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1762 results for: Keyword - Graces and Gayety of the French
We found 776 matches on Performance Comments, 583 matches on Performance Title, 495 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

576
06 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Holland; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Ackman; Widow Bellmour (with song in character)-Mrs Abington; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Palmer, 1st time; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Lady Constant-Mrs Barry; Mignionette-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The National Prejudice

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Reddish, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Ackman, J. Burton, Miss Simson, Miss Reynolds, Mrs Abington; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Reddish, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Ackman, J. Burton, Miss Simson, Miss Reynolds, Mrs Abington

Dance: Act I afterpiece: a French Dance call'd The Cotillion-Giorgi, Duquesney, Tassoni, Rolley, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Mrs Grimaldi; V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

577
01 March 1770 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Passione

Performance Comment: Parts-Guadagni, Sga Grassi, Biancei, Sga Guglielmi; Grand Chorusses-.
Cast
Role: Grand Chorusses Actor: .

Music: I: Solo on French Horn-celebrated M. Rodolphe; II: A solo on the Violincello-the celebrated M. Dupart, Musician to the Prince of Conti

Performance Comment: Rodolphe; II: A solo on the Violincello-the celebrated M. Dupart, Musician to the Prince of Conti.
Cast
Role: A solo on the Violincello Actor: the celebrated M. Dupart, Musician to the Prince of Conti.

578
02 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be laid together at 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had and places to be taken for the Boxes at Mr Sarjeant's (only) at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Books of the Performance will be sold there. The doors to be opened at Five. To Begin at Half past Six. Received of Toms and Arnold Charges of the House. #35

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: FFirst Violin, a Solo-Giardini; Concerto on French Horns-Sg Rodolpho

579
08 March 1770 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Passione

Cast
Role: Grand Chorusses Actor: .

Music: After 1st Chorus: A solo on French Horn-the celebrated Rodolfe; End Act I: A solo on the Violino-Lahaussage; End of Piece: Solo on Violincello-by the celebratedDupart

Song: After the violincello: The Stabat Mater (music by Pergolesi)-Guadagni, Savoi; The whole performance to conclude with: a Grand Chorus (music by Guglielmi) with a Trio-Miss Dupart, Rodolfe. [Query: the trio instumental?]

Performance Comment: [Query: the trio instumental?] .

580
22 March 1770 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gioas Re Di Giuda

Song: I: A Song-Guadagni, accompanied on the French Horn-Rodolfe

Music: I: Concerto on Violin-LaHaussage; II: A Sonata on the Violincello-Duport

581
21 August 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Barthelemon. A new Entertainment by Barthelemon. Admittance 3s. N.B . Tickets sold in the Fields in Great Marybone St., and at the doors (as they were at Mrs Barthelemon's night at the low rate of three tickets for a shilling) are forged and will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Pedlar

Performance Comment: Parts: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Barthelemon .

Music: In the course of the concert Catches and Glees: 1st Violin and new solo concerto-Barthelemon; New Concerto on Organ-Carter (composed by Barthelemon); New French Horn and Trumpet Concerto (also Barthelemon's composition) by Mas. Rogers of Bath (Mr Leander's scholar) 12 years old; and by Mas. Green (Mr Jones's scholar) 10 years old. Several New Simphonies composed by Barthelemon. To conclude with the Canon of the favourite burletta The Magic Girdle

Performance Comment: Rogers of Bath (Mr Leander's scholar) 12 years old; and by Mas. Green (Mr Jones's scholar) 10 years old. Several New Simphonies composed by Barthelemon. To conclude with the Canon of the favourite burletta The Magic Girdle .

582
04 September 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Furioso Actor: Bannister, and the addition of a new part

Music: marly First Violin and Solo Concerto by Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ by Hook ; Fourth Concerto of Corelli with the additional parts for trumpets, French Horns, and Kettle Drums adapted to that favourite piece by the late ingenious Sg Pasquali

583
11 September 1770 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: marly Benefit for Hook. Price 3s. Vocals in Concert by Mas. Cheney, Two Young Ladies who never appeared in public, and Mrs Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Furioso Actor: Bannister, and the addition of a new part

Music: marly First Violin and Solo by Fisher; Concerto on Organ by Hook ; Concerto on French Horn by the celebrated Mr Cohen, musician to the Stadtholder, being the 1st time of his performing since his arriving in England

584
06 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Words from Holy Writ...Music so admirable designed by Handel as to Beggar all description (Theatrical Review). Mr Ponta is Musician to his Serene Highness the Elector of Mentz. Tickets and places for boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjeant at the Stage Door. Box 5s. Pit 4s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Books of the performance sold at the Theatre. Doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin at half past Six (Account Book). [Messrs Toms and Arnold were putting on the Oratorios at Covent Garden this season.] Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Mr Ponta; End Part II: Concerto on Violin-Sga Lombardini Sirmen (Theatrical Review, 214)

585
13 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn, as17720306 End Part II: Concerto on Violin, as17720311

586
20 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Music composed by Mr Arnold...a very noble Piece of Composition; the airs are pleasing, and the chorusses majestically grand; upon the whole this is the most capital Performance in the Oratorio style Mr Arnold has produced (Theatrical Review, p. 218). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn, as17720306 End Part II: A New Concerto on Violin by Cirri-Sga Sirmen (Theatrical Review, p. 218)

587
23 March 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Music: Concerto on Oboe-Fischer; Concerto on Violincello-Cirri; Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; Concerto on German Flute-Tacet; Solo-Sga Sirmen

588
25 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. This oratorio for the last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast, With Coronation Anthems

Music: Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; Solo on Violincello-Janson

589
30 March 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fischer. Pit and Boxes 6s. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Song: Savoi, Signora Grassi

Music: First Violin, Solo-Linley Jr, from Bath; Solo on Viola di Gamba-Abel; Solo on German Flute-Wendling; Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; Concerto on Violincello-Duport; Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

590
03 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn, as17720311 End Part II: New Concerto on Violin by Cirri, as17720320(Theatrical Review, p. 221)

591
26 February 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio composed by Dr Arne. Not performed these eight years. Boxes 5s. Pit 4s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets and places for the boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjeant (only) at the Stage Door. Books of the Oratorio to be sold at the theatre. Doors opened at Five o'clock. To Begin at Half past Six. [Note on prices, time, and books repeated each performance this season.] Charges: #35

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Music: I: Solo on Violin-Barthelemon; II: Concerto on French Horn-Sg Spandau

592
03 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Judith

Music: I: Concerto on French Horn-Spandau; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne

593
05 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Judith

Music: I: Concerto on French Horn-Spandau; II: Violin solo-Barthelemon

594
18 March 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Song: In the Above Opera, four new airs-Sga Girelli; one of which, at the end of Act II, will be accompanied on the French Horn-the celebrated M Spandau

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-; in which the favourite Entree of last season-Mlle Heinel; II: A Grand Ballet, with a new Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: A Grand Ballet, New Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

595
26 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Abel; Judith

Music: I: Concerto on French Horn-Spandau; II: Violin Concerto-Barthelemon

596
29 July 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilletante

Music: Musical imitations of the French, Italian, and German Style of singing will be introduc'd-Reinhold

597
28 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A sacred Oratorio selected from the works of $George Frederick Handel, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omnipotence; Judas Maccabaeus

Music: End Part First: A New Concerto on 3 Chromatic French Horns-(being their first performance); After Part Second: a Concerto on the Violin-Lamotte

598
01 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Judas Maccabaeus

Music: First Violin, as17760223; End Part I: Concerto on 3 Chromatic French Horns, as17760223; End Part II: Violin Concerto-Lamotte

599
08 March 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson; Judas Maccabaeus

Music: End I: Concerto on 3 Chromatic French Horns, as17760228; End II: Concerto on Violin-Lamotte

600
27 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Afterpiece 1st time; F 2, by Ursula Agnes Booth, based on the same, by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger. The playbill lists Death in place of Lee Lewes, but he 'Was not to be found...Hull begged permission for Lee Lewes to read Death's part in his own undress, which [was] granted" (London Chronicle, 28 Apr.).]. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 15, Drury-lane. Receipts: #262 2s. (157.2; tickets: 105.0) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Dance: End monologue: The Poney Races, as17780421

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna [with a new song]-Quick

Performance Comment: End: Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna [with a new song]-Quick.