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13204 results for: Keyword - William Wright
We found 11033 matches on Author, 2567 matches on Performance Comments, 545 matches on Event Comments, 254 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11476
05 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Orphan-Mrs Giffard; Acasto-Wright; Castalio-Milward; Polydore-Mills; Chamont-Quin; Chaplain-Turbutt; Page-Miss Cole; Serina-Mrs Mills; Florella-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

11477
09 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Milward; Bertran-Wright; Lorenzo-Mills; Gomez-Griffin; Fryar-Shepard; Raymond-Havard; Alphonso-Winstone; Pedro-Ridout; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Teresa-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Bertran Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Leviez; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

11478
11 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Lady Dainty-Mrs Butler; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Wright; Bolus-Marten; Finder-Yates; Wilful-Shepard; Sir Harry-Turbutt; Strut-Woodward; Sylvia-Mrs Mills; Wishwell-Mrs Grace; Situp-Mrs Bennet; Atall-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Grand Ballet-Muilment

11479
26 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: See17390922, but Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; 1st Sylvan-Mlle Anne Roland; Harlqeuin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Rogers; Colombine-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright

11480
03 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Quin; Sciolto-Wright; Lothario-Milward; Altamont-Mills; Lavinia-Mrs Butler; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet; Calista-a Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any s`age before).
Cast
Role: Sciolto Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Terra Actor: Mrs Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

Dance:

11481
05 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Milward; Axalla-Mills; Moneses-Wright; Prince-Berry; Omar-Turbutt; Haly-Cashell; Dervise-Winstone; Stratocles-Ridout; Zama-Ray; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts; Selima-Mrs Mills; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Moneses Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Terra Actor: Mrs Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

11482
09 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17390906, but Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Wright.
Role: Ned Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

11483
16 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Impostor

Performance Comment: Manuel-Griffin; Phillip-Wright; Octavio-Mills; Trappanti-Macklin; Soto-Woodward; Luis-Raftor; Host-Turbutt; Hypolita-Mrs Pritchard; Rosara-Mrs Mills; Flora-Mrs Grace; Viletta-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Phillip Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: French Peasants-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Muilment; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf

11484
23 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Giffard; Frederick-Wright; Petruchio-Berry; Duke-Havard; Antonio-Penkethman; Anthony-Woodward; Peter-Yates; Surgeon-Marten; Francisco-Taswell; 1st Constantia-Mrs Giffard; 2d Constantia-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Grace; Mother-Mrs Marshall; Kinswoman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Cast
Role: Chinese Guards Actor: Wright, Leigh, Hough, Gray.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

11485
04 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromache-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Laguerre; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont; Hussar-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-James; Petit Maitre-Poitier.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Desse, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; and Sailor's Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

11486
10 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Bacchus

Performance Comment: Cupid-Mrs Lampe; Followers-Rochetti, Thompson, Smith, Davis, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Miss Davis; Bacchus-Leveridge; Bacchanals-Salway, Waltz, Legar, Lad, Roberts; with a Masque call'd The Four Seasons: Phoebus-Rochetti; Spring-Mrs Lampe; Summer-Miss Younge; Autumn-Salway; Winter-Leveridge; with dances-Glover, Poitier, Mlle Roland Jr, Mlle Roland Sr, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DelaGarde, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne, Mrs Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Followers Actor: Rochetti, Thompson, Smith, Davis, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Miss Davis

11487
31 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Milward; Caled-Quin; Eumennes-Wright; Abudah-Mills; Herbis-Turbutt; Artamon-Ridout; Daran-Havard; Eudocia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Eumennes Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Britons Strike Home or The Sailors Rehearsal

11488
15 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17391005, but Serina-Mrs Wright; Florella-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Acasto Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Ballet: with a Gwith a Grand Entertainment of Dancing call'd A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward; Cupid-Muilment

Performance Comment: Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward; Cupid-Muilment.
Cast
Role: Pilgrims Actor: Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward

11489
19 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Milward; Pylades-Havard; Phoenix-Cashell; Andromeda-Mrs Roberts; Cephisa-Mrs Wright; Cleone-Mrs Bennet; Hermione-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Cast
Role: Pilgrims Actor: Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward

11490
21 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17391016, but Altea-Mrs Macklin; Clara-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Cast
Role: Pilgrims Actor: Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward

11491
12 February 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice With The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Laguerre; Daemons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Squire Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Thompson; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle Ozanne; Rural Swain and Nymph-Glover, Mlle Roland; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delegarde, Fromont, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Berry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Berry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

11492
11 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17400121, but Leon-Milward; Captain-Mills; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Margaretta-Mrs Butler; Duke-Havard; Juan-Winstone; Sanchio-Ridout; Alonzo-Green; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Altea-Mrs Marshall; Clara-Mrs Wright; Old Woman-Ray.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: III: Les Characters-Mlle Chateauneuf

11493
25 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Muilment; La Matelote, as17400324

Song: I: Would You Taste the Noon@Tide (Comus)-Miss Edwards; II: Nel Pugnar-Beard; V: Beard in the Character of a Captain of an English Man of War upon the taking Porto Bello

11494
27 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Quin; Sciolto-Wright; Lothario-Milward; Altamont-Mills; Lavinia-Mrs Butler; Lucilla-Mrs Bennet; Calista-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sciolto Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; III: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; with music by Martini-

Song: V: Beard As end V, 25 March

11495
11 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: As17400214, but 3rd Wife-Mrs Wright; Vocals-Rheinhold, Rainton, Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: 3rd Wife Actor: Mrs Wright
Related Works
Related Work: King John Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; In IV: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Rector, Master Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; In V: Furies-Leviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport

11496
06 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Milward; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Basset-Chapman; Richard-Woodward; Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Marshall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Jenny-Mrs Chetwood; Myrtilla-Mrs Wright; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Sir Francis-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Wooden Shoes-Master Ferg

Ballet: A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. As17400429 but Adonis-_

11497
09 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Historical Play king Charles I

Performance Comment: Fairfax-Havard; King-Giffard; Oliver Cromwell-Wright; Bishop Juxon-Ridout; Richmond-Woodward; Marquis of Lindsey-Green; Bradshaw-Marten; Ireton-Taswell; Tomlinson-Leigh; Duke of York-Miss Thynne; Gloster-Miss Edwards; Queen-Mrs Giffard; Lady Fairfax-Mrs Roberts; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Oliver Cromwell Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; D: Muilment

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air (Comus)-Miss Edwards

11498
26 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: See17400118, but Sir George-Mills; Marplot-Chapman; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Sir Francis-Taswell; Charles-Wright; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Miranda-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Music: V: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with Handel'sWater Musick-

11499
11 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Wright; Blandford-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Governor-Turbutt; Stanmore-Winstone; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Daniel-Woodward; Hotman-Taswell; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Imoinda-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Aboan Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosd

11500
18 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Chapman; Sir George-Mills; Sir Francis-Taswell; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Wright; Whisper-Yates; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay