Goodwin

385
23 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Campion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Song: A new song-Mrs Campion; Dialogue between two Beaus and two Coquet Ladies-

Dance: A new dance-Mrs Campion, Laferry; An Entry-Mrs Campion; the Dance- originally performed in The World in the Moon

Music: An Entertainment of New Instrumental Musick-Mr Bannister

386
09 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evening's Love

Performance Comment: Jacinta-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Cross.

Song: Henry Purcell's Eunuch's Dialogue-Mrs Cross, the new Boy; Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss; A new dance-Mrs Cross, others

387
30 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp, Mrs Baker, Mynns. All which will be perform'd without any Omission at common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear

Song: Comical Songs and Dialogues from Wonders in the Sun-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour ; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising Courtier and a Sycophant ; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a Widdow in Tears for the Loss of her Husband and a Town Rake making Love to her

Dance: A new Entry-deBarques, Mrs Elford; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

388
01 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elizabeth Hemmings. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality and for the Entertainment of the Mohocks and the 3 Indian Kings (Being the last Time of their Appearance in Publick). At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in English and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings

389
09 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, pp. 103-4; She [Mrs Clayton] and Lady W. Powlett, and I went to the Play together, for the Benefit of Johnson, who is the best Comedian this Day upon the Stage, and I believe as true and good a Player as ever was in any Age, for the Parts that he plays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; particularly The Original Dance of Linkmen-

390
19 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass; Or, The Nest Of Fools

Song: As17151028

Dance: As17151122; particularly Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bicknell's Sister

391
26 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Epilogue [as17160305-Mrs Oldfield.

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Younger

392
31 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Song: Carey

Music: A New Concerto for the Flute-Paisable

Dance: Myrtillo's Grand Dance, The Country Lads and Lasses, The Striping Dance-Dupre, Prince, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

393
31 October 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Ingenious Mrs Behn. Receipts: #19 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Courtizans; Or, The Nest Of Fools

Song: As17161019

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding; Spanish Entry-Salle, Mlle Salle

394
07 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Ingenious Mrs Behn. Receipts: #22 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Courtezans; Or, A Night's Intrigue

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle

395
25 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Receipts: money #35 15s. 6d.; tickets #69 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17170202, but Ophelia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Knight

Song: As17170204

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; The last new Grand Dance-Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock

396
06 June 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fitzgerald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton

Song: As17170102

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Willis

397
08 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Pit and Boxes to be laid together. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Performance Comment: See17171024, but Belinda-Mrs Thurmond; With a New Epilogue-Spiller, Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: With a New Epilogue Actor: Spiller, Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Thurmond's last Grand Comic Dance-

398
18 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. Pit and Boxes by tickets only at 5s. Servants may keep places in Boxes only. All Persons that have not Places kept, are desired to come to the Pit Doors. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Lindar

399
18 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock, the Dancer. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for Cymbeline taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Song: As17171226

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Indian Dance-Moreau; A new Serious Dance-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

400
14 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: See17171204, but Sir Harry-Wilks; Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Epilogue-Penkethman Riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Lindar