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3044 results for: Keyword - J. Mahon
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351
16 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Henderson; Hubert-Aickin; Prince Arthur-Miss Heard (of DL); Salisbury-Davics; Pembroke-Kemble; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Whitfield; Austria-Mahon; Pandulph-Fearon; Prince Henry-Miss Francis; Essex-Helme; Chatillon-Booth; Governor of Angiers-Thompson; Bastard-Wroughton; Queen Eleanor-Miss Platt; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Poussin; Lady Blanch-Mrs Inchbald; Constance-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years) .
Cast
Role: Austria Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

352
21 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17831021, but Father Paul-Mahon; Carlos (1st time)-Johnstone; Clara-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

353
24 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17831203, but Philippo (1st time)-Davies; Rapino-Mahon .
Cast
Role: Rapino Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

354
29 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler or The Convent in an Uproar

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Chalmers; Sea Captain-Bannister; Friar Bacon-Davies; Father-Fearon; Friar Bungy-Darley; Clown-Stevens; Sportsmen-Mahon, Booth; Hunchback Barber-Edwin; Abbess-Mrs Templeton; Mother-Mrs White; Waiting Woman-Mlle Semini; Columbine-Mlle Bithmere. Musical and Other Characters by Johnstone, Thompson, Doyle, Rayner, Jones, Helme, Bates, Ledger, Painter; Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Martyr. The Lilliputians, Blefuscudians and Brobdignagians by New Performers . Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Martyr. The Lilliputians, Blefuscudians and Brobdignagians by New Performers .
Cast
Role: Sportsmen Actor: Mahon, Booth

355
04 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17831021, but Father Paul-Mahon; Antonio-Davies .
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

356
09 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17831006, but Lenox-Mahon; Malcolm-Davies; 3rd Witch-Jones [Public Advertiser: Stevens] .Public Advertiser: Stevens] .
Cast
Role: Lenox Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Cast
Role: Sportsmen Actor: Mahon, Booth

Song: As17831218, but omitted: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone

357
13 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Performance Comment: Elder Loveless-Wroughton; Welford-Whitfield; Savel-Quick; Morecraft-Wilson; Poet-Wewitzer; Traveller-Davies; Welford's Servant-Fearon; Captain-Mahon; Young Loveless-Lewis; Widow-Mrs Morton; Martha-Mrs Lewis; Abigail-Mrs Webb; The Capricious Lady-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830917; In Act I of afterpiece Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

358
14 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17831021, but Father Paul-Mahon .
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

359
23 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Marc Anthony-Wroughton; Dolabella-Whitfield; Alexas-Davies; Eumenes-Mahon; Serapion-Thompson; Myris-Bates; Ventidius-Clarke; Octavia-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Charmion-Mrs Poussin; Iris-Miss Stuart; Cleopatra-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Eumenes Actor: Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Cast
Role: Sportsmen Actor: Mahon, Booth

360
06 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel Chiefly Performed At westminster abbey At The handel Commemoration 26 May 1784 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthem God save the King

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture- (Occasional Oratorio); Shall I in Mamre's fertile Plain-Sale; For all these Mercies-Chorus; O had I Jubal's Lyre-Miss Mahon; Ye Sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); Total Eclipse-Harrison; O first created Beam-Chorus (Samson); Angels ever bright and fair-Sga Storace (Theodora); He gave them Hailstones-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: O had I Jubal's Lyre Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Jehovah crowned=-Pearson, Chorus (Esther); He was Eyes unto the Blind-Miss Cantelo (Siroe); Second Hautboy Concerto-; Praise the Lord-Miss Mahon (Esther); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus (Saul); O come let us worship-Harrison (Coronation? Anthems); The Lord shall reign-Chorus; For the Horse of Pharaoh-Harrison; The Horse and his Rider-Sga Storace, Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot

361
20 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music Messiah

Performance Comment: see17890306Principal Vocal and Instrumental Performers As17890227, but Principal Vocal Performers-Miss Mahon.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Miss Mahon.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture and March-(Scipio); Tyrants would in impious throngs-Chorus (Athalia); Oft on a plat of rising ground-Harrison (L'Allegro); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Tune your harps-Miss Mahon (Esther); From Harmony-Harrison, Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Ye Sacred Priests, Farewell ye limpid Springs-Sga Storace (Jephtha); From the censer-Chorus (Solomon).
Cast
Role: Tune your harps Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fifth Grand Concerto-; Let me wander not unseen-Miss Mahon; And young and old-Chorus (L'Allegro); Music spread thy voice around-Harrison, Chorus (Solomon); O magnify the Lord-Miss Cantelo (Chandos? Athems); May no rash intruder, [the] Nightingale Chorus-(Solomon); Gentle Airs-Harrison (Athalia); O God who in thy heavenly band-Chorus (Joseph); The Prince unable to conceal his Pain-Sga Storace (Alexander's Feast); The King shall rejoice-.
Cast
Role: Let me wander not unseen Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End II: As17890227; End Part I: Concerto by Handel on organ-Greatorex

362
27 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Miss Mahon.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: As17890306but O had I Jubal's Lyre-_; Come ever smiling Liberty-Miss Mahon (Judas Maccabaeus).
Cast
Role: Come ever smiling Liberty Actor: Miss Mahon
Role: O had I Jubal's Lyre Actor: Miss Mahon
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Jehovah crowned-Pearson, Chorus; He was Eyes unto the Blind-Miss Cantelo; Second Hautboy +Concerto-; So shall the Lute and Harp-Miss Mahon (Judas Maccabaeus); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus; Thanks to my Brethren, How vain is Man-Harrison (Judas Maccabaeus); Then round about the starry Throne-Chorus (Samson); Every Day will I give Thanks-Sga Storace (Chandos? Anthems); Fix'd in his everlasting Seat-Chorus (Samson).
Cast
Role: So shall the Lute and Harp Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: As17890306

363
03 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Miss Mahon.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; Here amid the shady Woods-Miss Mahon (Alexander Balus); For unto us a Child is born-Chorus (The Messiah); Arm arm ye Brave-Sale; We come in bright Array-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Heart the seat of soft Desire-Sga Storace (Acis and Galatea); No more of Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha); Brethren farewell, Then when the Sun-Harrison (Samson); The Mighty Power-Chorus (Athalia).
Cast
Role: Here amid the shady Woods Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture-(Berenice); Happy Pair-Harrison, Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Great Jehovah's awful Word-Miss Cantelo (Israel in Egypt); Lift up your Heads-Chorus (The Messiah); The morning Lark-Miss Mahon (Semele); He rebuked the Red Sea-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Rendi il Sereno al Ciglio-Harrison (Sosarme); See the conqu'ring Hero comes-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); The Prince Unable-Sga Storace (Alexander's Feast); Immortal Lord of Earth and Skies-Chorus (Deborah).
Cast
Role: The morning Lark Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: As17890306

364
24 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 0 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fifth Grand Concerto-; Praise the Lord-Miss Dall (Esther); In sweetest Harmony-Miss Cantelo; O fatal Day-Chorus; O filial Piety, No cruel Father-Saville (Saul); Tyrants would-Miss Mahon, Chorus (Athalia); Every Day will I give thanks-Harrison (Chandos Anthems); The mighty Power-Chorus (Athalia); O worse than Death, Angels ever bright and fair-Miss Cantelo (Theodora); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus (Saul).
Cast
Role: Tyrants would Actor: Miss Mahon, Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Ye Sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); Thou shalt bring them in-Saville (Israel in Egypt); O God@like Youth-Miss Dall; Sinfonia on Carrillons-; Welcome welcome mighty King-Chorus (Saul); Rendi il sereno al ciglio-Harrison (Sosarme); From the censer-Chorus (Solomon); O had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Mahon (Joshua); Ye sacred Priests, Farewell ye limpid springs-Miss Cantelo (Jephtha); The Horse and his Rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: O had I Jubal's lyre Actor: Miss Mahon

Music: End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Clementi

365
26 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Esther)-; Wave from Wave-Sale; He rebuked the Red Sea He led them through the deep-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Justly these Evils Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Harrison (Samson); Cease thy Anguish-Miss Mahon, Saville (Athalia); O God! who in thy heavenly Hand-Chorus (Joseph); The smiling Dawn of happy Days-Miss Cantelo (Jephtha); How excellent thy Name-Chorus (Saul).
Cast
Role: Cease thy Anguish Actor: Miss Mahon, Saville

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Funeral Anthem-Miss Cantelo, Saville, Harrison, Sale; Come ever smiling Liberty-Miss Dall (Judas Maccabaeus); Gentle Airs-Harrison (Athalia); Then round about-Chorus (Samson); Sweet Bird-Miss Mahon (L'Allegro); Search round the World-Harrison; May no rash Intruder-Chorus (Solomon); How blest the Maid-Miss Poole (Hercules); He was Eyes unto the Blind-Miss Cantelo (Siroe); Immortal Lord!-Double Chorus (Deborah).
Cast
Role: Sweet Bird Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

366
03 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Eleventh Grand Concerto-; As when the Dove-Miss Dall (Acis and Galatea); Dryads and Sylvans-Saville; Lo we all attend-Chorus (Time and Truth); O sing unto the Lord-Miss Cantelo; accompanied on the oboe-Patria; All the whole Earth-Chorus; Tune your Harps-Miss Mahon; Declare his Honour-Chorus; The Waves of the Sea-Saville; O worship the Lord-Miss Cantelo, Harrison; Let all the whole Earth-Chorus (Anthems); Deeper and deeper still, Waft her Angels-Harrison (Jephtha); Fixed in his everlasting Seat-Grand Chorus (Samson).
Cast
Role: Tune your Harps Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Jehovah crown'd-Saville; He comes he comes-Chorus (Esther); Let me wander, Or let the merry Bells ring round-Miss Mahon, Chorus (L'Allegro); Softly sweet-Miss Cantelo (Alexander's Feast); Crown with festal pomp-Chorus (Hercules); Oft on a Plat-Harrison (L'Allegro); As from the power of sacred Lays-Miss Cantelo, Grand Chorus; accompanied on the trumpet-Sarjant (Dryden's Ode); God save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: Or let the merry Bells ring round Actor: Miss Mahon, Chorus

Music: As17900224

367
17 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Second Oboe Concerto-; Hark! 'tis the Linnet-Miss Dall (Joshua); Hence loath'd melancholy!, Come come thou Goddess-Saville (L'Allegro); What Passion cannot Music raise?-Miss Mahon (Dryden's Ode); No more to Ammon's God and King-Chorus; Virtue my soul shall still embrace-Harrison (Jephtha); Hear Jacob's God-Chorus (Samson); O magnify the Lord-Miss Cantelo (Chandos? Anthems); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Grand Chorus (Coronation? Anthems).
Cast
Role: What Passion cannot Music raise? Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: From harmony-Harrison, Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Hush ye pretty warbling choir-Miss Mahon (Acis and Galatea); Like a bright Cherub-Miss Cantelo, Saville, Harrison (Gideon); With thee the unsheltered moor-Miss Cantelo (Solomon); No more ye infidels, Behold ye nations-Saville; Lord of Eternity, O Baal-Chorus (Deborah); Chastity thou cherub bright-Harrison (Susanna); Haste thee Nymph-Saville, Chorus (L'Allegro); God save the King (Coronation Anthems)-.
Cast
Role: Hush ye pretty warbling choir Actor: Miss Mahon

Music: End II: As17900219; End I: Miserere Mei Deus-, composed by Sg Gregorio Allegri, in the Year 1650, from an authentic Copy brought from Italy by Greatorex. A Translation of this Work (the 51st Psalm in English) will be printed in the Books of the Night

368
26 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: From the censer-Chorus as17900224; Come thou Goddess-Saville; +Hush ye pretty warbling choir-Miss Mahon; Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Grand Chorus; Softly rise-Harrison; Ye southern breezes-Chorus; What though I trace-Miss Poole all as17900317 Venus laughing from the skies-Chorus (Theodora); Let the bright Seraphim-Miss Cantelo; Let their celestial Concerts all unite-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Hush ye pretty warbling choir Actor: Miss Mahon
Role: Tyrants would Actor: Miss Mahon, Chorus
Role: O had I Jubal's lyre Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: First Grand Concerto-; 'Twas at the Royal Feast-Harrison; Happy Pair-Harrison, Chorus; With ravish'd ears-Miss Mahon; Bacchus ever young and fair-Griffiths; Baccahus' blessings are a treasure-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Consider fond shepherd-Miss Dall (Acis and Galatea); Disdainful of danger-Saville, Harrison, Sale; Pious Orgies-Miss Cantelo (Judas Maccabaeus); No more to Ammon's God-Chorus as17900317 The Prince unable-Miss Poole as17900319 The Horse and his Rider-Double Chorus as17900224.
Cast
Role: With ravish'd ears Actor: Miss Mahon
Role: What Passion cannot Music raise? Actor: Miss Mahon
Role: Hush ye pretty warbling choir Actor: Miss Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3 Entirely selected from The Messiah

Music: As17900219

369
14 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed il Pensieroso 1

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed il Pensieroso 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March (Scipio, Handel)-; The mansion of peace-Harrison (Webbe); Nightingale Chorus (Solomon, Handel)-; Not unto us-Mrs Second; accompanied on the clarionet-Mahon (Arne); Together let us range the fields-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Bartleman; Wretched lovers-Chorus (Acis and Galatea, Handel); The soldier tir'd-Mrs Billington (Arne); God save the King-Chorus.
Cast
Role: accompanied on the clarionet Actor: Mahon

370
24 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

371
27 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

372
26 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Murden, Lewes. Afterpiece for 52nd and last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Friday the 15th will taken. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. Charges #65 10s. [Deficit to each beneficiary #1 14s. 4d., covered by income from tickets. Weller #41 14s. (Box 7; Pit 145; Gallery 182); Murden #41 12s. (Box 31; Pit 111; Gallery 172); Lewes #61 10s. (Box 45; Pit 239; Gallery 144).] Paid the Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent due Lady Day last for the theatre #41 13s. 4d. (#50 minus half year's Land Tax #8 6s. 8d.). Paid Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent for the New Building adjoining the theatre #12 10s. (#15 minus half year's Land Tax #2 10s.). (Account Book). Receipts: #60 1s. (Account Book). At 5 went to Covent Garden to see Conscious Lovers &c....Got a bad place hn the First Gallery...Lewis did Harlequin, but not so well as Woodward; and Miss D. Twist did ye Miller's Bride, Miss Wilford's Character. Mrs Mahon does the jealous fellow's wife (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: IV: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

373
02 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Westminster Magazine for October commented in a paragraph in general on ten new performers at Covent Garden this month: Mrs Jewell (?), Mrs Jackson, Mahon, Mrs Hunter, Wilson, Leoni, Mrs Barthelemon, Sheridan, and the dance team of the Zuchellis.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

374
22 September 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Author of Prologue unknown. In afterpiece the playbill assigns Leander to Mahon, but "after the play Hull made a genteel apology for the non-attendance of Mahon...who, by some unaccountable accident, was not arrived in town, at the same time begging their acceptance of a young Gentleman' (Morning Post, 23 Sept.). For Bowles as Leander see 10 Oct.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Sarjant (only) at the Stage-Door. No Persons admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 13 Oct.]. Receipts: #187 13s. (186.4; 1.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

375
02 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Vernon at Mahon's, the corner of Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #222 19s. (108.19.0; 18.17.6; 0.6.6; tickets: 94.16.0) (charge: #65 1s.). Account-Book totals the charge as follows: Ord[inary] Charge #64 4s.; Sup[ernumeraries] 3s.; K[ettle] D[rum] 5s.; 6 Ext[ra] Carp[enter]s 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor