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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.

5801
23 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Truman-Cibber Jun.; Elder Wou'dbe-Delane; Teague-Yates; Young Wou'dbe-W. Giffard; Richmore-Bridges; Midnight-Turbutt; Constance-Mrs Bennet; Aurelia-Mrs Ridout; Subtleman-Blakes; Fairbank-Winstone; Balderdash-Morgan; Constable-Taswell; Clearaccount-Collins; Poet-Neale; Alderman-Ray; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton

Song: I, IV: Sullivan

Dance: III: Dance-Muilment, Desse, Leviez, Mrs Walter, Miss Scott

5802
24 November 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

5803
17 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Hippisley; Voltore-Bridgwater; Corvino-Rosco; Sir Politick-James; Bonario-Gibson; 1st Avocator-Ridout; Peregrine-Anderson; Celia-Mrs Horton; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Olive.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Olive.

Dance: Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

5804
19 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Cast
Role: Euphronia Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Hortensia Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Fruitful Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Doris Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Egerton.
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: Italian Masquerade-Muilment; IV: New Serious Dance-Muilment, Desse, Liviez, Mrs Walter

5805
05 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Dance: Muilment, Mrs Auguste

5806
13 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton

Dance: Muilment, Mrs Auguste

5807
16 March 1744 @ James Street

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Modely-Smith; Heartwell-Bowman (son of Late Bowman of Drury Lane); Flora-Mrs Smith; Aura-Mrs Daniel; Sir John-Daniel.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Daniel

Afterpiece Title: The Fond Husband: or, The Intriguing Wife

Song: Blogg, Mrs Freeman

5808
04 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17440114, but Francisca-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Francisca Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Bawd Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mr Boyce Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: New Dance-Cooke; III: Grand Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domitilla; IV: New Serious Dance-Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; V: Ball Dance call'd the Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-Cooke, Mrs Domitilla

5809
09 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Oliver-Mills; Springlove-Cross; Old Rents-Turbutt; Hearty-Dunstall; Randal-Morgan; Patrico-Woodburn; Martin-Ray; Justice Clack-Taswell; Vincent-Blakes; Hillyard-Moreland; Rachel-Mrs Chetwood; Meriel-Miss Budgell; Amice-Miss Bradshaw; Beggars-Collins, Gray, Miss Scotts.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Chetwood

Song: BBritons Strike Home-Moreland

Dance: Muilment, Mlle Auguste; A Dance-Desse, Mrs Walter

5810
16 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Several entertainments-LaLauze (being his first attempt of that kind these two years); particularly: II: The Amorous Swain; or The Rival Nimphs-Lalauze, Mlle Bonneval, Mrs Delagarde; III: Serious Dance-Cooke; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Lalauze, Mlle Domitilla, Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; (By Desire) after Farce:, a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre,concluding with a Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's a boy scholar, Mlle Bonneval

Song: V: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft

5811
05 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Valentine-Giffard; Jeremy-Green; Miss Prue-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Chetwood; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: I, II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Desse, Mrs Walter

5812
05 November 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: Brett, Mrs Hill

Music: Overture by Festing-; Concerto on Chromatic Horns-Messing; Concerto on Violoncello-Gordon; Concerto on German Flutes-Burk Thumoth, Lawson

5813
18 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17441027, but Antonio-Cibber Jun.; Morayma-Mrs Clive; Merchant-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Moryama Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: I: (by particular Desire) The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive; IV: Beard

Dance: III: Cooke, Sga Campioni; V: LaLauze, Sga Campioni

5814
28 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17450214, but Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Jenny Diver-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: Cooke, Lalauze, Picq, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Song: (BBy Particular Desire) the song made on the Famous Sea Fight at La Hogue-Beard, in the characters of a sailor

5815
02 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17450119, but Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Berinthia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17441003, but Mock Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Vaughan

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Cooke; II: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq; III: Le Gondalier-Cooke; V: a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre-; concluding with: a Minuet-Cooke, Mrs Delagarde

Song: IV: Beard

5816
06 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs King
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: New Grand Dance-Muilment; III: New Dance-Muilment; V: Muilment

Song: IV: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

5817
15 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17450318 but Mustapha-Chapman; Johayma-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Moryama Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Song: ( B By desire )Mad Bess-Beard; The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

5818
16 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: King Pepin's Campaign

Cast
Role: Lady Abbess Actor: Mrs Sybilla
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Arne.

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Muilment

5819
16 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17441229, but Anne Bullen-Miss Bellamy; Old Lady-Mrs James; Coronation Ceremony-; Vocal parts-_.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James
Role: Vocal parts for Coronation scene procession Actor: Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Clive, Mrs Lampe.
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard A Representation of the Coronation of Anne Bullenv, the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Cast
Role: Thisbe Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Duval

Dance: MMinuet-Destrade, Mrs Duval

5820
17 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

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

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Yates; King-Bridges; Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: Nanny O-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; V: Muilment

5821
18 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450316 but Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Lord Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: Muilment; V: Sga Bettini

Song: III: Lowe; IV: Mrs Arne

5822
26 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Cashell; King-Bridgwater; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Chapman; Ostrick-Woodward; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Rosencraus-Ridout; Guildenstern-Anderson; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Rosco, Stoppelaer; Ghost-Quin.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17450402 but Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Vaughan

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17450423 IV: Le Gondalier-Cooke

Song: Between Play and Farce: the celebrated song Ellen/a/Roon-Mrs Clive

5823
29 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: II: Mrs Arne; IV: Nanny O-Lowe; V: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: I: Sga Bettini; III: Muilment

5824
04 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17450416 As17441229, but Anne Bullen-Mrs Horton; Old Lady-Mrs James; Vocal parts-_Beard.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James
Role: Vocal parts for Coronation scene procession Actor: Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Clive, Mrs Lampe.
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard A Representation of the Coronation of Anne Bullenv, the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv

Dance: Cooke, LaLauze, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Sga Campioni

5825
06 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17450126, but Edging-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Grideline Actor: Mrs Sybilla

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Sga Bettini