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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.

1176
08 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End IV: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford

1177
25 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefir for Fawcett and Phillimore. Receipts: #262 19s. (15.3.0; 9.0.6; 2.11.6; tickets: 236.4.0) (charge: #106 3s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Related Works
Related Work: The Natural Son Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End: As17870113; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Ferrere, Miss Stageldoir

1178
07 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Johnston; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17870525

1179
19 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: Mirth by Moonshine-[see17870928]

1180
25 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #327 2s. 6d. (325.2.6; 2.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17871019

1181
27 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "In his first scenes [Kemble] was judicious, but too studiously so; and though most critically correct in his address to the Senate, evidenced he was more anxious to do justice to the text of his author than the feelings of Othello. But in the subsequent scenes he made ample recompense, and most successfully combined accuracy of expression with spirit of character...We much approve his dressing Othello in the Moorish habit...[but] is it necessary the Moor should be as black as a native of Guiney?" (Public Advertiser, 29 Oct.). Receipts: #117 16s. (102.6; 15.5; 0.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17870929

1182
16 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17871027

1183
06 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Coromandel Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

1184
15 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mrs Billington's severe Illness rendering it impossible to perform Fontainbleau [advertised on playbill of 13 Mar.], Lewis hopes the above Comedy will prove acceptable to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places, and to the Public in general. Public Advertiser, 11 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #242 16s. 6d. (156.12.6; 5.10.0; tickets: 80.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-[see17880328

1185
28 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Faulkland-Lewis; Captain Absolute-Bernard; Sir Anthony Absolute-Fearon; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-Brown; David-Wewitzer; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Quick; Julia-Miss Brunton; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford

1186
29 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17880306

Song: Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, as17880310but _Barrymore, Mrs _Forster

1187
03 June 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End: The Irish Fair-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: End IV: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

1188
30 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "This degradation of a theatre royal was properly reprobated by the audience in general" (Town and Country Magazine, Jan. 1789, p. 15). Receipts: #264 (252.3; 11.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville In Irish Fair: [scene in afterpiece] [will be introduced (for the 1st time) a Sparring Match-Humphreys, another celebrated Pugilist [Death (London Chronicle 31 Dec.)]

1189
19 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wrighten, prompter. 3rd piece [1st time; M I, author unknown. Music selected from Dr Arne. MS: Larpent 833 (which notes, "The words partly new and partly compiled. In Commemoration of the Restoration of His Majesty's Health"); not published]. Public Advertiser, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Wrighten, No. 6, Little Russel Street. Tickets delivered for the 20th will be admitted. Receipts: #278 17s. 6d. (48.2.0; 13.17.0; 0.17.6; tickets: 216.1.0) (charge: #106 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17881020, but Manly-Whitfield; Lady Grace (1st time)-Mrs Farmer; Miss Jenny [without songs] (1st time)-Miss Raymond; Trusty-_; Mrs Motherly-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos; or, A People Made Happy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Crouch. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]

Dance: End II: The Russian Minuet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Irish Bird@Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

1190
23 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and housekeeper. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #291 (44.1; 10.13; 0.10; tickets: 235.16) (charge: #115 6s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); Don Diego-Williames; Scholars-Phillimore, Benson; Mungo-Suett; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Kelly

Dance: End: The Irish Bird@Catchers, as17890519

1191
06 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17881002, but Touchstone-Bannister Jun.; Orlando-Barrymore; Charles-Alfred; the Cuckoo Song-Mrs Goodall; Silvius-_; Corin-_.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Kelly

Dance: End I: The Irish Bird@Catchers, as17890519

Song: In V: a song, as17890220

1192
12 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Irish Bird@Catchers, as17890519

Song: In the course of the evening: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Sedgwick

1193
23 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: II: As17891204; End: The Irish Bird Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

1194
03 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 2 Feb. Beginning with this night Kemble, as acting manager, rearranged the order of listing the dramatis personae on the playbills, i.e., not, as had hitherto been the universal custom, according to the importance of the character in the play or the importance of the actor, but according to the social rank of each character. See also Genest, VII, 57-58, who remarks, inter alia, that "the vast importance which actors attach to the situation of their names in the bills, and to some other points of theatrical etiquette, must appear ridiculous to every body but themselves."] Receipts: #126 17s. 6d. (89.18.0; 34.10.0; 2.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: In II: As17891209; End: The Irish Bird Catchers, as17900123

Song: As17891209

1195
10 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Bland was from the Liverpool theatre.] Receipts: #218 16s. (175.0.0; 41.1.0; 2.12.6; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Orsino-Whitfield; Sebastian-Bland (1st appearance in London); Antonio-Phillimore; Curio-Lyons; Sir Toby Belch-Moody; Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sea Captain-Benson; Fabian-R. Palmer; Malvolio-Bensley; Clown-Suett; Olivia-Mrs Crouch; Viola-Mrs Jordan; Maria-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Bland
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: Don Guzman-Baddeley; Don Ferdinand-Barrymore; Don Carlos-Whitfield; Don Pedro-Williames; Octavio-Phillimore; Muskato-Bannister Jun.; Lazarillo-R. Palmer; Lawyer-Maddocks; Notary-Fawcett; Servant-Lyons; Alguaziles-Jones, Webb, Alfred; Marcella-Mrs Ward; Aurora-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan; Leonarda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Barrymore

Dance: End: The Irish Bird Catchers, as17900123

1196
13 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: In II: As17891204; End I afterpiece: The Irish Bird Catchers, as17900123

1197
20 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "Although [Mrs Esten] is rather under-hung, her face may fairly be pronounced pretty, and her figure engaging. Her voice, in the pathetic tones, resembles that of Mrs Siddons, but is more clear and articulate' (Diary, 21 Oct.). Receipts: #182 14s. 6d. (180.12.0; 2.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Quick; Orlando-Holman; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Duke Senior-Powel; Corin-Cross; William-C. Powell; Le Beu-Macready; Sylvius-Evatt; Oliver-Davies; Duke Frederick-Thompson; Charles-Cubitt; Jaques-Aickin; Caelia-Mrs Mountain; Audrey-Mrs Rock; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Esten (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Dance: End I: The Irish Lilt-Mr Ratchford, Mrs Ratchford; In V: Dance of Forresters-

1198
11 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End II: The Irish Lilt, as17901020

1199
06 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Quick; Orlando-Holman; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Duke Senior-Powel; Oliver-Davies; William-C. Powell; Le Beu-Macready; Sylvius-Evatt; Corin-Cross; Duke Frederick-Thompson; Charles-Williamson; Jaques-Aickin; Caelia-Mrs Mountain; Audrey-Mrs Rock; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Dance: End I: The Irish Lilt-Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Ratchford; In V: Dance of Forresters-

1200
09 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: End II: a Negro Dance, as17911102; End: The Irish Lilt, as17911006