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1217 results for: Keyword - H. Fielding
We found 730 matches on Author, 354 matches on Performance Comments, 197 matches on Event Comments, 3 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1151
21 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright and Fielding. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17240418

1152
17 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Fielding, and Widow Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: II: Harlequin-Young Rainton; V: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Johnson

Song: III: Hunting Song-Ray; IV: Song in The Fair Penitent , Words by Mr Congreve, Musick by Mr J. Eccles to be sung-Ray

1153
12 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Pieces of Musick , selected from the Works of Signor Michael Archangelo Corelli-

1154
22 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Tickets given out in Fielding's name taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

1155
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Reynolds Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

1156
06 September 1728 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Reynolds Booth. [On 23 Sept. Miss Ward was announced as play Polly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

1157
30 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Watson, Corey, Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Dance: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Young Lally, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

1158
23 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding's Booth. Mainpiece: With Alterations. At 4 p.m. this day. During Fair: From 2 to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hunter; Or, The Beggar's Wedding

Song: CChimes of the Times, The Contented Farmer-Mrs Mountfort

Dance: HHarlequin, Pierrot-St.Luce , from Paris; Dusty Miller, French Peasant-Fisher@Tench Charke

Music: A good Band of Instruments-; accompany'd by a Chamber Organ-

1159
12 February 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fielding. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

1160
30 March 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [By Henry Fielding.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Related Works
Related Work: The Authors Farce; and, The Pleasures of the Town Author(s): Henry Fielding

1161
24 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Hippisley-Hall Booth. A new Dramatick Opera. At 1 p.m. daily

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of China, Grand Volgi; Or, The Constant Couple And Virtue Rewarded

Song: Master Fisher Tench, Miss Brett; A new Dialogue of Chimes of the Times-Excell, Mrs Egleton

Dance: Master Fisher Tench, Miss Brett; A new Dialogue of Chimes of the Times-Excell, Mrs Egleton

Music: Grand Chorus from Porus, accompany'd with Hautboys Trumpets and Kettle Drums-

1162
08 September 1731 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Hippisley-Hall Booth. 1 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of China

Song: CChimes of the Times-Excell, Mrs Egleton

Music: From Porus As17310824 at bf

Dance: Fisher, Tench, Miss Brett

1163
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

1164
01 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Henry Fielding]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Lottery Author(s): Henry Fielding

1165
16 August 1732 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Envious Statesman; Or, The Forc'd Physician

1166
22 August 1732 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Hippisley Booth at the George Inn in West Smithfield. A new Dramatick Entertainment. Done from the French of Moliere, and intermix'd with Variety of Songs to old Ballad Tunes and Country Dances. All the Characters to be entirely new Dressed. [Advertised 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 Aug.; 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Envious Statesman; Or, The Fall Of Essex; With The Humours Of The Forc'd Physician

Dance: Mons D'Ferrou Ville , lately arrived from Paris, Miss Brett, Miss Mears

Music: A Band , including Burk Thumoth

Entertainment: Before the Opera: Postures-Phillips

1167
11 October 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 12 Oct.: The same Day [11 Oct., the Anniversary of His Majesty's Coronation] Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment, with a Concert of Musick, to the Company of Comedians, and a large Bonfire and Liquor to the Populace, when the Healths of their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; the Duke, and the Princesses, were drank, with the sounding of Kettle Drums and Trumpets, and repeated Acclamations of Joy. Daily Post, 13 Oct.: Mr Fielding the Player (who keeps a Booth...during...Bartholomew Fair) gave to the Populace before his own Door in Hart-street, Bloomsbury, a Butt of the strongest Beer that could be got; also a large Bonfire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance: DDutch Skipper-D'Valois, Mrs Bullock; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; Sailor's Dance-Jones

1168
20 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Egmont, Diary, I, 333: to the new play called The Miser, which is well translated from Moliere by Mr Fielding, and well acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

1169
25 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fielding and Houghton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

1170
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Hippisley Booth, in the George-Inn-Yard. Mainpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment. Afterpiece: A Ballad Opera. Done from the French of Moliere. Intermix'd With Variety of Songs set to old Ballad Tunes, and Country Dances. 1 to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Jealousy; Or, The Downfall Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for Covetousness; or, The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: FFooting Dance-LeBrun, Mrs Ogden; Fisher Tench, Mlle D'Lorme

1171
04 September 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Hippisley Booth. Daily Post, 4 Sept.: We hear...that there have been such frequent Calls for Copies of that favourite Duetto of Sweet If You Love Me Smiling Turn. (sung by Salway and Mrs Pritchard) that they have been provided printed Copies of it be given Gratis daily at their Booth...and that further to entertain...Hippisley, at the End of the last Time of Acting every Night, will divert the Audience with his Comic Scene call'd the Drunken Man, as will also Mons LeBrun with his Drunken Peasant

Performances

1172
17 August 1734 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 17 Aug.: This Day, Mr Fielding will Rehearse his Play [for BF], and Practice his Musick, at his own House, the Buffalo Tavern, Bloomsbury, at Ten in the Morning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spa1n

1173
24 August 1734 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Oates Booth. [Advertised 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Aug.; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spa1n

Afterpiece Title: The Constant Lovers: With the Comical Humours of Mons Ragout

Dance: By Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Master Oates, Miss Oates

1174
08 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by Mr Fielding. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: Pierrots by Nivelon and Poitier. V: Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett

1175
23 November 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by Mr Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: By Denoyer and Mlle Roland