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5726 results for: Keyword - Mr and Madam Bentley
We found 4247 matches on Event Comments, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 553 matches on Performance Title, 37 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

426
10 February 1789 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Gallini Respectfully informs the Nobility, Subscribers, and Gentry that he sent a person to Paris on Monday last to engage the best capital Female Dancer that can be got; and if a good Man Dancer is to be procured, he is very ready to engage him, as he shall be happy to do every thing in his power to please the public and will spare no pains or expense for that purpose [see 7 Feb.] Didelot having had the misfortune to hurt his leg the first dance on Saturday last is unable to appear for some days

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cosa Rara

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890110, but _Didelot; End Opera: Les Fetes Provencales, as17890207, but _Didelot, Mlle _Normand

427
15 December 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "Mr T. has performed in the Norwich Company. [He] did not appear to us to possess a single requisite for the profession of an actor...We observed that the characters of Lenox and Rosse were doubled [i.e. combined]-a resource, at all times, disreputable to the theatre and to the manager" (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1798, pp. 369-70). Receipts: #299 15s. 6d. (293.8.6; 6.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Cast
Role: Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore Actor: Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee, Powers, Lewiss

Dance: As17981211

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Little, Lee, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

428
26 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Ridgeway, York-street, St. James's Square, having purchased the Copy of Pizarro, begs leave respectfully to inform the Public that this Drama is now in the Press, and will be published on Saturday next at twelve o'Clock. Receipts: #357 13s. 6d. (327.7.0; 30.3.6; 0.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Centinel Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Die Spanier in Peru Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: As17990529

429
29 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Ridgeway [see 26 June]...begs leave to inform the Public that on account of the great and unexpected demand the publication [of Pizarro] is unavoidably deferred till Monday next at twelve o'Clock. Receipts: #395 8s. 6d. (360.12.6; 34.1.0; 0.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Centinel Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Die Spanier in Peru Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Holland; Sharp-Russell; Justice Guttle-Maddocks; Dick-Wewitzer; Melissa-Miss Heard; Kitty Pry-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Holland

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17990628

Song: As17990628

430
28 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes

Related Works
Related Work: The Wishes Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: The Wishes; or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: As17610727

431
30 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes

Related Works
Related Work: The Wishes Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: The Wishes; or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: As17610727

432
03 August 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes

Related Works
Related Work: The Wishes Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: The Wishes; or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: As17610727

433
06 August 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes

Related Works
Related Work: The Wishes Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: The Wishes; or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: As17610727

434
04 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Tom Thumb, announced on playbill of 3 Oct.] "Covent Garden Theatre. As personal allusions and party views have been attributed to the dramatic satire, called The Wishes, the author thinks he cannot so effectively disclaim them as by entirely withdrawing the piece" (Unidentified clipping, dated 5 Oct. 1782, The Tale Edition of Horace Walpoles Correspondence, cd. W. S. Lewis, 1955, xxix, 219). Paid Guard for Scene Men from 8 June to 21 Sept., on 9 occasions, approximately #900. Paid Music #7 14s.; properties 9s. [both being an average payment throughout the season per night]. Receipts: #221 8s. 6d. (218/11/0; 2/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Related Works
Related Work: The Walloons Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Wishes

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mattocks. Miss Stuart is unassigned. Larpent MS 586 has unassigned parts as above, and adds: Parte-per-pale, Portico, Four Somebodies, Chorus, Servants
Related Works
Related Work: The Wishes Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: The Wishes; or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened Author(s): Richard Bentley
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

435
15 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: End: God save the King-Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Rock, Bonville, Janson, Lee

436
16 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

437
04 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Performance Comment: As17890203 Prologue and Epilogue listed on playbill, as17890203, but the Epilogue-_ because on the 1st night it "was felt as offensive" (London Chronicle, 5 Feb.). It is not listed on any subsequent playbill.

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

438
05 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

439
10 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

440
12 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

441
26 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

442
24 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

443
27 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

444
24 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: The Music partly selected from Handel, Purcell, Pleyel, Anfossi, Cimarosa, Gretry, Giordani and Sacchini; and partly composed by Shield. With an Overture by Salieri. [3rd piece in place of Thomas and Sally, advertised on playbill of 23 Nov.] Receipts: #195 11s. 6d. (189.14.0; 5.17.6):

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophet Author(s): Richard Bentley

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

445
28 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois and Mrs Vallois (late Widow to Monsieur Roger, the Pierrot in Drury Lane, Deceas'd). Acted by the Comedians form the Theatre in Goodman's Fields. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. 6:30 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dove; Leander-Jenkins; Dorcas-Mrs Christian; Epilogue to be spoke-Miss Cole a Child 4 Years old, from gf.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Jenkins

Dance: I: Minuet, a new Ragadoon-De Vallois, Madam De Vallois; II: French Peasant-; III: Pierrot and Pierroress-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; IV: Pastoral-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-De Vallois, Bowford, Pawlet

446
14 April 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Fille Scavante Et Marinete Captaine Dinfanterie

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Courier de Batavia

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-Poitier, Boudet, Lalauze, Welman, Madam Boudet, Madam Violante

447
06 May 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lheureux Nauffrage

Dance: Poitier, Boudett, Welman, Lalauze Jr, Madam Violante, Madam Boudett

448
27 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover-Boman, Dogget in women's clothes; another dialogue-Cook, Godwin, the latter for his first appearance on the stage; Hark ye Madam from Love's a Jest-

Dance: New Scenev between a Drunken Beau and a Chimney/Sweeper-; several dances-Laithfield, Mrs Evans, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

449
05 November 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Florez-Leigh; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Smith; Hubert-Ogden; Hemskirk-Egleton; Vandunck-Bullock; Higgen-Pack; Prig-C. Bullock; Snap-Griffin; 1st Boor-Spiller; 2d Boor-Harper; Gertrude-Mrs Spiller; Epilogue-Spiller riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Bullock

Song: In the play a new ballad, The Weaver's Complaint Against The Calico Madams-

Dance:

450
13 December 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Dance: PPierrot and Pairayte (new)-Mons and Madam Jouan de Vallois; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham