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8367 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act before) dancing and singing
We found 5182 matches on Event Comments, 2242 matches on Performance Title, 1938 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6401
28 September 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not acted these five years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Mannerly Or The Country Wit

Performance Comment: with the last new Epilogue concerning the Life and Morals of the Observator, which was -Mr Powell on the first day of the Injur'd Princess, or the false Wager; Also a Dialogue between Heraclitus Ridens and the Observator by way of Prologue-.

6402
05 October 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty-eight Years. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sullen Lovers Or The Impertinents With The Humours Of Sir Positive At all

Performance Comment: Sir Positive-Powell; With a new Prologue by way of Elegy on the Death of the Royal Oak Lottery-Powell; And an Epilogue on the Life and Character of Maister Observator-Powell.
Cast
Role: And an Epilogue on the Life and Character of Ma Actor: Powell.

6403
06 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years....a Revis'd Tragedy. [Nicoll, p. 289, has entry from LC 7/3: 6 Nov. 1703 Upon a false surmise (?) of Mr Congreve s at 3 in the afternoon our Reviv'd Play stopt so yt the best part of the Audience was lost."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Danger Or The Mistaken Jealousie

6404
29 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Some Extraordinary Entertainments-

6405
03 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks [but see 2 Feb.]. Not acted there these 12 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

Music: A Masque set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: duRuel, others

6406
24 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By John Dennis. Premiere.] Preface: [The last scene was omitted] on the account of Length....The Play indeed receiv'd all the Grace and Ornament of Action in most of the principal Parts, and in all the Womens. But that of Sakia by Mrs Barry was acted so admirably and inimitably, as that no Stage in Europe can boast of any thing that comes near to her Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberty Asserted

6407
04 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. Not Acted these Three Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: With the Famous Battle of Bosworth Fieldv, between him and the Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry the Seventh. Written Originally by Shakespear, who in the true and lively Character of Richard, has shewn his most Masterly Strokes of Nature

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Song: As17031102

Music: Sonata for violin and flute-Gasperini, Paisible

Dance: As17040204

6408
22 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not Acted these Four Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Devonshire Girl

Song: Three Entertainments ofSinging in Italian one of which is entirely new, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-Signiora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

6409
09 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. Not Acted these Six Years. This being the first Performance of an Opera this Year. All the Scenes and Flyings as they were formerly presented. [Genest II, 300, lists this performance for 10 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Psyche Or Loves Mistress

Performance Comment: The chief characters (Pan, Vulcan, Pluto, and Apollo)-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: The chief characters Actor: Leveridge.

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music compos'd by the Famous Mr Matthew Lock-

Dance: New dances- proper to the occasion; particularly Arbour Dance in Imitation of the Original-duRuel, Cherrier, Laforest

6410
19 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. Not Acted these Three Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: With the Original Music-Leveridge

Dance: As17040613

6411
23 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. Not Acted there these Three Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage hater Matchd

Song: As17031102

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier

6412
07 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Four Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Song:

Dance: To be expressed in the Great Bills

6413
26 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With a Dome Scenev taken out of an Opera call'd, The Virgin Prophetess. [The company intends to act on Wednesday and Friday until Bartholonew Fair], the Weather being chang'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song:

Dance:

6414
27 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece made into a farce of three acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover-Boman, Dogget in women's clothes; another dialogue-Cook, Godwin, the latter for his first appearance on the stage; Hark ye Madam from Love's a Jest-

Dance: New Scenev between a Drunken Beau and a Chimney/Sweeper-; several dances-Laithfield, Mrs Evans, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

6415
17 August 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: a short Tragedy. Not Acted these Six Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Wit of a Woman

Performance Comment: A new Prologue to the Town-Mrs Bradshaw; according to 1704 edition of The Wit of a Woman and an Epilogue-a Comedian from the Theatre in Dublin (his first here).

Dance: Italian Scaramouch-Layfield; a new Morris Dance-two men, two women

6416
18 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted there these Five Years. Written by the late Great Poet, Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall

Dance: As17031007

6417
23 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Six Years. It being the last time of Acting this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus Or The Rape Of Lavinia

Song:

Dance:

6418
14 October 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted there these Nine Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates King Of Pontus

Dance: The famous duRuel, Mrs duRuel

6419
08 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these 20 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass Or The Nest Of Fools

Song:

Dance:

6420
18 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted there these five Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Mosse

6421
25 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted [there] these five Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part I With The Humours Of sir John Falstaffe

Dance: Cherrier

6422
27 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Note, That the Theatre in Dorset-Garden being now repair'd from the Damage done by the late great Winds, the same will be ready by the latter end of this Week to Act in, or for Entertainments of Musick and Danceing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Music: Several Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini

Dance: Spanish Dance, Punchanello-Cherrier; Other Dances-Mrs Lucas, Mrs Bicknell

6423
01 December 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. And on Wednesday next a Play will be Acted at the Theatre in Dorset-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Laferry, Mrs Bicknell

6424
20 February 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With several Alterations. Preface: The second day it was, for the most part, faintly and negligently Acted, and consequently was not seen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gibraltar

Song:

Dance: To be expressed in the Bills

6425
15 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Estcourt. Not Acted there these Six Years. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Song: As17050226

Dance: As17050303