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1046 results for: Keyword - Nell
We found 952 matches on Roles/Actors, 274 matches on Performance Comments, 73 matches on Event Comments, 28 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

26
09 January 1749 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Yeates; Sir John-Yeates.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Yeates

27
28 November 1752 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Pierre-Goodfellow; Belvidera-Mrs Fisher; Jaffier-Wignell.
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: Wignell.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Entertainment: New Fireworks-

28
30 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Jordan[; see17941115.; see17941115.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan

29
November 1664 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comment

Performance Comment: ThomasKilligrew prepared Thomaso?. for production in the autumn of 1664, with an intended cast: Serulina-Wevar Elizabeth Weaver?; Calis-Franki Frances Davenport?; Angelica Bianca-M. Marsh Mrs Ann Marshall?; Anna-Core Mrs Corey?; Paulina-Nell Nell Gwyn?; Kecka-Bette Elizabeth Hall?, Elizabeth Davenport?; Lusetta-Knep Mrs Knepp?.
Cast
Role: Paulina Actor: Nell Nell Gwyn?

30
01 November 1662 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus; Or, The Academical Lawyer

Performance Comment: MS in Library of Duke of Westminster: Theodorus-Lilliston?; Antonius-Smyth; Ignoramus-Underhill; Dulman-Williams; Pecus-Will Peer?; Musaeus-R. Nokes; Torcal-Norris; Rosabella-Mrs? Jennings; Surda-Mrs Margaret Rutter?; Trico-Medbourne?; Banacar-Crosby; Cupes-Sandford; Polla-Mrs Norris; Cola-R. James? Nokes; Pyropus-Angell; Dorothea-Mrs Brown; Vince-Boy; Nell-Pegg; Richardus?-Revet; Prologue to the King-Alexander Read. Translated from George Ruggle's Ignoramus.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Pegg

31
08 December 1666 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: And myself to the King's playhouse, which troubles me since, and hath cost me a forfeit of 10s., which I have paid, and there did see a good part of The English Monsieur, which is a mighty pretty play, very witty and pleasant. And the women do very well; but, above all, little Nelly, tha I am mightily pleased with the play, and much with the House, more than ever I expected, the women doing better than ever I expected, and very fine women

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Monsieur

Performance Comment: Lady Wealthy?-Nell Gwyn.
Cast
Role: Lady Wealthy? Actor: Nell Gwyn.

32
25 March 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the King's playhouse; and by and by comes Mr Lowther and his wife and mine, and into a box, forsooth, neither of them being dressed, which I was almost ashamed of. Sir W. Pen and I in the pit, and there saw The Mayden Queene again; which indeed the more I see the more I like, and is an excellent play, and so done by Nell, her merry part, as cannot be better done in nature, I think

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen

Cast
Role: Florimell Actor: Nell Gwin.

33
08 April 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surprisal

Performance Comment: Samira-Nell Gwin? (See Pepys, 26 Dec. 1667).
Cast
Role: Samira Actor: Nell Gwin?

34
24 May 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: My wife and I and Sir W. Pen to the King's playhouse, and there saw The Mayden Queene, which, though I have often seen, yet pleases me infinitely, it being impossible, I think, ever to have the Queen's part, which is very good and passionate, and Florimel's part, which is the most comicall that ever was made for woman, ever done better than they two are by young Marshall and Nelly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen

Performance Comment: See16660200, but Queen of Sicily-Mrs Marshall; Florimell-Nell Gwyn.
Cast
Role: Florimell Actor: Nell Gwyn.

35
20 September 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Mistaken; Or, The Mad Couple

Performance Comment: Pepys, 28 Dec. 1667, refers to Philidor-Hart; Mirida-Nell Gwyn. The edition of 1672, the first one known, lists no prologue, no epilogue, no actors' names.
Cast
Role: Mirida Actor: Nell Gwyn. The edition of 1672, the first one known, lists no prologue, no epilogue, no actors' names.

36
16 November 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company, This performance is on the L. C. lists 5@139, p. 129, and 5@12, p. 17. The latter states: The King here. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 344. Elkanah Settle's Prologue to his revision of Philaster (1695): @The good old Play Philaster ne're can fail@But we Young Actors, how shall we prevail?@Philaster and Bellario, let me tell ye,@For these Bold Parts we have no Hart, no Nelly;@Those Darlings of the Stage, that charm'd you there.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster; Or, Love Lies A Bleeding

Performance Comment: Philaster-Hart?; Bellario-Nell Gwyn.
Cast
Role: Bellario Actor: Nell Gwyn.

37
28 December 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: With my wife and girle to the King's house, and there saw The Mad Couple, which is but an ordinary play; but only Nell's and Hart's mad parts are most excellently done, but especially her's: which makes it a miracle to me to think how ill she do any serious part, as the other day [26 Dec.], just like a fool or changeling; and, in a mad part, do beyond all imitation almost. It pleased us mightily to see the natural affection of a poor woman, the mother of one of the children brought on the stage: the child crying, she by force got upon the stage, and took up her child and carried it away off of the stage from Hart. Many fine faces here today

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Mistaken; Or, The Mad Couple

Cast
Role: Mirida Actor: Nell Gwyn. The edition of 1672, the first one known, lists no prologue, no epilogue, no actors' names.

38
27 February 1668 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin Martyr

Performance Comment: Dorothea?-Rebecca Marshall; Angelo?-Nell Gwyn?.
Cast
Role: Angelo? Actor: Nell Gwyn?.

39
04 March 1686 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Performance Comment: Edition of 1686: Sir Richard Lovemore-Gryffin; Rowland-Bowman; Longmore-Peryn; Butler-Saunders; Cook-Percyval; Footman-Low; The Ladies Father-Norris; Noddy-Powel; Jobson-Jevon; Doctor-Freeman; Lady Lovemore-Mrs Cook; Jane-Mrs Price; Lettice-Mrs Twyford; Nell-Mrs Percyval; Prologue-Mr Jevon; Epilogue-Mr Jevon, Mrs Percyval.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Percyval

40
05 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, The Comical Transformation

Performance Comment: Sir Richard-Huddy; Jobson-Penkethman; Noddy-Bullock; Rowland-Smith; Lovemore-Woodward; Father-Machen; Butler-Collet; Cook-W. Williams; Countryman-R. Williams; Doctor-Barden; Spirits-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mountfort; Lady Lovemore-Mrs Woodward; Nell-Mrs Haughton; Jane-Mrs Palmer; Lettice-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Haughton

Dance: RRunning Footman-Pollett

Song:

41
06 August 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay; Or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Stoppelaer; Jobson-Harper; Valentine-Roberts; Ranger-R. Wetherilt; Ananias-Charke; Butler-Berry; Cook-Fielding; Footman-Wright; Coachman-Grey; Doctor-Oates; Father-Wetherilt Jr; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mills; Nell-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Miss Oates; Lettice-Miss Williams; Gaffer Dungfork-Cibber Jr; but edition of 1731 adds: Nadir-Fisher Tench; Abishog-H. Tench; Prologue-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: new dance %Bartholomew Fair-Fisher Tench, Miss Brett

42
16 August 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mills; Nell-Miss Raftor; Sergeants-Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor

Music:

Song: As17310811

43
08 September 1731 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mullart; Ranger-Taylor; Doctor-Ayres; Butler-Rosco; Cook-Eaton; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mullart; Nell-Miss Tollett; Lettice-Mrs Coker; Lucy-Mrs Hulett; Jobson-Hulett.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Tollett

44
02 October 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; Nell-Miss Raftor; Servants-Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor

45
08 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Jenkins; Nell-Mrs Roberts; Jobson-Rosco; Lady Loverule-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: As17311204

46
14 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17311005, but Nell-Mrs Clive (?); Jobson-Harper (Burney).
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

47
11 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17311005, but Jobson-Harper; Nell-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor.

48
30 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17320327 but Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Music: t the rising of the Curtain: Mr Handel's Water Musick, with French Horns and Trumpets, accompany'd by the rest of the Instruments-

Dance: II: Country Lass-Miss Wherrit; III: A new Scotch Dance-Burny, Miss Wherrit; IV: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Two Pierots-Burney, Miss Tollet

49
31 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Jones; Nell-Mrs Martin; Sir John-Mordaunt; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pullen.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Martin

50
01 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17311005, but Jobson-Harper; Nell-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor.

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222