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22738 results for: Keyword - Mrs Siddons
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4248 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 1015 matches on Roles/Actors, and 11 matches on Author.

17126
19 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Cast
Role: Mrs Western Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Honour Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: [See17681214, but to avoid confusion:] Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Legg; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Furies-Arnauld; Epicure-Wignell; Miller-Morris; Gambler-Quick; Faustus's Man-Morgan; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; French Cook-Holtom; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; With Dances-Arnauld, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: Irish Lilt-. [See17680930.

17127
25 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer, 1st time; Anannias-Parsons; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dapper-W. Palmer; Kastril-J. Burton; Subtle-Burton; Sir Epicure-Love; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Mrs Watchly Actor: Mrs Johnston

17128
20 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Neville MS Diary: went with Mr and Mrs Willoughby to the 2 shilling gallery at Drury Lane to see the new comedy. The School for Rakes, which I do not like. Many of our new pieces are full of absurd compliments to--

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Mrs Winifred Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

17129
20 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17681212, but Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: The New Character would seem to be Venus Actor: Mrs Baker. But playbill gives no indication of who played Mrs Baker's old part of Diana.
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

17130
25 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Cast
Role: Rivine Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17681219, but Rhodope-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Clive.

17131
11 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Barry; Aboan-Aickin; Lt Governor-Palmer; Blandford-Jefferson; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Stanmore-Strange; Hotman-Bannister; Mrs Blandford-Miss Platt; Imoinda-Mrs Barry;in Act II, a Song-Miss I. Young.
Cast
Role: Mrs Blandford Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: V: New Comic Dance, as17681210

17132
13 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Cast
Role: Attendants Actor: Miss Platt, Mrs _Hippisley.
Role: Parts Actor: Barry, Holland, Jefferson, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Barry. Rhadamistus-Barry
Role: Zelmira Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Zenobia Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Mindora-Miss I. Young; Daphne-Mrs Baddeley; Amintor-Vernon; With Dances-Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: With Dances Actor: Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: V: New Comic Dance, as17681210

17133
27 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17681105, but Tressel-Dyer; Lady Ann-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

17134
03 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Dodd; Hodge-King; Sir William Meadows-Parsons; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley; Justice Woodcock-Hartry; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Radley; Eustace-Fawcett; Hawthorne-Vernon; In Act I, a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End of Opera: The Wake, as17680929

17135
04 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Eleanor Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Countess of Salisbury Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17690401 but Rhodope-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680929

17136
05 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Baddeley. Mainpiece: Played this night By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for The English Merchant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Trumbel Actor: Johnston
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Mrs Harslet Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

17137
08 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Trumbel Actor: Johnston
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Mrs Harslet Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End: By Desire, the entertainment The Cries of London-Vernon

17138
14 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs W. Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs W. Barry.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Mad Florival Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Newton; V: Hearts of Oak, as17681013

17139
14 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17690213, but Basset-Perry; Mrs Motherly-_; Myrtilla-_; Trusty-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Bulkley , 1st time
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Thompson

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

17140
19 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17690404 but Lady Fuz-Mrs Clive, advertised as her last time of appearing in that character.
Cast
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Clive, advertised as her last time of appearing in that character.
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

17141
21 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: As17690412 [but parts assigned as bracketed], but Fribble-J. Burton; Servant-Castle; Old Lady-Mrs Bradshaw; Country Girl (with Song)-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Country Girl Actor: Mrs Scott.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17681013

17142
21 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17690206, but La France-Quick; Molly-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time; Amelia-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Mrs Goodman Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

17143
24 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17690417 but Oroonoko-Younger; Imoinda-Miss Ward; J. Stanmore-Fox; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Helme; Daniel-Shuter; Hotman-_.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

17144
26 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Mrs Green #11 4s. 6d. covered by #49 6s. from tickets (Box 118; Pit 80; Gallery 78) (Account Book). Rec'd from Mas. Harris for his 1!2 value of tickets 24th Inst. #20 9s. 6d. Receipts; #53 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Eleanor Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Countess of Salisbury Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: The Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

17145
12 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Palmer, Clough, Wright, Mrs Millidge. Tickets deliver'd by Wilson and Mr Costin will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Trumbel Actor: Johnston
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Mrs Harslet Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Wright

17146
19 May 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Bannister; Squire-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Mrs Reade; Sally-Mrs Arthur.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Reade
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Arthur.

Dance: As17690515

17147
20 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17681116, but Jessamin-Quick; Corinna-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer

17148
22 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at Half an Hour after Five. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after six. [The Account Book indicates that the following paid up their deficits of half values of tickets: Rose, Mrs Griffiths, Claridge, Doe, Pullen, Fransdorf, Norbury, Robson, Pilfold, Roberts and Singleton.] Receipts: #163 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Aspasia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: lists Mirza Actor: Davis, but Davis does not appear on the playbill, which lists Mrs Lessingham, though no part appears for her in the 1768 edn.. Mrs Lessingham played Aspasia according to the listing in Lloyd's Evening Post, 2 thru 5 Dec.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

17149
02 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17690614 but young Loveit-DuBellamy; Dolly-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Reade
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Reed.
Role: Zorayda Actor: Mrs Jewel

Dance: As17690515

17150
07 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Sheridan (being his first appearance in this Kingdom these six Years); King-Bannister; Laertes-Aickin; Horatio-DuBellamy; Rosencrantz-Strange; Marcellus-Wheeler; Bernardo-Jacobs; Ghost-Sowdon; Gravediggers-Sparks, Castle; Polonius-Arthur; Ostrick-Hamilton; Guildenstern-Kearny; Player King-Vandermere; Priest-Sharpless; Lucianus-Summers; Queen-Mrs DuBellamy; Player Queen-Mrs White; Ophelia-Mr Jewell.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Rose; King-Bannister; Noodle-Hamilton; Foodle-Wheeler; Bailiff-Vandermere; Grizzle-Arthur; Ghost-DuBellamy; Doodle-Summers; Follower-Jacobs; Queen of the Giants-Sparks; Huncamunca-Mrs DuBellamy; Queen-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Gardner.