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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.

1376
03 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaffe. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. N.B. The sudden and unexpected Death of Mrs Bickerstaffe (and his extream Pain, and Lameness with the Gout) has prevented the proper Application to the Quality, and his Friends. Yet (not withstanding) tis hoped, they will, with their usual Goodness, favor him with their Appearance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17230502

1377
29 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: As17221211

1378
06 June 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit William Wilks, Office Keeper. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17230107, but Miranda-Miss Tenoe; Dorinda-Miss Lindar; Ariel-Y. Wetherilt; Hippolito-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Tenoe
Role: Ferdinand Actor: W. Wilks

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar, being the 2d Time of her Singing upon any Stage; Dear Pretty Youth-

Music: Solo on Little Pipe-Baston

Dance: Dancing after the Turkish Manner, as it was perform'd by the Kister Aga and the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, for the Diversion of the Grand Signior at the last Bairam Feast-

1379
28 June 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Mrs Boman

Dance: As17230625

1380
08 July 1723 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies. By Bullock's and Lee's Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. At Mr Luffingham's Great Room at Hampstead Wells. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music:

Song:

Dance: The Mimick of a Drunken Man-

1381
09 July 1723 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music: As17230708

Song: As17230708

Dance: As17230708

1382
12 July 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin

Song: Mrs Boman, Mrs Willis

Music: As17230625

Dance: Boval, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Bret, Miss Lindar

1383
02 September 1723 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. At Penkethman's Theatre. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a diverting Droll. Box Tickets at Penkethman's House in Richmond. Daily Post, 5 Sept.: Mr Penkethman...had the Honour to divert their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Entertainments of Acting and Tumbling perform'd to Admiration; Likewise with his Picture of the Royal Family, down from the King of Bohemia to the young Princesses, in which is seen the Nine Muses playing on their several Instruments, in Honour of that August Family. There were present Nobility, Gentry and Ladies upwards of 200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green; or, The Woman Never Vex'd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

1384
06 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Porter; Biron-Booth; Villeroy-Mills; Fernando-Norris; Jaqueline-Miller; Victoria-Mrs Younger; Juba-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Fernando Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1385
22 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Williams
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Moore

Music: Select Piece-Sig Carbonelly on the Stage

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

1386
05 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hild. Bullock and Mrs Wall. Receipts: money #27 15s. 6d.; tickets #67 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: End I: Chacone-Mrs Bullock, from dl, being the first Time of her appearing on the Stage these 5 Years; II: Stripping Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; III: Venetian Dance by DelaGarde-Mrs Bullock; IV: Louvre-Mrs Wall; Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: Saraband-duPre, Mrs Wall

Song: Trumpet Song-Salway

1387
13 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood, the Prompter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With all the Decorations of Flyings, Rising, Sinkings, and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O Divelly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: Witches' Musick Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Barret-; One of Witches-Mrs Heron; Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: A Punch and His Wife-Two Children who never appear'd on the Stage before

1388
14 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Booth; Queen-Mrs Porter; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Foresters-; Saraband-Miss Tenoe; Scotch Dance-Topham, Miss Lindar; Comic Dance-Mrs Bullock

1389
20 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1390
03 August 1724 @ Richmond

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. N.B. Tickets given out for The Merry Wives of Windsor will be taken at this Play. [See Daily Post, 3 Aug., for Penkethman's celebration at Richmond on 1 Aug., the anniversary of the Hanoverian succession to the throne, and British Journal, 8 Aug., for an account of William Marshall, of lif, as an anti-Hanoverian demonstrator on 1 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

Song:

1391
26 September 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Dance: Essex Jr, Mrs Anderson, who never appear'd on any Stage before

1392
19 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance:

1393
21 November 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Song: Signor Gaetano Phillipo Rochetti, being the first Time of his performing on the British Stage

1394
18 December 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Three different Characters-Miss Robinson (who never appear'd upon any Stage before), young Rainton, both Scholars of Mr Fairbank

1395
19 April 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Paulett's Son, being the second Time of his appearing on the Stage; Flag Dance-Nivelon

Song: IIn Praise of Love and Wine-

1396
05 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: IIrish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Serious Dance-Mrs Wall, Mrs Griffith, who never appear'd on this Stage before; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Flag Dance-Nivelon

1397
14 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17250511

1398
19 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Music: S$Signior Archangello Correlli's First Concerto-; Concerto on Little Flute-John Baston

Dance: DDrunken Man-Harper; Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Scaramouch-a Youth of 10 Years Old, who never appeared on any Stage before

1399
21 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cook and Wilkins, Boxkeepers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Lads and Lasses-

1400
26 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath Unmasked

Performance Comment: Wiseman-Boheme; Sprightly-Ryan; Sir Captious-Hippisley; Pander-Egleton; Frippou-Walker; Sharper-Diggs; Lady Ambsace-Mrs Egleton; Liberia-Mrs Bullock; Cleora-Mrs Parker; Honoria-Mrs Vincent; Miss Whiffle-Mrs Legar; Tippet-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Pander Actor: Egleton

Song: As17251013

Dance: Young LeSac, Miss LaTour, being the first Time of their Appearance on the Stage