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4571 results for: Keyword - Theophilus Cibber
We found 2731 matches on Author, 1981 matches on Performance Comments, 463 matches on Event Comments, 6 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

3001
19 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: See17321109, but Abel-Cibber Jr; Face-Mills; Subtle-Cibber; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Sir Epicure-Harper; Dol-Mrs Mullart (Genest, III, 367; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).
Cast
Role: Abel Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Subtle Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Wat Tyler, or The State Menders

3002
17 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Lovegold-Griffin; Frederick-Bridgwater; Harriet-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Mills Jr; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Grace; Mariana-Mrs Horton; Ramilie-Cibber Jr; Lappet-Mrs Raftor; Wheedle-Mrs Mullart; Decoy-Oates; Furnish-Fielding; Sparkle-Berry; Sattin-Grey; List-Oates; Cha. Bubbleboy-Mullart; Lawyer-Mullart; Prologue-Bridgwater; Epilogue by Colley Cibber-Mrs Raftor.
Cast
Role: Ramilie Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Colley Cibber Actor: Mrs Raftor.

3003
04 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing); but Daily Post, 31 March, lists: Tom-Cibber; Sir John-Mills; Young Bevil-W. Mills; Myrtle-Bridgwater; Sealand-Roberts; Cimberton-Griffin; Humphrey-Shepard; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Shireburn; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Miss Holliday; Phillis-Miss Raftor; Indiana-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Cibber Jr

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; French Gardiner-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Music: II: Solo of Corelli's on Violin-Charke

3004
12 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Performance Comment: Primrose-Mrs Sharp; Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Cibber; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Beaumont-W. Mills; Cranny-Shepard; Heartly-Milward; Diascordium-Miller; Gallipot-Harper; Poet-Oates; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Agnes-Miss Robinson. Prologue spoken by Mills Sr Epilogue by Cibber and Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Headpiece Actor: Cibber
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Robinson. Prologue spoken by Mills Sr Epilogue by Cibber and Mrs Heron

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett. Polish Dance (new) by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport

3005
29 May 1734 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Cibber; Chloe-Mrs Clive; Stocks-Harper; Lovemore-Stoppelaer. With an Epilogue (written by Jo. Haines, Comedian of Facetious Memory) to be spoken by Cibber, riding on an Ass .
Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Cibber

Dance: I: The Black and White Joke by Le Brun and Miss Mann. II: Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. III: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. IV: The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Revellers by Essex, Miss La tour, &c

3006
25 November 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Junius Brutus

Performance Comment: By Mills, Milward, Cibber, W. Mills, Berry, Mrt Heron; but edition of 1735 lists: Junius Brutus-Mills; Valerius Publicola-Berry; Titus-Milward; Caelius-W. Mills; Messala-Theo. Cibber; Silvius-Winstone; Rufus-Turbutt; Proculus-Woodbourne; Albinus-Hewit; Lucia-Mrs Heron; Hortensia-Mrs Pritchard. Prologue spoken by Milward. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Messala Actor: Theo. Cibber

3007
10 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Gallant; Or, The Different Husbands

Performance Comment: Parts by Quin, Cibber, Griffin, Harper, Wm. Mills, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, Miss Holliday; but edition of 1735 lists: Mondish-Quin; Gaylove-W. Mills; Capt Spark-Cibber; Sir Simon Raffler-Griffin; Colonel Raffler-Harper; Lady Raffler-Mrs Butler; Mrs Raffler-Mrs Heron; Clarinda-Miss Holliday. Prologue spoken by Quin. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Capt Spark Actor: Cibber

3008
12 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Osmyn-Milward; Gonzalez-Quin; Garcia-Cibber; Selim-Cross; Perez-Winstone; Alonzo-Turbutt; Heli-Este; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond; Zara-Mrs Butler; Leonora-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Salway; Stocks-Harper; Chloe-Mrs Cibber; Jack Stocks-Cibber .
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Cibber

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

3009
27 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 Jan.: We hear that the Beggar's Opera is soon to be acted at [DL]; the Part of Lucy ... by Mrs Clive . . . Polly by Mr Cibber's Wife, who is to have all the first Parts, having, during the Run of Zara, shewn her natural Genius, by never any one Night varying in either Tone of Voice or Action from the Way she was taught. [See Prompter, 27 Jan., for an essay on the corruption of the stage by pantomime.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nerestan Actor: Cibber
Role: edition of 1736 has Orasmin Actor: Este. Prologue written by Colley Cibber and spoken by Cibber Jr Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

3010
09 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Sir John-Mills; Bevil Jr-Quin; Myrtle-W. Mills; Cimberton-Griffin; Sealand-Milward; Humphrey-Shepard; Tom-Cibber; Daniel-Leigh; Lucinda-Miss Holliday; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard; Phillis-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: In II: Solo on Violin by Charke

Dance: III: Le Badinage by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. IV: Le Ballet d'Amour (new) by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c

3011
20 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Connoisseur; Or, Every Man In His Folly

Performance Comment: Parts by Quin, Cibber, Griffin, W. Mills, Mecklin, Salway, Mrs Clive, Miss Holliday, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cross; but edition of 1736 lists: Lord Constant-Quin; Lord Modely-Cibber; Sir Godfrey Trinket-Griffin; Sir Harry Gaylove-W. Mills; Cheatly-Mechlin; Signior Bagatelli-Salway; Tom-Turbutt; William-Cross; Flavia-Mrs Clive; Araminta-Miss Holiday; Mrs Freelove-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Cross. Prologue written by Aaron Hill and spoken by Quin. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Lord Modely Actor: Cibber

3012
05 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Cassio-Cibber; Iago-W. Mills; Brabantio-Milward; Roderigo-Miller; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Lodovico-Turbutt; Montano-Winstone; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cassio Actor: Cibber
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Rover-Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Mrs Anderson, Dukes, Miss Mann, Pelling, Miss Brett, Janno, Mrs Villeneuve

3013
22 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Roxana-Mrs Porter; Alexander-Milward; Clytus-Quin; Statira-Mrs Cibber; Cassander-Mills; Lysimachus-W. Mills; Hephestion-Este; Polyperchon-Cibber; Parisatis-Miss Holliday; Perdiccas-Berry; Phillip-Winstone; Thessalus-Cross; Eumenes-Raftor; Aristander-Turbutt; Meleager-Oates; Sysigambis-Mrs Cross; Ghosts of Darius and Statira-sung by Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Polyperchon Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queans Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: Denoyer, Mlle Roland

3014
14 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Caled-Quin; Eumenes-Berry; Phocyas-Milward; Abudah-Mills; Daran-Cibber; Herbis-Turbutt; Artamon-Este; Sergius-Winstone; Eudocia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Cibber
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Song: II: Son Priginiero-Miss Cecilia Young; IV: Would You Gain the Tender Creature-Miss Young

3015
28 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: (London Daily Post and General Advertiser missing), but edition of 1737 lists: Gratiano-Milward; Bellario-Mills; Protheus-Quin; Joculo-Cibber; Byron-Berry; Gremio-Winstone; Lucentius-Shephard; Porco-Harper; Asino-Mechlin; Lucilia-Mrs Butler; Liberia-Mrs Clive; Delia-Mrs Pritchard; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Joculo Actor: Cibber
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber

3016
07 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: As17370303 Prologue Actor: Cibber
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: Denoyer, Mlle Roland, Muilment, Philips, Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

3017
10 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Milward; Escalus-Berry; Claudio-Mills; Lucio-Cibber; Provost-Shepard; Clown-Miller; Elbow-Harper; Bernardine-Ray; Mariana-Miss Holiday; Isabella-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lucio Actor: Cibber
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; IV: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

3018
14 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 but Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett. [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Music: A Comic Medley Overture-composed by Arne

3019
20 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cibber. Tickets at Cibber's House in Wild-Court, lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Orphan Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Fools Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Fair Orphan Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance:

3020
08 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Decius-Turbutt; Marcus-Hill; Portius-Wright; Lucius-Havard; Lucia-Miss Holliday; Marcia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

3021
01 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Milward; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Claudio-Mills; Lucio-Cibber; Escalus-Wright; Fryar Peter-Winstone; Fryar Thomas-Cole; Provost-Havard; Clown-Miller; Elbow-Harper; Bernardine-Ray; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Juliet-Miss Brett; Mrs Overdon-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucio Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

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

3022
12 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Bevil Jr-Quin; Sir John-Wright; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Milward; Tom-Cibber; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Daniel-Leigh; Cimberton-Griffin; Humphrey-Turbutt; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Marshall; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: In II: A Song-Beard

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Scot's Dance, as17371110

3023
11 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Milward; Pierre-Quin; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Renault-Cibber; Priuli-Boman; Duke-Cross; Bedamar-Hill; Eliot-Winstone; Spinosa-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Renault Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

3024
23 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Renault Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Performance Comment: Sir John Cockle-Miller; King-Cibber; Sir Timothy Flash-Beard; Greenwood-Hill; French Cooke-Woodward; Miss Kitty-Mrs Clive; Mrs Starch-Miss Tollett; Vintner-Turbutt; Joe-Marshall; Barber-Ray; Taylor-Gray; Attendants-Raftor, Woodburn, Leigh; Edition of 1738 adds: Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber

Dance: V: Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

3025
16 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Milward; Ventidius-Quin; Dolabella-Mills; Alexas-Cibber; Octavia-Mrs Butler; Cleopatra-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Alexas Actor: Cibber
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Mrs Thompson; V: Muilment, Mrs Walter