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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.

4251
07 October 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks; Old Wilful-Miller; Old Atall-Shepard; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Silvia-Mrs Cibber; Wishwell-Mrs Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Tenoe.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

4252
19 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Egleton; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Bullock Sr; Miranda-Mrs Legar; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; A new Peasants-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock

4253
22 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: PPeasants-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall

4254
08 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Performance Comment: Sir Davy-Hippisley; Beaugard-Quin; Courtine-Ryan; Sir Jolly-Bullock Sr; Fourbin-Spiller; Bloody Bones-Hall; Lady Dunce-Mrs Vincent; Silvia-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Lady Dunce Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Shepherd and Shepherdess-LeSac, Miss LaTour; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

4255
24 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Thrifty-Bullock; Gripe-Hall; Octavian-Walker; Leander-Diggs; Shift-Spiller; Clara-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Mrs Moffat.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Moffat.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock

4256
06 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Tenoe.

Dance: Roger, Boval, Lally, Duplessis, Haughton, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Le Badinage Champetre-

4257
16 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Thurmond, Lally, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

4258
08 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Robinson; particularly the Song of Rosie Bowers by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Robinson

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

4259
25 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

4260
24 March 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17251025, but Widow-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Hussars-; La Pierette-Roger, Mrs Brett

4261
11 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow

Performance Comment: Hannibal-Boheme; Massinissa-Walker; Scipio-Ryan; Sophonisba-Mrs Bullock; Rosalinda-Mrs Moffat; Prince Massina-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sophonisba Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Rosalinda Actor: Mrs Moffat
Role: Prince Massina Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy-Hippisley; Sprightly-Egleton; Cutem-Spiller; Toby-Bullock; Robin-Hall; Leonara-Mrs Moffat.
Cast
Role: Leonara Actor: Mrs Moffat.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Mlle Salle; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Song: CChanson a'boire-Leveridge, Legare; And a proper Song in the Farce-Salway

4262
26 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: TThe Play of Love, The Wheel Turn'd To Some Tune-Leveridge

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

4263
27 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17250929, but Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Legar.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Song: LLove and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

4264
03 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Roderigo-Quin; Alphonso-Hall; Mad Englishman-Spiller; Mad Scholar-Boheme; Mad Welshman-Hippisley; Mad Priest-Egleton; Alinda-Mrs Bullock; Juletta-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Performance Comment: Mad Soldier-Nivelon; Mad Dancing Master-Lally; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Taylor-Newhouse; Mad Astrologer-Lanyon; Mad Lady-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Mad Lady Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

Dance: PPastoral-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scotish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle

4265
11 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Porter; Biron-Booth; Baldwin-Boman; Villeroy-Mills; Carlos-Thurmond; Frederick-Bridgwater; Belford-Roberts; Fabian-Oates; Fernando-Norris; Jaqueline-Miller; Porter-Harper; Victoria-Mrs Thurmond; Julia-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Baker; Child-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: I: Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; II: Saraband-Boval, Mrs Brett; III: Whitson Holidays-Boval, Mrs Tenoe

Song: In III: Miss Lindar; IV: Miss Lindar

4266
13 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17251015, but Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Brett.
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Norris

Dance: I: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; II: French Peasant-Roger; III: A new Spanish Dance-Lally, Duplessis, Haughton; IV: Whitsun Holidays-Boval, Mrs Tenoe; V: Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Walter

4267
19 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Horton

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4268
23 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: CChacone-DuPre, Mrs Wall; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon

4269
24 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: SScotish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

4270
25 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: As17250921, but Hothead-Shepard; Farewell-_; Violante-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Dance: PPastoral-Lally, Mrs Walter; Peasant-Sandham's Children; Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Pierette-Roger, Mrs Brett

Music: CConcerto on the Little Flute-Baston

4271
01 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Herold
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Song: Salway

Dance: TTollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Chacone-Mrs Anderson

4272
05 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Belinda-Mrs Grace , from the Theatre at Dublin, being the first Time of her Appearance on this Stage; Reynard-Milward; Loveworth-Chapman; Woodcock-Ogden; Squib-Morgan; Maiden-W. Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Cook; Penelope-Mrs Rice; Lucy-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Grace , from the Theatre at Dublin, being the first Time of her Appearance on this Stage
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martin.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Song: Two Part Song by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; beginning, And In Each Tract of Glory-Salway, Harrison

Dance: new Comic Dance called% Dame Gigogne-Mrs Anderson; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

4273
19 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Herold
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Martin.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Performance Comment: Punch-Pelling; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Clarke; Colombine-Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ogden.

Song: Salway

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson

4274
26 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Cast
Role: Mrs Woodly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Carolina Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mrs Bisket Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Dorothy Fribble Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mrs Jilt Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Ogden.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ogden.

Song: Salway

Dance: Pelling, Newhouse, Burny, Mrs Anderson; A new French Peasant-Burny, Mrs Anderson

4275
29 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Performance Comment: As17260624 but Mrs Snare-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Snare Actor: Mrs Martin.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Herold
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Song: Two Part Song-Salway, Harrison

Dance: PPastoral-Burny, Mrs Anderson; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden