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22799 results for: Keyword - Mrs Ward
We found 23337 matches on Performance Comments, 4263 matches on Event Comments, 4206 matches on Performance Title, 1377 matches on Roles/Actors, and 23 matches on Author.

626
30 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill.] Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. Receipts: #92 14s. (70.12; 21.3; 0.19; tickets: non listed) (charge: #106 9s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Claudio-Barrymore; Don Pedro-Whitfield; Don John-Aickin; Balthazar (with a song)-Williames; Antonio-Packer; Dogberry-Parsons; Town@Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Burton; Leonato-Bensley; Hero-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: In II: a Masquerade and Dance-proper to the Play

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Passions an Ode to Music-Kemble

627
02 June 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Afterpiece: For that Night only [it had 1st been acted at the Royalty, 1 Jan. 1788]. The Airs and Chorusses composed by Reeve. End of Act I a Grand Representation of Mount Vesuvius at the time of an Eruptionv. [Mrs Gibbs was from the Royalty.] Receipts: #275 10s. (138.15; 26.19; 5.8; tickets: 104.8) (charge: #115 14s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples; or, Royal Clemency

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Palmer; The other Characters-Bannister Jun., Suett, Burton, Williames, Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance on that stage). [Other characters adjusted from playbill of 24 Mar. 1791. Skirmish-Bannister Jun.; +Simkin-Suett; +Flint-Burton; +Russet-Williames; +Jenny-Miss Collett; +Margaret-Mrs Love; +Louisa-Mrs Gibbs. Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred are unassigned.]
Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: Bannister Jun., Suett, Burton, Williames, Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Gibbs
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Gibbs. Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred are unassigned.

Dance: In afterpiece: Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

628
12 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Country Girl and The Pannel [both advertised on playbill of 11 Dec.] are deferred on account of Mrs Jordan's Indisposition. Receipts: #60 10s. 6d. (36.10.0; 22.10.0; 1.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Dance: End: As17881113

Song: As17880916

629
29 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17881014, but Tressel-Whitfield; Lady Anne (1st time)-Mrs Farmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Farmer.
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Banks, Bourk, Suett, Williames, Spencer, Phillimore, Fawcett, Fairbrother, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Lyons, Cox, Hollingsworth, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir.

630
04 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On Account of Mrs Siddons's Indisposition her Benefit is deferred 'till Monday the 11th Instant. [Afterpiece in place of The Pannel, advertised on playbill of 2 May.] Receipts: #249 4s. (122.7.0; 23.17.6; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

631
07 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17881112, but Fainall-Wroughton; Waitwell-Suett; Witwou'd-Dodd; Millamant-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Marwood Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End: The Drunken Swiss-West (1st appearance in London these 10 years), Miss Stageldoir

632
21 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17890926, but Sweet Echo-Mrs Crouch,accompanied-Parke.
Cast
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Crouch,accompanied-Parke.
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Mrs Shaw
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Crouch

633
12 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17891008, but Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mrs Edwards in place of Miss _Romanzini, Miss Tidswell of Mrs Edwards, Mrs _Fox.

634
27 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In Many Masks

Performance Comment: As17900320but Angelica-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: 900320but Angelica Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: 900308but Angelica Actor: read by Mrs Wilson.
Role: Characters Actor: Barrymore, R. Palmer, Wroughton, Kemble, Whitfield, Bannister Jun., Suett, Phillimore, Benson, Lyons, Webb, Maddocks, Alfred, Master Gregson, Master Grimaldi, Miss Gawdry, Fairbrother, Mrs Powell, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Ward, Mrs Hedges, Mrs Heard, Miss Tidswell, Miss Barnes. Cast from text
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Callis Actor: Mrs Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Edwards

635
09 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17900210, but Orsino-Barrymore; Sebastian-Whitfield; Epilogue Song-Suett; songs-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: songs Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17900302but Lady Loverule-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Shaw; Lettice-Miss Barnes.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Shaw
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

636
12 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Bannister Jun.; Squire-Whitfield; Candy-Miss Tidswell; Polly Pattens-Mrs Crouch; with a song-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Polly Pattens Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: with a song Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17891107, but Marcelina-Mrs Booth; Agnes-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Ward

Dance: As17891209

Song: As17891209

637
20 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Apollo [i

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17891021, but Comus-Sedgwick (1st appearance in that character); Spirit-Haymes; Bacchanals-_Sedgwick; Bacchants-Miss _Barnes, Mrs _Shaw.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss _Barnes, Mrs _Shaw.
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Crouch,accompanied-Parke.
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Crouch

638
10 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17901004, but Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Goodall; Tom Errand-Hollingsworth; Errand's Wife-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Williames.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Booth.

639
17 February 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17910209, but Maria-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

640
03 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17901110, but Maria-Mrs Crouch; omitted: song. omitted: song.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Edwards.

641
07 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Romp, but "Mrs Jordan ill" (Kemble Mem., which lists the substitute play).] Receipts: #245 4s. 6d. (202.8.0; 41.9.6; 1.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

642
18 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17910427, but Serjeant Kite-Sedgwick; O what a charming things's a battle-Sedgwick; Coster Pearmain-Hollingsworth; a song-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: a song Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Apollo [i

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Cast
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Leonarda Actor: Mrs Booth.

643
11 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: Muses Actor: Mrs _Goodall.
Role: Melpomene Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Thalia Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Performance Comment: As17910927, but Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Heard.
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch

Song: As17910927

644
18 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17910922, but Cicely-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17910924, but Lucy-Mrs Shaw.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Shaw.
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Lady Elinor Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Leonarda Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

645
08 March 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17911020, but Mrs Clogget-Miss Tidswell; Jessamin-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clogget Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Donna Isabella Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Davis

646
12 November 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17921105, but Duchess of York-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Edwin

647
22 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 3rd piece [Ist time; MF 2, attributed to Mrs Rainsford, for whom see Morning Herald, 9 May; London Chronicle, 23 May, states that it was written by "A Lady," but gives no name. MS: Larpent 1025; not published]: The Music composed by Webbe. Receipts: #118 4s. (109/3; 9/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Dalton Actor: IncledonLady Philippa Sidney-Mrs Mattocks
Role: IncledonLady Philippa Sidney Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Nerinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Henley
Role: Lady's Maid Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Pope. Thompson is unassigned.
Role: McScrape Actor: JohnstoneEllen Woodbine-Mrs Mountain
Role: JohnstoneEllen Woodbine Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: THE SPEECHLESS WIFE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Cubitt, Richardson, Rees, Campbell// Miss Poole, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (W. Woodfall, 1794): William-Quick; Colin-Incledon; Hodge-Munden; Moody-Cubitt; Parchment-Richardson; Dick-Recs; Mercury-Campbell//Susan-Miss Poole; Alice-Miss Stuart; Margaret-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Martyr
Related Works
Related Work: The Speechless Wife Author(s): Mrs. Rainford

648
27 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Mrs Aubert.] Never Acted before. In Daily Courant, 26 May: Never acted before, being unfortunately prevented on Friday last, by the unexpected Arrest of the Person who was to have played the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Hydaspes; Or, The Greshamite

Performance Comment: Harlequin the Author,-Mrs Aubert; Doctor-C. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Harlequin the Author, Actor: Mrs Aubert
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert

649
12 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290509, but Genius-Webster; Cuzzonida-Mrs Hill; Chesirena-Mrs Noakes; With the Original Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cuzzonida Actor: Mrs Hill
Role: Chesirena Actor: Mrs Noakes
Role: other parts Actor: Smith, Giffard, Raymond, Gillow, Hulet, Williams, Reynolds, Hill, Mrs Purden, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ward, Mrs Mountfort
Role: Cademore Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Sermentory Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Seringo Actor: Mrs Montford

Dance: HHarlequin-a Gentleman that never appeared on the Stage before

Song: CCharming Warblers-Mrs Hill

650
09 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290503, but Darony-Ware; Cuzzonida-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Cuzzonida Actor: Mrs Russell.
Role: other parts Actor: Smith, Giffard, Raymond, Gillow, Hulet, Williams, Reynolds, Hill, Mrs Purden, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ward, Mrs Mountfort
Role: Cademore Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Sermentory Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Seringo Actor: Mrs Montford