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253 results for: Keyword - Dragon
We found 214 matches on Roles/Actors, 209 matches on Performance Title, 39 matches on Performance Comments, 23 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

26
30 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Beard; Gaffer Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Mrs Vernon; Margery-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: the Giant

Entertainment: AA Medley Epilogue (with Alterations) written by Garrick, -Beard

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

27
29 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore of Moore Hall-Beard; Gaffer Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Miss Poitier; Margery-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: the Giant

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019; IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

28
05 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: More of Moor Hall-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Miss Poitier; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: the Giant

Song: I: At Totterdown Hill-, a favourite song; IV: The Cantata of Cymon and Iphegenia , by Particular Desire,-DuBellamy

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

29
22 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Gubbins-Shuter; Moor-DuBellamy; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: the Giant

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

30
25 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor-Mahon; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-Real; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

31
25 September 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-Real; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: End: Rural Love-Fishar, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17641212 ff.

32
07 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-Real; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Real

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

33
18 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Moore of Moore-Hall-Du-Bellamy (of DL); Gaffer Gubbins-Edwin; Dragon-Darley; Mauxalinda-Mrs Martyr; Margery (1st time)-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Darley

Dance: As17820226

34
05 November 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Lewis having a severe Hoarseness, Fortune's Fool [advertised on playbill of 4 Nov.] is deferred till Monday. Afterpiece [1st time: BURL 2. by John O'Keeffe. MS: Larpent MS 1141; not published, except for Airs (T. N. Longman, 1796)]: Partly new, and partly taken from The Golden Pippin [by Kane O'Hara]. The Overture and new Music by Reeve. The Selections from Pergolesi, Rousseau, Mornington, Fisher, Carolan, Rizzio, &c. With new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery by Phillips, Blackmore, Hollogan, and assistants. The Dragon, the Car and the Machinery designed and executed by Cresswell. The Dresses by Dick and Mrs Egan. "The beauty of the scenery is only to be equalled by the ingenuity of the machinery. The descents and ascents of the Deities were managed with astonishing regularity and adroitness; and the Flying Cupids hovered in the air in very pleasing attitudes...The Pas de Russe, danced by Delpini, a-la-Parisot [see dl. 1 Oct.], in the character of a fine Lady, with Munden, was irresistibly comic" (Morning Herald, 7 Nov.). Receipts: #191 2s. 6d. (185.10.6; 5.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar; or, The Descent of the Deities

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Munden; Mercury-Townsend; Momus-Simmons; Paris-Incledon; Juno-Mrs Addison; Pallas-Mrs Clendining; Erynnis-Mr Delpini (1st appearance these 7 years); Iris-Mrs Castelle; Venus-Mrs Mountain; A Description of Part of the Scenery, Machinery. ACT I. The Palace Garden, and Canal of Tyndarus. The introduction of Leda and the Swan. Leda-Mlle St.Amand. The Hesperean Dragon spouting Fire, pursuing Erynnis to recover the Golden Pippin. A Celestial Palace, with a Magnificent Temple, and the Peacock of Juno in Transparency. ACT II. A Plain in Phoenicia, in which Jupiter descends from the Heavens on an Eagle, and Momus on a Goose. A Procession to a Sacrifice. Jupiter in the form of a Bull, bearing Europa, attended by a train of Priests, Virgins, Nymphs, Shepherds. The Sea, with a distant View of the Isle of Crete. Jupiter bearing Europa across the Sea. A View of Mount Idav The Decree of Paris, and the Ascent and Descent of the Deities: Vulcan, Apollo, Mars, Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, Ceres, Diana, Cybele, Flora, Pomona, Proserpine, Hebe. Mercury descends on a Cloud, and Iris on a Rainbow. Pluto rises from the Infernal Regions in a Chariot drawn by Dragons; Neptune in a watery Car, borne by Sea Horses; and Jupiter descends in a Cloud, attended by Hebe and Ganymede. To conclude with the Re-ascent of Jupiter attended by Flying Cupids.
Cast
Role: Leda Actor: Mlle St.Amand. The Hesperean Dragon spouting Fire, pursuing Erynnis to recover the Golden Pippin. A Celestial Palace, with a Magnificent Temple, and the Peacock of Juno in Transparency. ACT II. A Plain in Phoenicia, in which Jupiter descends from the Heavens on an Eagle, and Momus on a Goose. A Procession to a Sacrifice. Jupiter in the form of a Bull, bearing Europa, attended by a train of Priests, Virgins, Nymphs, Shepherds. The Sea, with a distant View of the Isle of Crete. Jupiter bearing Europa across the Sea. A View of Mount Idav The Decree of Paris, and the Ascent and Descent of the Deities: Vulcan, Apollo, Mars, Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, Ceres, Diana, Cybele, Flora, Pomona, Proserpine, Hebe. Mercury descends on a Cloud, and Iris on a Rainbow. Pluto rises from the Infernal Regions in a Chariot drawn by Dragons

35
17 May 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Historical Register

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Sig Furioso

36
19 May 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Historical Register

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Sig Furioso

37
27 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

38
28 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: As17371027

39
29 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: As17371027

40
31 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: As17371027

41
01 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

42
02 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: As17371027

43
03 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

44
04 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: As17371027

45
07 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: As17371027

46
08 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Song: CChancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

47
09 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

48
10 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

49
11 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

50
12 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold

Dance: Mlle Roland