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5822 results for: Keyword - Comical Songs, Scots, English, and Italian
We found 2756 matches on Performance Title, 2315 matches on Performance Comments, 1352 matches on Event Comments, 122 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4101
30 April 1753 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for the support of Decayed Musicians, or their Families. Boxes and Pit put together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets delivered to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person to any part of the House. Subscribers tickets may be had of Richard Dawson, near Henry the Seventh's Chapel, Westminster, who is empower'd by the Society to deliver them and receive Subscriptions. Tickets for the Performance are delivered by Mr Rash at the Prince of Orange Coffee-House, in the Haymarket. The tickets delivered for the 17th will be taken. (General Advertiser, 28 April, advance notice)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I: Overture by Chabran-; Sei si trove in Lacci stretto (Teradellas)-Sga Galli; Return O God of Hosts (Handel)-Guadagno; Concerto on violincello-Pasqualino; Sherno delli astri egioco (Conforti)-Frasi; Beneath that Shade (Dr Green)-Wass; Part II: Concerto on violin-Chabran; Sol ti chiedo O spero amato (Galluppi)-Frasi; O Lovely Fair and Faithful Youth (Dr Green)-Beard; Concerto on bassoon-Miller; No non sai (Pergolesi)-Galli; Il Pasto (Ciampi)-Guadagnio; Part III: Concerto on oboe-Vincent; Resarrena (Gluck)-Galli; Quella fiamma (Handel)-Frasi; Song-Guadagnio; Trio The Flocks shall leave the Mountains (Handel)-Frasi, Beard, Wass; Grand Concerto-Handel.
Cast
Role: O Lovely Fair and Faithful Youth Actor: Beard
Role: Grand Concerto Actor: Handel.

4102
13 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Burton; Amiens [with proper songs]-Beard; Adam-Havard; Corin-Taswell; Silvius-Mozeen; LeBeau-Ackman; William-Vaughan; Charles-Wilder; Audrey-Mrs James; Celia-Mrs Clive; Phoebe-Mrs Bennet; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: with proper songs] Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Matthews, the Little Swiss

4103
05 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End II: The Neopolitans, as17531101; III: The Gipsey Tambourine, as17531012; V: Dance in Demi@Characters-Mlle Proudhomme

4104
05 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sparks; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-Usher; Bajazet-Barry; Stratocles-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Bland; Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Anderson
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

4105
14 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: III: The School of Anacreon-Beard

4106
23 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Arthur; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with Songs in character)-Lowe; Salarino-Ridout; Solanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song adapted to the character)-Mrs Chambers; Nerissa-Mrs Barrington; Portia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

4107
12 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Subtle-Costollo; Classic-Anderson; Roger-Dunstall; Sir John-Gibson; Marquis-Holtom; Lucinda-Mrs Pitt; Song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Classic Actor: Anderson

4108
28 November 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

4109
30 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ridout; Smith-Sparks; Two King of Brentford-Costollo, Stoppelaer; Drawcansir-Dunstall; General-Wignell; Thunder-Barrington; Lightening-Miss Mullart; Prince Volscius-Dyer; Prince Prettyman-Gibson; Player-White; Tom Thimble-Collins; Gentleman Usher; Physician-Arthur; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Howard; Earth-Baker; Pallas-Cushing; Armarillis-Mrs Baker; Cloris-Mrs Griffiths; Two Sing@song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Soldiers horse, foot, Cardinals, Judges, Lord Mayor, Lords, Ladies, Mourners-the rest of the Comedians; With all the Music-; Songs-; Dances-, Scenes, Machines, other Decorations proper to the Play; Also an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@Rais'd troops-.
Cast
Role: Songs Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: As17541203

4110
15 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Woodward; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Trapland-W. Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Ben-Yates; with a song and dances in character. with a song and dances in character.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Palmer
Role: Trapland Actor: W. Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

4111
04 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Moneses- Dyer; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Stratocles-Cushing; Dervisse-Arthur; Hali-White; Zama-Redman; Bajazet-Sparks; Selima-Mrs Bellamy; Arpasia-Mrs Woffington; Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

4112
27 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Subtle-Costollo; Sir John-Gibson; Classic-Anderson; Marquis-Holtham; Roger-Dunstall; Dauphine-Wignell; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Dyer; Song in Act II-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Classic Actor: Anderson

Dance: The Villagers, as17560315

Song: Mrs Chambers

4113
06 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Collins and Howard. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe (in which will be introduced Rule Britannia); True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnought-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; To conclude with the Song and Chorus of God Save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: To conclude with the Song and Chorus of God Sav Actor: .

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: TTo Arms to Arms, Britons Strike Home-Lowe, Howard

4114
26 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Arthur; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with the songs in character)-Lowe; Solarino-Ridout; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with the songs in Character)-Mrs Chambers; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

4115
04 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Barry; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Stratocles-Cushing; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-White; Zama-Redman; Tamerlane-Sparks; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Song of To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe, and the Usual Prologue.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Anderson
Role: With the Song of To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Lowe, and the Usual Prologue.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

4116
24 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With proper Dances and Decorations (Public Advertiser). Miss Bricklayer sung Indiff. (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mossop; Elder Brother-Holland; 1st Spirit-Ross; Lady-Mrs Cibber; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Y. Brother-Usher; Nymph-a young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage [Miss Bricklayer?]; Second Spirit-Master Simson; Second Bacchanal-Champnes; Sabrina [& song of Sweet Echo-Miss Young; First Bacchanal-Beard.
Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

4117
24 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. The Whole Pit will be laid into the Boxes, where servants will be admitted to keep places, and upon the Stage, which will be formed into an Amphitheatre and divided into Boxes. The Pit doors will be opened for the Ladies to pass to their places there, without incommoding those in the Front Boxes. Box, Pit and Stage at 5s. Nothing under full price will be taken during the performance. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock (Public Advertiser). [The Larpent MS 130 indicates the intended cast, and suggests Dizzy-and Mrs Dotterel-$Mrs Bennet.] Receipts: #320 ($Cross">Oliver; Ruffle-$Yates; and Mrs Dotterel-$Mrs Bennet.] Receipts: #320 ($Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Garrick; Countryman, Lasses 'with the Trio'-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; Perdita-Mrs Cibber, with a song in character; Clown-Woodward; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Hogan adds from the Bill: Polixines-Havard; Florizel-Holland; Autolycus-Yates; Shepherd-Berry; Servant-Beard; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Mopsa-Miss I? Young.
Cast
Role: Florizel Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Fine Gentleman; or, 1757

4118
28 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Tickets at her house in Henrietta St., and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17570202, Masquerade scene including Minuet-Miss Macklin; songs-Beard, Miss Young; Short cast, only Garrick, Palmer, Woodward, Mrs Davies, Mrs Clive, Miss Macklin listed. Short cast, only Garrick, Palmer, Woodward, Mrs Davies, Mrs Clive, Miss Macklin listed.
Cast
Role: songs Actor: Beard, Miss Young
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Burton, and the Masquerade scene restored.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Song: By particular Desire, Ellen@a@roon-Mrs Clive

4119
15 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17570328 but cast as of 2 Feb., but Minuet-Miss Macklin; songs-Beard, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: songs Actor: Beard, Miss Young.
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Burton, and the Masquerade scene restored.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

4120
18 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17561227, but Teague-Shuter, 1st time. In which he will introduce several proper songs, particularly Arrah my Judy, Burn my Wig, Storey; Committeeman-_; Mrs Chat-_.
Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Shuter, 1st time. In which he will introduce several proper songs, particularly Arrah my Judy, Burn my Wig, Storey
Role: Lt Story Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: By Desire aHornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

4121
16 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Wignel and Chapman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith 1st time; Myrlte-Ryan; Sir John-Anderson; Cimberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Wignel; Daniel-Collins; Tom (with a song in character)-Dyer; Sealand-Sparks; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Phillis-Mrs Green; Indiana-Mrs Hamilton; In Act II Song-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Anderson
Role: Sealand Actor: Sparks
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: Dutch Peasant, as17570512; IV: Country Lass, as17570512; V: Lamplighters, as17570429

4122
22 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Joly and Mlle Dulisse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: English song Actor: Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Role: Grand Concerto for French Horns Actor:
Role: The Italian Peasant Actor:
Role: Italian air Actor: Sga Mimicotti as17570628
Role: Handel's Water Music Actor: Mother Midnight.
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Maggot

Song: Lauder; Lecture-Cibber

Dance: Joly, Mlle Dulisse

4123
24 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Cast
Role: English song Actor: Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Role: Grand Concerto for French Horns Actor:
Role: The Italian Peasant Actor:
Role: Italian air Actor: Sga Mimicotti as17570628
Role: Handel's Water Music Actor: Mother Midnight.
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: Blander Actor:

Dance: As17570819

4124
30 September 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Arthur; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Lowe; Solarino-Ridout; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with Songs in character)-Mrs Chambers; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer; With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

4125
04 November 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The new scenes and Decorations which continue to be noted for the afterpiece will not be recorded here further.] Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Holland; Axalla-Palmer; Heli-Jefferson; Tamerlane-Havard; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Burton; Bajazet-Mossop; Stratocles-Mozeen; Mirvan-Marr; Zama-Ackman; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; The Usual Prologue-; In Act IV the Original Song O Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Moneses Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger