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We found 4159 matches on Event Comments, 341 matches on Performance Title, 195 matches on Roles/Actors, 171 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit for ye Sabatini's (Cross). Mainpiece: At the particular desire of several persons of quality. Tickets to be had of Sg Sabatini at Mr Leviez's in Beaufort Building in the Strand and at the Stage Door. Tickets delivered out for 18th of March will be taken. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Constant Actor: Havard
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Heartfree Actor: Palmer
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Bully Actor: Beard
Role: Razor Actor: Yates.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Trappolin Actor: Woodward.

Dance: I: The Italian Fishermen-Sg and Sga Sabatini; III: New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Sabatini; V: A Peasant Dance-Sg and Sga Sabatini, Sabatini the younger

Event Comment: Benefit for myself and Wife (Cross). Tickets at the Stage Door. N.B. At the desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr Cross has changed Virginia, which he had before advertised, to the above Play. Tickets delivered out for Virginia will be taken. Receipts: #147 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Beard
Role: Jobson Actor: Berry
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: As17550203

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. By Authority....By Bayes's New-raised Company of Comedians....All other parts [of mainpiece] to be attempted by the new Company; Most of whom never appeared on any stage before. Particularly, the part of Miranda , by a Young Gentlewoman. Being positively her first Essay in a Theatrical Capacity. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 P.m. [No concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: T. Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: I: The Lover's Rapture-

Dance: II: A New Pierot's Dance-; IV: The Drunken Peasant-; End: A Country Dance-the Characters in the Comedy

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Addison. At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Tinsel Actor: Woodward
Role: Vellum Actor: Yates
Role: Butler Actor: Taswell
Role: Gardner Actor: Blakes
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: Havard
Role: Fantome Actor: Davies
Role: Coachman Actor: Philips.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: A great deal of Hissing-but the Boxes being on our Side some swords were drawn, & several turn'd out of the Pit & Galleries. The Officers of the Army are very busy in this Affair, on Account of their hissing when ye King was there-saying it was an Affront-the King did turn his back to the Audience (Cross). [See note 14 Nov. on the Dancers Damn'd.] Mr Barry Play'd HamletR at Covent Garden (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Petit Actor: Usher
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Dugard Actor: Blakes
Role: Duretete Actor: Woodward
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Palmer
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Yates
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Bisarre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Chinese Festival

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss Young, _Lewis, _Robinson.
Event Comment: Benefit for Cibber. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to Act of Parliament. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality for the Benefit of Mr Cibber At the New Theatre in the Haymarket, on Wednesday next, the 14th instant, will be perform'd a Concert of Musick, the Particulars whereof will be express'd in the Bills of the Day. After which (by partiuclar Desire) will be given a Dissertation in two Parts on Patentees, on Theatres, on Acting, Publick Diversions, and address'd to the Town, by Mr Cibber (Daily Advertiser, 8 & 10 Jan.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Tancred Actor: Garrick
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Siffredi Actor: Berry
Role: Osmond Actor: Havard
Role: Rhodolpho Actor: Blakes
Role: Officers Actor: Jefferson, Simson
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: At the Lecture Room, Robin Hood, near Temple Bar. By desire of several citizens. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects

Event Comment: Benefit towards the Increase of a Fund for the support of a Public Charity. Mainpece: By Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Barry
Role: Poundage Actor: Stoppelaer.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Shift Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sly Actor: R. Smith.
Role: Thrifty Actor: Bennet
Role: Gripe Actor: Costollo
Role: Leander Actor: Gibson
Role: Octavian Actor: Anderson
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Scapin Actor: Shuter.

Dance: As17560126

Event Comment: By particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Gelosi

Dance: [Unspecified.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. A few nights ago was buried under the Tower of St Bride's, Mr Benjamin Annable, the best Ringer that was ever known in the world. Till his time Ringing was only call'd an art, but from the strength of his great genius, he married it to the Mathematics and 'tis now a science. This man in figure and ringing was like a Newton in Philosophy, a Ratcliffe in Physic, a Hardwicke in Wisdom and Law, a Handel in Music, a Shakespeare in writing and a Garrick in acting. O Rare Ben! (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mozeen, _Scrase
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Role: Smith Actor: Burton
Role: Johnson Actor: Palmer
Role: With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Loverule Actor: Beard
Role: Jobson Actor: Berry
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Event Comment: At the Great Piazza Coffee Room, late Macklin's in Covent Garden. At the particular Desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, acted but once these 15 years. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Benefit for my Self & Wife (Cross). [See The Spouter; or, The Triple Revenge, farce in two acts attributed to Mr Murphy, satirizing John Hill, Theophilus Cibber, Samuel Foote. Discussed by Genest, IV, 459-61.] Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard, first time.
Role: Leon Actor: Garrick, first time
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Woodward, first time
Role: Duke Actor: Havard
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Berry
Role: Old Woman Actor: Yates
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Wingate Actor: Yates
Role: Dick Actor: Woodward
Role: Gargle Actor: Burton
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Simon Actor: H. Vaughan
Role: Scotchman Actor: Blakes
Role: Irishman Actor: Jefferson
Role: Catchpole Actor: Vaughan
Role: Garrick Actor: Murphy

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Event Comment: By particular Desire. No persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be returned after the curtain is up. The managers intended to have finish'd the season this evening, but as several persons of quality have desired to see Lethe again, the comedy of Much Ado About Nothing, with that Farce, will be acted tomorrow, being positively the last time of acting. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Garrick
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Scrase.
Role: Polonius Actor: Taswell.
Role: Ostrick Actor: Palmer
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin, second time
Role: King Actor: Davies
Role: Ghost Actor: Berry
Role: Horatio Actor: Havard
Role: Laertes Actor: Blakes
Role: Osric Actor: Woodward
Role: Rosencrantz Actor: Simson
Role: Marcellus Actor: Bransby
Role: Bernardo Actor: Marr
Role: Player King Actor: Burton
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Yates, Vaughan
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Buck Actor: Palmer, first time.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Event Comment: At the Desire of Several People of Distinction. Positvely the last Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'ipermestra

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire of several persons of Quality. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Burton
Role: Miller Actor: Berry
Role: Dick Actor: Blakes
Role: Joe Actor: Beard
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Minors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: . The parts-Mr Cibber, his Assistants, Pupils; several of whom never appeared in public before. An occasional prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: Benefit for Old Cole [William Cole] Citizen of London and Family, under Misfortunes, who has been a Free Mason these thirty years, and Master of several Lodges. Being the last time of performing till the Christmas Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: Arthur
Role: Antonio Actor: Sparks
Role: Bassanio Actor: Ryan
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
Role: Gratiano Actor: Dyer
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Lowe
Role: Solarino Actor: Ridout
Role: Salanio Actor: Gibson
Role: Gobbo Actor: Collins
Role: Tubal Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Launcelot Actor: Shuter
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Helm.
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Mullart.
Role: Thrifty Actor: Bennet
Role: Gripe Actor: Costollo
Role: Leander Actor: Gibson
Role: Shift Actor: Dunstall
Role: Octavian Actor: Anderson
Role: Sly Actor: R. Smith
Role: Scapin Actor: Shuter.

Dance: As17561217

Song: By the Desire of the Friends of Old Cole we will endeavor to sing a Song at the End of the Play (Public Advertiser)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Alter'd from the Italian with several new Additions. [By Dr Morell. Set by Handel. The words entirely adapted to the Music of Il Trionfo del Tempo, composed at Rome about 1707 (Biographia Dramatica).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Time And Truth

Cast
Role: Time Actor: Champness, bass
Role: Counsel Actor: Miss Young
Role: Beauty Actor: Signora Frasi
Role: Pleasure Actor: Beard
Role: Deceit Actor: Signora Beralta
Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Aainpiece: By Particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Being the last time of performing it this season. Afterpiece by Desire. Many of Mr Yates's friends being desirous to see Mr Garrick in the part of Lord Townly, obliges him to change the play of the Mistake to the Provok'd Husband, and tickets deliver'd for The Mistake will be taken this night. Tickets to be had of Yates, next door to Mr Sparks's, Brazier, the corner of Catherine Street, the Strand, and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Role: Lord Townly Actor: Garrick, 1st time for 10 years
Role: Manly Actor: Havard
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Count Basset Actor: Blakes
Role: John Moody Actor: Burton
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Vaughan
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Hamilton, 1st time.
Role: Lothario Actor: Mrs Woffington, 1st time.
Role: Horatio Actor: Barry
Role: Sciolto Actor: Sparks
Role: Altamont Actor: Dyer
Role: Rossano Actor: Anderson
Role: Messenger Actor: Holtom
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Condill

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Baker
Role: Gripe Actor: Collins
Role: Fanfaron Actor: Holtom
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Young
Role: Phelim Actor: Barrington.

Song: II: New Song By Arne-Mrs Lampe; III: Myself I shall Adore, composed by Handel,-Mrs Lampe; IV: Ellen a Roon,accompanied on the German Flute-Miss Davis (her 2nd time of appearing on any stage)

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329 a Dutch Dance-Miss Valois

Event Comment: We Play'd at Covent Garden the Beggars Opera & ye School Boy for Mr Morgan's Benefit, several of our Company play'd, with leave from ye Managers (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: Benefit for Cibber. By desire of several Persons of Distinction. Doors open'd exactly at Five. The curtain will rise punctually at Quarter after Six. To prevent mistakes Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to send their servants to keep places a little before five

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Cast
Role: An Address Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: A Scotch Song Actor: Lauder
Role: Blind Man's Buff Actor: Lilliputians
Role: A Concerto for French Horns Actor:
Role: The Comic Lectures Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: Music Actor:
Role: The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: An Auction Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: Italian Air Actor: Signora Mimicotti
Role: Bassoon Actor: Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse
Role: Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth Actor:
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Morris, Miss Durham
Role: Preamble on Kettle Drums Actor:
Role: Comic Epilogue Actor: Miss Midnight
Role: Voluntary on the Cymbalo Actor: Mr Noel Sr
Role: Favourite English Song Actor: Miss Gaudry
Role: Kitty or the Female Phaeton Actor: Miss Gaudry
Role: Dialogue Actor: Mr Gaudry, Miss Gaudry
Role: The Lark Concerto Actor: Mr Gaudry
Role: Country Lass Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Actor: Lauder
Role: Oration Actor: Miss Midnight
Role: Cuckow Overture Actor:
Role: Singing Actor: Sadler
Role: Dutch Peasant Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Minuet Actor: Froment, Madam Dulisse
Role: with the addition of La Bergere Actor: Miss Vallois
Role: a new Scots Dance Actor: Froment, Mlle Dulisse
Role: an Epi@congee Actor: Cibber
Role: Alli Croker a comic dance Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: With a new Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre
Role: An Address Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: a Scotch Song Actor: Mr Lauder
Role: a dance Actor: Lilliputians
Role: varied Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: end of First Lecture a piece of Music Actor:
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: in Eliza Actor: Miss Gaudry
Role: An auction of Choice curiosities of extraor Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: a new Italian Air Actor: Signora Mimicotti
Role: accompanied on the bassoon Actor: Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado
Role: Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boy Actor:
Role: in which will be introduced a Hornpipe Actor: Mossis, Miss Durham
Role: with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums Actor: Mother Midnight

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Event Comment: By Desire of several Ladies. Box as 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. And the Price is reduced a little more than half what was formerly taken in order to obtain the Favour of the Public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Cast
Role: Acrobatics Actor: Miss Isabella Wilkinson
Role: Blind Man's Buff Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Mlle Dulisse
Role: Auction Actor: _omit all of Cibber's contributions
Role: to begin with Grand Overture with French Ho Actor:
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Gaudry
Role: Oratory Actor: Miss Midnight
Role: Scots Songs Actor: Lauder
Role: New Comic Lectures Actor: Cibber
Role: Les Tailleurs a new pantomime dance Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: Scots Dance Actor: Froment, Mme Dulisse
Role: Italian Air Actor: La Signora Mimicotti
Role: accompanied on the bassoon Actor: Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado
Role: Irish Landlord and Landlady Actor: Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse
Role: Brown Beer of England Actor: Lauder
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Morris.
Role: With a new Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre
Role: An Address Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: a Scotch Song Actor: Mr Lauder
Role: a dance Actor: Lilliputians
Role: A Concerto for French Horns Actor:
Role: varied Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: end of First Lecture a piece of Music Actor:
Role: a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors Actor: Master Settree, Miss Twist
Role: in Eliza Actor: Miss Gaudry
Role: An auction of Choice curiosities of extraor Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: a new Italian Air Actor: Signora Mimicotti
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse
Role: Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boy Actor:
Role: in which will be introduced a Hornpipe Actor: Mossis, Miss Durham
Role: with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums Actor: Mother Midnight

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic