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We found 23334 matches on Performance Comments, 4261 matches on Event Comments, 4201 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman from Paris

Performance Comment: Englishman-Woodward; others-Yates, Palmer, Beard, Blakes, Burton, Bransby, Clough, Miss Minors; The Traveled Lady-Mrs Clive; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: The Traveled Lady Actor: Mrs Clive

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Performance Comment: See17560323 but only Lady-Mrs Woffington.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17551024, but Rutland-Mrs Davies; Lieut.-_.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: Lethe, with Mr Garrick's new Scene

Cast
Role: New Mimic Italian Song Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors

Dance: II: A New Dance-several Children, Scholars to Mr Leviez; III: A New Sailor's Dance, as17560217; IV: (By Particular Desire) Minuet-Leviez, Miss Macklin; V: The Garlands, as17560213

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Maiden Whim; or, The Critical Minute

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Blakes, Taswell, Jefferson, Mrs Bennett, Miss Minors; Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17560325 but Estifania-Mrs Pritchard, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17560102, but Aboan-Scrase; Imoinda-Mrs Davies; Jack Stanmore-Mozeen; Hotman-Clough.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song:

Dance: [As express'd in the Bills of the Day (playbill). Advance notice.]

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Phillips. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, Sub-Treasurer. Tickets deliver'd out for The Mistake will be taken (playbill). For ye Morocco Embassador, who, tho' unlearn'd in out Language, behav'd as if he understood nature -Mr Wood, the Subtreasurer had Tickets (Cross). [Mrs Frances Brooke, in The Old Maid, for 8 May 1756, gives the following eye-witness account of the evening: "I determined to watch the artless working of [the Ambassador's] surprise, and to catch, as well as I could his sentiments of the theatre, the Audience, the Play, and the performers. And shall give them to my readers, just as they appeared to me. On his first coming to the front of the Box, he was complimented with the Applause of the whole House, which seemed to give him great pleasure, and which he returned by two bows in the English, and afterwards by a reverence in the Moorish manner, which last I thought very graceful...tho' he is rather low of stature, yet his loose flowing robes, and his manner altogether gave him such an air of superiority, that I thought the Audience looked only like his attendants. "The House and Spectators attracted his notice so much for some time, that he seem'd very well entertained before the drawing up of the curtain. At the first scene between the Lords, I thought he looked disappointed, and after a transient view of the stage, directed his eyes again to the company; at the entrance of King Henry his attention was a little recover'd to the performance, but his majesty had not proceeded half way thru the scene, before he burst into a most immoderate fit, of apparently contemptuous laughter, which he repeated very often thro' the whole playing of the part. The manner in which this stranger was affected by it, amongst other considerations, fully convinces me that this character is most ridiculously burlesqued in the representation, and that both Shakespeare and the Monarch are very inhumanly sacrificed, to the polite taste, and elegant distinction of the upper gallery....I could point out many abuses of the like nature, which have increased upon us so much of late, that 'tis almost impossible to attend the theatres, with the expectation of receiving pleasure from some parts of the perfbrmance, without the certainty of suffering equal disgust from others; it was the case of many besides myself, at this of Henry, upon the absurdity of Winchester's brandishing his cane at Canterbury, upon the close of the Council Scene; and yet to give opportunity for this notable stage foolery, the Archbishop and Bishop are both made to walk out of their proper order, tho' in attendance upon the King....His character is drawn by Shakespeare very nearly as it stands in history, and in colours far different from the farcical ones, in which it is the present fashion to represent it. He is described indeed as imperious, but at the same time a great Monarch, and not withstanding his short interjections of anger, he is in my judgment upon every occasion a King. I wish this consideration may prevail with Mr Berry, when he plays this character for the future, to remember that tho' Harry as well as Jobson may be something rough and boistrous, yet the turbulency of a haughty prince, is a very different quality, and must therefore appear in avery different fashion, from the sawciness of an impudent cobbler. "Whatever neglect his Moorish Excellency might discover of this part, he paid great attention to that of Queen Catherine; but nothing seem'd to affect him so stronglyas Miss Young's singing, at which he appeared quite collected, and listened to her with all marks of rapturous admiration; his whole soul appeared touched, and at the end of the song, he joined the house in clapping, a mark of applause I did not observe him give at any other time. "I thought upon the King's kissing Anna Bullen, that he appeared surprized and offended, and looked about, to observe whether others were not affected in the same manner. "The procession was less marked by him than I had expected, but upon the Champion's entry on horseback, he burst into such an Immoderate fit of laughter, as to fall quite back in his seat. "At the end of the play he rose, as if to leave the House, but looked very well pleased upon being informed there was more entertainment to come; in the Pantomime he seem'd surprized and disgusted at the appearance of Harlequin, to whom he did not appear reconciled to the last; his wonder was still greater at the flying of the Genii cross the stage, and other parts of the machinery, which I thought he studied byt was puzzled to account for. He laughed heartily at the Clown, and admired Colombine not a little.... "I am jealous of the honour of my country in all respects. I would have this stranger leave it with as high opinion of our publick entertainments as possible, and could wish that at the Old House, he might see Mr Garrick in Richard or some equally striking part, and at the New, he may be present at plays, where rich dresses, magnificent show and graceful action, and uncommon personal perfections in the principal performers might contribute to give him a more elevated idea of our stage, than he can have receiv'd from King Harry."] Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe (in which will be introduced Rule Britannia); True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnought-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; To conclude with the Song and Chorus of God Save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: TTo Arms to Arms, Britons Strike Home-Lowe, Howard

Event Comment: Benefit for Walker, Atkins, W. Vaughan & Mrs Gibbons (Cross). Tickets by Miss Marr and Sturt will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: HHornpipe-Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Rooker, Blakes, Leviez, Clough, Johnson, Vaughan, Mrs Vernon, with Dances- with Proper Decorations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17560212, but Cordelia-Mrs Davies; Gentleman Usher-_.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: New Comic Dance The Indian Peasants, as17560515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: See17551016, but only Rovewell-Lowe; Arethusa-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17560518; III: Les Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Entertainment: By Particular Desire Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Duty

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Larken, S. Quin, Mr Standen, Mrs Standen, the Author; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; End I: Preamble on Kettle@Drums-Woodbridge; II: Solo on Violincello-Caruso; III: Hornpipe-Walker; IV: Solo on the Welch Harp-Rice; beginning of V, a grand Chorus of Vocal and Instrumental Musick-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Usher; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny Private-Miss Minors; The Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes, Mozeen, Ackman; Song (in character)-Beard.
Cast
Role: The Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; other characters-Johnson, Clough, Blakes, Miss Minors, Mrs Jefferson, Miss Haughton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Holland; High Priest-Bransby; Poliphontes-Havard; Narbas-Berry; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; Euricles-Blakes; Erox-Burton; Ismene-Miss Minors. With a Procession and a Sacrifice, after the manner of the Ancients.
Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Ryan; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-White; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Mossop; Carlos-Holland, 1st time; Isabella-Mrs Jefferson; Alvarez-Burton; Manuel-Mozeen; Alonzo-Havard; Leonora-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Clarke; Hippolitus-Smith; Lycon-Ridout; Ismene-Miss Condill, 2nd appearance on any stage; Phaedra-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17561011, but Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17561023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17561023, but Dorcas-Mrs Macklin; Doctor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Macklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Woodward; Chloe-Mrs Clive; Lovemore-Beard; Mr Stocks-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive
Event Comment: MMiss Pritchard did Juliet tho' Mrs Cibber is engag'd (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Other characters-Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, Jefferson, Clough, Mozeen, Bransby, Scrase, Marr, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Lewis, Rooker, Gray, Atkins, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson, With an Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Barington
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17561129, but Lovemore-Baker; Chloe-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: As17561023