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58 results for: Keyword - Delany
We found 43 matches on Roles/Actors, 14 matches on Event Comments, 11 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
21 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Blanchard, Wilson, Fawcett, Harley, Macready, Miss Chapman, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Mattocks. Cast adjusted from text (T. N. Longman, 1793): Murtoch Delany-Johnstone; Cymon-Blanchard; Mr Frost-Wilson; Edward-Fawcett; Captain Seymour-Harley; Mr Colloony-Macready; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubba-Mrs Fawcett; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Dance: I: a Fair Scene-; Statute Dance-; End: As17920410

Song: In afterpiece: a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland If you travel the wide world all over (Morning Herald, 23 Apr.)-Johnstone in Character

2
17 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Occasional Prelude

Afterpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Blanchard, Wilson, Fawcett, Harley, Macready, Miss Chapman, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Mattocks. Cast adjusted from text (T. N. Longman, 1793): Murtoch Delany-Johnstone; Cymon-Blanchard; Mr Frost-Wilson; Edward-Fawcett; Captain Seymour-Harley; Mr Colloony-Macready; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubba-Mrs Fawcett; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

3
25 September 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Murtoch Delany-Johnstone; Cymon-Blanchard; Frost-Munden; Edward-Fawcett; Captain Seymour-Harley; Colloony-Macready; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubba-Mrs Fawcett; Louisa-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

4
28 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britain's Glory

Afterpiece Title: THE MOUNTAINEERS

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISHMAN IN LONDON

Performance Comment: Murtoch Delany (with the favourite Planxty, descriptive of Ireland)-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett//Cubba-Mrs Fawcett (1st appearance on that stage) .
Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

5
15 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Captain Seymour-Palmer Jun.; Mr Colloony-R. Palmer; Mr Frost-Munden; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Heard; Cubba-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Murtock Delany Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

6
20 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-Palmer Jun.; Mr Colloony-R. Palmer; Mr Frost-Munden; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Heard; Cubba-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Murtock Delany Actor: Johnstone

Song: As17980705

7
28 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17980720 but added to Murtock Delany: The Irish Lad and Nun (The Musick by Shield)-Johnstone.
Cast
Role: Murtock Delany Actor: Johnstone

Song: End: Patents all the Rage-Munden; A Mock Italian Song-Fawcett; The Group of Lovers ; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden; a new song, The British Volunteers-Johnstone; with Chorus-Trueman, D'Arcy, Linton, Waldron Jun., Abbot, Lyons

8
27 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-Trueman; Mr Colloony-Palmer; Mr Frost-Suett; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; A History of his Rambles through London-Johnstone; A Planxty (descriptive of Ireland)-Johnstone; Edward-J. Palmer; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Heard; Cubba-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Murtock Delany Actor: Johnstone

Song: End II: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland; End: a favorite Mock Italian Song-Fawcett

9
19 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-J. Palmer; Mr Colloony-Palmer; Mr Frost-Suett; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Gaudry; Cubba-Mrs Whitmore.
Cast
Role: Murtock Delany Actor: Johnstone

10
10 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Performance After the manner of an Oratorio Set by Mr Handel. Tickets will be deliver'd to subscribers on paying their subscription money, this day and every day following at Mr Handel's House in Brook Street, near Hanover Square, where attendance will be given from nine o'clock in the Morning till three in the afternoon. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Office in the theatre at Half a Guinea each, First Gallery 5s.; Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. [Customary notice which will not be repeated.] Gallery opened at Four o'clock, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Six. Mrs Delany to Mrs Dewes: There is a four-part song that is delightfully pretty...there was no disturbance at the playhouse. -Delany, Autobiography, II, 262. [Libretto by Congreve.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semele

Performance Comment: Semele-Signora Francesina [Elizabeth Duparc ( Delany, Autobiography, II, 254)]; Jupiter-Beard, tenor; Cadmus-Reinhold[, bass; Athamas-Daniel Sullivan[, alto; Juno-Miss Young[, mezzo soprano; Iris-Signora Avoglio[, soprano; Ino-Miss Young[, contralto; High Priest-Reinhold[, bass [Deutsch, Handel, p. 582]., bass [Deutsch, Handel, p. 582].

11
15 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: In course of Entertainment: his favourite Planxty [descriptive of Ireland-Johnstone (in the character of Murtough Delany) [see The Irishman in London, cg, 21 Apr.]

12
02 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Dance: As17920420

Song: As17920421

13
11 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Song: In 2nd piece: As17920421; End II: a Selection of the most favourite Catches and Glees from Harrison and Knyvett's Vocal Concert-; O let the merry peal go on-(Danby); When Arthur first in Court began-(Callcott); Tweedside What beauties does Flora-(Corfe); Come let us all a Maying go-(Hilton)

14
16 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Song: In 3rd piece: As17920421

Entertainment: MonologueEnd II: [a Jeu D'Esprit[; or, Jerry Sneak's intended Law Suit with the Major-Fawcett; [My] Little Pig lays without any Straw-Fawcett

15
28 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: A Masquerade Anticipated

Dance: In: As17911102

Song: In 2nd piece: As17920421; End I: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; II: Sweet Bird-; III: Can a Lover Pleasure find (composed by Sacchini)-Mrs Billington

16
30 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Dance: II: a Negro Dance-

Song: In afterpiece: As17920421; End: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden

Entertainment: Monologue End IV: Jeu D'Esprit, as17920516; Little Pig lays without any Straw-Fawcett

17
01 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

18
11 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

19
18 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: Margaret of Anjou

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Song: In 3rd piece: a Planxty descriptive of Ireland,-Johnstone

20
06 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Armourer

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

21
12 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

22
29 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

23
09 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

24
04 June 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

25
15 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End: The Drunken Swiss (1st time; composed by West)-West (1st appearance at this theatre), Mlle St.Amand (1st appearance these 2 years)