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2374 results for: Keyword - English, Scotch, and Irish Ballads
We found 1509 matches on Performance Title, 553 matches on Event Comments, 480 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
05 May 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock .

152
13 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Cancelled. Theatre and all the Gardens [closed] on account of the Death of Louisa Anne [sister of His Majesty]--until 23 May. [This was to have been the Benefit night for Mortimer, Tomlinson, and Lings.] Tickets deliver'd by Miss Berkley, Mas. Cape, and for The Committee were to have been taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: English Merchant. As17680503.
Cast
Role: Freeport Actor: Holland,1st time

Afterpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: Catharine and Petruchio. As17680319 but Music Master-Lings.

Dance: [I: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Taylor.

153
20 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 17 Jan. 1750]. With new Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #193 11s. (169/7/0; 23/14/0; 0/2/6; tickets not come in: 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince; Or, The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: English: Edward-Kemble; Lord Audley-Farren; Earl of Warwick-Barrymore; Earl of Chandos-Williames; Salisbury-Fawcett; Arnold-Brereton. French: King John-Staunton; Dauphin-Phillimore; Duke of Athens-R. Palmer; Charney-Packer; Archbishop of Sens-Chaplin; Cardinal Perigort-Aickin; Ribemont-Palmer; Mariana-Miss E. Kemble .
Cast
Role: Earl of Chandos Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17831018

154
01 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: English: King Henry-Kemble; Exeter-Aickin; Westmorland-R. Palmer; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Gloucester-Benson; Pistol-Suett; Erpingham-Waldron; Bardolph-Alfred; Williams-Whitfield; Nym-Burton; Gower-Williames; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; Ely-Jones; Grey-Lamash; Scroop-Wilson; Cambridge-Webb; Bates-Banks; Boy-Master Gregson; Fluellen-Baddeley; Hostess-Mrs Booth; French: King-Packer; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Montjoy-Haymes; Governor-Hollingsworth; Dauphin-Barrymore; Princess Catharine-Miss Collins; Queen of France-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

155
21 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: 15th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. 3rd piece: to conclude with a Representation of the Moraiv, with the Interment of the Body of Captain Cookv by the Natives. With the original Scenery, Music, Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #238 4s. (235.15; 2.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Birth Day Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: English Capt. Cook-Farley; Lieutenant of Marines-Claremont; Mate-Atkins; Boatswain-Hawtin; Midships-Simmons, Mills; Sailors-Lee, Curties, Abbot, Howell, Vials, Wilkins, Goodwin, Coombs, Noble; Lieutenant (with a song)-Townsend; Natives of 0-why-e Otago-Bologna Jun.; King-Bologna; Priest-Whitmore; Islanders-King, Platt, Blurton, Dyke, Wilde, Whitmore Sen., Klanert, L. Bologna; Etoe-Delpini (1st appearance these 2 years); Emai-Mrs Parker; Females-Ms Watts, Ms Gilbert, Ms Norton, Ms Castelle, Ms Iliff, Ms Leserve, Mrs Bologna, Ms Cox, Ms Carne, Miss Bologna, Ms Dibdin, Ms Burnett, Ms Sydney, Ms Masters, Ms Lloyd, Ms Whitmore.
Cast
Role: Islanders Actor: King, Platt, Blurton, Dyke, Wilde, Whitmore Sen., Klanert, L. Bologna

Dance: In 2nd piece: As17991007

Song: In 2nd piece: As17991011

156
18 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. Tickets for The Beggar's Opera taken. Receipts: money #87 19s.; tickets #73 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 63 by money and 262 by tickets; stage, 26 by money; pit, 158 by money and 49 by tickets; slips, 26 by money; pidgeon holes, 2 by money; first gallery, 271 by money and 7 by tickets; second gallery, 192 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: t the Desire of several Persons of Quality Between Acts: four Scotch and English Ballads-Mrs Barbier; as also Tamo Tanto-Mrs Barbier; French Horn Song in Admetus-Mrs Barbier , properly accompanied

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

157
12 July 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6:30 p.m. Receipts: #21 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 25 paid and 41 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 51 paid and 69 orders; slips, 5 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 78 paid and 61 orders; second gallery, 35 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Song: Several English and Scotch Ballads-Miss Warren

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

158
03 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Eversman. Receipts: money #44 13s.; tickets #94 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 33 by money and 177 by tickets; stage, 10 by money; pit, 76 by money and 262 by tickets; slips, 11 by money; first gallery, 119 by money and 107 by tickets; second gallery, 111 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: The Ballad Margaret's Ghost Appearing to William-Mrs Barbier , with the Original Scotch Tune; The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; The Cobler's Lamentation Warning Every Soul Against Love telling it will bring them All to an End at the Last-Leveridge

Music: Concerto-the French Boy and Girl

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Dance of Milk Maids-

159
28 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Miss Raftor. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Music: Solo on the Violin-Charke

Song: A New Cantata-Carey; and an old Scotch Ballad called Mary Scot-Miss Raftor

Dance: A new dance-Master Tench being the first Time of his Performance on the Stage

160
12 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Song: End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by Dr Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Cast
Role: Jockies Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland

161
04 December 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: End: a celebrated Scotch Ballad-

Entertainment: Monologue.Before: [the original Address-; [i.e. Prologue] [written by Pope, with four concluding lines from Prologue of Agis- [by John Home]

162
20 August 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Essex, Mrs Lucas; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bignell; Dame Ragondes and her 8 Children-Nevelong, 8 more; The Right Irish Trot-Goodwin

163
06 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman and Lanyon. Receipts: money #20 12s.; tickets #87 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17241117, but Blandford-Chapman; Governor-Ogden; Charlot-Mrs Butcher.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Chapman

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Wall; III: Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; In II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; V: Dame Ragonde and Her Two Sons-

164
12 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ward and Gwinn, Pit Doorkeepers. Receipts: money #8 15s.; tickets #100 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Bullock Sr

Dance: End I: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; II: Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Flag Dance-Nivelon; IV: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall

165
08 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: Beard; particularly a New English Ballad call'd The English Hero's Welcome Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Wright, Miss Faulkener; The Music-Lampe

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

166
23 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross, Mrs Smith, Miss Schoolding; particularly a dance-Moreau, Miss Schoolding; A new Scotch Dance, French Peasant both by Newhouse-Newhouse, Mrs Cross; A New Dance-a Gentleman who never appeared on the English Stage before

167
10 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith; English Clown-Weaver; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

168
19 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; A Scotch Jig called The Dusty Miller-Moreau; A new Grand Ballet (English, French, Dutch Characters) composed by Moreau-Salle, Mrs Legar, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Legar, Miss LaTour

Related Works
Related Work: Cartuoche; or, The French Robbers Author(s): Louis Legrand

Song: Papillion

169
01 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan. For the Entertainment of a Foreign Prince. With Scenes, Machines, and Habits, proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba

Performance Comment: As17310521, But Scipio-W. Giffard; Lelius-W. Williams; Trebellius-Havard; Rosalinda-Mrs Morgan; Priestesses of Bellona-Pearce, Master Woodward; Massinissa-Smith; Massina-Mrs Thomas; Menander-Collett; Sophonisba-Mrs Haughton; Merna-Mrs Palmer; Maherbal-Bardin; Bomilcar-R. Williams.
Cast
Role: Menander Actor: Collett

Song: Singing in Scotch and English-the two Misses Hambleton, who n ever appeared on any Stage before

170
28 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal [who was present]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: a new Scotch Dance-Miss Robinson; III: English Maggot-

Ballet: V: Ballad D'Amour. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mrs Booth; Attendants on Adonis-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton; Attendants on Venus-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears

171
12 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Song: With some Chansons a Boir to be sung-Leveridge; Also a New Ballad call's, The Faithful Mariner, after the Manner of a true English Sailor-

172
22 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Poictier and Salle. Receipts: money #32 19s.; tickets #62 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 20 by money and 58 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; pit, 62 by money and 177 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 95 by money and 215 by tickets; second gallery, 87 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: End I: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Grand Dance of French Sailors-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre, Pagod, Mrs Bullock, Miss Latour, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden; IV: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: A new Grand Dance of Moors-Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Miss Latour, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden; in which, at the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Kettle Drums-Poitier; End Farce: a new Grand Dance called Lads and Lasses-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Anderson, Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden

Song: II: Mrs Barbier; IV: Two English Ballads-Mrs Barbier

173
07 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal consisting of several Favourite Italian Songs-; Four English Ballads-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on any Stage before; accompanied-; with Instruments Concerto-wise, after an entire New Manner. The Instrumental consisting of great Variety for all, particularly several new Pieces for French Horns-

174
22 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Vincent. Receipts: money #23 3s.; tickets #113 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers; particularly several English Ballads-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Mr Poitier

Dance: WWarlike Dance-Poitier, Pelling, others

175
29 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Egleton and Mrs Wright. Receipts: money #33 16s.; tickets #112 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Quin

Song: Dialogue to Old Ballad Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; Bagpipe Song in Porus-; Veneta Bella in Alexander-; English Cantata= by Pepusch-Mrs Wright; accompanied by a Trumpet-

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Highlander and his Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Tambourine-Mlle Salle