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5726 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, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1226
23 January 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: deBarques, Prince, Mrs Bignal; Chacone-Miss Bruce; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

1227
19 March 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music by William Corbett-; with several pieces for Flutes-; Concerti Grossi-; including a new Italian solo-Corbett, being his first public appearance

1228
04 June 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Nicolini. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The boxes and pit open by tickets only at 7s. 6d. First Gallery 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music entirely new by the famous Scarlatti Bononcini, other the greatest Italian Masters-; To which will be added, the new Scene which was perform'd on Saturday last in the Opera of Pyrrhus and Demetrius-; The Vocal Parts-Signior Nicolini, others

1229
27 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Original Dances, Scenes, and Machines

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Dance: Miss Santlow; A new Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, others-

1230
12 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist Or The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene-

1231
11 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Layfield and Mrs Cox. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With all the Risings and Flyings that were Originally in the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches Or Teague O Devilly

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Layfield, Miss Santlow; Quarter Staff Dance by 4 Foresters-; A new French Peasant-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

1232
25 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boyce and Weller. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Tickets given out for the Northern Lass will be taken at this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Miller's Dance-Leigh, Prince; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper and his Wife-

1233
12 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent and Mrs Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage Or A Commonwealth Of Women

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant, Chacone-Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller and his Wife-Leigh, Burkhead; Italian Night Scene-Layfield, others

1234
30 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pack and Mrs Bradshaw. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Dance: Four Scaramouches-; Italian Night Scene-

1235
06 June 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow and Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Keene

Dance: Before the Play: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; Italian Night Scene-

Entertainment: As17100526

1236
06 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Powell; Clytus-Elrington; Lysimachus-Thurmond Jr; Hephestion-Bullock Jr; Cassander-Husband; Perdicas-Cory; Sysigambis-Mrs Powell; Statira-Mrs Spiller; Roxana-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Cassander Actor: Husband

Dance: The diverting Italian Night Scene- between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and others, as it was performed at dl with general Applause

1237
05 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Note, The Subscribers are desir'd not to bring their Tickets this Day, his Friends having promis'd to make this a Jubilee Day to him, and fill the House at the full Price, Mr Penkethman being at a greater Charge than ordinary. For the Entertainment of Madam la Signiora Fount, Signiora, Espagnola, Native d'Barcellone di cale Quallificatta, who will, in a particular Manner, hounour Mr Penkethman...by appearing in her own Country Habit. The Boxes opened to the Pit at 2s. 6d. At five o'clock, by reason of thelength of the Entertainments, and that the Gentry may return to London before 'tis Dark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

1238
12 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Merchant-Powell; Clause-Cory; Vandunck-Leigh; Hemskirk-Husband; Hubert-Bois; Prig-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Higgen-Spillar; Dutch Boor-Cole; Bertha-Mrs Baker; Jaqualine-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Leigh
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Husband

Dance: French Peasant-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

1239
07 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the desire of several Perons of Quality will be perform'd that great and celebrated Scene in Julius Caesar at the table between Brutus and Cassius , Written by the Immortal Shakespeare. And altho' Mr Penkethman is at an extraordinary Charge in providing these Entertainments, to oblige his Friends he lets them in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets have free Admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar one Scene

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

1240
13 November 1712 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-, Compos'd by some of the best Italian Masters

1241
30 December 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, entirely New-a Band of Thirty Performants compos'd all after the Italian Manner; To begin with a full Trumpet/piece of Twelve Parts in a Stile which the Undertaker has lately invented, different from every thing which has been yet perform'd-; With several other full Pieces for Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins and Solos for the German Flute the Violin and other Instruments as usual-; Also several Cantatas-the most Celebrated Voices in Town

1242
26 November 1713 @ Tennis Court

Event Comment: The lowest Price 6d. The rest 1s. Pit 1s. 6d. and the Stage 2s. 6d. At 6 p.m. For the Diversion of the Quality and Gentry. [The same company performed occasionally during the winter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

1243
31 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Song: A Dialogue-Leveridge, Pack; A Trumpet Song-Rawlins; The New Boy

Dance: As17150125; particularly An Italian Night Scene between Harlequin, Scaramouch, and Punch-

1244
26 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Tub the Comic Part

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great an Opera

Song: A Dialogue (after the Italian Manner)-two Boys , one of which never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17150404

1245
05 May 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow and Children of Christian Steffkins. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-New Italian Lady

1246
01 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: Singing in Italian-Bowman's Son; Roger and Dolly-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Miss Younger

1247
24 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal Or Wit At A Pinch

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Gerard-Griffin; Charles-Smith; False Marquess-Bullock Jr; Andrew-Knapp; Merlin-Spiller; Jaquinette-H. Bullock; Madam Bertrand-Mrs Kent; Lucinda-Mrs Vincent; Cydne-Mrs Rubridge; Priscilla-Mrs Spiller; Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Andrew Actor: Knapp
Role: Madam Bertrand Actor: Mrs Kent

Afterpiece Title: A Womans Revenge or A Match in Newgate

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Thinkwell-Bullock Sr; Freeman-Husband; Bevil-Thurmond; Mixum-Pack; Vizard-C. Bullock; Tim-Spiller; Padwell-Spiller; Harry-Wood; Jack-Rogers; Tom-Ogden; A Fidler-H. Bullock; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Miranda-Mrs Spiller; Corinna-Mrs Thurmond; Mother Griffin-Griffin; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Hunt; Prologue written by Theobald-Keene; Epilogue-Mother Griffin the Bawd.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Husband
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Spiller

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; particularly an Italian Night Scene between a +Scaramouch, a Harlequin, and a Punchanello-

1248
26 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Afterpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Song: As17151022

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; Italian Night Scene, as17151024

1249
10 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Song: Randal; Trumpet Song, as17151022

Dance: delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; A new Chacone-Mrs Bullock; A new comic dance-Aubert, Mrs Cross; Italian Night Scene, as17151026

1250
12 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Song: As17151105

Dance: delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; The Italian Night Scene-