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23 results for: Keyword - Firbank
We found 21 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1
28 March 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: As17060227

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Santlow; particularly Harlequin Dance-. *'s Comical Dance-Firbank, Mrs Bignall; Scaramouch, Tub Dance-Layfield

Performance Comment: *'s Comical Dance-Firbank, Mrs Bignall; Scaramouch, Tub Dance-Layfield.
Cast
Role: 's Comical Dance Actor: Firbank, Mrs Bignall

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Santlow; particularly Harlequin Dance-

2
23 March 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

Dance: Firbank, Firbank's Scholar, Godwin, Mrs Clark, Miss Evans, others

Song: Mrs Hodgson

3
04 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Villain

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis

Dance: Firbank, Firbank's scholar, Miss Evans; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Clark

4
17 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: Firbank, Firbank's/Boy

5
06 July 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Cook, Laurence

Dance: Firbank deLagarde, Young l'Abbe

6
08 June 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar Borgia; Son Of Pope Alexander Vi

Song: Mrs Hodgson; A two/part song-Cook, Davis; Indian Trumpet Song-Davis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman, Irish Whim-Mrs Willis

Music: A new Set of Airs for the Trumpet Hautboys and Violins composed by Corbett-

Dance: Miss Evans, Clark, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

7
26 June 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance: A New Dance by Four Scaramouches to Faranoll's Ground never perform'd but once-; A Scotch and Irish Dance-Miss Evans; Firbank, Firbank's Scholar

8
27 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover-Boman, Dogget in women's clothes; another dialogue-Cook, Godwin, the latter for his first appearance on the stage; Hark ye Madam from Love's a Jest-

Dance: New Scenev between a Drunken Beau and a Chimney/Sweeper-; several dances-Laithfield, Mrs Evans, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

9
25 January 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Song: That celebrated Dialogue-Boman, Pack, A Drunken Officer and a Town Miss, originally performed in The Mad Lover; A Country Dialogue-Mrs Willis, Short; A new Trumpet Song composed by Eccles-Davis

Dance: The last new Entry-Firbank, Firbank's Scholar; Blowsabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Comic dances-Prince, others; A Right Irish Trot-a child of five years

10
03 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Dance: A new Entertainment-Firbank, Firbank's/Boy

11
05 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Music: With the Original Musical Entertainments-

Dance: Two new dances-Firbank, Firbank's/Boy

12
01 March 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Disappointment; Or, Love's Betray'd

Dance: Mrs Elford, Firbank, others

Song: Mrs Hodgson

13
31 March 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virtuoso

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: Mlle delaVal, Mrs Elford, Firbank, others

14
26 April 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Dance: Grand Dance from Rinaldo and Armida-Mlle delaVal, Mrs Elford, Firbank, others

15
25 March 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Europe's Revels

Dance: Comical Dance-Firbank, Mrs Bignall; Scaramouch, Tub Dance-Layfield

16
03 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford; with a Comical Dance-Firbank, Mrs Bignal

17
15 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Dance: Dance of Eight-; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bignall

18
30 April 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear

Song: Comical Songs and Dialogues from Wonders in the Sun-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour ; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising Courtier and a Sycophant ; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a Widdow in Tears for the Loss of her Husband and a Town Rake making Love to her

Dance: A new Entry-deBarques, Mrs Elford; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

19
15 May 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Song: Comical songs and dialogues-from the last new Opera [Wonders in the Sun, presumably]

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, Firbank, Mrs Bicknell

20
12 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Dance: As17060411 with French Clown-Firbank

21
13 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Dance: Genteel and Comical Dances composed by deBarques-deBarques, others; Three Clowns-deBarques, Firbank, Legard; Chacoon, Passacail-Mrs Elford

22
29 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Dialogue between a Dutch and French Woman-Pack, Mrs Willis; A song-Laurence

Dance: French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; Comic Dance-deLegarde, Young l'Abbe, Miss Bruce; Scaramouch-Layfield

23
05 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Firbank and Bickerstaff. Mainpiece: Not Acted there these Four Years. Afterpiece: The Two Doctors' Scenes from the last Act. [Mrs del'Epine sings] at the Desire of several Persons of Quality [for her last appearance until winter]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Afterpiece Title: Le Medicin Malgre Luy (last act)

Song: Several Italian songs-Mrs del'Epine, the music composed by Greber; and an English song composed by Purcell-