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6683 results for: Keyword - Dance
We found 4004 matches on Performance Title, 3242 matches on Roles/Actors, 1418 matches on Performance Comments, 470 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

6051
26 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Dorimant-Ross; Sir Fopling Flutter-Woodward; Medley-Havard; Young Bellair-Palmer; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Emelia-Mrs Cowper; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Shoemaker-Burton; Handy-Jefferson; Smirk-Simson; Orangewoman-Mrs Bradshaw; Old Bellair-Phillips; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Lady Woodvil-Mrs James; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Harriet-Miss Haughton; In Act IV a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Devisse, Gerrard, Christian, Morris, Shawford.
Cast
Role: In Act IV a Masquerade Dance proper to the Actor: Devisse, Gerrard, Christian, Morris, Shawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: M Gerard, Mlle Lussant.

6052
26 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin Fortunatus-Woodward; Others-Philips, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mrs Jefferson, Mlle Mariet; The Dances-Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

Song: I: Beard

6053
07 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17531226, but with an Additional Scene-; and with a New Dance- for the Conclusion; Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.
Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

6054
19 January 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: On Tuesday next a New Tragedy called Philoclea. On Monday 28 January will be a Benefit for Sga Nicolina Giordani, A comic Opera with dances. Tickets and places for the Boxes may be had at Sg Giordani's Lodging, at Mr Milbourn's Grocer, in James St. Covent Garden. To the Young Gentlewoman who has performed Hermione [see 19 Jan.]: @Great was th' Applause you met, great your desert,@You charm'd the Eye, the Ear, the Head, the Heart.@Amaz'd we saw you at the first appear,@Ev'n in the hardest part, a perfect play'r.@Your person, your deportment set to view,@The youthful princess that the poet drew.@All was propriety, and all was grace,@We read the author's meaning in your face.@Your elocution was both just and strong,@Mix'd with due ease, and not an accent wrong,@Such varied Musick in your voice we heard,@That in the Tones both Taste and Sense appear'd.@Love, Jealousy, and Rage so well expres't@Engag'd our souls, nor knew we which was best,@'Twas Nature all-she form'd you for the stage,@Follow her steps, and glad th' Admiring Age.-Public Advertiser@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

6055
04 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Performance Comment: As17530922, but concluding with a Pastoral Dance-Dennison, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: concluding with a Pastoral Dance Actor: Dennison, Mlle Auguste.
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: M Gerard, Mlle Lussant.

6056
24 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece and dance: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17540416

6057
16 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Vixen-Mrs Griffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Suky Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Betty Doxey-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; Hornpipein Act III-Miles; Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

6058
03 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Wilder; Laura-Miss Thomas; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude with a Rural Dance-Mathews, Dennison.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Mathews, Dennison.

Song: IV: By Desire, The School of Anacreon-Beard

6059
04 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strictland-Ridout; Frankly-Ryan; Bellamy-Gibson; Meggot-Cushing; Simson-Wignell; Tester-Collins; Buckle-Anderson; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Jacyntha-Mrs Vincent; Clarinda-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country dance-the character of the play.
Cast
Role: With a Country dance Actor: the character of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

6060
11 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Escalus-Bransby; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Montague-Simson; Tibalt-Blakes; Fryar@Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With the additional scene representing the Funeral Procession- to the Monument of the Capulets; The Vocal parts-Beard, Wilder, Vernon; In Act I a Masquerade Dance proper to the play,-Matthews, Dennison.
Cast
Role: In Act I a Masquerade Dance proper to the p Actor: Matthews, Dennison.

6061
14 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Simson; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin (first time); In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathews, others; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6062
18 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Johnson, Clough, Blakes, Miss Minors, Mrs Jefferson, Mad Mariet; To Conclude by Desire, with the last new Dance, The Shepherd's Holiday- [See17541008].See17541008].

6063
04 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: SSg and Sga Sabatini have prepared a New Dance in Comic characters, call'd Pandours, which will be performed at Drury Lane tomorrow. The Comedy call'd the Chances will be performed at the same theatre this week. The characters will all be New-Dress'd after the old Italian and Spanish manner. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: IV: The Original Song, O' Gentle Sleep (New Set)-Beard

6064
09 November 1754 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command No Persons Whatsoever to be admitted behind the scenes. A new Opera [Altered from Metastasio; Music by Hasse and Lampugnani.] with New Decorations and Dances. To begin at 6 p.m. Pit and Boxes a half guinea. Gallery 5s. [Repeated in the bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lipermestra

Dance: Pietro, Isaia Nieri, Arna Conti, Elizabeth Buggiani, Cosimo Marranesi

6065
14 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17541107, but To conclude with a New Country Dance-the Characters in the play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a New Country Dance Actor: the Characters in the play.

6066
16 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Sheridan; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyward-White; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Arthur; First Murderer-Bencraft; Second Murderer-Marten; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music-; The Vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; And the Dances-and Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: And the Dances Actor: and Decorations incident to the play.

6067
20 November 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Sheridan; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Hurst; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-White; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Cushing; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; And an additional scene will be introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; The vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

6068
05 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, the Little Swiss, Mad Mariet; The Dances-Campioni, Mlle Auretti.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Campioni, Mlle Auretti.

6069
26 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Genii

Performance Comment: As17541209, but concluding with a Dance-Sga Sabatini.
Cast
Role: concluding with a Dance Actor: Sga Sabatini.
Role: The Dances Actor: Campioni, Mlle Auretti.

6070
18 February 1755 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera.-The Musick composed by Sg Galuppi. New Cloaths, Scenes, and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

6071
28 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: By Children-(Cross). Jasper-Mas. Cautherley; Fribble-Mas. Simson; Capt. Flash-Mas. Moore; Puff-Mas. Wallace; Miss Biddy-Miss Simson; Occasional Prologue-Mas. Simson; Concluding with a Country Dance-characters.
Cast
Role: Concluding with a Country Dance Actor: characters.

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: III: A Minuet-Mas. Simson, Miss Simson

6072
25 August 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Kitty Pry-Young Gentlewoman who acted Miranda in The Busy Body; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

Dance: TThe Pierots-

6073
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgins Wish With The Humours Of Squire Spoilal And Peter Shackle

Afterpiece Title: The Inchanted Island or Harlequin Fortune Teller

Performance Comment: ending with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: ending with a Country Dance Actor: .

Song: Dennis, Mrs Dennis, Mrs Bicknell

Dance: A Hornpipe-

6074
23 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Beggar-Simson; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

6075
25 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Strictland-Berry; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Blakes; Jack Meggot-Woodward; Jacintha-Miss Macklin; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Lucetta-Miss Minors; to conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: to conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist