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3871 results for: Keyword - The queen
We found 3495 matches on Roles/Actors, 1118 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 429 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

26
14 March 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary, Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Knight; Queen Mary-Mrs Oldfield; Norfolk-Wilks; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Keene; Davison-Booth; Gifford-Bickerstaff; Dowglass-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

27
08 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Mary-Mrs Heron; Douglas-Mrs Booth; Norfolk-Wm. Mills; Cecil-Roberts; Morton-Mills; Davison-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Heron

Dance: Denoyer, Haughton, Mrs Walter

28
30 October 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Mary-Mrs Horton; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Delane; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Aston; Dowglass-Mrs Stevens; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hallam.

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

29
31 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Mary-Mrs Horton; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Delane; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Aston; Dowglass-Mrs Stevens; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17371027

30
22 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Mary-Mrs Horton; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Delane; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Roberts; Dowglass-Mrs Stevens; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hallam.

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

31
28 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Mary-Mrs Horton; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Delane; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Roberts; Douglas-Mrs Stevens; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

32
04 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Hale; Moreton-Bridgewater; Cecil-Rosco; Douglass-Mrs Stevens; Queen Mary-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Horton.

Dance: As17420125, but Chacone=-_

33
05 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur and Mrs Vincent. Charges #60. Deficit to the actors #6 12s. 6d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Arthur #31 9s.; Mrs Vincent #43 4s. [Afterpiece a farce taken from Beaumont & Fletcher. Not Printed. In which was introduced the Judgment of Paris, a musical piece.] Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Tickets to be had of Arthur in Duke's Court, and of Mrs Vincent at the Cock and Turk's Head in Bedford St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #46 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Ridout; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Arthur; Gifford-Gibson; Dowglass-Mrs Vincent; Mary, Queen of Scots-Mrs Woffington, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Queen of Scots Actor: Mrs Woffington, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Lowe, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; The Dances-Cooke, Miss Hillyard.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, Miss Hillyard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

34
07 January 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Serious Dance by Mlle D'Hervigni. IV: French Paesans by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni

35
29 March 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Powell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Knight; Queen Mary-Mrs Oldfield; Norfolk-Wilks; Cecil-Powell; Davison-Booth; Morton-Mills; Gifford-Bickerstaff.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

36
07 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Front Boxes put together at 51. [Duke, Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Mary-Mrs Horton; Norfolk-Marshall; Davison-Bridgwater; Morton-Hewitt; Cecil-Roberts; Giffard-Turbutt; Douglass-Miss Hollyday .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Horton

Dance: La Badine by Lally, Mlle Grognet, S. Lally, Le Brun, Davenport, Olbeldiston, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport (with new Habits)

37
21 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Queen Mary-Mrs Heron; Norfolk-W. Mills; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Berry; Davison-Milward; Gifford-Winstone; Dowglass-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: I: English Clown by Nivelon. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

38
21 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Performance Comment: Queen Mary-Mrs Horton; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Delane; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Aston; Douglass-Mrs Stevens; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam; but see17360107. but see17360107.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

39
24 January 1668 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: I to the King's playhouse, to fetch my wife, and there saw the best part of The Mayden Queene, which, the more I see, the more I love, and think one of the best plays I ever saw, and is certainly the best acted of any thing ever the House did, and particularly Becke Marshall, to admiration

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen

Performance Comment: Queen?-Rebecca Marshall. See also late Feb. 1666@7.
Cast
Role: Queen? Actor: Rebecca Marshall. See also late Feb. 1666@7.

40
04 August 1743 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: DDaniel's, Malone's, and James's Great Theatrical Booth, joining to the Swan in Tottenham Court. By a Company of Comedians. Noon to 10 p.m. [A letter in Daily Advertiser, 12 August describes a performance on Monday 8 August; further notices appear in Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Aug.; it is possible this production was shown every day from 4 Aug. to 16 Aug., the time of the fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Glorious Queen Of Hungary; Or, The British Troops Triumphant; With The Comical Humours Of paddy The Irishman, tom Thimble The Taylor, And tim Buzzle The Cobler

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Malone; Prince-Lawrence; Count Kevenhuller-Williams; Tim Guzzle-Daniel; Duke Chartres-Littleton; Paddy-Richardson; Tom Thimble-Rudyard; Noailles-Malone; Dragoon-Watkins; Landlady-Mrs Cross; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Rudyard; Irishwoman-Mrs Kelly; Jenny-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Malone

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

41
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: GGodwin's and Adam's Booth opposite Hospital Gate, West Smithfield; Boxes 1s. 6d. Pit 1s., Gallery 6d. Upper gallery 3d. To begin every Day during the Fair. From 12 p.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphant Queen Of Hungary; Or, The French Defeated; With A Lively Representation Of His Britannick Majesty's Conquest At Dettingen

Performance Comment: Queen-Miss Clarke; King of France-Freeman; Cardinal-Phenix; Marshall-Frazier.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Wanton Maid; or, Lover Outwitted; with Tricks of Harlequin

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

42
12 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Daguville (ballet master) and Helme (principal dancer). The Englishman in Paris deferr'd on account of Woodward's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Dayes, first time

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: A New Comic Dance call'dThe Country Macaroni Assembly-Daguville, Daguville's Scholar; in which (by Desire) Minuet-Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: A New Dance call'd The British Bacchanalian , or The Hop-Pickers, an Interlude of Singing and Dancing,-Helme, Sga Vidini; in which The Wooden Shoe Dance- introduced by Daguville

Ballet: II: A New Grand Historical Dance of Warriors, call'd Boadicea Queen of Britain. Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville. Helme, Daguville.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Daguville

43
02 March 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary, Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Wilks; Davison-Booth; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Williams; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen of Scots-Mrs Oldfield; Dowglass-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen of Scots Actor: Mrs Oldfield

44
19 November 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Not Acted these Five Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Wilks; Morton-Mills; Davison-Bridgwater; Cecil-Williams; Giffard-Wm. Mills; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Mary-Mrs Oldfield; Dowgalass-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

45
30 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Wilks; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Williams; Davison-Bridgwater; Giffard-Wm. Mills; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Mary Queen of Scotland-Mrs Oldfield; Dowglass-Mrs Booth; with the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mary Queen of Scotland Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: with the Coronation Scene Actor: .

46
21 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Wilks; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Williams; Davison-Bridgwater; Giffard-W. Mills; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Mary-Mrs Oldfield; Dowglas-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

47
12 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Second Piece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne. The Scenes, Machines and Habits all new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Norfolk-W. Mills; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Berry; Davison-A. Hal lam; Gifford-Harrington; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Queen Mary-Mrs Heron; Douglass-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Performance Comment: Dido-Miss Arne; Aeneas-Miss Jones; Cupid-Master Arne; Mercury-Kelly. Also The Burgomaster Trick'd. Harlequin-Francisque; Colombine-Miss Mann; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Servant-Cibber; Scaramouch-Janno; Peasants-F. Tench, H. Tench, Janno. Peasant Women-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Dancey, Miss Oates .
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Kelly. Also The Burgomaster Trick'd. Harlequin-Francisque

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

48
30 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets at Mrs Roberts' House in Duke Street, near lif]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queen; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Mary Queen of Scots-Mrs Roberts; Norfolk-Mills; Davison-Milward; Morton-Turbutt; Cecil-Havard; Giffard-Winstone; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Dowglas-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Mary Queen of Scots Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Song: II: Oh Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: In V: By particular Desire, the Dead March in the last New Oratorio, called Saul and David, by Mr Handel-

Dance: V: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

49
17 October 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary, Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Hale; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Rosco; Gifford-Gibson; Douglas-Mrs Stevens; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Woodward; Mary Queen of Scots-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Mary Queen of Scots Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

50
13 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit towards the Increase of a Fund, established by the Performers of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden for the Support of Decayed Actors and their Families. This Fund having been begun by voluntary contributions among the performers, improved by a proportionable Weekly Deduction on their salaries, and intended as a reciprocal Provision for them their widows and children, in sickness and infirmity, it is humbly hoped and appeal to the Generosity of the Public will not be taken amiss. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. who are pleas'd to favour this Undertaking, are desired to send for places, Box or Pit tickets, to Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door. Mainpiece [by John Banks]: Not acted these 20 years. Occasional Prologue, written by Hull [printed in the Jester's Magazine, May 1766, p. 241]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Smith; Cecil-Walker; Morton-Clarke; Davison-Hull; Gifford-Gardner; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Mary-Mrs Bellamy; New Occasional Prologue-Ross; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald