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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.

176
26 November 1713 @ Tennis Court

Event Comment: The lowest Price 6d. The rest 1s. Pit 1s. 6d. and the Stage 2s. 6d. At 6 p.m. For the Diversion of the Quality and Gentry. [The same company performed occasionally during the winter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

177
17 May 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Husband and Boman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Powell; Alcibiades-Booth; Apemantus-Husband; Nicias-Pack; Phaeax-Bullock; Isander-Burkhead; Isidore-Leigh; Thrasillus-Cross; Aelius-Johnson; Cleon-Norris; Demetrius-Cory; Diphilus-Ryan; Old Man-Boman; Poet-Bickerstaff; Evandra-Mrs Porter; Melissa-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Apemantus Actor: Husband
Role: Isander Actor: Burkhead
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Porter
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: Two French Peasants (new), Two Harlequins-Sandham, Mrs Santlow

178
28 February 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplis'd Fools

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Wade, Mrs Bicknell; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; French Peasant-Wade, Mrs Santlow

179
14 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Pit Doorkeepers. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: [By Benjamin Griffin.] Never perform'd before. Receipts: #100 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Cast
Role: Valentinian Actor: Thurmond being the first Time of his Acting since his Arrival from Ireland

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Song: Cook, Rawlins, Little Boy

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch and French Peasant-a Gentleman for his own Diversion

180
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-

181
03 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years. Receipts: #37 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Song: 'This Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Hall, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: A new Entry-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; A new French Peasant-Spiller, F. Leigh, Mrs Spiller

182
10 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Giles and Martin. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #69 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: 'Tis Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Cook, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Entry-Thurmond Jr; French Peasant-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Miller's Dance-Spiller, Mrs Spiller, F. Leigh

183
14 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Aubert, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Shaw; Harlequin, French Peasant-Aubert

184
31 May 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Paul, Newhouse, and the Prompter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #17 17s. and tickets #70 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: As17160216

Music: A Concerto for a Violin and Flute by John Baston-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17151122; Venetian Dance-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

185
13 July 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Newhouse, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith; particularly French Peasant and His Wife-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

186
14 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith; French Sailor-Shaw, Mrs Schoolding; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

187
11 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Salle and Mlle Salle. Receipts: money #109 17s.; tickets #52 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: A new comic dance, The Drunken Man-Salle, Mlle Salle; A Scene in the French Andromache burlesqued with Orestes-Salle, Hermione-Mlle Salle; Grand Comic Dance, as17161115

188
01 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #30 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; particularly Serious Dance-; Dutch Skipper-; French Andromache Burlesqued, as17161211

189
26 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #33 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; La Folie a new Dance by Moreau-; French Andromache Burlesqued-Salle, Mlle Salle

190
23 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross, Mrs Smith, Miss Schoolding; particularly a dance-Moreau, Miss Schoolding; A new Scotch Dance, French Peasant both by Newhouse-Newhouse, Mrs Cross; A New Dance-a Gentleman who never appeared on the English Stage before

191
30 July 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Song: As17161022

192
02 August 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Song: As17161022

193
25 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Song: Mrs Boman, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: Four French Peasants-Weaver, Wade, Shaw, Topham

194
06 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Boval, Thurmond Jr, Tully, Cook Sr, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mlle Gautier, Mlle Corail, Miss Smith, Miss Schoolding Jr; particularly Dupre's Harlequin-Dupre, Mlle Gautier; and a new French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

195
12 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Christopher Bullock.] A New Farce. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjuror

Performance Comment: edition of 1717 lists: Justice Bindover-C. Bullock; Thoroughpace-H. Bullock; Bellmour-Williams; Spoilem-Spiller; Merry Andrew-Scot; Joseph Idle-Egleton; Clerk-Griffin; Isabella-Mrs Robertson; Actress-Mrs Finch; Prologue-Spiller; Epilogue-Williams.
Cast
Role: Merry Andrew Actor: Scot

Afterpiece Title: Woman's Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: Mrs Barbier; particularly Around Her See Cupids Flying-Mrs Barbier

Dance: As17171022; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

196
06 March 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Pack. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Related Works
Related Work: Pan and Syrinx Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17171022; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

197
06 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: As17171126; Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Thurmond's Grand Dance-; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his own Diversion; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

198
20 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter [Steed], Cross, Mrs Hodgson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Count; Or, A New Way To Play An Old Game

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: Flute Solo-John Bastion; accompanied-Pieppo

Song: Since Times Are So Bad-Leveridge, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

199
18 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. [The Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Song: As17180414

Dance: Fairbank's Maggot-Topham, Miss Tenoe; Spanish Entry-Miss Lindar

200
05 August 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Song: As17180206

Dance: As17180718