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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.

5001
13 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17270104, but Ophelia-Mrs Rice; Fop-_.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Berriman

Song: TThe Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren; A Dialogue Betwixt a Rake and a Widow-; Rake-Leveridge; Widow-Salway

Dance: FFrench Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

5002
23 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Fenton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Song: TThe Spinning Wheel Dialogue-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; La Marriee-Salle, Mlle Salle

5003
21 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Triumph; or, The Miser and Pierot Taken Prisoner by the Lilliputians

Dance: LLa Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

Ballet: TThe Cobler's Jealous Wife (new). Cobler-Boval; Wife-Roger; Two Peasant-Essex, Haughton; Wives-Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe

Performance Comment: Cobler-Boval; Wife-Roger; Two Peasant-Essex, Haughton; Wives-Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Wives Actor: Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe.

5004
22 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17270121, but Acasto-Thurmond; Serena-Mrs Cibber; Page-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Serena Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: LLe Jeuness-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

5005
24 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Booth; Piercy-Wilks; Wolsey-Cibber; Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; Northumberland-Thurmond; Rochford-Wm. Mills; Lady Blunt-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Blunt Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Diana Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: TThe Fawns-; La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Drunken Man-Harper

5006
25 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End II: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; III: A new Turkish Dance-Essex, Roger, Lally, Boval, Duplessis; IV: La Jeuness-Miss Robinson, Young Rainton; V: A new Chacone-Essex, others

5007
01 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Cast
Role: Mrs Buskin Actor: Mrs Willis.

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

5008
03 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17270405 but Mrs Amlet-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway; The Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: PPierot-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and His Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

5009
08 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Wilks; Pinchwife-Booth; Sparkish-Cibber; Harcourt-Mills; Dorilant-Watson; Sir Jasper-Norris; Quack-Shepard; Alithea-Mrs Heron; Lady Fidget-Mrs Horton; Mrs Dainty-Miss Lindar; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Young; Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; With the same Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson , as Captain of the Lilliputians.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Miss Lindar
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Young
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Cibber

Music: Eighth of Corelli's Concerto s-

Dance: End I: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; II: Peasant-Young Sandham, Young Sandham's Sister; III: La Jeunesse-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; IV: Matlose-Lally, Miss Tenoe; V: The Cobler's Jealous Wife-

5010
08 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17261102, but Mad Scholar-Ogden; Mad Priest-Houghton; Mad Welshman-Norris; Master of Mad House-Hulet; Alinda-Mrs Morgan; Mad Lady-Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mad Lady Actor: Mrs Ogden.
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Cast
Role: Mad Lady Actor: Mrs Legar.
Role: Syrinx Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Chambers

Song: IV: De mi Cara-Mrs Warren

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Ogden; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; V: Two Punches and Harlequin-DuPre, Newhouse, Pelling

5011
15 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17270313 but Horatio-Milward; Ghost-Hulett; Bernardo-Houghton; Fop-W. Bullock; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Berriman

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

5012
17 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton.

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Duplessy, Mrs Walter; III: La Matlotte-Lally, Miss Tenoe; IV: French Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; V: Serious Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

5013
18 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Saguntum

Performance Comment: As17270116, but Lycormas-Berriman; Timandra-Mrs Morgan; First Saguntine-_; With the Original Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Timandra Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: With the Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Boheme, Ryan, Walker, Quin, Hulett, Diggs, Milward, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Bullock, but edition of 1727 lists: Sicoris-Boheme
Role: Candace Actor: Mrs Berriman

Song: Salway, Mrs Warren

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle

5014
19 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ancient History Of Caradoc The Great; Or, The Valiant Welshman

Performance Comment: Caradoc-Walker; Cartismandua-Mrs Berriman; Octavian-Hulet; Gald-Milward; Codigunc-Ogden; Claudius Caesar-Huddy; Ostorius Scapula-Berriman; Cunedag-Lacy; Morgan Earl of Anglesey-Hippisley; Roger the Quest Man-Morgan; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Cartismandua Actor: Mrs Berriman

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

5015
13 September 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Quin; Learchus-Hippisley; Oronces-Walker; Hogstye-Morgan; Roger-Bullock; Quaint-Spiller; Fop-W. Bullock; Hortensia-Mrs Berriman; Doris-Mrs Egerton; Euphronia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Hortensia Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Doris Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Euphronia Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

5016
15 September 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Sullen-Quin; Sir Charles-Milward; Bonniface-Bullock; Gibbet-Wm. Bullock; Scrub-Hippisley; Foigard-Morgan; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bullock; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egleton; Cherry-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Legar.

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Pelling; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

5017
09 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Milward; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Legar; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-W. Bullock; Ferrit-Morgan; Boors-Spiller, Hall.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jaculine Actor: Mrs Legar

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Pelling

5018
17 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Boheme; Lenox-Walker; Malcolm-Milward; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Berriman; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bullock; Hecate-Hall; Witches-Bullock, Hippisley, Morgan; First Murderer-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Bullock

Music: incident to play: Vncident to play: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Music-Leveridge, Degar, Salway, Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dupre, Salle, Nivelon, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

5019
18 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Harper; Young Bellair-Cibber Jr; Shoemaker-Miller; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Cibber; Emilia-Mrs Heron; Lady Townly-Mrs Butler; Pert-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Essex, Mrs Booth, Lally's Son, Little Girl

5020
23 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Lady Woudbe Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: DDance of Fools-Nivelon, Poitier; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

5021
21 February 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Butler

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Rainton, Lally's Son, Mrs Brett, Miss Robinson, Miss Robinson Jr, Miss Brett

5022
27 February 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Horton

Dance: Roger, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Brett, Miss Robinson Jr; particularly Le Badinage Champetre-; The Pieraite-

5023
29 February 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Lally, Essex, Mrs Booth

5024
09 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Performance Comment: Sir William-Bullock; Young Wealthy-Ryan; Tom Wealthy-Walker; Shamtown-Hippisley; Littlegad-Chapman; Spruce-Spiller; Lady Sly-Mrs Berriman; Maria-Mrs Younger; Sophia-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Egleton; Nanny-Miss Fenton.
Cast
Role: Lady Sly Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Spruce Actor: Mrs Egleton

Song: NNo Kissing At All by Purcell-Leveridge, Salway; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: PPierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

5025
21 March 1728 @ 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
Role: Mrs Edging Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: TThe Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr, a scholar of Essex's