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23009 results for: Keyword - Mrs Mills
We found 23460 matches on Performance Comments, 4433 matches on Performance Title, 4338 matches on Event Comments, 1635 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

16676
29 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17470919, but a New Dance-Cooke; Minuet-_; the Original Cantata-_; in IV Occasional Prologue-_; but the New Occasional Epilogue= (by Particular Desire)-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Frankly Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green; Melissa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.

16677
04 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Delane; Moneses-Havard; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Axalla-Mozeen; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Bajazet-Barry; Omar-Sparks; Dervise-Berry; Hali-Usher; Stratocles-Winstone; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

16678
18 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Chamont-Garrick; Polydore-Delane; Acasto-Berry; Monimia-Mrs Cibber; Florella-Mrs Green; Chaplain-Blakes; Serina-Miss Cole; Page-Miss Yates. [General Advertiser merely lists actors. Cast from MacMillan, Drury Lane Calendar.]General Advertiser merely lists actors. Cast from MacMillan, Drury Lane Calendar.]
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Green

Song: SSailors Rendezvous at Portsmouth, as17471117

16679
25 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: Mills
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: George Dandin

Performance Comment: Blakes, Taswell, Barrington, Usher, Shuter, Mrs Clive, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Green.

Dance: PPolish Dance, as17471102

16680
11 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. General Advertiser: As the Publick has often desir'd to see Mrs Cibber in the Part of Polly, and Mrs Clive in that of Lucy, the Beggar's Opera will be perform'd (with the usual Dances) Tomorrow at Drury Lane. Receipts: #130 (Cross); #132 12s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Cassio Actor: Mills
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Clive.

16681
19 December 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Giffard; Heartwell-Gibson; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John English-Bridges; Lurcher-Anderson; Carbuncle-Dunstall; Doublejugg-Collins; Sneak-Paddick; Shacklefigure-James; Longbottom-Bencraft; Vulture-Storer; Flora-Mrs Bland; Aura-Mrs Storer.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Storer.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Cymon-Collins; Mopsus-Dunstall; Phillida-Mrs Storer.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Storer.

16682
22 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17471212, but Filch-_; Mat@o@Mint-_; Player-_; Beggar-_; Mrs Slammekin-_; Sukey Tawdry-_; Jenny Diver-_; Molly Brazen-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

16683
02 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Dumont-Barry, 1st time; Gloster-Delane; Belmour-Lee; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Lady-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.

16684
09 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Barrington; Friendly-Lowe; Sir Testy-Arthur; Dick-Blakes; Hob's Mother-Mrs Macklin; Flora-Mrs Mozeen; Old Hob-Berry; Betty-Miss Royer.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mozeen

16685
09 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Sowdon,1st time in that part; Iago-Ryan; Cassio-Giffard; Roderigo-Cibber; Brabantio-Bridges; Lodovico-Rosco; Montano-Anderson; Emilia-Mrs James; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Storer.

16686
27 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Rosco; Van Dunk-Morgan; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Bland; Hubert-Bridges; 1st Merchant-Kennedy; 2nd Merchant-Storer; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Paddick; Prince Prigg-Dunstall; Higgen-James; Clause-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall

16687
01 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17471215, but Fondlewife-Collins; Laetitia-Mrs Horton; Lucy-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Storer
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall

16688
11 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17471217, but Obadiah-Dunstall; Mrs Chat-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Daniel.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Storer.

16689
13 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17471113, but Sylvia-Mrs Bland; Rose-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner; viz: End II: Ah Se amanti fasti mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; End IV: O Sleep Why dost thou leave me?, Tis Liberty dear Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

16690
16 February 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: (great snow [show?] for ye Agreat snow [show?] for ye Author) (Cross). Benefit for the Author (General Advertiser). There was a new comedy last Saturday, which suceeds, call'd The Foundling. I like the old Conscious Lovers better, and that not much. The story is the same, only the Bevil of the New piece is in more hurry, and consequently more natural. It is extremely well acted by Garrick and Barry, Mrs Cibber and Mrs Woffington [Walpole to Sir Horace Mann, Walpole Letters (ed Cunningham, II, 105).] Receipts: #160 (Cross); house charges #63 (Powel); cash #119 5s. 6d.; tickets #32 (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mr Brooke Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Garrick Actor: Mrs Cibber

16691
21 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Performance Comment: Adonis-Mrs Storer; Venus-Mrs Lampe; Mars-Beard.
Cast
Role: Adonis Actor: Mrs Storer
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Lampe

16692
26 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17480122, but Richard-_; John Moody-_; Poundage-_; Mrs Motherly-_; Myrtilla-_; Trusty-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Polish Dance, as17471109; III: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Pastoral Dance-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; V: A Ball Dance, call'd The Louvre-; concluding with: a Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

16693
28 March 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Mainpiece: For the last time this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets deliver'd out for The Recruiting Officer will be taken. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Powel: Rec'd of Mrs Rudd, Fruit Woman, in Part #9. Receipts: #240 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #78 15s. 6d.; tickets, #99 2s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

16694
16 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Portius-Ryan; Juba-Giffard; Sempronius-Bridges; Lucius-Rosco; Marcus-Anderson; Syphax-Gibson; Decius-Bridgwater; Lucia-Mrs Vincent; Marcia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Horton.

16695
22 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Bridges; Wales-Giffard; Gadshill-Bencraft; Peto-Stoppelaer; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs James; Francis-James; Carriers-Morgan, Collins; Prince John-Miss Hippisley; Westmorland-Storer; Blunt-Ridout; Sheriff-Dunstall; Worcester-Rosco; Vernon-Gibson; Douglas-Anderson; Lady Percy-Mrs Hale; Hotspur-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Hale

16696
27 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Drums Demolish'd or Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Performance Comment: Bickerstaff-Bridges; Pacolet-Gibson; Seize Corps-Dunstall; Quick and Dead-Marten; Plumehearse-Morgan; Dismal-Collins; Fop-James; Lover-Anderson; Lawyer-Rosco; Beau-Storer; Old Citizen-Paget; Virtuoso-Paddick; Lady Feignsick-Mrs Bland; Lady Riot-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Lady Feignsick Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lady Riot Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Song: I: Go Rose-Beard; II: Ah Se Amanti Fasti Mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; IV: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, Tis Liberty-Miss Faulkner

16697
03 June 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Thirty-second Day. To begin at 6:30 p.m. [Published this month, A Catalogue of Curiosities, Chiefly Theatrical which are to be sold by Auction. Dedicated to Foote by Peter Skewball. A twenty-two-page pamphlet containing suggestive comments about certain actresses. "Lot 13 Two young Actresses of different complections, who having been two years under the care of a certain physician are warranted sound, very little the worse for use...Lot 33 a Coquet Crying by Mrs C-; Lot 34 A Venus half naked at See Saw by Mrs W-; Lot 35 A Very Stanch actress, somewhat overfed, and of great Virtue (Mrs Pritchard?)." N.B.: This is the greatest curiosity in the Catalogue.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

16698
05 September 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Nicanor-Stevens; Miris-Mrs Hickson; Mandana-Young Lady, first time on any stage; with an Occasional Prologue-a gentleman, lady in the character of the ghosts of Mr Booth and Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Miris Actor: Mrs Hickson
Role: with an Occasional Prologue Actor: a gentleman, lady in the character of the ghosts of Mr Booth and Mrs Oldfield.

Song: IV: A Cantata-Doorsming, who never appeared in public

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Matthews

16699
28 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Dominic-Quin; Torrismond-Ryan; Raymond-Gibson; Pedro-Anderson; Queen-Mrs Horton; Lorenzo-Giffard; Gomez-Arthur; Alphonso-Paget; Teresa-Miss Copen; Bertran-Ridout; Elvira-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Lowe (in which will be introduc'd The Early Horn); Lady Loverule-Miss Haughton; Jobson-Dunstall; Nell-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

16700
03 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Kent-Gibson; Bastard-Ridout; Cornwall-Bencraft; Albany-Anderson; Burgundy-Paddick; Gentleman Usher-Cushing; Goneril-Miss Haughton; Regan-Mrs Ridout; Cordelia-Mrs Ward 1st appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Ward 1st appearance on that stage.