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10572 results for: Keyword - Sir Richard Steele
We found 6444 matches on Performance Comments, 3625 matches on Author, 1312 matches on Event Comments, 1154 matches on Performance Title, and 3 matches on Roles/Actors.

6201
25 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17490929, but Basset-_; Mrs Motherly-_; Myrtilla-_; Trusty-_; Lady Wronghead-_; Squire Richard-_; Moody-_; Miss Jenny-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

6202
05 March 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17501120, but Squire Richard-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Cushing.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

6203
26 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Villeneuve. Ladies desired to send servants by Four o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17510305 but Squire Richard-Collins; add Trusty-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Collins
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur

Dance: I: The Characters of Dancing-Mlle Huette; II: The Gondoliers, as17510117; III: La Paisane-Mlle Heutte; IV: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; V: Louvre and Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Heutte

6204
31 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17541028, but Richard-Shuter; Poundage-_.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

6205
15 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17581024, but Townly-Ryan; Richard-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Bennet.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Song: III: A Song-Legg

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant, as17590430 V: The Threshers, as17581016

6206
22 January 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17611110, but reduc'd to two acts; The Minor-Dyer; Richard Wealthy-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Lewis.

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17620107; End: The French Country Gentleman, as17611210

6207
21 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: O'Brien, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17620330 but William Wealthy-Blakes; Richard Wealthy-Burton; Loader-Bransby; Dick-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Burton

Entertainment: II: Hearts of Oak-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Baker; End Play: By particular Desire, and for that night only, Bucks Have at Ye All-King as17620330

Dance: After Entertainments: the Louvre and Minuet-Settree, Miss Blagdon (his scholar)

6208
28 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17621116, but Richard-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Cushing.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621119

6209
01 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640403 but Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer; Squire Richard-Master Burton; Manly-Packer, first time.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Master Burton
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

6210
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
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

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

6211
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.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17670321 but Sir Charles Clackit-Hartry, 1st time; Lucy-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Hartry, 1st time

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe, as17670511

6212
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
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

6213
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

6214
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 Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Morgan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

6215
14 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

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

6216
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

6217
17 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wolf, Waldron and Atkins. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogilby-King; Sir John Melville-Wolf, first time; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Sergeant Flower-Hartry; Traverse-Hurst; Freeman-Fawcett; Brush-Palmer; Canton-Waldron; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs W. Barry; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins. [See17700425] .See17700425] .
Cast
Role: Sir John Melville Actor: Wolf, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17700426 but Richard Wealthy-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Wrighten.
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Dance: I: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

Ballet: IV: A New Medley Dance (1st time) call'd the May Day Garland. Tinker-Atkins; Housemaid-Mrs King

6218
21 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17700517, but Richard Wealthy-Burton; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Burton
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: V: (By Desire) the Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks have at ye all-Dodd

6219
24 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

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

6220
11 February 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17701215, but Richard-Quick; Lady Townly-identified as Miss Darcy.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Quick
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

6221
02 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17710211, but Richard-Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Hamilton.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End of Play: The Old ground Young, as17710318 with Allemande, as17710318

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

6222
15 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17710402 but Richard-Quick.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Quick.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Wignell

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; V: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17591102.

Music: III: Concerto on Trumpet-Mas. Green (Scholar to Mr Jones)

6223
12 August 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17710520, but Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Shift-Bannister (for this Night only); Transfer-Weston.
Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: F. Gentleman

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515; II: The Laughing Bacchanalian-Tom Smith; End of Play: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Song: Between play and Farce: a Song-Mrs Jewell

6224
28 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Packer; Scrub-Weston; Boniface-Love; Foigard-Moody; Sullen-Burton; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

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

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

6225
21 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. The Second Time. Paid Moody for a coat 8s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #272 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

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