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22248 results for: Keyword - Mrs Mountford
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4240 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 24 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

4276
08 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Women Pleased

Performance Comment: Silvio-Delane; Penurio-Neale; Soto (servant)-Yates; Lopez-Taswell; Claudio-W. Giffard; Bartello-Bridges; Duke of Sienna-Winstone; Captain-Blakes; Belvedere-Mrs Giffard; Duchess of Florence-Mrs Bennett; Rodope-Mrs Cross; Jaquenet-Mrs Horsington; Councellor-Usher; Clerk-Green; Farmer-Wright; Isabella-Mrs Ridout; Lady-Mrs Egerton; With a Dance proper to the play-.
Cast
Role: Belvedere Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Duchess of Florence Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Rodope Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Jaquenet Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Egerton

Song: As17431029

Dance: V: A Grand Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

4277
10 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Women Pleased

Cast
Role: Belvedere Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Duchess of Florence Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Rodope Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Jaquenet Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Egerton

Song: As17431029

Dance: V: Grand Dance, call'd The Italian Masquerade-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

4278
26 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Young Valere-Giffard; Hector-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Woffington; Sir Thomas-Taswell; Lovewell-W. Giffard; Marquis of Hazard-Blakes; Dorante-Collins; Count Cogdie-Neale; Galoon-Morgan; Boxkeeper-Cross; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Giffard; Favourite-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Yates; Mrs Security-Mrs Egerton; Betty-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Favourite Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Topknot Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Security Actor: Mrs Egerton

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Egerton.
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Mrs King.

Song: II: Sullivan; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Sullivan

Dance: III: Italian Masquerade-Muilment, Desse, Leviez, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

4279
24 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Delagarde
Role: Fire Actor: Mrs Delagarde.
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Followers of Proserpine Actor: Mlle Domitilla, Mrs Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle LeFont
Role: A Follower of Ceres Actor: Mrs Delegarde
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dupre, Destrade, Delagarde, Miss Jackson, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Norman
Role: the Elements Actor: Earth-Destrade, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Earth Actor: Destrade, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Air Actor: Villeneuve, Mrs Fabres

Dance: SScotch Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Louvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Song: A Cantata-Beard

4280
20 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Roberts, first on that stage these twelve years; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Cibber; Hermione-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time in that part; Phoenix-Furnival; Pylades-Mozeen; Cephisa-Mrs Chetwood; Cleone-Miss Houghton.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Roberts, first on that stage these twelve years
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Chetwood

Afterpiece Title: The Gardener's Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery's Mother Actor: Mrs Hill
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Chetwood.

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; Singing-Mrs Hill; III: The Noon Tide Air from Comus-Mrs Hill

4281
04 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Grideline Actor: Mrs Sybilla

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; III: When Britons First at Heav'n's Command, with Chorus-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Dance-Muilment

4282
25 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bridges

Song: III: O Peace from the Opera Alfred-Mrs Arne; IV: Rise Glory from Rosamond-Lowe; V: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Signora Bettini

4283
27 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bridges

Dance: I: Sga Bettini; III: Muilment

Song: II: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Mrs Arne

4284
28 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Collins; Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Doll Common-Mrs Macklin; Ananias-Neale; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Leigh; Kastril-Yates; Dame Pliant-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; God Save our Noble King by Arne-Mrs Cibber, Beard, Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 623)

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

4285
08 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: Beard; particularly a New English Ballad call'd The English Hero's Welcome Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Wright, Miss Faulkener; The Music-Lampe

4286
16 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Goodfellow; Siffredi-Furnival; Osmond-Cushing; Rodolpho-Lee; Laura-Mrs Hallam; Sigismunda-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Comic Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles

Song: II: Brett

4287
10 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Elmy.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Furnival.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Lowe; III: Duet-Mrs Clive, Mrs Mozeen

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Solomon, Sga Padouana, Solomon's Son; IV: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana

4288
16 May 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17470209, but Prologue to the Masons-Mills; Epilogue (as a Mason's Wife)-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: On on my dear Brethren-Lowe; III: Come let us prepare-; IV: (At the particular desire of the Grand Master,) Song upon the account of Free Masonry-Mr Coustos (who was long confin'd in the Inquisition in Portugal; and with the greatest resolution underwent torture Nine Times without either renouncing his Religion, or having the secret of Free Masonry extorted from him; Daily Advertiser); V: a Duette-Mrs Clive, Mrs Mozeen

Dance: II: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leviez, Villette

4289
02 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Sen-Mills; Duke Frederick-Winstone; Jaques-Sparkes; Orlando-Blakes; Amiens (with proper songs)-Lowe; Oliver-Havard; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Mozeen; Le Beau-Bransby; Jaques de Boys-Usher; Corin-Taswell; Charles-I. Sparks; William-Shuter; Phoebe-Miss Bennet; Audrey-Mrs Horsington; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Touchstone-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington

Dance: I: Les Caprices de la Dance-Sga Auretti; III: Grand Ballet-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; V: Polish Dance-Cooke, Sga Auretti, Leviez, Mathews, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Addison, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson

4290
16 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: New Sailor's Song-; Chorus call'd Tit for Tat-

Dance: New Ballet, call'd %The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole

4291
09 February 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st time
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

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

Dance: New Comic Dance, call'd The May@Game-Mathews, Mrs Addison; also a Dew Pastoral Dance call'd Hymen's Temple, or The Shepherd's Wedding-Cooke, Janeton Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison, Master Harrison

4292
30 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Woodward; Townly-Palmer; Loveday-Blakes; Wiseacre-Yates; Doodle-Taswell; Dashwell-Neale; Roger-James; Peggy-Mrs Green; Eugenia-Mrs Mills; Engine-Mrs Cross; Jane-Mrs Havard; Aunt-Mrs James; Arbella (alias Lady No)-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Engine Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs James
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; III: The Black Joke-Mathews, Mrs Addison; with a Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: II, IV: Master Mattocks

4293
18 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh-Yates; Shallow-Taswell; Page-Winstone; Dr Caius-Blakes; Slender-Woodward; Host of Garter-W. Vaughan; Bardolph-Clough; Pistol-Ackman; Nym-Allen; Simple-H. Vaughan; Fenton-Scrase; Robin-Simson; Mrs Page-Mrs Mills; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs James; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Hornpipe-a child five years old; V: Scots Dance-Harvey, Mrs Preston; Rural Dance-Harvey, Mrs Preston

Song: III: Lass of the Mill-Vernon

4294
13 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith, 1st time; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Anderson; Tattle-Dyer; Ben-Cushing; Foresight-Arthur; Jeremy-Wignel; Trapland-Collins; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barrington; Miss Prue-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Cockayne; Angelica-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Favourite Dialogue No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

4295
15 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Dyer; Aimwell-Ridout; Scrub-Collins; Sullen-Dunstall; Boniface-Marten; Foigard-Barrington; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Dorinda-Mrs Chambers, 1st appearance that stage; Gibbett-Bennet; Gipsey-Miss Young; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Cherry-Mrs Baker; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Chambers, 1st appearance that stage
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: Song-Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: Dutch Dance, as17531018

4296
20 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

4297
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin's Wish; With The Humours Of Squire Spoilal And Peter Shackle

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island; or, Harlequin Fortune-Teller

Song: Dennis, Mrs Dennis, Mrs Bicknell

Dance: A Hornpipe-

4298
18 September 1755 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd Merchant; Or, The Extravagant Son

Afterpiece Title: The Jew in Distress; or, Harlequin turn'd Sharper

Song: Phillips, Mrs Vaux, Mrs St.John

Dance: Phillips, Mrs Vaux, Mrs St.John

4299
22 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: I: Hornpipe-LeCointe; II: New Dance call'd Les Paisans Iriquois-M Bienfait, Lucas; III: Minuet-Guerin, Mrs Rowland, a girl 7 years old, a scholar of Mlle Capdeville; IV: Pas de Trois, call'd Les Paisans Allemandes-Guerin, Bienfait, Lucas; V: A New Dance call'd Les Savetiers-Guerin, Bienfait, Mrs Rowland

4300
12 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Mossop; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Havard; Tressel-Holland; Stanley-Bransby; Norfolk-Burton; Catesby-Packer; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Edward V-Master Simpson; Duke of York-Miss Simpson; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Yates; Lettice-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: The Millers-Sg Grimaldi, 1st time on that stage, Mrs Preston, Mrs Vernon, others