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6626 results for: Keyword - Burney News Cuttings
We found 3119 matches on Event Comments, 2722 matches on Performance Title, 1423 matches on Performance Comments, 113 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3001
17 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: See17311123, but Rover-Wilks (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3002
19 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: See17311207, but Sir George-Wilks (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3003
20 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: See17311111, but Young Barnwell-T. Cibber (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

3004
21 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wilks (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

3005
22 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17311101, but Sir Francis-Cibber; Townly-Wilks (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

3006
24 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Campley-Wilks (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3007
26 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: See17311109, but John-Wilks; Constantia-Mrs Horton (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

3008
29 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Wilks (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

3009
24 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Atall-Cibber (Burney) ; Careless-A. Hallam (Genest, III, 362).

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

3010
04 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Iago-Th. Cibber (Burney).

Afterpiece Title: Betty

3011
29 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17321125, but Ben-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

3012
06 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: See17321220, but Shallow-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

3013
15 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: See17320928, but Macbeth-Mills (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3014
02 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17330329 but Sir John-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3015
04 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing); but Daily Post, 31 March, lists: Tom-Cibber; Sir John-Mills; Young Bevil-W. Mills; Myrtle-Bridgwater; Sealand-Roberts; Cimberton-Griffin; Humphrey-Shepard; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Shireburn; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Miss Holliday; Phillis-Miss Raftor; Indiana-Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; French Gardiner-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Music: II: Solo of Corelli's on Violin-Charke

3016
17 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: See17330305 but Fottington-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

3017
28 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber [Burney; Daily Post missing].Burney; Daily Post missing].

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

3018
15 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Chaplain-Cibber (Burney); Monimia-Mrs Horton; Serina-Miss Raftor (Genest, III, 373).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3019
23 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: See17330310 but Clodio-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3020
25 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17330329 but Sir Francis-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

3021
31 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Garrick Play'd, Duke Attended. Died 31 July, aged 77, Ben Johnson (Winston MS. from Burney's Actors MSS). [See benefit for his daughter 15 Dec.] Receipts: #171

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: The Mechels

3022
24 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; the Divorce of Queen Katherine; the Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth; with many other Historical passages. [This elaboration occurs on all Subsequent notices this season, but will not be further recorded.] Thomas Griffith died (Burney Actors MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

3023
21 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [Colin and Phebe written by Moore and composed by Arne. Constantly encored all summer at Vauxhall (Burney, History of Music IV, 668).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Song: II: Lowe; V: Dialogue call'd Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Muilment

3024
18 February 1749 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Pasticcio (Burney, II, 848). A Dr Crosa is the promoter of the Italian company here (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Giramondo

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-

3025
18 May 1750 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: At Hickford's Room, Brewer St. Benefit for Mme Cuzzoni. Burney, II, 848-49: [Giardini's] first performance in public was at a benefit concert for Cuzzoni, May the 18th...where, as this was her third arrival in this country, and she was grown old, poor, and almost deprived of voice, by age and infirmities, there was but little company; yet, when Giardini played a solo of Martini of Milan's composition, the applause was so long and loud, that I never remember to have heard such hearty and unequivocal marks of approbation at any other musical performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert