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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.

1201
21 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Miller-Hall-Milward Great Theatrical Booth, at Hosier Lane End

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore: Containing The Death Of King Edward Iv, The Penance Of Jane Shore, And Her Miserable Fall Under Richard The Protector

Performance Comment: King Edward-Cory; Richard the Protector-Smith; Shore-Milward; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Oates; Jane Shore-Mrs Mottett; Flora-Miss Sherburn.
Cast
Role: Richard the Protector Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: With The Comical Humours of Anthony Noodle, His Man Weazle, and Captain Blunderbuss

Afterpiece Title: The Wheel of Life; or, Harlequin's Death

1202
06 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMist's, 6 Jan.. We hear that in a certain Alley in Wapping during the Holidays the Coronation of Anna Bullenv has been represented by Punch's Company of Actors with very great Applause; and that all that have seen it agree, that they have far excell'd their Brethren of Drury-Lane in the Conduct of that Farce; and, it is the common Opinion, that the wooden Actors have much the best Heads for Theatrical Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

1203
12 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts. #170 5s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 306 paid and 2 orders; staoe, 46 paid; balcony, 4 paid; pit, 263 paid and 2 orders; slips, 59 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 417 paid; second gallery, 180 paid. Daily Journal, 12 Feb.: The Beggar's Opera is continued acting...with the greatest Applause, and to an Audience as numerous as ever. And we are informed, That most of the Boxes are taken to the 25th Night. [See also Gay to the Earl of Oxford, 12 Feb., in Correspondence of Pope, II, 473.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

1204
08 March 1728 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Scappettini. At Sir Richard Steel's Great Room. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1205
10 April 1728 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: At Sir Richard Steel's Great Room. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: several Cseveral Concertos and Solos of his own Composition-Castrucci; First and Eighth Concertos of the famous Corelli-Castrucci

1206
23 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wrexham, who sustained great Losses in the Year 1720. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Alter'd from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Dance: Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter; particularly Myrtillo-

1207
19 June 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Being positively the last Time of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: #98 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 112 paid and 28 orders; stage, 21 paid; pit, 253 paid and 11 orders; slips, 12 paid and 12 orders; first gallery, 191 paid and 11 orders; second gallery, 140 paid and 4 orders. Craftsman, 22 June: To the great Surprize of the Audience, the Part of Polly Peachum was performed by Miss Warren, who was very much applauded; the first Performer being retired, as it is reported, from the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

1208
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock's Great Theatrical Booth. The Cloaths are enitrely New, as well as the Scenes, which are painted by an Excellent Artist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjur'd Prince; Or, The Martyr'd General: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Calveshead, His Mother, His Sister Hoyden, And His Man Aminadab

Related Works
Related Work: The Disappointment; or, The Mother in Fashion Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: FFingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden

1209
06 September 1728 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Royal Champion; Or, St

Performance Comment: George for England , Shewing how St. George in his Travels fell in Love with the beautiful Sabrina, Daughter to the King of Egypt, and slew a Monstrous Dragon that was to have Devour'd her, and also Kill'd the great Giant Demigorean; With the Comical Humours of Rumbelo.

1210
18 December 1728 @ Crown Tavern

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 16 Dec.: The Musical Society of Gentlemen, who for some time have play'd at the Swan in Exchange Alley, are to perform next Wednesday in the Great Room in the Crown Tavern...that Room being judged the best in Town for Performances of that Kind

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1211
08 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 11 Jan.: Last Wednesday his Highness the Prince went to...Drury-Lane, to see Mr Cibber's new Pastoral....The Actors were for a while prevented from performing, by the great Disturbance some of the Audience made. But on a Speech from Mr Cibber, with a Promise it should not be acted again, the Catcalls, &c. ceased, and they were suffered to go on and end the same. See also Applebee's, 11 Jan.; Egmont, Diary, III, 325; Whincop, p. 198

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Riddle

1212
21 January 1729 @ Bow Street

Event Comment: The Lilliputian Theatre, Under the Direction of Mr Richardson...in Mr Hewetson's Great Room, the Upper End of Bow-Street, Covent-Garden. A New Opera. Price 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanter

1213
25 January 1729 @ Bow Street

Event Comment: This Theatre is proportioned to the Actors, and contains a great Variety of correct and beautiful Scenes, Machines, and all the regular Decorations and Changes incident to a Theatre, and will be varied to the Subject. The Musick is set and performed by some of the best Hands

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanter

1214
06 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Perform'd before. Applebee's, 15 Feb.: The Village Opera was perform'd...with such Hissing and Clapping that the like was never known; for great Numbers of prejudic'd and partial People got together, and fell a Hissing before the Performers utter'd a Word

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Opera

1215
10 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Samuel Madden.] Receipts: #114 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 146 paid and 16 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 287 paid and 1 order; slips, 62 paid; first gallery, 209 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 170 paid. Preface to 1729 edition: Yet, with all its Faults, I did not think this Piece deserv'd so severe Treatment, as to be peremptorily refused, after the most earnest and early Sollicitations, at the Old House for two Winters together; which however, I have the less Reason to complain of, since Mr Rich's great Civility, and the agreeable Action of most of his Company, have prevailed on all the unprejudiced Part of the Town, to have every Day a better Opinion of this Piece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Walker, Quin, Ryan, Milward, Chapman, ggden, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Buchanan; but edition of 1729 lists: Xerxes-Walker; Artaban-Chapman; Mardonius-Milward; Themistocles-Quin; Aristides-Ryan; Demaratus-Ogden; Artemisia-Mrs Berryman; Nesiptolema-Mrs Buchanan; Prologue-Quin; Epilogue-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Themistocles Actor: Quin

1216
21 February 1729 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Festing. At Mr Topham's Great Room. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1217
06 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties Command. Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Daily Journal, 7 March: Last Night the King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and the Princesses were all at the Theatre in Drury-Lane....But before the Play began, a Gentlewoman presented a Book, address'd to Princess Amelia, intitled, The Ladies Preservative, in the Three Chief Characteristicks of Beauty; the Hair, Complexion, and Teeth, which was very graciously received. Universal Spectator, 8 March: And supposing the Tickets which came in at the usual Rates, there was about 240 1. in the House. But her Benefit is generally reckoned at 500 1. several Persons of Quality, &c. giving five, ten, and twenty Guineas each. There was the greatest Appearance of Ladies of Quality at her Benefit that ever was known, and the House so excessive full, Stage and all, that the Actors had scarce Room to perform

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

1218
07 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal consisting of several Favourite Italian Songs-; Four English Ballads-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on any Stage before; accompanied-; with Instruments Concerto-wise, after an entire New Manner. The Instrumental consisting of great Variety for all, particularly several new Pieces for French Horns-

Performance Comment: The Instrumental consisting of great Variety for all, particularly several new Pieces for French Horns-.

1219
07 April 1729 @ Upper Moorfields

Event Comment: At Yeates' Great Booth. From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As Acted at the Play-House; with all the Songs-Men, Women.
Cast
Role: As Acted at the Play Actor: House
Role: with all the Songs Actor: Men, Women.

1220
15 April 1729 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: MMrs Aubin against Mr Henly. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality Mrs Aubin will make an Oration. Also a Concert. At Topham's Great Room, now The Lady's Oratory. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1221
23 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Great Booth

Performances

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

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald Sr

1222
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth. The Beggar's Wedding acted until 8 p.m.; Damon and Phillida, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; The Humours of Harlequin added to each one. Daily Post, 25 Aug.: This Day his Royal Highness the Duke and their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Mary and Louisa intend to honour Mr Reynolds with their Presence at his Great Theatrical Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

1223
12 September 1729 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates' Great Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

1224
30 September 1729 @ Blackheath

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from the Hay-Market. At the Great Theatrical Tyl'd Booth, during the four Days of Black-heath Fair. From 1 P.M. to 10 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

1225
29 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [T$The Prince of Wales present.] Daily Journal, 29 Jan.: The Tragedy of Timoleon has been received with very great Applause by the Town, notwithstanding the Endeavours of a certain Person (who can give a Preference to none but his own Performances) to depreciate it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon