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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.

5651
09 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Oliver-Mills; Springlove-Cross; Old Rents-Turbutt; Hearty-Dunstall; Randal-Morgan; Patrico-Woodburn; Martin-Ray; Justice Clack-Taswell; Vincent-Blakes; Hillyard-Moreland; Rachel-Mrs Chetwood; Meriel-Miss Budgell; Amice-Miss Bradshaw; Beggars-Collins, Gray, Miss Scotts.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Chetwood

Song: BBritons Strike Home-Moreland

Dance: Muilment, Mlle Auguste; A Dance-Desse, Mrs Walter

5652
16 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Several entertainments-LaLauze (being his first attempt of that kind these two years); particularly: II: The Amorous Swain; or The Rival Nimphs-Lalauze, Mlle Bonneval, Mrs Delagarde; III: Serious Dance-Cooke; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Lalauze, Mlle Domitilla, Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; (By Desire) after Farce:, a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre,concluding with a Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's a boy scholar, Mlle Bonneval

Song: V: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft

5653
05 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Valentine-Giffard; Jeremy-Green; Miss Prue-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Chetwood; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I, II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Desse, Mrs Walter

5654
05 November 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: Brett, Mrs Hill

Music: Overture by Festing-; Concerto on Chromatic Horns-Messing; Concerto on Violoncello-Gordon; Concerto on German Flutes-Burk Thumoth, Lawson

5655
18 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17441027, but Antonio-Cibber Jun.; Morayma-Mrs Clive; Merchant-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Moryama Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: I: (by particular Desire) The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive; IV: Beard

Dance: III: Cooke, Sga Campioni; V: LaLauze, Sga Campioni

5656
28 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17450214, but Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Jenny Diver-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: Cooke, Lalauze, Picq, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Song: (BBy Particular Desire) the song made on the Famous Sea Fight at La Hogue-Beard, in the characters of a sailor

5657
02 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17450119, but Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Berinthia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17441003, but Mock Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Vaughan

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Cooke; II: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq; III: Le Gondalier-Cooke; V: a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre-; concluding with: a Minuet-Cooke, Mrs Delagarde

Song: IV: Beard

5658
06 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs King
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: New Grand Dance-Muilment; III: New Dance-Muilment; V: Muilment

Song: IV: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

5659
15 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17450318 but Mustapha-Chapman; Johayma-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Moryama Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Song: ( B By desire )Mad Bess-Beard; The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

5660
16 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: King Pepin's Campaign

Cast
Role: Lady Abbess Actor: Mrs Sybilla
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Arne.

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Muilment

5661
16 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17441229, but Anne Bullen-Miss Bellamy; Old Lady-Mrs James; Coronation Ceremony-; Vocal parts-_.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James
Role: Vocal parts for Coronation scene procession Actor: Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Clive, Mrs Lampe.
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard A Representation of the Coronation of Anne Bullenv, the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Cast
Role: Thisbe Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Duval

Dance: MMinuet-Destrade, Mrs Duval

5662
17 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington.
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Yates; King-Bridges; Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: Nanny O-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; V: Muilment

5663
18 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450316 but Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Lord Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: Muilment; V: Sga Bettini

Song: III: Lowe; IV: Mrs Arne

5664
26 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Cashell; King-Bridgwater; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Chapman; Ostrick-Woodward; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Rosencraus-Ridout; Guildenstern-Anderson; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Rosco, Stoppelaer; Ghost-Quin.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17450402 but Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Vaughan

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17450423 IV: Le Gondalier-Cooke

Song: Between Play and Farce: the celebrated song Ellen/a/Roon-Mrs Clive

5665
29 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: II: Mrs Arne; IV: Nanny O-Lowe; V: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: I: Sga Bettini; III: Muilment

5666
04 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17450416 As17441229, but Anne Bullen-Mrs Horton; Old Lady-Mrs James; Vocal parts-_Beard.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James
Role: Vocal parts for Coronation scene procession Actor: Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Clive, Mrs Lampe.
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard A Representation of the Coronation of Anne Bullenv, the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv

Dance: Cooke, LaLauze, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Sga Campioni

5667
06 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17450126, but Edging-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Grideline Actor: Mrs Sybilla

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Sga Bettini

5668
10 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: Mrs Arne; III, IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Muilment

5669
13 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: III: Sga Bettini

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; V: Early Horn-Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto on the Bassoon-; End Farce: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; concluding with Handel's Water Music-

5670
19 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Mills; Aimwell-Delane; Sullen-Winstone; Scrub-Macklin; Gibbet-Neale; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bridges; Cherry-Mrs Ridout; Boniface-I. Sparkes; Foigard-Barrington (from the Theatre in Dublin).
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Ridout

Song: Lowe, Mrs Arne

5671
21 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Manly-Delane; Sir Francis-Macklin; Basset-Neale; Squire Richard-Blakes; Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Miss Jenny-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bridges; Myrtilla-Mrs Horsington; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Song: II: Lowe; V: Dialogue call'd Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Muilment

5672
24 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-L. Sparks from Dublin; Bellmour-Mills; Fondlewife-Macklin; Bluff-I. Sparks; Setter-Yates; Sir Joseph Whittol-Neale; Vainlove-Havard; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Lucy-Mrs Macklin; Sharper-Blakes; Betty-Mrs King; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Araminta-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs King
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Dance: II: Muilment

Song: III: Lowe; V: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

5673
01 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Delane; Iago-Macklin; Brabantio-Berry; Cassio-Havard; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Winstone; Lodovico-Blakes; Montano-Mozeen; Gratiano-Woodburn; Emilia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Miss Copin.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin

Song: I: Lowe; III: Mrs Arne; IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-the Mechels; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

5674
03 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Macklin; Sir George-Mills; Charles-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Bridges; Whisper-Neale; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Patch-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Song: II and IV: Mrs Arne

Dance: V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

5675
05 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Delane; Sir John Beville-Winstone; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Bridges; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Macklin; Humphrey-Turbutt; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Phyllis-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bridges; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: II: Mrs Arne

Dance: V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926