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2031 results for: Keyword - Stephens
We found 1392 matches on Roles/Actors, 713 matches on Author, 382 matches on Performance Comments, 51 matches on Event Comments, and 11 matches on Performance Title.

1
16 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: The Northern Inn; or, The Days of Good Queen Bess

2
12 October 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Trueman; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Caulfield; Servant-Webb; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Wentworth; Margaretta-Miss Stephens (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

Song: In II: Masquerade-;, and Stevens' Glee, Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Danby, Evans, Danby Jun., Miss Wentworth, Miss Menage

3
14 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Tickets at Stephens' in Paternoster Row

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; King-Bridgwater; Prince-Ryan; Hotspur-Walker; Vernon-A. Hallam; Worcester-Aston; Glendower-Boaman; Points-A. Ryan; Dowglass-Paget; Sir Walter-Ridout; Carriers-Mullart, James; Francis-Hippisley; Kate-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Stephens

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Peasant Dance-Lalauze; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentationfor the Loss of Sig Sensino-Roberts; IV: Beard

4
25 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Tickets at Stephen's House, Paternoster Row

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stephens; Ford-Ryan; Page-Hallam; Shallow-Chapman; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Slender-Neale; Caius-Mullart; Fenton-A. Ryan; Simple-Bencraft; Pistol-James; Nym-Stoppelaer; Bardolph-Dove; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Hallam; Anne-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Host-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne sai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

5
31 October 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: For a long discussion of Stephens' acting, see Grub St. Journal, 31 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17340918, but Ghost-Stephens .
Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: By Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Miss Norsa, Mrs Ogden, particularly Glover's Nassau, Miss Rogers' Tambourine, Le Sac's Richmond Maggot

6
10 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Stephens; Edgar-A. Hallam; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Walker; Kent-Chapman; Cornwall-Aston; Albany-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: By Lally and Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance by Glover and Miss Rogers

7
19 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17371019, but King-Stephens.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors (by Desire)-Glover

Song: A Cantata-Roberts; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Laguerre

8
26 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Mainpiece: For the Entertainment of the Brethren of the Antient and honourable Order of Gregorians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17411209, but Othello-Stephens; Roderigo-Woodward; Brabantio-Gibson; Emilia-Mrs Woodward; Lodovico-_; Gratiano-_; With a New Prologue-Hale.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: The Peasants, as17420210; IV: Chacone, as17411230; V: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: End Farce: a Gregorean Song-Stoppelaer

9
25 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. The Play for tomorrow King Lear is deferr'd till Thursday next, when tickets deliver'd out for that play will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17430126, but Sealand-Stephens.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Stephens.

Dance: NNew Comic Ballet-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Grand Ballet, as17421108

10
05 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17640127, but Rose-Miss Cokayne; Melinda-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Helme. The Public Advertiser lists Melinda as Mrs Dyer and as Mrs Stephens. [The former a misprint.]The former a misprint.]
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Helme. The Public Advertiser lists Melinda as Mrs Dyer and as Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: The Dutch Skippers-Duquesney, Miss Valois; V: A New Tambourine Dance-Duquesney

11
07 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Stephens. Morning Chronicle, 21 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Stephens, No. 85, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. Receipts: #326 18s. 6d. (63.5.0; 51.10.6; 0.15.0; tickets: 211.8.0) (charge: #212 0s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Mr Belville-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William-Miss DeCamp; Rustic-Hollingsworth; Irishman-Clarke; Dorcas-Mrs Sparks; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Rosina-Miss Stephens (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Stephens

Song: End II: a new Musical Address (composed by Horn)-; In course Evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; and an entire New Ballad-Miss Stephens

12
01 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks, Stede, Mrs Pitt. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Stephens will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be taken. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17590105, but Lady Piercy-Mrs Stephens; Blunt-Perry; 2nd Carrier-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: The Drunken Peasant, as17590430 The Milkmaid's Holiday, with substitle The Humours of May-Day, as17590421

13
17 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner, Mrs Burden, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helm. Tickets deliver'd by Dumay, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Daw, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17611002, but Charles-Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Stephens; Patch-Miss Helm; Miranda-Mrs Burden, first time.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe (first time)-Miss Daw; End: A Minuet-Sodi, Miss Twist

14
03 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Helme, Mrs Stephens, White, and Gardner will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Tickets and places to be had of Sarjant at the stage door. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17650101, but Richmond-Gardner; Buckingham-White; Norfolk-Perry; Prince Edward-Miss Helme; Lady Anne-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

15
25 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Tickets delivered by Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme, Miss Twist, and Murden will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Younger, first time; Governor-Anderson; Blanford-Hull; Stanmore-Davis; Aboan-Gardner; Jack Stanmore-Murden; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Daniel-Shuter; Hotman-Wignel; Planters-Bennet, Buck, Morgan; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Stephens; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Miss Ward, first time.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: II: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Entertainment: End: By Particular Desire (For positively the last time this season) Epilogue upon an Ass-Shuter

16
08 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Mrs Stephens 1st appearance at dl. For King of Denmark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with a Song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Razor-Dibdin; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mlle-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens, being her first Appearance upon that Stage.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Stephens, being her first Appearance upon that Stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

17
24 October 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

18
04 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

19
28 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

Song: As17991228

20
25 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

21
27 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

Song: As18000516

22
02 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

Dance: End II: New Divertisement Ballet-Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mme D'Egville, Gheri; a Pas Seul-Sga Bossi DelCaro; accompanied on the tamborine-Sga Bossi DelCaro; End: The Lucky Escape Principal Performers-St.Pierre, Grimaldi, Gheri, Miss B. Denis, Mrs Grimaldi, Miss E. Denis, Miss Lupini, Miss Cranfield, Mme D'Egville, Sga Bossi DelCaro, the whole Corps de Ballet

23
30 March 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Tickets at Stephens' House in Paternoster Row. Receipts: money #42 18s. 6d.; tickets #129 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Tambourine by Mlle De L'Isle. Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze

24
30 June 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Hallam; Sir Thomas-Stephens; Dorante-Stoppelaer; Lovewell-Stephens; Marquis of Hazard-Salway; Cogdie-Clarke; Galloon-W. Hallam; Angelice-Mrs Vincent; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Hamilton; Favourite-Miss Sharpe; Mrs Security-Mrs Marshall; Betty-Miss Dancey; Hector-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Stephens
Role: Lovewell Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17380627

25
01 August 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marina

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Stephens, Hallam, Boman, Stevens, Penkethman, W. Hallam, Stoppelaer, Dove, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Marshall; but edition of 1738 lists: Pericles-Stephens; Lysimachus-Hallam; Escanes-Shelton; Leonine-Stevens; Valdes-Boman; Bolt-Penkethman; Thaisa-Mrs Marshall; Philoten-Mrs Hamilton; Marina-Mrs Vincent; Mother Coupler-W. Hallam; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Stephens, Hallam, Boman, Stevens, Penkethman, W. Hallam, Stoppelaer, Dove, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Marshall
Role: Pericles Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess