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830 results for: Keyword - Pearce
We found 793 matches on Roles/Actors, 234 matches on Performance Comments, 85 matches on Author, 21 matches on Event Comments, and 2 matches on Performance Title.

151
24 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Casey, Jacobs, Jackson, Loveman, Davis, Bannister, Castle, Keen, Walker, Pearce, Gardner, Weston.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Casey, Jacobs, Jackson, Loveman, Davis, Bannister, Castle, Keen, Walker, Pearce, Gardner, Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Dance: As17680530

152
29 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir Geroge-Smith; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

153
30 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Morgan; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Poundage-Bates; Servant-Holtom; Constable-Wignell; James-T. Smith; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Pearce; Trusty-Miss Mills; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17670921.

154
22 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Dick-Perry; Lord Lurewell-Davis; Joe (with Song)-Fox; Margery-Mrs Copin; Kate-Miss Helm; Peggy-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Pearce.

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17681007; II: New Grand Ballet, The Tartars, as17681004

155
08 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant-Bensley, 1st time; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Sir Bashful-Yates; Widow Belmour (with the original song)-Miss Macklin; Lady Constant-Mrs Dyer; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionet-Miss Pearce; Furnish-Miss Mills; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

156
21 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Young Mask-Dyer; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Lady Scrape-Miss Pearce; Sophy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Reel, as17681212

157
07 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17681105, but Damaetas-Fox; Pan-Barnshaw; Juno-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce.

158
18 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17681228, but Honoria-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

159
02 June 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Wheeler, Hamilton, Jacobs, Vandermere, Summers, Davis, Bannister, Sharpless, Kearny, Strange, Pearce, Aickin, Weston.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Wheeler, Hamilton, Jacobs, Vandermere, Summers, Davis, Bannister, Sharpless, Kearny, Strange, Pearce, Aickin, Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17690515

160
18 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Joe (with song)-Fox; Peggy-Miss Pearce; Dick-Wroughton; Lord Lurewell-Davis.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere [See17671106]

161
20 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Midas

162
07 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife; Or, The Shakespeare Jubilee

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Shuter, Morris, Lewes, R. Smith, Davis, Dunstall, Perry, Quick, Wignell, Fox, Herbert, Mrs Green, Mrs Gardner, A Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley. With a Prelude-; Marcourt-Woodward; Cross-Shuter; Landlord-Morris; Luke-Lewes; Fleece-R. Smith; Buck-Davis; Kitchen-Dunstall; Col. Frankly-Perry; Ostler-Quick; Snarl-Wignell; Passengers-Fox, Herbert; Mrs Cross-Mrs Green; Landlady-Mrs Gardner; Sally-A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage; Miss Mary Linley, afterwards Mrs Tickell (Winston MS 10); Lettice-Mrs Mattocks; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Passengers-Miss Pearce, Mrs Copin; With a Prelude, Dapperwit-Dyer; Jenkins-Hull; Townly-Wroughton (Edition of 1770).
Cast
Role: Passengers Actor: Miss Pearce, Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Entertainment: End II: Pageant exhibiting the characters of Shakespeare-; End III: Representation of the Amphitheatre at Stratford Upon Avon-; with a Masquerade-

163
19 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17691209, but Pan-DuBellamy; Juno-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce.

164
20 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Young Mask-Dyer; Freeman-R. Smith; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Lady Scrape-Miss Pearce; Sophy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

165
27 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17691002, but Miss Wisely-Mrs Ferguson; Wheedle-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

166
01 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17691113, but Serina-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

167
22 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Warwick-Smith; King Edward-Bensley; Pembroke-Perry; Suffolk-Gardner; Buckingham-Wignell; Lady Elizabeth Grey-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Clifford-Miss Pearce; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Clifford Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: End: The Tartars, as17691207

Entertainment: End: By Particular Desire, The Epilogue[Spoken Last Year;-Mrs Yates [as17690313, the New Epilogue for Mrs Yates's Benefit, after Orestes]

168
16 May 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Aickin, Sparks, Vandermeer, Hamilton, Saunders, Jacobs, Lings, Castle, F. Gentleman, Dancer, Farrel, M'George, Wheeler, Griffiths, Pearce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell; With an Occasional Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Weston, Aickin, Sparks, Vandermeer, Hamilton, Saunders, Jacobs, Lings, Castle, F. Gentleman, Dancer, Farrel, M'George, Wheeler, Griffiths, Pearce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: The Pedlar-Mas. and Miss West, apprentices to Grimaldi

169
18 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Aickin; Gloster-F. Gentleman; Kent-Gardner; Bastard-Robson; Albany-Smyth; Cornwall-Dancer; Burgundy-Knowles; Gentleman Usher-Hamilton; Officer-M'George; Physician-Griffiths; Old Man-Farrell; Servants-Lings, Pearce; Arante-Miss Trowell; Cordelia-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Lings, Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

170
24 September 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful-Yates; Sir Brilliant-Dyer first time; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Widow Belmour (with song in character)-Miss Macklin; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionet-Miss Pearce; Furnish-Miss Mills; Lady Constant-Mrs Baker first time; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley, first time.
Cast
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17691111.

171
26 September 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Damaetas-Barnshaw; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Sileno-Baker; Jupiter-Legg; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Mysis-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

172
12 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Warwick-Smith; King Edward-Bensley; Pembroke-Perry; Suffolk-Gardner; Buckingham-Wignell; Lady Elizabeth Grey-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Clifford-Miss Pearce; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Clifford Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: End of Play: The Lamplighter, as17701009

173
18 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Ross; Chamont-Smith; Polydore-Bensley; Aaasto-Gibson; Chaplain-Hull; Page-Miss Cockayne; Serina-Miss Pearce; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

174
15 November 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Smith; Horatio-Bensley; Altamont-Dyer; Sciolto-Ross, first time; Rossano-Lewes; Lavinia-Mrs Bulkley; Lucilla-Miss Pearce; Calista-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

175
12 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap in London

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Palmer; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Goodwill-Wignell; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Pearce; the Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Tawdry Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129