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1962 results for: Keyword - Mt Bannister
We found 2072 matches on Performance Comments, 209 matches on Event Comments, 152 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
04 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Entertainment: End of Play: A Burlesque Cantata-Bannister; with Imitations-Bannister

152
25 August 1772 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson
Role: with the additional part The Old Woman Actor: Bannister.

Song: Several songs-Mrs Forbes; Musical Imitations-Bannister; An Odecomposed by Arnold will be sung in the manner of an Oratorio-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Forbes, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson, with a number of the best Chorus Singers

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

153
27 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: II: (By Particular Desire) Hippsley's Drunken Man-Weston; IV: An Ode on Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; End: (1st and only time this season) Imitations with several new characters-Bannister

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

154
09 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Entertainment: End Act II: Imitations[, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister; [Act III: An Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; [Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

155
25 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Entertainment: End: (By Particular Desire) Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

156
03 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman, Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Wilson; Robin-Edwin; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb; Wilhelmina-Mrs Bannister

Dance: As17821231

157
06 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Bannister, Reinhold, Mattocks, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Chalmers, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

158
08 November 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Fitzroy Actor: Bannister
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Bannister. O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. 1

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Grand Chorus [Crowned with conquest] by Bannister, Reinhold, Johnstone, Mattocks, Brett, Mahon, Doyle, Darley; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Kennedy. [For songs, see below.]

159
05 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo (1st time)-Munden; Phillippo-Blanchard; Don Scipio-Wilson; Don Caesar-Bannister; Don Juan-Cubitt; Rapino-Rock; Sanguina-Thompson; Alphonso (1st time, with an additional song)-Incledon; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Isabel-Mrs Platt; Lorenzo-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Don Caesar Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Song: End I: Wine cannot cure the pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon; with new accompaniments by Shield-; End: Catches and Glees-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Williamson; The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; The Introductory Dialogue, in Irish Character-Rock

160
06 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falsehood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib; or, British Valour in India

Performance Comment: English Colonel-Byrne; Lieutenant-Farley; Old Corporal-Rayner; General-Cranfield; Tippoo Saib-Follett; Ghazidy Cawn-Ratchford; Indian (with a song in character)-Bannister; Colonel's Lady-Miss Francis; Indian Women-Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill; Orra (with a song in character)-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Indian Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: In 2nd piece: Battle Dance-, and a Representation of English and British Grand Martial Procession

Song: I: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings (set by Dr Cooke)-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain; End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; IV: Fond Echo Forbear thy fond sigh (written by Shakspeare [recte Lewis Theobald], and composed new for the Evening's Performance by Shield)-Mrs Mountain; In Pantomime: Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear (the music by Dibdin)-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Indian War Song-Bannister; The Tobacco Box: Tho' the Fate of Battle on Tomorrow wait-Johnstone, Mrs Warrell

161
23 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Song: A new song-Mrs Campion; Dialogue between two Beaus and two Coquet Ladies-

Dance: A new dance-Mrs Campion, Laferry; An Entry-Mrs Campion; the Dance- originally performed in The World in the Moon

Music: An Entertainment of New Instrumental Musick-Mr Bannister

162
11 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Mar`iage a la Mode

Music: The best Masters; several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Pate (having recover'd his Voice); Singing-Leveridge, Hughes; accompanied-Bannister; several of Corelli's Sonatas-Gasperini; accompanied-Dupar

Dance: As17030123

163
20 April 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , composed by that great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys-; and likewise a Sonata with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in England but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

164
23 May 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; including variety of sonatas-Bannister, Paisible, Lully, Dupar; singing-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; a sonata on the Flute D'Almain-Pietro; Corelli's Sixth Double Note Solo-Viner

165
09 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: The New Boy

Music: A New Piece of Musick (never perform'd before)-Bannister, the two Bastions, Stockdale

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Bovil, Mrs Bullock (the late Miss Russell); Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

166
23 May 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: New Musical Imitations-Bannister; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Singing-Mrs Thompson, a young Lady who never sung in Public before

167
04 June 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: Musical Imitations-Bannister; Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas

168
27 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Reinhold, Miss Esser, Mrs Thompson; Musical Imitations-Bannister

169
03 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For Dotage

Performance Comment: Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Catley; Medley Cantata-Reinhold, By Particular Desire after the first part; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Song (By Desire) Water Parted from the Sea, after the manner of the original-Miss Catley; Concerto on Organ-Reinhold; Solo on Violin-Reeves

170
08 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister; With Horns and with Hounds-Mrs Thompson

171
20 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Medley Cantata-Reinhold; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Singing With Horns and With Hounds, The Soldier Tir'd the favourite song in Comus,-Miss Catley; Sweet Echo-Miss Catley the echo by, a young Gentleman

172
22 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Esser, who will accompany her songs on the Violin, Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Solo Violin-Reeves; Concerto on Organ-Hook

173
27 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: The Favourite Scots Air of last season in Love in a Village-; Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms, The Wanton God who Pierces Hearts, Sweet Echo from Comus,-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister

174
29 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Favourite Scots Air from Love in a Village, The Soldier Tir'd with War's Alarms, The Wanton God Who Pierces Hearts-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister

175
03 September 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Bannister
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: Vocal parts-Miss Harper, Miss Catley, Miss Esser; who will accompany her songs and play a Solo on the violin-Miss Esser; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Solo on Violin (Giardini)-a Pupil of Mr Reeves, only ten years old, his first appearance in public