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2273 results for: Keyword - Gentlemen of the Choir
We found 989 matches on Performance Comments, 864 matches on Event Comments, 390 matches on Author, 200 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1751
22 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

1752
23 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit R. Williams and Mrs Haughton. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber, Poet-Laureat to His Majesty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Haughton, for dl, being positively the only Time of his performing on this Stage

1753
26 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Plomer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber, Poet-Laureat to his Majesty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: Sandham

1754
04 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Palmer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding

1755
06 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit Miss Holliday. Afterpiece: A New Pastoral Ballad Opera of one Act [Author unknown]. Receipts: money #47 16s.; tickets #123 13s. [Prince and two of three eldest Princesses present.] Gentleman's Magazine, I (1731), 216: Miss Holliday...received from the Royal Family, over and above the usual Present, a large Gold Medal, weighing about 50 Guineas, with the Bust of her Majesty as Electress of Hanover on each Side

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: SShepherds and Shepherdesses by Nivelon-Nivelon, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

1756
06 May 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas Mountier, the Chichester Boy, who sung at Mr Smith's Concert in lif. At the Request of a great Number of Gentlemen and Ladies. Pit and Boxes will be laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1757
15 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song:

Dance:

1758
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

1759
07 June 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ray. At the particular Request of the Gentlemen of Deptford and Woolwich. Receipts: money #25 8s.; tickets #73 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: II: A new Clown-Nivelon; III: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; IV: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

Music: V: The celebrated Water Musick by Mr Handel-; in which Kettle Drums-Poitier

1760
28 September 1731 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Benefit Charles, the Merry Trumpeter of Oxford. At Fielding's Great Booth. 6 P.M. And tis well if it takes@If not the Trumpeter breaks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Entertainment: Between the Acts: particularly the Black and White Joak, to be sounded-Charles, and also a Joak of his own

1761
09 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Burney, Mrs Tollet

1762
18 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Gentlemen of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17311117, but Parly-Mrs Haughton; With a new Prologue, Epilogue on the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Epilogue on the Occasion Actor: .
Role: Dicky Actor: Norris, whose Father perform'd it originally.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: With the usual Songs-

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

1763
05 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Benefit a Gentleman's Family in Distress. Receipts: money #71 0s. 6d.; tickets #51 15s. [Duke of Cumberland present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

1764
19 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

1765
26 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Miller, being the first time of his appearing on any Stage these two Years

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Burney, Mrs Tollet

1766
05 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Girard Actor: Rosco
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller
Role: Father to Miss Cadiere Actor: Colett
Role: Mother to Miss Cadiere Actor: Mrs Tollet

1767
07 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #64 7s. 6d.; tickets #134 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

1768
10 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Distress. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance:

1769
25 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Angel and Cook. At the Desire of some Foreign Ministers. Places will be kept on the Stage for Gentlemen and Ladies Performers, who are willing to Play between the Acts, in proper Habits, as they please. Boxes and Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: money #100 17s. 6d.; tifkets #120 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Performers are to be in the following Characters. The Harpsichord-Colombine; Violoncello-Harlequin; Bassoon-Scaramouch; Double Bass-Pierot; Singing-Diana, an Indian King; Violins-a Spaniard, a Roman, an Hungarian, a Persian, a Turk, a Polander, an Arabian, a Muscovite; the Tenor-a Highlander; the German Flute-a Satyr; French Horns-Foresters; Hautboys-two Shepherds; others. The Concert of Performers will consist of between 40 and 50 of the best Hands

Performance Comment: The Harpsichord-Colombine; Violoncello-Harlequin; Bassoon-Scaramouch; Double Bass-Pierot; Singing-Diana, an Indian King; Violins-a Spaniard, a Roman, an Hungarian, a Persian, a Turk, a Polander, an Arabian, a Muscovite; the Tenor-a Highlander; the German Flute-a Satyr; French Horns-Foresters; Hautboys-two Shepherds; others. The Concert of Performers will consist of between 40 and 50 of the best Hands. others. The Concert of Performers will consist of between 40 and 50 of the best Hands.
Cast
Role: the Tenor Actor: a Highlander
Role: the German Flute Actor: a Satyr

1770
15 March 1732 @ Chancery Lane

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At the Academy in Chancery Lane. 6 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1771
11 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Miller, being the first time of his appearing on any Stage these two Years

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance:

1772
01 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Palmer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

Song: I: Song in Character of a Butcher's Wife-Mrs Palmer; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

1773
08 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has Wrote for the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance:

1774
10 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Under the Direction of Mr Pearce. By Terence. At the Academy in Chancery Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Performance Comment: The Young Gentlemen of the Academy.

1775
22 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Moses, Gallery Keeper. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Dicky Actor: Norris, whose Father perform'd it originally.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit