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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.

1501
14 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princesses of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: French Peasants-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf (the first time of his appearance on that stage these four years); III: Ballet-Muilment; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

1502
15 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Salway
Role: James Actor: Anderson

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; II: Serious Dance-Master Charles Poitier; a Child of Five Years Old, the first time of his appearing on the Stage. III: Serious Dance-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier; End Afterpiece: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier

Performance Comment: III: Serious Dance-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier; End Afterpiece: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier.
Cast
Role: Serious Dance Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder
Role: French Peasants Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier
Role: Minuet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier.

Song: II: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Music: V: By Desire, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

1503
22 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: A French Boy and Girl (the first Time of their appearance on this Stage); Muzette, Tambourine-the Girl; Wooden Shoe Dance-the Boy; French Peasants-the Boy and Girl; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

1504
02 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Neale and Ford. Tickets for Harrington taken

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: II: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover

1505
13 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, Gibson, the French Boy and Girl. Tickets for Thomson and Lestrade also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17391109, but Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Young Fashion-Gibson; Lory-Bencraft; Coupler-_.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Minuet (By Desire)-Lestrade, Mlle Ozanne; II: Les Characteres de la Dance-the French Girl; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: La Pantomime de Suisse & D'Alemande-the French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

1506
09 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: Master Davey, Scholar to Mr Lanyon, who never appeared on any stage before

1507
20 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mechel, Mlle Mechel (the French Boy and Girl). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in Newport Street.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Rhubarb Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.
Cast
Role: Servant to Colombine Actor: Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before

Dance: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

1508
25 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17410428 but Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Milward; Foresight-Johnson; Scandal-Mills; Ben-Macklin; Tattle-Chapman; Trapland-Ray; Jeremy-Woodward; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe

Dance: I: Scots Dance-Master Morris, the first time of his appearance on this stage; IV: French Peasant-Master Morris; V: La Tambourine Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe

1509
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee and Woodward's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the Hospital-Gate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arius, King Of Persia; Or, The Noble Englishman; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Andrew Ague-cheek, At The siege Of Babylon

Performance Comment: Darius-Redman, from Dublin; Antipater-Taswell; Anglicanus-Stephens; Fearful-Vaughan; Eudocia-Mrs Purden; Queen-Mrs Egerton; Mrs Pert-Mrs Wright; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Deities; or, Venus Upon Earth

Performance Comment: Venus (Colombine)-Miss Williams, her first on any stage; Jupiter-Wallis; Mars-Stevens; Cupid-Master Ferg; Vulcan-Warner; Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Williams, her first on any stage

Song: Miss Polly Casey, her first on any stage

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois-Vaughan, Mrs Wright

1510
21 September 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17410916

Song: A Gentleman for his first performance on any stage

1511
28 September 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: s 25 Sept., but Gentleman-_%

Dance: As17410918; with Les Bergiers-Froment, Mme Duvall, first time on this stage

1512
29 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: I: The Drunken Peasant-Phillips, 1st appearance that stage these 3 years; II: A Sailor's Dance, as17411015

1513
23 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: David and Winifred Apshinken , Being the first Time of their Appearing on Stage, since Arrival from North Wales; two Masters Granier and Miss Granier; Particularly, A new comic Dance; call'd The Leek-David and Winifred ApShenkin

1514
02 February 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: The Two Pierrots-two Masters Granier; III: The two Millers and Courtezan-two Masters and Miss Granier; V: a Hornpipe-Yates

Song: II: 'Tis Wine was made to rule the Day-Aspey; who never appear'd on any Stage before. IV: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso-Aspey; V: Joy to the Happy Pair-Aspey

1515
10 May 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Stitchbury, Phillips, Morris, and Levi and other doorkeepers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Master Morris; III: A Running Footman-Master Morris; V: The French Peasant-Master Morris

Song: IV: Sing all ye Muses by Purcell-Stitchbury, a gentleman for his first appearance on any stage

1516
29 September 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Quin; Myrtle-Ryan; Cimberton-Hippisley; Sir John Beville-Bridgwater; Tom-Chapman; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Marten; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Indiana-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James

Dance: Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Wright, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet; Also a Drunken Peasant-Duval, 1st time of appearing on this stage

1517
26 April 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Song: A Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before

Entertainment: A new Quack Doctor's speech-, in character, by a noted Humorist

1518
17 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Anderson.

Dance: Entertainments-Cooke, Lalauze, Sga Campioni (being her 1st appearance on that stage)

1519
22 December 1744 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggars Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17441210

1520
02 January 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1521
03 January 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1522
04 January 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1523
15 January 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1524
16 January 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

1525
17 January 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach