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2729 results for: Keyword - Ms Pitt
We found 1480 matches on Event Comments, 1458 matches on Performance Comments, 59 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

401
18 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire Belfond-Woodward; Sir Edward-Bridges; Truman-King; Belfond Jun-Havard; Cheatly-Palmer; Shamwell-Blakes; Hackum-Taswell; Lolpoop-James; Sir William-Yates; Termagant-Usher; Scrapeall-Simpson; Ruth-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Margatroyd; Teresa-Mrs Mills; Lucia-Mrs Green; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Bennet; Isabella-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Savoyard Dance, as17491213

402
26 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke; or, The Power of Magick

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Duke Lavinio-Palmer; Prince Brunetto-King; Alberto-Usher; Mago-Winstone; First Woman-Miss Pitt; Second Woman-Mrs Yates; Puritan-Shuter; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Prudentia-Miss Murgetroyd; Flametta-Miss Cole; Eo-Master Ward; Meo-Master Wills; Areo-Master Barnet; the Infernals . the Infernals .
Cast
Role: First Woman Actor: Miss Pitt

Dance: Sailor's Hornpipe-Mathews; Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

403
22 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Friendship In Fashion (reviv'd)

Performance Comment: Goodville-Havard; Malagene-Woodward; Sir Noble Clumsey-Winstone; Truman-Palmer; Valentine-Usher; Caper-Shuter; Saunter-King; Mrs Goodville-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Squeamish-Mrs Clive; Victoria-Mrs Bennett; Camilla-Mrs Willoughby; Lettice-Miss Pitt; Page-Master Cross; Bridge-Mrs Simpson; Harry-Marr.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Pitt

404
13 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-King; Fernando-Yates; Frederick-Palmer; Fabian-Blakes; Jaqueline-Shuter; Victoria-Mrs Willoughby; Julia-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Child-Miss Yates; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Miss Baker; II: The Venetian Peasant-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

405
24 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17500210, but Lucetta-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

406
15 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Cross; Sir Tunbelly-Bridges; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Young Fashion-Mozeen; Lory-James; Sirringe-Yates; Coupler-Winstone; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Amanda-Mrs Mills; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

407
22 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Sir Hugh Evans-Yates; Dr Caius-Blakes; Slender-Woodward; Shallow-Shuter; Ford-Havard; Page-Winstone; Bardolph-Ray; Pistol-James; Host-W. Vaughan; Fenton-Scrase; Simple-H. Vaughan; Nym-Costollo; Rugby-Blakey; Robin-Miss Yates; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Page-Mrs Mills; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

408
26 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Tattle-Woodward; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Shuter; Trapland-Ray; Ben-Yates (with a song and dance in character); Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Willoughby; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Mrs Frail-Mrs Mills; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

409
30 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Yates; Pedro (the Pilgrim)-Havard; Roderigo-Berry; Curio-Scrase; Seberto-Mozeen; Jaques-Blakes; Lopez-Vaughan; Master of the Mad House-Bridges; Governor-Raftor; Porter-W. Vaughan; Drunken Servant-Shuter; Mad Scholar-Sowdon; Mad Taylor, Stuttering Cook-Woodward; Mad Englishman-Winstone; Mad Welchman-James; 1st Outlaw-Ackman; 2nd Outlaw-Paddick; 3rd Outlaw-Marr; Gentleman-Simson; Peasant-Blakey; Keeper-Costollo; Alinda-Mrs Willoughby; Fool-Mrs Pitt; Julietta-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Fool Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

410
14 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Drugger-Garrick; Face-Cross; Lovewit-Burton; Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Ananias-Shuter; Tribulation-James; Subtle-Bridges; Dame Pliant-Miss Pitt; Dapper-Vaughan; Surly-Blakes; Kastril-Yates; Sir Epicure-Berry.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: CCountry Amusements,as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

411
05 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Carlos-Sowdon; Don Lewis-Yates; Angelina-Mrs Green; Governor-Burton; Don Manuel-Mozeen; Louisa-Mrs Bennet; Sancho-James; Antonio-Winstone; Elvira-Mrs Mills; Honoria-Miss Pitt; Lawyer-Bransby; Jaques-Vaughan; Monsieur-Blakes; Don Duart-Berry; Charino-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

412
12 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Palmer; Starved Cook-Shuter; Frederick-Mozeen; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Ramilie-James; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Pitt; Harriet-Mrs Willoughby; Mariana-Mrs Mills; List-Marr; Miser-Yates; Lappet-Mrs Clive; Sparkle-Bransby; Furnish-Raftor; Decoy-Ray (Macmillan); The last three not listed in the General Advertiser, which does list Mrs Clive's song The Life of a Beau. The last three not listed in the General Advertiser, which does list Mrs Clive's song The Life of a Beau.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

413
26 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Standard-Lee; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Bennet; Smuggler-Taswell; Clincher Jr-Vaughan; Lady Darling-Miss Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Parley-Mrs Green; Tom Errand-Costollo; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Dicky-Ray; Constable-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

414
02 February 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gil Blas

Performance Comment: Gil Blas-Garrick; Don Lewis-Woodward; Don Felix-Palmer; Don Gabriel-Sowdon; Melchior-Yates; Pedro-Shuter; Aurora-Mrs Pritchard; Laura-Miss Minors; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Beatrice-Mrs Cross; Bernarda-Miss Pitt; Prologue-Woodward; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Bernarda Actor: Miss Pitt

415
29 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Sowdon; Carlos-Lee; Belford-Mozeen; Samson-Winstone; Pedro-Ray; Baldwin-Berry; Fernando-Yates; Frederick-Palmer; Fabian-Blakes; Jaqueline-Shuter; Child-Miss Yates; Victoria-Mrs Willoughby; Julia-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Little Swiss

416
18 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17510410 but Lady Bountiful-Miss Pitt; Gypsy-Miss Minors; Gibbet-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

417
27 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Gentlewoman who never appeared on the stage before; In Act III a Hornpipe-Phillips; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

418
29 October 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Ryan; Townly-Gibson; Wiseacre-Collins; Doodle-Marten; Dashwell-Arthur; Engine-Miss Haughton; Jane-Mrs Dunstall; Roger-Cushing; Aunt-Miss Pitt; Loveday-Anderson; Eugenia-Mrs Barrington; Peggy-Miss Morrison; Lady No-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

419
07 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Barrington; Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Sparks; Abel-Cushing; Lt Story-Anderson; Bookseller-Dunstall; Mrs Chat-Miss Pitt; Obadiah-Arthur; Mrs Day-Mrs Macklin; Arabella-Mrs Ridout; Ruth-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

420
22 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mr Richard, who never appeared on any stage before; King Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Ridout; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieutenant-Usher; Prince Edward-Miss Morrison; Duke of York-Miss Mullart; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Miss Pitt; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

421
06 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Macklin; Lovemoor-Dyer; Cunningham-Gibson; Merryman-Dunstall; Sir Peter Pride-Paddick; Jeffrey-Cushing; Jeremy-Collins; Lady Pride-Miss Pitt; Damaris-Mrs Ridout; Prudence-Mrs Dunstall; Clodpole-Arthur; Philadelphia-Mrs Chambers; Lady Laycock-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Music: Concerto on the Cymbal-Noell

422
28 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Performance Comment: Don John-Sparks; Don Pedro-Ryan; Don Guzman-Ridout; Don Felix-Bridgwater; Lopez-Macklin; Galinda-Arthur; Leonora-Mrs Elmy; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Jacinta-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17520127

423
06 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Collins; Hearty-Bransby; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Miss Pitt; Arathusa-Mrs Storer 1st appearance there in 3 years.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

424
28 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or,the Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Gibson; Sir Charles-Ridout; Easy-Richard; Cribbage-Anderson; Purser-Redman; Jilt@up-Mrs Bambridge; Advocate-Miss Ferguson; Bar Maid-Miss Morrison; Commodore Flip-Dunstall; Boatswain-Marten; Jack Rattling-Collins; Tom Bowling-Bencraft; Spritsail-Bennet; Coxen-Paddick; Swabber-Holtham; Mizen-Dyer; Arabella-Mrs Dunstall; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny Private-Miss Pitt; Fair Quaker-Mrs Barrington; In II Singing the Famous Sea Song of Ninety@Two-; In Act III, Hornpipe-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt

425
20 September 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Collins; Hearty-Bransby; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Miss Pitt; Arethusa-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt