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2847 results for: Keyword - Duke of Devonshire
We found 1173 matches on Performance Comments, 1048 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, 393 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
27 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: Cherrier, Laferry, Mrs Lucas, Devonshire Girl

377
25 May 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Purcell's From Rosy Bowers-Leveridge

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Devonshire Girl

378
15 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Dance: Dance in Imitation of Mlle D'Subligny-Devonshire Girl; Fury's Dance-Laferry, Cottine, Mrs Lucas; Tollet's Ground-Cottine, Mrs Lucas

379
05 February 1706 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Song: Mrs del'Epine, Signora Maria Gallia, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Hudson, Leveridge

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Miss Campion, Mrs duRuel, Devonshire Girl

380
26 April 1781 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piramo E Tisbe

Dance: End I: Les Caprices de Galatee, as17810329in which a Minuet, Gavotte-Simonet, ballet-Master, Simonet's Daughter, only 6 years old; and also The Devonshire Minuetas17810327Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen

Ballet: End Opera: Medee et Jason. As17810329

381
17 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End IV: The Devonshire Minuet (1st time)-the Miss Stageldoirs (scholars of LeMercier); End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End I: As17810424

382
22 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End: The Devonshire Minuet, as17810517

383
26 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End I: Hornpipe, as17810525; End: The Devonshire Minuet, as17810517

384
22 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17810915

385
24 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17810915

386
27 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Aickin
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece Hornpipe, as17820314End of Act III The Devonshire Minuet, as17810915, but added: Duprez

Song: In Act v of mainpiece song, as17820411

387
25 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a New Quadrille, also The Belle of the Village, as17811101; End of Act IV The Devonshire Minuet and a New Rondeau by Holloway and Miss Besford; End of mainpiece, as17811219

388
03 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Country Dance incident to the Piece; End of Act II the Devonshire Minuet by the Miss Stageldoirs

389
17 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Aickin
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece the Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

Song: As17820928

390
12 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

391
22 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

392
06 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode by Harris, Byrne, Miss Byrne, Miss Besford, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Besford

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song by Brett

393
07 December 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003; End of Act I of afterpiece, as17821005

394
14 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philodamus

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Martyr

395
20 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821206 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: As17821206

396
10 February 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Who's THE DUPE

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

397
01 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003; End of Act iv, as17821016

398
24 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211, in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129, and variety of new Quadrilles, composed by Harris; End of Act iv, as17820925; End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, The Rival Nymphs, by Byrne, Ratchford, Harris, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews

Song: As17821227, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)]; omitted: Bannister

399
30 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Packer
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

400
31 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003; End of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills