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15099 results for: Keyword - the Miss Hopkins'
We found 13950 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 2151 matches on Event Comments, 455 matches on Roles/Actors, and 3 matches on Author.

2026
25 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: ctually no play. Death of George II closed theatres three weeks.] Mainpiece: Not acted in 2 years. [See 28 April 1759. There was no income this night, but the play list had to be met. The house carried a profitable balance of #318 16s. 5d. The payroll plus other expenses came to #284 12s. 9d., leaving a thin balance of #34 3s. 8d. (Account Book). Other bills included #14 17s. to Luppino for making dancing dresses; Robertson 10s. for attendance four nights in The Rape; Miss Ibbott #5 5s. for performing the part of Queen Elizabeth in the Earl of Essex; Marenesi and wife advanced weekly #2 2s. till the Theatre opened again (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: . Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17601015; III: A Comic Dance not perform'd these 5 years call'd The Colliers-Sg Marenesi, Mlle Capdevlle

2027
10 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes #84 12s. 6d. Macklin's fifth part of surplus came to #30 14s. 9d. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler #52 2s. Paid Coal Merchant in Full as per bill #71 13s. Paid Mr Rich #5 5s. to give to Miss Fielding for her performance in the part of Bertha in the Royal Merchant of the 7th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #216 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with the songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Burden; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

2028
02 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #53 15s. 6d. plus #99 14s. from tickets (Box 129; Pit 379; Gallery 106) (Account Book). Charges: #65 17s. 6d. (Account Book). [Query: for Mrs Evans, Miss Mullart?. See Comment, 28 Dec. 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

2029
29 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Courtney, Miss Reed. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Palmer and Mr W. Yates will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17600930, but Lady Bab's Servt-Miss Reed.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Servt Actor: Miss Reed.

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

2030
12 February 1762 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson, at Hickford's Room, Brewer St. Benefit originally announced for Miss Robinson, to be given 29 Jan.; new date for concert chosen after her death. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Hudson; Galatea-Mrs Pooke, late Miss Robinson; Choruses-Gentlemen of St James's, St Paul's, and Westminster Abbey; Polypheme-Cox.
Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Mrs Pooke, late Miss Robinson

2031
09 March 1762 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Asselin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tolomeo

Performance Comment: Dance of three-Miss Asselin, Sg and Sga Binetti.
Cast
Role: Dance of three Actor: Miss Asselin, Sg and Sga Binetti.

2032
14 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet. uö·dl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329.

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young. *uöÓdl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329

Performance Comment: *uöÓdl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329.

2033
16 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Haughton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17611120, but Clarinda-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Haughton.
Role: concluding with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Other character Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

2034
27 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green, Miles, and Sga Maranesi. Tickets deliver'd for The Pilgrim, as also those by Miss Sledge, will be taken. Mainpiece for last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Country Dance Actor: the characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Mattocks; Blister-Marten; Wormwood-Davis; Goodwill-Redman; Thomas-Perry; Miss Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: The Cossacks-Sg and Sga Maranesi, as17601014; II: The Taylors, as17620107; End Opera: A Minuet-Sg and Sga Maranesi

2035
08 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer, Chapman, Jarvis, Miss Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17620107 Dr Caius-Stoppelaer; Ann Page-Miss Fielding; Simple-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Fielding
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: TThe Cossacks, as17620427

2036
13 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Fawcett and Miss Reed. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Doors not admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17620125, but Benvolio-Scrase; Montague-Moody; Paris-Kennedy; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; A Minuet in the Masquerade Dance-Noverre, Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: A Minuet in the Masquerade Dance Actor: Noverre, Mrs Palmer.
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young
Role: proper to the play, Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Arethusa-Miss Read, first time; Robin-Moody; Rovewell-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Read, first time

Song: II: A New Song, set by Dr Arne,-Fawcett; End: If o'er the Cruel Tyrant Love, from Artaxerxes,-Fawcett

2037
13 May 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Lewis, Dibdin. Hussey, Miss Cokayne. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 18 May 1757.] Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Dufour, and Mrs Gwinn, and others will be accepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Performance Comment: Moneytrap-Shuter; Gripe-Lewis; Dick-Smith; Clip-Redman; Jessamin-Bennet; Brass-Dyer; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Pitt; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Flippantia-Mrs Vincent; Corinna-Miss Cokayne; Mrs Clogitt-Mrs Copin; Clarissa-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: III: The Pierrots-Hussey, Dufour; End: The Taylors, as17620107

2038
12 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. No Building on stage. Afterpiece: Only time of performing it this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert-Macklin; Frankly-Dyer; Granger-White; Witling-Woodward; Cook-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Green; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Pitt; Sophronia-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte (with a Minuet in character)-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Squire Groom-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Cushing; Being their 1st apPearance in those characters; Goodchild-Dunstall; the Lady-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: the Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: TThe Dutch Skippers, as17630101

2039
16 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. No Building on Stage. Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season. [But see 18 April.] Lost...a pocket book containing an account of last year's tickets for a benefit at Covent Garden. It is of no use to anyone but the owner (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17621019, but Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Miss Elliot, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Elliot, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

2040
19 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Davies and Miss Bride. No building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17621213, but Jacintha-Miss Bride, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Bride, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: 1st appearance since the half Actor: price Riots

2041
23 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young and Champnes. No building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17621220, but Polly-Miss Young, 1st time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dorman, 1st time; Peachum-Yates; Mat@o@Mint-Fox.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Young, 1st time
Role: Macheath Actor: Vernon, 1st appearance on the English Stage these 5 years
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

2042
27 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Green, and Miss Miller. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17630406 but Isabinda-Miss Miller, 1st time; Patch-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Miller, 1st time
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Clown-Weller; Country Girl (with a Song in character)-Miss Miller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, Bennet (Peasant-Miles; +Clown-Bennet); IV: A New +Comic Dance, as17630224

2043
01 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Miss Plym. Tickets deliver'd by Stevens and Fox will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17640428 but Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Young.
Role: in which character will be introduc'd a New Bal Actor: Miss Wright.

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

2044
03 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Miss Plym

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17650330 but Imogen-Miss Plym, 1st time; Ballarius-Burton.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Plym, 1st time
Role: Masque Masquerade Scene with Dancing Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Lauchery, Miss Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17650427

2045
22 July 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Eighteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Dance: As17650719

2046
26 July 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Nineteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Dance: As17650719

2047
05 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Performance scheduled for Friday had to be postponed on account of the indisposition of a principal performer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Dance: As17650719

2048
06 August 1765 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Collett, Miss Davis. By Particular Desire will be performed a Serenata composed by Dr Boyce. Admittance 2s. 6d. each. To begin at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Vincent, Miss Davis, Legg, Lowe, Taylor.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Vincent, Miss Davis, Legg, Lowe, Taylor.

2049
09 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk, Shift, Squintum-Foote; Baron-Costollo; Loader-Tindal; Sir George-Davis; Transfer-Parsons; Sir Richard-Gardner; Dick-Johnson; Lucy-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719 End: The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street; New Hornpipe-Mas. Clinton

Performance Comment: Clinton, Miss Street; New Hornpipe-Mas. Clinton.

2050
28 August 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Dance: I: Le Chasseur, as17650708 La Berge, as17650708 End: The English Sailor at Marseilles-Master Clinton, Miss Street; a New Hornpipe-Mas. Clinton