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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.

6076
09 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Peile [1st appearance in that character]; Governor-Whitfield; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Dunstall; Stanmore-Robson; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Hotman-L'Estrange; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17771117, but Termagant-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Dance: End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers

Song: End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell

6077
17 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Farren; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Holcroft; Rugby-Carpenter; Page to Falstaff-Master Pulley; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Mrs Colles; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Farrell; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Farrell.

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Mrs Farrell (of cg)

6078
12 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17781105, but Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Lee Lewes; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Miss Besford; Afterpiece: a Minuet-Dagueville, Mrs Mattocks

6079
22 January 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Lewis; Antipholis of Ephesus-Whitfield; Duke-L'Estrange; Angelo-Fearon; Balthazar-Egan; Dr Pinch-Wewitzer; AEgeon-Hull; Officer-Jones; Merchants-Robson, Thompson; Dromio of Syracuse-Brunsdon; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Adriana-Mrs Jackson; Luciana-Mrs Lessingham; Lesbia-Miss Platt; Abbess-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell

Song: III: song in character-Mrs Farrell

6080
26 February 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: Songs, Chorusses selected from the Works of the late Henry Purcell; Judas Maccabaeus

Song: End Part I: a cantata-Mrs Kennedy

Music: End Part II: concerto on the violoncello-Cervetto

6081
03 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: Songs, Chorusses

Song: End Part II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ, as17790219

6082
03 March 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Barthelemon.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Barthelemon.

Song: End Part I: an Italian duet see17790310by Vinci Tu vuoi ch'io vivi o cara-Mrs Barthelemon, Miss Cecilia Barthelemon

Music: End Part II: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon

6083
28 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17781017, but Macheath (for that night only)-Aldridge (1st appearance in a dramatic character); Lockit-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17781029, but Nancy-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Whitfield.
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: to conclude with: Country Dance-the characters; End I: new Comic Dance-Langrish, Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings; End II: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; In III: Hornpipe, as17781212; End I afterpiece: a new Pantomimical Dance, The Sports of the Green-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Parish, Miss Valois; in which his celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge

6084
27 September 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lee Lewes; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Device; or, The Deaf Doctor

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Lee Lewes, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Fearon, Wilson, Bates, Stevens, Edwin, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 28 Sept.: Meadows-Lee Lewes; John-Wewitzer; Ostler-Fearon; Sir Gouty Guard@ill-Wilson; Sternhold-Bates; Canteen-Edwin; Cook-Painter; Sophia-Mrs Morton; Betsy Blossom-Mrs Wilson; Robson, Brunsdon, Stevens are unassigned; New Prologue-Hull.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Lee Lewes, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Fearon, Wilson, Bates, Stevens, Edwin, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 28 Sept.: Meadows-Lee Lewes
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17790924

Song: II: The Cottage on the lawn (set by Michael Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

6085
29 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Lewis; Antipholis of Ephesus-Whitfield; Duke-L'Estrange; Egeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Brunsdon; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Adriana-Mrs Jackson; Luciana-Mrs Lessingham; Abbess-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Cast
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Dance: As17791022

Song: In Act III: song in character-Mrs Kennedy. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

6086
08 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Wroughton; Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Benvolio-Booth; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Robson; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Montague-Baker; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Cast
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Dance: I: Masquerade Scenev with a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Julietv, with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, J. Wilson, Doyle, Fox, Miss Green, Miss Stewart, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: Wilson, Doyle, Fox, Miss Green, Miss Stewart, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems.

6087
05 April 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Gardner; Aimwell-Jones; Sir Charles Freeman-Wortley; Sullen-Price; Gibbet-Parsloe; Boniface and Scrub-Gentlemen from London [unidentified]; Dorinda-Mrs Robinson; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Weeks; Cherry-Mrs Kingham; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Jerrold.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Weeks
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Kingham
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Jerrold.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Leach; Kecksey-Parsloe; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Price; Thomas-The Gentleman that plays Boniface; Widow Brady (with the Epilogue song)-Mrs Kingham.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Kingham.

Dance: A Hornpipe-Gentleman [unidentified]

Song: End IV: Tally O-Mrs Kingham

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Snip's Humorous Description of the Camp-Gardner

6088
12 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society

Performance Comment: Principal Female Speakers-Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb; The other Characters-Booth, Brunsdon, Egan.
Cast
Role: Principal Female Speakers Actor: Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Song: End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by Dr Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

6089
10 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Wrighten; Traverse-Philimore; Trueman-Norris; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Brereton; Chambermaid-Miss Collett; Betty-Mrs Love; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (1st time [at this theatre])-Palmer; 1st Bacchanal-Vernon; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Du-Bellamy; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Wrighten; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wright; Sabrina-Miss Field; Euphrosyne-Mrs Cargill.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Wrighten; accompanied-Parke. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

6090
30 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Whitfield; Lord Chamberlain-Robson; Gardiner-Wilson; Cromwell-Davies; Lord Sands-Jones; Norfolk-Peile; Suffolk-Booth; Cardinal Wolsey (1st time)-Henderson; Anne Bullen-Mrs Inchbald; Queen Catherine-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Inchbald

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Cast
Role: Letitia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Highflight Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: III: song-Mrs Kennedy

6091
24 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Trew]); Marcian-Clarke; Leontine-Hull; Aranthes-Robson; Atticus-Thompson; Lucius-L'Estrange; Theodosius-Lewis; Pulcheria-Mrs Green; Julia-Mrs Poussin; Delia-Miss Platt; Athenais-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Song: Principal Vocal Parts-Davies, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris. [The music by Purcell.

6092
05 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Orra Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Lee Lewes; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: new grand Polish Dance-Mettalcourt (1st appearance here), Harris, Miss Besford; In afterpiece: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Mattocks

6093
18 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Lewis; Antipholis of Ephesus-Whitfield; Duke-L'Estrange; AEgeon-Hull; Doctor Pinch-Wewitzer; Dromio of Syracuse (1st time)-Edwin; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Adriana (1st time)-Mrs Green; Luciana-Mrs Lessingham; Lesbia-Miss Platt; Abbess (1st time)-Mrs Inchbald.
Cast
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Inchbald.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: In III: a song (in Character)-Mrs Kennedy. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

6094
13 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Merry Sailors-Langrish; End IV: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Mrs Ratchford

6095
15 March 1781 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Stokes; Serjeant Kite-Rivers; Worthy-Newman; Justice Ballance-Spencer; Bullock-Burnet; Recruits-Wilkinson, Fildew; Capt. Brazen-Marlborough; Melinda-Mrs Barnard; Rose-Mrs Fowler; Lucy-Mrs Fabian; Mob of Women-Miss Bibson, Miss Jones; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Barnard
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Fowler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Fabian
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Newman; Mr Harlow-Stokes; Servant-Wilkinson; Captain Cape-Rivers; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Palmer; Trifle-Mrs Barnard; Miss Harlow, the Old Maid-Mrs Fabian.
Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Trifle Actor: Mrs Barnard
Role: the Old Maid Actor: Mrs Fabian.

Song: Between Acts: Mrs Palmer

6096
25 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End III 1st piece: When Phoebus the tops of the hills did adorn-Leoni, Mrs Kennedy

6097
22 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: As17811019, but Sga Prudom in place of Mrs Wrighten; omitted: Miss Phillips, Miss Stageldoir

6098
05 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane (1st time)-Hull; Moneses-Wroughton; Axalla-Whitfield; Omar-Fearon; Dervise-L'Estrange; Prince of Tanais-Booth; Hali-Robson; Stratocles-Thompson; Zama-J. Wilson; Bajazet-Aickin; Selima-Mrs Inchbald; Arpasia-Miss Younge. The usual Prologue spoken by Wroughton .
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Inchbald

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy.

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece To thee, O gentle sleep by Mrs Morton

6099
12 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; The Squire-Mattocks; Serjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Leoni; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Miss Morris (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Morton

Song: As17810924, but omitted: Simpkinson, Mrs Martyr

6100
12 November 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift; Or, The Female Conspiracy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Reilly, Dutton, Moss, Horwell, Lloyd, Mendez, Swords; Miss Villiers, Miss Blaney, Miss Wood, Miss Carne, Mrs Read, Mrs Hyam. [Text, in The Comic Theatre, Vol. I (Dryden Leach, 1762), lists the parts: Cleon, Moneylove, The Baron, Count Raveline, The Marquis, Justice Florid, Picquet, Pasquin; Julia, Belinda, Arsinoe, Araminta, Belisa, Finesse.] Occasional Prologue spoken by Davis and a Lady in the character of Taste. New Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Priscilla Tomboy (the Romp)-Mrs Cox; the other Characters by those who perform in the Comedy . the other Characters by those who perform in the Comedy .
Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Cox

Song: End of Acts II and in of mainpiece two favourite airs by Mrs Cox (1st appearance.)

Monologue: 1781 11 12 End of Act IV of mainpiece Shuter's Post Haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton