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We found 14647 matches on Performance Comments, 4619 matches on Performance Title, 3106 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: The Opera of Theseus composed by Mr Hendel will be represented in its Perfection, that is to say with all the Scenes, Decorations, Flights, and Machines. The Performers are much concerned that they did not give the Nobility and Gentry all the Satisfaction they could have wished, when they represented it on Wednesday last, having been hindered by some unforeseen Accidents at that time insurmountable

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Event Comment: With all the New Scenes and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda

Event Comment: The Opera...Compos'd by Mr Hendel, will be Represented in its Perfection (that is to say) with all the Scenes, Decorations, Flights, and Machines

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Event Comment: Compos'd by Mr Hendel. With all the Scenes, Decorations, Flights, and Machines

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Event Comment: With all the Scenes, Decorations, Flights, and Machines. Boxes 8s. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. Stage Boxes half a guinea. Colman's Opera Register: A thin House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Event Comment: With all the proper Scenes and Machines

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Event Comment: G. Berkeley to Sir John Percival: Mr Addison's play has taken wonderfully, they have acted it now almost a month, and would I belive act it a month longer were it not that Mrs Oldfield cannot hold out any longer, having had for several nights past, as I am informed, a midwife behind the scenes (Rand, p. 115)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. With all the proper Scenes and Machines. [Mrs Barbier received #15. See Deutsch, p. 58.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Event Comment: Benefit Handel. [Admission as 2 March.] In all its former Perfection, viz. As Scenes, Flights, and Decorations. [Handel received #73 10s. 11d. See Deutsch, p. 59.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Music: With the Addition ofseveral New Songs-; particularly an Entertainment for the Harpsichord Compos'd by Mr Hendel on purpose for that Day-

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan and Mrs Cox. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat; carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Two Dutch Skippers-l'Abbe, Wade

Event Comment: For theEntertainment of his Excellency the Duke d'Aumont, Ambassador extraordinary from the Court of France. By Her Majesty's Command, no Persons are to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Event Comment: With Scenes, Machines, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat, carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music composed by Mr Barret-

Event Comment: Benefit Newman and Mrs Baker. With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Event Comment: Reviv'd at the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. With new Scenes, Machines, and all the other Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Event Comment: With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: In which there will be seen (for once only) the New Scene design'd for a New Opera. Admission as 26 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

Dance: Mrs Santlow (Colman's Opera Register)

Event Comment: [Opening night, under the management of John Rich.] By the Company of Comedians under Letters Patents granted by King Charles the Second. Beginning exactly at Six. No Persons are to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up. Receipts: #143. Weekly Packet, 18 Dec.: This Day the New Play-House...is to be open'd...by the Company that act under the Patent; tho' it is said, that some of the Gentlemen who have left the Theatre in Drury-Lane for that Service, are order'd to return to their Colours, upon Pain of not exercising their Lungs anywhere; which may in Time prove of ill Service to the Patentee; that has been at vast Expence to make his Theatre as convenient for the Reception of an Audience as any one can possibly be

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With New Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all other Decorations, proper to the Play. At Common Prices. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Event Comment: Benefit a Young Gentleman reduced to Prison by the Extravagancies of his Guardian. With Stage, Scenes, and Cloaths proper to the Play. At 5 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Music: The best Masters

Dance: The best Masters

Event Comment: By Command; In which twelve Songs will be alter'd. And several new Scenes not seen yet, (design'd for a New Opera) will be shown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminius

Dance:

Event Comment: Receipts: #44 4s. 6d. The Season being so far advanc'd that the Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations proper to the New Tragedy, call'd, The Fair Captive, cannot be got ready as soon as was intended, we are oblig'd for some time to defer it. N.B. The Tickets deliver'd out for the Benefit of the Author of the Tragedy, will be taken at this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: As17150512

Event Comment: [Music by Handel. Text probably by J. J. Heidegger.] By Subscription, with the Pit and Boxes by ticket only (not to exceed 400). Stage Boxes 15s. Gallery 5s. At 6 p.m. And Whereas there is a great many Scenes and Machines to be mov'd in this Opera, which cannot be done if Persons should stand upon the Stage (where they could not be without Danger) it is therefore hop'd no Body, even the Subscribers, will take it Ill that they must be deny'd Entrance on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amadis

Dance:

Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches Or Teague O Divelly

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Musick-Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Willis

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances