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691 results for: Keyword - Earl and Countess of Albemarle
We found 291 matches on Performance Title, 259 matches on Performance Comments, 153 matches on Event Comments, 48 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

326
28 December 1668 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tryphon

Related Works
Related Work: Tryphon Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

327
15 April 1669 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Guzman

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus) gives no cast; and the first publication of the play, in 1693, lists no actors' names.
Related Works
Related Work: Guzman Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

328
16 April 1669 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: And my wife being gone abroad with W. Hewer, to see the new play to-day, at the Duke of York's house, Guzman, I dined alone.... I thence presently to the Duke of York's playhouse, and there, in the 18d. seat, did get room to see almost three acts of the play; but it seemed to me but very ordinary. After the play done, I into the pit, and there find my wife and W. Hewer...[and] here I did meet with Shadwell, the poet, who, to my great wonder, do tell me that my Lord of Orrery? did write this play, trying what he could do in comedy, since his heroique plays could do no more wonders. This do trouble me; for it is as mean a thing, and so he says, as hath been upon the stage a great while; and Harris, who hath no part in it, did come to me, and told me in discourse that he was glad of it, it being a play that will not take

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Guzman

Related Works
Related Work: Guzman Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

329
24 April 1669 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the King's house, and there saw The General revived--a good play, that pleases me well. The Travels of Cosmo the Third [4 May 1669 NS; 24 April 1699 OS]: [On 4 May and the two subsequent days His Highness received callers] and many of them remained to dine with his highness, who continued on each of these days his visits to the ladies, appearing at Hyde Park, at the comedies, sometimes at the king's theatre, sometimes at that of the duke's theatre (p. 195)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The General

Related Works
Related Work: The General Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

330
06 October 1686 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. This performance is on L. C. list, 5@147, p. 260: The King & Queene & a Box for ye Maydes of honor. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 351. Langhans, New Restoration Theatre Accounts, pp. 127-28, thinks that acting resumed on 27 Sept. 1686 and continued to 25 June 1687, with 30 Performances from 25 June to 12 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

331
13 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

332
14 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

333
15 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Egmont, Diary, III, 23: In the evening I went to...Mustapha...the language of it is lofty but not bombast, the sentiments fine and justly expressed, the characters kept up to, and the principles of honour and virtue inculcated; in a word, to one of our best modern tragedies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

334
16 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

335
17 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

336
19 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

337
20 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

338
21 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

339
22 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

340
24 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

341
27 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

342
28 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson

343
01 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

344
03 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mustapha

Related Works
Related Work: Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Related Work: Mustapha Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd; or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: A new Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson

345
18 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As written by Shakespear, Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv, with the total Overthrow of the French Armyv, and many other historical passages

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry-Hale; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Chapman; Fluellen-Hippisley; Pistol-Cibber; English Soldier-Rosco; France-Cashell; Dauphin-Woodward; Constable-Bridgwater; French Soldier-Destrade; Queen of France-Mrs Bland; Princess Katherine-Mrs Hale; Hostess-Mrs James; With the Chorus (after the manner of the ancients)-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Henry V Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: 2nd Follower Actor: Miss Vandersluys
Role: Air Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Vandersluys

346
11 December 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Henry V Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17451109

347
01 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Henry V Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

348
06 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Henry V Author(s): Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; New Comic Ballet (never performed) call'd The Italian Peasants-Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

349
19 November 1660 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: Edward Gower to Sir R. Leveson, 20 Nov. 1660: Yesternight the King, Queen, Princess, &c. supped at the Duke of Albemarle's, where they had the Silent Woman acted in the cockpit (HMC, 5th Report, 1876, p. 200). The King's Company. Pepys, Diary, 20 Nov. 1660: This morning I found my Lord in bed late, he having been with the King, Queen, and Princess, at the cockpit all night, where General Monk treated them; and after supper a play, where the King did put a great affront upon John? Singleton's musique, he bidding them stop and bade the French musique play, which, my Lord says, do much outdo all ours. The prologue was printed in 1660: The Prologue to His Majesty at the first Play presented at the cock-pit in Whitehall, Being part of that Noble Entertainment which Their Majesties received Novemb. 19. from his Grace the Duke of Albemarle. [The Prologue has been reprinted by Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 11-12. Bodleian Wood 398 has a MS note: By Sir Jo. Denham.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

350
01 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time, i.e. as an alteration of Richard Savage's play; T 5, by William Woodfall. Prologue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Epilogue by Richard Cumberland (see text)]: with New Scenes and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 13 Feb. 1777: Sir Thomas Overbury (the Publication of which was unavoidably postponed) will be ready this Morning, at Ten o'Clock (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #212 4s. 6d. (210.7.6; 1.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton. Hull, Whitefield, Thompson, Mrs Jackson, Miss Leeson, Mrs Hartley. [Cast from text (Francis Newbery, 1777): Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Earl of Somerset-Wroughton; Earl of Northampton-Hull; Sir Gervas Elvis-Whitfield; Officer-Thompson; Servant-Stevens; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs Hartley. [These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]
Cast
Role: Earl of Somerset Actor: Wroughton
Role: Earl of Northampton Actor: Hull
Role: Countess of Somerset Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17761015