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6969 results for: Keyword - Sisters of the Deceas'd Mr Gay
We found 4295 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 593 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

926
05 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Cast
Role: 2d Countryman Actor: Wathen

927
08 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Cast
Role: 2d Countryman Actor: Wathen

928
11 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

929
14 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Cast
Role: 2d Countryman Actor: Wathen

930
20 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. Afterpiece: At the Request of several Ladies of Quality. Never Acted there before. Written by the Author of the Beggar's Opera. Receipts: money #81 14s.; tickets #101 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Berriman.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: PPierrots-Salle, Pelling; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Grand Dance-Salle, DuPre, Moreau, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

931
24 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #99 2s.; tickets #55 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker ; all the other Characters as usual. all the other Characters as usual.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

932
25 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Second Piece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Author of the Beggar's Opera. Receipts: #64 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Music: As17290116

933
07 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

934
07 April 1729 @ Upper Moorfields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As Acted at the Play-House; with all the Songs-Men, Women.
Cast
Role: As Acted at the Play Actor: House
Role: with all the Songs Actor: Men, Women.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

935
10 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miller. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: With the usual Song-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: With the usual Song Actor: Miss Raftor.
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: Essex, Lally, Miss Robinson, Master Lally, Miss Brett

936
15 April 1729 @ Upper Moorfields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: With all the Songs-Men, Women.
Cast
Role: With all the Songs Actor: Men, Women.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

937
19 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17290127, but with the Free-Mason's Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: with the Free Actor: Mason's Prologue-

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Essex, Boval, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson

938
21 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin a Sorcerer: With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar

939
22 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: See17290419 but Parts-Johnson, Miller, Norris, Griffin, Mrs Mills, Mrs Wetherilt; With the usual Song-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: 7290419 but Parts Actor: Johnson, Miller, Norris, Griffin, Mrs Mills, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: With the usual Song Actor: Miss Raftor.
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

940
25 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

941
26 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman [Mrs Steed] and her Daughter. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #20 16s.; tickets #104 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: End I: Chacone-Mrs Pelling; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; IV: French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; V: Myrtillo-Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Moreau, Miss LaTour, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

942
01 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: Essex, Lally, Miss Robinson, Young Lally, Miss Brett; particularly The Fawns-; The Harlequins-

943
01 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

944
03 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17290419 but Timothy-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Filbert-Johnson; Sergeant-Norris; With the usual Song-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: With the usual Song Actor: Miss Raftor.
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

945
05 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #39 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17290425 but Polly-Mrs Cantrell , being the first Time of her appearance in that Character.
Cast
Role: 7290425 but Polly Actor: Mrs Cantrell , being the first Time of her appearance in that Character.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

946
06 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

947
20 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

948
21 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: 7290425 but Polly Actor: Mrs Cantrell , being the first Time of her appearance in that Character.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

949
26 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin; With the Loves of several Deities

Performance Comment: See17290225, but Diana-Mrs Hill; Venus-Mrs Turner; Adonis-Chardin; Graces-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Tench, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Gillow, Russel, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes; Aurora-Mrs Mountfort; Sylvans-Ware, Tench, Webster; Nymphs-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Purden, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Gillow, Russel, Wathen

950
30 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Author of The Lover's Opera and a Family under Misfortune. N.B. The Company being employ'd in reviving several Plays, &c. are oblig'd to defer Acting till farther Notice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Cast
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Doctor's Man Actor: Wetherilt
Role: Grand Masque of Heathen Deities Actor: