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We found 23369 matches on Performance Comments, 4557 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Hobby Horse

Performance Comment: Characters-King, Palmer, Dodd, Love, Moody, Aickin, Parsons, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Ackman, Burton, Mas. Burton, Clough, Johnson, Watkins, West, Strange, Mrs Hippisley; Prologue-Bensley. [Larpent MS 253 lists parts: Lord Helicon; Sarj. Fallow; Capt. Scarlet; Capt. Dangle; Martingal; Rhymer; Metaphor; Folio; 1st Buck; 2nd Buck; Oats; Joe; John; Pamphlet; Waiter; Miss Flirt; Miss Martingal; Tripit. Farce by Capt. Edward Thompson.]Larpent MS 253 lists parts: Lord Helicon; Sarj. Fallow; Capt. Scarlet; Capt. Dangle; Martingal; Rhymer; Metaphor; Folio; 1st Buck; 2nd Buck; Oats; Joe; John; Pamphlet; Waiter; Miss Flirt; Miss Martingal; Tripit. Farce by Capt. Edward Thompson.]

Dance: End: The Irish Milk Maids, as17651209

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs and Miss Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: IV: A Minuet-Fichar, Miss Vincent; End of Play: Rural Love, as17651115

Entertainment: After the Ballet: By Particular Desire, Joe Haines's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17651227, but Diana-Mrs Weichsel.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Weichsel.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17660113, but Horatio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17651004; Following the Entertainment: a New Tambourine Dance, as17660123

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster Abbey-Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17650927, but Carlos-Davis; Sancho-Costollo; Honoria-Mrs Stephens; Clodio- announced as alias Don Dismallo Thickscullo de Halfwitto; Don Lewis announced as alias-Don Choleric Snapshorto de Testy.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17660203, but Ariel-Mrs Dorman.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Dorman.
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Tetley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Manasseh

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.

Music: FFirst Violin, a Concerto-Giordini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Grumio-Yates; Tailor-Master Burton; Biondello-Baddeley; Baptista-Burton; Catherine-Mrs Abington (first time).
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

Event Comment: Benefit for Perry and Stoppelaer (playbill). Benefit for Moody, Hurst and Mrs Dorman (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Daw; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Simson, Mrs Cross, Tassoni. Tickets deliver'd to Rogier will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: End: New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Sga Giorgi; End Farce: A Minuet-Rogier, Miss Rogers (scholar to Noverre)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17660407 but Jane Shore-Mrs Hopkins, first time; Catesby-Parsons; Belmour-Strange.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Hopkins, first time
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: End: By Desire, a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End I of the Farce: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Banks, and Mrs Souchart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17651226, but Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; Blunt-Keen.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: a Song Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: II: A Song Call'd The Whistling Plowman-Kear

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17651004; End Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Watkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Worley
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17660618at the Haymarket Mrs Cole-Foote; Sir Richard Wealthy-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; The Minor-Davis; Loader-Palmer; Dick-M'George; Shift, Transfer, Squintum-Weston; Folly-Quick; Constables-Francis, Strutton; Smirk-Shuter; Lucy-Miss Gilpin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17660813 Fribble-Shuter; Puff-M'George; Loveit-Palmer; Jasper-Quick; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs M'George; Miss Biddy-Miss Gilpin.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs M'George

Dance: I: Arnaud, Miss Twist

Entertainment: End: (for that Night only) Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Worley
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs M'George
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Lewis; First Gentleman-Palmer; Old Man, Drunken Man-Weston; Frenchman-M'George; Mercury-a Gentleman; Charon-McMahon; Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Lady-Mrs Worley.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Worley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17660808, but Emilia-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Johnston.
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs M'George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Parts-Lowe, Raworth, Taylor, Miss Davis, Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Powell; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Pierre-Holland; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Packer; Spinoza-Strange; Elliot-Keen; Officer-Ackman; Belvidera-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Garrick; Osmyn-Holland; Nerestan-Packer; Chatilion-Burton; Orasmin-Hurst; Melidor-Strange; Selima-Miss Plym; Zara-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Aesop-Bransby; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Charon-Moody; Bowman-Ackman; Drunken Man-Yates; Mercury-Vernon; Frenchman-Baddeley; Old Man-Parson; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: paid Baid +Ben Johnson's Head a bill #1 9s. 10d. Paid for coffeepot #2 15s. 6d. and for Mrs Abington's cloaths #27 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #128 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Variety Show

Performance Comment: Singing-; slack rope-. Sg Placido's Company will exhibit. Singing by Keen, Mrs Lampe, vaulting on slack rope by Sg Spinacuta. Dancing by Miss Ferci, and Miss Casaia. Tumbling by Sg Placido, Mr Williams, Sturpesi and Pedro. Dancing on the tight rope by Miss Ferci, Mas Placido, Spinacuta, Sga Placido, Sg Ferci, and Placido. Ferci will jump backwards and forwards over a cane, and put on and take off his hat. With several feats of activity never seen in England before. And Variety of Exhibitions. The most surprising and diverting performance on the tight rope by the Monkey. He walks and dances on the tight rope with a pole; he walks, and balances various equilibres on the wire, with and without the pole; he vaults and turns the Catharine wheel on the slack rope with admiration. This animal is the most astonishing of the kind ever beheld, and has given general satisfaction wherever has he exhibited. The whole to conclude with a hornpipe by Miss Casaia. he walks, and balances various equilibres on the wire, with and without the pole; he vaults and turns the Catharine wheel on the slack rope with admiration. This animal is the most astonishing of the kind ever beheld, and has given general satisfaction wherever has he exhibited. The whole to conclude with a hornpipe by Miss Casaia.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Walker.

Dance: II: The Garland, as17661023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Grumio-Shuter; Taylor-Morgan; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: The Garland, as17661023

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Perry for walking 6 nights in the Coronation #1 10s.; Paid Mr Cooper, Printer #41 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #110 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Coronation