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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.

10301
27 February 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the music by Bianchi [with additions by Mozart [K. 479, 480 (see Loewenberg, 407)], Martin y Soler, Paisiello]. Under the direction of Federici

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Villanella Rapita

Dance: End I: La Bergere des Alpes, as17900107; End Opera: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900213, but Mlle Dorival

10302
08 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Tickets delivered for Monday the 8th of February will be received. Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by John O'Keeffe. Text 1st published in his Dramatic Works, Vol. III (T. Woodfall, 1798). Season of 1790-91 acted as The Fugitive]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music selected and composed by Shield, and consists of several Russian Melodies, and compositions of Handel, Sacchini, Pleyel, Rauzzini, Guglielmi, Weichsel, Dalayrac, Callcott, Reeve, Prati and Shield. Receipts: #366 9s. 6d. (255.2.6; 3.5.0; tickets: 108.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Song: III: The Prince unable to conceal his Pain, from Alexander's Feast-Mrs Billington. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

10303
18 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Duke of Bedford 1 Yrs. Rent #343 5s. 1d. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Edward Morris. Author of Prologue unknown]: With new Dresses and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 8 Apr. 1790: This Morning is published The Adventurers (1s.). Receipts: #260 8s. (226.5.0; 31.16.0; 2.4.6; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Adventurers

Dance: As17891204

10304
06 April 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 2, altered anonymously from Demofoonte, by Metastasio]; the Music by Federici

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900227; End Opera: Les Caprices-Labourie, Duquesney, Mlle de'Caro, Mlle Dorival, Mlle Hilligsberg

10305
22 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17900416, but Mungo (for that night only, with a new Negro Song, composed by Reeve)-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Leonora-Mrs Mountain.

Dance: As17900323

Song: End I afterpiece: The Knife Grinder's Song, composed and to be sung in character-Reeve

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: A New Occasional Prologue-Bernard

Performance Comment: After Dancing: A New Occasional Prologue-Bernard.
Cast
Role: A New Occasional Prologue Actor: Bernard.

10306
28 May 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. A new Serious Opera. Under the direction of Federici. Tickets to be had of Mme Mara at her house, No. 8, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andromache [recte andromaca]

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900513; End Opera: The Generous Slave-Blake [see17900513], Mlle Hilligsberg

10307
16 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Brown is identified in MS list, in hay playbills now at Harvard, of new performers for the 1790 season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Entertainment: Monologue. As17900615

10308
16 July 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: A Merry Sketch of Folly and Fashion

Performance Comment: Lee Lewes. In which will be exhibited Characters and Caricatures, many of them entirely new, and others selcted from Subjects of the most approved Wit and Humour. Two very astonishing figures will be introduced, of the late King of Prussia, and his General Ziethen; also the Propagation of a Lie, in Characters as large as life, with several whimsical Paintings in Transparency. The whole prepared for the East Indies, at a prodigious expense. The above two figures cost at Berlin 275 guineas.

10309
25 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The German Hotel

Performance Comment: As17901111, but A New Prelude-_(and thereafter); Epilogue-Powel, Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17901123

10310
03 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Public is most respectfully informed that in consequence of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Jordan the New Comedy is unavoidably deferred. [The original playbill and Public Advertiser both announce the 6th night of Better Late than Never (see 29 Dec.). The above is from a second playbill for this night in BM (Burney 937.c.7). "Mrs Jordan's Illness defers...Better Late than Never" (Kemble Mem., which lists the substitutes play).] Receipts: #123 5s. (83.19.0; 33.4.6; 6.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

10311
12 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: Acted but Once [on 5 May 1790]. With new Scenes and Dresses. A Procession, representing the Ceremonies attending the Sacrifice of an Indian Woman on the Funeral Pile of her deceased Husband. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] The Music by Stevens. [Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald. Epilogue by Richard John Hughes Starke.] Receipts: #231 14s. 6d. (230.6.6; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Dance: In 2nd piece: Byrn, Miss Blanchet (of dl)

10312
28 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places for the succeeding Nights, will please to observe, the New Opera will be performed every Night till further Notice. Receipts: #285 11s. 6d. (281.3.6; 4.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

10313
01 March 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the music by Guglielmi, with additions and alterations [by Mazzinghi]. Under the direction of Mazzinghi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Pescatrice

Dance: As17910217

Ballet: Amphion et Thalie. As17910217

10314
02 April 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Performance Comment: A New Collection (1st time) of Serious and Comic Music-by different composers, but particularly by Paisiello As17910331 .

Dance: As17910331

Music: As17910331

10315
05 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Robert Merry. Prologue by John Taylor. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. Oracle, 7 May 1791: This Day is published Lorenzo (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #187 3s. (182.19.6; 4.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lorenzo

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.

10316
07 April 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: [On account of the necessary Rehearsals, and the preparations for the new Serious Opera of Idalide, there will be no performance at this place this Evening. Armida had been advertised for performance in Morning Post, 6 Apr.]

10317
16 April 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Performance Comment: A New Collection of Serious and Comic Music. As17910326but Vocal Parts-Mme _Lops, Sga Maffei.

Dance: End I: La Fete des Matelots et des Provencaux, as17910414; together with a terzetto-Davide, Albertarelli, Sga Sestini; End II: Orpheus and Eurydice, as17910331

10318
26 April 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Performance Comment: A New Collection of Serious and Comic Musicby different Composers, under the direction of Haydn-; Overture-(Haydn); a Song-Tajana, Sga Sestini, Albertarelli, Sga Cappelletti, Davide (Haydn); a Duetto-Albertarelli, Sga Cappelletti (Paisiello); an Overture-(Haydn); A Song-Sga Sestini, Tajana; Duetto-Sga Sestini, Albertarelli (Haydn); Recitative, Song-Davide (Haydn); song-Albertarelli; Terzetto-Davide, Sga Cappelletti, Tajana (Tarchi).

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910326End II: Provencale, as17910414

10319
28 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Morning Chronicle, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 10, New Store-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #326 17s. (106.4.0; 18.4.6; 1.10.6; tickets: 200.18.0) (charge: #129 2s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mordecai's Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

10320
10 May 1791 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Vestris? Sen being recovered from his indisposition, will appear in the new Ballet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910326but _Vestris? Jun

Ballet: End II: L'Amadriade. As17910507

10321
12 May 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Performance Comment: A Selection of New Music. Vocal Parts-Davide, Albertarelli, Sga Cappelletti, Sga Sestini, Mme Phlum (1st appearance on any stage); Haydn has composed a song-; for the occasion; also will be performed a song by Paisiello-with two orchestras,; a sonata obligato-; a quartetto by Guglielmi-.

Dance: End II: Orpheus and Eurydice, as17910331

Ballet: End I: L'Amadriade. As17910507

10322
14 May 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Performance Comment: A Collection of New Music, under the Direction of Federici. As17910326but Vocal Parts-_Tajana, Mme _Lops.

Dance: End I: La Fete Provencale-; End II: Orpheus and Eurydice, as17910331

10323
17 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dignum. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Public Advertiser, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, No. 23, New North-street, Red Lion-square. Receipts: #56 16s. (43.1.0; 11.8.6; 2.6.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #121 6s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: End I: My Poll and my Partner Joe (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

10324
18 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 3]: The Dialogue and part of the Songs written by Richard? Wilson. The Overture, new Music and accompaniments composed by Reeve. The Songs, Duets, Glees compiled from Arnold, Rogers, Giordani, Shield, Hook, Dibdin, W. Wilson, Stevens, Broderip and David Rizzio. [Larpent MS 908; not published. Prologue probably by Richard Wilson. Epilogue by Joseph Haynes.] Public Advertiser, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Wilson. No. 10, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #354 14s. 6d. (165.17.6; 5.4.0; tickets: 183.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Union; or, St

Dance: Afterpiece conclude: Highland Fling-the Scotch Characters

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Music: In afterpiece: will be introduced the Highland Competition Prizeexactly as represented annually in the City of Edinburgh,-McLane, McGregor, McTavish; several Strathpays, Laments, Pebruchs-several other celebrated Pipers

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue (riding on an Ass,)-Wilson

10325
21 May 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Opera in place of Idalide, advertised in Morning Post, 20 May.] 2nd ballet: With new Scenes, and considerable additions, since the first representation, by Moench

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Molinarella

Dance: End I: La Fille Mal Gardee, as17910430

Ballet: End Opera: Le Siege de Cythere. As17910517

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