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2472 results for: Keyword - C. and G. Kearsley
We found 1504 matches on Event Comments, 970 matches on Performance Comments, 147 matches on Performance Title, 68 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
23 September 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

252
25 September 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

253
03 May 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: a G Gentleman

254
04 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman, Paddick, Roger and Mrs Toogood. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Rural Dance Actor: _Grandchamps.
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo, her 1st time of appearing in England.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501231; IV: La Minuet a Quatre-Roger, G. Yates, Mrs Toogood, Miss Shawford; V: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Music: II: a Scotch and Welch Air on the Harp-Mrs Gwinn

Song: III: Song (words by Dr Boyce)-Mattocks

255
18 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Entertainment: After: Lecture upon Heads-Shuter (as originally given at the Theatre in the Hay-Market by G. A. Stevens)

256
28 March 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: With additions and alterations. [This had a sizeable run, sometimes by Particular Desire.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture Upon Heads By G

257
02 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: End: (for that night only) a Variety of Imitations-G. Saville Carey

258
12 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Cast
Role: 's Chapel Actor: Royal and Westminster-Abbey.
Role: Royal and Westminster Actor: Abbey.

Music: End II: As17900224; End I: concerto by Geminiani for the violin-G. Ashley

259
07 June 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Kemble

Dance: End: a new Dance, Provision for the Convent; or, The Fryars' Frolick-G. D'Egville, Hamoir, Miss Fanny D'Egville, Sophia D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Song: As17911003

Ballet: End I: a new Dance, The Martial Nymph; or, The Conquered Scythian. The Scythian-George D'Egville; Nymphs-Miss DeCamp, Miss Fanny D'Egville; The Victorious Nymph-Miss Sophia D'Egville

260
01 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Cast
Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley

Song: End oratorio: Captivity [see17930220]-Incledon

Music: End Part II: the favourite concerto of Geminiani on the violin-G. Ashley

261
22 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Cast
Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Cast
Role: What tho' I trace each herb and flow'r Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Double Chorus
Role: Every day will I give thee thanks Actor: Mrs Crouch Chandos Anthems
Role: Fifth Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: Angels ever bright and fair Actor: Mme Mara
Role: O God who in thy heavenly hand Actor: Chorus
Role: Honor and arms Actor: Reynolds
Role: Gird on thy sword Actor: Grand Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: As17930313but He was despised-_; added: As when the dove [Acis and Galatea]-; Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Incledon [Samson].Samson].
Cast
Role: Acis and Galatea] Actor:
Role: What tho' I trace each herb and flow'r Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Double Chorus
Role: Every day will I give thee thanks Actor: Mrs Crouch Chandos Anthems
Role: Fifth Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: Angels ever bright and fair Actor: Mme Mara
Role: O God who in thy heavenly hand Actor: Chorus
Role: Honor and arms Actor: Reynolds
Role: Gird on thy sword Actor: Grand Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End Part I: Sixth concerto of Geminiani on the violin-G. Ashley

262
14 March 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ode: Written by Dryden, and set to Music by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ART I. Overture. 'Twas at the royal. Happy pair. Timotheus plac'd. The song began. The list'ning croud. With ravish'd ears. The praise of Bacchus. Bacchus ever fair. Bacchus' blessings. Sooth'd with the sound. He chose a mournful. He sung Darius. With downcast looks. Behold Darius. The mighty master. Softly sweet, accompanied on the violoncello by C. Ashley. War, be sung. The many rend. The prince unable. PART II. Now strikes the golden. Break his bands. Hark, hark! Revenge, revenge. Behold a ghastly band. Give the vengeance. Thais led the way. The Princes applaud. Thus long ago. At last divine Cecilia. Your voices tune. Let's imitate her notes. Let old Timotheus. PART III. A GRAND MISCELLANEOUS ACT. Overture and March (SCIPIO). He measureth the waters and He layeth the beams by Bartleman (REDEMPTION). O let eternal Honors and From mighty Kings by Miss Parke (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Softly rise O southern breeze by Incledon; Ye Southern breezes by Chorus (SOLOMON, by Boyce). Bravura Song by Mme Mara. The Lord shall reign by Chorus; And Miriam and Sing ye to the Lord by Mme Mara; The horse and his Rider by Double Chorus (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). To conclude with God save Great George our King and Rule Britannia .
Cast
Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley. Organ-J. Ashley. PART I. Zadock the Priest

Music: End of Part I Giardini's Sixth Concerto on the Violin by G. Ashley

263
27 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Music composed principally by Storace, with a few pieces selected from Anfossi, Bianchi, and Guglielmi. Powell: Emilia Galotti rehearsed at 10; Wedding Day at 12; Sultan at 1. Receipts: #304 (245.14; 58.2; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Performance Comment: Don Altador-Kelly; Don Gasparo-Suett; Guillermo-Sedgwick; Captain-Benson; Genariello-Dignum; Captain of the Guard-Caulfield; Lieutenant-Phillimore; Blazio-Bannister Jun.; Sotillo-Parsons; Sailor-Welsh; Waiter-Bland; Lazzaroni-Banks, Webb, Lyons; Pirates-Welsh, Maddocks, Cooke, Dorion; Vintagers-Whitmell, Wells, Nicolini, Keys; Aurora-Mrs Crouch; Fabulina-Sga Storace; Fidelia-Mrs Bland; Marietta-Miss Leak; General Chorus-Danby, Tett, Brown, Walker, Aylmer, Dorion Jun., Willoughby, Atkins, Dixon, Fisher, Pilbrow, Bardeauleau, Annereau, Cook, Miss Arne, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Bland
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Dignum; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Ismene-Mrs Bland; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: In: Dances (composed by D'Egville)-G. D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles

264
06 February 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-G. D'Egville

265
04 March 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio: In two Parts, Principal Instrumental Performers as 27 Feb., but omitted: Seutze. [The playbill retains Miss Poole, but "Miss Poole, it appears, could not perform at the Oratorio on Wednesday last, because she had ate pork for dinner" (Morning Herald, 9 Mar.). Morning Post, 10 Mar., prints a public statement from Miss Poole apologizing for her "neglecting to attend and perform her duty on Wednesday last".

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso; Grand Selection 0

Cast
Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley.

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March- (Scipio); Jehovah crown'd-; He comes-Chorus; Tune your harps- (Esther); Around let acclamations ring- (Athalia); Pious orgies- (Judas Maccabaeus); The trumpet's loud clangour- (Dryden's Ode); Mad Bess-Miss Parke (Purcell); Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Full chorus (Samson).
Cast
Role: Overture and March Actor:

Music: End Part II: 3rd concerto of Giardini on the violin-G. Ashley

266
06 March 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel

Cast
Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Cast
Role: Overture and Dead March Actor:
Role: Chandos Anthems] Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Cast
Role: Overture and Dead March Actor:
Role: Chandos Anthems] Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Cast
Role: Overture and Dead March Actor:
Role: Chandos Anthems] Actor:

Music: In Part II: 1st concerto [of Geminiani]-G. Ashley

267
25 March 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture- (Samson); Ye men of Gaza-Mrs Hindmarsh; Awake the trumpets-Chorus (Samson); Tears such as tender fathers shed-Bartleman (Deborah); Thy right hand O Lord-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); In sweetest harmony-Miss Parke; O fatal day-Chorus (Saul); Lord remember David-Nield [Redemption]; He gave them hailstones-Chorus [Israel in Egypt].Israel in Egypt].
Cast
Role: Thy right hand O Lord Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture and Dead March- (Saul); Happy Iphis-Master Elliot (Jephtha); The Mighty Power-Chorus (Athalia); O Liberty-Kelly; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley [Judas Maccabaeus]; Tyrants would-Miss Parke; Why should Salem-Chorus (Athalia); Honour and Arms-Bartleman; Then round about-Chorus (Samson); Sweet Bird-Miss Parke, [accompanied on the violoncello by] G. Ashley [L'Allegro]; He rebuked the Red Sea-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: Overture and Dead March Actor:
Role: Honour and Arms Actor: Bartleman

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: O worse than death, Angels ever bright-Miss Parke (Theodora); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Total eclipse-Kelly; O first created beam-Chorus (Samson); Lord to thee-Mrs Hindmarsh (Theodora); The Lord shall reign-Chorus; Sing ye to the Lord-Miss Parke; The horse and his rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Double Chorus

Music: End Part II: violin concerto by Giardini-G. Ashley

268
26 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and housekeeper. Receipts: #498 7s. 6d. (74.16.0; 46.15.0; 9.0.6; tickets: 367.16.0) (charge: #222 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Bland

Dance: End: La Provencale-Fialon, G. D'Egville, Mrs Fialon, Miss F. D'Egville, Miss Menage

Song: End II: a favourite song (composed by Ross)-Master Welsh

269
04 March 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Cast
Role: Introduction and Chorus Actor:
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Double Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Cast
Role: Introduction and Chorus Actor:
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Double Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Cast
Role: Introduction and Chorus Actor:
Role: The horse and his rider Actor: Double Chorus

Music: End Part I: concerto on the violin-G. Ashley; End Part II: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Miss M'Arthur

Performance Comment: Ashley; End Part II: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Miss M'Arthur.
Cast
Role: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte Actor: Miss M'Arthur.

270
18 March 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Music: End Part I: concerto on the violin-G. Ashley

271
02 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0

Performance Comment: Acis-Incledon; Polyhemus-Reinhold; Galatea-Mme Mara; [Other] Principal Vocal Performers-Master Elliot, Sale, Miss Poole, Miss Dufour; Leader of the Band-G. Ashley.
Cast
Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley.

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 [i

Music: End I: serenata concerto on violin-G. Ashley; End II: a new concerto, with a military rondo, on the Grand Piano Forte-Dussek

Performance Comment: Ashley; End II: a new concerto, with a military rondo, on the Grand Piano Forte-Dussek.
Cast
Role: on the Grand Piano Forte Actor: Dussek.

272
01 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow and Four Children of the late Mr Follett. [John Follett had died in Jan. 1799. Address by John Cartwright Cross (Monthly Mirror, June 1799, p. 367).] Receipts: #416 7s. 9d. (120.4.3; 4.1.0; tickets: 292.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Rees

Afterpiece Title: The Vanguard

Performance Comment: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; A Touch at Old Times-Munden; The Irish Haymaker-Johnstone; Young William-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Street.
Cast
Role: The Tight Little Island Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: End II: The Storm-Incledon (written by G. A. Stevens); Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End: An Occasional Address-H. Johnston; Imitations-Rees

273
04 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Creation; Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As18000228, but to conclude with Handel's Coronation Anthem-.

Music: End I: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Master Neate; End II: cobcerto on the violin-G. Ashley

274
15 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Performance Comment: Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Fat Dolly the Cook Maid-Munden; song-Johnstone; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Our Laws, Constitution and King (composed by Shield)-Incledon, Linton; Great Britain still her Charter boasts (composed by Shield)- Incledon.
Cast
Role: The Tight Little Island Actor: Townsend
Role: Constitution and King Actor: Incledon, Linton

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Song: End I: The Storm (by G. A. Stevens)-Incledon; In course Evening: an entire new Glee, composed by King, The Witches[, the Words from the First Scene of Shakspeare's Macbeth, -Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Chorus; [Also Black Ey'd Susan-; Old Towler- [Incledon]

275
29 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs H. Johnston. 1st piece: Not acted these 2 years. 3rd piece: Not acted here these 10 years [never previously acted at this theatre]. Morning Chronicle, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Johnston, No. 24, Bedford-street, Covent Garden. The Doors to be opened at 5:30, and to begin at 6:30, and so continue for the remainder of the Season. Receipts: #380 11s. 6d. (168.5.6; 17.1.0; tickets: 195.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-H. Johnston; Lord Randolph-Betterton; Glenalvon-Raymond (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Officer-Thompson; Old Norval-Murray; Anna-Miss Mills; Lady Randolph-Mrs St.Ledger (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Betterton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs St.Ledger

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Entertainment: Vaudeville In course Evening: an entire New Song, The Seaman's Lamentation for the Loss of the Royal Charlotte (The Words by G. S. Carey, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance)

Performance Comment: S. Carey=, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance). 1st appearance).
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Mr and Master Michell