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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.

6176
02 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

6177
25 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Tindal. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #38 12s. plus #113 18s. from tickets (Box 102; Pit 442; Gallery 221). Paid Mr Hursfall, barber, a bill for work done for Mr Sodi's New Dance #2 1s. 6d. (Account Book). [See Hungarian Gambols, 9 March.] Charges: #84 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Waggoners, as17610228

6178
05 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610420 but Tibalt-Ackman; Benvolio-Phillips, 1st appearance on any Stage; Mercutio-Palmer; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; The Masquerade Dance-Master Settree, Miss Blagdon, Master Goodall.
Cast
Role: The Masquerade Dance Actor: Master Settree, Miss Blagdon, Master Goodall.
Role: The Masquerade Dancespecified as led Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the Play

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Dance of Fairies Actor: .

Dance: IV: The Louvre and Minuet-Settree, Miss Roussilet

6179
03 June 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Serenata

Performance Comment: Besides the Italian Opera singers, and the usual orchestra, there will be a second band (disposed after a new manner) with a very great number of additional voices; together with a new dance, and a piece of scenery suitable to the solernity.

Afterpiece Title: Arianne E Teseo First and Last Acts

6180
05 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Fawcett; Mat@o'th@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Mozeen; Player-Packer; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson in Act III; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

6181
07 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Vernon; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent; With a Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon; Country Dance-the characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Country Dance Actor: the characters in the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor or The Dumb Lady Curd

6182
08 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Tibalt-Blakes; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With the Funeral Procession. The vocal parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance, proper to the play,-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

6183
10 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Other characters-Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope; The Vocal Parts-Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young; The Dances-Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker; a New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

6184
16 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Amie-Miss Young; Rachel-Miss Brent; with the Beggars-; other dances incident to the Opera-.
Cast
Role: other dances incident to the Opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

6185
17 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Blakes, Vaughan, Johnston, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Baker, Settree; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

6186
19 September 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Speranze Della Terra

Performance Comment: The Music performed not only by the Opera singers and the usual orchestra, but also by a very considerable number of vocal and instrumental performers (all Englishmen) who will be divided into two bands: one in the usual place, and the other in the upper gallery. The Dances, Scenes, Illuminations, Dresses and other Decorations (the whole new) will be made to correspond as much as possible, with the solemnity of the drama.

Afterpiece Title: Le Promesse del Ciels

6187
19 September 1761 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George For England Or The Triumphs Of Roast Beef

Afterpiece Title: Triumphs of Hymen and the Landing of the Queen

Performance Comment: with the celebrated Waterman's Dance-; Hornpipe(in the character of an Element-Dasher's Damsel)-. The Music and Dresses entirely new.
Cast
Role: with the celebrated Waterman's Dance Actor:

6188
25 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Paris-Perry; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Gibson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy, first appearance here in 2 years; Minuet-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi; Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing The Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge Vocal parts-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6189
26 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: The Dances incident to the masque Actor: Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

6190
30 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Supspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strictland-Sparks; Frankly-MacGuire, first appearance that stage; Bellamy-Clarke; Meggot-Cresswick; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacyntha-Mrs Vincent; Clarinda-Mrs Ward; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters in the Play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters in the Play.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

6191
10 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #19. Paid salary list as usual #245 12s. with the additions of 3 Oct. LaLauze re-entered at 12s. Per day. Miss Miller and Miss Twist added at 5s. and 3s. 4d. respectively. Paid Lupino for making dance dresses #12 14s. 11d. Bought a crimson water'd Tabby gown and coat trimmed with silver at #30. Receipts: #72 15s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

6192
13 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Fair A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Sga Maranesi, first time; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; In which will be introduc'd a Recruiting Lieutenant, the Lieutenant-Shuter; With a new Song-Beard in the character of a Sailor; Midshipman-Young; Drummer-Tatoo; Recruits-Mattocks, Baker, Legg; The Equilibrist on the Wire-Matthews; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butcher-Perry; Slaughtermen-Holtom, Buck; Spectators attending the Fair-the Comedians; To conclude with a Bohemian Dance-Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Bohemian Dance Actor: Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.

6193
13 October 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Performance Comment: Alexander-Giovanni Battista Zonca; Porus-Filippo Elisi; Cleofida-Signora Colomba Mattei; Frisena-Signora Angiola Sartori; Gandartes-Signora Rosa Curioni (Musician to H. S. H. the Duke Clemens of Bavaria); Timagenes-Signora Teresa Eberardi; Director of the Dances-Gallini; Principal Dancers-Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Binetti, Signora Binetti.
Cast
Role: Director of the Dances Actor: Gallini
Role: Principal Dancers Actor: Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Binetti, Signora Binetti.

6194
22 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manner

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Hull; Sir John English-Collins; Freehold-Gibson; Lurcher-Anderson; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the play.; the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-.
Cast
Role: With a Country Dance Actor: incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Bohemian Dance Actor: Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.

6195
23 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17611022, but Fairy-Miss Wright; Other characters-Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Dance of Fairies Actor: .

6196
20 November 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17610912, but Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Packer; concluding with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: concluding with a Country Dance Actor: the Characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

6197
28 December 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Other character-Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Weston, Castle, Mas. Kennedy, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Simson, Mrs Matthews, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; The Dances-Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

6198
02 January 1762 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera.-Music by several celebrated Composers, with new Cloaths, new Decorations and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tolomeo

6199
15 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The Singing, a Musical Interlude by G. A. Stevens, comprising a song and dance of sailors. Popular on Declaration of war with Spain (Biographia Dramatica).] Mainpiece: Not performed in two years. [See 29 April 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Giorgi, Mas. Roger, Sga Giorgi, Miss Capitani.

Song: IV: A New Comic Interlude of Singing and Dancing, call'd Hearts of Oak The Characters-Lowe, Stevens, Fox, Vincent, Miss E. Young, Miss Baker

6200
27 January 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Florizel And Perdita Or The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Garrick; Polixines-Havard; Camillo-Davies; Old Shepherd-Burton; Clown-King; Autolicus-Yates; Gentleman-Blakes; Cleomines-Castle; Florizel-Holland; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Paulina-Mrs Bennet; Perdita (with a Sheepshearing Song in character)-Mrs Cibber; The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; The Dances-Grimaldi, Lochery, Miss Wilkinson; The Original Prologue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Lochery, Miss Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Song: HHearts of Oak, as17620115