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3533 results for: Keyword - Richard Ford
We found 1992 matches on Author, 818 matches on Performance Comments, 706 matches on Performance Title, 492 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3076
11 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Cushing; John Moody-Dunstall; Poundage-Lewis; Count Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Vincent; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin; Lady Townly-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Fichar, Miss Wilford.

3077
18 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Manly-Packer; Basset-King; John Moody-Love; Lord Townly-Powell; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Love; Sir Francis-Yates; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Grace-Miss Plym; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Lady Townly-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Mas. Burton

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

3078
18 June 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole-Foote; Sir Richard Wealthy-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; The Minor-Davis; Loader-Palmer; Dick-M'George; Shift, Transfer, Squintum-Weston; Folly-Quick; Constables-Francis, Strutton; Smirk-Shuter; Lucy-a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: Dancing-

3079
20 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17660618at the Haymarket Mrs Cole-Foote; Sir Richard Wealthy-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; The Minor-Davis; Loader-Palmer; Dick-M'George; Shift, Transfer, Squintum-Weston; Folly-Quick; Constables-Francis, Strutton; Smirk-Shuter; Lucy-Miss Gilpin.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin

3080
27 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Hurst; Count Basset-Palmer; Squire Richard-Weston; Moody-Barden; Poundage-M'George; Constable-Lewis; James-Murden; Lord Townly's Servant-Keen; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs M'George; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Johnston; Jenny-Miss Gilpin; Myrtilla-Miss Maden; Trusty-Mrs Weston; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Worley; Lady Townly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Arnaud, Miss Street

3081
09 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Count Basset-King; Manly-Packer; Sir Francis-Yates; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry, 1st time; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Mas. Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford

3082
06 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17670209, but Squire Richard-J. Burton; Lady Townly-Mrs Lessingham; John Moody-Moody.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: J. Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Lilliputian Camp composed by Grimaldi, as17670227; III: Hearts of Oak, as17670212; End: The Vintage, as17661011, but-Grimaldi, Mrs King

3083
19 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17670506, but Moody-Hartry; Squire Richard-Weston.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe, as17670511

3084
29 May 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Company. At the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket [repeated in all bills] will be performed, by particular Desire, a Comedy...Places to be taken of Mr Jewel, at the Theatre. 7 p.m. [Repeated in the bills.] The house has been altered, as there was formerly but one gallery. [Miss Ogilvie was the young gentlewoman.] Went at 5:30 (before ye doors were open) to Foote's new Theatre in ye Haymarket which was open for ye first time tonight, and is very neatly fitted up. Got a good place in ye Pit...a very humorous Prologue in Prose by J. Palmer as Snarl a writer of Political Letters for the newspapers. Weston as Laconic a newspaper poet--Foote as Manager and Scaffold ye Builder (ye real one of ye house as some said)...in Smirk (Foote) took off Langford to a hair, not forgetting his son's affair with Dr Chauncey. Shift and ye Epilogue as Dr Squintum by Bannister, who took off Holland, Dodd, Moody, and Champneys surprisingly well...The house pretty full. York there awhile (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; The Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations), Squintum-Bannister; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; Transfer-Weston; Loader-Palmer; Sir Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Dick-Quick; Tally-Pynn; Lucy-a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage; Occasional Prologue in Prose-Laconic-J. Palmer; Scaffold the Builder-Bannister; Snarl-Weston; Manager-Foote-London Magazine.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

3085
22 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manley-Palmer; Sir Francis Wronghead-Shuter; Squire Richard-Weston; Basset-Gardner; Moody-Thompson; Poudage-Brownsmith; Lady Grace-Mrs Burden; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Gardner; Miss Jenny-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Denton; Myrtilla-Mrs Kirby; Lady Townly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: A Serious Dance-; End: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

3086
27 August 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: As17670812, but Lofty-Foote; Frank Younger-Smith; Dick Rever-Davis; Sir Richard-Strange; Sir Peter Pepperpot-Palmer; Dactyl-Gardner; Rust-Weston; Puff-Castle; Robin-Shuter; Staytape-Quick; John-Keen; Juliet-Mrs Jefferys.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Actor: Strange

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Miss Froment

3087
18 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Reddish, 1st appearance there; Manly-Jefferson; Count Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; John Moddy-Burton; Squire Richard-a young gentleman, [1st appearance [Mr Wingfield]; Lady Grace-Mrs Barry; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington[, 1st time., 1st time.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: a young gentleman,

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

3088
06 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17670918, but Squire Richard-Wingfield, 2nd appearance; Manly-Packer; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Wingfield, 2nd appearance

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

3089
10 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Dibdin; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Yates; Poundage-Bates; Servant-Holtom; Constable-Wignell; James-R. Smith; Lady Grace-Mrs Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Pearce; Trusty-Miss Mills; Miss Jenny-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17671106; End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

3090
18 July 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; Sir Wm Wealthy-Castle; Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Minor-Aickin; Dick-Morgan; Shift, Squintum-Bannister; Loader-Davis; Tally-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston.
Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Statesman Foil'd

Dance: As17680530

3091
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: Richard Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: Midas

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

3092
28 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Jefferson; Richard-Palmer; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Other Lords-Strange, Wright; Joe (with song)-Fawcett; Keepers-Hartry, Fox, Clough, Castle; Miller-Moody; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Platt; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680929

3093
21 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Packer; Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis-Love; Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Poundage-Castle; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

3094
11 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer [sic]. Charges: 1!2 value of tickets #55 7s.; 1!2 House charge and extras #33 5s. 6d.; 1!2 Receipts: #44 9s. but covered by Total receipts (tickets and money of #199 12s.) Tickets (Box 147; Pit 357; Gallery 204). Value #110 14s. Rec'd money due from Richard Smith and Miss Madden 8th and 6th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #88 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

3095
29 May 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; Richard Wealthy-Aickin; The Minor-Forde (from Dublin, his first appearance on this stage); Dick-Morgan; Shift (with Imitations), Dr Squintum-Bannister; Loader-Davis; Tally-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: The Minor Actor: Forde

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17690515

3096
21 July 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17690609 but Sir Richard-DuBellamy; the Minor-Aickin; Lucy-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: The Minor Actor: Forde

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17690515

3097
14 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Waldron, Castle, Wheeler, W. Palmer, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Mesink, Clough, Booth, J. Burton, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Lowe. The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; The Dances-Dagueville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; In which will be introduced The Pageant as it was intended for Stratford-Upon-Avon; Ralph-King; Irishman-Moody; Ballad Singer-Vernon; Ostler-Parsons; Country Girls-Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley; Margery Jervis-Mrs Love; Female Ballad Singer-Dibdin; Prologue-King; Characters in the pageant: Benedict-Garrick; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Holland; Romeo-Brereton; Hamlet-Cautherly; Falstaff-Love; Lear-Reddish; Antony-Aikin; Portia-Mrs W. Barry; Apollo-Vernon; Tragic Muse-Mrs Barry; Comic Muse-Mrs Abington; Also: Hurst, Wheeler, Castle, Waldron, Wright, Keen, Clough, Hartry, Messink, Booth, J. Burton, Master Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Dancing-; Singing- New Dresses, Scenes; Music by Dibdin (Genest, V, 256, and Winston MS 10). See Three Plays by David Garrick, Elisabeth P. Stein (New York, 1926). Music by Dibdin (Genest, V, 256, and Winston MS 10). See Three Plays by David Garrick, Elisabeth P. Stein (New York, 1926).
Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Holland

3098
02 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Packer; Count Basset-Palmer; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; John Moody-I. Sparks; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Poundage-Castle; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Grace-Mrs Stephens; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Miss Jenny-Miss Radley, first time.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Holland

3099
29 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith, first time; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Hamilton; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Moody-Dunstall; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

3100
21 February 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Joe (with song)-Fawcett; King-J. Aickin; Richard-Palmer; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Miller-Moody; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Platt; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Palmer