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2855 results for: Keyword - Giffard</i> great Service-I have had great Success in all,
We found 1625 matches on Event Comments, 989 matches on Performance Comments, 338 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
26 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Tub the Comic Part

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great an Opera

Song: A Dialogue (after the Italian Manner)-two Boys , one of which never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17150404

227
26 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Wilmer (boxkeeper). Receipts: #66 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Song:

Dance: As will be express'd in the Great Bills

228
06 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The City Ramble

Dance: Express'd in the great Bills

229
30 June 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: To all the Nobility, Gentlemen, and Ladies. At 7 p.m. Weekly Journal, 2 July: The Pleasure that our English People of Quality took, in being acquainted, that a Gentleman of ours, the curious Mr Abel, hath brought over hither all the most delicate Entertainments...made them last Thursday, for his Encouragement, flock in abundance to his Concert...among whom were the Princess of Wales, who went Incognito, besides several of the Nobility, and other Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick in 14 Languages-Mr Abell (lately arriv'd from Italy); Instrumental accompaniment-a great Number of the best English Masters; with Sicilian Illuminationsv; The Songs are as follows: Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Scotch, Irish, French, High-Dutch, Low-Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Lingua Franca, Turkish; The Sea/Compass to be Sung if desired-

230
27 July 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens With The Death Of Alexander The Great

Dance: Thurmond Jr

231
11 November 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or The Man Hater

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Music: With the Mask of Musick proper to the Play by the late Mr Hen. Purcel. Bacchus-Leveridge, Cupid- the Boy

Dance: To be expressed in the Great Bills

232
08 March 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: A Mimick Night Scene after the Italian Manner, between a Harlequin, Scaramouch, and Dame Ragonde, being the same that was perform'd with great Applause, by the Sieurs Allard, 14 Years ago-Dupre, Mrs Santlow

233
11 July 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe Or The Great Mogul

Dance: As17160629

234
22 October 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Tallboy-Miller; Clack-Norris; Hearty-Penkethman; Oliver-Booth; Springlove-Mills; Randal-Johnson; Vincent-Ryan; Hilliard-Bickerstaff; Rachell-Mrs Bicknell; Meriel-Mrs Santlow; Amie-Miss Younger.
Cast
Role: Tallboy Actor: Miller

Song: Turner, Mrs Boman

Dance: As17161009; with a Mimic Night Scene after the Italian Manner, between Harlequin, Scaramouch and Dame Ragonde, being the same that was perform'd with great Applause, by the Sieurs Alard, 14 Years ago-

235
01 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe Or The Great Mogul

Dance: A new Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith; Serious and Comic Dancing-Salle, Mlle Salle

236
16 March 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great

Dance: As17161027

237
10 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe Or The Great Mogul

Song: As17171130

Dance: As17171022; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

238
04 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens And The Death Of Alexander The Great

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Moreau's new Grand Wedding Dance-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

239
24 June 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe Or The Hypocrite

Related Works
Related Work: The Hypocrite Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queens or The Comical Humours of Alexander the Great

240
29 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the famous Molliere. Daily Courant, 2 May: Monsieur deGrimbergue, Director of the French Comedians, hereby gives Notice, that he is extreamly sorry he could not give on Friday last all the Entertainment he had promised in his Publick Bills, by reason that Signora Violenta unluckily fell sick that very day; and Mons Dangeville refused to Dance, being puft up by the Applause he had the good Fortune to meet with; fancying he hath a Right to do so whenever he pleases

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Entertainment: The Great Turkish Ceremony-; Dancing-Danjeville; Tumbling-; particularly a lame tumbler (who never performed before in England); The Flourishing of the Colors-Signora Violenta

241
11 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Entertainment: The Great Turkish Ceremony-; Tumbling-; Dancing-Dangeville, Mlle Descheliez

242
11 December 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng Zebe Or The Great Mogul

243
01 December 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

244
11 March 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Dryden. Pit and Front Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng Zebe Or The Great Mogul

Dance: As17221211

245
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

Performance Comment: Pyramus-Penkethman; Wall-Norris.
Cast
Role: Wall Actor: Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green or The Woman Never Vexd

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

246
26 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

247
13 October 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris Jr, alias the Young Jubilee Dicky. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Hob or The Country Wake

Dance: To be express'd in tne great Bills

248
07 January 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Woman Actor: Glover, Mrs Wall

249
15 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

250
23 May 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: French Consort of Musick-two Ladies who have had the Honour to sing in several Courts of Europe with great Applause