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We found 7667 matches on Performance Comments, 1604 matches on Author, 1216 matches on Event Comments, 503 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Beard, Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Dibdin, Baker, Mrs Pitt, Miss Poitier, Miss Hallam, Miss Brent. Giles-Beard; Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Shuter; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Mervin-Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Theodosia-Miss Hallam; Patty-Miss Brent (Edition of 1765); Dances incidental to the opera-Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17650114, but Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Singing in Act II,-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Burton
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Parsons, Clough

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Ernesto Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Choice

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Packer, Havard, Mrs Lee, Mrs Yates, with Epilogue Sir Wm Loveworth-Yates; Young Loveworth-Havard; Woodvil-Packer; Clarissa-Mrs Yates; Mrs Woodvil-Mrs Lee; Watchit-Mrs Bradshaw; Epilogue-Mrs Yates (Genest, V, 67).

Dance: I: The Medley, as17641120; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. None admitted behind Scenes. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17650215, but Sir Jealous Traffic-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Sparks.
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End of Play: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17650110, but Sir John-King, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: King, 1st time.
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Wm Belmont Actor: Burton
Role: Robert Actor: Parsons

Song: III: Miss Rogers

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Miss Tetley, 1st time, Walker; End: A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17650312 but Sir Francis Wronghead-Love, 1st time; Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929; End: (By Desire) a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17650330 but Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Isabinda-Mrs Mattocks; Miranda-Miss Wilford, 1st appearance as actress.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Sparks.
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17641212; End: A Minuet-Miss Valois, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: By Particular Desire and for the benefit of several Persons in distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17650419 but Lady Townly-Mrs Lessingham , 1st time; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Dr Catgut Actor: Parsons
Role: Hackney Coachman Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper Wilding-Preston; Beaufort-Waller; Maria-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Preston

Dance: I: The Carpenter-Master Clinton, Miss Street; End: Le Chasseur-Master Clinton, Miss Street; La Berge-Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Holland; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Palmer; Lord Trinket-Packer; Sir Harry Beagle-King; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Baddeley; Tom-Clough; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard; Harriet-Mrs Palmer; Occasional Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Worthy-Ross; Syringe-Shuter; Lory-Cushing; Taylor-Perry; Shoemaker-Costollo; Varole-Holtom; Young Fashion-Dyer; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Coupler-Murden; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Mattocks; Berinthia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gibson; Classic-Anderson; Subtle-Costollo; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Marquis-Holtom; Dauphin-Wignel; Peroquet-White; Roger-Weller; Gamut-Baker; Kitteau-Bennet; Lucinda (with song in Character)-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Smith; Fainall-Ross; Sir Wilful-Shuter; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Woodward; Waitwell-Dunstall; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Vincent; Marwood-Mrs Ward; Foible-Mrs Green; Mincing-Miss Vincent; Millamant-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: A New Pantomime Dance, The Venetian Gardeners-Arnauld, Miss Valois

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Miss Twist (first attempt as an actress); Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; with a Dance incidental to the Opera-.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Cushing; John Moody-Dunstall; Poundage-Lewis; Count Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Vincent; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin; Lady Townly-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Jenny-Miss Cokayne; Penelope-Mrs Copin; Sukey-Mrs Evans; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Manly-Packer; Basset-King; John Moody-Love; Lord Townly-Powell; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Love; Sir Francis-Yates; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Grace-Miss Plym; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Lady Townly-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Myrtle-Palmer; Young Bevil-Holland; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Packer; Tom-King; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Daniel-Vaughan; Lucinda-Miss Plym; Indiana-Mrs Yates; In Act II, Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh-Lewis; Shallow-Costollo; Slender-Bennet; Fenton-Davis; Host-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Vincent; Bardolph-Wignel; Nym-Buck; Pistol-Cushing; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-C. Smith; Peter Simple-Morgan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Baker; Corinna-Miss Cokayne; Maria-Mrs Mattocks; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Walker; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Morgan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hopkins; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phillis-Miss Wilford (first time); Lucinda-Miss Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Song in Act II-Mrs Weichsel.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Hull; Foresight-Bennet; Tattle-Woodward; Trapland-Lewis; Jeremy-Dyer; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Burden; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Mrs Gardner; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross; Sir John English-Shuter; Freehold-Gibson; Lurcher-Davis; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Tim Shacklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Perry; Vulture-Cushing; Aura-Miss Macklin; Flora-Miss Wilford (first time); The Original Sheep@sheering Ballad-Baker; Country Dance incident to the play-.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Summer's Tale

Performance Comment: Parts by: Beard, Shuter, Mattocks, Dyer, Morris, Dunstall, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brent, Costollo; Parts-Barrington, Baker, Squibb, Lewis, Buck, Murden, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Bellafont-Beard; Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Shifter-Dunstall; Ferdinand-Morris; Peter-Costollo; Maria-Miss Brent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks; Olivia-Mrs Vincent (Edition of 1765).
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Withers Actor: Shuter

Dance: I: The Garland, as17651003; II: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Gallant Shepherds-Fichar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: As17651003, but Sir Charles-Hurst.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Hurst.
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Roger Belmont Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Mistake

Performance Comment: Parts-Ross, Shuter, Dunstall, Cushing, Weller, Miss Wilford, Mrs Walker, Smith, Dyer, Hull, Holtom, Murden, Miss Macklin, Mrs Mattocks; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue-Miss Wilford according to the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser; Lord Belmont-Ross; Sir Charles Somerville-Smith; Mr Belmont-Shuter; Elder Freeman-Hull; Southerne-Dunstall; Young Freeman-Dyer; Emily-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Mary-Miss Macklin; Lady Louisa-Miss Wilford; Lady Bridget-Mrs Walker (Genest, V, 106); Parts-Cushing, Weller, Holtom, Murden.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Somerville Actor: Smith

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17651019