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5325 results for: Keyword - R
We found 6691 matches on Roles/Actors, 1726 matches on Performance Comments, 226 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Author.

1751
16 March 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17540309.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

1752
03 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg and Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17540326 but Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John-Gibson; Singing-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17540425 but Jeremy-_.

Song: II: Isabella Young, who sang in the Oratorio Alfred; III: Honour and Arms out of the Oratorio Samson-Legg; V: By Particular Desire, a Bacchanal Song-Legg

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17531120

1753
07 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 25 Jan. 1751.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Dunstall, 1st time; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Shallow-Collins; Caius-Stoppelaer; Slender-Bennet; Rugby-C. Smith; Evans-Arthur; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Anne Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Bencraft; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtom; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17540504, but Fanfaron-Holtom.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120; Les Taileurs, as17531210

1754
13 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Cushing, and Wignell. Mainpiece. Not acted these 8 years. [See 26 March 1748.] No building on Stage. Particular care will be taken to prevent tickets sold at the doors being admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith, 1st time; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Anderson; Tattle-Dyer; Ben-Cushing; Foresight-Arthur; Jeremy-Wignel; Trapland-Collins; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barrington; Miss Prue-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Cockayne; Angelica-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17540507, but Loveless-_.

Song: I: Favourite Dialogue No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

1755
18 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Driscol, Barnard, Prince, Ross, Trott (Lobby Door-keeper). Tickets deliver'd by Wilford, Browse and others will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17531110, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-_; Betty Doxy-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17540513.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

1756
21 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Box-Keepers, Lawrence and Vaughan. Mainpiece: Acted but once these seven years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17531022, but Frederick-Redman; Charles-Stevens; Adam-Gibson.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17540503.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

1757
16 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Arthur; Richard-Collins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Basset-Dyer; Moody-Dunstall; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bambridge; Trusty-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Performance Comment: As17541015.

1758
22 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 27 April 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber (second appearance there in 5 years); Sir John-Ridout; Heartly-Smith; Colonel-Dyer; Charles-White; Lady Woodville-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington (first appearance there in 3 years).

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Performance Comment: As17541015.

1759
26 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17540920, but Richard-Sheridan; King Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Ridout; Catesby-Wignell; Tressel-a Gentleman who never appeared before; Norfolk-Gibson; Oxford-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17541002.

1760
30 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17540923, but Shylock-Sheridan; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17541029.

1761
31 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17541028, but Richard-Shuter; Poundage-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17541002.

1762
01 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Wildair-Mrs Woffington; Standard-Sparks; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Arthur; Beau Clincher-Cibber; Young Clincher-Shuter; Dicky-Costollo; Constable-Marten; Tom Errand-Bennet; Angelica-Mrs Dyer; Lady Darling-Mrs Bambridge; Parley-Mrs Pitt; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17541029.

1763
04 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: In a fews days will be reviv'd at Covent Garden, the Tragedy of Phaedra and Hippolytus, in which Mr Sheridan will perform the part of Theseus, and Mrs Woffington that of Phaedra. Sg Francel and Sga Rossina Balbi, two Italian Dancers, arrived on Friday last from the Court of Bareith in Germany, and are engaged to perform at the same theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sheridan; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-White; Stratocles-Stevens; Zama-Redman; Bajazet-Sparks; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Hamilton; The song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; the Usual Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Performance Comment: As17541015.

1764
08 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: As17541107.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17541029.

1765
20 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Sheridan; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Hurst; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-White; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Cushing; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; And an additional scene will be introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; The vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17541029.

1766
23 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Sheridan; Priuli-Gibson; Bedamar-Anderson; Jaffier-Murphy; Duke-Marten; Renault-Ridout; Belvidera-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Performance Comment: As17541015.

Dance: Granier, Madam Camargo

1767
03 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17540930.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17541002, but Gripe-_; Jeremy-_.

Dance: CComic Entertainment-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

1768
10 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Not acted in 12 Years. [See the Dryden-Lee text, and 15 Jan. 1740.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Sheridan; Creon-Sparks; Phorbas-Ryan; Aegeon-Ridout; Tiresias-Gibson; Manto (with a song in character)-Mrs Chambers; Alcander-Cushing; Haemon-White; Ghost of Laius-Anderson; Pyraemon-Redman; Adrastus-Smith; Eurydice-Mrs Bellamy; Jocasta-Mrs Woffington; With all proper decorations. With all proper decorations.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17550108, but only Scapin-Shuter listed.

1769
11 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus

Performance Comment: As17550110.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17550110.

Dance: CChinese Dance, as17550104

1770
15 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The horror of the piece seemed too much for the sensibilities of Mrs Bellamy, so the part of Eurydice given to Mrs Vincent. See Genest, IV, 420. See also Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, written by herself (4th ed., 1786), III, 30.]. This day publish'd at 2s. 6d. Coriolanus; or, The Roman Matron, taken partly from Shakespear and partly from Thomson, as it is now performing at Covent Garden. To which is added the Order of the Ovation. Printed for A. Miller in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus

Performance Comment: As17550110, but Eurydice-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17550110.

Dance: CComic Entertainment, as17541203

1771
16 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: See17541102, but Francisco-Holtom; Lucianus-Collins; Pl. Queen-Miss Ferbridge [Printer's error. Apparently Miss Ferguson was taking over the role from Mrs Bambridge. See17550303] .Printer's error. Apparently Miss Ferguson was taking over the role from Mrs Bambridge. See17550303] .

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17550110.

1772
21 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17541025, but Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17550110.

Dance: CChinese Dance, as17550104

1773
23 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17541123.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17550110.

Dance: PPas de Quatre, as17550104; Chinese Dance, as17550104

1774
25 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: As17541022.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17550110.

Dance: CChinese Dance, as17550104; Comic Entertainment, as17541203

1775
22 February 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17550220.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice