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22682 results for: Keyword - Mrs Poussin
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 1118 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

726
02 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: AS 26 Aug

727
07 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Flimzy Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Trapes Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Ducat Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Signora Crotchetta Actor: Mrs Lefevre.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17820826

728
09 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Flimzy Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Trapes Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Ducat Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Signora Crotchetta Actor: Mrs Lefevre.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17820826

729
12 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Flimzy Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Trapes Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Ducat Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Signora Crotchetta Actor: Mrs Lefevre.

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17820826

730
14 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Cast
Role: Actresses Actor: Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis
Role: Caller Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Ladies in Upper Boxes Actor: Mrs Lefevre, Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Lady in Balcony Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17820826

731
15 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: The Country Mad Actor: cap-Mrs Mattocks
Role: cap Actor: Mrs Mattocks

732
09 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

733
10 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

Song: As17821206

734
20 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Osman-Bannister; Solyman-Whitfield; Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Elmira-Miss Cleland; Roxalana-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821206 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performance Comment: Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford.

Song: As17821206

735
23 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Webb
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

Song: As17821118

736
26 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

Dance: As17821007

Song: As17821007

737
25 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-Wilson; Dupely-Whitfield; Oldworth-Clarke; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with a song)-Miss Satchell; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters by Brett, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters by Brett, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

738
05 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters by Brett, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton
Role: Dame Din Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: As17830425

739
24 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211, in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129, and variety of new Quadrilles, composed by Harris; End of Act iv, as17820925; End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, The Rival Nymphs, by Byrne, Ratchford, Harris, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews

Song: As17821227, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)]; omitted: Bannister

740
03 June 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: As17830530

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Tally ho.', as17830516

741
03 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Blissett, Wewitzer, JR Palmer, Egan, Stevens, Edwin; Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 27 Aug. 1782: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Doctor Bartholo-Parsons; Basil-Blissett; Argus-Wewitzer; Tall Boy-R. Palmer; Alguazile-Egan; Notary-Stevens; Lazarillo-Edwin; Rosina-Mrs Bannister.] Prologue as17830531 . Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830531

742
04 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Housemaid Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Young Cape-Whitfield (of CG); Sprightly-R. Palmer; Vamp-Baddeley; Governor Cape-Usher; Robin-Davis; Devil-Stevens; Poet-Bannister Jun.; Arabella-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wells .
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Wells

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Nosegay Lovers by Mr and Miss Byrn [and see17830611

743
05 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Performance Comment: Characters by Parsons, Edwin, Wewitzer, Wood, Egan, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister; Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Parsons; Bowkitt-Edwin; Vinegar-Wewitzer; Bouquet-Wood; Idle-Egan; Orator Mum-Barrett; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Mrs Bannister. Kenny is unassigned.] Prologue as17830531 . Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Dolce Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bannister. Kenny is unassigned.
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

744
07 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Housemaid Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto, Mum!-Spencer; Agreeable Companion in a Post-Chaise-Egan; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Wood; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Delpini; Head Boy of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Morris; Ballad Singer-Mr Wewitzer; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health and Genius of Nonsense-Miss Hooke .
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17830604

745
09 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Cast
Role: Dolce Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bannister. Kenny is unassigned.
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

746
11 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Housemaid Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Nosegay by Mr and Miss Burn [and see17830604

747
12 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830611

748
14 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Housemaid Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Dance: As17830611

749
17 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Dance: As17830611

750
19 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Dance: As17830611