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12755 results for: Keyword - John Vanbrugh
We found 11034 matches on Author, 1684 matches on Performance Comments, 1148 matches on Event Comments, 323 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

251
04 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Lady Stafford to Lord Wentworth, 4 Jan.: I hear their will be a vast riot to night at the Play, for young Cibber is to act and the Templars are resolved to hiss him off the stage. 6 Jan.: Young Cibber was vastly hiss'd a Thursday, but his old friend Impudence kept him from being either out of countenance or in the least disturb'd at the noise.-Wentworth Papers, p. 541

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: V: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

252
12 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

253
26 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. 1738. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

254
02 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Jenny and Miss Betty Cibber?, Two Infant Daughters of the late Mrs Jane Cibber. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere, and Intermixed with Songs. At 6:45 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Master Oates, Phillips from dl, Miss Oates, Master Ferg

255
31 August 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley. [It is difficult to determine whether this is the concluding performance of 1738-39 or the opening one of 1739-40.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Margery

256
14 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Not perform'd these Ten Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Related Works
Related Work: The Strolers Author(s): John Breval
Related Work: The Play is the Plot Author(s): John Breval

Dance: V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: A new English Ballet; or, Country Dance-Mr Buskin, the Justice

257
04 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Dance: I: Le Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment; V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

258
22 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh( and Colley Cibber Esq; Poet-Laureat. At Common Prices. 6 p.m. Receipts: #62 13s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17400919

259
08 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Song: Leveridge, Salway

260
04 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John VanBrugh. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the brethren of the Honourable and Antient Society of Free and Accepted Masons, for the Benefit of a Brother, who has had great misfortunes. None to be admitted Without printed Tickets (Daily Advertiser). The Brethren are desired to meet the Right Honourable the Grand Master, at Mr Filkes, at the Bedford Arms in the Piazza in Covent Garden, at Four o'clock in the afternoon, in order to accompany him to the play. Stage form'd into an amphitheatre. Servants allowed to keep places

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: Songs in Masonry-Salway, Bencraft; Arra my Judy (by desire)-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

Dance: PPantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

261
03 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Dance: As17421026

262
03 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: CComic Ballet-Granier, Carney, Mrs Roland, LaPierre, Pelling, Mrs Saintquinot, Miss Story, Mrs Vallois; Welsh Boufon-two Masters Granier; Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

263
01 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Sir John VanBrugh. Last night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George and Prince Edward were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Comedy of Aesop and the Rape of Proserpine.-London Daily Post and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

264
12 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

265
25 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Goodall. A concert etc. 6 p.m. Afterpiece: Not acted 20 years [See gf 25 Nov. 1745], written by the last celebrated Mr Griffin. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Purgatory

266
22 January 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Sir John Vanbrugh not acted these 6 years. [See 27 Feb. 1748.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

267
20 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Worthy-Hull; Coupler-Quick; Lory-Cushing; Syringe-Shuter; Young Fashion-Dyer; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Mattocks; Bull-Saunders; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Berinthia-Mrs Bellamy; With Sir John Vanbrugh's Original Epilogue in the Character of Foppington-Woodward.
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

268
30 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Sir John VanBrugh. Not acted in 5 years. [See 24 March 1768.] Miss Jarratt hiss'd in Harriet (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #162 2s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to Miss Pope #97 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730327 Quadrille, as17730327

269
24 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanburgh [sic], with Alterations [by John Philip Kemble]. [Afterpiece in place of Arthur and Emmeline, advertised on playbill of 22 Oct.] Receipts: #176 1s. (140.1.0; 31.9.6; 4.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Performance Comment: Characters by Kemble, Bannister Jun., Barrymore, R. Palmer, Packer, Wroughton, Miss Pope, Mrs Goodall, Miss Farren. Cast from European Magazine, Nov. 1789, p. 378: Don John-Kemble; Lopez-Bannister Jun.; Don Guzman-Barrymore; Galindo-R. Palmer; Don Felix-Packer; Don Pedro-Wroughton; Jacintha-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Goodall; Leonora-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

270
14 October 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by Sir John Vanbrug. Receipts: #22 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Performance Comment: Felix-Boheme; Pedro-Ryan; John-Quin; Guzman-Walker; Lopez-Egleton; Galindo-Hippisley; Leonora-Mrs Bullock; Isabella-Mrs Moffat; Jacinta-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Quin
Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Dance: PPastoral-Mrs Wall; Peasant-Nivelon; Passacaile-Mrs Wall

271
11 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Sir John (General Advertiser). Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. 6d. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-a Gentleman for his benefit; Constant-Cushing; Heartfree-Wignell; Lord Rake-Paget; Razor-L. Hallam; Justice-Furnival; Bully-Lee; Taylor-Shuter; Constable-Dove; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cushing; Belinda-Mrs Wignell; Mlle-Miss Moreau; Lady Brute-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: a Gentleman for his benefit
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

272
25 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Jeffries made her first appearance on this stage in Belinda.--not perfect.--was pretty well received.--is a little smart figure (Hopkins MS Notes). At 15 minutes past 4, took my place in the Pit at Drury Lane to see the Provok'd Wife. Mr Garrick is inimitable as Sir John Brute, Palmer does Heartfree, and Mrs Abington Lady Fanciful (with a song not printed in the play) very well. Constant by Cautherly, whose figure and manner I do not like, Vernon in Col. Bully sings a song (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Palmer; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Razor-Baddeley; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries, 1st appearance this stage.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

273
14 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: SSir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Razor-Dodd; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with Song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

274
10 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: SSir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). The Fair Penitent was advertised for Wednesday the 11th: a Rehearsal was call'd on Tuesday the 10. About nine o'clock in the morning Mr Barry sent for & told me he was so ill that would be impossible for him to play for sometime & that he would give up his salary till he was able to play (Hopkins MS Memorandum Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with songs)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Rasor-Baddeley; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens; Mademoiselle-Miss Radley, first time; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

275
02 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Love--Sir John Brute. A fat performance (and as Mr L--- says) he wanted breath to blow the Jokes out (Hopkins Diary). On 1 April 4 n[umbers] of Dramatic Censor published (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17691010, but Sir John Brute-Love, first time; Razor-Parsons; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Love, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228