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22235 results for: Keyword - Mrs Stafford's
We found 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4240 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

20776
27 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17771110, but Colombine-Mrs Pulley.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Pulley.
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams

Dance: As17771111

20777
29 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770930, but Player Queen-Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Colles.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Principal Bacchants Actor: Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

20778
29 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17771013, but Kent (1st time)-Fearon; Cordelia (1st time)-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Jackson.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125, but _Aldridge, Langrish

20779
03 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Wright]); Don Carlos-Lewis; Don Alvarez-L'Estrange; Don Manuel-Robson; Don Alonzo-Wroughton; Isabella-Miss Ambrose; Leonora-Mrs Hartley; New Occasional Prologue-Hull.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

20780
08 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Leoni; Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimenes-Mahon; Artaxerxes-Mrs Farrell; Semira-Miss Dayes; Mandane-A Young Lady (1st appearance on this stage [Miss Twist].)Miss Twist].)
Cast
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

20781
12 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The School for Fathers [announced on playbill of 10 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred till Wednesday next on account of Mrs Wrighten's Illness. Receipts: #151 7s. 6d. (125.13.0; 25.11.0; 0.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Pulley.

Song: As17780105

20782
12 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17770929, but Juliet-Mrs Keefe [recte O'Keeffe] (from the Theatre-Royal in Crow Street, Dublin; 1st appearance on the English stage). 1st appearance on the English stage).
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Keefe
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Masquerade Scene-; Minuet, as17770929; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771229

Song: As17770929

Cast
Role: ocal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green.

20783
20 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Mr Johnson-Hull; Mr Smith-Clarke; other Characters-Quick, Dunstall, Whitfield, Robson, Wewitzer, Baker, L'Estrange, Death, Jones, Fearon, Thompson, Cushing, Fox, Smith, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Green, Miss Morris, Miss Dayes. With a Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops [for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].
Cast
Role: other Characters Actor: Quick, Dunstall, Whitfield, Robson, Wewitzer, Baker, L'Estrange, Death, Jones, Fearon, Thompson, Cushing, Fox, Smith, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Green, Miss Morris, Miss Dayes. With a Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

20784
02 February 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hastings

Cast
Role: Sabina Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Edwina Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Performance Comment: O'Conner MacCormuck-Moody; Sunderland (1st time)-Packer; Rivers-Farren; Sapling-Lamash; Dipp-Wright; Putty-Wrighten; Spavin-Carpenter; Tom Epping-Waldron; Francis-Burton; Jockey-R. Palmer; Secretary-Griffiths; Issachar-Holcroft; Revell-Palmer; Mrs Cheveley (1st time)-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cheveley Actor: Miss Sherry.

20785
03 February 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The School for Scandal [announced on playbill of 2 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Abington. Receipts: #189 2s. (158.8.0; 30.11.6; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hastings

Cast
Role: Sabina Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Edwina Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: In: As17780128

20786
04 February 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The School for Scandal [announced on playbill of 3 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Abington. Receipts: #160 14s. 6d. (137.10.0; 23.2.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hastings

Cast
Role: Sabina Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Edwina Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: As17780203

20787
05 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17771013, but Cordelia-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Jackson.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

20788
21 February 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Cady of Bagdad

Performance Comment: As17780219, but Dyer's Daughter-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Dyer's Daughter Actor: Mrs Love.
Role: Zemroude Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

20789
05 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17771001, but Mariana-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Whitefield

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

20790
07 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Lewis; Osmond-Clarke; Rhodolpho-L'Estrange; Officer-Thompson; Siffredi-Hull; Laura-Miss Ambrose; Sigismunda-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: other Characters Actor: Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.

20791
09 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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: As17780123, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Principal Bacchants-Miss _Collett, Mrs _Colles.
Cast
Role: Principal Bacchants Actor: Miss _Collett, Mrs _Colles.

Dance: As17771014

20792
09 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End: a new dance, All in the Downs or Farewell to Deal-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

20793
16 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17780302but Florella-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: 780302but Florella Actor: Mrs Poussin.
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

20794
27 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.

Song: Between acts oratorio: Verdi Rale [i.e. Prati] (a favourite song of Handel's)-Mrs Farrell

Performance Comment: e. Prati] (a favourite song of Handel's)-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Farrell.

Music: As17780306

20795
31 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17770926, but Young Meadows-Leoni (1st appearance in that character); Deborah-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Margery-Mrs Wilson; Lucinda (1st time)-Miss Dayes.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17771222

20796
01 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joshua; Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: As17780306but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs _Farrell; 1st Violin-_.
Cast
Role: 780306but Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs _Farrell
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper

Music: As17780306

20797
07 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17780120, but Cymon-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Sylvia-Mrs Arne (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Collett, Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Miss Bridget Pumpkin Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Song: Several newairs (never performed) by Michael Arne-for the characters of Cymon and Sylvia, on this occasion

20798
11 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Priuli-Hull; Renault-Clarke; Duke-Mahon; Bedamar-Whitfield; Spinosa-L'Estrange; Elliot-Fearon; Theodore-Smith; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: 780330but Characters Actor: Mrs Morton, late Miss _Dayes
Role: 780328but Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Poussin.
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

20799
23 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book, 20 Apr.: Paid Mrs Green in lieu of a Benefit #84. Receipts: #204 13s. (203.9; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

20800
25 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17771002, but Hawthorn-Bannister; Young Meadows-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Hodge-Vernon (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End II: The Sailors' Revels-Blurton