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5293 results for: Keyword - English, Irish, Scotch, and Negroe Songs
We found 2638 matches on Performance Title, 2175 matches on Performance Comments, 1215 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1051
17 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: and the Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Twist

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17731110

1052
22 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1053
01 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command. Paid 2 extra flutes 3 nights (this incl.) #1 10s. Receipts. #244 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Fashionable Lover Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1054
06 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1055
15 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Comaand. 5th time (Treasurer's Book). Paid Mr Loutherbourg on Acct #41 13s. 4d.; 2 Bills for gauze &c. for Mrs Robinson #12 2s. 6d.; Mr Griffith on note #15 15s.; Properties 19s. 3d.; Housekeeper's Bill #11 19s. 6d. Receipts: #261 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1056
23 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1057
08 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: Good and Evil spirits Actor: Mrs Davies, Mrs _Johnston.
Role: Good and Evil spirits in various characters Actor: Hurst, Ackman, W. Palmer, Wright, Wrighten, Courtney, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Scott, Fawcett, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Smith, Kear, Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1058
03 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1059
26 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sethona

Related Works
Related Work: Sethona Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Cast
Role: Sunderland Actor: Jefferson
Related Works
Related Work: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: After the Epilogue: By Desire, The Irish Fair, as17730918

1060
12 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17740108, but Widow Brady-Mrs Barry (By Desire and for that night only).

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930; End I Farce: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1061
17 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1062
21 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #76 6d. Profit to Clarke #40 19s. 6d., plus #110 2s. from tickets (Box 228; Pit 276; Gallery 117). Paid Hewetson & Lonsdale (lacemen) #45 8s., Hughes (linnen draper) #18 14s.; and Hughes & Bates (linnen drapers) #20 3s. Receipts: #117. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Sands Actor: Kniveton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

1063
07 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

1064
11 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. The Farmer's Return was advertised for Hopkins' Benefit, the Farmer-Weston, but changed (Winston MS 10). Paid $Mr Cape's Apothecary's Bill #4 16s. 11d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s.; Mr Wallis on note #2 2s.; Extra Flutes & Guitars in Genii & Xmas Tale (9th inst. incl.) #1 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #166 4s. 6d. Charges: #66 11s. 6d. Profits to Mr and Mrs Hopkins: #99 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17740129, but Varland-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons.
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: II: (By Desire) the Song from Love a@la@Mode-Moody

Dance: End Entertainment: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Monologue: Between Play and Entertainment: (By Desire and for the last time this season) Linco's Travels. As 14 March

1065
13 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Eighth time (Treasurer's Book). For benefit of House (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #249 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1066
16 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Concluding with Grand Naval Review Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1067
19 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Cautherly, first time; Bookseller-Jones; Day's Servant-Jacobs; Keeper-Watkins; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Ruth (first time)-Miss Pope; Teague (with songs)-Moody; Blunt-J. Aickin; Lt Story-Fawcett; Musician-Messink; Porter-Wrighten; Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Committeemen-Hartry, Griffith; Coachman-Keen; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson; In Act IV, Teague's Ramble-introduced by Moody.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1068
20 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918; II: New Grand Pastoral Dance-a Gentleman (his first appearance on that stage), Mrs Sutton; End: Louvre, Minuet (by Particular Desire)-Froment, Mrs Sutton (his scholar)

1069
21 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry, who humbly requests those ladies and gentlemen who have taken places in the Pit, will be pleased to come early to prevent confusion in getting to their seats. Tickets deliver'd for Thursday March 24, will be taken. Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years. [See 8 Dec. 1757.] [Hopkins MS Notes identifies Ismena as Mrs I. Barry.] Pit and boxes laid together. Paid Properties #1 15s. 2d. Housekeeper's bill #6 10s. 6d.; 1 yrs Watch for St Martin's to 14 Feb. last #10 16s. 9d. Receipts: #273 13s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to Mrs Barry: #208 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Barry; Hippolitus-Reddish; Lycon-Palmer; Cratander-Davies; Guards-Wheeler, Everard; Lady-Miss Platt; Ismena-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on the stage; Phaedra-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Cratander Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1070
25 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Swindlers

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1071
27 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Cast
Role: Cratander Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: II: (By Particular Desire) Hippsley's Drunken Man-Weston; IV: An Ode on Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; End: (1st and only time this season) Imitations with several new characters-Bannister

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1072
04 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Reddish; Clytus-Aickin; Lysimachus-Hurst; Cassander-Palmer; Hephestion-Packer; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-J. Aickin; Perdiccas-Ackman; Eumenes-Keen; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Greville; first time; Parisatis-Mrs Hopkins; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Reddish
Role: Cassander Actor: Palmer
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1073
12 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Fawcett. Paid 1 extra Trumpet in Rehearsal & 5 in Alexander #2 5s. Receipts: #199 5s. 6d. Charges: #65 5s. Profits to the beneficiaries: #134 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: End Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

Dance: End I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1074
20 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Mercury-Brereton, first time; Phoebus-Wrighten; Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Gripus-Parsons; Polydas-Wright; Tranio-Fawcett; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In which will be introduced an Interlude of singing and Dancing-; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-Como, Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

1075
24 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and Lings. Paid Mr Page on Note #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #262 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to beneficiaries: #178 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: ByMaster Whitlow, Miss Lings; End I Afterpiece: The Sailors Revels, as17730928