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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.

4951
18 November 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ryan; Raymond-Boheme; Bertran-Diggs; Lorenzo-Walker; Dominic-Quin; Gomez-Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Parker; Elvira-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall

4952
02 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Boheme; Lenox-Walker; Witches-Bullock Sr, Hippisley, Morgan; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Parker; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bullock; Hecate-Hall; 1st Murderer-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Bullock

Music: In which will be reviv'd, The Musick, both Vocal and Instrumnetal, incident to the Play-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Mrs Chambers, others

Dance: Usual Dances-DuPre, Salle, Nivelon, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, DuPre Jr

4953
03 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Ryan; Lyrick-Hippisley; Mockmode-Egleton; Club-Bullock Sr; Pamphlet-Morgan; Brush-Spiller; Rigadoon-Norris; Lucinda-Mrs Bullock; Leanthe-Mrs Vincent; Pindress-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Trudge-H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Leanthe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Pindress Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mrs Trudge Actor: H. Bullock.

Dance: SSpanish Entry-LeSac, Miss LaTour; French Peasants-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Salle

4954
08 December 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron.

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

4955
01 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

4956
05 January 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: As17251016, but Kate-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: PPastoral-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Peasant-Nivelon; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

4957
18 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Brett.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Robinson

4958
24 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Prudence Actor: Mrs Heron.

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly The Hussars-

4959
24 February 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Royer; Acasto-Huddy; Monimia-Mrs Haughton; Page-Mrs Tollet; Serina-a Gentlewoman [who never appear'd on any Stage before possible Lavinia Fenton]; [With a new Prologue-Mr Royer; [and a new Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Page Actor: Mrs Tollet
Role: and a new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

Music: The Original Trumpet Song of Sound Fame-by Mr Henry Purcel Mr Armstrong

4960
17 March 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Cibber; Philip-Booth; Octavio-Cibber Jr; Trappanti-Miller; Host-Norris; Soto-Harper; Hippolita-Mrs Thurmond; Rosara-Mrs Booth; Flora-Mrs Cibber; Viletta-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4961
19 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Quin; Constant-Walker; Heartfree-Ryan; Razor-Egleton; Lady Brute-Mrs Parker; Belinda-Mrs Bullock; Mademoiselle-Mrs Legare; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Legare
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: With new Songs proper to the Play-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: Nivelon, Salle, Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock

4962
02 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire

Performance Comment: Mahomet-Boheme; Pyrrhus-Ryan; Solyman-Quin; Abra Mule-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Song: Leveridge, Legare

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

4963
13 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: End I: The Play of Love-Leveridge; II: The Wheel Turn'd To Some Tune (new)-Leveridge; III: Singing-Mrs Chambers; V: A Piece of Musick between a Fop and a Toper: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; IV: French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

4964
19 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4965
19 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: Leveridge, Legare

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Wall; A new Grand Dance of Two Punches Two Scaramouches and Three Harlequins-

4966
21 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17251027, but Eliza-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Heron.
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: End II: The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; III: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond, Mrs Tenoe; IV: Country Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: Harlequin-Rainton

4967
22 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Margartitta Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Thurmond, Miss Tenoe, Boval, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4968
23 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17251018, but Aimwell-Bridgwater; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Baker; Dorinda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Duplessis, Haughton, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Scaramouch-Young Sandham

4969
25 April 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton

Dance: Boval, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Mrs Robinson; Whitson Holiday-

4970
03 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17250907, but Araminta-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: pastoral-Bpastoral=-Boval, Mrs Brett; Muzette-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Boval, Lally, others

4971
04 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17251122, but Hillaria-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Dance: End I: A new Harlequin-Young Rainton; II: Pastoral-Miss Robinson; III: La Pierrete-Roger, Mrs Brett; IV: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: A Grand Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis

Music: In III: Trumpet Sonata by Mons Dieupart-; In IV: Sonata by Signor Corelli-; End IV: First Concerto (by Desire) of Signor Michael Arcangello Corelli-

4972
04 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sir Joseph-Egleton; Sharper-Diggs; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Spiller; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Araminta-Mrs Moffet; Syliva-Mrs Legar; Lucia-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Moffet
Role: Syliva Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Song: SSee From the Silent Groves by Dr Pepusch-Mrs Chambers; The Play of Love made and sung-Leveridge

4973
05 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Horton

Dance: I: Muzette-Rainton, Miss Robinson; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Sandham's Children; IV: Dutch Skipper-Sandham; V: La Pierette-Roger, Mrs Brett

Music: II: Corelli's 8th Concerto-

4974
07 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4975
09 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: I: Passacaille-Miss Robinson; II: Peirette-Mrs Brett; III: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; IV: Harlequin-Rainton; V: Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson

Music: II: Serenade on Violin-Roger , to his Mistress in the Character of Pierot