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6890 results for: Keyword - James Love
We found 2785 matches on Performance Title, 2140 matches on Author, 1994 matches on Performance Comments, 644 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6851
06 December 1783 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Silla

Dance: End of Act II an entirely new Dance (composed by D'Auberval; the music by Barthelemon) The Pastimes of Terpsycore, an Allegorical Ballet, by Vestris Jun. (1st appearance at this theatre these 3 years), Blake (1st appearance), Henry, Zuchelli, Monetti, Lepicq, Mme Theodore D'Auberval (1st appearance this season), Mme Simonet, Mme Rossi; End of Opera a new Anacreontic Ballet (composed by D'Auberval) Friendship leads to Love by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Mme Simonet, Vestris Jun., Mme Theodore

Performance Comment: (1st appearance at this theatre these 3 years), Blake (1st appearance), Henry, Zuchelli, Monetti, Lepicq, Mme Theodore D'Auberval (1st appearance this season), Mme Simonet, Mme Rossi; End of Opera a new Anacreontic Ballet (composed by D'Auberval) Friendship leads to Love by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Mme Simonet, Vestris Jun., Mme Theodore .

6852
05 March 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Public Advertiser, 6 Mar.: In 1st piece Love in her Eyes was sung by Norris; O ruddier than the cherry by Reinhold; Consider, fond shepherd by Mrs Kennedy; Heart, thou seat of soft delight by Miss George. The concerto consisted of "two Movements made up of common Ballads."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's de

Music: End of Part I of oratorio concerto on the violoncello by Crosdill

6853
12 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Waldron; Hilliard-Williames; Vincent-Staunton; Scentwell-Burton; Beggars-Chapman, Fawcett, Wright, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Alfred, Spencer; Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Booth, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Hale, Miss Burnett, Miss Tidswell, &c.; Meriel-Miss Field; Rachel-Miss Phillips .

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece the celebrated Crutch Dance [performers not listed]

6854
16 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Afterpiece Title: First Course, an Operatic Dish: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Second Course, a Comic Dish: More Frighten'd than Hurt

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Booth, R. Palmer; Miss Brangin, Mrs Love, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Webb. Cast not known .

Afterpiece Title: a Desert: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Sapskull-Wilson; Gaylove-Davies; Muckworm-Barrett; Slango-R. Palmer; Blunder-Wewitzer; Arabella-Miss Langrish; Combrush-Mrs Lloyd .
Cast
Role: Gaylove Actor: Davies

Monologue: 1785 08 16 End of Second Course, by way of Entremet, Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

6855
27 September 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Kennedy; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Russet-Aickin; Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Major Oakly-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Oakly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron; or, Pantomimical Olio

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Colombine-Miss Stageldoir. The other Principal Characters by Suett, Burton, Fawcett, Chaplin, Wilson, Phillimore, Spencer, Alfred; Mrs Booth, Miss Hale, Mrs Burnett, Miss Cranford, Miss Barnes, Mrs Heard, Miss Palmer, Miss Tidswell, Miss Burnett, Mrs Love. 1st Singing Witch-Chapman .

Dance: In afterpiece, by Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir, and others

6856
02 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Man of the World and Patrick in Prussia [i.e. Love in a Camp; both announced on playbill of 28 Feb.] are obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Macklin and Edwin. Receipts: #143 14s. (13 8/1/6; 5/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17851112

6857
09 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captives

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourist; or, Who's Who? Author(s): James Cobb

Song: In Act II of mainpiece an Ode (composed by Dr Cooke). Vocal Parts by Dignum, Danby, Wilson, Phillimore, Alfred, Newbold; Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Burnett, Miss J. Stageldoir, Mrs Forster

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts by Dignum, Danby, Wilson, Phillimore, Alfred, Newbold; Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Burnett, Miss J. Stageldoir, Mrs Forster .

6858
15 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Morning Herald, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. "In the apparent assumption of madness [and] the express'd weakness and melancholy of the character Kemble is not equalled by any of his predecessors . . . Till [Mrs Siddons] there never was, in sensible discrimination, as there ought to be, the real madness of Ophelia from the feigned distraction of Hamlet. Till then the dignity, the love, even the pathos of the part [were] but poorly, if at all administered" (Public Advertiser, 17 May). Receipts: #326 14s. 6d. (137/3/0; 7/3/6; 0/4/0; tickets: 182/4/0)(charge: #109 16s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

6859
22 January 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Love in a Village, but it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book. The playbill for 19 Jan. has "17th Time," and for 25 Jan. "19th Time.'] Receipts: #217 6s. (210.8; 6.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

6860
30 April 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Lady Pentweazel sitting for her Picture

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Taste Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Song: End III: Bow wow wow (from Patrick in Prussia [i.e. Love in a Camp])-the Gentleman who plays Maw-Worm; In 3rd piece: a duet, The Hermit[, taken from part of Goldsmith's Hermit,-the Young Lady, the Gentleman who performs Maw-Worm

Performance Comment: e. Love in a Camp])-the Gentleman who plays Maw-Worm; In 3rd piece: a duet, The Hermit[, taken from part of Goldsmith's Hermit,-the Young Lady, the Gentleman who performs Maw-Worm.

6861
16 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and housekeeper. [Afterpiece in place of Love in a Camp, announced on playbill of 15 May]. Receipts: #321 3s. 6d. (45.7.0; 2.17.6; tickets: 272.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Dance: End: The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd- [see17861212]

6862
20 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Merchant of Venice and Love a-la-Mode [both advertised on playbill of 19 Dec.] are obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of Macklin. Receipts: #145 5s. 6d. (139.17.0; 5.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

6863
29 January 1788 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Locandiera

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17871208

Ballet: End Opera: a new ballet (1st time), composed by Noverre, L'Amour et Psiche. By Mlle Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mlle Coulon, Chevalier, Vestris, Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala, Coulon. Cast from synopsis (H. Reynell, 1788): Psyche-Mlle Hilligsberg; Adonis-Didelot; Venus-Mlle Coulon; Hymen-Chevalier; Love, or Cupid-Vestris; Graces Furies and Fates-Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala; Mercury-Coulon. The music composed by Mazzinghi; with all new Scenery (by Marinari), Dresses (by Lupino)

Performance Comment: By Mlle Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mlle Coulon, Chevalier, Vestris, Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala, Coulon. Cast from synopsis (H. Reynell, 1788): Psyche-Mlle Hilligsberg; Adonis-Didelot; Venus-Mlle Coulon; Hymen-Chevalier; Love, or Cupid-Vestris; Graces Furies and Fates-Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala; Mercury-Coulon. The music composed by Mazzinghi; with all new Scenery (by Marinari), Dresses (by Lupino). with all new Scenery (by Marinari), Dresses (by Lupino).

6864
12 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Love in a Village, but "Mrs Billington was taken ill & Rule a Wife was substituted" (MS annotation on BM playbill: cg, Vol. VI); as afterpiece St. Patrick's Day, but in the Account-Book (which also notes the change of mainpiece) it is deleted, and Three Weeks after Marriage substituted.] Receipts: #141 16s. (135.15.6; 6.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

6865
24 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted in place of Love Makes a Man, advertised on playbill of 15 Mar.]. Afterpiece: Loutherbourg's celebrated Pantomimev. Not acted these 3 years [acted 4 Dec. 1786]. With new Decorations, and the Scenery new painted. With a Processionv exactly representing the Dresses, Weapons, and Manners of the Inhabitants of Otaheite, New Zealand, Tanna, Marquesas, the Friendly Islands, Sandwich Islands and Easter Islands, Tschutzki, Siberia, Kamtschatka, Nootka Sound, Onalashka, Prince William's Sound, and the other Countries visited by Captain Cook. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #256 17s. 6d. (250.5.6; 6.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: Omai; or, A Trip round the World

6866
16 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. [Afterpiece in place of Love in a Camp, advertised on playbill of 15 Apr.] Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 83, St. Martin's Lane. Receipts: #256 9s. 6d. (152.1.0; 7.2.6; tickets: 97.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: As17871129

6867
10 June 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Shade, Hicks & W. Purser. Tickets delivered for Love in a Village will be admitted. Receipts: #264 10s. 6d. (18.8.0; 8.14.6; 2.0.0; tickets: 235.8.0) (charge: #106 14s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourist; or, Who's Who? Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: As17880313

Song: End IV: O Say bonny Lass, as17880506

6868
06 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Love in a Camp, advertised on playbill of 5 Feb.] Receipts: #273 16s. (252.11; 21.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Lover's Servant Actor: Platt
Role: Lover Actor: Farley

Dance: As17891125

6869
10 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Love in a Camp, advertised on playbill of 9 Feb.] Receipts: #209 15s. 6d. (191.4.6; 18.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17891125

6870
21 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Pharo Table

Performance Comment: Young Hazlewood-Lewis; Hector-Ryder; Sir Harry Hazlewood-Quick; Hotfrost (with a song in character)-Edwin; Glovestring-Mrs Rock; Mrs Knott-Mrs Platt; Mrs Jeroboam-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jeroboam (with a song in character)-Mr Blanchard; Miss Somers-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Glovestring Actor: Mrs Rock

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Afterpiece Title: Patrick in Prussia i

Performance Comment: e. Love in a Camp. As17900227.

6871
17 May 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Molinarella

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910217

Ballet: End Opera: Le Siege de Cythere. Venus-Mlle Leonore Simonet; Adonis-Mlle Gervaise Troche; Calysto-Mme Theodore D'Auberval; Brontes, Scythian Chief-D'Egville; Zephyre-Didelot; Nymph-Mlle Deligny; Lucanians-Mons and Mme Vigano; Zephyrs, Loves, Ionians, Amazons, Thessalians, Scythians, Africans, Indians, Peruvians, Phrygians, Inhabitants of Cythere- [all unassigned]

Performance Comment: Venus-Mlle Leonore Simonet; Adonis-Mlle Gervaise Troche; Calysto-Mme Theodore D'Auberval; Brontes, Scythian Chief-D'Egville; Zephyre-Didelot; Nymph-Mlle Deligny; Lucanians-Mons and Mme Vigano; Zephyrs, Loves, Ionians, Amazons, Thessalians, Scythians, Africans, Indians, Peruvians, Phrygians, Inhabitants of Cythere- [all unassigned].all unassigned].

6872
10 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Elysium; or, Foote, Weston, Shuter, and Edwin in the Shades

Performance Comment: Foote (in the character of the Devil [in The Devil upon Two Sticks])-Bannister; Weston (as Doctor Last [in the same])-Wewitzer; Shuter (as Justice Woodcock [in Love in a Village])-Parsons; Edwin (as Lingo [in The Agreeable Surprise])-Wilson; Wilson-Evatt.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

6873
01 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Johnston's bill #7 10s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #6 12s.; Chorus by R. Shaw #10; Mantuamaker #13 5s. 4d.; Foulis for Music Copying #2 8s.; Land Tax 1 Yr. #79 12s. 6d.; Billstickers #3 6s.; Booth, tailor, #14 13s. 1d. "Mrs Jordan has a voice, the tones of which are infinitely more musical and sweet than those of any professional singer we have. There is also an interest about her singing, arising not from what may be called musical feeling, but the impression of the subject. Thus, though sometimes a little untrue, we love her songs, and forbear to weigh them in the diatonic or chromatic scales" (Oracle, 3 Oct.). Receipts: #450 3s. (393.2; 56.3; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Related Works
Related Work: Poor Old Drury!!! Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

6874
23 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 3; Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: As17920307but The Mansion of Peace-_; Rendi il sereno-Harrison (Sosarmes); Love in her eyes-Hindle (Acis and Galatea).
Cast
Role: Love in her eyes Actor: Hindle

6875
22 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Ward. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by-Fernside, for whose authorship see Kemble Mem., based partly on Love's Cure; or, The Martial Maid, probably by Philip Massinger. Incidental music by Richard Suett]. Public Advertiser, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, under the Great Piazza; of Mrs Ward; No. 6, York-street, Covent-Garden. Morning Herald, 12 June 1793: This day is published The Female Duellist (1s.). Receipts: #469 13s. 6d. (51.4.0; 33.9.0; 8.4.0; tickets: 376.16.6) (charge: #158 17s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Female Duellist

Song: End: As on the pleasant banks of Tweed-Master Welsh