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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.

851
07 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Wright, the first time of his appearance on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Cast
Role: and Pipe Actor: Master Hamilton Sr, Master Brooks Sr, Master Harper, Master Case, Miss Cole, Miss Morrison, Miss Edwards
Role: with The Shepherd's Mount Actor: all the Characters
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

852
09 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard with a Representation of the Drawing of the Lottery in Stationer's Hallv.

Dance: V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

853
13 February 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 15 Feb.: On Monday last Mr Lacy, who set up the Oratory in York Buildings, and was committed to Bridewell some time since, by two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace on the lade Act of Parliament, was brought by Habeas Corpus to the King's Bench, in order to be bail'd, but after several Learned Arguments by his Council, which were answer'd by the Attorney and Solicitor-General, the Court remanded him back again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Delane; King-Johnson; Prince-Ryan; Worcester-Rosco; Glendower-Chapman; Westmoreland-Aston; Douglas-Hale; Mortimer-Stevens; Vernon-Hallam; Blunt-Salway; Poins-A. Ryan; Gadshill-Bencraft; Bardolph-W. Hallam; Francis-Hippisley; Carriers-Mullart, James; Kate-Mrs Ware; Hostess-Mrs Martin; Falstaff-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Pierrot-Lalauze; Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Vincent, Roberts; Nymphs of the Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Miss Moreau, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun; Hour-Miss Cantrell; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Richardson, Baudouin; Psyche-Mlle Roland; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Baudouin; Neptune (Pantalon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Mercury-Laguerre; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Baudouin; Country Lasses-Miss Norman, Miss Dancey, Mrs LeBrun; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Nymphs of the Chace Actor: Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers
Role: Graces Actor: Miss Moreau, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Psyche Actor: Mlle Roland

854
28 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Southern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Blandford-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard; Widow Lackit-Mrs Grace; Charlot-Mrs Pritchard; Stanmore-Winstone; Governor-Turbutt; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill; Lucy-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Cast
Role: French Cooke Actor: Woodward

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with two new Minuets for Trumpets and other Instruments-

Dance: II: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

855
18 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17380316

856
20 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere by the late Mr Betterton. Six Rows of the Pit will be railed into the Front Boxes. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House in Cecil-street, in the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

857
27 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Beard. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: with The Early Horn Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: Muilment, Mrs Walter; Hornpipe-Philips

858
03 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin and Turbutt. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: II: The Early Horn-Beard

859
08 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward and Mrs Furnival. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Tickets for Winstone taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

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

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

860
13 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the Request of several Persons of Quality. [See dl, 17 March 1737, for a performance once intended for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste; Or, The Guardians

Performance Comment: Man of Taste-Macklin; Sir Humphrey-Harper; Sir Positive-Griffin; Freelove-Mills; Valentine-Milward; Cockade-Miller; Harcourt-Winstone; Horatio-Raftor; Lewis-Cross; Lady Henpeck-Mrs Grace; Maria-Mrs Clive; Dorothea-Mrs Pritchard; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Mrs Butler; Lisetta-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Cast
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Lilliputians, scholars to Livier.

Song: In: the usual Songs-Mrs Clive, Beard; particularly The Life of a Beau-Mrs Clive, Beard; The Beaux Lamentation-Mrs Clive, Beard for the Loss of Faranelli; The Provident Damsel-Mrs Clive, Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

Dance: III: Two Pierrots-Pelling, Vallois; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

861
16 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hamilton and the two Masters Hamilton. Tickets at Hamilton's Lodgings, at Mr Strawberry's in Russel-Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Perform'd by the Lilliputians: More-Master W. Hamilton; Gubbins-Master J. Hamilton; Margerinia-Miss Edward, the first time of her appearance on any stage; Mauxalinda-Miss Cole; Dragon-Master Ferg.
Cast
Role: Margerinia Actor: Miss Edward, the first time of her appearance on any stage

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; III: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: Beard

862
27 September 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Poundage-Mullart; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Mrs Templer; Trusty-Mrs Ware; Lady Grace-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

863
17 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

864
19 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: A new Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland elder

865
21 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
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: I: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; III: A new dance-Baudouin, Mrs Walter; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

866
25 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
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: HHornpipe-Phillips

867
28 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Pierot-Lalauze; Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Vincent; Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Mrs Vincent; Merlin-Leveridge; Cupid-Glover; Graces-Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun; Hour-Miss Cantrell; Zephyrs-Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DuPre; Psyche-Mlle Roland; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Lun; Mercury-Laguerre; Doctor-Penkethman; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.
Cast
Role: Graces Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Psyche Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.

868
08 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: With Additional Scenes, particularly a new one for the Conclusion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: As17381030, but Marrowbone-_; Artichoke-_; Spinnage-_; Mrs Spinnage-_; Apricote-_; Mrs Apricote-_; Mrs Taffata-_; with a Ballet-Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Cast
Role: with a Ballet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

Ballet: III: A Comic Ballet called Double Jealousy. Miller-Poitier (the first time of his appearing on that stage these two years); Miller's Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquette-Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Miller-Poitier (the first time of his appearing on that stage these two years); Miller's Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquette-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mlle Roland

869
09 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Southern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: with a Ballet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

870
14 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: with a Ballet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

871
09 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
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: As17381208

872
26 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov, Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Cast
Role: Grand Ballet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Role: with a Ballet Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland.
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

873
08 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

874
13 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Centlivre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

875
22 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Milward; Sir Novely-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Snap-Macklin; Sly-Woodward; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Flareit-Mrs Pritchard; Anne-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: with The Eearly Horn Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber