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6982 results for: Keyword - Richard Cross
We found 3146 matches on Event Comments, 2098 matches on Author, 1857 matches on Performance Comments, 931 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
21 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: As17361227, but Chloe-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Cross.
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Berry
Role: Courtiers Actor: Winstone, Cross, Hill

152
25 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Mills; Clerimont Sr-Winstone; Sir Harry-Turbutt; Numps-Macklin; Tipkin-Griffin; Pounce-Shepard; Biddy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Furnival; Fainlove-Mrs Pritchard; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Jenny-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: As17381124

153
23 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Hardy-Delane; Trim-James; Sable-Hippisley; Brumpton-Roberts; Campley-Hallam; Trusty-Bridgwater; Puzzle-Rosco; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Charlot-Mrs Stevens; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Cross; Tattleaid-Mrs Martin; Cabinet-Gibson; Swagger-Mullart; Bumkin-Smith; Tom-James; Mrs Farthingale-Neale; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Richardson

Dance: As17410121

154
05 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Delane; Tom-Cibber Jun.; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Berry; Indiana-Mrs Mills; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Winstone; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Shepard; Daniel-Leigh; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: Le Boufon, as17420325

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Beard; III: Song-Lowe; V: (By Particular Desire) the favourite song of Elin@a@Roon-Mrs Clive (as she performed it in Dublin)

155
20 October 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Capt Clerimont-Giffard; Numps-Yates; Sir Harry-Morgan; Tipkin-Taswell; Jenny-Mrs King; Clerimont Sen-Winstone; Pounce-W. Giffard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Bennet; Bersheba-Mrs Cross; Fainlove-Mrs Ridout; Biddy-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Bersheba Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: As17431018

Dance: As17431018

156
12 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Delane; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Sir John Beville-Winstone; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Cibber; Sealand-Bridges; Humphrey-Turbutt; Daniel-Green; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Phyllis-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer's Feast

Song: II: Song-Morland (his 1st appearance)

Dance: V: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

157
17 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17441025, but Bevil Jun.-Giffard; Tom-Cross.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Cross.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

158
22 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes and Cross, prompter. Afterpiece: By Desire. Mr Garrick's Indisposition continuing, we have, at the particular desire of several ladies, chang'd our play. Tickets deliver'd out for the Stratagem will be taken. [On this Day appeared the Daily Advertiser a full column presentment by the Court of Westminster to the Justices of the Peace against unlicensed players]: This court being inform'd that common Players of Interludes have for several years...assembled...in Mayfair to erect Booths and exhibit Drolls and Shews...whereby numbers of His Majesty's subjects have been encouraged to assemble and commit riots and other Misdemeanours in Breach of His Majesty's Peace, and to the disturbance of the Neighborhood, and that some of the players are and now contracting for ground in order to erect Sheds, Booths and other places...for shewing and acting plays...&c, &c, &c...for the more effectual suppressing of the evils aforesaid, it is hereby recommended unto his Majesty's Justices of the Peace to meet together at such time as they shall appoint in order to proceed according to the law against all such offenders as shall be brought before them by the peace officers, who are required to be aiding the Justice of the Peace. [The gist of the Presentment lies in the statement]: that they [the Justices] shall apprehend all and every other person and Persons who in any other place or places within the said City and Liberty shall act or represent for gain, any Tragedy, Comedy, Opera, Play, Interlude, Farce, or any other Entertainment for the stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: Sga Bettini; III: Muilment

Song: II: Lowe; V: Nanny O (By Desire)-Lowe

159
30 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Philips; Aldiborontiphoscophornia-Cross; Rigdum Funidos-Blakes; Bombardinion-Green; King of Fidlers-Simpson; King of Antipodes-Berkley; Capt of Guards-Woodburn; Dumb Master of Ceremonies-Vaughan; Doctor-Leigh; Cook-Usher; First Lady-Miss Cole; Second Lady-Mrs King; Cupid-Miss Yates; Tatlanthe-Mrs Yates; Venus-Miss Bradshaw; Fadladinida-Miss Budgell; In the Farce The Early Horn-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Aldiborontiphoscophornia Actor: Cross
Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Richard Charke

Song: I: a Cantata-Lowe

Dance: II: Muilment; III: Sga Bettini

160
06 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17451005, but Indiana-Miss Furnival, 1st appearance on any stage; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Singing in II:-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

161
31 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17470312 but Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Daniel-Collins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Muilment, the Mechels, Salomon's son

162
03 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross); #105 15s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: The Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

163
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

Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17471215

164
31 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #90 (Cross); #89 1s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; III: Savoyards, as17480920

Ballet: V: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481027

165
14 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross). #151 18s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Thurmond Actor: Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

166
25 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #159 8s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Thurmond Actor: Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

167
03 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Elmy at the corner of Tavistock St., next Southampton St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #220 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

168
06 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Coleman for a white and gold brocaded robe #12 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #110 (Cross); #111 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

Ballet: End: Savoyard Travellers. As17500126

169
30 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Usher, Simson, and Geo. Burton. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Highland Lad-Master Mattocks

Dance: III: Black Joke, as17500420 IV: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

170
27 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance: II: Pigmalion, as17501102; IV: Comic Dance, as17501117

Ballet: End: A New Comic Entertainment of Dancing call'd The Bird Catchers. Peasants-Devisse, Mad Auretti; Shepherds-McNeil, Roger, G. Yates; Shepherdesses-Mad Camargo, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison; Two Peasant Children-the Little Swiss, Miss Poplin; Bird Catchers-Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford; a New Scene-; Decorations-

171
04 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17501231

172
24 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez (Ballet Master). Tickets of Leviez, the corner of Marlet Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets for 17 April will be taken. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: The Last two Entertainments of Dancing-Devisse, Mad Auretti

173
20 November 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night the Shepherd's Lottery was performed for the first time at Drury Lane, and met with universal applause. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Song: Mattocks

174
04 January 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

175
28 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow and Family in Distress. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

Song: II: Mattocks