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225 results for: Keyword - Madam Hilligsberg
We found 109 matches on Performance Title, 103 matches on Performance Comments, 42 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
09 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: As17520103, but Aerial Spirits-Grandchamps, Madam Camargo, others.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Grandchamps, Madam Camargo, others.

177
16 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: As17520109, but Aerial Spirits-Grandchamps, Madem Camargo, Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardner, Madam Petit, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Grandchamps, Madem Camargo, Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardner, Madam Petit, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou.

178
17 June 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic; or, A Voyage to Prussia

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Master Cawley; Blander-Settree; Clown-Master Hussey; Frenchman-Master Moore; Mother Demdike-Madam Chise; Colombine-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Mother Demdike Actor: Madam Chise

Song: The Songs-Sga Peralta, others

179
02 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert; Or, An Impromptu Of Whim And Novelty

Performance Comment: With a new Introduction-Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre; An Address-Mr Cibber; A Concerto Hooley and Fairley, a Scotch Song-Mr Lauder; Blind Man's Buff, a dance-Lilliputians; A Concerto for French Horns-; The Comic Lectures (in two parts) varied-Mr Cibber; end of First Lecture a piece of Music-; End of 2nd, a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; The music and dresses new. When all the Attic Fire was fled, in Eliza-Miss Gaudry; An auction of Choice curiosities of extraordinary value-Mr Cibber (auctioneer); a new Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti; accompanied on the bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado; The Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse; Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-; , in which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Mossis, Miss Durham; Mr Handel's Water Music, with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Mother Midnight; Also a Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight (riding on an Ass).
Cast
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse

Afterpiece Title: With a Lilliputian Pantomime call'dHarlequin's Frolic; or, A Voyage to Prussia

180
28 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: An Address-Cibber; Comic Oration-Miss Dorothy Midnight; Hooley and Farley, a Scots song-Lauder; Blindman's Buff-; Comic Lectures-Cibber; Lilliputian Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Wounded Gizzard-Lauder; Grand Concerto for French Horns-; Kitty-Miss Gaudry; Auction-Cibber; Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti as17570902; Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse as17570902; The Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-as17570617; Handel's Water Musick-Mother Midnight; Dialogue-Mr Gaudry, Miss Gaudry; Speech of Old Time to the People of Great Britain-; Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Miss Midnight, for this Night only, will give Caudle; Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight riding on an Ass; Prussians March to Bohemia-; Colin and his Rival Lassies-.
Cast
Role: Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse as17570902
Role: The Italian Peasants Actor: Joly, Madam Dulisse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

181
10 January 1758 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Dance: New Dances and Decorations.Maestri d'Balli-Lescot; Ballerini-Signora Forti, Signora Bonomi, Grimaldi, Madam Lescot

Performance Comment: Maestri d'Balli-Lescot; Ballerini-Signora Forti, Signora Bonomi, Grimaldi, Madam Lescot.
Cast
Role: Ballerini Actor: Signora Forti, Signora Bonomi, Grimaldi, Madam Lescot.

182
20 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Prattle-Lewes; Major Belford-Perry; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Madam Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Dance: End Play: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17710412

183
02 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Prattle-Quick; Major Belford-DuBellamy; Madam Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Dance: End of Play: The Jealous Woodcutters, as17711004

184
27 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17711102, but Madam Florival-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

185
21 September 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Prattle-Lewes; Maj Belford-DuBellamy; Madam Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Bell-Bulkley; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. The Principal characters-Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage

186
22 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton, Aickin, Whitefield, Fearon, Booth, Wewitzer, Thompson, Lee Lewes, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Jackson, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1778): Millamour-Lewis; Melvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lovewit [in all subsequent cg playbills until 1800: Sir Harry Lizard]-Whitefield; Sir John Millamour-Fearon; Captain Bygrove-Booth; Charles-Wewitzer; Dashwould-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Miss Dayes; Madam La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks; Thompson; New Prologue-Lewis; New Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 9 performances (see17760318 and on 30 Apr. only.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 9 performances (see17760318 and on 30 Apr. only.]
Cast
Role: Madam La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17761123

187
29 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle (1st time)-Baddeley; Madam Florival-Mrs Davies; Bell-Miss Hopkins; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Davies

188
17 March 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Jerrold; Major Belford-Gardner; Prattle-Jones; Emily-Mrs Jerrold; Bell-Mrs Kingham; Madam Florival-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Palmer.

189
17 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Suppliants

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle-Baddeley; Bell-Mrs Sharp; Madam Florival (1st time)-Miss Kirby; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Miss Kirby

190
11 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle-Baddeley; Madam Florival-Mrs Wells; Bell-Mrs Wilson; Emily-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Wells

191
05 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-Whitfield; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-Haymes; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-R. Palmer; Charles-Benson; Lady Bell (with a song)-Miss Farren; Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Ward; Miss Neville-Mrs Kemble; Madam Le Rouge-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Madam Le Rouge Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

192
05 November 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-Whitfield; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-Haymes; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-R. Palmer; Charles-Benson; Lady Bell (with a song)-Miss Farren; Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Ward; Miss Neville-Mrs Kemble; Madam Le Rouge-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Madam Le Rouge Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

193
16 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17961229, but Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; added: Robert-Banks; Richard-Evans; Madam La Rouge-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Madam La Rouge Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Cape St

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961219

194
10 March 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pirro

Dance: Divertisement, Orpheus and Eurydice-Vestris Jun., Mlle Hilligsberg [and see17910326

Performance Comment: , Mlle Hilligsberg [and see17910326.

195
01 February 1794 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Contadini Bizzarri

Dance: End of Act I Divertisement, as17940111; End of Act II Adelaide, as17940111, but added: Favre Guiardele; omitted: Mme M. L. Hilligsberg Sen

Performance Comment: L. Hilligsberg Sen .

196
02 January 1796 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Opera: With Chorusses under the Direction of Kelly. Ballet: Paul et Virginie [advertised in Morning Chronicle, 1 Jan.] is still unavoidably postponed on account of the indisposition of Mme Hilligsberg. The Subscribers are most respectfully entreated to be careful to whom they give their Tickets, as many improper persons have lately presented themsleves for admission into the Theatre with those Tickets; and the Subscribers are requested to observe that, in future, persons of this description will be conducted directly to the indentical Boxes to which such Tickets belong, instead of being admitted into any other part of the Theatre. The Public are entreated to understand that neither Ladies in Undress Hats or Bonnets, nor Gentlemen in Boots, will be admitted into the Pit of the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide; Or, La Vendetta Di Nino

Dance: Dances-

197
20 February 1796 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Company will be apprised at the doors as soon as the audience part of the Theatre is full. "When the curtain drew up for the new ballet, ladies [were] at the wings sitting...[and] several hundred gentlemen occupied the back of the stage, so that the beautiful scenery which had been prepared for the ballet lost all its effect" (Oracle, 22 Feb., which also states that the part of Roxalana was danced by Mme Hilligsberg). [Didelot and 1st appeared at the former king's theatre on 8 Dec. 1787.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Traci Amanti

Dance: End I: A Divertissement-Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot; a Pas Deux by Didelot-Didelot (1st appearance at this theatre), Mme Rose Didelot (1st time in this Country); End Opera: Les Trois Sultanes [by Onorati[with music by Mazzinghi]- [in which Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot [will dance in the last act [See17950310

198
07 January 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Opera: The Music by Paisiello. L'Amour et Psiche [advertised in True Briton, 6 Jan.] is unavoidably postponed on account of the indisposition of Mme Hilligsberg. The Frequenters of the Gallery are respectfully informed that the Coffee-Room underneath, having since last year been very considerably enlarged, and entirely new ornamented by Mr Liparotti, will be opened for the present Season on this Evening, and the Company will please to observe that at the end of it, next to Market-lane, an additional Staircase has been erected for their greater accomodation in going to and coming from that side of the Gallery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Viganoni, Morelli, Rovedino, Sga Fabrizzi. Cast from libretto (W. Glindon, 1796): Don Gianferante-Viganoni; Don Gavino-Morelli; Mitridate-Rovedino; Ceccotto-DeGiovanni; Madama Perlina-Sga Fabrizzi; Ninetta-Sga Salimbeni?; Chiarina-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Madama Perlina Actor: Sga Fabrizzi

Dance: End I: Divertissement-, as17970103; End Opera: Flore et Zephire, as17961126

199
31 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Opera Dances [Les Delassemens Militaires and Cupid and Psyche, both advertised on playbill of 30 Oct.] are obliged to be deferred till Saturday, on account of Mme Hilligsberg not being sufficiently recovered from her late accident [see 28 Oct.] to perform. [Miss Wheatley, who had 1st appeared at dl, 16 Feb. 1795, is identified in European Magazine, Nov. 1797, p. 339.] Receipts: #119 4s. 6d. (113.7.6; 5.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

200
06 February 1798 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Evelina

Dance: End I: L'Offrande a Terpsichore-, as17971202; End Opera: [a new grand Ballet, composed by Gallet with music by Bossi], Constante et Alcidonis- [but review in Morning Chronicle, 7 Feb., refers to Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg

Performance Comment: , refers to Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg.