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6025 results for: Keyword - Mr Bencraft
We found 4254 matches on Event Comments, 1564 matches on Performance Comments, 544 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

451
17 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

452
19 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: II: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

453
25 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

454
21 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: II: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

455
05 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

456
08 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father (with Alterations)

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

457
10 February 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cosa Rara

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890110, but _Didelot; End Opera: Les Fetes Provencales, as17890207, but _Didelot, Mlle _Normand

458
15 December 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Dance: As17981211

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Little, Lee, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

459
26 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: As17990529

460
29 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17990628

Song: As17990628

461
26 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Montfort-W. Mills; Rakish-Oates; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; King-Tenoe; Sir Wilful Westford-R. Wetherilt; Colonel Westford-Adam Hallam; Tipple-Bardin; Gudgeon-Young Bencraft; Plausey-Evans; Arbella-Miss Oates; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherilt; Widow-Mrs Lacy; Genius-Mrs Phillpot; Hobble Wallop-Jo. Miller.
Cast
Role: Gudgeon Actor: Young Bencraft

Song: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Dance: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

462
15 November 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: Vocal parts by Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Mrs Wright, Miss Norsa, Miss Hillyard, proper to the Play

Dance: Proper to the Play by Lally, Nivelon, Tench, Desse, Richardson, Livier, Delagarde, Bencraft, Smith

463
27 December 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Music: As17351115, but Miss Norsa omitted

Dance: As17351115, but Nivelon, Delagarde, Bencraft, and Smith omitted

464
07 August 1738 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mad Lovers; Or, Sport Upon Sport: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Graygoose, His Man Doodle, My Lady Graygoose, Captain Atall

Performance Comment: Squire Graygoose-Bencraft; Doodle-Penkethman; Lady Graygoose (Colombine)-Mrs Dove; Captain Atall (Harlequin)-DelaHayes; Mixum-Dove; Bridemen-DelaGrange, LeBrune, Bellguard; Bride Maids-Mlle DelaGrange, Mlle LeBrune, Mrs Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Squire Graygoose Actor: Bencraft

Song: the two Mhe two Master Hamilton

Dance: A comic Peasant Dance-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrune, Bencraft, Mrs Penkethman

Music: an extraordinaryBan extraordinaryBand of Musick is provided, consisting of Violins, Hautboys, Bassoons, Kettle-Drums, Trumpets, French-Horns

465
23 August 1738 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Hays; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Don Furioso-Bencraft; Diego-Penkethman; Friends of Don Furioso-DelaGrange, LeBrune, Belguard, Mlle DelaGrange, Mlle LeBrune, Mrs Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Don Furioso Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding; or, The Roving Shepherd

Dance: CComic Ballet for Bride-Men and Bride-Maids-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrune, Bencraft, Mrs Penkethman

Music: An extraordinary Band

466
05 September 1738 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitched

Performance Comment: Squire Graygoose-Bencraft; Doodle-Dove; Lady Graygoose(Colombide)-Mrs Dove; Atall(Harlequin)-DelaHays; Mixum-Rosoman; Bride Men-DelaGrange, LeBrune, Bellguard; Bride Maids-Mlle DelaGrange, Mlle DelaBrune, Mrs Lax , but see bf, 23 Aug..
Cast
Role: Squire Graygoose Actor: Bencraft

Dance: A comic peasant Dance-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrun, Bencraft, Mrs Lax

Music:

467
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Scapin; Or, The Old One Caught In A Sack

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers; or, The Press Gang

Performance Comment: Tom Trueblue-Bencraft; Old Britton-Arthur; Lieutenant Dreadnaught-Yates; Nancy-Mrs Villeneuve; with a Grand Chorus-; with Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, French Horns, Trumpets, Kettle Drums-.
Cast
Role: Tom Trueblue Actor: Bencraft

Dance: Oates, Yates, Bencraft, Gray, Julian, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Phillips; particularly The Spanish Beauties-

468
26 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: With the Original Musick-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers, Mrs James, Mrs Vincent

Dance: Dancing-Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Bencraft, Master Oates

469
30 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Song-Beard; To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Bencraft

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

470
02 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom; or The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

Song: (BBy Desire) To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft; Favourite Duette My Faith and Truth, from oratorio Sampson,-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

471
16 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Several entertainments-LaLauze (being his first attempt of that kind these two years); particularly: II: The Amorous Swain; or The Rival Nimphs-Lalauze, Mlle Bonneval, Mrs Delagarde; III: Serious Dance-Cooke; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Lalauze, Mlle Domitilla, Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; (By Desire) after Farce:, a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre,concluding with a Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's a boy scholar, Mlle Bonneval

Song: V: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft

472
03 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: The Songs in Masonry-Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Bencraft

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

473
02 February 1726 @ Inner Temple

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; several Songs-by the late famous Mr Henry Purcel; rest by Dr Croft; which whole Performance lasted above an Hour and half; the Vocal Performers-Mr Hughes, Mr Laye, Mr Rowe, Mr Gates, Mr Weely, Mr Church, Mr King, three Boys; they were accompany'd by a proper Number of the best Instrumental Performers

474
12 August 1703 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A great Consort of Musick-; several new songs-Mr Elford, Mr Weldon all compos'd on purpose for this Entertainment by the said Mr Weldon; Some of the Songs to be accompanied by a Flute-Mr Peasable; and a new Symphony for a Flute and a Violin-Mr Peasable, the Famous Signior Gasparini; who will perform several Italian Sonatas-Mr Peasable; accompanied-Mr Depar; and other great Symphonies-the best Masters

475
03 September 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs and Dialogues, by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters-Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, Mr Tenoe; the Symphonys-Mr Dean, Mr Manship; A Song-Mrs Reading, accompany'd with the Trumpet and all the other Instruments; A Solo on the Violin-Mr Dean; A Solo on the Flute A/la/main-Mrs Denby; With variety of full Musick-