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1496 results for: Keyword - Ray
We found 1527 matches on Roles/Actors, 423 matches on Performance Comments, 44 matches on Event Comments, 28 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
17 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Fielding, and Widow Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: II: Harlequin-Young Rainton; V: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Johnson

Song: III: Hunting Song-Ray; IV: Song in The Fair Penitent , Words by Mr Congreve, Musick by Mr J. Eccles to be sung-Ray

Performance Comment: Eccles= to be sung-Ray.
Cast
Role: to be sung Actor: Ray.

2
23 September 1729 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Ray. At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At Reynold's Booth in the Half-Moon-Inn, near the Bowling Green. At 7 P.M. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ray; Ballance-Giffard; Worthy-Robert Williams; Brazen-Gilbert; Bullock-Pinkethman; Kite-W. Williams; Melinda-Miss Mann; Silvia-Mrs Thomas; Rose-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Ray.

3
18 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Mrs Kilby. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: money #21 18s.; tickets #92 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Fair Quaker-Mrs Younger; Arabella-Mrs Bullock; Flip-Hulett; Mizen-Ray; Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Milward; Sir Charles-Walker; Cribbidge-Ogden; Scruple-Hippisley; Sailors-Bullock, Hall, Morgan, H. Bullock, Wilcocks; Belinda-Mrs Kilby; Jenny-Mrs Egleton; Jiltup-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Mizen Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Ray; Phillida-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Ray

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Poitier; A new Sailor's Dance- proper to the Play

Song: A Gentlewoman, in the Character of a Sailor, who never appeared on any Stage before

4
24 September 1730 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, alias Little John. At Lee-Harper Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green, Southwark. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Chapman; Aimwell-Pitt; Bonniface-Wilcocks; Sir Charles-Macklin; Gibbet-Ayres; Foigard-Eaton; Scrub-Ray; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Miller; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Elsam; Dorinda-Mrs Talbot (in Daily Journal, 23 Sept.), a Gentlewoman for her Diversion (Daily Journal, 24 Sept.); Cherry-Mrs Careless.
Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Ray

Song: TThe Bath Teazer (that celebrated Ballad) by Leveridge-Ray

Dance: End II: The White Joke-Eaton; III: A new Dance-Hind, Eaton, Mrs Hill

5
14 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Newhouse, Thompson. Receipts: money #17 7s. 6d.; tickets #123 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17321215, but Phillipo-Ray; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Phillipo Actor: Ray

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: La Folette s'est ravisee-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; III: Musette-LeSac, Miss LaTour; IV: Scottish Dance, as17330507

Ballet: V: The Cobler; or, The Merry Wife Constant (new). Cobler (Punch)-Newhouse; Petir Maitre (Harlequin)-LeSac; Doctor (Scaramouch)-Dupre Jr; Merry Wive-Miss Baston

Song: III: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

6
14 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Winstone and Ray. Tickets for Fenn, Assistant Stage Doorkeeper, also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Flora-Mrs Roberts; Sir Thomas-Turbutt; Friendly-Beard; Old Hob-Reed; Hob's Mother-Mrs Marshall; Betty-Mrs Cross; Dick-Winstone; Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Ray.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Two Pierots-Leviez, Pelling

7
30 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, F. Shepard, Rogers, Green, Master Brooks, Miss Morrison. Tickets for the Misses Scott also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17390403 but Ben-Ray.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Ray.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison; II: Saraband-Miss Morrison; III: Comic Dance-Miss Scott Ynger; IV: Tambourine-the Elder Miss Scott; V: Scaramouches-Master Brooks, Miss Morrison

8
23 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Cole, Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Johnson, Ray.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17400414 but Doctor-Macklin; Leander-Ray; Hellebore-Yates; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Ray

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Wooden Shoe-Master Ferg

9
15 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gree, Beckham, Rogers, Mrs Penkethman, and a Widow under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17401128, but Ventoso-Ray; Mustachio-Woodward; Hippolito-Green; Infernal Spirit-_; Neptune-_; Amphitrite-_; with Dear Pretty Youth-Mrs Clive; Vocals-Savage, Rainton, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Ventoso Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TTambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

10
08 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter), Demaimbray (Machinist), and Ray. Tickets deliver'd out by Green, Miss Thomson, and Miss Minors will be taken. Tickets for the Double Gallant will be taken. Rylands MS.: I had tickets. Receipts: #105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17420203, but Gibbet-Ray; Gipsey-Miss Minors; Sir Charles-Hill.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 V: a Hornpipe-Phillips

Song: IV: Let me Wander not unseen-Beard

11
16 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Green, Barclay, Mrs George. Afterpiece: By Desire. Not acted these 7 years [see 14 May 1739]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Flora-Miss Budgell; Betty-Miss Cole; Sir Thomas-Collins; Dick-Cross; Friendly-Blakes; Old Hob-Dunstall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Dunstall; Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Ray.

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

12
04 May 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, Leigh, and Dickenson a Door Keeper (Cross). [The General Advertiser lists Dickenson as Gallery Office Keeper.] Receipts: #219 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #37 18s. 6d.; tickets, #181 6s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17480210, but Cimon-Ray; Mopsus-Barrington; Corydon-Taswell; Arcas-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Cimon Actor: Ray

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17471215

13
03 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, Marr, Shawford, Gray. Receipts: #196 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17491227, but Macheath-Blakes; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Marr; Mat@o@Mint-Ray; Ben Budge-Simson; Harry Paddington-Gray; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Shawford.
Cast
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Ray
Role: Harry Paddington Actor: Gray

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Master Shawford, Miss Shawford; III: Minuet-Mr Shawford, Miss Shawford

14
08 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Ford. Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: money #27 11s.; tickets #140 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17310929, but Carriers-Bullock, Ray.
Cast
Role: Carriers Actor: Bullock, Ray.

Dance: I: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; V: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; The Medley, as17320504

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway

15
29 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Mr Davis will be taken. [Bransby doubled in Oxford and Tyrrel. The General Advertiser quoted a long Epilogue on the Birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland Written by the Farmer (who had taken over the role of Swift's Drapier) and spoken by Garrick in Dublin. It also quoted the following long puff for Ray's Benefit to come]: Sir, As long acquaintance best entitles us to friendly good natured offices, and as no more proper time can be found to confer them than when the person is in the Decline of life, give me leave to recommend (thro' your means) Mr Ray of Drury Lane Theatre, the oldest actor now belonging to that House, to the Favour of the Town, at his ensuing Benefit next Saturday. A person who once agreeably entertained the Public, should always feel the warmth of their Indulgence, tho' the Infirmities of Old age may have render'd him less pleasing than formerly. This Application is therefore meant to those friends of his, whom Distance of time, and change of Situation may have made it impossible any other way to acquaint them, that The Merchant of Venice is to be acted for his Benefit on Saturday next; therefore 'tis hoped they will be so kind as to send for his Tickets to Mr Hobson, in the Playhouse Passage, or to Mr Ray's lodgings, the second Door in Queen's Court, Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields, and the Favour will ever be greatly acknowledged by him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

16
09 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Mrs Moore. On this day a warrant for establishing an Academy of Music was issued. See Lord Chamberlain's Office, 7@3 and 5@157, p. 228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: Ray

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Wade, Mrs Bicknell, Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Music: A new Piece for the Ecchoe Flute-Paisible

17
14 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Performance Comment: Parts-Oates, Miller, Harper, Griffin, Berry, Ray, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Cibber, Miss Raftor; but edition of 1729 lists: Justice Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Oates; Moody-Ray; Varole-Miller; Aminadab Prim-Griffin; Squire Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Mrs Cibber; Flora-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Thurmond; Prologue-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Oates, Miller, Harper, Griffin, Berry, Ray, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Cibber, Miss Raftor
Role: Moody Actor: Ray

Dance: FFrench Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Village Dance-Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Mrs Houghton

18
10 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sylvia; Or, The Country Burial

Performance Comment: Parts-Walker, Hulett, Laguerre, Hippisley, Hall, Salway, Ray, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Martin; but edition of 1730 lists: Sir John Freeman-Walker; Welford-Hulett; Timothy Stitch-Laguerre; Gaffer Gabble-Hall; Ploughshare-Salway; Jonathan-Hippisley; Sexton-Ray; Silvia-Mrs Cantrel; Dorothy Stitch-Mrs Kilby; Lettice-Mrs Vincent; Goody Busy-Mrs Martin; Goody Gabble-Mrs Rice; Goody Costive-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Walker, Hulett, Laguerre, Hippisley, Hall, Salway, Ray, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Martin
Role: Sexton Actor: Ray

19
27 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Milward; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Butler; Lady Macduff-Mrs Pritchard; Banquo-Mills; Lenox-Wright; Duncan-Winstone; Malcolm-Cashell; Seyward-Ridout; Seyton-Berry; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Macklin, Shepard, Ray; Murderers-Turbutt, Taswell; with Vocals-Ray, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Macklin, Shepard, Ray
Role: with Vocals Actor: Ray, Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: I: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf

20
24 July 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Chance; Or, An Alderman's Bargain

Performance Comment: Sir Feeble Fainwould-Bullock Sr; Sir Cautious Fulbank-Knapp; Gayman-J. Leigh; Belmour-Ogden; Captain Noisy-Spiller; Bearjest-H. Bullock; Ray-Rogers; Lady Fulbank-Mrs Spiller; Diana-Mrs Finch; Pert-Mrs Elsam; Phillis-Mrs Robertson; Gammer Grime-Hall.
Cast
Role: Ray Actor: Rogers

Dance: As17180627

21
28 January 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17181113, but Cassius-Elrington; Edition of 1719 adds: Octavius-Walker; Casca-Bickerstaff; Flavius-Boman; Decius-Shepard; Metellus-W. Wilks; Messala-W. Mills; Cinna-Wilson; Pindarus-Oates; Soothsayer-Williams; Trebonius-Bowman Jr; Antony's Servant-Ray; 1st Citizen-Johnson; 2d Citizen-Miller; 3d Citizen-Norris; 4th Citizen-Cross; Lucius-Norris Jr.
Cast
Role: Antony's Servant Actor: Ray

22
17 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of The History Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-; Prince John-Walker; Gloster-Oates; Clarence-Th. Cibber; Westmoreland-Williams; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of Canterbury-Cory; Bishop of Ely-Rogers; Archbishop of York-Thurmond; Norfolk-W. Mills; Hasting-Watson; Poins-W. Wilks; Falstaff-Mills; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Bardolph-Shepard; Pistol -Norris; Davy-Wright; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Ray; Wart-Cole; Mouldy- Wilson; Bullcalf-Wetherilt; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Lindar; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Shadow Actor: Ray

23
09 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Forest

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Duke Frederick-Williams; Alberto-Booth; Jaques-Cibber; Amiens-Corey; Oliver-Thurmond; Orlando-Wilks; Roberto-Roberts; Adam-Mills; Le Beau-Th. Cibber; Charles-W. Mills; Rosalind-Mrs Booth; Celia-Mrs Thurmond; Hymen-Miss Lindar; Pyramqs-Penkethman; Wall-Norris; Lion-Wilson; Moonshine-Ray; Thisbe-Miller; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Moonshine Actor: Ray

24
20 February 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury

Performance Comment: Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Mrs Heron; Aurora-Mrs Boman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Daphne's Followers-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Hatton; Priest of Apollo-Ferrers; Countrymen-Boval, Topham; Countrywomen-Miss Lindar, Mrs Brett; Shepherds-Essex, Lally; Shepherdesses-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Hatton; Sylvan-Thurmond; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Harlequin Mercury-Cibber Jr; Doctor-Griffin; Pierrot-Miller; Punch-Norris; Marketwoman-Harper; Scaramouch-Ray; Seven Satyrs-Comedians.
Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Ray

25
21 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money; Or, The Boarding School

Performance Comment: Jack Amorous-Mills; Sir Rowland-Johnson; Nincompoop-Norris; L'Prate-Miller; Old Meriton-Boman; Young Meriton-Williams; Old Bragg-Shepard; Young Bragg-Bridgwater; Dancing Master-Oates; Singing Master-Ray; Jiltall-Mrs Horton; Myrtilla-Mrs Heron; Jenny-Mrs Tenoe; Molly-Miss Lindar; Lady Straddle-Mrs Willis; Lady Addleplot-Harper.
Cast
Role: Singing Master Actor: Ray

Dance: Thurmond, Topham, Essex, Mrs Tenoe, Mrs Anderson, Miss Robinson, Young Rainton