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12782 results for: Keyword - John Gay
We found 11034 matches on Author, 1693 matches on Performance Comments, 1248 matches on Event Comments, 330 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1276
18 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: I: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

1277
16 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

1278
20 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Entertainment: End Opera: The Cries of London-Shuter

1279
27 September 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Besford; To conclude with: Country Dance-the characters. [Both these were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

1280
30 September 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

1281
04 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Fearon

Dance: afterpiece: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Macklin

1282
24 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

1283
26 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: As17761009

1284
28 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

Dance: End: As17761009

1285
03 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Dance: As17760927

1286
06 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolicks

Dance: In afterpiece: as17761226

1287
27 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolicks

Dance: As17770121

1288
15 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

1289
21 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

1290
17 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: New Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Hutton

1291
06 October 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Farce and Entertainments

Related Works
Related Work: The Dumb Farce Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

1292
17 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: As17771008; III: a Hornpipe-Miss Besford

1293
20 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771001

1294
22 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771021

Song: As17771021

1295
24 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771008

1296
27 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771021

1297
31 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017

1298
03 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: La Soiree a@la@Mode-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Sga Tinte

1299
08 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Webster (1st appearance upon this stage); Peachum-Moody; Lockit (1st time)-Baddeley; Filch-Parsons; Player-Farren; Beggar-Waldron; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny Diver-Mrs Davies; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Blurton. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1300
11 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771107, but Master _Holland, Henry