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4782 results for: Keyword - the younger Hilligsberg
We found 3165 matches on Performance Comments, 768 matches on Performance Title, 750 matches on Author, 566 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3426
09 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. Tickets deliver'd by Blakes wil be taken. Afterpiece, with Music composed by Dr Arne, never perform'd there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: By desire, The Tempest of War-Vernon

Dance: TThe Camp Alarm'd, as17630326

3427
13 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17630317 but Hecate-Vernon; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Bennet; In Act V, a Dance of the Furies-Grimaldi; Vocal parts-Lowe, Vernon, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: a Dance of the Furies Actor: Grimaldi
Role: Donalbain Actor: Mas. Cautherly
Role: The vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

3428
13 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Hayes
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward. The Characters new dress'd in the habits of the times.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Music: I: A Piece on the Harp-Roberts

Dance: TThe Catalonian Marriage, as17630308

3429
20 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: the Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

3430
25 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these ten years. [See 26 April 1755.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

3431
06 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Hayes

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

3432
09 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Roderigo-Clarke; Curio-White; Seberto-Davis; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Porter-Barrington; Jaques-Lewis; Lopez-Wignel; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Mad Welchman-Hayes; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Governor-Anderson; Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Alonzo-Young; Judge-Redman; Peasant-Weller; Outlaw-Perry; Alphonso-Shuter; Stuttering Cook (this night only)-Woodward; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Julietta-Mrs Green; In Act IV, the Song Mad Bess set by Purcell-Miss Poitier in character.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

3433
21 September 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Tybalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Hallam; Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Hallam; Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet. Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Polly Young, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the Play

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

3434
23 September 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

3435
03 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd A Solemn Hymn, set to music by Henry Purcell;-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Miller, Miss Polly Young, Miss Davies, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

3436
10 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Characters dressed in the habits of the Time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Marten; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Hayes

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

3437
12 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17631008, but The Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: The Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: New Grand Comic Dance (Never Perform'd Before) call'd, The Amorous Knife Grinders. The Knife Grinders-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

Performance Comment: The Knife Grinders-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.]
Cast
Role: The Knife Grinders">i>The Knife Grinders Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

3438
14 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Clown-Shuter; Witches-Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Shepherd-Mattocks; Shepherdess-Miss Davies; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; The Dances-Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

3439
28 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: In 4th Act, when Olivia draws her Sword, Mr Obrien ran up to the Centry P S & frighten'd the poor Man, that he fell flat upon the Stage,--which greatly diverted the Audience (Hopkins). In the fourth Act Mr O'Brien run up to the Centry, when Olivia draws her sword, and frightened the poor soldier that he fell down flat upon his back to the great mirth of the Audience (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #81 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: Principal Witches-Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; A Reel, Hornpipe-Aldridge; Misers-Castle, Parsons; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputian Harlequin-Miss Rogers; Lilliputian Colombine-Miss Ford; To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in America-; Cherokees-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Tassoni.
Cast
Role: To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:

3440
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: To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:

3441
03 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

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: Servants at the Statute Actor: Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller

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

3442
04 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This Farce was written by Mr Coleman. The Novelty of the Subject, together with its being extremely well perform'd; gave the Audience such entire Satisfaction that I never heard Such Bursts of Applause; crying out Bravo! Bravo! &c. &c. (Hopkins). [Identical in Hopkins Diary.] Farce very greatly receiv'd (Cross Diary)

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: With the Usual Prologue Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

3443
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: The Usual Prologue Actor: Dyer
Role: Original Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Polly Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

3444
15 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr W. Palmer, made his first appearance this Night in Hymen. a Tolerable Voice; but Extremely Aukward & the worst Speaker I ever heard (Hopkins). This night Mr W[ingfield] Palmer (son of Mr Palmer who married Miss Pritchard) made his first appearance on this stage in the character of Hymen,--a tolerable voice,--but the most aukward, and the worst speaker I ever heard (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #174 17s. 6d. (MacMillan)

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: Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque, Actor: Grimaldi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

3445
28 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

3446
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: a Dance of the Furies Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

3447
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
Role: Country Dance Actor: characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

3448
26 December 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Pantomime, the Overture and Comic Tunes compos'd by Potter, the Airs and Chorusses by Batishall. Nothing under Full Prices will be taken. The Words of the Airs and Chorusses in the Entertainment will be given away at the theatre (playbill). At the end of the Play a great Noise & many cry'd out, the whole! the whole, &c. Mr Holland told 'em there never was any more play'd, which a little appeas'd em; but some noise continued till the Curtain was drawn up for the Pantomime & then all was quiet. The Pantomime got great applause; the Tunes were very bad, & a great want of Business & Incidents thro' the whole. The Scenery is very Pretty & well Executed. The Elephant is excellent & has a Fine Effect (Hopkins). Machinery Pleas'd. Business so, so (Cross Diary). [Wording in comment from Hopkins Diary-MacMillan, differs only slightly.] Receipts: #269 13s

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
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

3449
05 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of Their Majesties. Send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Hayes

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
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

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

3450
09 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.