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3635 results for: Keyword - J. Hughes, Esq.
We found 961 matches on Performance Comments, 742 matches on Event Comments, 439 matches on Author, 114 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
14 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq. [For Occasional Prompter XVI, see Daily Journal, 14 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: With a New Burlesque Tragi Actor: Comic-Farcical Interlude: Tiddi@Doll, Director of the Gingerbread Company-Master Green

Song: II: Son Priginiero-Miss Cecilia Young; IV: Would You Gain the Tender Creature-Miss Young

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15 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late $J. Hughes, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: With a New Burlesque Tragi Actor: Comic-Farcical Interlude: Tiddi@Doll, Director of the Gingerbread Company-Master Green

Song: II: La Nuvoletta, an Italian Ballad.-Miss Young; IV: Wou'd you gain the Tender Creature-Miss Young

3
18 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late $J. Hughes, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Song: II: La Nuvoletta-Miss Cecilia Young; IV: Wou'd you gain the Tender Creature-Miss Cecilia Young

4
29 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq. Afterpiece: a New Dramatick Tale. Written by the Author of the Toy Shop [R. Dodsley]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Muilment; V: Ballet-Denoyer

5
26 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Daughter of the late Mr Mills. Mainpiece: Written by the late $J. Hughes, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Drunken Peasant-Philips; Russian Sailor-Denoyer

6
28 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq. London Evening Post, 28 Jan.: It's remarkable that the new Comedy call'd The Nest of Plays...and the new Farce call'd The Coffee House...and which are the two first that have been perform'd since the Act of Parliament took Place, obliging all Plays, Farces, &c. to be licens'd before play'd, were both damn'd by the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120 II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Grand Polish Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter, Liviez, Pelling, Vallois, Rector, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Woodward, Miss Brett

7
23 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked or An Old Man Taught Wisdom

8
22 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Milward. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Hughes. Part of the Stage formed into Side Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Eumenes-Mills; Caled-Quin; Phocyas-Milward; Abudah-W. Mills; Daran-Cibber; Herbis-Berry; Artamon-Turbutt; Eudocia-Mrs Heron. With a New Prologue to his [Hughes'] Memory .Hughes'] Memory .
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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, as17350310 Minuet (in Modern Habits) by Denoyer and Mrs Walter

9
23 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Legacy

10
03 February 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

11
30 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Cassander-Palmer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Hephestian-Davies; Polyperchon-Chambers; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Chaplin; Eumenes-Norris; Aristander-Wrighten; Slave-R. Palmer; Clytus-Bensley; Roxana-Miss Younge; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Yates; A favorite Epilogue (written by D. Garrick, Esq.) with alterations spoken-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Second Thought is Best

12
30 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Gentleman Gardiner

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's sister

13
03 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's sister; by Particular Desire the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

14
17 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister; also the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

15
20 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

16
01 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

17
06 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes

18
08 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

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Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes

19
27 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

20
17 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every where

21
28 February 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes

22
17 February 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By John Hughes.] Never Acted before. The Orphan Reviv'd or Powell's Weekly Journal, 20 Feb.: On Wednesday last, the Ingenious Mr John Hughes, Author of the Tragedy call'd the Siege of Damascus, died without seeing it acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

23
17 May 1712 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [Text by John Hughes. Music by John Galliard.] Never Performed before. Admission as 24 Nov. 1711, but Benches in the Pit rail'd in at the Price of the Boxes. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calypso And Telemachus

Related Works
Related Work: Calypso and Telemachus Author(s): John Hughes

24
12 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Hughes.] A New Musical Masque, perform'd all in English. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes

Dance: As17151122

25
27 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Music by Galliard. Text by Hughes. Performed in English.] Receipts: #99 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calypso And Telemachus

Related Works
Related Work: Calypso and Telemachus Author(s): John Hughes