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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 Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Woodward; Daniel-Vaughan; Lucinda-Miss Cole; Isabella-Mrs James; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Young Bevil-Barry; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Lee; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In II a Scotch Cantata-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: II: By Desire a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the scene of the Drawing in the Guildhall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Giffard; Sullen-Bridgwater; Bonniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Foigard-Arthur; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Collins; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Dorinda-Mrs Hale; Cherry-Miss Hippisley; Gipsy-Miss Young; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Belinda-Mrs Willoughby (her second appearance on the stage); Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully (with songs)-Beard; Rake-Blakes; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Justice-Winstone; Constable-Ray; Watchman-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Music: By particular Desire, Concerto on Flute, as17480917

Event Comment: Written by Massenger, never acted there. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #93 14s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Wellborn-Sowdon; Lord Lovell-Havard; Allworth-King 1st time of appearing in any character; Greedy-Woodward; Marall-Neale; Sir Giles-Bridges; Order-Winstone; Furnace-Blakes; Amble-Vaughan; Tapwell-Taswell; Watchall-Bransby; Welldo-Simpson; Froth-Mrs Bridges; Margaret-Mrs Green; Lady Allworth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Giles Actor: Bridges

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; V: Dance of Gondoliers-Cooke

Music: III: Concerto on Flute, as17480917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Delane; Lady Grace-Mrs Hale; Sir Francis-Arthur; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bambridge; Squire Richard-Collins; Miss Jenny-Miss Haughton; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Anderson; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Written by Ben Johnson. Receipts: #110 (Cross); #100 17s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Mills; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Kastril-Yates; Ananias-Neale; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Blakes; Lovewit-Bridges; Dapper-Vaughan; Dame Pliant-Miss Pitt; Doll Common-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: The Aurettis, Cooke, Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper
Related Work: The Parthian Hero; or, Love in Distress Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: Vertumnus and Pomona Author(s): Matthew Feilde
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Havard; Sullen-Winstone; Scrub-Woodward; Gibbet-Neale; Bonniface-Berry; Foigard-James; Sir Charles-Blakes; Dorinda-Mrs Elmy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Mrs Green; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Cibber first time in this character.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: V: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Receipts: #60 (Cross); #87 2s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Woodward; Leander-Usher; Sir Jasper-James; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: James

Music: I: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore-; III: Italian Cabaret, as17481109; V: Vertumnus and Pomona-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper
Related Work: The Parthian Hero; or, Love in Distress Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: Vertumnus and Pomona Author(s): Matthew Feilde
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Beville-Delane; Myrtle-Ryan; Tom-Anderson; Sir John-Bridgwater; Cimberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Marten; Sealand-Sparks; Daniel-Collins; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Song in Act II-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [But see 18 April 1748.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Collins; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Sparks; Sir Politick-Arthur; Bonario-Gibson; First Avocatori-Marten; Peregrine-Anderson; Caelia-Miss Bellamy; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: CComic Dance-Master and Miss Granier

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 Years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 20 years. Music, Dances and Other Decorations for afterpiece entirely new. [In a letter to John Gilbert-Cooper, the actor Charles Adams states that "the Prompter gave me a little Part in the Emperor of the Moon...I appear'd in it thrice." He was "paid Twenty Shilling Pr Week." See Theatre Notebook, XI (1957), p. 136. The only male parts left were Baliardo's servant Peter and the figures in the tableau of the final scene.] Receipts: #160 (Cross); #158 11s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Sir Philip Modelove-Neale; Obadiah Prim-Taswell; Tradelove-Barnet; Perriwinkle-James; Freeman-Palmer; Sackbut-Winstone; Simon Pure-Usher; Mrs Prim-Mrs James; Betty-Mrs Bennet; Lady-Miss Cole; Anne Lovely-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Emperour of the Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Scaramouch-Yates; Charmante-Palmer; Cinthio-King; Bellemante-Miss Murgetroyd; Mopsophil-Mrs Green; Elaria-Miss Cole; Dr Baliardo-Winstone; Vocal Parts-Beard, Reinhold; Dances-Cooke, Mlle Janeton Auretti, Mathews, Mathews' scholar a child of 5 years old; Mrs Addison. Mrs Addison.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Cooke, Mlle Janeton Auretti, Mathews, Mathews' scholar a child of 5 years old

Music: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: TThe Sailors Revels-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Ridout; Young Fashion-Anderson; Coupler-Arthur; Lory-Bencraft; Bull-Stoppelaer; Syringe-Collins; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Varole-Cushing; Amanda-Mrs Hale; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Miss Hoyden-Miss Haughton; Berinthia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. A concert, etc. Last time of performing. To begin exactly at six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Bates; Worthy-Yeates Jun.; Ballance-Malone; Kite-George; Brazen-Murry; Bullock-Sturgess; Recruits-Monk, Smithson; Melinda-Mrs Williamson; Rose-Mrs Morgan; Lucy-Mrs George; Sylvia-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Yeates; Sir John-Yeates.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Yeates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Delane; Sir Charles-Ryan; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Hale; Edging-Mrs Ridout; Lady Easy-Mrs Ward; Lady Betty-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Cibber; Clerimont-Anderson; Careless-Gibson; Dr Bolus-Arthur; Rhubarb-Oates; Wilful-Marten; Old Atall-Dunstall; Finder-Cushing; Supple-Paddick; Sir Solomon-Collins; Strut-Stoppelaer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Ridout; Silvia-Mrs Cowper; Wishwell-Mrs Hale; Situp-Mrs Dunstall; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe

Song: Between the acts: Miss Young

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Event Comment: Benefit for Simpson, Raftor, Usher. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel). [This month, the Gentleman's Magazine Register of Books listed as published Remarks on Three Plays of B. Johnson, viz: The Fox, Silent Woman, and Alchymist, by James Upton.] This week will be published The Hen Peck'd Captain,...as it was intended to be acted...on Saturday last. Taken from The Campaigners; or, the pleasant Adventures at Brussels with a Preface by R. Cross, prompter (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17490414 but Fribble-Yates; Sir Simon-Taswell; Jasper-Blakes; Scene from The Triumph of Peace-_.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17481125, but Shoemaker-_; Varole-_; Sir John Friendly-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Taswell
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Master Shawford; V: The Periot's Dance-Master Shawford, Master Morrison

Event Comment: Benefit for Hobson. Tickets of him at the stage Door. Tomorrow, By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Merope. Receipts: #189 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17490501, but Tag-Mrs James; Sir Simon-_.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Music: IV: Piece on Flute-the Child

Event Comment: Farce greatly hiss'd & Mr Woodward promis'd it shou'd be done no more; notwithstanding this they wou'd not suffer us to end it (Cross). Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Barry; Manly-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Woodward; Squire Richard-Blakes; Poundage-Usher; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Miss Cole; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Clive; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Miss Jenny-Mrs Green; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performance Comment: Actors only, See17491007 "With Alterations from the 1st night."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Mills; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Kastril-Yates; Ananias-Neale; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Blakes; Dapper-Vaughan; Dame Pliant-Mrs Pit; Lovewit-Bridges; Doll-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Havard; Sullen-Winstone; Scrub-Woodward; Gibbet-Neale; Boniface-Berry; Foigard-Costollo; Sir Charles-Blakes; Dorinda-Mrs Elmy; Cherry-Mrs Green; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Matthews, McNeil, Mrs Addison; Shawford, Pelling, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar, With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Performance Comment: As for Flora, 16 Oct. Friendly-Lowe; Hob-Dunstall; Sir ThomasTesty-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Arthur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Delane; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John-Bridgwater; Sealand-Sparkes; Cymberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Marten; Daniel-Collins; Tom-Dyer from the theatre in Dublin, his 1st appearance this stage; Lucinda-Mrs Barrington; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Indiana-Mrs Vincent; Phillis-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Merlin

Related Works
Related Work: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Song: II: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Collins; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Sparkes; Sir Politic-Arthur; Bonario-Gibson; First Avocatori-Marten; Peregrine-Anderson; Caelia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Politic Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Event Comment: Paid Mr Phillips & wife for 4 days last week & at the same time discharged from the company #3 6s. 8d. Receipts: #89 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Delane; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Anderson; Boniface-Marten; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Collins; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bambridge; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington; Cherry-Miss Hippisley; Gipsey-Miss Young; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

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