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6552 results for: Keyword - Mr French
We found 4505 matches on Event Comments, 1443 matches on Performance Comments, 1064 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

276
19 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. III: A new dance by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. V: A new French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward

Performance Comment: III: A new dance by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. V: A new French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward .

Song: II: Rosy Morning by Miss Jones. IV: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

277
18 December 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Dance of Sailors, as17351128 Comic Dance by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme. French Peasants by Tench and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme. French Peasants by Tench and Miss Rogers .

278
02 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .

279
04 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .

280
11 February 1736 @ Mercer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocals by Miss Cecilia Young, Miss Isabella Young, Miss Esther Young. First Violin by Festing. Concerto on French Horn by Charles. Solo on German Flute by Balicourt. Handel's Water Piece. Preamble on Kettle Drums by Benjamin Baker

Performance Comment: First Violin by Festing. Concerto on French Horn by Charles. Solo on German Flute by Balicourt. Handel's Water Piece. Preamble on Kettle Drums by Benjamin Baker .

281
23 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: Le Ballet d'Amour by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: Le Ballet d'Amour by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .

282
01 April 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: I: A new Comic Ballet by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. II: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. V: Glover's Scot's Dance

Performance Comment: II: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. V: Glover's Scot's Dance .

283
13 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: II: Minuet and Louvre (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality) by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. End of Afterpiece: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: III: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. End of Afterpiece: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Song: IV: Italian Song by Mrs Chambers

284
06 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Floras Hol1day or The Shepherds Welcome to the Spring

Music: Select Pieces on several Instruments

Dance: I: Clown by Nivelon. II: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle

Performance Comment: II: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle .

285
19 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17531022, but Buck (by desire)-Woodward , 1st time; Lucinda-Miss Haughton , 1st time; Singing Master-Beard, with a favorite French air; The Minuet-Devisse, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: Singing Master Actor: Beard, with a favorite French air

286
28 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr French on account #50 [scene painter and maker of light props] (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #85 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

287
11 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr French #20 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, The Jealous Peasant-Duquesney, 1st appearance this stage, Tassoni, Mrs King

288
28 August 1772 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilettante

Performance Comment: Parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson. In which will introduce the German, French, Italian style of singing-Bannister; Crotchet-Reinhold; Col. Cockade-Bannister; Widow Wishful-Mrs Thompson (Edition of 1772).

Music: Between the Acts: Concerto on Piano Forte-Hook (by Particular Desire); The Ode-Hook for the opening of the New Exhibition Room of the Royal Incorporated Artists of Great Britain. Chorusses will be supported by a number of Capital singers and young gentlemen of St Paul's Choir; The principal vocal parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson

289
24 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Farce was Much Applauded Mrs Barry play better than the Night before (Hopkins Diary). Paid 6 day's salary list at #85 7s. 11d. per diem, #512 7s. 6d.; Mr French on Acct #5 5s.; Rec'd Stopages #18 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #177 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

290
31 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Rec'd stopages #20 8s. 6d. N.B. The [authors] charges should have been put #73 10s. [this night] instead of #84, vide. 27 Nov. next; Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Messrs Clinch and Dimon 5 guineas each, #10 10s. as per order; Miss Mansell per order #3 3s.; Mr French on acct #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #168 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to Author of Irish Widow: #84 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

291
29 June 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Dialogue between a Dutch and French Woman-Pack, Mrs Willis; A song-Laurence

Dance: French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; Comic Dance-deLegarde, Young l'Abbe, Miss Bruce; Scaramouch-Layfield

292
19 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Night Scene, as17091230

293
15 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: The Emperour of the Moon

Entertainment: As17100202

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow

294
25 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Miller's Dance-Leigh, Prince; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper and his Wife-

295
12 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage Or A Commonwealth Of Women

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant, Chacone-Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller and his Wife-Leigh, Burkhead; Italian Night Scene-Layfield, others

296
12 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: French Peasant-; Dance between a Miller his Wife and a Town Miss-; Ladder Dance-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

297
28 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Music: Before: As17100819

Dance: French Peasant-; Whimsical Miller Wife and Town Miss-; with Miller's Wife-Leigh

298
10 January 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: French Sailors-DuPre, Miss Schoolding; Also Moreau, Bovil, Miss Russell

299
12 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Song: As17161019

Dance: French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Cross; Dutch Skipper-Salle, Mlle Salle

300
28 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: French Andromache Burlesqued, as17161211; Grand Comic Wedding Dance, as17161115