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2418 results for: Keyword - Merchant of London
We found 1176 matches on Performance Title, 954 matches on Event Comments, 478 matches on Performance Comments, 2 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1
28 March 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17331025, but Bravos and Lamorce omitted; Duretete-R. Wetherilt. With a new Prologue, addressed to the Merchants of London, to be spoke by Rosco .
Cast
Role: ; Duretete Actor: R. Wetherilt. With a new Prologue, addressed to the Merchants of London, to be spoke by Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor: With a new Scene called The Consultation

Dance:

2
06 May 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17340406 but Cholerick-Penkehtman; Angelina-Giffard. The Prologue address'd to the Merchants of London, with Additions, spoke by Havard .
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Giffard. The Prologue address'd to the Merchants of London, with Additions, spoke by Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: I: Dutch Boor by Sandham and Miss Wherrit. III: A new Dance by Delagarde and Miss Wherrit. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk-Pail Dance

3
29 October 1664 @ The City, London

Event Comment: The Lord Mayor's Show. London Intelligencer, 31 Oct.: London, Octob. 29. This day the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of the City of London (Sir John Lawrence) was sworn into the said Office...After which...he return'd into the City, where the Solemnity of the day was perform'd with great Magnificence and in exceldent Order. Evelyn, Diary: Was the most magnificent triumph by Water & Land of the Ld: Major

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Triumphs Celebrated The 29th Of October, 1664

Performance Comment: In Honour To the pruely Deserver of Honour Sir John Lawrence Knight, Lord Major of the Honourable City of London: and Performed at the Costs and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers.

4
13 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Never acted there Before. Amphitheatre on stage [see 12 March]. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets and places of Mrs Clive at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; or of Page at the stage door of the theatre. Last Night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Merchant of Venice; when the Song of Britons strike home was commanded to be sung, which was accordingly done, with the Chorus's, accompanied by Trumpets, Kettle-Drums, etc. and met with the Greatest Applause.--General Advertiser, 14 March. [The notice about Miss Edwards' first attempt means in an acting role; she was a singer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Merchant-Quin; Bassanio-Hale; Gratiano-Ryan; Shylock-Rosco; Launcelot-Chapman; Gobbo-James; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Beard; Solarino-Ridout; Salanio-Gibson; Duke-Marten; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Nerissa-Mrs Pritchard; Jessica-Miss Edwards (her 1st attempt on any stage); Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Merchant Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: MMy Faith and Truth (Favourite Duette from Samson)-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive; Britons Strike Home-

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

5
11 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: "[Henderson] appears to have cultivated the gifts of nature, with great industry; he promises better to attain the character of a player of consummate judgment than a great player, properly so called. Edwin, in spite of his thin voice and disgusting articulation, is at least equal to half his London contemporaries; and exhibited proofs that neither his conception, nor style of playing, is limited to a particular cast of parts, or mode of acting" (London Magazine, June 1777, p. 288). [ Miss Barsanti was from the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Henderson (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance in London); Antonio-Younger; Bassanio-Davies; Salanio-Egan; Solarino-T. Davis; Lorenzo (with songs)-Du-Bellamy; Old Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Massey; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Fearon; Gratiano-Palmer; Nerissa-Mrs Hunter; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Hitchcock; Portia-Miss Barsanti (1st appearance on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End III: The Merry Lasses-; End IV: The Venetian Regatta- [performers not listed for either dance, but "Monsieur Giorgi's infantile pupils, as dancers, were a complete burlesque upon a corps de ballet. The audience laughed, and tolerated the poor little things, when they were pushed on between the acts to caper and lose their shoes" (Peake, II, 15-16)]

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30 October 1693 @ The City, London

Event Comment: The Lord Mayor's Shoew. By Elkanah Settle. The cost of the pageants: Masters' Accounts, #479 14s. 2d.; Wardens' Accounts, #43 1s. 2d. See R. T. D. Sayle, Lord Mayors' Pageants (London, 1931), p. 145

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of London

Performance Comment: Performed on Monday October 30, 1693. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir William Ashurst, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Containing A True Description of the several Pageants; with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. All set forth at the proper Cost and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. Together with The Festival Songs for His Lordship and the Companies Diversion.

7
14 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Never Perform'd. Founded on Beaumont and Fletcher. Music by Thomas Linley. A Comic Opera the Music entirely new. [By Thomas Hull altered from The Royal Merchant; or the Beggar's Bush (Biographia Dramatica). See 19 Dec. 1767 for further note on Music.] Paid Mr Horne for 4 Tambourines #1 10s. (Account Book). Went into the Pit to see the opera founded on Beaumont and Fletcher, performed for the first time....The music may be good, but the piece is trifling and childish, barren of incident and character except that of Clause played by Bensley and the frightened peasant. The performers are in the Flemish dresses of the times, and do the piece much justice. At the beginning of the 2nd act some fellows in the 2s. Gallery began a disturbance, but were turn'd out and carried before Sir John Fielding, where they confessed that they were hired to disturb this performance by a publican, but refused to say whom....Stood in the well (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #225 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Parts by: Mattocks, Shuter, Bensley' Mahoon, Yates, Dunstall, Gardner, Davis, Cushing, Mrs Mattocks, and Mrs Pinto, Merchants, Boors, Beggars by the rest of the company. Harrol-Mattocks; Clause-Bensley; Wolfort-Gardner; Hubert-Mahoon; Hempskirke-Davis; Vandunk-Shuter; Prig, Frighted Boor-Yates; Higgen-Dunstall; Ferret-Quick; Gertrude-Mrs Mattocks; Jaquelin-Mrs Pinto (Genest, V, 188).

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, as17671021; II: A Grand Ballet The Garland-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley. [See17651003.

8
29 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece (1st time; C 3, by John O'Keeffe. Prologue by George Colman, ynger (see text)]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Salary list (Enthoven Collection): Paid O'Keeffe for London Hermit #108 15s. Morning Chronicle, 17 July 1793: This Day is published The London Hermit (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: The Characters by Bannister Jun., Suett, Aickin, Evatt, Usher, Parsons, Alfred, Johnstone, Ledger, Abbott, Lyons, Wewitzer, Bland, Barrett, Cooke, Palmer Jun., Benson, Miss Heard, Mrs Webb, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Hale, Mrs Kemble. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1793); O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. III (T. Woodfall, 1798); London Chronicle; 1 July: Young Pranks-Bannister Jun.; Whimmey-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Evatt; Barleycorn-Usher; Toby Thatch-Parsons; John Grum-Alfred; Tully-Johnstone; Coachman-Ledger; Skip-Abbott; John-Lyons; Barebones-Wewitzer; Apathy-Bland; Poz-Barrett; Bite-Cooke; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Benson [in text: Burton (see17930701]; Post Boy-Comerford (see17930706; Countryman-Waldron Jun. (see17930706; Dian-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Webb; Mrs Dainty-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Anymorn-Mrs Hale; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Kemble; Fishwoman-Mrs Powell (see17930701; Prologue-Barrymore. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17930713.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17930713.]

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

9
29 October 1680 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Glory; Or, The Lord Mayor's Show

Performance Comment: Containing an Illustrious Description of the several Triumphant Pageants, on which are represented Emblematical Figures, Artful Pieces of Architecture, and Rural Dancing, with the Speeches spoken in each Pageant; Also, Three new Songs, the first in praise of the Merchant-Taylors, the second the Protestant Exhortation, and the third the plotting Papists Litany, with their proper Tunes either to be Sung or Play'd Perform'd on Friday, October XXIX. 1680. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir Patience Warde, Knight. Lord Mayor of the City of London. At the proper Cost and Charges of the Right Worshipful Company of Merchant-Taylors. Invented and Compos'd by Tho. Jordan.
Cast
Role: the first in praise of the Merchant Actor: Taylors, the second the Protestant Exhortation, and the third the plotting Papists Litany, with their proper Tunes either to be Sung or Play'd Perform'd on Friday, October XXIX. 1680. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir Patience Warde, Knight. Lord Mayor of the City of London. At the proper Cost and Charges of the Right Worshipful Company of Merchant-Taylors. Invented and Compos'd by Tho. Jordan.
Role: Company of Merchant Actor: Taylors. Invented and Compos'd by Tho. Jordan.

10
30 October 1671 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Resurrection To Joy And Triumph

Performance Comment: Celebrious to the much meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. At the Peculiar and Proper Expences of the Worshipful Company of Skinners. Jacob Hall (the rope dancer).

11
29 October 1672 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London Triumphant; Or, The City In Jollity And Splendour

Performance Comment: ...Invented and performed for Congratulation and Delight of the well deserving Governour, Sir Robert Hanson Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. At the Cost and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.

12
29 October 1673 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London In Its Splendor

Performance Comment: Consisting of Triumphant Pageants, whereon are Represented many Persons Richly Arrayed, Properly Habited, and significant to the Design. With several Speeches, and a Song, Suitable to the Solemnity. All prepared for the Honour of the Prudent Magistrate, Sir William Hooker Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London. As also, a Description of His Majesties Royal Entertainment at Guildhall, by the City, in a plentiful Feast, and a glorious Banquet. At the Peculiar Expences of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.

13
30 October 1676 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Triumphs

Performance Comment: : Express'd in sundry Representations, Pageants and Shows, performed on Monday Octob. 30, 1676, at the Inauguration and Instalment of the Right Honourable Sir ThomasDavies, Kt, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Containing a true Description of the several Scenes and Habits of the Representers, with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. All the Charge and Expences of the Industrious Designs, being the sole Undertakings of the Ancient and Right Worshipful Society of Drapers. Being the Second Year without Intermission. Devised and Composed by Tho. Jordan.

14
29 October 1677 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Triumphs

Performance Comment: Illustrated with many Magnificent Structures and Pageants. On which are orderly expressed Several Stately Representations of Poetical Deities, sitting and standing in great spdendor on several Scenes in proper Shapes. With Pertinent Speeches, Jocular Songs (sung by the City Musick), and Pastoral Dancing. Performed October 29, 1677, for the Celebration, Solemnity and Inauguration of the Right Honourable Sir Francis Chaplin, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. At the Charge and Expences of the Industrious Designs, being the sole Undertaking of the Ancient and Right Worshipful Society of Clothworkers. Designed and Composed by Tho. Jordan.

15
29 October 1679 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London In Luster

Performance Comment: [Projecting Many bright beams of Triumph: Disposed with Several Representations of Scenes and Pageants. Performed with great Splendor on Wednesday, October XXIX. 1679] At the Initiation and Instalment of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Clayton, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Dignified with divers delightfull Varieties of Presentors, with Speeches, Songs, and Actions, properly and punctually described. All set forth at the proper Cost and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. Devised and Composed by Tho. Jordan, Gent.

16
29 October 1681 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Joy; Or, The Lord Mayor's Show

Performance Comment: Triumphantly Exhibited in Various Representations, Scenes, and splendid Ornaments, with divers pertinent Figures and Movements: Performed on Saturday, October XXIX. 1681. At the Inauguration of the Right Honourable Sir John Moore, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. With the Several Speeches, and Songs, which were spoken on the Pageant in Cheapside, and Sung in Guild-Hall during Dinner. All the Charges and Expences of the Industrious Designs being the sole Undertaking of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. Devised and Composed by Tho. Jordan, Gent.

17
29 October 1684 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Royal Triumph For The City's Loyal Magistrate In An Exact Description Of Several Scenes And Pageants, Adorned With Many Magnificent Representations

Performance Comment: Performed on Wednesday, October XXIX. 1684. At the instalment and Inauguration of the Right Honourable Sir James Smith, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Illustrated with divers Delightful Objects of Gallantry and Jollity, Speeches and Songs, Single and in Parts. Set forth at the Proper Costs and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. Devised and Composed by Tho. Jordan, Gent.

18
29 October 1685 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Annual Triumph Performed On Thursday, Octob

Performance Comment: 29. 1685. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Jeffreys, Kt Lord Mayor of the City of London. With a Description of the several Pageants, Speeches, and Songs made proper for the Occasion. All set forth at the proper Costs and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Iron@Mongers. Composed by Matt. Taubman.

19
29 October 1686 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Yearly Jubilee : Performed On Friday October Xxix

Performance Comment: 1686. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir John Peale, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. With a Description of the several Pageants, Speeches and Songs, made proper for the Occasion. All set forth at the proper Costs and Charges of the Right Worshipful the Company of Mercers. Composed by M. Taubman.

20
29 October 1687 @ The City, London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Triumph; Or, The Goldsmith's Jubilee

Performance Comment: Performed on Saturday, October XXIX. 1687. For the Confirmation and Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir John Shorter, Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London. Containing A Description of the several Pageants and Speeches, made proper for the Occasion. Together with a Song, for the Entertainment of His Majesty, who with His Royal Consort; the Queen Dowager; their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Denmark, and the whole Court, honour his Lordship, this Year, with their Presence. All set forth at the proper Costs and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. By Mr Taubman.

21
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.]

22
15 July 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: London Merchant-Cross; Millwood-Mrs Cross; Thorogood-Turbutt; Maria-Miss Brunette; Barnwell Sr-Jones; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Truman-Este; Blunt-Cole .
Cast
Role: London Merchant Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Music: Concerto for Two Hautboys by Woodbridge and Neale. A fine Piece of Mr Handel's on the little Flute by a Friend of Carey

Dance: houvre and Minuet by Vallois and Mrs Anderson. V: Two Pierrots by Vallois and his Scholar

Song: By a Scholar of Carey's

23
04 July 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 4 July: The Patentee of Drury-Lane Theatre has countermanded the Summer Playing; and the Company has received Orders not to proceed, on account of the several New Preparations for the ensuing Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

24
16 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: London Chronicle, 17 Oct.: In Act IV Macklin 'very properly declined the orator, but pleaded from his feelings and the predetermined purpose of his heart.' [Mrs Barry, as Mrs Dancer, had 1st acted Portia at Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, 9 Dec. 1761, and at dl, 24 Mar. 1768.] Receipts: #205 8s. (204.19.6; 0.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17770924; End IV: As17771008

25
12 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Merchant-Wilks; The edition of ca. 1706 lists also: Woolfort-Williams; Gerrard-Keen; Hubert-Mills; Hemskirk-Bickerstaff; Vandunck-Bullock; Merchants-Carnaby, Phillips, Kent, Toms; Higgen-Estcourt; Prig-Norris; Snap-Kent; Ferret-Fairbank; Ginks-Tom. Wright; Boors-Sherman, Harris, Cross; Jaculine-Mrs Cox; Bertha-Mrs Rogers; Epilogue-Pinkeman mounted on an ass; a long wig on the ass's head. a long wig on the ass's head.
Cast
Role: Merchant Actor: Wilks
Role: Merchants Actor: Carnaby, Phillips, Kent, Toms

Song: As17050428

Dance: As17041124