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58 results for: Author - William Hatchett
Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'William Hatchett', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

1
08 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Father; Or, The Death Of Achilles

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Father; or, The Death of Achilles Author(s): William Hatchett

2
29 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: V: Les Amants Constants, as17331025 In Afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17331027

3
30 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: In Afterpiece: A new dance-the French Boy and Girl; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

4
31 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas; Or, Tom Thumb The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

5
08 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: III: Grand Dance-Muilment

6
08 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: new Scots Dance to Ballad Tunes-Davenport, Miss Jones; Hornpipe, Chesire Round-Johnson

Song: Two new Songs-Aston

7
24 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

8
03 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson

9
17 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; IV: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; with music by Martini-; V: Pierrots-Lalauze, Livier

Song: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

10
09 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

11
06 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Song:

Dance: As I Aug

12
13 December 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

Song:

Dance:

13
10 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

14
16 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Miss Naylor; The Parting Lovers-; Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Song: DDialogue of the Widow and the Rake-Laguerre, Mrs Jones

15
21 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: As17410415

16
17 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Song: I: Nanny O-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; V: Muilment

17
30 September 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

18
06 April 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 1 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: 3 Henry IV Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life an Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: As17461126, but Hornpipe-Williams

19
19 December 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: II: Minuet-Patence, Young Lady; IV: Hornpipe-

20
11 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

21
18 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

22
03 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

23
25 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Life and Death of Tom Thumb, the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Song: I: By Particular Desire, Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

24
27 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

25
06 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett