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61 results for: Keyword - Abergavenny
We found 48 matches on Roles/Actors, 33 matches on Performance Comments, 2 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

26
05 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Salway

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

27
13 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Salway

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Afterpiece Title: Taste a la Mode

Dance: II: Double Jealousy, as17360327but Mrs Villeneuve replaces Miss Brett

28
31 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Salway

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Afterpiece Title: Taste a la Mode

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

29
22 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Comic Dance-younger Miss Scot; II: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, Minuet, with new Ball Dance called The Princess of Saxe Gotha-Vallois, Miss Scot; III: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Pelling; IV: French Peasant-Vallois, Leviez, Mrs Thompson, Rector, Miss Brett, Pelling, Mrs Vallois

30
22 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

31
17 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Tambourine-Mlle Roland

32
20 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

33
02 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Raftor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

34
18 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: A new dance-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: BBlow Blow-Lowe

35
21 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Raftor

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; IV: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

36
25 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

37
26 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

38
27 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

39
04 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

40
12 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

Song: Cantata-Beard; To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Dance: NNew Serious Dance, as17440404

41
10 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Cooke, Mlle Domitilla

42
29 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

43
05 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

44
16 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: MMinuet-Destrade, Mrs Duval

45
04 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

Dance: Cooke, LaLauze, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Sga Campioni

46
03 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

47
14 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Anderson

Dance: The English Boy and Girl

48
05 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Oates

49
12 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: TRISTRAM SHANDY

Afterpiece Title: A DIVERTISEMENT

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters by Johnstone, Powel, Blanchard, Incledon, Richardson, Bernard//Mrs Martyr, Miss Hopkins, Mr Rees. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 19 Sept. 1791: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Blanchard; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Richardson; Flambeau-Bernard//Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Miss Hopkins; Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter, by Bernard; Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate, by Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking, by Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship RoPer] and Tom Bowling [Here a sheer bulk:], by Richardson; Comic Song, How much I love thee, by Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine, by Mrs Martyr; Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, and Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, and The Portrait, Come, painter, with thy happiest flight, all by Incledon. To conclude with a Rural Masquerade. Indian Song, Dear Yanco say, and true be say, by Mrs Mountain; Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe, by Miss Hopkins; The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade, by Johnstone and Chorus . With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter, by Bernard; Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate, by Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking, by Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship RoPer] and Tom Bowling [Here a sheer bulk:], by Richardson; Comic Song, How much I love thee, by Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine, by Mrs Martyr; Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, and Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, and The Portrait, Come, painter, with thy happiest flight, all by Incledon. To conclude with a Rural Masquerade. Indian Song, Dear Yanco say, and true be say, by Mrs Mountain; Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe, by Miss Hopkins; The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade, by Johnstone and Chorus .

Dance: In 3rd piece a Ballet by Byrn, Mlle St. Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: In Act II of 1st piece a song by Mrs Mountain

50
04 March 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. James Brydges, Diary: To ye playhouse in Lincolns inn fields, where I met Lds Henry Cavendish, Grey of Ruthia, & Abergavenny (Huntington MS St 26)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride