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6790 results for: Keyword - Edward Henry Iliff
We found 4408 matches on Author, 1296 matches on Performance Title, 1177 matches on Performance Comments, 571 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6501
12 October 1696 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: According to Sir Edward Smith's bill--see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 308-the regular company at Drury Lane resumed acting (after the summer vacation) on 11 Oct. 1696 and acted 200 times to 7 July 1697, after which the young actors played 58 days to 7 Oct. 1697

Performances

6502
June 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Novelty 0

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 1 Thyrsis A Pastoral

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 2 All Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 3 Hercules By Peter Motteux

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 4 The Unfortunate Couple

Performance Comment: By Edward Filmer. A short Tragedy. Grammont-Betterton; Elvira-Mrs Barry; Dampierre-Freeman; Lysette-Mrs Lawson; Leonora-Mrs Boman.

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 5 Natural Magick

6503
06 October 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: According to Sir Edward Smith's bill--see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 308--Rich's Company acted 161 days from 6 Oct. 1697 to 19 May 1698, 41 days from that date to 10 July 1698, and the young actors played 24 days from 10 July 1698 to 10 Oct. 1698

Performances

6504
10 October 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: According to Sir Edward Smith's bill (see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 308) Rich's Company acted 209 times from 9 Oct. 1698 to 9 July 1699, after which the young actors performed 27 times from 9 July 1699 to 10 Oct. 1699

Performances

6505
12 May 1699 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Post Boy, 11 May 1699: A Consort of New Vocal and Instrumental Musick, for the Benefit of Mr Edward Keene, who was the first Promoter of the Musical Entertainments in Sommerset House Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

6506
06 October 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: According to Sir Edward Smith's bill (see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 308) Rich's company acted 218 times between 6 Oct. 1699 and 26 July 1700, and the young actors played 15 times from 26 July 1700 to 12 Oct. 1700

Performances

6507
19 March 1700 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Post Boy, 16-19 March 1700: In York Buildings, this present Tuesday, being the 19th of this Instant March, will be perform'd a Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, for the Benefit of Mr Edward Keene, beginning at the usual hour. Prices 2s. 6d. Those Persons that have already any of his Tickets dated the 20th are desired to take Notice that the Performance will be this day, and not as the Tickets are dated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

6508
22 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. According to the Original Weekly Journal 26 April the Prince was present, but Edward Harley Jr writing to Abigail Harley on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called the Indian Emperor. The K...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-Portland MS, V, 560

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperour

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-

6509
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's and Mr Miller's Booth, at the Horns-Inn at Pye Corner, entering into Smithfield. A Celebrated Droll, Shewing the Pomp and Grandeur she lived in King Edward the IVth's Time, and the Misery she fell into upon Richard Duke of Gloucester's being made Protector. How she was oblig'd to do Penance in a white Sheet, carrying a lighted Torch bare Foot thro' the City, and then turn'd out to Starve; as also how she wandering met with her Husband, and the Tragick End of them Both. With the comical and diverting Humours of Sir Anthony Noodle, a foolish Courtier, and his Man Weezel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Song:

Dance:

6510
29 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Edward Lally. At the Desire of several Ladies of Qulity. Pit and Boxes together at 5s. Gallery Box 3s. Gallery 2s. Receipts: money #14 15s.; tickets #140 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Dance:

6511
31 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Edward Giles. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

6512
05 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts and Jones. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera of one Act [by Edward Phillips]. [For a puff of the afterpiece, see Daily Advertiser, 25 April, and Daily Post, 2 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake or The Intriguing Servants

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Bartholomew Fair-F. Tench, Mrs Delorme

6513
16 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Dove, Morris, World, Edward Giffard. Tickets for The Provoked Husband taken. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: SScot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; Pierrot and Pierraite-deVallois, J. Delagarde; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Masquerade Dance-

Song: Excell

6514
05 May 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Nicholls, Ayres, and Edward Giffard, Numberer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: IV: Pastoral by Mrs Bullock. V: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward

Song: II: old Anacreon (composed by Leveridge) sung by Nicholls in the Character of an Old Man. III: Waterman's Song, as17350502

6515
16 September 1738 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 16 Sept.: To be Sold. The Lease (having upwards of 50 Years to come) of the late Theatre in Goodman's-Fields. Enquire of Mr Edward Shepherd, at his House in Audley-street, Grosvenor-Square

Performances

6516
19 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor, Edwards, Beckham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Two Pierots-Leviez, Pelling; III: Chacone-Miss Kilby; In IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland

Song: V: The Life of a Beau-Mrs Clive

6517
08 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Leviez, Edwards, Beckham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Clown's Stratagem; or, A New Way to get a Wife Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Dance: I: Miller's Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison; II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: French Peasants-Leviez, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

6518
31 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 10 Dec. 1740. [For a discussion of recent Shakespearean performances, see Thomas Edwards to Richard Owen Cambridge, 31 January 1740@41 in Bodleian MS. 1009, pp. 140-41.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Dance: LLes Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan

6519
28 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Edwards, Fenn, Fulwood, Fuller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Song: I: Blow Blow-Lowe; IV: The Noon@Tide Air-Lowe; V: Revenge Timotheus Cries (a favourite song in Alexander's Feast)-Savage

Dance: II: Minuet-Liviez, Miss Story; III: Le Matelote Tambourine-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Music: IV: The March in Zara-; end Afterpiece: Preamble on Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

6520
01 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Hippisley. Tickets to be had at the Fleece Tavern; and at Edward Giffard's, Box-keeper, at the Stage Door of the Theatre, Stage form'd into Amphitheatre, etc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discoverd

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Leek, as17420224

6521
19 April 1742 @ James Street

Event Comment: Benefit Page. 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. Tickets at Mr Edward Pinchbeck's@Toyshop in Fleet Street. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Lancashire Witch opposite the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

6522
25 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRylands MS.: Benefit for Numberers &c, Mrs Marshall, Miss Lee, Miss Budgell, Miss Wright, Miss Cole, and Mr Walker. Tickets deliver'd out by Edwards, Owen, Brooks, Rumball, and others will be taken. Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: Celladon and Phyllis-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; V: The Medley of Jokes-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

6523
23 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Messiah

Performance Comment: . Sopranos-Signora Avogli (or Miss Edwards), Mrs Clive; Contralto-Mrs Cibber; Tenor-Beard; Bass-Reinhold. (Deutsch, p. 564.)

Music: Concerto on Organ-; Violin Solo-DuBourg

6524
26 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Princess Augusta. Mainpiece a Farce of three Acts. Afterpiece also by command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

6525
12 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mayle and Edwards. Tickets deliver'd by Taswell and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Serious Ballet, as17430425 IV: La Florana, as17430408