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We found 2956 matches on Performance Title, 908 matches on Performance Comments, 400 matches on Event Comments, 187 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro; Or, Royal Justice

Afterpiece Title: La F1lle Cap1ta1n et Arlequin Son Sergeant: With the Scene of Le Professeur d'Amour

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Chateauneuf. La Frolick (Daily Advertiser only)

Event Comment: [By Mary de la Riviere Manley.] Never Acted before. And by Reason of the Extraordinary Charge for Habits, Boxes 5s., Pit 3s., First Gallery 2s., Upper Gallery 1s. Preface: Almyna was admirably Acted, and advantagiously dress'd: The first was owing to Mr Betterton's unwearied care...the second to Mr Swiny...for venturing...to make so great an Expence...both justly condemn'd for playing it at so ill-fated a Time, viz. The immediate Week before Christmas between Devotion and Camilla

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Mainpiece Title: Almyna; Or, The Arabian Vow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Schiava

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Toy-Shop

Dance: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De l'Orme. Tambourine by Miss Rogers. The Medley by S. Lally, de la Garde, Miss Baston

Event Comment: Benefit Francisque. By Their Royal Highness's Command. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, p. 172: In the Afternoon the Prince and Princess went to the French Play. A most dismal Performance. No Wonder People are Slaves who can entertain themselves with such Stuff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Deux Arlequins

Afterpiece Title: La Baron de la Crasse

Dance: Dangeville

Entertainment: Tumbling=-Francisque

Event Comment: [By Mary Pix. Date of premiere unknown. Published 4 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Different Widows; Or, Intrigue A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Different Widows: or, Intrigue All-a-Mode Author(s): Mary Pix

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Jouet De La Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin The French Lawyer; ou, Crapignant

Entertainment: As17190106

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Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Jouet De La Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Le Scaramouche Pedant Scrupuleux

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Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by the Hon. John St.John. Prologue by William Fawkener.-Epilogue by the author (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 1 May 1789: This Day is published Mary Queen of Scots (1s. 6d.). [As afterpiece the playbill announces Who's the Dupe?, but it was not acted. Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play.] Receipts: #240 9s. (226.4.0; 13.8.6;0.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Aickin, Barrymore, Whitfield, Packer, Williames, Fawcett, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Chaplin, Benson, Wroughton Mrs Ward, Mrs Farmer, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789), and World, 23 Mar.: Norfolk-Kemble; Cecil-Aickin; Herries-Barrymore; Murray-Whitfield; Davison-Packer; Beton-Williames; Paulet-Fawcett; Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sheriff-Chaplin; Shrewsbury-Benson; Lenox-Wroughton; Nawe-Alfred; Lieutenant of the Tower-Lyons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Douglas-Mrs Farmer; Lady Scroop-Miss Tidswell; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; unassigned-Wilson, Jones; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, p. 153: At Night at the French Play with the Duchess of Shrewsbury. Everybody took Notice of the Scene of the Drawing-room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille Capitaine

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Galerien; ou, Le Port de Mer

Entertainment: Dancing-D'Angeville, Mlle Deschaliers, others; And several New Performances-the Tumblers; Particularly the Extraordinary Tumbling, call'd Le Saut de la Panche-Mr Debroc , who with Links in his Hands will run up to the Top of a Board 16 Foot high, and with a most surprising Activity will tumble from thence

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love, as17981211; End Opera: Les Deux Jumelles; ou, La Meprise-["The pas de deux of Didelot and Rose was particulary admired, and Madames Laborie and Hilligsberg, who appeared as the Twin Sisters, were most happily successful" (Morning Chronicle, 30 Jan.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Dance: End of Act II an entirely new ballet, composed by Simonet, Le Dejeuner Espagnol, in Part I of which Sento ch' in Seno by Giordani, sung by Miss Theresa Simonet, only 8 years old, and who will dance a Minuet with her Father, and in Part II the Minuet de la Cour by Lepicq and Mme Simonet, a Gavotte by Henry and Mlle Theodore, a Chaconne, composed by Simonet, by Miss Theresa Simonet, a Fandango and two Pas Seuls, both as17830410; End of Opera Let Ruses de l'Amour, originally composed by Noverre, by Lepicq, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Rossi, in which Mme Simonet, in Man's Cloaths, will dance a Pas de Deux, incident to the Ballet, with Mlle Theodore, and another ballet, Les Caprices de Galatee, with Mlle Baccelli. The part of Cupid in the above Ballet by Miss De Camp, daughter to the celebrated Flute Player of that Name

Song: New set of Airs, as17830306athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phedra & Hippolite

Afterpiece Title: Les Funerailles de la Foire & Son Rapel a la Vie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Quinto Fabio

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910217 End Opera: Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Statue Dance-Signora Guidi; II: New Dance-Signora Guidi, Signora Crispi; Last Act: A New dance, Le Triomphe de la Magie-Mlle Heinel, other principals

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Mort De Lucresse

Afterpiece Title: Les Avantures de la Foire St

Dance: Poitier, Boudet, Welman, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Dance: As17990101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Dance: As17990330

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Dance: As18000304

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fausse Coquette

Afterpiece Title: Le Mariage Force

Dance:

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Mainpiece Title: La Comediante Fatta Cantatrice

Dance: [But unspecified.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Schiava

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola