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7986 results for: Keyword - Children of the late Mr Farquhar
We found 5218 matches on Event Comments, 1411 matches on Performance Comments, 1076 matches on Author, 998 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

926
27 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Afterp1ece [Edward Phillips]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A Farcical Ballad Opera. Receipts: money #44 7s. 6d.; tickets #32 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance, as17330424

927
08 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Jenkins and James. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17330120, but Tattle-Jenkins; Jeremy-James; Trapland-Norris; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt; Prue-Mrs Hamilton; Ben-Rosco; A Comic Epilogue-Penkethman on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Mynheer Vanfleet, the first time of his appearing on any stage; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

928
10 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham. At the Desire of several eminent Citizens. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: R. Wetherilt, from dl, being the first Time of his appearance on this Stage

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: MMasqueraders-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; A new Scotch Dance-Miss Wherrit; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

929
28 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Gay. Being the last time but one of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #44 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: SScotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

930
20 August 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickham. Written by the late Mr Addison. The Dresses are entirely New. 6 p.m. 5s., 3s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: With a Prologue, Epilogue- proper to the Occasion.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: proper to the Occasion.

Music: Solo on the Violin-a Gentleman lately arrived from Italy

931
17 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

932
26 September 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians of his Majesty's Revels. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. All the Characters entirely new drest. With new Scenes and Decorations. [This is the opening of HAY by the dissenting actors under Theophilus Cibber. For a Prologue intended to be spoken on this night, see The Honeysuckle (1734), pp. 113-15.] At Common Prices. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Pritchard; Sir John-Berry; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace. With a Prologue and Epilogue address'd to the Town .
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace. With a Prologue and Epilogue address'd to the Town
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: By Miss Robinson, Janny, Fisher Tench, Miss Mann

933
01 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace. With a Prologue and Epilogue address'd to the Town
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Music: Select Pieces.

Dance: As17330926

934
02 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Otway. With a Scene of the Ponte Rialto

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

935
06 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Swedish Dal Karl by De la Garde and Mrs Ogden. Scottish Dance, as17331004

Song: By Leveridge

936
09 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: As17330925

937
12 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Alter'd from Shakespeare by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Janno. II: Punches by F. Tench and Janno. III: Watteau by Miss Robinson. IV: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Les Bergeries, as17331006

938
24 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17330926 A new Prologue addressed to the Town .
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace. With a Prologue and Epilogue address'd to the Town
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant by Janno. III: Punches by F. Tench and Janno. IV: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: La Follette s'cest Ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

939
25 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: A new Grand Ballad called Les Amants Constants by Essex, Miss Robinson, Houghton, F. Tench, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Oates, Miss Brett

Song: I: Quanto Dolce by Miss Arne. In III: Per le porte del tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

940
09 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere by the late Mr Betterton. Afterpiece: As 8 Nov. [HAY also announces it intends to perform a new masque, Love and Glory, in honor of the approaching Royal Nuptials, but, the time being short, the theatre will first bring on an Impromptu Revel Masque]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: In Afterpiece: Les Bergeries, as17331108

941
16 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17331113, but Sea-God-Mountier. The Double Dealer. Double Dealer-Quin; Touchwood-Aston; Mellefont-Walker; Brisk-Chapman; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Neale; Saygrace-Houghton; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Plyant-Mrs Cantrel; Cynthia-Mrs Laguerre; Sir Paul-Hippisley .
Cast
Role: Sea Actor: God-Mountier. The Double Dealer. Double Dealer-Quin
Role: God Actor: Mountier. The Double Dealer. Double Dealer-Quin

Dance: Scotish Dance, as17330922 The Nassau, as17331112

942
22 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Alter'd from Shakespeare by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Dance: V: Mock Minuet, as17331027

Song: II: O Care Parollette by Miss Arne. IV: Vorei Poterti Amar by Miss Arne

943
24 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: [Author not known, but probably Henry Carey; see 28 Nov.] The Scenes, Machines, and Habits entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: An Impromptu Revel Masque: On the Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Ame; Cupid-Master Arne; Shepherds-Kelly, Berry, Roberts, Corse; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Clark, Miss Oates; with a Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Swains-Essex, Houghton; Nymphs-Miss Robinson, Miss Latour; College Youths-F. Tench, Holt, Janno. With a new Prologue to the Masque .
Cast
Role: College Youths Actor: F. Tench, Holt, Janno. With a new Prologue to the Masque

944
28 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: Achilles-Salway; Lycomedes-Quin; Diphilus-Aston; Periphas-Walker; Ajax-Hall; Ulysses-Chapman; Diomedes-Laguerre; Agyrtes-Leveridge; Thetis-Mrs Buchanan; Theaspe-Mrs Cantrel; Philoe-Miss Bincks; Lesbia-Mrs Stevens; Artemona-Mrs Kilby; Deidamia-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Thetis Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Theaspe Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Related Works
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: Single Dance by Mlle Salle. The Nassau, as17331112 By Malter and Mlle Salle, as17331126

Performance Comment: The Nassau, as17331112 By Malter and Mlle Salle, as17331126.

945
01 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

946
05 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Mock Minuet, as17331027

947
06 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gongreve. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Related Works
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman

948
08 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Betterton. [For essays on the stage, see Universal Spectator, 8 Dec, and Weekly Miscellany, 8 Dec]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Performance Comment: As17331206 With an Epilogue addres'd to the Town, spoken by Mrs Heron .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman

949
12 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by the late Mr Dryden. Daily Advertiser, 12 Dec: We hear the Company ... are now rehearsing the three celebrated Plays of Ben Johnson, viz. the Fox, the Alchymist, and the Silent Woman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Scaramouch by Janno. Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Harlequin by Nivelon

950
08 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber