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5444 results for: Keyword - English and Irish Stage
We found 2551 matches on Event Comments, 1762 matches on Performance Comments, 1632 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

951
26 April 1727 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; English Cantata in Praise of Musick by Dr Pepusch-; with the Vocal Parts-Mrs Davies; Instrumental-the best Hands from the Opera; Concerto for Two Clarinets-

952
03 April 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pantalon, Stevens, and Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Carter who never sung in Public before; accompany'd with the Harpsichord-Signor Adamo Schola a Virtuoso of Naples

Dance: Dancing on the Rope-the famous Mynheer Rymon , a High German, who never appear'd on this Stage before

953
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

954
28 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: End I: Saraband-Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: English Clown-Weaver; III: Gondolier and Curtesane-Master Lally, Miss Brett; IV: Spanish Entry-Lally, others; V: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

955
01 December 1729 @ Front Long Room

Event Comment: As we perform only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, any Gentleman, &c. may here may here have a Room[y] Building, Clothes, and Scenes for a private Play for four Guineas, on other nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Some new Scots and English Songs-Tony Aston

956
04 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Cast
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: With Grand Masque of the Heathen Deities Actor:

Dance: The last new Dance, The English Medley by Roger-Roger, Mrs Booth, others

957
11 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: TThe English Medley by Roger-Mrs Booth, Roger, Lally, Thurmond, Boval, Rainton, Haughton

958
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

959
16 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Sandham and Miss Thornowets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss M. Vaughan , her first appearance on this stage

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Thornowets

Dance: PPeasants Dance-Sandham, Miss Sandham; Two Pierrots-Burney, Eaton

960
23 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Dance: The new English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

961
05 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: III: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourin-Miss Robinson; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: In The Jovial Crew: The Merry Beggars-Rainton, others

962
22 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

963
26 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17310322(in edition). A new Prologue proper to the Play and the Occasion-Bridgwater; and the Original Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: A new Prologue proper to the Play and the Occasion Actor: Bridgwater
Role: and the Original Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin Dance-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

964
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

965
05 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Walter. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: In IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; End IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; End of Farce: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

966
06 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Dance: I: Gondolier-Lally, Miss Brett; II: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequins-Lally, Miss Brett; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: III: The Merighi Song (from Porus)-Miss Raftor

967
07 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Marshall and Rainton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: See17301222, but Oroonoko-Marshall; Aboan-W. Mills; Governor-Bridgwater; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Blandford-A. Hallam; Stanmore-Watson; Jack Stanmore-Oates; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow-Mrs Wetherilt; Charlotte-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: A. Hallam

Dance: In II: Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Thurmond, Haughton; End II: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; III: French Gardener-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: English Maggots-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: A new Grand Dance call'd Le Chaconist-

968
17 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Papillion and Mrs Kilby. Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: money #14 16s. 6d.; tickets #111 11s,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Song: II: Drinking Song to the Bagpipe Tune in Porus-Papillion; IV: A new English Cantata-Papillion

969
19 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17310316 but Prince John-Marshall; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Justice-Bowman; York-Paget; Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Bardolph-Shepard; Poins and Feeble-Oates; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Poins and Feeble Actor: Oates

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17310513, but Oldrents-Shepard; Hearty-Harper; Clack-Griffin; Randal-Johnson; Springlove-Cibber Jr; Oliver-W. Mills; Vincent-Bridgwater; Hilliard-Charke; Pattico-Boman; Martin-R. Wetherilt; Scentwell-Paget.
Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Johnson

Music: Concerto by Sig Visconti-Charke, others

Song: II: As17310427

Dance: IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Gondolier and Courtezan-Young Lally, Miss Brett; End afterpiece: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

970
03 June 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Singing in Italian and English-the Misses Hambleton

Music: M$Mr Handel's famous Water@Musick-, with Trumpets and French Horns; accompany'd with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums- the ingeniousMr Joab Baker

971
06 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

972
01 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Song: Singing in English-Miss Raftor

Dance:

973
11 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction and Eminent Merchants of the City of London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Tambourin-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; The Lorrain-Essex, Mrs Booth

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Song: Miss Raftor

974
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

975
27 March 1732 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mountier; Pieces for Trumpet, French Horns, German Flute-