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7562 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act before) <span class=
We found 5005 matches on Event Comments, 1701 matches on Performance Comments, 1664 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1876
31 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17810928; End of Act I of afterpiece the original Crutch Dance (performers not listed; it was included in all subsequent performances)

1877
05 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece To thee, O gentle sleep by Mrs Morton

1878
07 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17810928

1879
12 November 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Right Hon. the Lord Chamberlain. Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, based on Le Dissipateur, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue, and speaker of Epilogue, unknown]: Written by the late Samuel Foote Esq. [The attribution to Foote is dubious.] Afterpiece [1st time in London; MF-2. See CG, 28 Mar. 1778]: Now acting in Dublin with applause; written by [i.e. altered from, by T. A. Lloyd] the author of Love in a Village, &c. &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift Or The Female Conspiracy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Reilly, Dutton, Moss, Horwell, Lloyd, Mendez, Swords; Miss Villiers, Miss Blaney, Miss Wood, Miss Carne, Mrs Read, Mrs Hyam. [Text, in The Comic Theatre, Vol. I (Dryden Leach, 1762), lists the parts: Cleon, Moneylove, The Baron, Count Raveline, The Marquis, Justice Florid, Picquet, Pasquin; Julia, Belinda, Arsinoe, Araminta, Belisa, Finesse.] Occasional Prologue spoken by Davis and a Lady in the character of Taste. New Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Priscilla Tomboy (the Romp)-Mrs Cox; the other Characters by those who perform in the Comedy . the other Characters by those who perform in the Comedy .

Song: End of Acts II and in of mainpiece two favourite airs by Mrs Cox (1st appearance.)

Monologue: 1781 11 12 End of Act IV of mainpiece Shuter's Post Haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton

1880
20 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17811117

1881
20 November 1781 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Dance: End of Act I Pastoral Dance, as17811117, but added: With a Pas Seul by Mlle Simonet; omitted: Sga Crespi, Mlle Dumont; End of ActII Divertisement Dance, as17811117, but omitted: Sga Crespi; End of Opera Les Amans Reunis, as17811117, but omitted: Mlle Dumont, Sga Crespi

1882
21 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17811117

1883
24 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17810915

1884
27 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Bensley, Farren, Packer, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Palmer; Miss Simson, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (R. Baldwin [1781]): Hamet-Smith; Omar-Bensley; Caled-Farren; Ali-Packer; Osmyn-R. Palmer; Principal Iman-Wrighten; Almoran-Palmer; Crisanthe-Miss Simson; Almeida-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Music: In Act III of mainpiece an Epitbalamium [not listed in playbill, but see17811129]

1885
29 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Music: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium [performers not listed; music by ThomasLinley Sen. (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances]

1886
22 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of Act IIof mainpiece, as17811219

1887
04 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Luns Ghost

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs; In afterpiece, as17820103

1888
19 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Luns Ghost

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104; In afterpiece, as17820111

1889
23 January 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In mainpiece, as17820111; End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121

1890
12 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: In Act IV of mainpiece a Dance by Henry, Miss Armstrong, &c

1891
23 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Distress'd Lovers, as17820219, but omitted: Miss Armstrong

1892
05 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of Epilogue, as17811219

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Halloo, as17820226

1893
07 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121, but omitted: Miss Armstrong

1894
12 March 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement Dance, as17820216; End of Opera Le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110, but omitted: Mme Simonet

1895
18 March 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-Alfred; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Shaw; Bauldy-Walker; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Blair; Jenny-Miss Ramsey; Peggy-Miss Hemet (1st appearance in that character). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Walker .

Afterpiece Title: The Exciseman Trickd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel, and Hornpipe by Master Holland, pupil to Holloway

Song: Hooly and Fairly, in character, by M'Donald; End of Act II The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo by Miss Hemet

1896
01 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17820223

1897
06 April 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leroe Cinese

Dance: End of Act II le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110; End of Opera Rinaldo and Armida, as17820223

1898
09 April 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The characters to be entirely new dressed. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17820318athi

Song: The Cries of Edinburgh added to Glaud; End of Act I of mainpiece The Merry Roundelay by Miss Hemet

1899
11 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17820223

Song: In Act V of mainpiece song by Miss Field

1900
11 April 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Ballet, composed by Noverre, Adela of Pontbieu (the subject taken from the History of ancient Chivalry), by Gardel, Mme Simonet, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Simonet, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera Medea and Jason, as originally composed by Noverre, by Gardel, Mme Simonet, Nivelon, Simonet, Mlle Theodore, Mlle Baccelli