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2172 results for: Keyword - Alexander the Great
We found 1491 matches on Event Comments, 565 matches on Performance Title, 313 matches on Performance Comments, 35 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1151
03 October 1720 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Dr Thornhill. At the Great Booth in the Queen's-Arms Tavern, next the Marshalsea-Gate. Stage Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: All the Parts-to the best Advantage,-Gentlemen from both Houses.
Cast
Role: All the Parts Actor: to the best Advantage,-Gentlemen from both Houses.
Role: to the best Advantage, Actor: Gentlemen from both Houses.

Song: Comical Dialogue between Dr Thornhill and his Old Merry Andrew-Mr Platt, others

Dance: Mr Jones, others

1152
10 October 1720 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh and Hall. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a new Farce, (never Acted before). At their Leigh-Hall? Great Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Broken Stock-Jobbers; or, Work for the Bailiffs

Dance: Comical Drunken Man-Harper; Also the surprizing and diverting Entertainment of The Italian Shadows which gave such universal Satisfaction last season in the New Theatre-

1153
22 March 1721 @

Event Comment: Benefit of a Gentleman who has been reduced by the Fall of Stocks [apparently the actor who plays Castalio]. At the Great Green Gates in Cross-street, Hatton-Garden. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-him who perform'd the Part of Tamerlane in Southwark on Monday 6 Feb.
Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: him who perform'd the Part of Tamerlane in Southwark on Monday 6 Feb.

Song: A Gentleman who plays on the Harpsichord to his own Singing

1154
24 August 1721 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's Great Booth, over-against the Hospital Gate. Mainpiece. that celebrated Entertainment (which gave such Satisfaction to all the Quality and Gentry that saw it)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Bethulia: Containing The History Of Judith And Holofernes, Together With The Humours Of Rustego And His Man Terrible

Song:

Dance:

1155
02 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Hall-Leigh Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. Mainpiece. an excellent Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True, Famous And Ancient History Of King Saul, And The Witch Of Endor; Containing The Death Of Gyant Goliath, The Friendship Of David And Jonathan, And The Defeat Of King Saul And His Host, By The Philistine Army; With The Comical Humours Of Dame Double-dabber, Weezel Her Son, And Corporal Bowling-pin

Song: Ray, Mrs Bowman

Dance: The best Masters

1156
08 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's Great Booth in the Queen's Arms Tavern Yard, next the Marshalsea Gate. Mainpiece: an excellent New Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Englishman; Or, The History Of Aarius King Of Persia, And The Destruction Of Babylon; With The Pleasant Humours Of Capt Fearful And His Man Nine@pence

Song:

Dance:

1157
23 October 1721 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At the Great Room, Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A choice Collection of extraordinary Musick-

1158
21 November 1721 @ Westminster School

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 25 Nov.: On Tuesday the King's Scholars at Westminster acted the Andrea of Terrence in their Dormitory, before several of the Nobility, with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andrea

Performance Comment: The King's Scholars.

1159
05 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, by C. Cibber. Daily Journal, 8 Jan.: Last Friday Night the Rival Fools was Acted for the second time...upon which there was a much greater Disturbance than the Night before, for the Actors were not only hiss'd, but pelted off the Stage with Oranges; scarce was Mr Wilks allow'd the liberty of speaking, and at the end of the 3d Act they were obliged to dismiss the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Fools

1160
26 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chr. Bullock, who in great Distress has kept his Chamber these Two Months, under a Severe and Expensive Sickness. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #64 12s.; tickets #53 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

1161
14 April 1722 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: London Journal, 21 April: The Scholars of Mr Weston...performed the Play of Tamerlane...before the Lords of the Admiralty, with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: The Scholars of Mr Weston.

1162
23 July 1722 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At Marriott's Great Room on the Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Flute-John Baston

1163
25 August 1722 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Miller's and Boheme's Great Booth in Smithfield Rounds

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Dance: Newhouse, Mrs Willis, Mrs Middleton, Miss Francis

Song: Mrs Boman, Mrs Willis; particularly a Mimick Song in Praise of a Country Life between a Court Lady and a Country Nymph-

1164
05 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Boheme's Great Booth in Blue-Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Performance Comment: As at bf, but London Prentice-Penkethman; Achmet-Oates; Haly-Parler; Amurath-Boheme; Wantbrains-Wetherell Jr; Selima-Mrs Middleton; Zara-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Wantbrains Actor: Wetherell Jr

Dance: Newhouse, Mrs Whllis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Song: In Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis

1165
25 September 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At Walker's Great Booth in Bird Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Song: The Boy who performed last season at lif

Dance: Armstrong, Mrs Boman, Jones

1166
26 September 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Hall. At the Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Parts-Actors from the Theatre Royal.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Actors from the Theatre Royal.

Song:

Dance:

1167
30 October 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #23 0s. 6d.Daily Post, 3 Nov: On Tuesday last a Great Disturbance happen'd at the Playhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields, occasion'd by several Persons assaulting the Centinels upon Duty there, and throwing Dirt at them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Music: With the Enthusiastick Song-; Dialogue, as usual-

Dance: Lally, Lally Jr, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis

1168
07 November 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Sir Richard Steele.] With new Scenes, and all the Characters new drest. Daily Journal, 8 Nov.: Where a greater Concourse of People was never known to be assembled. [See also Cibber, Apology, II, 206; Dennis, Remarks on a Play call'd The Conscious Lovers; and British Journal, 10 Nov. and 8 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Sir John Bevil-Mills; Sealand-Williams; Bevil Jr-Booth; Myrtle-Wilks; Cimberton-Griffin; Humphrey-Shepard; Tom-Cibber; Daniel-Theo. Cibber; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Moore; Isabella-Mrs Thurmond; Indiana-Mrs Oldfield; Lucinda-Mrs Booth; Phyllis-Mrs Younger; Prologue by Welsted-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Theo. Cibber

1169
11 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Author. As 9 Jan. London Post, 14 Jan.: At which there was as numerous an Audience as has for this great while been seen; not only the Boxes, Pit and Galleries, but the Stage too being crowded with Spectators

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Forest

1170
18 February 1723 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Coe. At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At the Great Booth in Bird-Cage-Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song:

Dance:

1171
23 February 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 7 Nov. 1722. Daily Journal, 25 Feb.: There sate in the Box with his Majesty the Countesses of Darlington and Sturember, the Audience was exceedingly great, and the Performance was very satisfactory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

1172
25 February 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #45 3s. 6d; tickets #179 1s. British Journal, 3 March: On Monday last, which was the Third Day, there was the greatest Audience ever known at either Theatre....'Tis thought the Author will get upwards of a Thousand Pounds by this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

1173
20 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Person who has been a great Sufferer in Trade, and is new under Confinement for Debt. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

1174
08 July 1723 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies. By Bullock's and Lee's Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. At Mr Luffingham's Great Room at Hampstead Wells. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music:

Song:

Dance: The Mimick of a Drunken Man-

1175
22 August 1723 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's Great Theatrical Booth over against the Hospital Gate. Mainpiece: A Dramatic Opera. A Masque of Paradise, with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Edenv, the Serpent, and all the Creation, the Heavens open, the Sun appears, and an Angel descends and drives them thence. With Scenes, Machines, and Decorations proper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wisdom Of Solomon; Or, The Two Harlots

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Toby Stag, the Huntsman, and a Merry Poet