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439 results for: Keyword - Matthew Prior,@The@Literary@Works
We found 179 matches on Performance Title, 141 matches on Performance Comments, 89 matches on Author, 43 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
16 April 1750 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: At the New Wells, London Spa. To begin at two o'clock and at five o'clock. [This house managed by Matthews, Dancer, and Yeates. See Daily Advertiser 13 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice Of Iphigenia

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank; or, The Squire Electrified

Dance: Matthews, M'Neil, Mrs Addison, Miss Rayner (1750 ed.)

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Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper
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Related Work: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: Vertumnus and Pomona Author(s): Matthew Feilde
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King

2
29 October 1689 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Great Jubilee

Performance Comment: Restor'd and Perform'd On Tuesday, October the 29th 1689. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir ThomasPilkington Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London. Containing a Description of the several Pageants and Speeches together with a Song for the Entertainment of Their Majesties, who with their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Denmark, the whole Court, and both Houses of Parliament, Honour His Lordship this Year with their Presence. All set forth at the Proper Cost and Charges of the Right Worshipful Company of Skinners. [By Matthew Taubman.]
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

3
20 January 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comedy. [By Matthew Draper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift

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Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper

4
28 February 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author, who is under Misfortunes. Mainpiece: A new Tragedy [by Matthew Gardiner]. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera, by the same Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Parthian Hero; Or, Love In Distress

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Related Work: The Parthian Hero; or, Love in Distress Author(s): Matthew Gardiner

Afterpiece Title: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker

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Related Work: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker Author(s): Matthew Gardiner

5
21 February 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; past 2, by Matthew Feilde. MS: Larpent 585; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 22 Feb.]: With New Overture and Music, composed by [Michael] Arne. New Dresses, Scenes and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #247 12s. (243/19/6; 3/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Afterpiece Title: Vertumnus and Pomona

Related Works
Related Work: Vertumnus and Pomona Author(s): Matthew Feilde

Dance: End of Epilogue a new Pastoral Dance, Palemon and Lavinia, by Aldridge, Langrish, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Miss Besford

6
14 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 5, by Matthew Gregory Lewis; incidental music by Michael Kelly (see 2 Feb. 1798), with one selection from Jomelli. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1797, pp. 357-58)]: With new Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations. The Scenery designed by the late Mr Greenwood [who died on 1 Nov.], and executed by his Son, Pugh, and others. Times, 15 Jan. 1798: This day is published The Castle-Spectre (2s.). "There is a sufficient number of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, Cells and Trap-doors to serve for a pantomimical exhibition of the most extravagant nature, and the whole may, with no breach of propriety, be termed a Speaking Pantomime, of which Kemble is made the Harlequin and Mrs Jordan the Columbine" (Morning Herald, 16 Dec.). Receipts: #316 18s. 6d. (257.6.6; 58.17.0; 0.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

7
14 April 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee and Matthews. Tickets and places to be had of Lee at Mr Oliphant's Exeter St., and of Matthews, at the Golden Ball in Duke's, late Earl's Court, Drury Lane. Receipts: #150 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #77 2s.; tickets, #82 7s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; II: New Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison; III: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Hornpipe (By Desire)-Matthews

8
17 January 1718 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Matthew Dubourg, age 15. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With several New Solos and Concertos-Matthew Dubourg; Singing-Mrs Fletcher

9
01 January 1694 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: For the poem, see Matthew Prior,@The@Literary@Works, ed. H. B. Wright and M. K. Spears (Oxford, 1959), I, 125-28; II, 856-57

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

10
18 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With the original Music of Matthew Locke, and Accompaniments by Dr Arne and Linley? Sen.. Receipts: #319 4s. (250.16.0; 67.4.6; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-Russell; Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Soufrance-Wewitzer; Charlotte-Miss Wentworth; Florella-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

Song: In: Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Sedgwick, Dignum, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Miss Wentworth

11
07 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: Matthews, Mrs Addison

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper
Related Work: The Parthian Hero; or, Love in Distress Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: Vertumnus and Pomona Author(s): Matthew Feilde
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King

Song: Master Mattocks

12
06 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ugly Club

Afterpiece Title: The Castle-Spectre

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: A Nosegay of Weeds; or, Old Servants in New Places

13
May 1670 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe; Or, The French Puritan

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

14
25 January 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift

Related Works
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

15
27 January 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift

Related Works
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

16
04 February 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift

Related Works
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

17
05 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift

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Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

18
23 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Spendthrift

Related Works
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper

Dance: End: The Embarkment for Cytherea, as17781127

19
24 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country

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Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King

Dance: After Monologue: The Jockies, as17910507

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Dissertation on Hobby@Horses: The Statesman's Hobby; The Soldier's Hobby; The Beau's Hobby; The Lady's Hobby; The Fidler's Hobby; Mrs Mountain's Hobby; The Manager's Hobby; and His Own Hobby-Bernard

20
15 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

21
16 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

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Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

22
18 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

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Afterpiece Title: Comus

23
20 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

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Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

24
21 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

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Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

25
22 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

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Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew