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1498 results for: Keyword - Shepherd
We found 1171 matches on Roles/Actors, 398 matches on Performance Title, 262 matches on Performance Comments, 57 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

76
14 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Clown-Shuter; Witches-Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Shepherd-Mattocks; Shepherdess-Miss Davies; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; The Dances-Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Mattocks
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Davies

77
30 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631128, but Shepherd-Baker; The Dances-_Duquesny.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Baker
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss P. Young.

78
02 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631130, but Witches-Legg, _Beard, +Mattocks; Shepherd-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Mattocks.
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss P. Young.

79
28 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631220, but Shepherd-Baker.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Baker.
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss P. Young.

80
05 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Weller; Clown-Cushing; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Witches-Mattocks, Miss Weirman, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Shepherd-Mattocks; Shepherdess-Miss Weirman; Harvest Man-Dibdin; Harvest Woman-Mrs Lampe; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; The Dances-Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Mattocks
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Weirman

81
29 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17651028, but Shepherd-Dibdin.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Dibdin.

82
04 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17661025, but Shepherd-; Merlin-Legg.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor:

83
24 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Ross; Duke-Clarke; Roderick-Hull; Don Bernard-Walker; Citizen-Perry; Master of Flocks-Buck; Camillo-Gibson; Shepherds-Bennet, Cushing; Gentleman-Gardner; Servant-R. Smith; Henriquez-Smith; Violante (with original Song)-Miss Macklin; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Bennet, Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17670411

84
17 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Pluto (Punch)-Rayner; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Petro; Pan (Scaramouche)-Curtat; Hercules (Brighella)-Dumai; Apollo (Mezetin)-King; Mars (Leander)-Hussey; Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy; Diana-Mrs Baker; Arial Spirits-Arnauld, Miss Valois; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Shepherd-Dibdin; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Dibdin

85
24 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17671023, but Short bill, Pluto-_; Neptune-_; Pan-_; Hercules-_; Apollo-_; Mars-_; Shepherd-_; Doctor-Weller.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Dibdin

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance-LaRiviere, Miss Valois

86
26 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17671024, but with Two Additional Scenes. Short bill: Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Chasseur Royale-Mahoon; Diana-Mrs Thompson; Doctor-Weller; Pluto-_; Neptune-_; Pan-_; Hercules-_; Apollo-_; Mars-_; Shepherd-_.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Dibdin

87
28 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Patent-Packer; Mervin-J. Aickin; Carpenter-Moody; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Prompter-Bannister; Housekeeper-Johnston; Shepherds-Dodd, Parsons, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Arne; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Miss Fuz-Miss Pope; Lady Fuz-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Dodd, Parsons, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink

88
22 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Patent-Packer; Carpenter-Moody; Sir Macaroni-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Prompter-Bannister; Housekeeper-Johnston; Shepherds-Dodd, Parsons, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Baddeley; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Miss Fuz-Miss Burton; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Dodd, Parsons, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17690926

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels-King (with considerable alterations and additions) His remarks on England and the Jubilees

89
31 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood

Performance Comment: Julio-Reddish; Henriquez-Aickin; Roderick-Palmer; Duke Angelo-Bransby; Master of the Flocks-Moody; Camilo-Hurst; Don Bernard-Parsons; Shepherds-Hartry, Booth; Violante-Mrs Jeffries; Leonora-Miss Younge; Prologue-Reddish; Epilogue-Miss Younge; In IV: the Original Song (New composed by Mr Hook)-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Hartry, Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

90
26 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: Characters-Lewes, Miles, Morris, Quick, Baker, King, Barnshaw, Fox, Holtom, Hamilton, Stoppelaer, Banks, Bates, Rayner[, Reinhold, DuBellamy], Mrs White, Miss Helme, Mrs Copin, Mrs Perry, Mrs Evans, Miss Twist; The Dances-Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir; [The Music-Arnold; [Edition of 1770 lists Mother Shipton-Reinhold; Shepherd-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: DuBellamy.

91
01 January 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: [As17701229, but full cast listed to avoid confusion]. Mother Shipton-Reinhold; Shepherd-DuBellamy; Parts-Lewes, Quick, Morris, Rayner, Baker, King, Fox, Holtom, Hamilton, Thompson, Barnshaw, Banks, Bates, Walters, [Reinhold, DuBellamy,]Mrs White, Miss Helme, Mrs Copin, Mrs Evans, Miss Twist; Dances-Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: DuBellamy

92
23 March 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Toby-Love; Patent-Packer; Careless-Moody; Sir Macaroni-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Prompter-Wright; Johnston-Johnston; Shepherds-Dodd, J. Aickin, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Miss Radley; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Miss Fuz-Miss Burton; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Dodd, J. Aickin, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17700922

93
26 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Pantaloon-Morris; Clown-Cushing; Colombine-Miss Twist; The Witches-Mattocks, Miss Wewitzer, Legg, Baker, Owenson, Fox, Miss Valois, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Shepherd-DuBellamy; Shepherdess-Miss Wewitzer; Pluto-Reinhold; Proserpine-Mrs Baker; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Wewitzer

94
05 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Lamash, Burton, Wright, Messink, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Dupely-Dodd; Old Groveby-King; Sir Harry Groveby-Brereton; Hurry-Weston; Oldworth-Aickin; Painter-Moody; Druid-Bannister; Maria-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Bab-Mrs Abington; Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Lamash, Burton, Wright, Messink, Mrs Bradshaw; (Genest, V, 442) In the Course of the Piece will be introduced a Fete Champetre-; Vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Carpenter, Master Blanchard, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Smith; The Dances-Slingsby (first appearance here in 7 years), Atkins, Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton, Sga Hidou (first appearance on English Stage); The Ballets-M. Larevier; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: Lamash, Burton, Wright, Messink, Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

95
13 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17741205, but Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_Wright.
Cast
Role: Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: _Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

96
19 January 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17750113, but Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_Messink.
Cast
Role: Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: _Messink.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

97
09 February 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Smith; Dumont-O'Brien Machin (from the Theatre Royal, Crow Street in Dublin); Ratcliffe-Bailey; Catesby-Shepherd; Bellmour-Barnes; Earl of Derby-Thompson; Lord Hastings-West; Alicia-Mrs Lefevre (1st appearance in town); Jane Shore-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Bailey; Whittle-Shepherd; Kecksy-Benson; Bates-Wallace; Thomas-Massey; Widow Brady (with the original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Whittle Actor: Shepherd

Song: Entertainments of singing-Mrs Mapples;, particularly the favourite song of The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Mapples

98
09 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Benson; Kecksey-Shepherd; Nephew-Nelson; Bates-Bowles; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Bailey; Thomas-Massey; The Widow (with the Epilogue Song)-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Kecksey Actor: Shepherd

Entertainment: Monologue. End I afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

99
08 February 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Bensley, Farren, Packer, Hurst, Wright, Chambers, Wrighten, Fawcett, Philimore, Burghall, Henderson, Mrs Robinson, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779, and London Magazine, Feb. 1779, 73): Paladore-Smith; King-Bensley; Lucio-Farren; Rinaldo-Packer; Ascanio-Hurst; Shepherd-Wright; Senator-Chambers; Foresters-Wrighten, Fawcett; Squire to Paladore-Philimore; Officer-Burghall; Bireno-Henderson; Alinda-Mrs Robinson; Princess-Miss Younge; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

100
09 April 1781 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell; Or, The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, Dumb Lady Cured

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Performance Comment: Linco-Farrel; Clown-Clifford; Old Woman-Mrs Palmer; Shepherds and Shepherdesses-The rest of the Company.
Cast
Role: Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: The rest of the Company.

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Comic Paraphrase on Shakespear's Seven Ages of Man-Farrel