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We found 6332 matches on Performance Comments, 2597 matches on Author, 1014 matches on Event Comments, 542 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwou'd-Obrien (1st time); Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Sir Wilful-Yates; Waitwell-Mozeen; Petulant-Blakes; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; Foible-Miss Barton; Mincing-Mrs Simson; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Spanish Dance, as17581014

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Brisk-Obrien (1st time); Froth-Blakes; Lady Plyant-Miss Barton; Maskwell-Mossop; Sir Paul-Foote; Careless-Palmer; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Froth (with song)-Mrs Clive; Mellefont-Havard; Cynthia-Mrs Davies; Touchwood-Davies; Froth-Blakes; Saygrace-Clough.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Collins; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Collins

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Event Comment: Benefit for ye General Lying-in-Hospital. Afterpiece a new farce (Cross). Part of Pit laid into Boxes & Amphitheatre on Stage. Ladies are desired to send their servants at 3 o'clock. Receipts: #320 (Cross); Charges #84 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rout

Performance Comment: Actors only in bill, but Feeble-Yates; Felix-Obrien; Sir William Wheedle-Palmer; Mrs Furbelow-Mrs Bennet; Rhodamintha-Miss Barton; Lady Never Settle-Miss Pritchard; Blunderbuss-Bransby; Balloon-Blakes; Friendly-Packer (Genest, IV, 542-43).
Cast
Role: Sir William Wheedle Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17581222, but Miranda-Miss Houghton; Sir Jealous-Berry; Patch-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry
Role: Marplot Actor: Garrick, Sir George-Palmer
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17580926, but Sir Jasper-Clough.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Clough.

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17581214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive; but Genest, IV, p. 547, lists: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Harriet-Miss Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Yates
Event Comment: [G$Genest notes Berry's performance of Sir Epicure in this piece as his last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #170 (Cross); #183 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry
Role: Ananias Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Bennet; Doublejugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Collins; Freehold-Gibson; Carbunkle-Marten; Sneak-Holtom; Tim Shacklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the play; Original Sheep@Shearing Ballad-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Garrick; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard; Manly-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Blakes; Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Vaughan; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Glen; Jenny-Miss Barton; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Miss Hippisley; With a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play, in which will be introduc'd (by particular desire) a; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: Benefit for Obrien. Afterpiece: By particualr Desire, being the last Time of Performing in this Season. No Building on the Stage. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien, 1st time; Sir Charles-Havard; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; In the Play will be introduc'd (for the first time) a Minuet-O'Brien, Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Yates

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17590221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Packer; Edging-Miss Barton; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Graveairs-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; V: Hornpipe-Master Mathews, a child of 5 years of age

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Davis; Slender-Bennet; Caius-Stoppelaer; Jack Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh-Collins; Shallow-Costollo; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Holtom; Robin-Miss Vallois; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Copin; Pistol-R. Smith; Nym-Buck; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Ferguson; Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Marten; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Helm; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #196 13s. 6d. Paid Mr Hildersley a bill for wig #4 19s. 6d. Rec'd from Barrington #3 5s. 11d. being so much stopp'd from his for 6 nights performance lost on the Princess of Orange's death

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory Gazette-Bennet; Jenkin-Davis; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Knight of Malta; or, The Humorous Dane Author(s): Philip Massinger
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): Philip Massinger

Dance: As17591012; with a New Comic Dance call'd The Irish Turf@Cutters-Poitier Jr, 1st time here in 3 years, Miss Capdeville

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Foible-Mrs Abington; Waitwell-Mozeen; Witwou'd-Obrien; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; Mincing-Mrs Simson; Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Sir Wilful-Yates; Petulant-Blakes; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Song: III: By Desire, Sweet Bird-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17591015, but Sir Gregory Gazette-_; Jenkin-_; Tim-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Knight of Malta; or, The Humorous Dane Author(s): Philip Massinger
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): Philip Massinger

Dance: As17591023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Obrien; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: King
Role: Philip Actor: Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non-juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Sparks; Charles-Hull; Sir John Woodvil-Ridout; Colonel-Dyer; Heartly-Smith; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Woodvil Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Yates

Dance: TheShepherd's Holiday, as17591017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Collins; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Phyllis-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Indiana-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Song: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Collins; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Bennet; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Prue-Mrs Green; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe

Dance: TThe Dutch Skipper, as17591017; Fingalian Dance, as17591212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As See17591124, but only Townly-Ross; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Shuter; Basset-Dyer; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Bennet; Doublejugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Collins; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Holtom; Timothy-Costollo; Langbottom-Buck; Freehold-Gibson; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the Play; the Original Sheep@Shearing Ballad-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Desert Island

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: Actors only in bill, but MacMillan lists: Lovemore-Garrick; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Widow Bellmour-Miss Macklin; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant-Ackman; Pompey-Miss Mills; A newComic Dance-at the end of Act II.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer