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1470 results for: Keyword - Michael? Arne
We found 862 matches on Author, 331 matches on Performance Comments, 294 matches on Event Comments, 171 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
17 March 1755 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I: New Overture by DuBourg-; Non Pensi (Latilles)-Mondini; Cantata (Arne)-Beard; Voglio Amor-Sga Curioni; Concerto on violincello-Pasqualino; Pensa che amante (Cocchi)-Guadagni; S'e spoze (Hasse)-Mingotti; Part II: Concerto on Bassoon-Miller; Per lei fra l'armi-Ciprandi; Sorge nell' alma mia (Perez)-Sga Mattei; Concerto on Violin-Dubourg; Tremende oscuri atroci (Pergolesi)-Sga Frasi; Fra quest Ombra (Hasse)-Ricciarelli; Part III: Concerto on oboe-Vincent; Non via Piaque (Conforto)-Sga Mingotti; Destrir che all' armi usato (Ciampi)-Guadagni; Return O God of Hosts (Handel)-Sga Frasi; Uniti a Lupi (Hasse)-Ricciarelli; Grand Concerto-Handel.

1327
09 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Masque] words by Mallet and Music by Arne and a Prologue by Mr Garrick (Cross). Books of the Masque will be sold at the theatre. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Related Works
Related Work: Britannia Author(s): Thomas Arne

1328
10 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Barry; King-Ridout; Seleucus-Anderson; Ptolomy-Wignel; Lysimachus-White; Timon-Stoppelaer; Lieutenant-Shuter; Charinthus-Bencraft; 1st Ambassador-R. Smith; Menipphus-Costello; 2nd Ambassador-Holtom; Leontius-Sparks; Gentlemen Ushers-Arthur, Dunstall; Physician-Redman; 1st Gentleman-Bennet; Host-Marten; 2nd Gentleman-Cushing; Magician (with Incantaion Song)-Baker; Singing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers (with Music compos'd by Mr Arne Jr); Herald-Buck; Old Woman-Miss Ferguson; Governess-Mrs Copen; Phoebe-Miss Cokayne; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Caelia-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Lucas, Miss Hilliard

1329
20 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Music] compos'd by Mr Arne went of with Great Applause (Cross). With Proper Dances and Decorations. Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre price 1s. [The cast is first listed 17 Jan. 1757.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza An English Opera

1330
21 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: See17571017, but The Guittard, a song by Mr Arne,-Mrs Hooper; a new dance, Le Matelotte-Joly; Italian Peasants-_; School of Anacreon-Kear; Chaste Diana-Mrs Hooper; Phoebus sinketh in the West-Kear.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

1331
01 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Charinus-Sparks; Maximinian-Smith; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-White; Suitors-Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Drusilla-Miss Condill; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Original Dances-Gallini, Granier, Lucas, Miles, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Gosley, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolet, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin; With several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set to music by Arne. The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Howard, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Younge, others.

1332
28 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 17s. Barry's 1!3 of surplus came to #20 5s. 8d. The Renters were this night increased to 17 by purchases of one share each by Robert Randoll, Margaret Randoll, and John Powell. Paid Mr Arne for composing the Music in Dioclesian, #26 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

1333
02 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Philips. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not acted these 10 years. [See 18 Dec. 1749.] Music for Afterpiece compos'd by Mr Arne. Tickets deliver'd by Clough, Mossop, Peacop and Mrs Addison will be taken. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Related Works
Related Work: Britannia Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: IV: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Mrs Addison

1334
02 February 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Performance Comment: With several new Songs composed by Mr Arne. The Vocal Parts-Sga Frasi, Miss Brent, Miss Frederica, Beard, Selves, Master Soper, the Gentlemen of the Choirs; First Violin-Dubourg; Concerto on Violincello-Pasqualino; Concerto on Hautboy-ThomasVincent; Concerto on Violin-Dubourg.
Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): Thomas Arne

1335
21 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress; or, The Antigallican

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Captain Hardy-Yates; Dash-Palmer; Briton Sr-Burton; Briton Jr-Packer; Harriot-Miss Barton; Laetitia-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Everbloom-Mrs Simpson; Worthy-Beard; Servants, Visiting Ladies-Brownsmith, Miss Bride, Miss Arabella Young, Miss Simson, Mrs Smith (MacMillan). The Music compos'd by Mr Arne Jr.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Harrison, a Young Gentleman Harrison's Scholar; End: A Minuet-Two of Harrison's Scholars

1336
03 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #139 9s. 6d. Paid Gom for carpenters #7 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Arne for composing as per bill #12 12s. Was at Covent Garden to hear Miss Brent, I sat in the Boxes but there was not much company there (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," p. 361)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17591102

1337
18 June 1760 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Asylum for Orphan Girls. Composed and directed by Arne. Admittance 5s., Tea and Coffee included

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Judgement Of Paris

1338
28 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Musical Entertainment never perform'd before. The Music composed by Dr Arne. Full Prices. Boxes #53 (Account Book). [About 212 persons in Boxes. A profitable and popular afterpiece for Rich, but it cost him each night this season 10s. 6d. for Mr Wrexell for the Clarinet, and 5s. to Dell for the French Horn.] Receipts. #181 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Related Works
Related Work: Thomas and Sally; or, The Sailor's Return Author(s): Thomas Arne

1339
12 June 1761 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Judgment Of Paris

Song: Several favourite songs consisting of four intervals

Entertainment: Upon the Octagan Square in said Gardens will be displayed the following curious invention in Fireworks, viz. A long pole will be fixed in the middle of the square; at the bottom of which will stand an artificial Harlequin, which with a touch becomes transparent, swarms up the pole and lights up a garland of flowers. N.B. 'Tis humbly desired that the Public will not mistake this gentleman Harlequin for the scoundrel that formerly pretended to go into a bottle. After the above ingenious Fancy will be performed in the theatre the celebrated Masque call'd The Judgment of Paris, composed by Dr Arne, which being finished, upon the canal in the Gardens will be displayed several superb Fireworks called the Chinese Festival, invented and executed by Sg Carlo Genorinij, the famous Roman artificer. He will avoid all common exhibitions, as Rockets &c., which for want of novelty give no entertainment to the Public, and confine himself to works of real ingenuity, so innocent in their nature, that the ladies may stand ever so near, without the least possibility of danger, or being alarmed with uncouth noises. The intended exhibition will be as follows: A light ediface will be fixed near the Chinese Temple, and a boat will sail at the end of the canal, containing several persons performing on musical instruments, the boat moving to the Temple, and giving fire to the ediface, it will display several ingenious conceits; particularly the operations of the fireworks will change to ten different colours. Other fancies are reserved till the perfformance, which, it is hoped, will give general satisfaction to the public

Performance Comment: A long pole will be fixed in the middle of the square; at the bottom of which will stand an artificial Harlequin, which with a touch becomes transparent, swarms up the pole and lights up a garland of flowers. N.B. 'Tis humbly desired that the Public will not mistake this gentleman Harlequin for the scoundrel that formerly pretended to go into a bottle. After the above ingenious Fancy will be performed in the theatre the celebrated Masque call'd The Judgment of Paris, composed by Dr Arne, which being finished, upon the canal in the Gardens will be displayed several superb Fireworks called the Chinese Festival, invented and executed by Sg Carlo Genorinij, the famous Roman artificer. He will avoid all common exhibitions, as Rockets &c., which for want of novelty give no entertainment to the Public, and confine himself to works of real ingenuity, so innocent in their nature, that the ladies may stand ever so near, without the least possibility of danger, or being alarmed with uncouth noises. The intended exhibition will be as follows: A light ediface will be fixed near the Chinese Temple, and a boat will sail at the end of the canal, containing several persons performing on musical instruments, the boat moving to the Temple, and giving fire to the ediface, it will display several ingenious conceits; particularly the operations of the fireworks will change to ten different colours. Other fancies are reserved till the perfformance, which, it is hoped, will give general satisfaction to the public.

1340
02 February 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece. Advertised as a New English Opera, with music compos'd by Dr Arne. Characters new Dress'd. Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Related Works
Related Work: Artaxerxes Author(s): Thomas Arne

Ballet: II: A New Ballet call'd The Statue Animated. Pygmalion-Maranesi; Scaramouch-Sodi; Inchantress-Miss Valois; Statue-Miss Wilford

Dance: End Opera: A New Dutch Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

1341
05 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Oratorio composed by Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice; Or, The Death Of Abel

Music: CConcerto on Violin-Pinto; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

1342
16 March 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Tenducci, Paretti, who will sing (by Dr Arne's permission) the favourite songs in Artaxerxes; The First Violin-, with a Concerto and a SoloPiffet (being his first public performance in England); a Concerto on German Flute-Florio; a Solo on Violincello-Siprutini; After which a Grand Dance-; the Pantomime-; in which will be introduced the Ghost of Cock-Lane; the disappearance of the Child; and after, the Chinese Fireworks; with many other curious performances. the disappearance of the Child; and after, the Chinese Fireworks; with many other curious performances.

1343
20 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel (with new songs in character)-Mattocks; Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Hull; Shepherd-Gibson; Perdita (with new songs in character)-Miss Brent; The Music composed by Dr Arne, with a Dances incident to the Pastoral-Granier, Mrs Granier.
Related Works
Related Work: The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

1344
01 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Music of the Afterpiece by Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

1345
08 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted before, a New Dramatic Opera [Bickerstaffe] the Music by Handel, Boyce, Arne, Howard, Baildon, Festing, Geminiani, Galluppi, Giardini, Paradies, Agus, Abos; with a New Overture composed by Mr Abel. Full Prices. Books of the Opera sold at theatre. [See Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama, 1763, pp. 22-36: Compares Bickerstaff's opera at length with Charles Johnson's Village Opera.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

1346
09 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. Tickets deliver'd by Blakes wil be taken. Afterpiece, with Music composed by Dr Arne, never perform'd there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: By desire, The Tempest of War-Vernon

Dance: TThe Camp Alarm'd, as17630326

1347
22 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Music by Handel, Boyce, Arne, Howard, Baildon, Festing, Geminiani, Galluppi, Giardini, Paradies, Agus, Abos &c. The Overture composed by Abel. Books of the Opera to be sold at the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

1348
29 February 1764 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: Benefit for a Public Charity at the Chapel of the Lock Hospital near Hyde Park corner. Gallery 10s. 6d. Bottom of Chapel 3s. None to be admitted without tickets. To begin at 11:30 in the forenoon. Oratorio composed by Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Music: FFirst violin, Concerto-Giardini; Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent

1349
12 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Love. Mr Love Hiss'd in the Scotchman. Dumont by Mr Powell (Hopkins). Characters Dress'd in Habits of Times. Mr Love was hissed very much in the Scotchman, and the Farce hissed at the end (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). No building on stage. On Saturday Othello with a New Burletta call'd Music A-La-Mode, or Bayes in Chromatics For the Benefit of Vernon. [The principal characters were to have been played by King, Vernon, Packer, Fox, Mrs Mrs Dorman, and Miss Young (Public Advertiser, 13 April). But it was deferred at the last minute and seems never to have been performed. Larpent MS 237 lists the parts: Dr Crochet, Player-Packer; Squire, Justice; Damon; Daphne, Chorus of Shepherds and Nymphs. $J. P. Kemble thought it a burlesque at the expense of Dr Arne (professor of nonharmonic music). The Player wants in it to banish all but four plays (Tamerlane, London Cuckolds, George Barnwell, and Twelfth Night) and fill stage performance with music.] Receipts: #208 14s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Love: #144 10s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Baker

1350
13 June 1764 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Conducted by Dr Arne.