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7577 results for: Keyword - Mr Edward Shepherd
We found 4447 matches on Event Comments, 1949 matches on Performance Comments, 997 matches on Performance Title, 959 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2976
05 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. [See 1 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

2977
06 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. Yeates's company [Description as before. See 1 May]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

2978
08 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. Yeates's Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

2979
15 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: By Yeates's Company of Comedians, an Historical Play at the New Wells, Shepherd's Market, Mayfair. To begin at 2, 5, and 7, and end at nine. The Fair ends this day. [See 10 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Fawnia

Dance: Adams

Song: Mrs Dodson, Green

2980
16 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market, May Fair. 6 p.m. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

2981
01 May 1750 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. A Dramatic Farce. To begin at twelve noon (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Empire Or Virtue Triumphant

Afterpiece Title: School for a Wife

2982
10 May 1750 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 6d. Upper Gallery 3d. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Fortune Teller

Entertainment: EEquilibres on the Slack Rope-Atkins, of Theatre-Royal, Covent Garden

2983
20 August 1750 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Shepherd's Market. Benefit for Stephens. A Concert, etc. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s. To begin at seven o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: TThe Happy Bride-Miss Agnetta

2984
27 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Dance: II: Pigmalion, as17501102; IV: Comic Dance, as17501117

Ballet: End: A New Comic Entertainment of Dancing call'd The Bird Catchers. Peasants-Devisse, Mad Auretti; Shepherds-McNeil, Roger, G. Yates; Shepherdesses-Mad Camargo, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison; Two Peasant Children-the Little Swiss, Miss Poplin; Bird Catchers-Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford; a New Scene-; Decorations-

Performance Comment: Peasants-Devisse, Mad Auretti; Shepherds-McNeil, Roger, G. Yates; Shepherdesses-Mad Camargo, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison; Two Peasant Children-the Little Swiss, Miss Poplin; Bird Catchers-Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford; a New Scene-; Decorations-.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: McNeil, Roger, G. Yates
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mad Camargo, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison

2985
01 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer Deceivd or Harlequin Statue

Dance: Dennison, Settree; scholars of Lalauze, being the second time of their performing on that stage. Particularly a Scots Dance-Dennison; a Shepherd's Dance-Settree; the Two Pierrots-Dennison, Settree; Likewise (by Desire) a Minuet-Lalauze, Mrs Woffington

Performance Comment: Particularly a Scots Dance-Dennison; a Shepherd's Dance-Settree; the Two Pierrots-Dennison, Settree; Likewise (by Desire) a Minuet-Lalauze, Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: a Shepherd's Dance Actor: Settree

2986
13 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing or Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Barry; Polixenes-Ridout; Alcon-Sparks; Camillo-Redman; Clown-Costollo; Autolicus (The Ballad-Singing Pedlar)-Shuter; Dorcas-Miss Mullart; Mopsa-Miss Helm; Perdita-Mrs Bellamy; Singing Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Baker, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; With a New Dabce , adapted to the Comedy,-Gallini; Music by Arne-; Epilogue in Character-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Baker, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

2987
12 March 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Part I Overture-; Songs Hail Immortal Bacchus (from Judith Arne)-Champness; Di Nobil Alma (Ciampi)-Miss Frederick; Farewell ye Limpid Springs (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Come Blooming Boy (from Choice of Hercules, Handel)-Miss Young; Concerto on violincello-Sig Cervetto; Anthem My Heart is Insisting-(Handel); Part II Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Songs, Nymphs and Shepherds (from Alfred, Arne)-Miss Brent; Happy Day (from Eliza, Arne)-Miss Young; Concerto on violin composed and performed-Dubourg; Anthem As pants the heart-(Handel); Part III Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Songs, Vain is Beauty's Gaudy Flow'r (from Judith, Arne)-Miss Brent; When Bacchus, Jolly God (Handel)-Beard; Verdi Prati (from Alcina, Handel)-Miss Frederick; Freely I to Heaven Resign (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Anthem, The King Shall Rejoice-(Handel).
Cast
Role: Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Miss Brent

2988
26 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: I: A New Ode, call'd A Briton the Son of a Briton- set to music by Bates. Vocal parts: Mattocks, Miss Catley; in IV: Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Catley

Performance Comment: Vocal parts: Mattocks, Miss Catley; in IV: Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

2989
30 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. [Genest, V, 120, suggests The Old Maid as afterpiece with Clerimont-Cautherley; Capt. Cape-$Baddeley; Mrs Harlow-$Miss Pope; Miss Harlow-$Mrs Bennet; but Treasurer's Book Specifies Queen Mab.] Paid $French on acct. #50; Shepherd for cotton #2 18s. 4d.; Mrs Hilman for cloaths #4 14s. 6d.; Mrs Humphreys for a suit of cloaths #9 9s.; Miss Allen for cleaning stockings #1 6s. 6d.; Licensing the Earl of Warwick and Cymon #4 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #181 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2990
13 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: The Gallant Peasants-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. See The Gallant Shepherds by Fishar and Sga Manesiere 6 Dec. 1765

Performance Comment: See The Gallant Shepherds by Fishar and Sga Manesiere 6 Dec. 1765.

2991
22 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin( with song )-Bannister, 1st appearance; Dorus-Parsons; Dorilas-Fawcett; Damon-Fox; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; 1st Shepherdess-Miss Reynolds; 2nd Shepherdess-Mrs Dorman; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Mrs Arne; Dance-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Duquesney, Miss Rogers, Miss Collett, Sga Giorgi, Mrs King; Concluded with a grand procession of the knights of the different orders of chivalry and the shepherds of Arcadia-.
Cast
Role: 1st Shepherdess Actor: Miss Reynolds
Role: 2nd Shepherdess Actor: Mrs Dorman

2992
24 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: The Fingalian Dance, Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices to Fishar) [see17710515]; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar) [see17670427]; III: [A New Pastoral Dance call'd The Rural Amusements of the Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Fishar, Sga Manesiere;[, in which by Particular Desire will be be introduced an Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; IV: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Italian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [see dl 9 Dec. 1760]

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices to Fishar) [see17710515]; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar) [see17670427]; III: [A New Pastoral Dance call'd The Rural Amusements of the Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Fishar, Sga Manesiere;[, in which by Particular Desire will be be introduced an Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; IV: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Italian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [see dl 9 Dec. 1760] .see dl 9 Dec. 1760] .

Ballet: V: The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Sixfold Hornpipe[, that night only, by six principal dancers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon, Miss Besford. [For Wapping Landlady, see17710412.

2993
05 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea With Drydens Ode Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: As17730226 Parts were: Acis, Polyphemus, Damon, Galatea, Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses.

Music: I: Concerto on Violin (composed by Nardini)-ThomasLinley

2994
27 December 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Gentle Shepherd [announced on playbill of 26 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred, on account of the Indisposition of Miss Wheeler. Receipts: #165 2s. (137/4; 27/10; 0/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: In mainpiece, as17811217 In afterpiece a Minuet by Zuchelli and Miss Collett

2995
05 March 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Public Advertiser, 6 Mar.: In 1st piece Love in her Eyes was sung by Norris; O ruddier than the cherry by Reinhold; Consider, fond shepherd by Mrs Kennedy; Heart, thou seat of soft delight by Miss George. The concerto consisted of "two Movements made up of common Ballads."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: Drydens de

Music: End of Part I of oratorio concerto on the violoncello by Crosdill

2996
18 March 1784 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Regina Di Golconda

Dance: Three new ballets composed by D'Aubcrval. End of Act I Ballet [of Warriors] by Lepicq, Henry, Zuchelli, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Theodore; End of Act II Dance [of Shepherds] by Lepicq, Mme Simonet, D'Aubcrval (1st appearance), Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore; End of Opera The Four Ages of Man, in which a Pas de Trois of Chinese by Henry, Zuchelli, Blake. Childhood-the two Miss Simonets; Youth-Slingsby and Mme Theodore; Manhood-Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.]; Old Age-D'Auberval and Mme Simonet, who will dance to the celebrated Musette of Handel. To conclude with a Pas de Huit, in a stile entirely new, by the Couples who represent the Four Ages

Performance Comment: End of Act I Ballet [of Warriors] by Lepicq, Henry, Zuchelli, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Theodore; End of Act II Dance [of Shepherds] by Lepicq, Mme Simonet, D'Aubcrval (1st appearance), Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore; End of Opera The Four Ages of Man, in which a Pas de Trois of Chinese by Henry, Zuchelli, Blake. Childhood-the two Miss Simonets; Youth-Slingsby and Mme Theodore; Manhood-Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.]; Old Age-D'Auberval and Mme Simonet, who will dance to the celebrated Musette of Handel. To conclude with a Pas de Huit, in a stile entirely new, by the Couples who represent the Four Ages .

2997
10 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Too Loving By Half

Afterpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: As17831223, but added to Perdita: Come, come, my good shepherds. [Edition of 1782 (Bathurst) adds: Gentleman-Thompson]..

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: End of 2nd piece Adelaide de Brabant, as17840508

2998
03 June 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Public are most respectfully informed that The Heiress, intended for this Evening [with The Gentle Shepherd, announced on playbill of 2 June], is obliged to be deferred 'till Thursday next, which will be the last Time of the Company's performing this Season. [This being Whitsun Eve, CG and King's were, as usual on this evening, dark.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

2999
07 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Redemption 0

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts, Violin As17870223, but Public Advertiser, 9 Mar., notes Hush ye pretty warbling choir, Love in her eyes sits playing, Must I my Acis still Bemoan?-Mme Mara; Love sound's th' alarm-Dignum; O ruddier than the cherry-Reinhold; As when the dove-Mrs Crouch; Consider fond shepherd-Miss George; Happy happy we-Dignum, Miss George; The flocks shall leave the mountains-Dignum, Reinhold, Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Consider fond shepherd Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: A New Symphony

3000
04 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Lewis; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The Music Characters [i.e. Shepherds and Shepherdesses (see text, 1788)]-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton.

Dance: End: As17880124; I afterpiece: a Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Song: II: a song-Mrs Kennedy