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5795 results for: Keyword - Mr Francisco
We found 4233 matches on Event Comments, 1316 matches on Performance Comments, 535 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1001
24 October 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Packer; Hamlet-Kemble; Polonius-Suett; Horatio-Whitfield; Laertes-Barrymore; Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick-R. Palmer; Gentleman-Evans; Marcellus-Dignum; Bernardo-Webb; Francisco-Cooke; Ghost of Hamlet's Father-Wroughton; Players-Maddocks, Wewitzer; Gravediggers-King, Hollingsworth; Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Ophelia-Mrs Jordan; Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1002
17 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Frederick-Barrymore; Duke-Whitfield; Petruchio-C. Kemble; Antonio-Suett; Gentlemen-Caulfield, Cooke, Fisher, Trueman; Peter-Russell; Anthony-Wewitzer; Surgeon-Maddocks; Francisco-Hollingsworth; First Constantia-Mrs Powell; Mother@in@Law to Constantia-Miss Tidswell; Kinswoman-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Maddocks; Second Constantia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Hollingsworth

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

1003
25 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17961031, but Hamlet (by Particular Desire, and positively for that Night only)-Mrs Powell; Polonius-Dowton; Gertrude-Miss Morris (of cg, by permission); Bernardo-_; Francisco-_.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

1004
05 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Packer; Hamlet-Kemble; Polonius-Suett; Horatio-Barrymore; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick-R. Palmer; Gentleman-Evans; Priest-Webb; Marcellus-Holland; Bernardo-Wentworth; Ghost of Hamlet's Father-Wroughton; Players-Maddocks, Wewitzer; Grave@diggers-King, Hollingsworth; Francisco-Cooke; Sailors-Simpson, Fisher; Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Ophelia-Mrs Jordan; Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1005
27 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17971005, but Horatio-Holland; Osrick-Russell; Marcellus-Dignum; Francisco-_.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Fast Asleep

1006
24 January 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17971005, but Polonius-Dowton; 1st Grave@digger-Wewitzer; Gentleman-_; Priest-_; Marcellus-_; Bernardo-_; Players-_; Francisco-_; Sailors-_; Actress-_.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

1007
23 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inquisitor

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnston (1st appearance on this stage), Barrymore, Aickin, C. Kemble, R. Palmer, Trueman, Caulfield, Abbot, Miss Heard, Mrs Harlowe, Miss DeCamp. Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1798): Alberto-Johnston; Francisco-Barrymore; The Patriarch-Aickin; Fernando-C. Kemble; Lelio-R. Palmer; Don Manuel-Trueman; Alguazil-Caulfield; Servant-Abbot; Violante-Miss Heard; Licia-Mrs Harlowe; Leonora-Miss DeCamp; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

1008
04 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Packer; Hamlet-Kemble; Polonius-Dowton; Horatio-Holland; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick-R. Palmer; Priest-Webb; Marcellus-Surmont; Bernardo-Wentworth; Francisco-Evans; Ghost of Hamlet's Father-Barrymore; Grave@diggers-King, Hollingsworth; Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Ophelia-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

1009
16 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Outlaws

Performance Comment: Characters by C. Kemble, Holland, Biggs, Kelly, Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Sparks, Master Chatrerley, Bannister Jun., Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Sparks, Miss Leak. Cast from European Magazine, Oct. 1798, p. 258 and Larpent MS: Duke-C. Kemble; Count-Holland; Don Alvarez-Biggs; Anastro-Kelly; Cavaldo-Sedgwick; Marco-Dignum; Francisco-Maddocks; Muleteers-Hollingsworth, Sparks; Child-Master Chatterley; Jasper-Bannister Jun.; Countess-Mrs Crouch; Martia-Miss DeCamp; Dorca-Mrs Sparks; Clara-Miss Leak; unassigned-Caulfield, Trueman.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Maddocks

1010
19 September 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Archer; Hamlet-Kemble; Polonius-Dowton; Horatio-Holland; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Clarke; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick-Palmer; Priest-Webb; Marcellus-Surmont; Bernardo-Wentworth; Francisco-Evans; Ghost of Hamlet's Father-Barrymore; Grave@diggers-King, Sparks; Players-Maddocks, Ryder; Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Ophelia-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1011
25 December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: John Vanbrugh to the Earl of Manchester, 25 Dec. 1699: Miss Evans the dancer at the New Playhouse is dead too; a feaver Slew her in eight and forty hours. She's much lamented by the Towne as well as the House, who can't well bare her loss; Matters running very low with 'em this Winter; if Congreve's Play [The Way of the World] don't help 'em they are undone. 'Tis a Comedy and will be play'd about Six weeks hence, nobody has seen it yet. Liveridge is in Ireland, he Owes so much money he dare not come over, so for want of him we han't had one Opera play'd this Winter; tho' Purcell has set one New One and Fingar another. We have got the Woman from the Chesire Cheese upon the Stage, who has the best Voyce for't by much that has been there at any time. We have the Emperors Crooaed Eunuch here, Francisco. They give him a hundred and twenty Guineas for five times. He has sung Once and was well likt. Dogget was here last Week, they gave him thirty pound to act Six times, which he did and fill'd the house every time (The Complete Works of Sir John Vanbrugh [Bloomsbury: Nonesuch Press, 1928], IV, 4)

Performances

1012
05 March 1703 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Signior Francisco. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Musick, with several Songs-the Famous Seniora Anna, lately come from Rome, who never Sung on the Stage, nor ever accompany'd any other Voice publickly in England

1013
14 June 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Francisco. Tickets 5s. [See London in 1710, pp. 66-67, from which the above description is taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music ....The orchestra was not very strong, consisting of no more than sixty persons, but it was incomparable-; Signiora Margarita del'Epine; sang, but she was by no means as pleasing as in the opera....She was the only person who sang. The instrumental music was extremely beautiful: Pepusch; who directs everything, and played the thorough-bass, excelled all the others. The violins too could scarce have been better. But most notable of all was a most charming concerto played with Pepusch by a flute and a viol di gamba. The person who plays the flute is a Frenchman called-Paisible; whose equal is not to be found....The second man, who played the viol di gamba with such uncommon excellence, is an Italian called-Signor Pietro

1014
01 May 1719 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Francisco Scarlatti. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Scarlatti

1015
01 September 1720 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Signor Francisco Scarlatti, Brother to the famous Allessandro Scarlatti. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

1016
22 April 1724 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Francisco Weber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

1017
15 May 1728 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Francisco Weber. At 7 p.m. Tickets half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Solos on Lute-Weber; Mandolino Concerto-; Violin concerto-Debourg

1018
27 November 1764 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The following Italian Singers have arrived in Dublin: Giuseppi Giordani, Francisco Giordani, Sga Marina Giordani, Sga Nicolina Giordani, Spiletta (Daily Advertiser). [Engaged for the Dublin season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Entertainment: Till the arrival of the Principal Dancers which are engaged, will be performed between the Acts: Solos, Concertos-

1019
12 August 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: FFoote has saved [Taylors] by adding Francisco's mad scene (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Dance: Several entertainments-Miss Froment

1020
21 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors; A Tragedy for Warm Weather

Performance Comment: Warm@Weather Tragedians-Palmer, Parsons, Gardner, R. Palmer, Jackson, Massey, Davis, Walker, Stevens, Peirce, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Poussin, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Jewell. [Probable cast: Flints: Abrahamides (the Chief)-Palmer; Isaacos-Gardner; +Jackides-Jackson; +Barnardo-Davis. +Master Tailors: Francisco-Parsons; +Regniades-R. Palmer; +Campbello-Massey. +Dungs: Zacharydes-Walker; +Timotheus-Stevens; +Christophorides-Peirce; +Tittilinda-Miss Platt; +Dorothea-Mrs Jewell; +Tailors' Ladies-Mrs Love, Mrs Poussin, Mrs W. Palmer.]
Cast
Role: Barnardo Actor: Davis. +Master Tailors: Francisco-Parsons
Role: Francisco Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17780518

1021
02 June 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars; End Opera: Hornpipe-Master Burn

Entertainment: End Opera: Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

1022
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

1023
27 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

1024
24 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

1025
10 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: I: The Grand Garland Dance as17760410 but-Slingsby, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton