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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.

11551
08 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Followers of Proserpine-Sga Campioni, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozane; Followers of Ceres-Mrs Delagarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Gardeners-Destrade, Dupre; Country Lads, Lasses-Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Jackson, Mrs Vaughan; The Elements: Earth-LaLauze, Mrs Duval; Air-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Fire-Picq, Mrs LeBrun; Water-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright

11552
27 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17441019, but Johnson-Mills; Other-Miss Minors, Mrs _Ridout, Miss +Yates, Miss _Wright.
Cast
Role: Other Actor: Miss Minors, Mrs _Ridout, Miss +Yates, Miss _Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Dance, as17441217

11553
14 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Ryan; Young Brother-Cashell; 1st Spirit-Hale; 2nd Spirit-Ridout; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; The Vocal Parts: Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Attendant Spirits on Comus-Leveridge, Reinhold, Messing, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Wright; The Dance proper to the masque-Cooke, LaLauze, Picq, Sga Campioni, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne.
Cast
Role: Attendant Spirits on Comus Actor: Leveridge, Reinhold, Messing, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Wright

11554
14 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Follower of Proserpine-Sga Campioni; 2nd Follower-Miss Vandersluys; 3rd Follower-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Follower-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Follower-Mrs Ozane; Follower of Ceres-Mrs Delagarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Vaughan; Gardeners-Destrade, Dupre; Elements: Earth-Destrade, Mrs Ozane; Air-Villeneuve, Miss Vandersluys; Fire-Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Water-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright

11555
18 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Giffard; Old Mirabel-Yates; Duretete-Neale; Petit-Blakes; Bisarre-Mrs Giffard; Oriana-Mrs Woffington; Bravos-Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Winstone; Dugard-Havard; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Bravos Actor: Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Lowe; IV: Stand by my brave boys-Lowe

Dance: III: Mlle Mechel

11556
13 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Mills; Others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Woodburn, Neale, Usher, Winstone, Goodfellow, Simson, Ray, I. Sparks, Wright, Miss Minors, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; With additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Woodburn, Neale, Usher, Winstone, Goodfellow, Simson, Ray, I. Sparks, Wright, Miss Minors, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Britons Strike Home-Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

11557
16 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17460203, but Nimming Ned-Marr; Player-Bransby; Dreary-Wright.
Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Muilment; II: The Peasant and Sabotiere-Mechel, Young Mechel; III: Les Characteres de la Dance-Miss Mechel; I of Farce: Minuet, Louvre-the Mechels; End of Farce: Swiss Dance-the Mechels

11558
08 September 1746 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Villainy Or Virtue Triumphant

Performance Comment: Don John-Malone; Don Pedro-Wright; Don Felix-Daniel; Don Guzman-Freeman; Lenora-Mrs Heartless; Jacinta-Mrs Cushing; Golindo-Warren; Lopez-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Song: In praise of the Duke of Cumberland-

Music: A good Band of Musick

11559
30 September 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Mozeen; Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Ben Budge-Simpson; Bagshot-Leigh; Crookfinger Jack-Usher; Nimming Ned-Wright; Dreary-Bransby; Drawer-Gray; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Dolly Trull-Miss Pitt; Molly Brazen-Miss Copin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Horsington; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; In Act III, Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

11560
26 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Bacchanal-Beard; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Cashell; 1st Spirit-Havard; 2nd Spirit-Ridout; Euphrosyne-Miss Younge; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; Attendant Spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Wright; Dances proper to the masque-Villeneuve, Picq, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Attendant Spirits of Comus Actor: Leveridge, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

11561
28 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Delane; Antony-Barry; Cassius-Sparks; Octavius-Blakes; Caska-Berry; Caesar-Mills; Calphurnia-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Furnival; Decius-Bridges; Trebonius-Winstone; Cimber-Usher; Messala-Bransby; Ligarius-Taswell; Cinna-Marr; Servant to Antony-Ray; Lucillius-Leigh; Pindarus-Raftor; Publius-Wright; Citizens-Neale, Yates, Collins, Barrington.
Cast
Role: Publius Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: IV: The Blithest Bird-Sullivan

Dance: II: Muilment; V: The Mechels

11562
18 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Trappanti-Macklin; Don Manuel-Yates 1st time; Phillip-Sparks; Octavio-Havard; Soto-Neale; Diego-Shuter; Hypolita-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Mrs Woffington 1st time; Viletta-Mrs Clive; Rosara-Mrs Mills; Corrigidore-Winstone; Alguazile-Bransby; Don Luis-Usher; Stephano-Wright.
Cast
Role: Stephano Actor: Wright.

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

11563
17 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Manuel-Yates; Don Philip-Sparks; Octavio-Havard; Diego-Ray; Soto-Neale; Trappanti-Woodward; Corrigidore-Winstone; Alguazile-Bransby; Lewis-Usher; Stephano-Wright; Flora-Mrs Green; Rosara-Mrs Mills; Viletta-Mrs Clive; Hippolita-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Stephano Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

Music: I: Concerto on Flute-a Child five years of age (1st time of his appearing on any stage); III: Another piece of music-the Child

11564
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Descent Of The Heathen Gods With The loves Of Jupiter And Alcmena Or Cuckoldom No Scandal

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Oates; Amphitryon-Furnival; Mercury-Marr; Tranio-Wright; Polydas-Peters; Gormandize Simple the Hungarian Footman-Yates; Alcmena-Mrs Butler; Bromia-Mrs Brown; Dorothy Squeezepurse the wanton Chambermaid-Miss Hippisley; Judge Puzzlecause-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Tranio Actor: Wright

Dance: TThe Drowsy Cobler-M L'Armand, Mad L'Armand lately arriv'd from Paris; Tit for Tat or the Kiss Return'd-Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, M L'Armand, Mme L'Armand; An extraordinary Band of Musick [provided from the Opera and both the Theatres [six instruments named]

11565
23 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Wilder; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Waltz, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Oates; Hussar-Bencraft; Hussar's servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-LaLauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-; Andromeda-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

11566
20 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Palmer; Smith-Bridges; Parts-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; with an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates

Dance: II: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; V: The Wooden Shoe Dance, as17491219

11567
27 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Ridout; 1st Spirit-Sparks; 2nd Spirit-Anderson; Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Sabrina-Miss Falkner; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Baker, Wilder, Roberts, Mrs Wright; With Dances proper to the Masque-.
Cast
Role: Attendant spirits of Comus Actor: Leveridge, Baker, Wilder, Roberts, Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold or The Taming of a Shrew

Related Works
Related Work: The Taming of the Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare

11568
07 September 1750 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or The Fo Bit

Performance Comment: Lord Lace-Wright; Stocks-Middleton; Lovemore-Atkinson; Whisk-Slater; Mrs Stocks-Mrs Williamsson; Jenny-Miss Tomkins; Lady Lace-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lord Lace Actor: Wright
Role: Mrs Stocks Actor: Mrs Williamsson

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin or Squire in the Suds

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine's Father-Middleton; Shadow-Ferguson; Squire Gawky-Slater; Porter-Brown; Constable-Williamson; Colombine-Miss Agnetta.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Williamson

Song: Phillips, Miss Agnetta

Dance: Phillips, Miss Agnetta

11569
29 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Waltz; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

11570
11 December 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Edgar-O'Brien; Florimond-King; Grotilla-Miss Rogers; Elfina-Master Kennedy; Singing Fairy-Miss Wright; Emmeline-Mrs Yates. [See17610925] .See17610925] .
Cast
Role: Singing Fairy Actor: Miss Wright

11571
21 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: End II, A New Occasional Interlude. Hymen-Vernon; Cupid-Miss Wright; Venus-Miss Young. [See note 20 Jan.]See note 20 Jan.]
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Wright

11572
29 February 1764 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Beard, Tenducci, Champnes, Miss Brent, Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Champnes, Miss Brent, Miss Wright.

Music: FFirst violin, Concerto-Giardini; Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent

11573
05 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Cremonini & Managers. Miss Wright being very ill Mr Vernon made an Apology & her part in the opera was cut out (Hopkins). Opera for the last time this season. Receipts: #140 4s. (MacMillan); charges: #76 12s. [Profit to Sga Cremonini: #63 12s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers-Lauchery, Miss Baker; II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640319

11574
02 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright; Act I, of the Entertainment, a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright

11575
08 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Vernon; Daphne-Miss Wright; Mindora-Miss Young (Genest, V, 87); Dances incident to the piece-Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi; Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright