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398 results for: Keyword - Wilford
We found 411 matches on Roles/Actors, 65 matches on Performance Comments, 40 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

51
09 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Walker; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Humphrey-Anderson; Daniel-Morgan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Phillis-Miss Wilford; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Songin Act II-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

52
29 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Mrs Baker; Cepheus-Legg; Cassiope-Mrs Lampe; Mercury-Baker; Amazon-Jones; Magician-Dibdin; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Clarke; Petit Maitre-Dyer; Hussar's Servant-Cushing; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-Fishar, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Fishar, Miss Wilford.

53
14 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Perry; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Dibdin; Bacchants-Mrs Pinto, Mrs Baker; 3rd Spirit-DuBellamy; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Pinto; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Riley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

54
16 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17661021, but Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Fishar, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

55
21 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The City

Performance Comment: Wagg-Shuter; Old Cockney-Gibson; Barnackle-Dunstall; Young Cockney-Dibdin; Sightly-DuBellamy; Spruce-Mattocks; Miss LaBlond-Miss Poitier; Miss Molly Cockney-Mrs Green; Penelope-A Young Gentlewoman [Miss Brickler]; Priscilla-Mrs Mattocks; With Dances [adapted to the opera-Fishar, LaRiviere, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois. (Edition of 1767) .
Cast
Role: adapted to the opera Actor: Fishar, LaRiviere, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

56
01 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles and Stede. Charges #65 10s. [Profit to each beneficiary: #5 17s. 9d. plus income from tickets: Stede #42 11s. (Box 34; Pit 131; Gallery 144); Miles #106 16s. (Box 176; Pit 328; Gallery 136).] Paid Wilford for 29 nights renter's money #290 to 1 May inclusive (Account Book). Receipts: #77 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Master Harris, 1st time (scholar to Miles); III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown)

57
09 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Wilford, being their first appearance in those characters

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17670501, but The Other Characters-Miss _Wilford, Miss D. Twist.
Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Miss _Wilford, Miss D. Twist.

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Curtat, Miss Wilford

58
12 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Performance Comment: As17670228, but Shacklefigure-Bennet; Flora-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: III: A New Tambourine (by Desire) Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

59
18 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17670227, but Fainall-Ross; Witwou'd-Cushing; Millamant-Miss Wilford, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Miss Wilford, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: III: New Pantomime Ballet(third time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

60
19 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Mizen-Woodward; Flip-Dunstall (with Famous Sea-Song of Ninety-Two); Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Hull; Sir Charles Pleasant-Wignell; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Mrs Baker; Jiltup-Mrs Walker; Jenny Private-Mrs Gardner; The Fair Quaker-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: The Fair Quaker Actor: Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17670516; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Entertainment: After: The Prologue to the Apprentice-Master Wignell; End Farce: an Epilogue addressed to Most Noble Order of Bucks-Master Wignel

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

61
26 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Murden, Lewes. Afterpiece for 52nd and last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Friday the 15th will taken. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. Charges #65 10s. [Deficit to each beneficiary #1 14s. 4d., covered by income from tickets. Weller #41 14s. (Box 7; Pit 145; Gallery 182); Murden #41 12s. (Box 31; Pit 111; Gallery 172); Lewes #61 10s. (Box 45; Pit 239; Gallery 144).] Paid the Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent due Lady Day last for the theatre #41 13s. 4d. (#50 minus half year's Land Tax #8 6s. 8d.). Paid Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent for the New Building adjoining the theatre #12 10s. (#15 minus half year's Land Tax #2 10s.). (Account Book). Receipts: #60 1s. (Account Book). At 5 went to Covent Garden to see Conscious Lovers &c....Got a bad place hn the First Gallery...Lewis did Harlequin, but not so well as Woodward; and Miss D. Twist did ye Miller's Bride, Miss Wilford's Character. Mrs Mahon does the jealous fellow's wife (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Miss _Wilford, Miss D. Twist.

Dance: IV: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

62
12 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Faulkner (1st appearance on this stage), Basset, Barry Jun., The Young Gentleman who performed Wilford [on 23 Apr.], Thompson, Abbot, Webb, H. Johnston, Mrs Johnston [recte Mrs Johnstone] (2nd appearance on this stage), Mrs Hunter, Miss Leserve, Mrs H. Johnston [And see17981011.]; Epilogue-Barry Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Barry Jun., Clarke, Williams, Barrett, Setwell, The Young Gentleman who performed Wilford, Miss Cox, Miss Leserve, Mrs Litchfield [And see17981123].And see17981123].
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Barry Jun., Clarke, Williams, Barrett, Setwell, The Young Gentleman who performed Wilford, Miss Cox, Miss Leserve, Mrs Litchfield

Song: End II: Hope told a flattering tale-Mrs Ferguson; accompanied on the Pedal Harp-Weippert

Music: End I: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte, as17990515; End IV: Lesson of Nicolai, as17990515

Entertainment: Monologues Before: [Collins' Ode on the Passions-Master Parker; End III: The Birth Day Ode [by Henry James Pye, 1st performed at St. James's Palace, 4 June, the birthday of George III]-Master Parker; End: Imitations-Mrs Sumbel (late $Mrs Wells)

63
19 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: MMrs Bellamy thinks it her duty to inform the Public, that, as her name is in the Bills, (Though the Managers have sent her word she was not to play) she should think herself wanting of that Gratitude she owes the Public, if she did not let them know, she is ready to perform Cordelia. [Pasted in playbills of dl 1766-67 at 19 Jan. See Mrs Bellamy's Apology (1785) IV, 145-47, where she notes that although Miss Wilford made her entrance the audience forced her to withdraw and Mrs Bellamy acted the entire part.] Receipts: #221 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17661119, but Cordelia-Mrs Bellamy; Burgundy-Bennet (playbill). [Public Advertiser assigns Cordelia to Miss Wilford.]Public Advertiser assigns Cordelia to Miss Wilford.]

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

64
28 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

65
01 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

66
02 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

67
03 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17901119

68
04 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

69
05 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

70
07 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17901119

71
08 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

72
10 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

73
12 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

74
14 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners

75
15 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques