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22295 results for: Keyword - Mrs Merit
We found 23329 matches on Performance Comments, 4307 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5851
12 August 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Didier.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Miss Rantipole Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515; II: The Laughing Bacchanalian-Tom Smith; End of Play: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Song: Between play and Farce: a Song-Mrs Jewell

5852
17 September 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Esser; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves; Musical Imitations, O What a Glorious Thing's a Battle-Bannister; With Horns and With Hounds-Mrs Thomson

5853
01 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; III: (Not done these 3 years) [a Dance call'd A Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17700501]; End I Farce: [a Hornpipe-Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: (For That Night Only) a New Grand Pantomimical Dance call'd The Recruits. Recruiting Captain-Aldridge; Drummer-Mas. Harris; Serjeant-Hussey; Soldiers, recruits-Petre, King, Settree, Merrifield, Holloway; Captain's Lady-Sga Manesiere; Landlady-Mrs White; Landlady's Daughter-Miss Twist; Soldiers, wives, country girls-Mrs Willems, Mrs Hartle, Mrs Invill, Miss Stede, Miss Lawrence

Performance Comment: Recruiting Captain-Aldridge; Drummer-Mas. Harris; Serjeant-Hussey; Soldiers, recruits-Petre, King, Settree, Merrifield, Holloway; Captain's Lady-Sga Manesiere; Landlady-Mrs White; Landlady's Daughter-Miss Twist; Soldiers, wives, country girls-Mrs Willems, Mrs Hartle, Mrs Invill, Miss Stede, Miss Lawrence.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs White
Role: country girls Actor: Mrs Willems, Mrs Hartle, Mrs Invill, Miss Stede, Miss Lawrence.

5854
22 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Fitzgerald
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: I: A Cantata, Queen Mab; or the Fairies Jubilee-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

5855
25 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Kniveton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17720519, but Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt in Public Advertiser.

Song: End: Ailen Aroon-Mrs Woodman, as17720429

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

5856
05 December 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: A New Serious Ballet, as17721121; New Grand Dance, as17721121; End I: New Dance-Slingsby, Mrs Grenier, Mlle Lafond

5857
05 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Goliath

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Battishill, Meredith, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.

Music: As17730423

Song: Between I and II: by particular desire an Italian song, composed by Trajetta-Mrs Barthelemon

5858
14 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17721104, but Bajazet-Reddish; Moneses-Diamond; first time; Arpasia-Miss Younge; The Original Song-Mrs Scott in Act IV; Usual Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: The Original Song Actor: Mrs Scott in Act IV
Role: Actor: Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Mrs Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: A Hornpipe-Mrs Sutton

5859
20 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Grand Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, other principals; II: A Pastoral Dance with a Pas de Trois, de Deux-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet-; with a Grand Chaconne-Fierville

Entertainment: A Poetical Exordium-Mrs Yates [In which she proposed to intermix plays and operas this season. (Burney, II, 879, notes she could not get permission.)]

5860
25 February 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omnipotence

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.

Song: After Part I: A New Italian Song- (Barthelemon) Mrs Barthelemon; accompanied by the Violin Obligato-

Music: After Part II: By Particular Desire, a Concerto on the Violin-Barthelemon; in which will be introduced a favourite Scotch Air, Lochaber-

5861
17 March 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figluola

Performance Comment: Cerchina-Sga Salvagni; Marquis-Schiroli; Tagliaferro-Fochetti; Sandrina-Gori; Mengorto-Micheli; Armidoro-Sga Giustinelli; Lucinda-Mrs Barthelemon.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.

Song: II: A favourite Song-Taretti; III: A New Rondo-Mrs Barthelemon

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Sga Mazzoni, Bocchini; II: A Chaconne-Fierville; III: Persian Dance in Perseo- [Haram]

5862
28 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Reddish, first time; Ventidius-Hurst, first time; Dolabela-Palmer; Alexas-J. Bannister; Serapion-Bransby; Mysis-Keen; Romans-Ackman, Wrighten; Charmion-Mrs Johnston; Iras-Miss Platt; Octavia-Mrs Canning, first time; Cleopatra-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Canning, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performance Comment: As17740420 but Other characters-Mrs Wrighten (playbill).
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Dance: IV: A Pantomime Dance call'd The Taylors-Grimaldi, Atkins, Mrs Sutton; V: A Hornpipe-a Scholar of Grimaldi

5863
10 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17740126, but Ratcliff-Thompson; Tressel-Owenson; Lady Anne-Mrs Baker; Queen-Mrs Mattocks; Norfolk-Fox.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs P. Green
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416 but Miss _Capon, Mrs Stephens nee $Capon

5864
11 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Dudley-Smith; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Gardiner-Gardner; Suffolk-Owenson; Sussex-Davies; Gates-R. Smith; Lieut.-Fox; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs P. Green; Lady-Miss Pearce; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Duchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs P. Green
Role: Lady Jane Grey Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17740427 but Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740510; End I Farce: A Double Hornpipe-Mr and Mrs Holloway

5865
17 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

5866
17 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Dodd; Sir George-J. Aickin; Vellum-Parsons; Fantom-Packer; Butler-Baddeley; Gardener-Weston; Coachman-Moody; Lady Trueman-Mrs Hopkins; Abingail-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksey-Dodd; Sir Patrick-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Newphew-Cautherly; Thomas-Weston; Widow (With an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton

5867
07 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Lady Di Strangeways Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Zelida Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: End Opera: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens. [See17711009.

5868
09 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Lord Guildford Dudley-Lewis, first time; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Gardiner-Clarke; Suffolk-Fearon; Sussex-L'Estrange; Sir John Gates-Booth; Lieut.-Chaplin; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Hull; Lady-Miss Pearce; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Dutchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Lady Jane Grey Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Lady Di Strangeways Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Zelida Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: End Tragedy: A Comic Dance, call'd Rural Merriment-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

5869
03 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Kind Henry-Aickin; Richard III-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Jefferson; Tressel-Davies; Lord Stanley-Bransby; Norfolk-Hurst; Lord Mayor-Griffith; Catesby-Whitfield; Ratcliff-Wright; Lieutenant-Fawcett; Lady Anne-Mrs Greville; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Prince Edward-Mas. Blanchard; Duke of York-Mas. Pulley.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Weston; Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Nephew-Davies; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I Farce: The Irish Fair-Blurton (first appearance on that stage), Mrs Sutton

5870
19 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Ines Actor: Mrs Johnston.
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Duchess of Braganza Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Smith, first time.

Dance: II: A Divertissement-; in which will be introduced a Passe Pied-; End: (By Particular Desire, and for the first time this season) The Grande Provencalle-; to conclude with an Allemande-Slingsby, Mrs Sutton, Como, Sga Crespi

5871
09 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Entertainment: InterludeEnd: True Blue; or, The Press Gang-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Willems; The Dance-Aldridge

5872
18 April 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whittingtons Feast

Performance Comment: The Ode of Odes new written by a College Wag. The Music interpersed with Grand Chorusses new composed by the Doctor...who humbly hopes the Literati will not be offended by this harmless banter, as nothing can lessen the supreme merit of Dryden's Great Original.

Song: Catches and Glees-; after Part I: New Italian Song-Mrs Barthelemon

Music: After the Parody: Concerto on Violin-Barthelemon

5873
15 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17760124, but Lady Constant-Mrs Booth, first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Booth, first time.
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Furnish Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: Minuets and Cotillions-Dumay, Miss Armstrong, Merrifield, Miss Ross, Harris, Miss Mathews, Mr and Mrs Holloway; End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503 [and for Minuets and Cotillions, see17750526]

5874
25 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: King Henry-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh [unidentified]); Duke of Buckingham-Stacy; Duke of Norfolk-Comerford; Duke of Suffolk-Kenny; Earl of Surry-Garland; Cranmer (Archbishop of Canterbury)-Lewis; Gardiner (Bishop of Winchester)-Massey; Lord Sands-Ware of Deptford; Lord Chamberlain-Johnson; Cardinal Campeius (the Pope's Legate)-Sparrow; Cromwell (Gentleman Usher)-W. Smith; Doctor Butts (Physician to the King)-Ward; Cardinal Wolsey-Stokes; Queen Katherine-Miss Reynolds; Anne Bullen-Mrs West; Patience (with a song in character)-Mrs Davies; Dame Prattle-Mrs Ross; Lady of the bed chamber [to Queen Katherine-Miss C. Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs West
Role: Patience Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Dame Prattle Actor: Mrs Ross

Afterpiece Title: Miss Hoyden or The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington (the man of quality)-Smith; Young Fashion-Sparks; Sir John Friendly-Ward; Lory-Johnson; Coupler-Lewis; Shoemaker-Dancer; Mendlegs (the hosier)-W. Smith; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-The Gentleman who performs King Henry; Miss Hoyden (with a song)-Miss Reynolds; Nurse-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Ross.

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Song: Between Acts: Singing-Mrs Davies

5875
07 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Booth; Paris-Whitefield; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene-incident to the Play; a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.