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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.

3851
17 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17311001, but Parly-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Hornpipe-Jones; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

3852
25 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17311214, but Isabella-Mrs Berriman.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Berriman.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17320422 but Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Young Hob-Laguerre.
Cast
Role: 7320422 but Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell

Dance: II: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: French Peasant Dance-Poitier; IV: Grand Dance of Ethiopians-Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden; V: Ball Dance called The Marie-; Also a Minuet-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; In Afterpiece: Hornpipe-Jones

3853
26 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Walker; Brilliant-Chapman; Sir Friendly-Milward; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Hallam; Lady Gentle-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Younger; Miss Notable-Miss Hollyday.
Cast
Role: Lady Wronglove Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Lady Gentle Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Conquest Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: SSicilians-Glover, Mrs Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Ethiopians-Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden

3854
08 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: I: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; V: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; The Medley, as17320504

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway

3855
09 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Bellmour-Walker; Sharper-Milward; Vainlove-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Ray; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Cantrell; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Silvia-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Music: Instead of Act Tunes will be perform'd Select Pieces of Musick adapted to various Instruments, Being deisgn'd as a Concert Intermix'd with the Play. For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourin-Miss Rogers; In III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Comic Dance in the Footing Manner-Jones, Mrs Ogden, with some Additions to it, never performed before

Song: I: Mrs Wright

3856
11 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sicilians-Glover, Mrs Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

3857
17 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17320105, but Cherry-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Drunken Man-Salway

Song: Cantata, with Kdttle Drums and Trumpets,-Papillon

3858
18 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Martin.

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Song: Miss Wright

Music: That celebrated Piece, composed by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Hautboys, Violins, Kettle Drums called The Water Musick-; Concluding with a Preamble beat on the Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker

3859
19 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: I: Singing in Italian-Mrs Hill; II: Singing in English-Mrs Hill; III: Another Italian Song-Mrs Hill; V: New Mad Tom-a Gentleman from Oxford

Dance: IV: Miss Wherrit

3860
29 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Miss Raftor; Jobson-Bridgwater; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mullart; Servants-Mullart, Jones, Ridout, Miss Williams, Miss Mears.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: I: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; V: Harlequin-Miss Brett; End Farce: The Midsummer Whim (new)-Lally Jr, Holt, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme

Song: In I: Miss Raftor; End IV: E. Roberts

3861
16 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17321009, but Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock.
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Dainty Actor: Mrs Forrester.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: I: A new dance-LeSac, Miss LaTour; II: Je ne scai quoy, or The Merry Couple (new)-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; III: Voulez Vous, or The Frisky Lad (new)-Poitier, Miss LaTour; IV: The Sicilian (new)-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

3862
08 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, LeSac, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Miss Baston

3863
19 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachem Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: I: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; II: new Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Lesac, Mrs Ogden, Delagarde Jr, Miss Baston

3864
12 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Mrs Pelling; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Saraband-Lesac, Miss LaTour; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

3865
16 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: New Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DelaGarde Jr, Mrs Ogden

3866
26 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: [The Mock Doctor

Dance: [Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Lally Sr, Haughton, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Miss Mann, Miss Price, Mrs D'Lorme

3867
29 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As at lif, 21 Oct. 1732, but Altea-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Squire Somebody-Laguerre; Isabella-Miss Norsa; Basil-Salway; Micher-Hippisley; Macahone-Neale; Jolt-Hall; Fetch-Ray; Dolly-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Forrester.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: The Gentlewoman who was to have sung, being exceeding ill and not able to perform, in lieu thereof will be the last new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

3868
02 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Milward; Hubert-Walker; Vandunck-Bullock; Hemskirk-Paget; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaqueline-Mrs Laguerre; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Honest Welshman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Pelling; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; (by Desire) Hippisley's Medley; or, Drunken Man-

3869
23 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: GGrand Dance of Fawns-Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Delagarde, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; French Clown-Nivelon; Ball Dance call'd The Louvre (concluding with Minuet (By Desire)-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; Scottish Dance, as17330329

3870
21 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As at lif, 4 Dec. 1732, but Leonora-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Buchanan.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17330515, but Hob-Laguerre; Flora-Miss Norsa; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

3871
28 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17330326 but Polly-Miss Norsa; Mackheath-Walker; Peachem-Hippisley; Lockit-Hall; Player-Paget; Beggar-Chapman; Mat-Salway; Filch-Clarke; Mrs Peachem-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Sukey-Mrs Templer; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby; Lucy-Miss Binks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachem Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: SScotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

3872
29 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Cast
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Thais Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Phryne Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Music: Masque in Honour of Flora, with Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway, but see17330501

3873
17 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Milward; Worthy-Mills; Berinthia-Mrs Heron; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hoyden-Mrs Charke; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Young Fashion-Cross; Coupler-Johnson; Surgeon-Griffin; Shoemaker-Miller; Lory-Oates .
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Colombine's Maid Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: A new Grand Ballet: Sylvan-Essex; Pan-Thurmond; Swains-Chose, Pelling, Davenport; Nymphs-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport

3874
21 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Les Capricieux Actor: Essex, Mrs Walter
Role: Fingalians Actor: Davenport, Mrs Pelling

Dance: A new Grand Polish Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, Castiglione, Livier, Villeneuve, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Man, Miss Anderson, Mrs Davenport

3875
18 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17350129, but Abigail-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: A New Ballet call'd The Shepherd's Mount, Composed by Denoyer, and performed by Denoyer, Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, Villeneuve, Livier, Davenport, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett