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6310 results for: Keyword - Mr Daniel? Purcell
We found 4307 matches on Event Comments, 1537 matches on Performance Comments, 632 matches on Performance Title, 277 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1626
13 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [altered by John Philip Kemble]: By Shakespeare, with Additions from Dryden. The Music by Purcell and Dr Arne, with new Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun. [Epilogue by John Burgoyne (Kemble Mem.).] Receipts: #154 13s. 6d. (135.9.0; 19.2.6; 0.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Fawcett, Wilson, Maddocks, Alfred, Lyons, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Crouch; III: Chorus of Furies-; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards

1627
24 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin [1790]. Sga Storace had 1st appeared in concerts from 1774 to 1778, and at king's on 24 Apr. 1787 and thereafter]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The new Music composed by Storace, the rest compiled from Linley? Sen., Purcell, Sarti, Paisiello, Martin y Soler?, Pleyel, &c. The Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "In her own particular line on the stage [Sga Storace] was unrivalled, being an excellent actress, as well as a masterly singer. She settled entirely in England, and after quitting the opera (to which she was frequently recalled in times of distress, as was too often the case), she engaged at Drury Lane, where the English opera was raised to an excellence not known before, by her singing, with that of Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Kelly, and Bannister, and under the direction of her brother Stephen Storace, who composed, or rather compiled, several very pretty operas, of which the Haunted Tower, and the Siege of Belgrade still remain favorites, and are frequently performed" (Mount-Edgcumbe, 65). Account-Book, 4 Jan. 1790: Paid Cobb on Acct. of the Purchase of the Copyright of the Haunted Tower #157 10s.; 27 Feb. 1790: Paid Cobb in full for Copyright #52 10s. Receipts: #219 9s. 6d. (200.13.0; 17.14.6; 1.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

1628
24 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: The Music partly selected from Handel, Purcell, Pleyel, Anfossi, Cimarosa, Gretry, Giordani and Sacchini; and partly composed by Shield. With an Overture by Salieri. [3rd piece in place of Thomas and Sally, advertised on playbill of 23 Nov.] Receipts: #195 11s. 6d. (189.14.0; 5.17.6):

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

1629
17 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection From The Works Of handel 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Atalanta)-; Sin not O King against the youth-Miss Romanzini [Saul]; Bless the true Church and save the King-Gore, Chorus Athalia]; [Funeral Scene from Samson: Glorious Hero may thy Grave-Reinhold; The virgins too-Sga Storace; Bring the laurels bring the bays-Chorus of Virgins; May every Hero fall like thee-Sga Storace; Bring the laurels bring the bays-Full Chorus; Dead March (Saul)-; My faith and truth-Mrs Crouch [Samson]; Mad Bess-Sga Storace (composed by Purcell; 1st time and for that night only); Gird on thy sword-Chorus [Saul].Saul].

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

1630
11 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additions [by John Philip Kemble] from Dryden. The Musick by Purcell and Dr Arne, with the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun. Afterpiece: 30th [recte 29th] time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. The Overture, new Songs and Accompaniments by Shaw. Receipts: #199 18s. 6d. (157.10.0; 40.8.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Mrs Crouch; III: a Chorus of Furies-; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite Mrs Edwards

1631
01 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: A Grand Selection. Tyrants would in impious throngs-Mrs Crouch; Tyrants ye in vain conspire-Chorus (Athalia); Sin not O King-Miss Broadhurst (Saul); Thrice happy the Monarch-Bellamy [Alexander Balus]; What's sweeter than the new blown rose-Miss Hagley, Dignum (Joseph); Shake the dome and pierce the Sky-Chorus (Solomon); Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch (Purcell); I sing the produce of the vine, 'Tis mighty wine inspires us-Reinhold (Ottone); The Trumpet's loud clangor-Kelly, Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Da forte morir sapro-Miss Davies (Sarti); I'll proclaim the wondrous story-Spence, a Young Lady (1st appearance) (Esther); Worthy is the Lamb-Grand Chorus (The Messiah).

Music: As17910323

1632
13 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt; Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A New Selection

Performance Comment: Concerto on the violin-Master Clement; Gentle Airs Melodious Strains-Miss Broadhurst (Athalia); Let me wander not unseen, Or let the merry Bells-Dignum; And young and old-Chorus; Sweet bird that shun'st-Miss Hagley; accompanied on the violin-Shaw (L'Allegro); Pleasure my former ways resigning-Spence (Time and Truth); Solo on the violoncello-Mason; From rosy Bowers-Mrs Crouch (Purcell); Ah! d'ascolta gia parmi-Miss Davies (Martin y Soler); Awake Eolian Lyre-Reinhold (Dr Arnold); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus (Saul).

1633
09 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additions [by John Philip Kemble] from Dryden. The Music by Purcell and Dr Arne. With new Airs and Chorusses by Linley Jun. Receipts: #225 8s. 6d. (188.14.6; 34.19.0; 1.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: See17911105 [i.e. not listed on playbill]

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley, Mrs Edwards; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-Neptune Sedgwick,; Amphitrite Mrs Edwards

1634
07 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; Redemption 0; L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture-(Berenice, Handel); The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (Webbe); Mad Bess-Mrs Billington (Purcell); The mighty power-Chorus (Athalia, Handel); Se constanta per timore-Mrs Second (Caruso); Together let us range-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); Shall I in Mamre's-Bartleman (Joshua, Handel); Bravura song-Mrs Billington (Sacchini); Gloria Patri-Chorus.

1635
18 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: In the course of which: Generla Wolfe's favourite song, How stands the Glass around?-Incledon; Irish Drinking Song [Of the Ancients its speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Darley, Incledon, Johnstone; [Purcell's Grand Duet and Chorus, To Arms! Britons strike home!-Incledon, Darley, Follett, Blurton, Letteney, Linton, Rees; [The whole to conclude with Representation of the Siege of Quebec-; the Death of General Wolfe-.

Afterpiece Title: The Intrigues of a Morning; or, An Hour in Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

1636
15 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Second Oboe Concerto-; Sound an Alarm-Kelly; We hear-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Ye sacred Priests, Farewell ye limpid springs-Mme Mara (Jephtha); Hear Jacob's God-Chorus (Samson); Arm arm ye brave-Bartleman; We come-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); O Magnify the Lord-Mrs Crouch (Chandos? Anthems); The Lord shall reign-Chorus; And Miriam the Prophetess, Sing ye to the Lord-Mme Mara; The horse and his rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt); God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell).

1637
22 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March-(Scipione); Tears such as tender fathers shed-Bartleman (Deborah); Go baffled coward-Kelly, Reynolds (Samson); Around let acclamations ring-Chorus (Athalia); O come let us worship-Incledon [Coronation Anthem]; A Bravura Song-Mme Mara; Gloria Patri-Full Chorus [Jubilate]; God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell).

Music: As17930220

1638
01 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As17930215, but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs _Crouch, Miss Dall; Oratorio to be opened by Purcell">Mme Mara; to conclude with God save Great George our our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus ($Purcell).

Song: End oratorio: Captivity [see17930220]-Incledon

Music: End Part II: the favourite concerto of Geminiani on the violin-G. Ashley

1639
08 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Eighth Concerto-(Corelli); How willing-Bartleman [Samson]; Hear us O God-Chorus Coronation Anthems]; Deeper and deeper still, Waft her angels to the skies-Kelly [Jephtha]; From harmony-Chorus [Dryden's Ode]; The Captive Kings-Incledon, Chorus [, as17930306 Captivity-Mrs Crouch [, as17930220; Let the Bright seraphim-Mme Dussek; Let their celestial concerts-Chorus [Samson]; God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell).

1640
13 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Fourth Oboe Concerto-; The trumpet's loud clangour-Kelly, Chorus [Dryden's Ode]; Every day will I give thee thanks-Mrs Crouch Chandos Anthems]; I feel the Diety within-Bartleman; Arm, arm, ye brave-Bartleman; We come-Chorus [Judas Maccabaeus]; The Captive King- [as17930306ncledon, Chorus; Captivity- [as17930220Mrs Crouch; The Lord shall reign-Chorus; And Miriam the Prophetess, Sing ye to the Lord-Mrs Crouch; The horse and his rider-Double Chorus [Israel in Egypt]; God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell).

1641
15 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As17930313but Principal Vocal Parts-_Incledon; To conclude with God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell).

Music: End Part II: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Dussek

1642
22 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Second Oboe Concerto-; The trumpet's loud clangour-Kelly, Chorus [Dryden's Ode]; Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch; Arm arm ye brave-Bartleman; We come-Chorus [Judas Maccabaeus]; The Captive King-Incledon; Dead is the dream, Adieu my partner-Incledon; Go injur'd King-Chorus; Captivity-Mrs Crouch; God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell); Hallelujah! for the Lord God omnipotent [The Messiah]-Chorus.

Music: End Part I: Sixth concerto of Geminiani on the violin-G. Ashley

1643
24 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: In which How stands the Glass around? (General Wolfe's favorite Song)-Incledon; Irish Drinking song [Song [Of the ancients it's speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that soldiers be-Darley, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms Britons strike home (composed by Purcell)-Incledon, Darley, Follett, Blurton, Linton, Rees[; The whole to conclude with a View of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe .; The whole to conclude with a View of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe .

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Song: In the course of 3rd piece: The Mid Watch, Rule Britannia-Incledon; and to conclude with God save the King in Full Chorus-

1644
12 March 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ART I. Overture (OCCASIONAL ORATORIO). Shall I in Mamre's fertile; For all these mercies (JOSHUA). Ye Men of Gaza (SAMSON). O filial Piety; No, cruel Father (SAUL). When his loud voice (JEPHTHA). Lord, what is man (SEMELE). Total Eclipse; O first created beam (SAMSON). O worse than death; Angels ever bright (THEODORA). Fixed in his Everlasting seat (SAMSON). PART II. Eleventh Grand Concerto. As when the Dove (ACIS AND GALATEA). Tyrants would (ATHALIA). O sleep (SEMELE). O had I Jubal's lyre (JOSHUA). It must be so; Pour forth no more; No more to Ammon's (JEPHTHA). Lord remember David (SOSARME). O God who in thy Heeav'nly band (JOSEPH). PART III. Ye sons of Israel (JOSHUA). Honor and Arms (SAMSON). See the conq'ring Hero comes (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Why does the God of Israel sleep (SAMSON). What passion, accompanied on the violoncello by C. Ashley (DRYDEN'S ODE). Then round about the starry throne (SAMSON). Mad Bess by Mme Mara (Purcell). Gird on thy sword (SAUL). To conclude with God save Great George our King and Rule Britannia .

1645
14 March 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers as17940312but added: Mrs Bland. Leader as17940312ART I. God save the King (CORONATION ANTHEMS). He layeth the beams. O had I Jubal's Lyre (JOSHUA). Let me wander (L'ALLEGRO). Gird on thy sword (SAUL). Deeper and deeper; Waft her Angels (JEPHTHA). Let the bright Seraphim, accompanied on the trumpet by Hyde (SAMSON). For unto us (THE MESSIAH). PART II. Ye sons of Israel (JOSHUA). Why do the Nations (THE MESSIAH). What tho' I trace (SOLOMON). Welcome! Welcome! (SAUL). Mad Bess (Purcell). Concerto on the violin by Giornovichi. Pleasure my former ways (TIME AND TRUTH). O magnify the Lord. Tears such as (DEBORAH). Hallelujah for the Lord (THE MESSIAH). PART III. Lord, remember David. Heart the seat of soft delight (ACIS AND GALATEA). He gave them hailstones (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). Why does the God of Israel sleep [SAMSON]. See the conquering Hero (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Angels ever bright and fair (THEODORA). Sing ye to the Lord; The Horse and his Rider (ISRAEL IN EGYPT) .

1646
26 March 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ART I. Overture (BERENICE). Come ever smiling (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Tears such as tender (DEBORAH). For unto us a child (THE MESSIAH). Grateful hearts (NABAL). Sweep the strings; Music spread thy Voice (SOLOMON). Every day will I ([CHANDOS] ANTHEMS). For joys so vast; Happy they (JEPHTHA). From the censer (SOLOMO). PART II. Fourth Organ Concerto. Together let us range ([SOLOMON] by Boyce). The trumpet's loud; The double beat (DRYDEN'S ODE). He was eyes [SIROE]. He led tbrm thro' (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). Ye sons of Israel [JOSHUA]. Weep, Israel, weep; Go, baffled coward (SAMSON). For the Lord (THE MESSIAH). PART III. Fifth Grand Concerto. O liberty (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Let the bright; Awake the trumpets (SAMSON). O beauteous Queen (ESTHER). Mad Bess by Mme Mara (Purcell). How willing (SAMSON). But bright Cecilia; As from; The dead shall live (DRYDEN'S ODE). To conclude with God save Great George our King and Rule Britannia .

Music: End of Part II concerto on the organ by J. Ashley

1647
07 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: THE SOLDIER'S FESTIVAL; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: To open with a Favorite Overture. The Royalist's March (composed by James Worgan). General Wolfe's favorite song, How stands the Glass around, by Incledon. The Siege of Troy by Johnstone. How merrily we live that Soldiers be by Incledon, Richardson, Johnstone. Hark! the Drum beats to Arms!, a new song, by Incledon, and Glee, with a Full Chorus (composed by James Worgan). To Arms and Britons strike home (composed by Purcell) by Incledon, Richardson, Follett, Blurton, Linton, Rees. To conclude with an exact Representation of the Siege of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe. General Wolfe-Cranfield .

Afterpiece Title: THE SPRIGS OF LAUREL

1648
04 March 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March- (Scipio); Jehovah crown'd-; He comes-Chorus; Tune your harps- (Esther); Around let acclamations ring- (Athalia); Pious orgies- (Judas Maccabaeus); The trumpet's loud clangour- (Dryden's Ode); Mad Bess-Miss Parke (Purcell); Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Full chorus (Samson).

Music: End Part II: 3rd concerto of Giardini on the violin-G. Ashley

1649
18 March 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: 4th concerto of Avison-; O gentle maid-Mrs Hindmarsh; Around let acclamations ring-Chorus; Reviving Judah-Burdon; Bless the true church-Chorus (Athalia); Softly rise-Kelly (Solomon, by Boyce); Mad Bess-Miss Parke (Purcell); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus (Coronation? Anthems).

1650
24 April 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca, Queen Of The Britons

Afterpiece Title: He Wou'd be a Soldier

Entertainment: Monologues and Singing. III: [in the Temple of the Druids Britons Strike Home- [by Purcell for this Play; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Bowden, Linton, Street, Williamson, Sawyer, Tett, Kenrick, Little, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Bayzand; End: [Recitation and Music, selected from the Performances at Free-Masons Hall. Sally in our Alley-Incledon; [Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast [monologue]-Holman; My mother had a maid called Barbara (words from Shakespeare [Othello, IV, iii], composed by Shield)-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Mrs Clendining; The Equivalent (composed by Reeve)-Fawcett; Black@ey'd Susan-Incledon; [Collins's Ode on the Passions [monologue]-Pope; The Waiter (composed by Reeve)-Fawcett; Old Towler-Incledon

Performance Comment: III: [in the Temple of the Druids Britons Strike Home- [by Purcell for this Play; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Bowden, Linton, Street, Williamson, Sawyer, Tett, Kenrick, Little, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Bayzand; End: [Recitation and Music, selected from the Performances at Free-Masons Hall. Sally in our Alley-Incledon; [Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast [monologue]-Holman; My mother had a maid called Barbara (words from Shakespeare [Othello, IV, iii], composed by Shield)-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Mrs Clendining; The Equivalent (composed by Reeve)-Fawcett; Black@ey'd Susan-Incledon; [Collins's Ode on the Passions [monologue]-Pope; The Waiter (composed by Reeve)-Fawcett; Old Towler-Incledon.