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12712 results for: Keyword - Mr Penkethman's New Theatre in Greenwich
We found 8123 matches on Event Comments, 3410 matches on Performance Comments, 3175 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9776
20 January 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17560117, but New Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17551101

9777
03 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Farce Sequel to The Englishman in Paris, by the same Author [Foote]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

9778
13 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: As17560203, but Prologue-_; A New Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: A New Epilogue Actor: .

Dance: As17551101

9779
18 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: As17560213, but A New Epilogue-_.

Dance: As17551114

9780
18 February 1756 @ The Great Piazza Coffee Room, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

Performance Comment: A Dissertation on Theatrical Subjects; subject various; some topics new. See17560211.

9781
01 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow acted but twice these 10 years, King Lear. With a new Ballet by Guerin and Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: Granier Jun, Mlle Capdeville

9782
04 March 1756 @ The Great Piazza Coffee Room, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

Performance Comment: A New Dissertation. See17560211.

9783
10 March 1756 @ The Great Piazza Coffee Room, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

Performance Comment: A New Dissertation. See17560211.

9784
17 March 1756 @ The Great Piazza Coffee Room, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

Performance Comment: A New Dissertation. See17560211.

9785
23 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ulysses

Performance Comment: Ulysses-Clarke; Eurymachus-Ridout; Telemachus-Smith; Menton-Gibson; Semanthe-a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage; Penelope-Mrs Woffington; New Epilogue-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

Music: EEllen a Roon on the German Flute-a young Gentlewoman (from Ireland)

9786
10 April 1756 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. First performance in England. The Musick composed by Sig Abos

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tito Manlio

Dance: NNew Dances-

9787
03 September 1756 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Room, George Inn Yard. Mrs Charke and King's Company of Comedians. A new Droll. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. 12 noon to ten p.m. during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ngland Triumphant; Or, The British General

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Beggars; with the Comical Humours of his Royal Consort Queen Tatter

Entertainment: Variety of Singing, Dancing, Rope Dancing, Tumbling-eminent performers lately arrived from Italy

Related Works
Related Work: The Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The French Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

9788
15 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: As17561215, but New Occasional Prologue-_.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

9789
18 January 1757 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. Musick composed by Signor Hasse. Application by Regina Mingotti, Manager of ye Operas (Larpent MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Re Pastore

Dance: Withnew Dances-

9790
22 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: None admitted behind the Scenes. No after money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. [Repeated during the run of this piece.] A new Farce of 2 acts wrote by Dr Smolet-went off wth Great App: (Cross). [See Theatrical Review for the Year 1757 and the beginning of 1758, for contemporary comment.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

9791
07 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17570108, but in which will be introduc'd a New Scene.

Dance: As17561217

9792
21 February 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: uthor of the Theatrical Review, 1757-58, pp. 47-48 comments on the afterpiece: "Nothing but my promise to give some observations on all new dramatic productions could have prevailed on me to wade through this farce...I hear the author himself is come over to the public opinion and acknowledges it to be a very indifferent performance."] Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: I: The Indian Peasants, as17570127

9793
11 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Alter'd from the Italian with several new Additions. [By Dr Morell. Set by Handel. The words entirely adapted to the Music of Il Trionfo del Tempo, composed at Rome about 1707 (Biographia Dramatica).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Time And Truth

9794
14 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play Never acted there before. The Characters new dress'd. [See comment in London Chronicle, March 8-10, 1757, which quotes the lengthy Admonition and Exhortation of the Scots Presbytery to be read from all pulpits, against stage plays. "This Exhortation," writes the London Chronicler, "was probably occasioned by the greatness of the crowds who flocked for many successive nights to see the tragedy of Douglas acted" It had been played in Edinburgh 14 Dec. 1756.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

9795
26 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Tickets of Holland at No 17 New Crown Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

9796
05 September 1757 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Scenes, Cloaths, Music, Paintings and all other Acommodations are entirely New. The passage will be illuminated, for the better accommodation of the gentry. To begin each day at twelve o'clock. The Booth is made theatrical and commodious for the reception of Gentlemen and Ladies, and a good band of music provided, consisting of Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, &c. [This note repeated on each subsequent bill.] At the Great Theatrical Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humourous Physician; Or, A Cure For All Ills

Afterpiece Title: The Restoration and Adventures of Harlequin

Song:

Dance:

9797
05 September 1757 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bence's Room, Swan Tavern, West Smithfield. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The scenes, cloaths, paintings and all other decorations are entirely new. The Room is made very Theatrical and commodious for the better reception of Gentlemen and Ladies and a good band of music is provided, consisting of Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, &c. To begin each day at Twelve o'clock. [This note repeated on subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For A Wife; Or, The Lucky Adventure

Song:

Dance:

9798
29 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The pant: was hiss'd & Dull (Cross). Afterpiece: with new Scenes and Decorations, not acted these 4 years [see 15 Oct. 1753]. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

9799
04 November 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The new scenes and Decorations which continue to be noted for the afterpiece will not be recorded here further.] Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

9800
17 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Ballet: By Sga Gallini (who never appear'd on that stage before) and Miss Hilliard, in a Pantomime Ballet call'dThe Judgment of Paris. Paris-Gallini; Mercury-Leppie; Juno-Miss Viviez; Pallas-Mrs Granier; Venus-Miss Hilliard

Dance: nd a Comic Ballet call'd theSicilian Peasants-Gallini, Miss Hilliard. With New Habits and proper Decorations

Performance Comment: With New Habits and proper Decorations.