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22266 results for: Keyword - Mrs Townsend
We found 23380 matches on Performance Comments, 4255 matches on Event Comments, 4225 matches on Performance Title, 32 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

4576
01 December 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Dance: Harlequin-Mrs Santlow

4577
22 December 1714 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie-body

Song: DuPre, laBane, Tully, Bovil, Mrs Russel, Miss Schoolding

Dance: DuPre, laBane, Tully, Bovil, Mrs Russel, Miss Schoolding

4578
17 January 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Cook; particularly Purcell's Since Times Are So Bad-

Dance: Dupre, Bovile, others

4579
26 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17150321 but Sir Edward-Keene; Sir William-F. Leigh; Young Belfond-J. Leigh; Lolpoop-Knap; Hackum-Spillar; Cheatly-Corey; Isabella-Mrs Rogers; Teresa-Mrs Moor; Mrs Termagent-Mrs Knight; Lucia-Mrs Spillar; Ruth-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Mrs Termagent Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Spillar
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hunt.

Song: As17150324

Dance: delaGarde, Sandham, Newhouse, Mrs Russell, Miss Schoolding

4580
31 March 1715 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vallentino, Mrs Robinson

4581
13 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Selima-Mrs Rogers' Daughter.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Rogers' Daughter.

Song: Trumpet Song-the little boy; the Instrumental part-Mr Grenoust; Vocal Part-Mr Rawlins

Music: Violin solo-Matthew Dubourg

Dance: delaGarde, Bovil, Mrs Bullock; Harlequin and a Countryman-; Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

4582
24 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Careless Husband-Wilks; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Mountfort; Edging-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Song: Purcell's No Kissing At All-; A single Song-Mr Teno's Scholar; At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, A Mimick Song of the Country Life, The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, Birkhead, Miss Willis

4583
03 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: Dialogue between a Drunken Smith and his Wife-Cook, Newberry; Trumpet Song-Rawlins never perform'd on that Stage before; Two/Part Song-The Two Boys never perform'd but once before

Dance: As17150512; Also Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

4584
14 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Eunuch Actor: Mrs Garnet.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Arthur Addlepate-Griffin; Courtley-Corey; Captain Debonair-Spiller; Phillip-H. Bullock; Olivia-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Finch; Jenny-Mrs Hunt; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Finch
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Hunt

Song: Cook, Rawlins, Little Boy

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch and French Peasant-a Gentleman for his own Diversion

4585
23 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Boating Lovers; Or, The Libertine Tam'd

Performance Comment: The principal Part to be perform'd by Mrs Thurmond, who never appear'd on this Stage before; but edition of 1715 lists: Gaylove-J. Leigh; Sir Butterfly Ayrewould-Bullock Sr; Sir Timothy Tweedle-Bullock Jr; Colonel Winfield-Keene; Choleric-Griffin; Bounce-Hall; Decoy-Pack; Witful-Knapp; Thump-F. Leigh; Haircut-Church; Constable-Rogers; Upholder-Hil. Bullock; Servant-Cocker; Lady Youthful-Mrs Kent; Cosmelia-Mrs Thurmond; Clarinda-Mrs Cross; Secret-Mrs Garnet; Prate-Mrs Hunt; Giddy-Mrs Clarke; Prologue written-Bullock Jr; Epilogue-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Lady Youthful Actor: Mrs Kent
Role: Cosmelia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Secret Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Prate Actor: Mrs Hunt
Role: Giddy Actor: Mrs Clarke
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

4586
28 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: Cokes-Miller; Quarlous-Mills; Wasp-Johnson; Busy-Bickerstaff; Overdo-Shepherd; Edgeworth-Ryan; Littlewit-Norris; Winwife-Quin; Ursula-Cross; Nightingale-Birkhead; Mrs Littlewit-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Wellborn-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Mrs Littlewit Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Mrs Wellborn Actor: Miss Willis.

Song: Miss Booth; Mimic Song of the Country Life-Mrs Willis

Dance: Prince

4587
01 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Performance Comment: George Reveller-Mills; Worthy-Bickerstaff; Sir Thomas-Miller; Raison-Johnson; Sassafras-Shepard; Florella-Mrs Porter; Dorinda-Mrs Horton; Mrs Raison-Mrs Saunders; Violante-Mrs Cox; Aunt-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Raison Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Cox
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Baker.

Song: Singing in Italian-Bowman's Son; Roger and Dolly-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Miss Younger

4588
05 July 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross

4589
06 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Mar-all [the Feigned Innocence]

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Miller, Cross, Mrs Porter, Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Johnson, Miller, Cross, Mrs Porter, Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

Song: Miss Booth

Dance: Birkhead, Mrs Willis

4590
08 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O Divelly

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Musick-Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Willis

4591
08 July 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Performance Comment: Portia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The City Ramble

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his Diversion

4592
14 July 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross

4593
15 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Raison Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Cox
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Baker.

Song: Roger and Dolly-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Burkhead, Mrs Willis

4594
02 August 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Willis

4595
23 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Song: Proud Woman, I Scorn You-Pack, Cook

Dance: Scaramouch-Thurmond Jr; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Miller's Dance, as17150810

4596
27 August 1715 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert

Dance: Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

4597
30 September 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; particularly a new Spanish Entry-; Swedish Dal Karle-

4598
06 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Music: The Frost Musicout of King Arthur, composed by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Reading

Song: Signora Maria Fletcher formerly Menene

Dance: delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock

4599
13 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17151006

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Bullock

Song: As17151006

4600
15 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Song: Rawlins; A dialogue-Leveridge, Pack

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock new drest; Punchanello-Shaw