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9011 results for: Keyword - Sir Rich. Samford
We found 6090 matches on Performance Comments, 2240 matches on Author, 1367 matches on Event Comments, 491 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
23 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-W. Mills; Surly-Harper; Crack-Miller; Hothead-Shepard; Testimony-Johnson; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

127
18 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Bullock; Belguard-Havard; Farewell-Bardin; Surly-W. Giffard; Hothead-Huddy; Testimony-Collett; Crack-Morgan; Violante-Mrs Haughton; Leonora-Mrs Morgan; Aunt-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

128
01 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Cibber Jr; Surly-Harper; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-W. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: Mainpiece: With the Original Dialogue-Charke, Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

129
08 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Watson; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Cibber Jr; Surly-Harper; Farewell-W. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

130
09 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Miller; Surly-Harper; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-Wm. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Miss Raftor; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Berry

131
09 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly (New Dress'd)-Cibber Sr .
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber Sr

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: The Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others

132
06 November 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver-Hippisley; Sir Joslin-Mullart; Courtall-Ryan; Freeman-Walker; Rakehell-Chapman; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Hallam; Ariana-Mrs Bullock; Gatty-Miss Bincks; Sentry-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine: With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Stoppelaer; Mercury-Vincent; Sylvans-Miss Rogers, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Lally, Tench, Desse, Livier, Richardson; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Harlequin-Lun; Old Man-Smith; Colombine-Mlle Quinault; Countrymen and Lasses-Delagarde, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette; Savoyard-Thompson; Gardeners-Smith and Delagarde; Elements: Earth-Desse; Air-Glover; Fire-Tench; Water-Lally; Females-Miss Sandham, Miss Rogers, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme .
Cast
Role: Demons Actor: Lally, Tench, Desse, Livier, Richardson

133
29 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber Sr .
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber Sr

Dance: II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Related Works
Related Work: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office Author(s): C. Richards
Related Work: The Female Duellist Author(s): Richard Suett

134
17 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Neale; Bellguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Curly-Berry; Hothead-Morgan; Testimony-Taswell; Merchant-Woodburn; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Jobson-Turbutt; Nell-Mrs Dunstall; Sir John Loverule-Morland; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland

Song: II: Morland

Dance: IV: Mlle Auguste

135
25 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Cashell; Farewell-Hale; Surly-Bridgwater; Crack-Chapman; Hothead-Woodward; Testimony-Hippisley; Aunt-Mrs James; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonara-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains a Trio from Acis and Galatea by Handel-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Lampe

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17451109

136
14 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Foote. Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Foote; Hothead-[I.] Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Cross; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Mrs Bennett; Belguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Marr; John-Simpson; Betty-Mrs King; Aunt-Mrs Cross; In Act III Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206

137
27 September 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Cibber Jun; Crack-Yates; Farewel-Mills; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Bellguard-Bridges; Hothead-Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Surley-Berry; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Leigh; John-Simpson; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Clive. In Act III, Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Cibber Jun

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

138
24 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Bellguard-Cashell; Farewell-Havard; Crack-Chapman; Surly-Bridgwater; Hothead-Marten; Testimony-Hippisley; Aunt-Mrs James; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

139
10 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Ridout; Surly-Bridgwater; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimony-Arthur; Crack-Waistkum, who never appeared on that stage before; Aunt-Mrs Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

140
17 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Belguard-Blakes; Farewell-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Hothead-Winstone; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Willoughby; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Waitwell-Simson; Valet-Atkins; John-Vaughan; Betty-Mrs Simson; In Act III Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti; Peasant Dance-Matthews, Mad Janeton Auretti

141
24 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Foote; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Belguard-Blakes; Farewell-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Hothead-Bransby; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: III: Beard

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

142
24 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Dyer; Surly-Sparks; Bellguard-Gibson; Farewell-Ridout; Crack-Shuter; Testimony-Collins; Hothead-Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Vincent; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Song: III: Lowe

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17600421 End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

143
27 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Lord Belguard-Walker; Farewell-Clarke; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimonly-Gibson; Crack-Shuter; Surly-Sparks; Violante-Mrs Vincent; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; Sir Roger-Marten; Justice Statute-Redman; Corporal-R. Smith; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Peter Nettle-Bennet; Soldier-Holtom; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Costollo; Dorcas-Miss Helm; Constable-Lewis; Aunt-Mrs Copin; Joyce-Master Besford; Kitty Carrot-Miss Elliot; first time, with the song 'Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Wignel

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Song: III: Will be a Duette-Mattocks, Miss Polly Young

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

144
16 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. [Epilogue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.] Receipts: #235 17s. (216.14.0; 17.19.6; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Reddish; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Mrs Abington; The Original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

145
24 September 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Somerset-Wroughton; Northampton-Hull; Elvis-Whitfield; Lieutenant-Thompson; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; By Particular Desire the New Occasional Prologue which was spoken on Monday will be repeated-Lewis (for this Night only).
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Lewis
Role: By Particular Desire the New Occasional Prologu Actor: Lewis
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Thomas Overbury Author(s): Richard Savage

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

146
12 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster (1st appearance in that character); Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydis Languish-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

147
20 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: later called Sir Harry Bouquet] Actor: Dodd

148
22 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Griffiths; Faulkland-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

149
02 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Faulkland-Brereton; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930

150
28 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, probably by Richard Wilson. Larpent MS 557; not published]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 556; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. Receipts: #222 6s. 6d. (122.18.6; tickets: 99.8.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seventeen Hundred And Eighty One; Or, The Cartel At Philadelphia

Related Works
Related Work: Seventeen Hundred and Eighty One; or, The Cartel at Philadelphia Author(s): Richard Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Lewis; Hothead-Quick; Testimony-Edwin; Belguard-Peile; Farewell-Davies; Surly-Fearon; Waytwell-W. Bates; Crack-Wilson; Violante-Mrs Inchbald; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Miss Stewart; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Who'd have Thought It