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22325 results for: Keyword - Mrs Shireburn
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 313 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

3351
08 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Song: Mrs Robinson (being the last Time of her performing on this Stage)

3352
16 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: As17200205, but Rosara-Mrs Booth; Epilogue-Miss Lindar in a Harlequin's Dress.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Lallie, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

3353
11 June 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Johnson; Roderigo-Mills; Mad Englishman-Miller; Mad Welshman-Norris; Alinda-Mrs Thurmond; Jeletta-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Jeletta Actor: Mrs Horton.

Song: Mrs Bowman

Dance: As17200610

3354
05 September 1720 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of The Famous Fryer Bacon; With The Comical Humours Of Justice Want-brains, Hopper The Miller, And His Son Ralph

Performance Comment: Parts-Leigh, Hall, Boheme, Williams, Oates, Egleton, Schoolding, Knapp, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Ratcliffe.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Leigh, Hall, Boheme, Williams, Oates, Egleton, Schoolding, Knapp, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Ratcliffe.

Song: Mrs Boman

Dance: Italian Shadows-

3355
03 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Cibber; Philip-Booth; Octavio-Wilks Jr; Trappanti-Penkethman; Diego-Norris; Hypolita-Mrs Thurmond; Rosara-Mrs Booth; Flora-Mrs Younger; Viletta-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Mrs Booth

3356
01 August 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17210718 but Careless-Mills; Blunt-Thurmond; Day-Shepard; Obadiah-Norris; Abel-Oates; Ruth-Mrs Thurmond; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; but see also 11 April. but see also 11 April.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: Mrs Rogeir, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

3357
24 August 1721 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd General; Or, The Blind Beggar Of Bednal-green; With The Comical Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: Sousecrown-Miller; Gudgeon-Norris; Sir Robert Westford-Shepard; Young Westford-Wilks Jr; Hazard-Oates; Ardelia-Mrs Knapp; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherell; Widow-Mrs Ratcliffe; Mountfort-Williams; Undertaker-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Ardelia Actor: Mrs Knapp
Role: Lady Westford Actor: Mrs Wetherell
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Ratcliffe

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

3358
22 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton.

Dance: Mrs Booth

3359
17 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Mrs Bullock, Miss Lindar

3360
26 June 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: Mrs Tenoe; A new Harlequin-Miss Lindar

3361
06 July 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Dance: Mrs Bullock; A new Harlequin-Miss Lindar; Drunken Scene-Harper

3362
10 July 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

3363
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

Dance: Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France

3364
10 May 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: As17230406 but Jocasta-Mrs Boheme; Pyramon-Davies; Alcander-Huddy.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock

Song: Mrs Hill

3365
31 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: 2d Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Mrs Booth, others

3366
28 June 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Mrs Boman

Dance: As17230625

3367
02 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: King-Quin; Armusia-Ryan; Ruidias-Leigh; Governor-Boheme; Quisara-Mrs Parker; Comic Parts-Spiller, Bullock, Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Parker

Song: Mrs Isabella Chambers; Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge; In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legar

Dance: All new Dances-Dupre, Francis Nivelon, Louis Nivelon, Glover, Pelling, Lanyon, Mlle L'Inconnue, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock

3368
16 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-Hippisley; Roderigo-Quin; Mad Englishman-Spiller; Mad Taylor-Hall; Mad Priest-Egleton; Mad Scholar-Boheme; Drunken Servant-Bullock Sr; Juletta-Mrs Egleton; Alinda-Mrs Bret.
Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Bret.

Song: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Drunken Swiss-Nivelon; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Rogeir; The Humours of Bedlam-

3369
16 January 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Song: Mrs Hill

Dance: As17240113

3370
29 January 1724 @ Buffler Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Song: Mrs Redding, Aston

3371
09 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Boheme; Claudio-Ryan; Isabella-Mrs Parker.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Parker.

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Dance: Nivelons

Song: Mrs Barbier

3372
23 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Sterling

Song: Mrs Chambers; In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legar

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon Sr, Glover, Newhouse, Mr Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

3373
01 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Pierrot Man and Woman Actor: Nivelon Jr, Mrs Cross
Role: Pierot Man and Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Cross
Role: Scaramouch Man and Woman Actor: Lanyon, Mrs Ogden
Role: Charon Actor: Leveridge, Saloway, Mrs Chambers.
Role: Harlequin Man and Woman Actor: Dupre, Mrs Rogeir
Role: Messetin Man and Woman Actor: Glover, Mrs Wall

Song: Mrs Barbier

3374
12 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Cast
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyam, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Stripping Dance, Myrtillo-

Song: Mrs Chambers

3375
21 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Pierrot Man and Woman Actor: Nivelon Jr, Mrs Cross
Role: Pierot Man and Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Cross
Role: Scaramouch Man and Woman Actor: Lanyon, Mrs Ogden
Role: Charon Actor: Leveridge, Saloway, Mrs Chambers.
Role: Harlequin Man and Woman Actor: Dupre, Mrs Rogeir
Role: Messetin Man and Woman Actor: Glover, Mrs Wall

Song: Mrs Barbier