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13266 results for: Keyword - John and Christopher Rich
We found 11206 matches on Author, 1794 matches on Performance Comments, 1527 matches on Event Comments, 352 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9326
17 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath (with additional songs)-Mrs Farrell (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brown; To conclude with a New Scene-. [This was included in all subsequent performances, although notice of it is omitted from the playbills of 8 and 15 Dec., 2 and 14 May 1778.]This was included in all subsequent performances, although notice of it is omitted from the playbills of 8 and 15 Dec., 2 and 14 May 1778.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

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

9327
20 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771001

9328
22 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771021

Song: As17771021

9329
24 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Land Tax one-half year on Theatre #52 10s.; Tax on Window Lights #6 12s. 6d. Receipts: #171 11s. 6d. (171.3.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771008

9330
27 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: As17771021

9331
31 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017

9332
03 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: St

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

9333
08 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 6 May 1776]. With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley Sen?.. Public Advertiser, 10 Nov.: "Jenny Diver forgot her song...and continued inflexibly silent till a Wag behind the Scenes assumed her Voice, and sung the Song for her"; ibid, 15 Nov., identifies this wag as Bannister, who sang "in a feigned voice." [Webster was from the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin.] Receipts: #192 6s. 6d. (167.2.0; 24.16.0; 0.8.6)

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
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

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

9334
11 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Author(s): Richard B. Sheridan

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

9335
12 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771111

9336
17 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17771111

9337
25 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: End II: New Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

9338
27 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Lewis; Randolph-Wroughton; Officer-Thompson; Glenalvon-Aickin; Old Norval-Clarke; Anna-Miss Dayes; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Randolph Actor: Wroughton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.
Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

9339
29 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

9340
04 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

9341
08 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

9342
15 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

9343
27 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Author(s): Richard B. Sheridan

Dance: As17771111

9344
27 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

9345
16 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: As17771104; Hornpipe, as17771017

9346
22 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: As17780121

9347
23 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: As17780121

9348
24 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: End: As17780121; Hornpipe, as17771017

9349
31 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

9350
06 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Stage Door of the Theatre, at Half a Guinea each. Pit 5s. 1st Gallery 3s. 6d. 2nd Gallery 2s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season. Mrs Farrell's cantata is identified in London Chronicle, 9 Mar.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Related Works
Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: Drydens Ode

Song: Between: As there are very few songs in Acis and Galatea that can be adapted for Mrs Farrell's voice, she will sing a cantata The rosy morn with crimson dye=-Mrs Farrell

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-probably Linley Jun