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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.

5251
23 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: See17321123, but Teague-Miller; Careless-Mills; Ruth-Mrs Heron; Obadiah-Johnson (in Daily Post, 21 April; Daily Post, 23 April missing). Daily Post, 23 April missing).
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Lally, Mrs Booth

5252
27 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance, as17330424

5253
01 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: See17330315 but Atall-Cibber Jr; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Heron; Sylvia-Miss Holliday; Careless-A. Hallam; Clerimont-Roberts; Old Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Strut-Oates; Footman-Mullart; Clarinda-Mrs Charke; Wishwell-Mrs Grace; With a Prologue, Epilogue addressed to the Free-Masons-.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Grace

Song: All the Songs usual on the Occasion-

Dance: Essex, Haughton, LeBrun, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

5254
02 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Milward; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir William-Hippisley; Sir Novelty-Chapman; Snap-H. Bullock; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Buchanan; Flareit-Mrs Egleton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music: V: Water Musick, as17330501; Kettle Drums, as17330501

Song: II: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright in the Scottish Stile

Dance: I: Swedish Dal Karle-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Footing Dance with Hornpipe, as17330501; End Afterpiece: Scottish Dance, as17330501. IV: Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. As17330501

5255
04 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17330418 but Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: I: Scottish Dance-Master Weeks; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Dutch Skipper-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Clown-Nivelon; End of Afterpiece: Scottish Dance, as17330501

Song: III: Chanson a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

5256
07 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Contending Deities

Performance Comment: Venus-Mrs Messis , from the Opera House; Bacchus-Excell.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Messis , from the Opera House

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

5257
09 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330423 but Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor; Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Stoppelaer; Hellebore-Roberts; Welshman-James; Harry-Leigh; James-Mullart; Charlotte-Mrs Mullart; Lucy-Miss Mears.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; III: Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Song: II: Singing in English-E. Roberts; V: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

Music: In III: Concerto on Little Flute-John Bastion

5258
11 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Mock Minuet, as17330507, but Miss Latour, Miss _Baston

5259
11 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Performance Comment: As17330303 but Rochford-Evans; Lady Diana-Mrs Hamilton;An Epilogue-Miss Cole in Boy's Cloaths.
Cast
Role: Lady Diana Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Lady Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

5260
14 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17321215, but Phillipo-Ray; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: La Folette s'est ravisee-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; III: Musette-LeSac, Miss LaTour; IV: Scottish Dance, as17330507

Ballet: V: The Cobler; or, The Merry Wife Constant (new). Cobler (Punch)-Newhouse; Petir Maitre (Harlequin)-LeSac; Doctor (Scaramouch)-Dupre Jr; Merry Wive-Miss Baston

Song: III: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

5261
15 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Mock Minuet, as17330511

5262
16 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: SScot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; Pierrot and Pierraite-deVallois, J. Delagarde; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Masquerade Dance-

Song: Excell

5263
18 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Charke.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

Cast
Role: Mrs Fanciful Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: Harlequin-Miss Brett; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson

5264
18 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17330119, but Sealand-Hulett; Phyllis-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Solo on the Violin-Eversman

Song: BBacchanalian Song-Excell

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Masqueraders-

5265
19 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Helen

Performance Comment: Parts-Hippisley, Salway, Laguerre, Hale, Aston, Hall, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Egleton, Miss Norsa, Miss Binks; but edition of 1733 lists: Mercury-Laguerre; Menelaus-Hippisley; Paris-Salway; Castor-Aston; Pollux-Hale; Justice Gryphus-Hall; Soldier-Hall; Juno-Mrs Cantrell; Minerva-Mrs Egleton; Venus-Miss Norsa; Helen-Miss Binks.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Hippisley, Salway, Laguerre, Hale, Aston, Hall, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Egleton, Miss Norsa, Miss Binks
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Mock Minuet, as17330511

5266
21 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: Venus, Cupid, and Hymen

Performance Comment: Advance cast in Guildhall Library clipping and Daily Advertiser, 19 May, lists: Venus-Miss Raftor; Cupid-Young Cunningham; Hymen-Rainton; First Priest-E. Roberts; Chorus of Priests-Tenoe, Berry; Damon-Stoppelaer; Daphne-Mrs Seedo.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Seedo.

Music: Between the Acts: Trumpets, Kettle Drums, French Horns-; With a new Overture (to the Masque) for two Vox Humanes- , a new invented Instrument

Song: II: Mrs Seedo, who never appeared on the stage before; III: (At the particular Request of Seedo's Friends) Signora Margherita (who has not performed on any theatre these 14 years)

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; IV: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

5267
22 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Song: I: Love and Wine by the Author of Bacchus One Day Gaily Striding-; III: The Despairing Shepherd-Excell

Dance: IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Masquerade Dance-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

5268
31 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Scotch Dance, as17330529

5269
29 June 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Cantrell

Dance: SSwedish Dal Karl-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; French Peasants-de Vallois and Mlle de Vallois

Ballet: AAmorous Clowns. As17330626

Cast
Role: Their Wives Actor: Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston
Role: Courtezan Actor: Mrs Pelling.

Song: Cantata-Salway

5270
26 July 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Lady; Or, The Biter Bit

Performance Comment: Parts-Mullart, Morris, Jones, Stephens, Giles, Hicks, Mrs Mullart, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mullart, Morris, Jones, Stephens, Giles, Hicks, Mrs Mullart, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet.

Song: III: Mrs Bennet

5271
02 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Walker; Imoinda-Mrs Bullock; Governor-Hale; Blandford-Cole; Aboan-Lyon; Stanmore-Aston; Driver-Jones; Jack Stanmore-Giles; Daniel-Clarke; Widow Lackit-Mrs Cantrell; Lucy-Miss Norsa; Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Hottman-Morris.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Haughty Actor: Mrs Cantrell

Dance: MMoor's Dance-Vallois and Mrs Vallois

5272
09 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Haughty Actor: Mrs Cantrell

Music: The celebrated Water Musick by Handel-; in which Preamble on the Kettle Drums-B. Baker

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Vallois and Mrs Vallois; Scotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston

5273
14 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fancy'd Queen

Performance Comment: Parts-Aston, Muloart, Lyon, Cole, Clarke, Morris, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Norsa, Mrs Vallois, Miss Horsington; but edition of 1733 lists: Bellamy-Aston; Poltroon-Lyon; Harry-Cole; Honestus-Stevens; Grimbald-Mullart; Fudge-Clarke; Budgett-Giles; Flirtilla-Mrs Cantrell; Aureola-Miss Norsa; Betty-Mrs Vallois; Rose-Mrs Horsington; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Aston, Muloart, Lyon, Cole, Clarke, Morris, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Norsa, Mrs Vallois, Miss Horsington
Role: Flirtilla Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Haughty Actor: Mrs Cantrell

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karle-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; Irish Trot-Bethen

5274
17 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Haughty Actor: Mrs Cantrell

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karl-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

5275
21 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tuscan Treaty

Afterpiece Title: The Stage@Mutineers

Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Haughty Actor: Mrs Cantrell

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karle-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; Irish Trot-Bethen