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9099 results for: Keyword - Mr Walker and Wife
We found 4652 matches on Event Comments, 2929 matches on Performance Title, 2578 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7601
13 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Gay, Author of the Beggar's Opera. [Tickets at Delane's Lodgings, the Golden Ball in Exeter-Court, the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

7602
15 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: As17390310 but a Grand Ballet-_Muilment, _Thompson.
Cast
Role: a Grand Ballet Actor: _Muilment, _Thompson.
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson, Baudoin, Leviez, Carney, Miss Mann, Miss Kilby, Mrs Vallois.

7603
15 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

7604
20 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding (the Comic Part of Acis and Galatea)

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Mlle Roland

7605
26 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. [Tickets at Cibber's House, at Mrs Holt's in Bow Street, cg. The play changed, by request, from The Relapse.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 March: Last Week died, in the 88th Year of his Age, Mr Boman, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre, who had the Honour to perform several times before King Charles II. It is remarkable of him, that he was the oldest Player, the oldest Singer, and the oldest Ringer in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Beard

Dance: II: Punch Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: I: Advice to the Tatlers (by Desire)-Mrs Clive; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces-

7606
27 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman [who states that he is in danger of losing vision in one eye. Tickets at Chapman's House, the Corner of Bow Street cg.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 March: Last Week died, after a most tedious and expensive Illness, at Chelsea, Mrs Laguerre, formerly a celebrated Dancer on the Stage. Daily Post, 29 March: During the Rehearsal [on 27 March], of a new Tragedy, written by Mr Thompson, call'd Edward and Eleonora, (which was to have been acted on this Day) he receiv'd, to his great Surprise, a Message from the Lord Chamberlain, absolutely forbidding the acting of the said Play. No Objection having been made to the Whole or any Part of it, we must conclude it was consider'd as immoral or seditious

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

7607
05 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Punches Dances-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

7608
13 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 April. Letter: Upon my Arrival in Town three Days ago, I was not a little surpriz'd, to find that Mr Handel's last Oratorio, (Israel in Egypt) which had been performed but once, was advertis'd to be for the last time on Wednesday....I was indeed concern'd, that so excellent a Work of so great a Genius was neglected, for tho' it was a Polite and attentive Audience, it was not large enough I doubt to encourage him in any future Attempt

Performances

7609
14 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Folly

7610
15 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 April: On Sunday about 7 o'Clock, died Mr Hill of [cg], of the Weunds he received by Villains unknown

Performances

7611
23 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Grand Ballet Actor: Muilment, Mrs Walter.
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Miss Thompson, Baudoin, Leviez, Carney, Miss Mann, Miss Kilby, Mrs Vallois.

Dance:

7612
03 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Chetwood. Tickets at Chetwood's House, No. 11, Wild Court

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

7613
04 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

7614
08 May 1739 @ Chelsea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'enfant Prodigue

Afterpiece Title: Squire Lubberly

7615
14 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs James. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: As17390403 but Basil-_; Fetch-_; Jolt-_; Landlord-_.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Marten

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; II: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: III: Roberts

7616
07 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

7617
12 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: I: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

7618
17 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Gibson; the first time of his performance on a public theatre: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Setter-James; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: (BBy Desire)The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Clark

Dance: III: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End of Afterpiece: Tambourine-Miss Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris

7619
25 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs LeBrun
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Dupre, Richardson, Legard, Miss Brunette, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey
Role: Females Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Roland.

Dance: IV: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

7620
26 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 Sept.: We hear, that Mr Theobald has given the last Hand to his Tragedy, called, The Death of Hannibal, attempted in Imitation of Shakespear's Manner, and that it is designed to appear on the Stage this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Dance: As17390920

7621
12 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Retirement

Performance Comment: Parts-Milward, Mill, Wright, Berry, Ridout, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills; but edition of 1739 lists (As it was Intended to have been Acted): Artamon-Mills; Lanertes-Milward; Ceron-Berry; Pravamor-Wright; Arcano-Ridout; Semandra-Mrs Giffard; Leonora-Mrs Mills; Sabia-Mrs Butler; Prologue-Wright; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Semandra Actor: Mrs Giffard

7622
27 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: 1st Sylvan Actor: Mlle Anne Roland

7623
28 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Alter'd from Milton's Masque at Ludlow-Castle, and now adapted to the Stage. The Musick compos'd by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

7624
03 January 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf

7625
04 January 1740 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Performance Comment: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel; A solo on the Violin-Festing; a Solo on the Violoncello-Caporale; and several Concertos-; but edition of 1740 lists: Rosalinda-Mrs Arne; Garcia-Beard.
Cast
Role: and several Concertos Actor: