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1792 results for: Keyword - Francis Needham
We found 992 matches on Author, 690 matches on Performance Comments, 92 matches on Event Comments, 60 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1751
01 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton. Hull, Whitefield, Thompson, Mrs Jackson, Miss Leeson, Mrs Hartley. [Cast from text (Francis Newbery, 1777): Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Earl of Somerset-Wroughton; Earl of Northampton-Hull; Sir Gervas Elvis-Whitfield; Officer-Thompson; Servant-Stevens; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs Hartley. [These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17761015

1752
15 May 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: The Lilliputians-Master Edwin, Master Harrison, Miss Morris, Miss P. Farren (see17770718, also Master Hitchcock, Master Pulley, Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Hitchcock (Peake, II, 2).

1753
23 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Thomas Ansell, Pilfold, Woolley, Symmonds Furkins & Roberts. Tickets delivered by Clarridge, Doe, Wells, Longley, Francis, Brandon, Walker, Varley will be taken this Night. Receipts: #278 11s. 6d. (21.8.6; 0.6.0; tickets: 256.17.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17770425

1754
20 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Francis for writing parts #2 11s. Receipts: #108 19s. 6d. (107.3.6; 1.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17771111

1755
21 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilfold, Woolley & Marks. Tickets delivered by Furkins, Roberts, Clarridge, Doe, Wells, Francis, Walker, Brandon, Shuter and Abbot will be received. Tickets delivered for The Busy Body will be taken. Receipts: #243 13s. 6d. (137.12.6; 0.13.0; tickets: 105.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

1756
15 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilfold, Woolley, Marks & Furkins. Tickets delivered by Clarridge, Doe, Wells, Roberts, Francis, Walker, Whittington, Abbot, Haliburton, Ledger Jun. will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: As17790222

1757
02 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Grand Divertisement, The Gala. The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters

Performance Comment: The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters .

1758
27 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Gala. A new Minuet, Rigadoon and Allemande (composed by Aldridge) by Aldridge and Miss Besford. The Quadrilles and Cotillons by Langrish, Holloway, Ratchford, Cranfield, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis. To conclude with a Grand Figure by all the characters; End of Act III a new Comic Dance, Frisk and Fun; or, The Whimsical Triumvirate, by Aldridge, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford; End of mainpiece St. David's Day, as17811213, the Airs accompanied on the harp by Edwards

Performance Comment: A new Minuet, Rigadoon and Allemande (composed by Aldridge) by Aldridge and Miss Besford. The Quadrilles and Cotillons by Langrish, Holloway, Ratchford, Cranfield, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis. To conclude with a Grand Figure by all the characters; End of Act III a new Comic Dance, Frisk and Fun; or, The Whimsical Triumvirate, by Aldridge, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford; End of mainpiece St. David's Day, as17811213, the Airs accompanied on the harp by Edwards .

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Tally-Ho by Miss Langrish

1759
10 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by J. Wilson, Jackson, Prosser, Eves, Rowson, S. Besford, Mrs Lampe, Miss Francis, Mrs Wise, Mrs Dalrymple, Miss Ellington, Mrs Hamilton will be admitted. Receipts: #260 (81/17; 5/9; tickets: 172/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: End of mainpiece The Waterman by Jackson, Prosser, Eves, Miss Rowson

1760
17 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-Egan; Teague Harlequin-Spencer; Italian Merchant-Massey; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Old Woman and Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Mr Dripping-Webb; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Webb; Lieutenant of Press Gang (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Farmer Furrow-Gardner; Dame Furrow-Miss Hale; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Wilson; Catcall-Wood; Sailor-R. Palmer; Man with two Heads (with a solo duet in character)-Bannister; Giant of the Causeway-Master Brett; Genius of Ireland-Brett; Various other Characters by Stevens, Usher, Swords, Painter, Davis, Barrett, Kenny, Darley, J. Bates, Mrs Love, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Francis, &c; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Darley, Dorion, Burton, Brett; Colombine-Miss Morris. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Kenny; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-R. Palmer; Harlequin with one Leg-Spencer; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Collins .

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet, in Spanish Characters, by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Vidini, and others

1761
12 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 19, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece [1st time in London; C 5, by Francis Godolphin Waldron, 1st acted at Richmond, Aug. 1782, as The Belle's Stratagem; or, The Female Fortune-Hunters, and again at the HAY in 1794 as Heigho for a Husband! Prologue by the author (MacMillan, Larpent Catalogue, 100). Author of Epilogue unknown. MS: Larpent 599; not published]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 8 years. The Indisposition which prevented King from performing last Friday continuing, Palmer has very kindly undertaken and studied the Character King intended to have appeared in this Evening. Receipts: #126 15s. 6d. (34/5/0; 21/18/6; 2/15/0; tickets: 67/17/0) (charge: #106 9s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imitation; Or, The Female Fortune-hunters

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Dance: After the Epilogue The Butterfly, as17830426; In Act I of afterpiece the Crutch Dance {performers not listed)

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song on the Knights of St. Patrick, &c. (singer not listed)

1762
21 January 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Afterpiece Title: The Talisman

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by L'Estrange, Smith, Williams, Robson, Stannard, Jones, Johnson, Brett, Remy, Thomson; Mrs Willliams, Mrs Moore, Mrs Beaufield, Mrs Lefevre. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Charles Drinkwater, Francis Friendly, Sir William Randal, Darby Mulroony; Lady Drinkwater, Mrs Friendly, Miss Timor, Betty.] Prologue spoken by L'Estrange .

Song: End of mainpiece a song by Brett

Monologue: 1784 01 21 End of Act III of mainpiece a Masonic Address by a Brother [unidentified]

1763
15 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Jones, Painter, Bates, Goodwin, Atkins, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis, Mrs Branson, Mrs Sharpe, and the Widow of the late Dr Arne will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #229 3s. 6d. (46/11/6; 2/7/0; tickets: 180/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Rival Nympbs, as17840318athi

Song: End of mainpiece Let not Age by a Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

1764
02 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Easy-R. Palmer; Irishman in the Pit-Booth; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Hale; Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre; Caller-Mrs Love; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb .

Afterpiece Title: Lord Russel

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

1765
31 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Dance: In afterpiece, by Byrne, Ratchford, Giorgi Jun., Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Mrs Invill, Giorgi's Scholars, the two Miss Simonets. [The dances were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performance Comment: , Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Mrs Invill, Giorgi's Scholars, the two Miss Simonets. [The dances were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.

1766
17 October 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: In Act v of mainpiece a Roman Ovation. The Music composed by Shield, with a Grand Chorus ["taken from Caractacus" (Public Advertiser, 21 Oct.)] by Dr Arne. Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Davies, Cubitt, Palmer, Darley, Meadows, Doyle; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Gray, Miss Orme, Miss Francis, Miss Browning, Mrs Bannister. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performance Comment: The Music composed by Shield, with a Grand Chorus ["taken from Caractacus" (Public Advertiser, 21 Oct.)] by Dr Arne. Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Davies, Cubitt, Palmer, Darley, Meadows, Doyle; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Gray, Miss Orme, Miss Francis, Miss Browning, Mrs Bannister. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.

1767
14 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Meadows, Cubitt, Darley, Doyle, Pemberton; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Orme, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Meadows, Cubitt, Darley, Doyle, Pemberton; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Orme, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy .

1768
20 May 1786 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera [1st time; COM 2], written by Charles Francis Badini, and set to music by Pasquale Anfossi. "The Author has . . . struck out ideas fit to excite the utmost powers of harmony. We do not think that he has been sufficiently seconded by Signor Anfossi. The music evidently labours under a tedious monotony" (General Advertiser, 22 May)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'inglese In Italia

Dance: As17860516 throughout

1769
07 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The performance was interrupted when "a piece of brass of upwards of a pound weight [was] hurled from the gallery into the pit, and much injured a lady on which it fell" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). Advertisement from the theatre printed in the same newspaper, 9 Apr.: "For discovery of the offender the Theatre offers a reward of 10 guineas." Account-Book, 26 June: Paid Messrs Francis the reward offered #10 10s.] Receipts: #278 2s. 6d. (272.7.0; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Omai

1770
14 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Rock, Letteney, Reeve, W. Thompson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Martyr

Performance Comment: Thompson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Martyr.

1771
12 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Duffey, Cubitt, Darley, Rock, Blurton, Letteney, Lee, C. Powell, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Davenett, Miss M'George, Mrs Powell, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Martyr

Performance Comment: Powell, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Davenett, Miss M'George, Mrs Powell, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Martyr.
Related Works
Related Work: The Enchanted Wood Author(s): C. Francis

1772
04 June 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Nootka Sound; or, Britain Prepar'd

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal and Speaking Characters by Bannister, Ryder, Blanchard, Davies, Bernard, Darley, Rock, Reeve, Powel, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; Pantomimic Part and Dances by Byrne, Boyce, Cranfield, Farley, Evatt, Egan, Ratchford, Delpini, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, the Miss Simonets; Cast from Larpent MS: Captain Briton-Bannister; Drunken Taylor-Ryder; Foremast, Cartouch-Blanchard; Lieutenant-Davies; Pipes, Capstern-Bernard; O'Shaughnessy-Rock; Export-Powel; Decoy Recruit-Noble; Dapperwit-C. Powell; Sir John Breehold-Thompson; Landlady-Mrs Mountain; Eliza-Mrs Martyr; unassigned-Darley, Reeve.

1773
06 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Pursuit; Or, Stop Her Who Can

Afterpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: ["Follett played the part of Koah in the room of Delpini" (Diary, 8 Nov.). The other characters probably were: Terreeobo-$Blurton; Pareea-$Byrne; Captain Cook-$Cranfield; His Lieutenant-$Evatt; Lieutenant of the Marines-$Ratchford; Emai-$Miss Francis (see17890921).]
Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis

1774
20 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17901001, but Shepherdesses-Miss _Rowson, Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss _Rowson, Miss Francis.

1775
20 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris, Taken in the Year 1790

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters: St. Alban-Holman; Captain O'Leary-Johnstone; Patrick-Rock; Catherine-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Brunton; Vocal Characters-Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet (Their 1st appearance), Miss Stuart, Miss Francis, Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Pantomimical Characters: Harlequin-Boyce; Petit Maitre-Farley; Marquis-W. Powel; Pioneer-Cranfield; Dusty Gentleman-Bernard; Poet-Marshall; Shoe@Black-Rees; Jacobine-Cross; Lemonadier-C. Powell; Poissards-Blurton, Rayner; Gardener-Milburne; Grotesque-Follett; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Lloyd; Colombine-Mrs Harlowe; New Prologue-Holman.