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5971 results for: Keyword - Mr O. Swiny
We found 4268 matches on Event Comments, 1427 matches on Performance Comments, 629 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

951
20 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrn

952
15 August 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: In course of Entertainment: his favourite Planxty [descriptive of Ireland-Johnstone (in the character of Murtough Delany) [see The Irishman in London, cg, 21 Apr.]

953
26 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Foote, Weston, and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrne

Monologue: 1784 08 26 As 10 Aug

954
19 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

955
31 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

956
23 April 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Swiny. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini

Song: Leveridge

Dance: As17030419

957
15 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Swiny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Dance: Comic dances-the Devonshire Girl, Mrs Bicknell

958
20 November 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The transfer of the company from the queen's to dl was made without fanfare. On 6 Nov. Swiny, Wilks, Cibber, and Dogget had been granted a license to established a company; see Nicoll, pp. 275-76.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

959
19 November 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Owen Swiny.] Not Acted these Ten Years. All the Characters new drest. Pit and Boxes to be laid together by tickets only at 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: #163 3s. 6d. Probable attendance: p1t and boxes, 464 paid and 14 orders; stage, 2 paid; balcony, 4 paid; slips, 21 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 270 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 124 paid. [The Prologue was printed in London Journal, 26 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

960
26 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Swiny. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, Part of the Stage will be formed into Boxes; the Pit and Front Boxes to be put together (at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality). [For further discussion of the case of Poitier, see London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

961
21 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mac-Swiny. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

962
01 March 1662 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

963
03 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: a new farce call'dLa new farce call'dLilliput

964
18 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe [performer not listed]; In afterpiece, as17820826

Song: In afterpiece The Tobacco Box by Brett and Miss Morris

965
12 March 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

966
04 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ghost

Afterpiece Title: The Widow of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood [and see17951221]

967
09 May 1685 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

968
20 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 1

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 2

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 3

Music: As17890311

969
11 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred

Music: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ART I. As17940326but added: He was eyes unto the blind; also O worse than death; Angels ever bright (THEODORA); omitted: Grateful hearts; For joys so vast; Happy they. PART II. As17940326but 6th violin concerto (composed by Giardini) by G. Ashley in place of Fourth Organ Concerto; added: Sweet Bird, accompanied on the violin by G. Ashley (L'ALLEGRO); also He rebuked the Red Sea (ISRAEL IN EGYPT); also In sweetest harmony; O fatal day (SAUL); omitted: He was eyes; He led them thro'; Ye sons of Israel; Weep, Israel, weep. PART III. As17940326but added to O liberty: accompanied on the violoncello by C. Ashley; to Let the bright: accompanied on the trumpet by Sarjant; also Sin not O King (SAUL); also So when the last (DRYDEN'S ODE); omitted: O beauteous Queen; The dead shall live

970
13 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

971
01 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Blackamoor Wash'd White

972
10 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Music

973
11 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

974
13 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Act Of Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: A Selection from Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Music: As17910330

975
26 March 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection

Afterpiece Title: ACIS AND GALATEA

Music: End of Part I of oratorio concerto on violin by Giornovichi