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24588 results for: Keyword - Mrs. Cibber
We found 23559 matches on Performance Comments, 4520 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 3624 matches on Author, and 1729 matches on Roles/Actors.

4151
14 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Encouragement of the Comedians Acting in the Hay-Market, and to enable them to keep the Diversion of Plays under a separate Interest from the Opera. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by the Subscription Tickets. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Cibber (II, 4-5) states that each subscriber received three tickets for the first day of each of three plays offered by subscription for a payment of three guineas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Booth; Octavius Caesar-Mills; Antony-Wilks; Brutus-Betterton; Cassius-Verbruggen; Caska-Keen; Ligarius-Boman; Decius Brutus-Husband; Cinna-Bowen; Plebeians-Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Cross; Calphurnia-Mrs Barry; Portia-Mrs Bracegirdle; With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle

4152
12 March 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Colley Cibber. Music by Dr Pepusch.] A New Musical Masque...in two several Interludes, compos'd after the Italian manner and perform'd all in English. N.B. A Printed Book of the Masque will be given each Person that pays in the Pit or Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Performance Comment: Venus-Mrs Barbier; Adonis-Mrs Margarita del'Epine; Edition of 1715 adds: Mars-Blackly.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Adonis Actor: Mrs Margarita del'Epine
Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Colley Cibber

Music: A select Band of the best Masters of Instrumental Musick

4153
17 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #59 14s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17400922, but Lady Grace-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Tyrolean Dance, as17410108; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

4154
21 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Afterpiece: A Masque of Music, reviv'd, in two Interludes, preform'd at the end of the 3rd and 5th Acts. Written by Colley Cibber. Servants will be allow'd to keep Places on the stage, which (for the better accommodation of the Ladies) will be form'd into an Amphitheatre, illuminated and enclos'd, as at an Oratorio. Tickets for Boxes and Stage to be had of Beard at his house in Red Lyon Square, and of Page at the Stage Door. Ladies desired to send servants to keep Places by three o'clock (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Performance Comment: Adonis-Mrs Storer; Venus-Mrs Lampe; Mars-Beard.
Cast
Role: Adonis Actor: Mrs Storer
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Lampe
Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Colley Cibber

4155
02 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both ye Houses play'd on ye same day, Romeo & Juliet, Mr Barry & Mrs Cibber at Covent Garden against Mr Garrick & Miss Bellamy at Drury Lane--Miss Bellamy never appear'd upon this stage before, & was greatly receiv'd--both houses too added a Scene of Juliet's funeral (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

4156
12 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: CCovent Garden drops ye play, & tonight does the Beg. Opera (Cross). Dropped because Mrs Cibber would act in Romeo no longer (Winston MS 7). Daily Advertiser: On the Run of Romeo and Juliet: @Well--what tonight, says angry Ned,@As up from bed he rouses,@Romeo again! and shakes his head,@Ah! Pox on both your houses!@I. H-tt Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

4157
04 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A Quarrel in ye Green room between old Cibber & Mrs Clive occasioned by his saying, the stage wanted a handsome Woman, &c. (Cross). Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Flametta-Miss Minors; Lavinio-Blakes; Trappolin-Woodward; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: II: Mattocks

4158
04 March 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Siege of Aquileia is deferred by Mrs Cibber's illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champness, Reinhold, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young, Miss Spencer

4159
27 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Moody Dr Cantwell 1st time--very bad (Hopkins Diary). Theatrical Review, 27 Nov.: Dr Cantwell was, this evening, played by Mr Moody on account of Mr King's illness, and, as we apprehend, it was undertaken on a short notice, we think he executed it with great propriety and justness. [Potter interprets the moral impact of the play considering it an improvement over Cibber's Non-Juror, its source.] Receipts: #108 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody, 1st time; Maw@worm-Weston; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnley-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Lady Lambert-Miss Ambrose; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Nonjuror Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

4160
19 December 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the order silencing Cibber, see Blanchard, Correspondence of Richard Steele, p.146

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spartan Dame

Performance Comment: See17191211 [Cibber's role was presumably read this evening, for he had been silenced by the Lord Chamberlain.]

Song: As17191003

4161
13 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. To which will be added Three Designsv, Representing the Three Principal Actions of the Play, in Imitation of so many great Pieces of History Painting, where all the real Persons concern'd in those Actions will be plac'd at proper distances, in different Postures peculiar to the Passion of each Character. In his Apology (I, 117-18) Cibber said that Betterton...when being suddenly seiz'd by the Gout,...submitted, by extraordinary Applications, to have his Foot so far reliev'd that he might be able to walk on the Stage in a Slipper, rather than wholly disappoint his Audience. He was observ'd that Day to have exerted a more than ordinary Spirit, and met with suitable Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

Performance Comment: Melantius-Betterton; Amintor-Wilks; Calianax-Pinkethman; Evadne-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Evadne Actor: Mrs Barry.

4162
12 March 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: See17151222, but Epilogue-[as17160305 Mrs Oldfield.as17160305 Mrs Oldfield.

4163
09 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Garrick to Peter Garrick (Dec. 1741): You perhaps would be glad to know what parts I have play'd, King Richd-+Jack Smatter in Pamela-Clody fop's fortune-Lothario fair Penitent-Chamont Orphan-Ghost Hamlet-& Shall soon be ready in Bays in ye Rehearsal-and in ye part of Othello-Both of which I believe will do Me and Cibber">Giffard great Service-I have had great Success in all, & 'tis not yet determin'd whether I play Trajedy or Comedy best-$Old Cibber has spoke with ye Greatest Commendation of my Acting, as to playing a Harlequin 'tis quite false-Yates last Season was taken very ill & was not able to begin ye Entertainment so I put on ye Dress & did 2 or three Scenes for him, but Nobody knew it but him & Giffard; I know it has been Said I play'd Harlequin at Covent Garden but it is quite false.-Little, Pineapples, pp. 28-29

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Ghost-Garrick, Being the first Time of his Appearing in that Character; Hamlet-Giffard; King-Paget; Polonius-Julian; Laertes-Marshall; Horatio-W. Giffard; Osrick-Peterson; Rosencrans-Vaughan; Guildenstern-Naylor; Marcellus-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Steel; Ophelia-Miss Hippisley; Gravediggers-Yates, Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Steel

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Steele
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Priscilla Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Vallois

4164
19 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Gallini in part of his Bond #50 (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Mrs Cibber, being Indisposed with a violent Fever, which renders her incapable of performing in the Distrest Mother this day for her Benefit, she is therefore oblig'd to defer it till further Notice. On Tuesday next will be publish'd (Address'd to Mr Garrick) The Pretty Gentleman, or Softness of Manners vindicated from the False Ridicule exhibited unter the character of William Fribble, Esq:...Printed for M. Cooper in Paternoster Row. We hear the Comedy of the Suspicious Husband will be performed in a few days, and the continuance of Mr Garrick's Indisposition, rendering his appearance on the Stage entirely uncertain; the part of Ranger will be attempted by Mr Chapman.--General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

4165
31 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [No after money. Mrs Cibber's advance notice for her Benefit the following Saturday states she]: having been oblig'd by her illness to put off her Benefit, which was advertised for the 19th of March, and not being able to get any other day than a Saturday, is afraid it should be inconvenient to some of the Gentlemen and Ladies who have done her the honour to take tickets, therefore begs leave to acquaint them that if they please to send their tickets before Thursday next to Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre in Covent Garden, the Money will be returned. Receipts: #136 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

4166
05 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Lee had returned to Covent Garden. See Winston MS 7.] Notwithstanding the reports of Mrs Cibber's Indisposition, we hear that she is not ill at Bath. We hear that the Comic part of the Little French Lawyer is alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, and will be acted very soon at Drury Lane, the part of the little French Lawyer will be perform'd by Woodward (General Advertiser). [See 7 Oct.] Receipts: #170

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: In II a Masquerade Dance Actor: Mathews, Mrs Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green

4167
02 March 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: We hear that Mrs Cibber's Benefit, which was advertis'd for the 3rd of March, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Tuesday the 17th

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Cinthia Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

4168
04 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Haughton did second Constantia-Mrs Cibber gave it up-some days ago ($Cross). [Early in the next year was published The Devil upon Crutches in England; or, Night Scenes in London. By a Gentleman of Oxford. Chapter V gives a Short View of the Theatres including sharp criticism of 'the most barefaced bawdry Farce...that ever disgraced the stage, in which the Manager, who has caused it to be reviv'd, is to perform the principal part. The Play, Sir, is call'd the Chances...and this is the tenth night of its representation to crowded houses...Your fair country women...are fond of the most fulsome obscenity on the stage."] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Kinswoman Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Song: II: (By desire) The School of Anacreon-Beard

Dance: IV: The Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

4169
11 March 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. Mrs Cibber's Benefit oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of her illness. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Davies, first time
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Minors.

4170
26 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, acted but once these 15 years. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Benefit for my Self & Wife (Cross). [See The Spouter; or, The Triple Revenge, farce in two acts attributed to Mr Murphy, satirizing John Hill, Theophilus Cibber, Samuel Foote. Discussed by Genest, IV, 459-61.] Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17560325 but Estifania-Mrs Pritchard, first time.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard, first time.
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

4171
16 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Pritchard did Juliet tho' Mrs Cibber is engag'd (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

4172
05 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BBarry play'd at C. Garden some little Noise, on Account of his being ye occasion of ye late Riot, & demanding more Money than usual-but his speech declaring his Innocence; King Lear went on in quiet (Cross). It is hoped that the Ladies and Gentlemen who took places for the Fatal Marriage this evening will excuse its not being acted 'till tomorrow, as it is impossible for Mrs Cibber to perform the character of Isabella without proper respit. The Old Comedy alter'd from Shirley [The Gamesters] will be reviv'd next week (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Cast
Role: Part Actor: Woodward, Palmer, Yates, Blakes, Burton, Usher, Jefferson, Walker, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Barton, Miss Macklin

4173
13 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The New Tragedy is deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's illness. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mariet.

4174
18 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As Mrs Cibber is not quite recover'd of her illness, the new Tragedy of Agis is deferred for a day or two longer. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mariet.

4175
07 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Tickets to be had of Dodsley in Pall Mall: Miller in the Strand; Chapelle in Grosvenor St.; and Varney at the Stage Door, where Places may be taken. Mrs Cibber's Benefit, on account of her illness, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till the 7th of next month. Cross For ye Author. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Cast
Role: Euanthe Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Sandane Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champness, Vernon, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young
Role: Agesistrata Actor: Mrs Pritchard