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13703 results for: Keyword - John French
We found 11035 matches on Author, 1995 matches on Performance Comments, 1542 matches on Event Comments, 883 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11301
29 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller his Wife and Town Miss-; French Peasant Scaramouch Harlequin Cooper his Wife and others-

11302
07 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar one Scene

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

11303
04 February 1712 @ Two Golden Balls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music in Italian, French, English-

11304
26 November 1713 @ Tennis Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

11305
17 May 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or The Man Hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Powell; Alcibiades-Booth; Apemantus-Husband; Nicias-Pack; Phaeax-Bullock; Isander-Burkhead; Isidore-Leigh; Thrasillus-Cross; Aelius-Johnson; Cleon-Norris; Demetrius-Cory; Diphilus-Ryan; Old Man-Boman; Poet-Bickerstaff; Evandra-Mrs Porter; Melissa-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Aelius Actor: Johnson

Dance: Two French Peasants (new), Two Harlequins-Sandham, Mrs Santlow

11306
28 February 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplisd Fools

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Wade, Mrs Bicknell; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; French Peasant-Wade, Mrs Santlow

11307
30 June 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick in 14 Languages-Mr Abell (lately arriv'd from Italy); Instrumental accompaniment-a great Number of the best English Masters; with Sicilian Illuminationsv; The Songs are as follows: Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Scotch, Irish, French, High-Dutch, Low-Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Lingua Franca, Turkish; The Sea/Compass to be Sung if desired-

11308
10 August 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: 'Tis Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Cook, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Entry-Thurmond Jr; French Peasant-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Miller's Dance-Spiller, Mrs Spiller, F. Leigh

11309
31 May 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Song: As17160216

Music: A Concerto for a Violin and Flute by John Baston-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17151122; Venetian Dance-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

11310
13 July 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife Or A Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Related Works
Related Work: The Cobler of Preston Author(s): Charles Johnson

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Newhouse, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith; particularly French Peasant and His Wife-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

11311
11 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: A new comic dance, The Drunken Man-Salle, Mlle Salle; A Scene in the French Andromache burlesqued with Orestes-Salle, Hermione-Mlle Salle; Grand Comic Dance, as17161115

11312
23 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross, Mrs Smith, Miss Schoolding; particularly a dance-Moreau, Miss Schoolding; A new Scotch Dance, French Peasant both by Newhouse-Newhouse, Mrs Cross; A New Dance-a Gentleman who never appeared on the English Stage before

11313
06 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: As17171126; Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Thurmond's Grand Dance-; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his own Diversion; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

11314
30 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Song: As17181006

Dance: A new Dance betwixt a Burgomaster and his Frow by delaGarde-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; A new French Peasant-delaGarde's Two Sons

11315
20 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Jouet De La Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin The French Lawyer ou Crapignant

Entertainment: As17190106

11316
05 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Maitre Etourdi

Afterpiece Title: Crapignant or The French Lawyer

Related Works
Related Work: The Little French Lawyer Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The French Lawyer Author(s): John Fletcher

Entertainment: The Person who performs Octave in the Farce will Leap over a Man upon a large Coach@Horse-the person whe performs Octave; Pierrot Scene of the Monkey which has never been perform'd in England before-

11317
26 October 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Dance: A new French Peasant-Sandham, Miss Francis

11318
19 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): John Hawkesworth

Music: As17200512

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Miss Bullock; French Peasant-

11319
07 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): John Hawkesworth

Music: Two Germans lately arriv'd who imitate the French Horn and Trumpet with their Natural Voices, in all their different Parts; And also several other Entertainments of Vocal Musick-

11320
27 April 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Dance: Monsieur Pierrot, Mademoiselle Vaurinville , formerly call'd Mademoiselle DeChalier from the French House

11321
25 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Sandham, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock

Music: Select Pieces-, accompany's with Trumpets, Flutes, German Flutes, and French Horns

11322
20 August 1722 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distressd Beauty Or The London Prentice

Dance: Dutch Dance between a Dutch Boor and his Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Willis; French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Francis; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: The Dame of Honour, Mimick Song in Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis; Mrs Boman

11323
28 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like To Like Or A Match Well Made

Dance: Two Pierrots-Nivelons; French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir

11324
30 December 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song:

Dance: Drunken Swiss-Noaseman; French Peasant-James

11325
19 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus Or The Rape Of Lavinia

Dance: End I: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Music: End II: A new Piece of Musick for the Harpsicord-Mr Eversman; accompany'd on Basson-Mr Kenny; End III: Mr Handell's Water Musick-; accompany'd with French Horns-

Song: End III: Cantata-Mrs Chambers