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6584 results for: Keyword - Thomas Bridges
We found 5448 matches on Author, 852 matches on Performance Comments, 480 matches on Event Comments, 121 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5751
13 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Barry; Canterbury-Bridges; Exeter-Berry; Bp. of Ely-Winstone; France-Mills; Dauphin-Havard; Constable of France-Sparks; Burgundy-Blakes; Montjoy-Lee; Gower-Bransby; MacMorris-James; Capt. Jamy-Neale; Nym-Taswell; Bardolph-Ray; Boy-Miss Yates; Fluellen-Yates; Pistol-Woodward; Isabel-Mrs Mills; Catherine-Mrs Green; Hostess-Miss Pitt; Prologue, Chorus-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Canterbury Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

5752
22 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Sciolto-Bridges; Horatio-Berry; Altamont-Havard; Rossano-Blakes; Lavinia-Mrs Elmy; Lucilla-Mrs Green; Calista-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sciolto Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: CConcerto on Flute-the Child

5753
27 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17480920, but Ben advertised with a song and dance in character; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Foresight-Taswell; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet call'd L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti, Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Triumphs of Love and Honour Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Eunuch; or, The Darby Captain Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: Love the Cause and Cure of Grief; or, The Innocent Murderer Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Mournful Nuptials; or, Love the Cure of All Woes Author(s): Thomas Cooke

Ballet: End: A Grand Ballet call'd Vertumnus and Pomona. Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates

5754
28 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Mills; Macduff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Sowdon; Ross-Lee; Lennox-Palmer; Seyward-Winstone; Donalbain-Miss Cole; Hecate-Berry; Witches-Bridges, Neale, Yates; Young Seyward-Bransby; Fleance-Master Cross; Seyton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Doctor-Taswell; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Bridges, Neale, Yates

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

5755
01 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Woodward; Ballance-Bridges; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Ballance Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027

Ballet: End of Play: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481027

5756
02 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Bridges; Hastings-Garrick; Bellmour-Lee; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Gentleman-Usher; Lady-Miss Cole; Shore-Barry; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

5757
07 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Mills; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Kastril-Yates; Ananias-Neale; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Blakes; Lovewit-Bridges; Dapper-Vaughan; Dame Pliant-Miss Pitt; Doll Common-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Lovewit Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: The Aurettis, Cooke, Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Triumphs of Love and Honour Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Eunuch; or, The Darby Captain Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: Love the Cause and Cure of Grief; or, The Innocent Murderer Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Mournful Nuptials; or, Love the Cure of All Woes Author(s): Thomas Cooke

5758
14 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick for the first time; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Sexton-Ray; Town Clerk-James; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Bransby; 1st Watchman-Vaughan; 2nd Watchman-Marr; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; Musical parts-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Friar Actor: Bridges

5759
23 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Yates; Blister-Bridges; Goodwill-Taswell; Quaver-Beard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Bridges

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; V: Vertumnus and Pomona, as17481112

Music: IV: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

5760
28 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Palmer; Pinchwife-Bridges; Sir Jasper Fidget-Yates; Sparkish-Woodward; Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Harcourt-Havard; Dorilant-Blakes; Quack-Winstone; Harry-Simson; Alithea-Mrs Willoughby; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Dainty Fidget-Miss Pitt; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: III: Piece of Music By Desire-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; IV: Savoyards, as17480920; V: Vertumnus and Pomona, as17481112

5761
17 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17481014, but King-Bridges.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridges.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Bridges

5762
23 December 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17480929, but Buckingham-Bridges; Blunt-Barnet; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

5763
18 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Frenchman-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Drunken Man-Yates; Aesop-Bridges; Miser-Taswell; Tattoo-King; Mercury-Beard; Charon-Winstone; Mrs Tattoo-Mrs Green; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive. Vaughan omitted.
Cast
Role: Aesop Actor: Bridges

Music: I: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: II: New Scotch Dance-Cooke, Ann Auretti

5764
13 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Bridges. Tickets to be had of Mr Bridges at Mr Courteen's in Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door. Publish'd this day at 1s. Miss in Her Teens; or, the Medley of Lovers, a Farce in Two Acts, as it is performed at Drury Lane. Written by Mr Garrick. Printed for J. and R. Tonson. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe and Jumpedo

5765
15 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Eumenes-Garrick; Poliphontes-Havard; Narbas-Berry; Euricles-Lee; Erox-Bridges; Priest-Winstone; Ismene-Mrs Green; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; From London edition of 1749 but listed in the order as given for the actors in General Advertiser. London edition gives Beard as a Priest, and Dublin edition of 1749 lists Priests-Winstone, Beard.
Cast
Role: Erox Actor: Bridges

5766
08 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Havard; Thorowgood-Berry; Truman-Blakes; Uncle-Bridges; Blunt-Palmer; Millwood-Mrs Bennet; Maria-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Uncle Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Anatomist

Music: Between the acts: Flute-the Child

Dance: Between the acts: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: Between the acts: George Burton

5767
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17490429 but Hero-Mrs Elmy; Balthasar-_ Fryar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Margaret-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Balthasar Actor: _ Fryar-Bridges
Role: _ Fryar Actor: Bridges
Role: Friar Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

5768
24 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

5769
25 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Jubillee Ball

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 25 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

5770
26 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 26 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

5771
28 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth. This present Monday, being the last Day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Rash Actor: Malone
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 28 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

5772
20 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Mills; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Tattle-Woodward; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Neale; Trapland-Ray; Ben-Yates (with a Song and Dance in character); Mrs Foresight-Mrs Willoughby; Nurse-Mrs Pit; Mrs Frail-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

5773
21 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Green; Blister-Bridges; Coupee-Yates; Quaver-Beard; Goodwill-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Bridges

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

5774
22 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-King (1st time); Thoroughgood-Berry; Truman-Blakes; Uncle-Bridges; Blunt-Palmer; Maria-Miss Cole; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Pritchard; In Act I singing-Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Uncle Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

5775
28 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthazar (with a Song in Character)-Beard; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Usher; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In II a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Friar Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid