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10250 results for: Keyword - Mr Henry Simsons
We found 4538 matches on Event Comments, 3392 matches on Author, 2031 matches on Performance Comments, 1705 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

676
16 February 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Fifty Years. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear. N.B. The above Play of King Henry IV is the Genuine Play of Shakespear, and not that alter'd by Mr Betterton, and so frequently acted at the other Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

677
26 November 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

678
29 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

679
19 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing Henry, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 8 May 1767.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

680
26 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing Henry, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

681
02 February 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KKing Henry, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

682
13 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hartley. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, with New Music, Dresses and Decorations. Interlude taken from Prior's celebrated poem, The Nut Brown Maid. Books of the Interlude to be had at the Theatre. Adapted by Henry Bate. Charges: #72 9s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Hartley #54 15s., plus #61 18s. from tickets (Box 202; Pit 76). Paid Whitfield for making cloaths #33 17s. 4d.; Paid Mr Walker for trimmings &c. #13 4s. Receipts: #127 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208; After which: New Poetical Interlude, Henry and Emma: Parts-Smith, Hull, Miss Brown, Mrs Hartley; To conclude with: a New Air and Chorus by Dr Arne-

683
01 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End IV: As17780919

684
05 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of The History Of King Henry The Ivth: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Dance: Shaw, Desnoye, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe

685
23 September 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

686
30 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Neptune and Amphitrite

Song: DDear Dear Pretty Youth by Henry Purcell-Miss Raftor as Dorinda

Dance: DDance of the Four Winds-; Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits-, as perform'd before the Grand Signor, by the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Bairam Feast; Dance of Watermen-

687
30 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

688
12 February 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

689
29 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry Iv, Part Ii: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Afterpiece Title: [The Strollers

690
19 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

691
30 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Song: II: Since Times are so Bad by Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Salway

Music: The celebrated Water@Musick by Mr Handel, in which-; Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker, accompany'd with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: III: Scottish Dance, as17330329 IV: Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

692
03 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg; Miss Wright; III: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Miss Thynne; IV: The Noontide Air-Beard

Music: V: A Concerto-Henry Burgess Jr

693
09 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

694
10 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Related Works
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Squire Badger Author(s): Henry Fielding

695
10 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd The Pedlar Trick'd-; End: The Cossacks-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi, her 1st appearance there

696
08 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: II: The Song of Mad Tom will be sung in Character-Reinhold

697
05 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: Midas

698
20 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

699
30 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Original Decorations of Rising, Sinking, and Flying. Daily Post, 30 Oct.: The Play of King Henry the Eighth...having met with a very favourable Reception from the Town, we hear that the Players propose to add several different Characters of Dignity to the Procession of Queen Anne Bullen , with other proper Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Music: ll the Witches Musick both Vocal and Instrumental, by the late Mr Barret-

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

Ballet: TThe Cobler's Jealous Wife. Cobler-Boval; His Wife-Roger; Countrymen-Essex, Haughton; Countrywomen-Mrs Brett, Mrs Mills

700
21 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox and Owenson. Tickets deliver'd by Holloway and Miss Bassan will be taken. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to beneficiaries #9 11s. 3d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Fox #90 11s. (Box 123; Pit 328; Gallery 106); Owenson #69 7s. (Box 118; Pit 133; Gallery 199). Paid Mrs Singleton for walking 13 nights in Henry VIII, the 8th to 15th February #3 5s. and for walking 28 nights in the Sorcerer to the 13th inst. #3 10s. Paid Mrs Baks for the same #3 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #45 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe (first time)-Miss Bassan; End: A Louvre and Minuet-Mr and Mrs Holloway