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22590 results for: Keyword - Mrs Oldfield
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4239 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 1349 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

16901
11 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Miss Young, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Dorman
Role: Minuet Actor: Giorgi, Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Dodd, 1st time; Palemon-Fawcett; Pastora-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; Laura-Mrs Arne, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Arne, 1st time.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

16902
12 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Peter-Bates; Olivia-Mrs Vincent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

16903
18 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, Prompter and Mrs Hopkins. Tickets deliver'd for the Earl of Essex will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Palmer, 1st time
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Mignionette Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Entertainment: End: Mr King for that night only will entertain the Audience with a Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King

16904
29 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17671204, but Drawer-J. Burton; Polly-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Arne.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love.
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Mrs Frolick Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Mrs Junket Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Parts Actor: King, Palmer, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Hurst, Fawcett, J. Burton, Mrs Barry, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hopkins. With a Prologue-
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

16905
30 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mahoon. [The Young Gentlewoman who played Polly would seem to have been Miss Groce. See 25 May.] Charges 1!2 #32 2s. 6d. Mahoon to accept 1!2 Receipts. A balance due him of #25 7s. plus #39 7s. from Tickets (Box 111; Pit 42; Gallery 53) (Account Book). [Mrs Dyer seems to have shared this night, who in lieu of paying half the charges accepted only half the value of the tickets she disposed of. She received #18 17s. as one-half value of 43 Box tickets; 101 Pit; 118 Gallery.] Paid Danl Gyles [or Dancer Gyles?] in consideration of his assigning over Miss Parfett's Indentures...#78 15s. Receipts: #114 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

16906
02 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman and Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Arne.
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love

Entertainment: End of play: Linco's Travels (for that Night Only)-King

Dance: End of Interlude: The Medley, as17680416

16907
03 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17670923, but Douglas-Packer; Lady Alton-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Mrs Reddish.
Role: Mrs Goodman Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

16908
24 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17680428 but Sir John-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Trueman-_.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

16909
25 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17680119, but Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Jeffries.
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Cross.

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

16910
30 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17680411 but Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-Mrs Barry; Peter-J. Burton.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Miss Young, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Dorman
Role: Minuet Actor: Giorgi, Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Mrs Frolick Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Mrs Junket Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Parts Actor: King, Palmer, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Hurst, Fawcett, J. Burton, Mrs Barry, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hopkins. With a Prologue-
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: IV: Bucks Have at Ye All-J.? Palmer

16911
30 May 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts by- Foote, Weston, Morgan, Castle, Keen, Casey, Lloyd, Pearce, Jacobs, Mahoon, Aickin, Gardner, Strange, Vandemire, Jackson, Graham, Walker, Mrs Gardner, and a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance. Devil-Foote; Dr Last-Weston; Margaret-Mrs Gardner; Harriet-Miss Edwards , her first appearance (Edition of 1768).
Cast
Role: Parts by Actor: Foote, Weston, Morgan, Castle, Keen, Casey, Lloyd, Pearce, Jacobs, Mahoon, Aickin, Gardner, Strange, Vandemire, Jackson, Graham, Walker, Mrs Gardner, and a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance. Devil-Foote
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: Between the acts: Duquesnay, Miss Street, scholars of Gherardi

16912
31 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17680411 but Ratcliff-Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Lessingham; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Tressel-Casey; Add Oxford-Redman; Tyrrel-Bates (playbill). Duchess of York-Miss Vincent (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Dumai, a Young Lady his scholar; End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

16913
03 June 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick, Furkins, Wilkinson, Abbott, Symonds, and others. Tickets deliver'd by Pullin, Claridge, Mrs Griffiths, Bagg, Bassan, Stephenson and Constable will be admitted. [Green and Ansell paid up their deficiencies for 2 June.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Quick 1 20 31 #8 18s. #3 9s.@Furkins 12 52 34 #13 6s. #6 13s.@Wilkinson 27 10 16 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Abbott 5 56 65 #16 12s. #8 6s.@Simmonds 5 36 24 #8 9s. #4 4s. 6d.@Pullen 2 71 46 #14 10s. #7 5s.@Claridge 8 24 1 #4 11s. #2 5s. 6d.@Griffiths 20 27 #6 1s. #3 6d.@Bagg 36 24 #7 4s. #3 12s.@Bassan 5 50 16 #8 13s. #4 6s. 6d.@Stephenson 23 78 45 #20 6d. #10 3s.@Asbury Gallery 22 8 #3 8s. #1 14s.@Total House value #120 1s. plus the receipts.@ Paid Master Harris for his performance this season #4 4s. Receipts: #25 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Stede, 2nd time (scholar of Fishar)

16914
08 June 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: Parts by Actor: Foote, Weston, Morgan, Castle, Keen, Casey, Lloyd, Pearce, Jacobs, Mahoon, Aickin, Gardner, Strange, Vandemire, Jackson, Graham, Walker, Mrs Gardner, and a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance. Devil-Foote
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Vandermere, first appearance in that Character; Loveit-Casey; Puff-Jackson; Jasper-Strange; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs Gardner; Miss Biddy-Mrs Davis.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Davis.

Dance: As17680530

Music: End: Concerto-Barthelemon

16915
29 June 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: Parts by Actor: Foote, Weston, Morgan, Castle, Keen, Casey, Lloyd, Pearce, Jacobs, Mahoon, Aickin, Gardner, Strange, Vandemire, Jackson, Graham, Walker, Mrs Gardner, and a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance. Devil-Foote
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule, with the Early Horn-Mahoon; Jobson-Vandermere; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: As17680530

16916
25 July 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: Parts by Actor: Foote, Weston, Morgan, Castle, Keen, Casey, Lloyd, Pearce, Jacobs, Mahoon, Aickin, Gardner, Strange, Vandemire, Jackson, Graham, Walker, Mrs Gardner, and a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance. Devil-Foote
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Weston; Friendly-Loveman; Benedict-Lloyd; Major Rakish-Bannister; Thomas-Lings; Servant-Miell; Young Rakish-Davis; Lettice-Mrs Graham; Lady Manlove-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Graham
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: As17680530

16917
19 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Gomez (for that Night only)-Foote, being his first appearance in that character these twelve years; Torrismond-Aickin; Bertran-Bannister; Fryar-Sowdon, first appearance in that Character; Raymond-Gardner; Alphonso-Casey; Lorenzo-Lee; Pedro-Mahoon; Leonora-Mrs Graham; Teresa-Mrs White; Elvira-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on the Stage.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Graham
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: By Desire, Double Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street

16918
26 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17680805, but Mrs Loveit-Morgan [sic].sic].
Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Morgan
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Graham
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Cast
Role: Oenone Actor: Mrs Barthelemon
Role: Discord Actor: Mrs Saunders

Dance: As17680530

16919
21 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Capt. Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Clement-Morris; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Downright-Gardner; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Sailor-DuBellamy; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Mrs Thompson; Sally-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

16920
28 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Powell; Shore-Bensley; Catesby-Perry; Ratcliff-Davis; Gloster-Clarke; Belmour-Gibson; Derby-R. Smith; Alicia-Mrs Bellamy; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Performance Comment: Careless-Woodward; Knowell-Bensley; Rook-DuBellamy; Shark-Mahon; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Ford. [See17671114.

16921
29 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir Geroge-Smith; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

16922
01 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Doors By Particular Desire will be opened at Five. The Play to begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six. Played for the King of Denmark. [The anecodote is recorded by Genest, V, 237, that the king fell asleep. Annoyed, Mrs Yates, playing Alicia, drew near his Box and with violent exertion of voice cried out in her part "O Thou False Lord!" The King aroused declared he would not be married to a woman with such a voice for the world. The London Evening Post, however, for 10 Oct. states, "Mrs Yates had the greatest honour done her, after playing Jane Shore, by the King of Denmark going to her and thanking her for the pleasure she had given him." (Winston MS 10).] Receipts: #157 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

16923
06 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Worthy-Hull; Balance-Gibson; Bullock-Dunstall; Brazen-Woodward; Kite-Morris; Recruits-Morgan, Lewes; Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Miss Ward; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

16924
11 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Garrick; Osman-Holland; Nerestan-Packer; Chatilion-Burton; Melidor-Strange; Orasmin-Hurst; Selima-Mrs Reddish; Zara-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Silvio-Baddeley; Clod-Ackman; Watchman-Moody; Fairy-Miss Rogers; Maigre-Keen; Puck-Master West; Cook-Johnston; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw; Queen Mab-Miss Collett; Colombine-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

16925
24 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Alcanor-Powell; Mahomet-Bensley; Pharon-Hull; Zaphna-a Young Gentleman being his 1st appearance; Mirvan-Perry; Ali-Davis; Palmira-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Legg; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Furies-Fishar; Sir Epicure Relish-Wignell; Miller-Banks; Gambler-Quick; Faust's Man-Morgan; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; The Dances-Arnauld, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer