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We found 4020 matches on Performance Title, 2401 matches on Performance Comments, 2178 matches on Author, 792 matches on Event Comments, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With the Original Songs and Dances formerly perform'd therein

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Related Works
Related Work: The Ladies' Frolic Author(s): James Love

Song: As17031102

Dance: As17040204

Music: As17031109

Event Comment: [Downes lists this performance for Sunday 23, a very unlikely day for an offering at Court. Since both dl and lif were closed on Monday 24 and since the dl advertisment for Tuesday 25 refers to dances performed "last night" at St. James's, Monday 24 seems the probable date.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel

Event Comment: A young gentlewoman lately from Brussels; several comic dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Match In Newgate Or The Vintner Trickd

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover representing a Drunken Officer and a Town Miss,-Boman, Pack

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 9 Dec., but not later, Entries by l'Abbe had been added to the dances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Dance: The Famous Mlle delaVal, lately arriv'd in England

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The last Act being entirely new. Afterpiece: A Masque, with an addition of new Dances, never perform'd before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Trelooby

Afterpiece Title: Europes Revels

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Booth. The Music, Songs, and Dances, are all by the best performers of their kind, whom Mr Penkethman has entertain'd at extraordinary Charge; partly to give a full satisfaction to the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Barcelona Or The Soldiers Fortune With The Taking Of Fort Montjouy Containing The Pleasant And Comical Exploits Of That Renownd Hero Captain Blunderbuss And His Man Squib

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Vaulting-Simpson, that most celebrated Master, the famous Vaulter, who Performs with Mr Penkethman at the Request of the Quality, being lately arriv'd from Italy

Event Comment: With all the Flyings, the Vocal and Instrumental Musick, and Dances as Originally perform'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: [Words by P. A. Motteux.] Never perform'd before. The Dances, Choruses, and other Entertainments being properly introduc'd as on Foreign Stages. Admission to pit and boxes by tickets only (not to exceed 400) at half a guinea; stage boxes, half a guinea; first gallery 5s., upper gallery 2s. 6d. Receipts: #240 6s. 9d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Triumph

Event Comment: With all the Original Dances, Scenes, and Machines

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Dance: Miss Santlow; A new Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, others-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With all the Original Dances, Scenes, and Machines

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Dance: As17091227

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, and Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Event Comment: Benefit the Principal Actors. Carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Witches' Songs and Dances, proper for the Occasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Event Comment: Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Witches' Songs and Dances, proper to the Occasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Event Comment: Written by the ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully revis'd. With all the original Decorations of Scenes, Witches, Songs, and Dances proper to the Drama

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Event Comment: Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witches. All the Musick both Vocal, Instrumental Compos'd by Mr Barret

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat, carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music composed by Mr Barret-

Event Comment: Benefit Newman and Mrs Baker. With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Event Comment: With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With New Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all other Decorations, proper to the Play. At Common Prices. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches Or Teague O Divelly

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Musick-Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Willis

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Event Comment: By Mrs Mynns. At the Queen's Arm Tavern near the Marshalsea Gate...that celebrated Entertainment....With all the Decorations, Movements, Scenes, Machines, Dances, Musick, &c. to the full Grandeur of what it appear'd Eight Years since in Bartholomew-Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis two interludes

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. And all the Original Musick. The Habits, Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all other Decorations proper to the Play, being entirely New. Boxes 6s. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. And whereas there are a great many Scenes and Machines to be mov'd in this Opera, which cannot be done if Persons should stand on the Stage, (where they could not be without Danger) it is therefore hoped no Person will take it ill that they must be deny'd Entrance on the Stage. Receipts: #198 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis First Interlude