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5081 results for: Keyword - Young Gentlewoman
We found 3217 matches on Performance Comments, 750 matches on Author, 712 matches on Performance Title, 609 matches on Event Comments, and 450 matches on Roles/Actors.

3826
31 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With Funeral Procession, the vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; n Act I,a Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker; Playbill, but add Montague-Moody; Benvolio-Packer; Old Capulet-Johnston; Friar John-Clough; Balthasar-Ackman; Gregory-Mozeen; Sampson-Clough; Abram-Marr (1763 edition).
Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman

3827
03 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: See17631022, but assignment of parts first given here: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Davies; Deborah-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Miss Hallam; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller; Dances-Granier, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Mattocks

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005; II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Music: II: Mr Handel's Water@Music, with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

3828
04 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Dervise-Bransby; Hali-Fox; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Omar-Lee; Axalla-Packer; Bajazet-Holland; Moneses-Jackson; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; With the Usual Prologue-; In Act IV, the original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

3829
04 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ross; Bajazet-Smith; Moneses-Dyer; Axalla-White; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Zama-Redman; Hali-Davis; Omar-Gardner; Dervise-Tindal; Stratocles-Perry; Selima-Miss Hallam; Arpasia-Mrs Ward; The Usual Prologue-Dyer; Original Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: Original Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Polly Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

3830
15 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Love; Ariel (songs)-Miss Young; Hymen-Wingfield Palmer; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Ferdinand (songs)-Vernon; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque,-Grimaldi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

3831
28 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631031, but Shepherdess-Miss P. Young.
Cast
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss P. Young.
Role: Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

3832
29 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holland; Donalbain-Mas. Burton; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Burton, Yates, Love; Wounded Captain-Jackson; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Seyward-Moody; Doctor-Stevens; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennett; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

3833
09 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17631129, but Lucy-Mrs Younger; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

3834
26 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate; or, Harlequin from the Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Other characters-Vernon, Champnes, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Vaughan, Stevens, Fox, J. Palmer, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent, Miss Williams, Mrs Love; Colombine-Miss Baker; The Dances-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Vaughan, Stevens, Fox, J. Palmer, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent, Miss Williams, Mrs Love

3835
05 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Young Knowel Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Penelope-Mrs Copin; Sukey-Mrs Evans; Jenny-Mrs Younger; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: II: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

3836
09 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Witwoud-Obrien; Sir Wilful Witwoud-Yates; Millimant-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Foible-Mrs Bennett; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Bransby; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: a Cantata Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

3837
21 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

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: Venus Actor: Miss Young.

3838
01 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Ross; Lord Brumpton-Walker; Campley-Dyer; Trusty-Gibson; Trim (with the Cries of London)-Shuter; Puzzle-Martin; Tom-Costollo; Cabinet-Davis; Sable-Bennet; Corp. Swagger-Barrington; Tatter-Weller; Rag-Gardner; Clump-Buck; Bumpkin-R. Smith; Matchlock-Redman; Kate Matchlock-Wignel; Fordingale-Mrs Younger; Mademoiselle-Mrs Evans; Tattleaid-Miss Pitt; Lady Harriet-Miss Hallam; Lady Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Fordingale Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

3839
27 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Holland, first time; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: O'Brien

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

3840
31 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Young; Thomas-Champnes; Squire-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Young

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

3841
01 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17640428 but Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

3842
07 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 7 April 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Master Morgan; by desire, and The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

3843
21 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Gardiner; Siward-R. Smith; Fleance-Mas. Morgan; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignell; Murderers-Buck, Holtom; Witches-Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Ward; With the Original Music. The Vocal parts-Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Miss Poitier, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Polly Young; Dances-and Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Miss Poitier, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Polly Young

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Artifice

3844
13 June 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty, Sir Peter Pepperpot-Foote; Rust-Weston; Dick Bever-Death; Frank Younger-Davis; Puff-Hayes; Dactyl-Granger; Sir Roger Dowlas-J. Palmer; Staytape-Brown; Robin-Parsons; John-Lewis; Juliet-Mrs Granger (British Museum ADD MSS 39302).
Cast
Role: Frank Younger Actor: Davis

3845
22 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawerence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

3846
25 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, Harlequin Cheerokee

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Principal Witches-Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Misers-Castle, Parsons; Miser's Servants-Clough, Ackman; Lilliputian Harlequin-Miss Rogers; Lilliputian Colombine-Miss Ford; Colombine-Miss Baker; To conclude with the landing of the Cherokees in America-; Cherokees-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Principal Witches Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman

3847
01 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Beaufort-Baker; Young Wilding-Dyer; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Maria-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants-Man- Sga Manesiere, +Woman- Miss Wilford

3848
12 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Costollo; Lawyer-Wignel; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William Wisewou'd-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Vincent; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward (playbill).
Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

3849
15 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17641001, but Sir Jasper-Anderson; Young Wilding-Davis.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Davis.

Dance: III: A Tambourine-Fichar; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

3850
16 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Old Maid-Mrs Walker; Harlow-Davis; Young Clerimont-White; Capt. Cape-Lewis; Heartwell-Gardner; Mrs Harlow-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Young Clerimont Actor: White

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004