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606 results for: Keyword - Rainton
We found 701 matches on Roles/Actors, 219 matches on Performance Title, 57 matches on Performance Comments, 13 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
01 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Surel; Pierrot-Rainton; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Rainton; Death-Charke; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeeper, Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Young Wetherilt; Countrymen-Burnet, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; In the Masque: Diana-Mrs Booth; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Lally; Bacchus-Rainton.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Rainton
Role: Mephostophilus Actor: Rainton
Role: Time Actor: Rainton
Role: Bacchus Actor: Rainton.

2
28 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With The Mistakes

Performance Comment: Neptune-Fielding; Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Aurora-Mrs Heron; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Their Followers-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Foresters-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Haughton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Tritons-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Winds-R. Wetherilt, Surel, Peploe, Leigh; Father-Norris; Squire-Cibber Jr; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Colombine-Mrs Cibber; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Foresters Actor: Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr
Role: Sea Gods Actor: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Haughton, Evans
Role: Tritons Actor: Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rainton Jr

3
30 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Hypolita-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Harper; Mustachio-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-R. Wetherilt; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Infernal Spirits-Bowman, Rainton, Tenoe; Grand Spirit-Haughton; Alonzo-Fielding; Gonzalo-Oates; Neptune-Rainton; Antonio-Cory; Sycorax-Hallam; Amphitrite-Mrs Roberts; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Rainton, Houghton, Oates, Wright; Winds-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Haughton.
Cast
Role: Infernal Spirits Actor: Bowman, Rainton, Tenoe
Role: Neptune Actor: Rainton
Role: Watermen Actor: Harper, Bridgwater, Rainton, Houghton, Oates, Wright
Role: Winds Actor: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

4
03 June 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Roger; Pierrot-Young Rainton; Punch-Duplessis; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Countryman-Miller; Usurer-Norris; Mephostophilus-Young Rainton [: Daily Post; or Haughton: Daily Courant]; Time-Rainton; Death-Ray.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Young Rainton
Role: Mephostophilus Actor: Young Rainton
Role: Time Actor: Rainton

Dance: Miss Robinson

5
26 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Surel; Pierot-Rainton; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Roger; Bawd-Harper; Mephistophilus-Rainton; Death-Chark; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeeper and Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Young Wetherilt; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; With Grand Masque of the Heathen Deities-; Diana-Mrs Booth; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Lally; Bacchus-Boval.
Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Rainton
Role: Mephistophilus Actor: Rainton
Role: Time Actor: Rainton

6
04 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris: With Harlequin Grand Volgi (a New Pantomime Interlude)

Performance Comment: See17301103, but Neptune-Fielding; Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Aurora-Mrs Heron; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Followers of Pleasure-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Foresters-Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Tritons-Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Noble Venetian-Cibber Jr; Colombine-Mrs Cibber; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Gormogons-Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Essex; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Gray, Burnet; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Foresters Actor: Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rainton Jr

7
25 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; With Pierrot Married

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Essex; Perseus-Lally; Medusa-Thurmond; Mercury-Essex; Andromeda-Mrs Booth; Hours of Sleep-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Tritons-Essex, Rainton, Thurmond, Houghton; Cepheus-Ridout; Cassiopea-Mrs Shireburn; Followers of Perseus-Thurmond, Rainton, Houghton, Charke; Attendants on Andromeda-Mrs Walter, Miss Mears, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams; Cupid-Miss Robinson; Mars-Cross; Bacchus-Leigh; Pan-H. Tench; Hercules-Grey; Gorgons-F. Tench, Lally Jr; Harlequin-Rainton; Pierrot-Cibber Jr; Doctor-Berry; Clockmaker-Fielding; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Priest-Grey; Pierrot's Servants-A. Hallam, Stoppelaer; Doctor's Servants-R. Wetherilt, Hallam Sr; Bride@Men-Evans, F. Tench; Bride Maids-Miss Ambrose, Miss Oates; Two Young Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Tritons Actor: Essex, Rainton, Thurmond, Houghton
Role: Followers of Perseus Actor: Thurmond, Rainton, Houghton, Charke
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rainton

8
01 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clerk, who never appear'd in Publick before; Pierrot-Roger; Punch-Duplessis; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Young Rainton; Death-Ray; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeee Shopkeeper, Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Peplow; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; With a Grand Masque of Heathen Deities-; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Essex; Bacchus-Boval; Ceres-Miss Tenoe; Iris-Mrs Brett; Flora-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Mephostophilus Actor: Young Rainton
Role: Time Actor: Rainton

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

9
06 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clark; Pierot-Roger; Punch-Burney; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Young Rainton; Death-Ray; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeeper and Wife-Hallam, Mrs Haughton; Doctor's Man-Peplow; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; Diana-Mrs Booth; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Lally; Bacchus-Boval; Ceres-Mrs Mills; Iris-Mrs Brett; Flora-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Mephostophilus Actor: Young Rainton
Role: Time Actor: Rainton

10
30 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroyed

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Thurmond; Pierot-Roger; Punch-Burney; Scaramouch-Houghton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Rainton; Death-Ray; Time-Rainton Sr; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeeper and Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Wetherilt; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; Grand Masque of Heathen Deities-; Diana-Miss Robinson; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Lally; Bacchus-Boval; Ceres-Mrs Mills; Iris-Miss Lindar; Flora-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Mephostophilus Actor: Rainton
Role: Time Actor: Rainton Sr

11
16 October 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With Harlequin Grand-Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Paget; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Mrs Charke; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tritons-Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Pierrot-Cibber Jr; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Mandarin Gormogons-Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Charke; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Grey, Burnet; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rainton Jr

Song: Miss Raftor

12
02 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Mustacho-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-Wetherilt; Stephano-Shepard; Trincalo-Harper; Caliban-Johnson; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Neptune-Rainton; Amphitrite-Miss Raftor; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Haughton, Rainton, Oates, Wright.
Cast
Role: Neptune Actor: Rainton
Role: Watermen Actor: Harper, Bridgwater, Haughton, Rainton, Oates, Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

13
07 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Kilburn, the first time of his appearance on any stage; King Arthur-Stoppelaer; Dollalolla-Mrs Clive; Merlin-Nichols; Noodle-Mountier; Doodle-Snider; Foodle-Rainton; Parson-Snider; Bailiff-Rainton; Follower-Nichols; Cleora-Miss Atherton; Mustacha-Miss Palms; Grizzle and Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Waltz; Huncamunca-Mrs Mason; Glumdalca-Topham, who never appeared on any stage before .
Cast
Role: Foodle Actor: Rainton
Role: Bailiff Actor: Rainton

Dance:

14
15 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Performance Comment: Cupid-Mrs Barbier; Psyche-Miss Arne; Venus-Mrs Chambers, the first time of her appearing on that stage; Jupiter-Stoppelaer; Apollo-Mountier (Daily Advertiser) or Kelly (Daily Journal); Mercury-Kelly (Daily Advertiser) or Mountier (Daily Journal); Ganimede-Master Arne; Vertumnus-Lally Sr; Pomona-Mrs Walter; Bacchus-Waltz; Neptune-Raftor; Mars-Winstone; Pluto-Fife; Vulcan-Rainton Jr; Juno-Mrs Mason; Pallas-Mrs Elmy; Diana-Miss Palms; Ceres-Miss Jones; Pan-Nivelon; Endimion-Essex; Sylvans-S. Lally, Davenport, Holt; Nymphs-Mrs Delorme, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Topham, Wright, Leigh, F. (Daily Advertiser) or H. (Daily Journal) Tench, Bethun, Grey; Pierrot-Poitier; Polander-Nivelon; Harlequin-Le Brun; Colombine-Miss Mann; Colombine's Maid-Mrs Charke; Old Woman-Mullart; Lovers of Colombine: Mynheer Bassoon-Rainton; Sig Treblini-Mountier; Mons Quadrille-Cross; Plumb-Turbutt; Sailors-S. Lally, F. Tench, Davenport, Holt .
Cast
Role: Vulcan Actor: Rainton Jr
Role: Mynheer Bassoon Actor: Rainton

15
02 November 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clark; Pierrot-Roger; Pantalon-Cibber Jr; Harlequin a Child-Miss Robinson Jr; Pigmy Dancing Master-Sandham; Scaramouch-Haughton; Pantalon's Daughters-Mrs Young, Mrs Paulet; Adonis-Rainton; Venus-Miss Robinson; Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Miss Lyndar; Aurora-Mrs Bowman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Pan-Roger; Shepherds-Lally, Boval; Shepherdesses-Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Countrymen-Haughton, Duplessis; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Young.
Cast
Role: Adonis Actor: Rainton

16
14 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: As17281030, but Iris-_; Pan-Rainton.
Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Rainton.
Role: Mephostophilus Actor: Rainton
Role: Time Actor: Rainton Sr

17
22 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17290315 but Jupiter-Essex; Mercury-Rainton; Perseus-Lally; Medusa-Boval; Andromeda-Miss Robinson Sr.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Rainton

18
24 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: See17290315 but Jupiter-Essex; Mercury-Rainton; Perseus-Lally; Medusa-Boval; Andromeda-Miss Robinson Sr.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Rainton

19
08 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Harlequin; or, The Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: Farmer-Rainton; Harlequin-Surel; Pierot (Farmer's Man)-Roger; Colombine (Farmer's Wife)-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Farmer Actor: Rainton

Dance: new Turkish Dance-Burney, Mrs Walter; A new Pierrot Dance-Burney, Rainton

20
21 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: As17290214, but Pierrot-Rainton.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Rainton.
Role: Pan Actor: Rainton.
Role: Mephostophilus Actor: Rainton
Role: Time Actor: Rainton Sr

21
10 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Distresses of Pierot

Performance Comment: Pierot (Husband)-Roger; Pieret (his Wanton Wife)-Mrs Thurmond; Colombine (her Servant)-Mrs Heron; Countryman (Pierot's Friend)-Charke; Harlequin-Rainton; Harlequin's Sprite (Lawyer's Clerk)-Miss Robinson; Courtier-Roscoe; Lawyer-Oates; Squire-Miller; Trainband Officer-Berry; Judge-Harper; Wives-Mrs Shireburn, Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rainton

Afterpiece Title: With the Scene of Apollo and Daphne

22
01 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17291025, but Jupiter-Essex; Mercury-Rainton; Perseus-Lally; Medusa-Boval.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Rainton

23
15 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Queen; or, Harlequin Turn'd Enchanter

Performance Comment: Fairy Queen-Miss Raftor; Her Followers-Young Master Lally, Young Master Tench, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett; Shepherd-Rainton; Shepherd's Man-Wetherilt; Harlequin-Surel; Colombine-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Rainton

Afterpiece Title: Concluding with the Loves of Shepherds and Shepherdesses

24
26 October 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Alvarez-Boheme; Felix-Hall; Carlos-Ryan; Lorenzo-Walker; Metaphrastus-Ogden; Sancho-Hippisley; Lopez-Chapman; Harlequin-Rainton Younger; Camillo-Mrs Bullock; Isabella-Mrs Berriman; Jacinta-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rainton Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

25
07 June 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17301130, but Prospero-Roberts; Caliban-Wetherilt Sr; Stephano-Shepard; Ariel-Miss Brett; Antonio-Berry; Sycorax-Charke; Mirnada-Mrs Walter; Milcha-Mrs Boman; Amphitrite-Miss Raftor; Watermen-Bridgwater, Oates, Harper, Charke, Burnet, Wright; Infernal Spirits-Boman, Rainton, Charke, Evans, Teno, Tench.
Cast
Role: Infernal Spirits Actor: Boman, Rainton, Charke, Evans, Teno, Tench.
Role: Neptune Actor: Rainton
Role: Winds Actor: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: