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We found 23357 matches on Performance Comments, 4286 matches on Event Comments, 4223 matches on Performance Title, 14 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Royal Merchant-Ryan; Hubert-Havard; Hemskirk-Cashell; Prigg-Chapman; Higgen-Woodward; Woolfort-Rosco; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent; 1st Merchant-Carr; 2nd Merchant-Gibson; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Boor-James; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Martha Smith. [Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. continue until 11 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Dove
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Brett

Dance: As17470216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Delane; Antony-Barry; Cassius-Sparks; Octavius-Blakes; Caska-Berry; Caesar-Mills; Calphurnia-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Furnival; Decius-Bridges; Trebonius-Winstone; Cimber-Usher; Messala-Bransby; Ligarius-Taswell; Cinna-Marr; Servant to Antony-Ray; Lucillius-Leigh; Pindarus-Raftor; Publius-Wright; Citizens-Neale, Yates, Collins, Barrington.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Furnival

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Margerina Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Song: IV: The Blithest Bird-Sullivan

Dance: II: Muilment; V: The Mechels

Event Comment: Benefit Reinhold and Mrs Furnival (General Advertiser). This day agreement was signed between Lacy and Garrick as new partners in the patent for Drury Lane theatre. The total present liabilities of the theatre, including the mortgage to Green and Amber, the mortgage to Hutchinson Meure, with the arrears due to actors and tradesmen, were calculated at about #12,000. It was besides burdened with an annuity to Calthorpe of #300, and another of #500 to Fleetwood. Of this #12,000 Garrick, helped by his friends found eight. Each party was to draw #500 a year as manager, and Garrick was to received besides #500 a year salary for his acting; but was restrained from playing at any other house, except on terms of dividing profits with his fellow manager.--Fitzgerald, Life of Garrick, p. 112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Margerina Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Dance: Muilment, the Mechels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Ryan; Antony-Havard; Caesar-Bridgwater; Plebeians-Hippisley, Chapman, Woodward; Calphurnia-Mrs James; Portia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs James
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Entertainment: Between Play and Afterpiece: An Alarm to Britons-the Spirit of King Henry V (After the manner of Shakespeare's Chorus) usher'd in with Trumpets, Kettle Drums and other Warlike Instruments

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Cibber in full for her performance this season #39. Receipts: #69 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17470321 but Moody-I. Sparks; Trusty-Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Sullivan; End of Farce, By Particular Desire Irish Rorotorio-Mr Barrington

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; IV: Muilment; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17470314 but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Furnival; Macbeth-Delane; Malcolm-Cross; 1st Murderer-Simpson.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: Benefit Marr, Pierce, Mason, Witty, Lloyd, Costin, Mrs Barclay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17470120, but Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Crook.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17470129, but Alderman-Morgan; Jack-_; Mrs Clearaccount-_; Constable-_.
Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17470126, but Cherry-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross); #114 1s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Macklin; Cassio-Mills; Brabantio-Berry; Montano-Mozeen; Gratiano-Simpson; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Winstone; Ludovico-Blakes; Emilia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M. Le Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #110 (Cross); #101 10s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17470919, but a New Dance-Cooke; Minuet-_; the Original Cantata-_; in IV Occasional Prologue-_; but the New Occasional Epilogue= (by Particular Desire)-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green; Melissa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Event Comment: Written by Ben Johnson. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #146 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

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

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.
Event Comment: Principal characters in the Mainpiece New Dress'd. [Barry, apparently for the first time. See 5 Nov.] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #151 11s. (Powel); #151 14s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Delane; Moneses-Havard; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Axalla-Mozeen; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Bajazet-Barry; Omar-Sparks; Dervise-Berry; Hali-Usher; Stratocles-Winstone; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: Receipts: #185 (Cross); #169 5s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Chamont-Garrick; Polydore-Delane; Acasto-Berry; Monimia-Mrs Cibber; Florella-Mrs Green; Chaplain-Blakes; Serina-Miss Cole; Page-Miss Yates. [General Advertiser merely lists actors. Cast from MacMillan, Drury Lane Calendar.]General Advertiser merely lists actors. Cast from MacMillan, Drury Lane Calendar.]
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Green

Song: SSailors Rendezvous at Portsmouth, as17471117

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Farce never acted before, taken from Moliere. Cross: Farce damn'd: bef: 1st Act over. Powel: N.B.: This Farce was disaprov'd of by the Town. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #146 1s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: George Dandin

Performance Comment: Blakes, Taswell, Barrington, Usher, Shuter, Mrs Clive, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Green.

Dance: PPolish Dance, as17471102

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross); #105 15s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17471107, but Myrtle-Lee,1st time; Lucinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Lowe; Mauxalinda-Mrs Mozeen; Gubbins-Reinhold; Dragon-Blakes; Margery-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: The Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Event Comment: By Desire. General Advertiser: As the Publick has often desir'd to see Mrs Cibber in the Part of Polly, and Mrs Clive in that of Lucy, the Beggar's Opera will be perform'd (with the usual Dances) Tomorrow at Drury Lane. Receipts: #130 (Cross); #132 12s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Never acted there. [See 24 April 1747.] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #181 6s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry V-Barry; Archbishop of Canterbury-Delane; Exeter-Berry; Fluellin-Macklin; Pistol-Yates; Gloster-Usher; Bedford-Marr; Westmoreland-Simpson; Gower-Bransby; Salisbury-Burton; King of France-Mills; Dauphin-Havard; Constable-Sparks; Burgundy-Blakes; Mountjoy-Lee; Bp. Ely-Winstone; Cambridge-Raftor; Scroop-Mozeen; Grey-Ray; Governor of Harfleur-Taswell; Macmorris-Barrington; Jamy-Neale; Nym-Arthur; Bardolph-I. Sparks; Boy-Miss Yates; Queen Isabel-Mrs Bennet; Katherine-Mrs Green; the Prologue, Chorus-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Queen Isabel Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Giffard; Heartwell-Gibson; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John English-Bridges; Lurcher-Anderson; Carbuncle-Dunstall; Doublejugg-Collins; Sneak-Paddick; Shacklefigure-James; Longbottom-Bencraft; Vulture-Storer; Flora-Mrs Bland; Aura-Mrs Storer.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Storer.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Cymon-Collins; Mopsus-Dunstall; Phillida-Mrs Storer.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Storer.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #157 4s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17471212, but Filch-_; Mat@o@Mint-_; Player-_; Beggar-_; Mrs Slammekin-_; Sukey Tawdry-_; Jenny Diver-_; Molly Brazen-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.
Event Comment: Receipts: #190 (Cross); #191 1s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Dumont-Barry, 1st time; Gloster-Delane; Belmour-Lee; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Lady-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #185 (Cross); #174 9s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Barrington; Friendly-Lowe; Sir Testy-Arthur; Dick-Blakes; Hob's Mother-Mrs Macklin; Flora-Mrs Mozeen; Old Hob-Berry; Betty-Miss Royer.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mozeen