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3274 results for: Keyword - the Duke of York
We found 1284 matches on Performance Comments, 1194 matches on Event Comments, 429 matches on Roles/Actors, 402 matches on Author, and 349 matches on Performance Title.

326
23 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

327
11 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

328
20 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: VVenus Reveng'd, as17631222

329
12 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

330
13 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; the Dances-Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: the Dances Actor: Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.

331
01 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

332
04 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

333
11 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Cast
Role: a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders Actor: Aldridge, Miss Baker.

334
03 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Helme, Mrs Stephens, White, and Gardner will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Tickets and places to be had of Sarjant at the stage door. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Cast
Role: dance incident to the piece, Actor: Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.

Dance: IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

335
08 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Lee. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Williams and Miss Berkeley will be admitted. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, and Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

336
18 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

337
06 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

338
10 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Midas

339
21 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown); IV: A Comic Dance-Master King, Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17651019; Between acts of Farce: A Double Hornpipe (for this Night Only)-Walker (From Drury Lane Theatre), Miss Pitt, his scholar

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

340
24 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

341
27 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wilford for 10 nights rent money for the renters #100 (Account Book). Receipts: #160 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

342
10 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

343
26 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

344
11 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Tressel Actor: Cautherly, 1st time
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: In Farce: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Egan; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670430

345
27 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Martin for copying Music for 2 Dances in Love in the City #1 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #127 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

Dance: II: A New Tambourine-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 III: by Desire, A Serious Dance-Miss Capon, as17670427

346
30 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Charles Sarjant for the Like sum advanc'd towards the repairs of the Houses in Bow St... #11 (Account Book). Receipts: #170 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17671106

347
29 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: To which will be added the Procession from the Abb Actor:
Role: at the Coronation with the representation of Westm Actor:
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

348
12 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Mainpiece: By Desire. Farce (adapted by Thomas Ryder from Vanbrugh's Mistake) never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Cautherley
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

349
19 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Program By Desire. Receipts: #175 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Cast
Role: Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation with the Representation of Westminster Hall
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

350
05 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Theatrical Monitor No 7, printed a list of 84 actors, actresses, and dancers belonging to the company, who signed a Petition to the Town in favor of Colman. See Harvard Library ed. of Memoirs of Macklin, II, part 2, p. 14.] Receipts: #115 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Midas