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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.

12151
08 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. [For Occasional Prompter II, see Daily Journal, 8 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

12152
26 January 1737 @ Loriner's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Precieuses Ridicules

Performance Comment: The Scholars of Mr Fell; Master of the French Academy in Old Broad Street, behind the Royal Exchange.

12153
29 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miller, By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere.[Tickets at Miller's in Clare Street, Clare-Market.] Daily Post,29 March: The Actors of the several Theatres are in no small Pain about the present Act depending in the House of Commons call'd the Vagrant Act, for fear of being deem'd Vagabonds; and are therefore perpetually soliciting their Friends for a Clause in their Favour,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

12154
25 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson, Wright, Hobson. Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. [Tickets for Gillibrand, Fulwood, Lee also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law

Cast
Role: Mummy Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice; III: Two Pierrots-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: Punch's Dance, as17370519; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

12155
25 May 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The hay advertised for 30 May and later two plays which never got staged: Macheath turn'd Pyrate; or, Polly in India. An Opera. Very much taken, if not improv'd from the famous Sequel of the late celebrated Mr Gay. With a New Prologue, proper to the Occasion. And after the Run of that, the Town will be entertain'd with a new Farce of two Acts, call'd The King and Titi; or, The Medlars. Taken from the History of Prince Titi, Originally written in French, and lately translated into English

Performances

12156
24 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law Or The Doctors The Disease

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Cibber; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Beaumont-Mills; Diacordium-Miller; Quirk-Ray; Heartly-Winstone; Gallipot-Harper; Poet-Macklin; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Agnes-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Mummy Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: As17371018

12157
10 November 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: A new Scot's Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter, Vallois, Rector, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett; IV: The Flanderkins, as17371107

12158
27 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Select Pieces-; In II: Solo on the Violin-

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins, as17380120 V: Ballet, as17380120

12159
11 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus, Moliere. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter

12160
07 October 1738 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: For attacks upon the company of French comedians, see Daily Post, 7 Oct., and London Evening Post, 7 Oct

Performances

12161
12 October 1738 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: See Daily Post, 12 Oct., for an attack on the French comedians as well as one on the luxury of opera

Performances

12162
16 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq. Afterpiece: Altered from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

12163
27 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Macklin; Careless-Milward; Blunt-Mills; Day-Griffin; Obadiah-Johnson; Abel-Woodward; Story-Havard; Committeeman-Turbutt; Ruth-Mrs Pritchard; Arbella-Mrs Mills; Mrs Day-Mrs Cross; Mrs Chat-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; III: Burgomaster and Frow-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

12164
07 November 1738 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: See London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 7 Nov., for The Case of the French Comedians, a statement signed by Moylin Francisque and J. B. LeSage

Performances

12165
13 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: N.B. Whereas it has been industriously reported that the French Comedians are to perform in One of the Theatres belonging to Mr Rich, this is to certify to the Publick, that nothing of that kind Was ever intended, or wou'd have been permitted by him, unless the same had been with the general Consent of the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

12166
18 November 1738 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Evening Post, 18 Nov.: We hear that about 600l. was collected for the French Strollers; above 300l. came from the Court

Performances

12167
08 September 1739 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris

Performance Comment: A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris.
Cast
Role: A new French Dance Actor: Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris.

Music: A Compleat Band of Musick-

12168
15 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder; II: Serious Dance-Master Charles Poitier; a Child of Five Years Old, the first time of his appearing on the Stage. III: Serious Dance-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier; End Afterpiece: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier

Performance Comment: III: Serious Dance-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder; IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier; End Afterpiece: Minuet-Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Charles Poitier.
Cast
Role: French Peasants Actor: Poitier, Mlle Roland the Elder, Master Charles Poitier

Song: II: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Music: V: By Desire, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

12169
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Scapin Or The Old One Caught In A Sack

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers or The Press Gang

Performance Comment: Tom Trueblue-Bencraft; Old Britton-Arthur; Lieutenant Dreadnaught-Yates; Nancy-Mrs Villeneuve; with a Grand Chorus-; with Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, French Horns, Trumpets, Kettle Drums-.

Dance: Oates, Yates, Bencraft, Gray, Julian, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Phillips; particularly The Spanish Beauties-

12170
23 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Dance: Mr Cook; being the 1st time of his performance since his arrival from the Opera at Paris. Also Les Demoiselles Anne and Janneton Auretti; Two French Girls, being the 1st time of their appearing on the English Stage

Performance Comment: Also Les Demoiselles Anne and Janneton Auretti; Two French Girls, being the 1st time of their appearing on the English Stage.

12171
13 July 1743 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: We hear his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has fitted up a Theatre near Cliefden, for a Company of French Comedians, who play there three times a week (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

12172
25 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never acted before...From the French of Voltaire [By James Miller]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet The Imposter

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet and Irene Author(s): Samuel Johnson

12173
27 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Author's Night. The Author labouring under a severe and dangerous illness, hopes his friends will excuse his personal Application, and send for tickets to Mr Watts, at the Printing Office in Wild Court; or to Hobson at the Stage door of the theatre at Drury Lane Mahomet translated from the French of Voltaire; but I have no great opinion of the subject, or the original author as a poet; and my diffidence is rather improved by the testimony of those who have seen it.-Letters of William Shenstone, p. 89

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet and Irene Author(s): Samuel Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

12174
17 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Mr Fielding. [The twenty-five performances of this piece this season capitalized upon the anti-French sentiment, anti-Popish sentiment manifest in the daily press.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Pharo Table Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees or The Jesuit Caught

Dance: III: Grand Dance, as17451008

Song: IV: Lowe

12175
29 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cibber. Mainpiece. Reviv'd, not acted these 4 years [see 1 March 1746]. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Dancourt, a Ballad Opera, performed by particular desire. Tomorrow, The Jubilee, for Benefit of Mrs Horton. [Baker, Biographia Dramatica, lists the afterpiece as written by James Wilder, taken from Dancourt. Cibber had announced (General Advertiser, 27 Feb.) for his benefit The Man of Mode, with Pasquin, with Alterations. In which would be performed The Rehearsal of a Comedy call'd The Election; or, Bribes on Both Sides, by the Author of Tom Jones.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: The Gentleman Gardiner

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