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5641 results for: Keyword - Mr Hen. Purcel
We found 4233 matches on Event Comments, 1144 matches on Performance Comments, 533 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

751
18 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: By Particular Desire, an Ode call'd The Fair Monitor-Miss Macklin; , in which accompanied on the Harpsichord-Miss Macklin The Words by a Young Lady, the Music compos'd by Mr Arne Jr

Dance: A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin

752
29 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Song: Beard, Champnes

Music: A Piece on the Harp-Mr Evans

753
19 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Henry Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, Mr Parry will play on the Harp

Entertainment: Several New Equilibres on the Wire-Saunders Particularly he will balance two straws, one across the other with an egg in the center; he will Ring 6 Bells on the Wire, and play on Divers Instruments of Music, particularly, (by Desire) the Guitar, while balancing the Straw

754
01 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Music: III: A Lesson on the Harp-Mr Rice

755
18 September 1760 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Minor

Song: Several New Comic Songs-

Dance: The Dances-the same performers who were with Mr Shuter at Bartholomew Fair

756
24 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Mas. Stephen-Obrien; Brainworm-Blakes; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Bridgit-Miss Haughton; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Stephen</a> Actor: Obrien

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: A Pantomime Dance, call'd The Colliers-Mr Sealy, 1st appearance that stage, Miss Dawson

757
07 February 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tito Manlio

Dance: New dances-Gerhardi (Ballet Master);Mlle Asselin, Giorgi Benety, Sga Anna Benety, Miss Capitani, Mr Tariot

758
09 March 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Tre Gobbi Rivali

Dance: Gerhardi, Mlle Asselin, Giorgio Binety, Anna Binety, Miss Polly Capitani, Mr Tariot

759
26 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

760
23 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Music: IV: A Solo on the Violin-Mr Piffit (his second performance in England)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

761
16 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeit Heiress; or, The Boarding School

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: After Comedy: Mr Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

762
28 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Clown's Stratagem; or, A New Way to get a Wife Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd [Harlequin Statue]

Dance: II: La Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze (Eight years of age) being her fourth appearance on the stage [see17590425; 23 April 1760; 22 April 1761]; IV: A Serious Dance-Miss Lalauze; V: [A Ball Dance, call'd The Louvre, Minuet-a Young Gentleman (Eight years of age, a scholar to Mr Lalauze, his first appearance on any stage), Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: After: By Particular Desire, for this night only Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

763
12 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: I: A Serious Dance, call'd Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Froment , a Child six years old, Scholar of Mr Froment, being the First time of her appearing upon the stage; II: The Cow Keepers, as17611215; III: A Comic Dance, Le Petit Savoyard-Miss Froment; End: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, Miss Froment

764
18 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Master Cape (Scholar to Walker); IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: III: If o'er the Cruel Tyrant Love, as17620513

Entertainment: New Sketch of his own picture drawn from the life by way of Epilogue-Mr Tomlinson, his second time of attempting to speak on the Stage

765
03 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: See17631022, but assignment of parts first given here: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Davies; Deborah-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Miss Hallam; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller; Dances-Granier, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005; II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Music: II: Mr Handel's Water@Music, with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

766
13 December 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

Dance: I: A Dance called The Turkish Coffee House-; II: A Tyrolese Wedding-; III: A New Dance-for Mr Duberval

767
18 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502

Entertainment: After: Mr Shuter (For Last time this Season) will entertain the audience with his Journey to Paris, as17640414

768
11 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith, 1st time; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Anderson; Myris-Redman; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iris-Mrs Godwin; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: A Tambourine, as17641015

Entertainment: After: (for this night only) Serious, Comic, Post-haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Mr Shuter

769
05 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt

Music: Concerto of Mr Handel for Two Violins-Barthelemon, Soderini

770
03 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr from Worcester

771
01 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): Henry Woodward

Music: II: A Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Burney Jr

772
05 March 1767 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sifare

Song: A Cantabile Song-; accompanied on the viola de gamba-Mr Abel

773
15 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: I: The Louvre, Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson, as17670512; V: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley, as17670511; After which by Particular Desire Linco's Travels-Mr King. Being positively the last time of performing it

774
07 September 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: Her confusion was so great, that seeing her gave me pain. On this occasion Foote gave us a stroke of humour; When the Blackamoor Lady had retired, he asked Snarl what character he thought she should play first. Snarl said in Imoinda. Foote replied "Don't you think Callista would do better? for it would have a good effect in the Bills--The Fair Penitent by a Black Lady.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: SSerious Dance-; The Gallant Peasant, as17670904

Entertainment: By Desire, Occasional Prologue on opening the Theatre-Mr Foote; in which will be introduced Through the Wood Laddie-the real Blackamoor Lady (Neville)

775
20 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Gardners Holiday-Mr Shuter (his 1st appearance), Sga Giorgi