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24363 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Simson
We found 23665 matches on Performance Comments, 7617 matches on Event Comments, 4635 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9101
03 March 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Set to Musick by Mr Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Alexander

9102
16 March 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: Philadel Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Giffard. In it music by Purcell, sung by Kelly, Touchbury, Nichols, Kellner, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones, Miss Gerrard
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Thornowets, her first on any stage. Dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Le Sac, Vallois, Delagarde, Topham, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Mrs Dove. With a New Prologue and Epilogue, spoken by Giffard and Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

9103
24 May 1736 @ Chelsea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Julius Caesar in French

Afterpiece Title: The Forced Marriage in English

9104
19 November 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 20 Nov.: We hear that Mr Giffard...last Night, upon the happy Occasion of her Royal Highness' s Birth-Day, entertained his Company with an elegant Supper and a Concert of Musick, where the Healths of their Majesties, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family were drank with universal Demonstrations of Joy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Haymakers Actor: Delagarde, Hays, H. Fayting, Mrs Dove, Miss Hughs, Miss Gerrard
Role: Oenone Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Followers Actor: Touchbury, Nichols, Corf, Hussy, Miss Jones, Miss Wilson, Mrs Carter, Miss Thornowets
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: Lesac, Vallois, Delagarde, H. Fayting, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Woodward, Miss Gerrard, Miss Oates.

9105
04 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce, and Miss Burgess. Mainpiece: As originally written by Shakespear. Supervised, Read over, Revised, and Unalter'd. [For a puff (signed by W. Shakespear), see Daily Advertiser, 4 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Performance Comment: Prince Arthur-Miss Burgess; With a New Prologue- in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays; concluding with an Address to the Ladies- of the Shakespear's Club.
Cast
Role: With a New Prologue Actor: in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

9106
16 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. An Ode, written by Mr Dryden. The Pit will be floored over, and laid into the Boxes. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: The Prince and Princess of Wales seem'd to be highly entertain'd, insomuch that his Royal Highness commanded Mr Handel's Concerto on the Organ to be repeated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, p. 429, speculates concerning a possible cast. With Concertos on the Organ-, and other Instruments.
Cast
Role: With Concertos on the Organ Actor: , and other Instruments.
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

9107
13 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: (London Daily Post and General Advertiser missing), but see below.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

9108
06 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: with Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive, Mrs Arne, dances-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson
Role: dances Actor: Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Attendant Spirits Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive, Mrs Arne.

9109
23 May 1738 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 24 May: May 23, 1738. All Persons that have subscrib'd or are willing to subscribe twenty Guineas for Italian Opera to be perform'd next Season at the King's Theatre...under my Direction, are desired to send ten Guineas to Mr Drummond the Banker....and Whereas I declared I would undertake the Operas provided I can agree with the Performers, and that 200 Subscriptions are procured, and as the greatest Part ob the Subscribers have already paid the 10 Guineas; it is desired that the remaining Subscribers will be pleased to send the Money to Mr Drummond, on or before the 5th of June next....J. J. Heidegger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Conquista Del Vello Doro

9110
19 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: See Daily Advertiser, 19 April, for a letter on Handel. Deutsch, Handel, pp. 481-83, reprints it but states that it appeared in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Saul

Performance Comment: See17390116, but With a Concerto on the Organ-Mr Handel; And another Concerto on the Violin-the famous Sig Plantanida (who is just arrived from Abroad).
Cast
Role: With a Concerto on the Organ Actor: Mr Handel
Role: And another Concerto on the Violin Actor: the famous Sig Plantanida

9111
13 December 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: PPrince and Princesses of Wales, Duke, and Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Beard; Galatea-Signora Francescina; Polyphemus-Reinhold; Damon-The Boy (Deutsch, Handel, p. 492; Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p.177); With two new Concertos for several Instruments-never perform'd before; The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's-; And a Concerto on the Organ-.
Cast
Role: And a Concerto on the Organ Actor: .

9112
20 December 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: See17391213, but two new Concertos for several Instruments-(never perform'd but once)-; Also The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's-; And a Concerto on the Organ-.
Cast
Role: And a Concerto on the Organ Actor: .

9113
21 February 1740 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: nd% a Concerto on the Organ-

9114
12 March 1740 @ Crown and Cushion

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of Mr Walter Aston, and her Three Children. At Mr Rainton's, The Crown and Cushion, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden. 7 p.m. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Serious And Comic Oratory

Performance Comment: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory on the Face and Head-Tony Aston; with nine Songs all of his own making-Tony Aston; with his Drunken@Man-Tony Aston.
Cast
Role: Tony Aston exhibits his Serious and Comic Oratory Actor: Tony Aston

9115
22 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward
Role: Audry Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

9116
11 March 1741 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: With Concertos on the Organ-; and other Instruments-; Mr Dryden's last New Ode-.
Cast
Role: and other Instruments Actor:

9117
10 April 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Salve Regina

Performance Comment: With a Concerto on the Bassoon-Mr Miller; And several other Songs-; Concertos-; Solos-.
Cast
Role: And several other Songs Actor:

9118
29 January 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Galliard. Set to music by Galliard. Pit and Boxes together at 5s., First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Tickets at Mr Galliard's in Rathbone Place, near Soho Square. Books of the Opera and Interlude at Mr Theobald's the author's house, in Wyan's Court, Great Russel St. Note, Care will be taken to have the House well air'd. [See 16 April 1741, hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Captive

Performance Comment: With An Interlude in two Comic Scenes-Signior Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Island, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuso.
Cast
Role: With An Interlude in two Comic Scenes Actor: Signior Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Island, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuso.

9119
29 March 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Chapman humbly begs the favour of those Ladies and Gentlemen who intend to honour him with their presence, to send for tickets to his House, the corner of Bow St., Covent Garden, and to excuse his paying his duty in person, on account of his long illness. Tickets deliver'd out for the Confederacy will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Lightening Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Chloris Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Two Sing@Song Dancing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: A New Pierot Dance-Picq, Mlle Auguste

9120
16 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Last time of performing the Oratorio this season. The Subscribers to Mr Handel's six former performances, who intend to continue their subscription on the same conditions for six more, are desired to send their subscription money to Mr Handel's House in Brook Street, where attendance will be given this day [15 March] in order to deliver out their subscription tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sampson

9121
02 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This year was printed, The Usefulness of Dramatic Interludes in the education of youth, an Oration spoken before the masters and scholars of the University of Basil, by Mr Werenfels, Translated from the Latin by Mr Duncombe. A 27-page pamphlet pleading for the revival of amateur drama in that University, on grounds of its beneficial moral influence. This month was printed An Essay upon Acting,-Gentlemen's Magazine, Register of Books

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: II: As17431013; IV: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

9122
20 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Mainpiece: At the particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for As You Like It will be taken. Tickets to be had of Stephens at the Jar, opposite Red-Lion St., Holborn; of Mr Johnson, at the White Hart in Paternoster Row; and at the stage door next Bow St. where places may be taken. Last Night Shakespear's play of King Henry the Fifth, was performed at Covent Garden, with the many incidents that are applicable to the present Juncture of Affairs with France, occasioned the whole to be receiv'd with an uncommon Applause.--General Advertiser, 21 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs James
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mr Boyce Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive.

Dance: As17440404

9123
28 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Winstone, Taswell, Miss Budgell, Miss Cole. Tickets deliver'd for Sir Courtly Nice will be taken. Yeaterday Morning died, after a short illness, Mr Norton, Author of the new Tragedy call'd Mahomet, Perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.-General Advertiser. On Friday died the Rev. Mr Miller of Roehampton, author of the Tragedy of Mahomet (which was acted last Friday, for the third time at Drury Lane Theatre), the Humours of Oxford, and other Dramatic performances.-Daily Advertiser, 30 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

9124
07 January 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

9125
05 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last night a new song call'd The Subscription was perform'd at Drury Lane; written by Mr Mozeen, and set to music by Mr Arne, which was receiv'd with universal applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Ridout

Song: II: The Subscription-Lowe

Dance: III: Dance-the Mechels