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We found 11545 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Colonel Standard-Mills; Smuggler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Penkethman; Young Clincher-Miller; Dicky-Norris; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Parly-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Quin; Lady Brute-Mrs Seymour; Constant-C. Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Bullock; Heartfree-Leigh; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cross; Razor-Spiller; Mademoiselle-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks; Old Wilful-Miller; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Sylvia-Mrs Booth; Wishwell-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Gwin and the Prompter (Steed). Receipts: money #25 6s. 6d.; tickets #95 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker's Wedding; Or, The Passionate Mistress

Performance Comment: Sir Feeble-Pack; Wilding-Leigh; Gaylove-Ryan; Fondle-Spiller; Apish-Egleton; Mrs Haughty-Mrs Giffard; Lucia-Miss Purden; Malapert-Miss Stone; Anabella-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Sir Feeble Actor: Pack

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Colonel Standard-Mills; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Smuggler-Johnson; Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Clincher Jr-Miller; Dicky-Norris.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: #70 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Fantome-Walker; Tinsel-Egleton; Vellum-Aston; Butler-Spiller; Coachman-Bullock Sr; Gardiner-Phipps; Lady Turman-Mrs Bullock; Abigail-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed

Event Comment: At the Request of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: #30 14s. 6d. [In Daily Courant, 5 Oct., The Orphan had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Phantom-Walker; Tinsel-Egleton; Butler-Spiller; Coachman-Bullock Sr; Gardiner-Phipps; Lady Truman-Mrs Bullock; Abigail-Mrs Egleton; Vellum-Hall.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #50 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Quin; Constant-Walker; Heartfree-Leigh; Razor-Egleton; Lady Brute-Mrs Seymour; Belinda-Mrs Bullock; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cross; Mademoiselle-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: As17221107

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Colonel Standard-Mills; Angleica-Mrs Booth; Smuggler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Penkethman; Young Clincher-Miller; Dicky-Norris.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Quin; Constant-Walker; Heartfree-Leigh; Razor-Egleton; Lady Brute-Mrs Knight; Belinda-Mrs Sterling; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cross; Mademoiselle-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

Song: As17231116

Event Comment: At (alias Jubilee Dicky), Norris's, Chetwood's, Orfeur's, and Oates' Great Theatrical Booth, next Mr Bullock's in Bird-Cage Alley. An excellent new Droll, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

Performance Comment: Sir Nicodemus Nothing-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Merlin-Norris Jr; Simon Go To'ot-Oates; Duke of Gloster-Corey; Aurelius-Chapman; Oswald-Marshall; Hermit-Walford; Ostorius-Harrison; Devil-Penkethman; Artesia-Mrs Sterling; Joan Go To'ot-Mrs Orfeur; Lucy-Mrs Vincent; Edol-Wilks Jr; Uter Pendragon-Orfeur; Bussle Head-Chetwood.

Song: Mrs Boman

Event Comment: Never Acted there before. Revis'd by the Author. All the Characters new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Cibber; Constant-Wilks; Heartfree-Booth; Razor-Miller; Lady Brute-Mrs Oldfield; Belinda-Mrs Booth; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cibber; Mademoiselle-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Walker. With Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Receipts: #57; tickets #70 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy-Hippisley; Sprightly-Egleton; Cutem-Spiller; Toby-Bullock; Robin-Hall; Leonara-Mrs Moffat.
Cast
Role: Sir Timothy Actor: Hippisley

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Mlle Salle; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Song: CChanson a'boire-Leveridge, Legare; And a proper Song in the Farce-Salway

Event Comment: Not Acted these Eight Years. Receipts: #26 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Bullock; Valere-Ogden; Lovewell-Milward; Dorante-Norris; Marquis of Hazard-W. Bullock; Hector-Morgan; Cogdie-Chapman; Angelica-Mrs Morgan; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Grace; Mrs Security-Mrs Martin; Favourite-Mrs Rice.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Bullock

Song: As17260729

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; French Peasant-Burney, Mrs Anderson; Tollett's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: At Spiller's and Baron Egleton's Great Theatrical Booth, down the Queen's Arm Tavern Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Performance Comment: Sir Adam Wealthy-Spiller; Lord Lovewell-Eaton; Trusty-Morgan; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Elsam; Fair Maid-Mrs Haughton; Betty Wealthy-Mrs Morgan; Dame Strike Fire-Baron Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir Adam Wealthy Actor: Spiller
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Oates; Vizard-Will. Mills; Dicky-Norris.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Dance: Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Narcissa-Mrs Oldfield; Loveless-Wilks; Amanda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth, over against the Hospital Gate in West Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West: Giving An Account How They Had Two Daughters, One Of Which They Fondly Lov'd, And The Other They Could Not Endure; So By Their Barbarity She Was Forced To Leave Her Father's House And Seek Her Fortune: With The Comical Humours Of Trusty, Her Father's Man, That Was Sent In Pursuit After Her, Who, In His Travels, Met With Three Witches That Hoisted Him Upon A Distaff, And Sent Him Flying Home Over The Houses

Performance Comment: Sir Adam Wealthy-Spiller; Lord Lovewell-Hulett; Trusty-Morgan; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Bray; Fair Maid of the West-Mrs Spiller; Betty Wealthy-Mrs Morgan; Dame Strikefire, the Witch of Carnival-Harper.

Dance: DDance-Wild Cats of the Woods

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Colonel Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Oates; Vizard-Wm. Mills; Dicky-Norris; Lady Darling-Mrs Moore; Parly-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks
Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Receipts: #31 9s. Probable attendance: boxes, 37 paid and 10 orders; pit, 64 paid and 22 orders; slips, 16 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 121 paid and 11 orders; second gallery, 78 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Sir John-Boheme; Young Valere-Walker; Lovewell-Milward; Marquis of Hazard-Morgan; Dorante-Hippisley; Cogdie-Chapman; Hector-Spiller; Angelica-Mrs Younger; Mrs Security-Mrs Egleton; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Clarke, who never appear'd on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Boheme

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Pelling

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Oates; Vizard-W. Mills; Dicky-Norris; Lady Darling-Mrs Moore; Parly-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. First Piece. [By Henry Carey.] Not play'd these Fourteen Years. Second Piece: Not play'd these Six Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances; Or, More Ways Than One

Performance Comment: Argus-Norris; Hearty-Roberts; Rovewell-Bridgwater; Robin-Cibber Jr; Arethusa-Mrs Butler; Betty-Mrs Shireburn; Mob-Berry, Fielding, Wright, Burnet, Miss Robinson Jr; but edition of 1729 lists: Rovewell-Clarke; Mob-Berry, Burnet, Wetherilt Jr, Wright, Miss Robinson; Arethusa-Miss Raftor; Prologue-Cibber Jr.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy-Griffin; Toby-Bridgwater; the Statue to be perform'd as in the Entertainment of Harlequin Doctor Faustus-.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: HHarlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Fifteen Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Sir John-Griffin; Freehold-Corey; Modely-Bridgwater; Heartwell-Roberts; Lurcher-Cibber Jr; Vulture-Berry; Shacklefigure-Norris; Doublejugg-Burnet; Carbuncle-Fielding; Longbottom-Wright; Flora-Mrs Heron; Aura-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Faunia; Or, The Royal Shepherdess

Performance Comment: Leontes-Ogden; Polixene-Chapman; Dorastus-Houghton; Old Hob-Smith; Colin-Wm. Bullock; Queen-Mrs Rice; Faunia-Mrs Chapman; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Mopsa-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Bullock Sr; Hob-Salway; Friendly-Mrs Clarke; Flora-Mrs Rice; Betty-Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Bullock Sr

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Colonel Standard-Mills; Smuggler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Clincher Jr-Oates; Vizard-W. Mills; Dicky-Norris; Lady Darling-Mrs Wetherilt; Parly-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Dance: Mrs Booth